Creating Motion Graphics Hidden Gems: Chapter 22

January 4, 2012, 03:39 PM

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Another selection of "hidden gems" (and essential advice), this time from Chapter 22 of Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects. We're going through our book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects 5th Edition (CMG5) and pulling out a few "hidden gems" from each chapter. These will include essential advice for new users, plus timesaving...

Encouraging Students to Smoke

January 4, 2012, 03:39 PM

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Okay - smoking cigarettes is still bad for you, but did you know that students can get a fully-functioning 3-year license of Autodesk Smoke for free? Most people don't believe it when we tell them, but it’s 100 percent true. All you need is your school email address to get your 3-year student license for Autodesk Smoke.

Digital Production Buzz – Jan. 5, 2012

January 4, 2012, 03:39 PM

http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/2012/01/04/di...

Welcome to the New Year!, Oscar-winning Visual Effects, Learning at the Adobe Boot Camp, New Transitions and Effects.. GUESTS: Rob Legato, Rich D'Angelo, and Jack Reilly

Art Guglielmo Editing Blog

January 4, 2012, 02:32 PM

http://www.artguglielmo.com/

In the 2004 NFL Season, I went to work for NFL Films in Mount Laurel NJ, as an film editor on both Final Cut Pro and Avid Media Composer, where I remained until the 2008/09 season. In December 2008, prior to the stations launch, I joined MLB Network as an editor/producer.

The Utility and Ease of Use for GenArts

January 4, 2012, 10:09 AM

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GenArts' Sapphire Edge is not a color grading plug-in in the traditional sense. If you're looking for endless numbers of sliders, dials and switches that adjust an image using terms like lift, curves or channel mixer, then Edge is not your tool. But if you are looking for a large set of high-quality looks that can be applied with ease and quickly customized with only a minimal learning curve, then Sapphire Edge is just such a tool.

Magic Lantern HDR Compose: Free Plugin

January 4, 2012, 10:08 AM

http://alex4d.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/ml-u-hdr-co...

This is an unpolished effect that I'm releasing early so that the few people who need it can give me some feedback. Magic Lantern is a system for adding features to Canon DSLRs, Unified is a recent ML package enables some cameras to shoot footage that can processed to produce content with a larger exposure range – i.e. High Dynamic Range.

A Year in Review

January 3, 2012, 03:39 PM

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An insight into using particles in Motion

January 3, 2012, 12:34 PM

http://www.fcp.co/motion/tutorials-for-apple-motio...

This came in right as we were closing the door on the FCP.co campus for the holiday break. There are some good tips in this edition of MacBreak Studio about particles.

With WeVideo, you can edit video in the cloud

January 3, 2012, 12:33 PM

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wevideo-2011...

Reporting from San Jose— The Internet has long been a great place to express yourself in words. But two of the biggest trends on the Web, cloud computing and social networks, are also making it a great place to express yourself with images — to create visual art alone or in collaboration with others, and then share what you create with as many people as you dare.

Top Ten FCPX articles on FCP.co in 2011

January 3, 2012, 12:32 PM

http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/687-the-top-t...

First of all we would like to wish a very Happy New Year to all our readers. Secondly we thought it would be a good time for a brief look back at the most popular articles of 2011.