Friday, July 21, 2006

Book Review: Adobe After Effects 7.0: Classroom in a Book (videowiki)

Book Review: Adobe After Effects 7.0: Classroom in a Book (videowiki): "Let's face it. Trying to learn After Effects on your own can be overwhelming. Where do you begin? Well a good place to start is Adobe After Effects 7.0: Classroom in a Book. "

Monday, June 12, 2006

Digit - Features - The X factor

Digit - Features - The X factor: "'We start with the design flats', - reveals Lin, -'then move onto some motion tests with Adobe After Effects. Then, we try to translate that into a workable, reactive Adobe Flash piece and showcase it to the client. '"

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Madonna: Behind the video (mercurynews.com)

Madonna: Behind the video (mercurynews.com): Multimedia now an expected element of pop performances: "... Harvey's operation includes a nine-person crew, 22 hard drives, six digital video cameras and two miles of video cable. He manages and manipulates images and video using Adobe Production Studio ($1,699), a suite of software including Adobe's After Effects, Premiere Pro and Photoshop programs."

See also:

http://www.adobe.com/motion/cher.html

http://www.shortandspikey.com

Sunday, April 30, 2006

New Offerings from Artbeats (filmimaging.com)

New Offerings from Artbeats(filmimaging.com): "Artbeats, a provider of royalty-free stock footage, has announced the availability of Asian Cities, Crowds, Streets of New York, City Rush 2, Nightsky, Glass Illusions and Chromatica at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention."

See: http://www.artbeats.com

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Class on Demand and Boris FX Release Boris Continuum Training DVD (animationartist.com)

Class on Demand and Boris FX Release Boris Continuum Training DVD (animationartist.com): "Class on Demand and Boris FX further advanced its commitment to customer education by today releasing a new Boris Continuum Complete training DVD for Adobe users. Continuum Complete (BCC) is a comprehensive suite of native plug-in filters and transitions designed to streamline workflow for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Autodesk Combustion and Boris Red systems."

Digit news - Resize matters for Digital Anarchy

Digit news - Resize matters for Digital Anarchy: "Digital Anarchy has released ReSizer 2.0, a plug-in for After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro that offers high-quality upscaling of SD footage into HD. The plug-in also enables editors and compositors to zoom in on areas of footage with less loss of quality than using built-in tools, according to the company. "

Thursday, April 13, 2006

WalkerFX 2.2 Now Available (vfxworld.com)

WalkerFX 2.2 Now Available (vfxworld.com): "WalkerFX announced the immediate availability of WalkerFX 2.2, a major point release in the company's advanced, production-proven, suite of visual effects and motion graphics plug-ins for Adobe After Effects."

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Layers Magazine: Greenscreen Techniques

Layers Magazine: Greenscreen Techniques: "In this tutorial, I will show you how to key out a greenscreen using the basic tools in After Effects 6.5 Standard. ... One thing I want to stress before I even open After Effects is to set up your shot properly! This will save you a HUGE amount of time in post. Here are a couple of tips."