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Introduction to NewBlueFX Titler Pro
February 4, 2014
NewBlue Titler Pro takes the ground-breaking efficiency of the original Titler Pro and adds stunning visual appeal and sophistication. With the addition of custom lights, bevels and additional texture options, the perfect look can be dialed in. Through a simple and intuitive interface tap into rich styles and dynamic animations which will enliven your production, while avoiding the time and learning curve necessary in other titling solutions.
Adding Steam, Sparkles or Flares to tracked motion inside FCP X
February 4, 2014
In this tutorial, Iain Anderson shows you how to add steam to a moving coffee cup, add sparkles to a magic wand and track flares to a moving eye.
CoreMelt TrackX for FCPX – Adding Steam, Sparkles or Flares to tracked motion inside FCP X
February 4, 2014
Adding Steam, Sparkles or Flares to tracked motion inside FCP X – CoreMelt TrackX powered by Mocha is a powerful tool to enable FCP X editors to easily track and insert graphics and layers. Just draw a shape around the object you want to track and the Academy Award winning Mocha tracking engine will lock on and allow you to track text, do screen replacements, replace signs and more.
In this tutorial we show you how to add steam to a moving coffee cup, add sparkles to a magic wand and track flares to a moving eye.
In Depth: Optimizing After Effects for the Best Performance
February 4, 2014
If you've been using Adobe After Effects since early versions, as I have, you are familiar with the idea of optimizing your machine and settings for premium performance. Here are some tips and resources to help you create the fastest and most solid After Effects you can. If you don't have a big budget for optimizing your system, where do you put the money for upgrades? That's for you to decide, but here are some suggestions on how to optimize what you have, and about other ways to optimize. If this article can't help you with the speed of After Effects, it will hopefully explain why things aren't running as fast as you would like them to.
Apple FCP X 10.1, Plug-in Compatibility and Resources
February 4, 2014
FxPlug 3 is new with this release, and it allows custom plug-in interfaces and dual-GPU support. We will let you know if we learn of any incompatibility issues with plug-ins. We are requesting that you let us know if you encounter any problems with plug-in incompatiblity with the new version of FCP X 10.1 or Motion too. We can put together a nifty list if it's needed.Thanks!
In Depth: Keying: Pre-Processing Greenscreen Footage for Keying
February 4, 2014
If your greenscreen footage didn’t turn out as perfectly as you had hoped, here are some things that you can do to fix problems and not create new ones.
Stylized Lava Lamp in After Effects
February 4, 2014
Let’s start Tutorial Tuesday with a groovy 1970’s throwback, the lava lamp! The tutorial is from Mikey Borup at Premium Beat. This tutorial is for beginners and covers things like fast blur and levels. They also go over Motion Sketch and the Light Sweep plug-in.
Crumpled Paper in After Effects
February 4, 2014
You know the open for the sitcom “Community”, with the crumpled paper? Trevor Penner explains how to do this effect.
Track and Replace a Mobile Phone Screen in mocha!
February 4, 2014
Imagineer has a new tutorial up that covers tracking an iPhone screen. Mary Poplin gives detailed instructions on the process both in video form and in words, so you can go at your own pace.
Tutorial/Inspirations: Cutting Object into Fragments in CINEMA 4D
January 28, 2014
How about a little bit of CINEMA 4D on this Tutorial Tuesday? Philipp Pavlov explains some of the techniques he used in his vfx reel introduction, which is also really inspiring work!
Inspirations/Tutorial: How to Add Special FX to Instagram Videos
January 28, 2014
A little fun for Tutorial Tuesday! Dave and Shaun are Adobe UI designers and created all of these effects in After Effects. There are a variety of explosions, light sabers and more!
Inspirations/Tutorial: Designing Main Titles for NBC’s “Revolution” with After Effects
January 27, 2014
Adobe.tv has posted Andrew Kramer’s presentation from NAB 2013, showing his VFX title sequence for the Revolution TV Series. Learn from the master!
Make a Dynamic Metaball Title Sequence in Cinema 4D
January 21, 2014
Post at Greyscalegorilla. “In this tutorial, we will make a short title sequence in Cinema 4D using metaballs and dynamics. Then, we will light the scene using HDRI Studio Pack. Finally, we will use the new global illumination settings in R15 to render animation without flicker or noise.”
Creating and Lighting a Space Scene, Part Two – Textures and Basic Lights
January 14, 2014
Part 2 of 3 part series by Shepperd Oneill. Part 2 of 3 of the space lighting series deals with textures and basic lights.
Creating and Lighting a Space Scene, Part One – Modeling
January 14, 2014
Cinema 4D Tutorial – Space Lighting – Part 1 – Modeling. Part 1 of 3 of the space lighting series. I go over one of the most overlooked aspects of lighting, which would be modeling. Without proper modeling, even the best lighting wont help.
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