Visual Effects (971 Tutorials)
In Depth: Working with Night Time Scenes, part 2
November 2, 2020
Part 1 of this two part series focused on shooting at night and when and how to accomplish shooting in low light. Part 2 focuses on working with footage shot during the daytime and color grading for night. We'll also talk about adding some night time elements to sell your shot.
In Depth: Rain Generators
October 14, 2020
It has been cloudy here all day and is just starting to sprinkle here so I thought it might be a good time to update this article with some new information. Added June 13, 2016: Next Limit Realflow, Insydium X-Particles, a Boris tutorial, and more examples.
Smoke Object with Cinema 4D & TurbulenceFD
September 22, 2020
Turn 3D objects into smoke with Cinema 4D and TurbulenceFD. Tutorial series by Roger Kilimanjaro. Plus, a great Cinema 4D MSA offer.
Boris FX Live: Virtual IBC 2020 Presentations, Day 3 is Live!
September 10, 2020
Watch Boris FX Live presentations for Virtual IBC! They are featuring customer presentations, sneak peeks of 2021 releases, giveaways.
How to use the new features in Phoenix FD 4
September 8, 2020
Chaos Group Phoenix FD 4 is focused on expanding its toolset for better simulation control with several new sim options for 3ds Max and Maya.
Bill & Ted 3 VFX-cellent tutorial
August 28, 2020
Hashi, The Action Movie Dad, “travels the circuits of time to show you how to create the visual effects of Bill & Ted Face the Music!”
Cineflare Smart Tools Tutorial #gettingstarted
August 26, 2020
This tutorial shows how to use a few of the 100 utility effects in Cineflare Smart Tools for adjusting footage, color grading, visual effects, and more.
Stupid Raisins Collage Pop Tutorial #gettingstarted
August 21, 2020
Learn how easy it is to use Stupid Raisins Collage Pop to add mosaics and collages to your FCPX videos.
UsefulFX Toolkit Tutorial #gettingstarted
August 21, 2020
Learn how to use UsefulFX Toolkit for FCPX to add shine, sparkles, streaks and more to your videos and text.
Davinci Resolve/Fusion: Create a Retro Scrolling Parallax Background
August 19, 2020
A Blackbird called Sue explains how to make a Retro Scrolling Parallax Background using the Custom Tool that ships with version 16.2.4.
Video Copilot Tutorial Compilation
August 13, 2020
Here’s a Video Copilot Tutorial Compilation of our favorites for your learning enjoyment and to celebrate our exclusive sale, happening now!
The Video Game Industry With Kirie Quackenbush & Karl Koehle
July 30, 2020
Today GVSU Film/Video Alum is talking with Kirie Quackenbush and Karl Koehle, Alums that both work in the video game industry. Watch live. Ask questions!
How to Add Stunning Lens Flares in Photoshop with Boris FX Optics
July 29, 2020
Ben Brownlee walks you through creating gorgeous realistic and stylistic lens flares in Photoshop using Boris FX Optics, based on the Sapphire LensFlare!
Teleportation Effect | Umbrella Academy VFX
July 28, 2020
Learn how to create the teleportation effect in ‘The Umbrella Academy’. He uses the powerful Fractal Noise and Bulge effects in HitFilm.
Bifrost Visual Programming Masterclass for Autodesk Maya
July 27, 2020
Watch the Bifrost Visual Programming Masterclass from The Maya Learning Channel. Create a disintegration effect on production assets…