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Re: Avid tutorials for Final Cut users by Alex Rothauser on Sep 25, 2009 at 1:17:13 am in the AVID Editing basics Forum Thanks guys, I'll check them out! Re: Media 100 suite can't aquire from my canon HDV camera by Floh Peters on Sep 24, 2009 at 11:01:31 pm in the Media 100 | Media 100 HD Forum The deferred HDV acquire is explained on media100.com under Tutorials. It is a way to reduce the processor load during acquire. Re: Pdeflector - count collisions? by Adam Trachtenberg on Sep 24, 2009 at 4:20:53 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum I don't think there's a counting node. It may be possible by way of the memory node, but that's a bit above my pay grade. ;-) However, I did figure out a way to do it by changing the particle group upon collision and then outputting the particle Re: Paper blowing in the wind by Tony Silva on Sep 23, 2009 at 10:19:57 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum there are some tutorials here about how to create a flag blowing in the wind. Should be very similar. does the paper stay in one spot? or does it blow away off in the distance? Re: Tracking a travel matte by Stephen Smith on Sep 23, 2009 at 8:52:37 pm in the Motion Graphics Forum Roger, Can you post a still grab of the video you want to work with? [Roger] SIDE NOTE: here's a tip for Stephen re: his post on an audio forum looking into public domain clip of Wilhelm Scream: Found this on archive.org (public domain foota Re: Changing parameters after project is editted by Stephen Smith on Sep 23, 2009 at 6:21:47 pm in the Apple Motion Forum Happy to help. Stephen Smith Utah Video Production Check out my Motion Tutorials Stephen Smith Re: Suggestions on how to film a sequence for post... by Michael Brodner on Sep 23, 2009 at 5:32:43 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum Yeah I've seen the meteor tutorials. Maybe I'll upload a sample clip of how the whole shoot will look to show you guys an idea of what I mean. I'll give it a shot, forgot about the motion tiling! Thanks ACtion Essentials is incredible. I haven' Re: Import 30p clip to timeline then change comp setting to 24p and render: Is this wrong? by Kevin Camp on Sep 23, 2009 at 5:28:19 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum personally, i don't think there is anything about interlacing that says 'film'... and interlacing is what you're going to get on 3-out-of-5 frames if you have 24p in atsc (or ntsc). it's fine for progressive dvds as long as you know it will be on Re: Suggestions on how to film a sequence for post... by Jeremy Fabiano on Sep 23, 2009 at 5:18:38 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum Andrew has some nice motion tracking tutorials somewhere on his site, also his meteor tutorial is VERY detailed (all 6 of them :D ), might be worth a look. As for the motion tracking being a bear.. well as long as your footage doesn't become blurr Re: New features for CF? by kujtim ereqi on Sep 23, 2009 at 4:46:53 pm in the Synthetic Aperture Forum Having more video tutorial for Color Finesse would be much appreciated, since the interface of Color Finesse (like all CC programs) intimidates most beginners, who also are not comfort with a plugin that opens in a separate window. (At least that was Flash Video Introduction help by Brad LaMar on Sep 23, 2009 at 4:33:43 pm in the Adobe Flash Forum Greetings. I haven't used Flash in a few years so pardon me being a noob. I have a client that wants to create a video introduction on the home page of their website. Something like this... http://www.landmarkeducation.com/introduction_to_the_land Re: Changing parameters after project is editted by Stephen Smith on Sep 23, 2009 at 3:26:26 pm in the Apple Motion Forum Motion gives you the ability to change project settings (Except for Frame Rates). Go up to Edit, Project Pane and change the settings. If you want to change project settings and frame rates create a new project with the right settings and drag the Flash Video Introduction by Brad LaMar on Sep 23, 2009 at 3:23:36 pm in the Adobe Flash Forum Greetings. I'm a bit of a noob here. It's been a few years since I've done anything in Flash. A client wants me to embed a video introduction that has five individual clips that loop one after the other with the option to skip ahead on displayed sect Re: shadows in a room by Jeremy Fabiano on Sep 23, 2009 at 2:56:44 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum Well hopefully this'll help, it's Bill O'Neil's shadows tutorials part 1 & 2. http://library.creativecow.net/articles/oneil_bill/shadows.