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Jeff Foster

Jeff Foster has written and contributed to several books and magazines, and has been producing motion graphics, photography and creative design for major corporations, television and film for more than 25 years. See his full bio and content at http://SoundVisionsMedia.com

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Product Review: Wacom Intuos5 Touch

Posted on April 5, 2012

Wacom hits another home-run with this innovative and user-friendly pen tablet and touch-sensitive input device. You can greatly reduce...

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The Masters of Compositing Series – Part 2: Paul Vlahos

Posted on March 28, 2012

This is the second in a series of interviews with the pioneers and masters in the compositing/VFX film &...

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Product Review: Monsters GT v7

Posted on March 1, 2012

GenArts has released an update to their Monsters GT v7 – which includes some new effects like Sky, Starfield,...

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Simulated Rack Focus for Believable Composites

Posted on February 27, 2012

If you’re looking to give your green screen composites another step of realism or to simulate the look of...

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2D Footage with a Stereo 3D Rig in After Effects CS5.5

Posted on February 11, 2012

Adobe included a 1-step option to create a 3D Stereo Camera Rig in After Effects CS5.5, to everyone’s enthusiasm...

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Stereo 3D Video Production with GoPro

Posted on January 29, 2012

Whether you love it or hate it, 3D Stereography is here for awhile. And if you’re totally into it...

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3D Layers Overview with Photoshop CS4-CS5.5

Posted on January 28, 2012

Not only can you manipulate video layers in 3D space in Photoshop CS4 and later, but you can create...

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Basic Lighting Setups for Green Screen

Posted on January 24, 2012

There’s more to lighting your green screen than just sticking some green fabric up on a wall behind your...

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Book Review: “The DSLR Filmmaker’s Handbook: Real-World Production Techniques”

Posted on January 23, 2012

There’s little more popular these days than being a budding Indie filmmaker slinging a 5D MkII over your shoulder...

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Green Screen Lighting on the Cheap!

Posted on December 31, 2011

Before you go out and spend hundreds of dollars on a cheap light kit online or through a catalog,...