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Motion Graphics & Visual Effects
Written by a collection of the best writers in the industry 
November 2008October 2008September 2008Complete ArchivesCategory Archives
Animating a Sky Part 1 - Photoshop for VideoBusiness slow?New Features in After Effects CS4: Part 4Pause NYCNew Features in After Effects CS4: Part 3New Features in After Effects CS4: Part 2New Features in After Effects CS4: Part 1Can I Use This In My Video?3D Features - Photoshop CS4 SneakEditing, Motion Graphics, and VFXThe End of the DVD ReelHandheld Camera ScriptDistressing Text Edges – Photoshop for VideoInspirational Motion GraphicsKnoll Light Factory Workflow pt. 2Knoll Light Factory Workflow pt. 1Grain MatchingHow To Be a Motion Graphics ArtistMotion Graphics & Visual Effects |
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008Animating a Sky Part 1 - Photoshop for VideoCombining PS and AE to make videos from photos Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to add an animated sky to your still photos using Photoshop and After Effects. Part 1 of 2. Motion Graphics • Post Production • Training • (0) Comments • • Permalink Tuesday, November 04, 2008Business slow?It’s time to get busy.
So the bursting of the housing bubble that led to the credit freeze that led to the stock market sell-off that led to companies cutting back on spending that led to the recession has now trickled down to freelancers like us. Which means you may have noticed your invoices are getting paid later, your projects are being downsized or cancelled, and client requests for proposals for new work are slowing to a trickle. What a great opportunity. Economic downturns come and go - and when they come, it’s a great time to finally take care of all those things you were putting off when you were busy making money. So, here are my three recommendations for how you can prepare for the next big upswing. When the phone starts ringing once again, you’ll be ready. more »Saturday, November 01, 2008New Features in After Effects CS4: Part 4A look at the new effects included in After Effects CS4.
CS4 introduces us to 3 new effects: Cartoon, Bilateral Blur and Turbulent Noise. Bilateral Blur and Turbulent Noise are very similar to the existing Smart Blur and Fractal Noise effects. In this tutorial, we’ll take a quick look at these new effects and see what makes them different. Watch tutorial Friday, October 31, 2008Pause NYC
The fine folks at Flash-In-The-Can have finally seen the light and are exploring how pixels move around. Vectors… phsaw! So very narrow-band. Pause: Ideas in Motion is an “exploration of concept and design within Broadcast and Film”. Sez Shawn Puckness, founder of FITC, “Attendees can expect a very dynamic event with opportunities to engage, learn and connect with the best creative minds in the industry.” BTRY, Digital Kitchen, GMunk, MK12, UFO and many others… oh be still my beating heart! And of course don’t discount the legendary FITC parties. All work and no play makes Alan a dull boy, after all. This looks like it’ll be a very exciting little confab- a bit of a tonic in the midst of a great deal of economic uncertainty- and if the stars align I hope to attend. And thanks to the fine folks at FITC, I’ve also got free full event passes that I’ll give to the first two people that reply to me directly… alan (followed by the ‘at’ symbol) effektor (then a dot) ca See you in New York! Saturday, October 25, 2008New Features in After Effects CS4: Part 3
Up until CS4 the only way to work with true 3D objects in After Effects was to use a plug-in such as Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator. Now thanks to Live Photoshop 3D, 3D objects can be imported directly without the need for a plug-in. As you’ll see in this tutorial, it’s still early days but certainly gives an idea of the direction in which After Effects may be heading. Watch tutorial Saturday, October 25, 2008New Features in After Effects CS4: Part 2
Complex projects with many nested comps have always been a challenge to navigate, but the new Composition Navigator and Composition Mini-flowchart make it so easy you’ll wonder how you worked without them. In part 2 we take a look at the key techniques for using these new features. Watch tutorial Saturday, October 25, 2008New Features in After Effects CS4: Part 1
In this video tutorial series we’ll look at how to use the new features in Adobe After Effects CS4 including smaller updates and tweaks that you’ll probably never find in the manual. Part 1 includes the welcome screen, general interface enhancements and the powerful search features. Watch tutorial Click to PLAY VIDEO »Monday, October 06, 2008Can I Use This In My Video?Copyright “Calculator” Tells You If You Can Copyright law is complicated, and it can be difficult to determine if a certain song, image, or video can be used without obtaining the copyright holder’s permission. I’ve come across an interesting site that does a great job at simplifying the process of determining if a certain work is covered by copyright or not. Just drag the slider to the appropriate publication date (of course, you need to know this...) and it will tell you whether permission is required and what the copyright status is. Very slick. See it here.
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