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/oneil_bill/shadows2.php Good Luck! -Jeremy Re: Complete newbie.... by Jeremy Fabiano on Sep 23, 2009 at 5:49:00 am in the Adobe After Effects basics Forum follow that up w/ his normal tutorials, also lots of ae tutorials here on the cow :) Tutorial videos for Luminous and Shatter by Roger Bolton on Sep 23, 2009 at 5:12:32 am in the CoreMelt Plug-ins NEW ! Forum New detailed video Tutorials for Luminous and Shatter plugin packs are now online from Apple Certified Trainer Iain Anderson. http://www.coremelt.com/products/videos/shatter---step-by-step.html http://www.coremelt.com/products/videos/luminous-ste Re: AE Project Template sites by Jeremy Fabiano on Sep 23, 2009 at 2:33:01 am in the Adobe After Effects Forum There's a tutorial by someone on here for a basketball thing.. he builds his own stage setup w/ a crowd and amazing lighting mostly in AE, but some photoshop if i remember. I can't remember what it was called.. but it's on here somewhere.. maybe g Re: Best WEB 1080p Compression Settings? by Brian Alexander on Sep 23, 2009 at 1:59:23 am in the Compression techniques Forum Here's a good reference, although it seems that the Apple Trailer dept doesn't seem to adhere to these guidelines. http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/h264.html Remember that the trailers are running 24 fps (23.98) which is only 80% of a 3 Re: Spatially smoothing Position Curves by Dave LaRonde on Sep 22, 2009 at 10:35:31 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum [Chris Arnold] "All the curves in the front and top view stretch so far beyond the next keyframe for keyframes that are close together." If I'm reading this correctly, your motion path would then do this wild gyration between the closely-spaced ke Re: Motion Crosshairs by Stephen Smith on Sep 22, 2009 at 8:43:41 pm in the Apple Motion Forum Don't move the map and the text and they will always stay lined up with no need to motion track them together. Create all of the map movement with a camera. Stephen Smith Lone Peak Productions Check out my Motion Tutorials Stephen Smit Re: Snow Leopard and Final Cut by David van Akkeren on Sep 22, 2009 at 8:39:27 pm in the UG: Arizona FCP Forum Jay, there are some really good free tutorials about the new functions in FC Studio 3 on http://rippletraining.com/engine/free_tutorials.html?cms=e36a9f5686b71e5136c9a97d7cc2a66f Stabilizing Motion - Head Movements by David Robertson on Sep 22, 2009 at 2:32:04 pm in the Adobe After Effects basics Forum Hello, I'm trying to standardise a set of talking head videos and have had a few goes at motion stabilization using some tutorials, but I can't do what I'm trying to do. My films were filmed from a tripod, so there is no camera motion, but ther Re: Adding 3D object in a footage by Gary Walker on Sep 22, 2009 at 12:05:09 pm in the Motion Graphics Forum Im not sure about Poser, but with other 3d packages you can use Voodoo Camera tracker quite successfully: http://www.digilab.uni-hannover.de/docs/manual.html Maybe have a quick look on YouTube, there are some examples of using Voodoo, and also a fe Creating an Animated 3D Motion Graphics Logo by Carl Larsen on Sep 22, 2009 at 8:44:39 am in the Forum In this tutorial, Telescope Media Group's Carl Larsen shows you how to create a motion graphics logo using an array of 3D particles, built with Trapcode Form. He'll show you how you can do in After Effects what, under most circumstances, must be done moving flag on a moving ship by Martin Woodward on Sep 21, 2009 at 10:40:58 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum Hi Can anyone help guide me in the right direction. I have a ship with a flag on it. The ship moves along the z axis rotates once and then fades out. It then reappears later in the animation. I basically just want the flag to flap in the wind whi Re: I need to know the name of this effect, anybody know it? by Bob Root on Sep 21, 2009 at 10:28:01 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum Hey Stuart, I'm pretty sure this is what you're looking for. http://www.videocopilot.net/presets/energetic_titles/ You'll need to download the preset to AE, and then view the tutorial. Definitely bookmark the site so you'll have the chanc Re: Shooting for the composite by Mark Suszko on Sep 21, 2009 at 9:01:15 pm in the Cinematography Forum More pixels=better for keying, always. You can shoot them near the camera, but full-screen/full-body, then the keyed composite of their bodies will look better and better as it gets scaled down to fit the scale of the eventual comp. Your question on Money Making Graphics and Effects for Final Cut Studio 2 DVD by Kent Beeson on Sep 21, 2009 at 7:46:48 pm in the Classifieds, For Sale Forum Selling my perfect copy of "Money Making Graphics and Effects for Final Cut Studio 2" by Stephen Smith Thirteen Full Length Video Tutorials with Project Files and Source Footage It's yours for $30 cash pus $4 shipping. Here's the Cow's info Re: I want to learn but where do I start by Curtis Thompson on Sep 21, 2009 at 3:16:59 pm in the Web Design Forum hello... we get this question often, so also search the archives, but as always, it depends what you want to do - do you want to do this for fun or do you want to start to offer web design/development services for potential clients? you can bec Trapcode Suite Reviewed by Jim Harvey on Sep 21, 2009 at 1:55:00 pm in the Trapcode Forum In this article, CreativeCOW's Jim Harvey takes a look at Trapcode Suite from Red Giant Software--nine