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	Red Giant plug-ins Create Cool 3D Text with Trapcode Form In this Episode of Red Giant TV, Hypa TV's Tim Clapham shows you how to build and animate 3D text with Trapcode Form. He's also show you techniques for animating the text on and off - and while they're deceptively simple, they deliver in a really big way. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tim Clapham

	Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! The 3D Zone: Its Past & Its Future The world expert in the history of 3D imaging looks at its past to see into its future. Along the way, he looks at the role of comics in the evolution of 3D storytelling, the importance of anaglyph even today, and why 3D is going to stick around this time. Feature Author: Ray Zone

	Adobe After Effects Nosferatu becomes Orlok the Vampire in 3D! Nosferatu, the first vampire movie, and some say still the best, rises again in 3D! Chris Heuer used desktop tools including AE and Mocha to breathe new life into this classic of world cinema. Feature Author: Chris Heuer

	Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! Perception and The Art of 3D Storytelling By working in the area between what you see, and what you can see, Brian Gardner is helping re-write the rules of 3D filmmaking - right before your very eyes. In this article, he tells how some of these new rules played out in his work on the amazing movie, Coraline. Tutorial, Feature, People / Interview Author: Brian Gardner

	Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! IMAX - The Biggest Name in 3D IMAX talks about what they look for in bringing 3D to their screens. IMAX has made a big commitment to 3D exhibition: 200 new screens coming on line as quickly as possible, with IMAX producing all of their documentaries in stereoscopic 3D. Feature, People / Interview Author: Greg Foster

	Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! All In - Dreamworks Animation Goes All 3D DreamWorks wasn't the first to make a modern-day 3D animated movie. But they were the first to commit to do nothing else, and to commit to start-to-finish 3D authoring for all of it. Feature, People / Interview Author: Jim Mainard

	Trapcode Creating a 3D picture Montage with Trapcode Particular In this Episode, Rob Birnholz shows you a great technique for quickly creating a 3D picture montage with Trapcode Particular. It takes just minutes to set up, but can save you hours of work. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Rob Birnholz

	Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! FotoKem: 3D DI FotoKem opened as a film lab in 1963, and has continued to evolve and expand. Here are some of the tools they're using as the industry, and their business, now adds another dimension. Tutorial, Feature, People / Interview Author: John Daro

	Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! Under the Hood & Behind the Scenes: Masters of Stereoscopic 3D Storytelling Writer and contributing editor, David Roth Weiss, takes us takes us Behind The Scenes in Hollywood to the DreamWorks Animation Studios, where the masterminds behind the new hit film, Monsters vs. Aliens, are reinventing the art of storytelling using new state of the art 3D stereoscopic filmmaking techniques and technologies. Review, People / Interview Author: David Roth Weiss

	Trapcode Creating a Waterfall In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Michael Park demonstrates how to create a waterfall using After Effects and Trapcode Particular. This tutorial is in response to a couple of posts on the Trapcode Forum of CreativeCOW.net looking for this type of effect. This tutorial uses Particular 2.0, but the work flow and settings should work equally will with previous versions of Particular. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park

	Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! The 3DVX Stereoscopic, uncompressed 10-bit HD RAW - from a pair of modded DVX100s! Feature, People / Interview Author: Jason Goodman

	Adobe After Effects AE: Quick Tips for Better Workflow: Part 1 In this video tutorial series, Creative Cow leader Gyorfi Szilard demonstrates a few tips for better workflow. This video will cover editing and working with keyframes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Gyorfi Szilard

	DaVinci - NEW ! Blackmagic & DaVinci, and What It Means Blackmagic founder Grant Petty says that the company's purchase of DaVinci systems actually fits exactly what they have done all along: build the kinds of products they have needed for their own postproduction business, and being the kind of company they'd want to do business with. While important details are still being worked out, Grant has some very clear visions about how these practices can help rebuild one of the industry's most respected brands. People / Interview Author: Grant Petty

	Boris FX Warp, Deform, and Explode 3D Extruded Text with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to employ the power of vertex shaders to warp, deform and even explode 3D extruded text using Adobe After Effects and the new 3D Objects from Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Dirk de Jong

	Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! Stereoscopic 3D The tools for creating 3D stereoscopic movies are now amazingly affordable. A few challenges remain, but you can easily see the possibilities. In this Creative COW Magazine article Christopher Werronen takes you through the process of making a movie destined for Stereoscopic 3D. Feature Author: Christopher Werronen

	Cinematography Monsters vs. Aliens: And the winner is, STEREOSCOPIC 3D Tim Wilson looks at the box office success of DreamWorks Animation's 'Monsters vs Aliens' and how Stereoscopic 3D is lighting up ticket sales in a huge way. Tim's article explores links to trailers, the first weekend's numbers -- hint: they were pretty spectacular, especially in the IMAX theaters where the 3D version proved especially popular -- and he even gives readers a sneak leak about the next issue of Creative COW Magazine. Feature Author: Tim Wilson

	Autodesk 3ds Max Adam Tracksler reviews Combustion/3ds Max Integration DVD Adam Tracksler takes a look at combustion/3ds max Integration DVD from Technical Animations & Video, Inc. and gives it the highest praise at the COW - 5 COWs. Review Author: Adam Tracksler

	Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! Storytelling, Reality, and Utopians of the Image An Introduction to the Stereoscopic 3D Creative COW Magazine Issue - From the time we first heard stories as humans, we have wanted to be persuaded by illusions. When we are, we never say, That could never happen, because it just did. Editorial Author: Tim Wilson

	Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! Tiny Stereoscopic Rigs - Big Pictures In this article from the Stereoscopic 3D issue of The Creative COW Magazine, Bernie Laramie, co-founder of Stereoscope, discusses rigs and stereoscopic hardware used in creating high-end 3D movies. Tutorial, Feature, People / Interview Author: Bernie Laramie

	Autodesk 3ds Max 3ds max 5 Fundamentals Author and Animator Michael Hurwicz examines 3ds max 5 Fundamentals by Ted Boardman. This book is published by New Riders. An update of Boardman's previous book on 3ds max 4, this book is primarily a series of excellent tutorials covering the fundamental elements of 3ds Max 5. It also covers general principles, workflow, tips and traps. Highly recommended. Review Author: Michael Hurwicz

	Adobe After Effects Creating a Shotgun Blast using 3ds Max and AE: Part 1 Many people are interested in creating and incorporating 3d generated footage into live action. In this 2 part tutorial, Michael Park will demonstrate how to create a shotgun blast at the camera using 3d rendered particles and distortion trails along with some 2d footage to create a convincing effect. In part 1 of this tutorial, we will create the 3d shotgun pellet geometry and material, as well as the distortion trails to be later used in the after effects composition. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park

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