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To The Aotg.com Community,

It is with a heavy heart that we announce we will no longer be updating Aotg.com. Back in 2007, when we started, there was a lack of access to information about film, television, and commercial editing. We wanted to fix that by creating a central location for content about editing to be stored.

Since then, we've watched the amount of content about editing on the internet grow exponentially. We've also watched social media tools come and go with that growth. Does anyone remember Google Wave!? These social media tools changed how people access and search for media and information. People tend to turn to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram for their news and information, and those are all great tools to promote your sites, but as a site that aggregates links to other sites for users, it just doesn't work for us.

We will keep the site live but archive the ability to add links and comments. We will keep our database live with the links for those who desire to use it to search for editing information and research.

Our podcast, The Cutting Room, will move over to the Filmmakeru.com website and will continue to be a place for interviews with editors and other film professionals.

Everyone who worked for Aotg.com loved what we created and are proud that we could help so many editors find content that spoke to them.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the various post events worldwide in the coming years!

Yours truly,
Gordon Burkell
Aotg.com Founder

Magic Wand Tool Preset for AE

April 5, 2014, 07:11 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/04/magic-wand-tool-pre...

Mikey Borup shares his preset he created for After Effects that kind of acts like the Photoshop Magic Wand or Quick Selection Tool. The Magic Wand Tool for After Effects can easily “select” and knock out specified areas of your After Effects Layer.

Creating an Aim Transformation With Maya

April 5, 2014, 11:33 AM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/04/creating-aim-transf...

Pedro Bellini walks through the process of creating a manual aim set up in Maya, using the Maya Python API. Using only math operations and the Maya Python API, Pedro creates a similar set up to the Maya default Aim Constraint. Using the same techniques that are revealed in the tutorial, you should easily be able to create your own DG Aim Node for Maya.

Cinema 4D Tutorial | Model a Submarine

April 5, 2014, 11:31 AM

http://www.mographcandy.com/blog/2014/4/5/cinema-4...

Mograph Candy is a destination for learning motion graphics and 3D animation using After Effects, Cinema 4D, and Premiere.  We have tons of free Cinema 4D tutorials so you can learn tips and tricks to help speed up your motion graphics and broadcast editing workflow.

New Plug for C4D

April 3, 2014, 03:50 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/04/new-plug-c4d-offers...

Nitro4D shares another freebie plugin for Cinema 4D, with his new MagicMissFrame. This new plugin has a really specific use.

Create Xpresso Nodes

April 2, 2014, 03:43 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/04/create-xpresso-node...

The commander in Cinema 4D will allow you to create any type of object in C4d, simply by typing. This can be a huge workflow change, saving time in searching and clicking to create elements in your scene. The one issue with the Commander, is that it can’t create Xpresso nodes. If you are the nerdy type and like to use expressions in most everything you do, then the QCmds plugin is for you.

Mochaimport for Nuke

April 2, 2014, 12:40 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/04/mochaimport-nuke/?u...

Imagineer Systems along side Mamoworld have announced the release of MochaImport+ for Nuke. Mamowolrd’s MochaImport+ has been a great tool for streamlining the workflow between Mocha and After Effects, allowing you to easily send your footage and tracking data back and forth between the two applications.

Mocha Blender Bridge MochaBlend

April 1, 2014, 04:17 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/04/mocha-blender-mocha...

A couple of months ago we were introduced to MochaBlend, an effort from Good Spirit Graphics to provide an integration of Mocha tracking software in Blender. The goal of the MochaBlend project was to be able to use Mocha corner pin, shape and camera solve data right inside of blender.

Create a Seamless Looping Ribbon Helix

April 1, 2014, 04:16 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/04/create-seamless-loo...

Daniel Brodesky shares some insight into making a single seamless looping ribbon that can be wrapped around in a coil. Daniel shows how to create a rig for a looping line that can be wrapped around a cylinder or a sphere.

Tutorial Shows How to Correct Skin Tones...

April 1, 2014, 12:48 PM

http://petapixel.com/2014/04/01/tutorial-shows-cor...

When it comes to nailing the white-balance in a photo, it’s rarely an easy task, especially with portraits. It becomes even more arduous when you’re trying to stylize the image a certain way, since you might not want the same tones and color balance in your skin tones as you do in the rest of your image.

Video Tutorial: Hipster Logos and Badges in After

April 1, 2014, 07:46 AM

http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/video-tutorial-hip...

In this exclusive After Effects tutorial we show you a quick technique for creating an animated hipster badge in Adobe After Effects.

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