plug-ins that will get a workout in any studio. Motion Presets - Preview not available by Lorin Pace on Sep 21, 2009 at 4:06:17 am in the Adobe Flash Forum Hi Folks, They were there earlier today. Now they're gone. NO motion presets. I try to import into Motion Presets and can't find any recognizable files. I'm only doing Lynda Flash tutorials. Nothing fancy. WHERE did the motion presets go Explosion Project by Max Jackson on Sep 21, 2009 at 2:45:04 am in the Adobe After Effects Forum Hi CC, I'm pretty much a noobie at AE. I've got a pretty good feel for the primary architecture. I'm slow, but I tend to get exercises done. My first goal as a motion designer is video myself run down a hallway towards the camera then spontaneo Scrolling Credits Question by Robert Crosby on Sep 21, 2009 at 12:42:18 am in the Adobe After Effects basics Forum Hey guys, I'm an film student, majoring in editing and I've always created my ending credits in Final Cut Pro, but they look kinda crappy on a theater screen. I am fairly new to After Effects, only messing around with the tutorials on videocopilot.ne Re: Countdown Expression + Fonts by Trent Armstrong on Sep 20, 2009 at 7:18:19 pm in the Adobe After Effects Expressions Forum I don't like to take away from the Creative Cow site, but I have some rough tutorials at aetutorials.net that I will be moving to The Cow soon. This is for working out a countdown with non-fixed with fonts. http://web.me.com/pxlguy/AEtutorials/ea Free After Effects Template by Gyorfi Szilard on Sep 20, 2009 at 9:30:07 am in the COW - Free Stuff Forum I would like to share my Free After Effects Template called SpinBox with the word:) You can download it at: http://bluefx.net/store/#num=434&id=album-11 I also have a tutorial for the template: http://www.bluefx.net/blog/category/tutorials/ Re: what do i do with ac3 & m2v files in studio pro? by eric pautsch on Sep 20, 2009 at 8:50:59 am in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum I'll just bet if you do a google search on "DVDSP tutorials" or perhaps look in the DVDSP manual, you just might figure out where those files go!! :) Re: Pleasantville Effect (Black & White + Pull Out/Isolate Red) by Scott Sheriff on Sep 19, 2009 at 5:43:35 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum I have to agree with Rafael, this has been answered a dozen times in the forums, and there are several video tutorials on Cows and Youtube. This is also in the FCP manual, they just don't refer to it as the 'Pleasantville Effect'. Free After Effects Template by Gyorfi Szilard on Sep 19, 2009 at 12:48:01 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum I would like to share my Free After Effects Template called SpinBox with the word:) You can download it at: http://bluefx.net/store/#num=434&id=album-11 I also have a tutorial for the template: http://www.bluefx.net/blog/category/tutorials/ Re: Where to find some free really cool after effects templates? by Gyorfi Szilard on Sep 19, 2009 at 12:44:45 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum Hi Steve I have my first Free After Effects Template ready for download, it `s called SpinBox http://bluefx.net/store/#num=434&id=album-11 You can check out the tutorial for the template at my blog page: http://www.bluefx.net/blog/category/ Re: Avid tutorials for Final Cut users by Dennis Bork on Sep 19, 2009 at 9:26:18 am in the AVID Editing basics Forum And here are the next 46 or so tutorials: http://community.avid.com/forums/t/71781.aspx Nothing especially for FCP switchers so far, but still very useful for any beginning or intermediate user. I also can recommend "Avid Editing (any edition)" f Need Free Vector Art by Martin Nowak on Sep 19, 2009 at 5:05:17 am in the Adobe Illustrator Forum I know nothing about Illustrator but I've tried to go throught the Illustrator Tutorials but with no luck and gorwing frustration. I am just looking for a nice circular frame I can use in After Effects like the outside ring of the Safari Icon. He Re: I cant figure out something by Stephen Smith on Sep 18, 2009 at 10:20:20 pm in the Apple Motion Forum Perfect, let me know if there is anything else I can do. Stephen Smith Lone Peak Productions Check out my Motion Tutorials Re: I cant figure out something by Stephen Smith on Sep 18, 2009 at 9:32:36 pm in the Apple Motion Forum Daniel, Seems like there are a lot of questions in this question so I'll answer the one I think you are look for. Create a subway line using the bezier shape tool, you can use the b-sline or paint as well. When you get to your last point double clic Re: I cant figure out something by zak peric on Sep 18, 2009 at 9:30:40 pm in the Apple Motion Forum Look to explain what you need to do will take a little bit more time than I have currently. never the less I love to help you. please see one of my video tutorials for animating lines in apple motion. I hope this will resolve your problem. http://emb Re: time remapping with trapcode sound keys by kris tomi on Sep 18, 2009 at 9:21:01 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum HEY. DID U FIND A SOLUTION ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM. I AM INTERSTED. TRYING TO GET MORE INFO ABOUT SOUNDKEY AND TUTORIALS. ANYONE? CHEERS Re: Playback Jumpy by Stephen Smith on Sep 18, 2009 at 6:53:32 pm in the Apple Motion Forum Michael, here is a link to an article that I think will help. Zak already covered some of it. