Review: Logitech MX Creative Console
The Logitech MX Creative Console is another entry into the ever-growing list of hardware control surfaces that can be...
Stream Deck + adds dials and new functionality to the venerable Stream Deck
The folks at Elgato dropped a big product announcement day with the Stream Deck +, which adds dials and...
After Effects & Performance. Part 15: 3rd Party Opinions
3rd Party Opinions After Effects was first released in 1993, and since then it’s established a healthy ecosystem of...
After Effects & Performance. Part 13: The Wilderness Years
By 2014 After Effects was roughly 21 years old. The list of improvements and new features added since the...
After Effects & Performance. Part 12: The Quadro Conundrum
For many users, the topic of performance comes down to the question of “which component should I buy”, or...
After Effects & Performance. Part 11: The rise of the GPGPU
The GPU has come a long way from the days when computers could only display monochrome text. Over the...
After Effects & Performance. Part 10: The birth of the GPU
Introducing the GPU. Over the past ten years the GPU, or Graphics Processing Unit, has probably made greater advances...
After Effects & Performance. Part 9: Cold, hard cache
Does adding more RAM to your computer make it faster? It’s a surprisingly tricky question. Strictly speaking: no. But...
After Effects & Performance. Part 8: Multiprocessing (kinda sorta)
When is multiprocessing not multiprocessing? When it’s rendering multiple frames simultaneously. In part 8 we’re going to have a...
After Effects & Performance. Part 7: Introducing AErender
When you install After Effects, Adobe also installs a separate program that can vastly improve productivity. You already have...
