I've been contributing to various production/post-production channels here on PVC for years but created my own channel with the re-launch of the new PVC website format, titled “the PixelPainter”. Here's where you can find more about my channel, my interests and of course, links to all my previous articles & reviews.
About Jeff Foster – the PixelPainter
I first coined the phrase and claimed the moniker “PixelPainter” back around 1990 when I first started using programs like Adobe Photoshop and Letraset ColorStudio to create “digital airbrushing” with a Wacom tablet the size of a desk-pad and really slow Mac Quadra 900 with 78MB of RAM! I also dubbed my username of PXLpainter in various BBS systems and on Compuserve & AOL and it's just stuck ever since.
I went on to learn on my own with tools like CoSA After Effects, Pixar's Showplace & Typestry with RenderMan, Macromind Director and eventually, Kai Krause' Live Picture. The rest, they say is history. You can learn more about my work, photography, videography, training, books & videos from my website: PixelPainter.com
Permanent Links to Articles & Reviews:
Some of these are listed by category, so not necessarily in chronological order… and not everything I've written over the past few years, but a good sampling. Everything else (and current) should be accessible & listed directly in my channel. I may update this list in the future as well.
The Masters of Compositing Series (Short Historical Docs):
Parts 1, 2 & 3 of 6 parts
The Masters of Compositing Series: Part 1: Petro Vlahos
The Masters of Compositing Series: Part 2: Paul Vlahos
The Masters of Compositing Series: Part 3: John Galt
Video Production & Product Reviews (Cameras & Hardware):
GoPro Hero3 – 240fps in Slo-Mo
Hands-on Review: GoPro Hero3 (part 2)
Hands-on with the GoPro Hero3 (part 1)
Product Review: GoPro Wi-Fi App
Product Review: GoPro Wi-Fi BacPac & Wi-Fi Remote
Review: GoPro Protune™ Firmware & Software Update for CineForm Studio
Product Review: The Padcaster & Lenscaster
Stereo 3D Video Production with GoPro
Slo-Mo with the GoPro HD Hero2
The GoPro HD Hero2: A Real-World Wide-Angle View
Video Production Apps, Tools & Software Reviews:
Product Review: Red Giant Trapcode Mir
Using Premiere Pro & After Effects CS6 SmartSound Plug-Ins
Product Review: Magic Bullet Denoiser II
Putting the After Effects CS6 3D Camera Tracker to the Test
Making a Matte Painting with Elements in Motion in After Effects
Product Review: Tiffen Dfx v3 Video/Film Plug-in
Adobe Production Premium CS6 FREE Hands-on Workshops @ NAB
Product Review: doddle & doddle Pro
Product Review: Wacom Intuos5 Touch
Product Review: Monsters GT v7
3D Layers Overview with Photoshop CS4-CS5.5
Book Review: “The DSLR Filmmaker’s Handbook: Real-World Production Techniques”
Video Production Techniques – Green Screen:
Tutorials, Tips and References
Basic Lighting Setups for Green Screen
Green Screen Lighting on the Cheap!
ScopeBox Software with the Reflecmedia LED Green Screen System
The Green Screen Handbook Brings Reality and Fantasy Together with Cinematic Results
Motion Tracking and Green Screen with After Effects & Mocha AE
Choosing the Right Green Screen Materials
Video Production Techniques – Post-Production:
Tutorials, Tips and References
Digieffects v2.5 – Damage & Delirium Explored
Simulated Camera DOF In Video with Photoshop CS5.5
Basic Video Editing with Photoshop CS4/CS5 Extended
Sonicfire Pro 5 with Premiere Pro CS5 Workflow Video Tutorials
Sonicfire Pro 5 with After Effects CS5 Workflow Video Tutorials
Basic Video Editing with Photoshop CS4/CS5 Extended
Compelling Storytelling with a Short Video
Believable Hand-Held Motion Tracking with Mocha & After Effects CS4
Simulated Rack Focus for Believable Composites
2D Footage with a Stereo 3D Rig in After Effects CS5.5
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