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1885 Stephen Smith Lone Peak Productions Check out my Motion Tutorials Stephen Smith Re: Cinema 4D to After Effects integration - Resources by Adam Trachtenberg on Sep 18, 2009 at 6:31:14 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum I think the best resource is the four-part video tutorial entitled WMXN Promo Bumper that you can find here: http://www.cineversity.com/series/index.asp?spid=56 The series is free to view but you have to register at the site. There are some add Cinema 4D to After Effects integration - Resources by Stephen Perkins on Sep 18, 2009 at 3:19:27 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum I do a lot of compositing in After Effects CS4 and have just started to learn about the possibilities that Cinema 4D could open up in my production. There are quite a few articles talking about the wonderful integration of these two applications, but Re: Avid tutorials for Final Cut users by Dennis Bork on Sep 18, 2009 at 2:58:03 pm in the AVID Editing basics Forum Take a look at the outstanding tutorials here: http://community.avid.com/forums/p/67003/375237.aspx#375237 Cheers Dennis Autumn Movies by Eran Stern on Sep 18, 2009 at 11:04:58 am in the Zaxwerks Forum In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern designs a high impact motion graphics promo using Zaxwerks 3d serpentine plug-in. Boris FX Boris Continuum Complete's Witness Protection Filter In this video tutorial, we use the BCC Witness Protection filter in Apple Final Cut Pro to obscure the face of a surfer who is surfing a wave at great speed, moving across the frame from the center to exit on the right. We will use BCC Witness Protection's built-in motion tracker to automate this process. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy Adobe After Effects Bessie Potter In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Michael Park demonstrates how to make a dark, cloudy Title reveal similar to the one seen in the Movie Which Must Not Be Named. All textures and fonts are available in the project download as well as the final CS4 project file. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park Zaxwerks Autumn Movies In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern designs a high impact motion graphics promo using Zaxwerks 3d serpentine plug-in. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Red Giant plug-ins Creating an Animated 3D Motion Graphics Logo In this tutorial, Telescope Media Group's Carl Larsen shows you how to create a motion graphics logo using an array of 3D particles, built with Trapcode Form. He'll show you how you can do in After Effects what, under most circumstances, must be done in a 3D application. Get ready to learn the true power of 3D particle systems in AE. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen 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 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 Adobe After Effects Color Link In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern creates a colorful disco tunnel using shape layers and matching the look to a video footage using the color link effect. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Media 100 | Media 100 HD VoiceOver Recording in Media 100 Suite In this video tutorial, Floh Peters takes a look at Media 100 Suite's new VoiceOver Tool. The VoiceOver Tool allows direct-to-timeline audio recording while playing back timeline audio and video. Primarily designed for recording narration, the VoiceOver Tool leverages Media 100 Suite's new MultiClip architecture to allow for multiple takes nested inside a single audio clip in the timeline. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Floh Peters Apple Motion Creating a 3D Text Fly In In this video tutorial series, Creative Cow leader Zak Peric demonstrates creating a 3D text fly in using Apple Motion. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Zak Peric RE:Vision Effects When to use Smart Blend in Twixtor Things that come in and out of the frame can cause difficulties to any motion estimator. This Tutorial explains when it is appropriate to use Smart Blend and shows Twixtor and Twixtor Pro with Smart Blend and compares a panning shot slowed down 10x with and without Smart Blend. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag RE:Vision Effects Twixtor and Unwanted Warping This Tutorial explains how to use the Motion Sensitivity control to avoid unwanted warping in your re-timed shot. