Chapter: Compositing Tools and Techniques
Topic: Scripting or Expressions
In this tutorial, Dan Ebberts demonstrates a method of generating motion that is random in both time and space and allows you to quickly assemble a composition with a pleasantly fluid, chaotic movement.
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/ebberts_dan/random_motion/index.html
TAGS: random, time, space, position, color
Chapter: Compositing Tools and Techniques
Topic: Compositing or Layering
Ever have a complex composition in After Effects and want to make an adjustment to multiple layers? Unless you know about Adjustment Layers, you will be spending a lot of time applying the same effect to multiple layers. With an adjustment layer, any effects applied to that layer affect all layers below it in the Timeline stacking order. So if you want to make half of the screen black and white or even apply a color effect to multiple layers at one time, an adjustment layer is the way to go.
http://www.creativemac.com/2002/11_nov/tutorials/adjustmentlayer.htm
TAGS: change, modify, mutiple
Chapter: Titling
Topic: Quality
A heavily illustrated article showing how to avoid major problems caused by video interlacing and the DV codec to produce the best possible titles.
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/perfect_titles_phil.html
TAGS: “serif, font, legal color,”
Chapter: Compositing Tools and Techniques
Topic: Particles
My fondest Thanksgiving memory is of Les Nessman and the rest of the WKRP crew throwing turkeys out of a helicopter as part of their big Turkey give away campaign. Too bad they didn?t know turkeys couldn?t fly. Here?s a fun (and safe) way of recreating that scene.
http://www.digitalproducer.com/2002/11_nov/tutorials/11_25/aeturkeys2.htm#
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Chapter: Music
Topic: Tips and Techniques
In this tutorial Computer Music is looking to get some music happening on the MIDI side of things: recording and editing MIDI along with some tricks that can give a creative upper hand. Recording MIDI in Logic is simple, but there are a few different ways in which you can go about it.
http://www.computermusic.co.uk/tutorial/logical2/logical2.asp
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Chapter: Image Acquisition
Topic: Focus and Depth of Field
Arguably, more has been written about Depth of Field (DoF) on the DV Info Net Coomunity than any other discussion topic. This is my attempt to provide the ultimate discourse and treatment of the subject.
http://www.dvinfo.net/articles/optics/dofskinny.php
TAGS: Hyperfocal, Depth of Field, Far, limit, near
Chapter: Distribution
Topic: Encoding Software
In addition to the many improvements discreet has made to cleaner 6, one of the nice new features is the ability to have cleaner automatically upload your streaming file after it has been encoded.
http://www.creativemac.com/2002/11_nov/tutorials/cleanerdirect.htm
TAGS: watch folder, upload, automate
Chapter: Paint, Draw and Design
Topic: Controls and Interfaces
By now you know that Adobe Photoshop isn’t just for image manipulation anymore. Far more than any other release of Photoshop to date, version 7.0 offers artists and designers functional tools for using the program as a painting application, for emulating “natural media” and for designing some pretty far-out brushes for creating original works of art.
http://www.creativemac.com/2002/11_nov/tutorials/pspainteng3021119.htm
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Chapter: 3D Modelling and Animation
Topic: Animation and Inverse Kinematics
In this tutorial, Sven Hauth demonstrates creating a more complex character with Cinema 4D XL 6.1 or above, a kind of a rat on two legs. He starts with the modeling process, then creates a bone skeleton and finally animates a simple walkcycle. Basic knowledge of C4D is helpful.
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/hauth_sven/rat/index.html
TAGS: inverse, kenematic, cycle, character, animation
Chapter: Editing
Topic: Effects
This video demonstrates creating a mist effect using the quicktime cloud filter and transform.
http://www.wrigleyvideo.com/videotutorial/tutdes_makemist.htm
TAGS: cloud
