Shutter Speed vs. Shutter Angle
Motion 3 = 3D
Motion 3 – part of Apple’s Final Cut Studio 2 suite – has experienced a major update, including the...
Nikon lens tests with the SGPro 35mm adapter and HVX200
Matt Garrett and Bruce Allen recently conducted a series of Nikon lens tests with a SGPro 35mm adapter mounted...
Mythbusting
This post is prompted by the following questions and comments from a reader: Was AE used for Davey Jones...
The Shape of Things to Come: Shape Layers Introduction
For motion graphics artists, one of the most significant new features introduced in After Effects CS3 was Shape Layers....
35mm Adapter Shootout – Redrock Micro M2, Cinevate Brevis 35 and SGPRO
Accomplished shooter Phillip Bloom has shared a lengthy shootout review comparing three popular 35mm adapters; the Cinevate Brevis, SG...
Free Flash Video Converter for Mac Users
Another great post over at Jake Ludington’s blog, how to use freely available ffmpegX to convert video files into...
35mm Lens Adapter Shootout – Cinevate Brevis vs Redrock M2
35mm camcorder lens adapters are a strange breed. Part science, part art, they allow a shooter to utilize SLR...
Brighter Whites; Richer Colors Part 2: sRGB
The first image (a digital photo originally saved with an sRGB color profile) has not been corrected; the second...
Brighter Whites; Richer Colors, Part 1: 16-235
Footage that imports into After Effects with its internal “601” luminance levels intact (left) looks washed out compared to...
Free After Effects Projects from Dean Velez
Dean Velez is offering free After Effects project files. Currently the list includes the following downloads: Water 7.0Fire 7.0NAB...
Top 10 Final Cut Pro Tips and Tricks for Editors
The following are my Top 10 Final Cut Pro Tips, with many thanks to the talented guru’s over at...
Camera Control, Part 2: Graph Editor & Dolly Rigs
In the previous column, we discussed a handful of tricks and techniques which can be used in different situations...
Camera Control, Part 1: Auto-Orient & Orbit
One of the most daunting obstacles for motion graphics artists making the transition from 2D to 3D is animating...
Map Exploration
A common task is navigating around a map-like image. In this column, we’ll discuss three different approaches to this...