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag RE:Vision Effects Marking Segments with Twixtor Optical Flow retiming might not work well when you work with footage that has cuts in it (i.e the gloopyness effect might not be what you want). If the footage was preedited elsewhere or you precomposed a set of layers, you might see some warping artifacts as you cross a scene cut point (or even a transition like a dissolve). In this tutorial we show you how to mark such segments in Twixtor so your retiming is not affected by such issue. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Media 100 | Media 100 HD MultiClip Editing in Media 100 Suite In this new video tutorial, Floh Peters of Magic Eye takes a look at Media 100 Suite's new MultiClip Editing feature. Ideal for music videos, studio and on-location television, concerts, and live events, MultiClip Editing facilitates real-time editing of multiple video and audio sources in a familiar, easy-to-use interface. A camera can be added to an existing MultiClip as its source media becomes available, allowing you to begin cutting a multicam shoot faster than ever before. Cameras can be synced via timecode, sync marks, or in-points. When syncing via timecode, additional footage can even be assigned to an existing camera - extremely helpful in situations where a camera has been stopped to change tapes or batteries. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Floh Peters Adobe After Effects Using Text Jitter in Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's Extruded Text Filter This video tutorial from Dirk de Jong gives you an in-depth look at the Jitter feature of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's Extruded Text filter. Basic functionality of the Jitter feature is explained and demonstrated. Then, the Jitter feature is shown in the context of a more developed effect involving audio and After Effects Camera and Lights. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Dirk de Jong RE:Vision Effects Lip-Synch with Twixtor Key framed alignment of video to audio. In this tutorial from RE: Vision Effects, Lori Freitag covers the basic concept of aligning a video track to a different audio track using Twixtor. As an example we lip-synch an outdoor shoot to a studio recording. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Adobe After Effects Matting a Water Splash In this After Effects video tutorial, Lester Lauritzen shows you a technique that uses the CC Threshold RGB effect to create a luminance matte and mask out water in a swimming pool. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lester Lauritzen Adobe After Effects Markers Leaks In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern gives an introduction to custom effects which trigger actions using layer markers inside of Adobe After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern RE:Vision Effects Frame Rate Conversion with Twixtor Often times you need to make your edit in Premiere, Final Cut Pro or Avid and then import in After Effects to finish it or simply to do the final render, using tools such as Automatic Duck to import the project. This Tutorial demonstrates how to quickly setup large edits to do frame rate conversion with Twixtor in After Effects. In particular, we use footage from the Canon 5D Mark II that can only shoot 30 FPS and convert our edit for a 24P delivery, but this method can be applied to any frame rate conversion. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Cinema 4D Creating a Fluid Logo In this first video with Creative Cow, Chris Martin goes over how to create a fluid logo using Realflow and Cinema 4D. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Chris Martin Trapcode Trapcode Suite Reviewed In this article, CreativeCOW's Jim Harvey takes a look at Trapcode Suite from Red Giant Software--nine plug-ins that will get a workout in any studio. Review Author: Jim Harvey RE:Vision Effects Speed Ramping with Twixtor This RE: Vision Effects tutorial by Lori Freitag covers the basics on how to do a simple Speed Ramp effect using Twixtor in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Podcasts boris fx tutorials podcast Boris Continuum Complete 6 - Witness Protection Filter In this video tutorial, we use the BCC Witness Protection filter in Apple Final Cut Pro to obscure the face of a surfer who is surfing a wave at great speed, moving across the frame from the center to exit on the right. adobe after effects tutorials podcast Paint Strokes Morph Use paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes. adobe after effects tutorials podcast Markers Leaks In this AE Podcast, Eran Stern gives an introduction to custom effects which trigger actions using layer markers inside of Adobe After Effects. adobe after effects tutorials podcast Color Link Create a colorful disco tunnel using shape layers and matching the look to a video footage using the color link effect. boris fx tutorials podcast Boris Continuum Complete 6 - Cartoon Look Filter Boris Continuum Complete's Cartoon Look filter lets you easily convert images and clips into cartoon-style roto animations. The result is a look that has been popularized in films such as Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly.

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