Chapter: Editing
Topic: Effects
The course contains a 27 minute Quicktime movie that guides you step by step through the creation of the effects and how it integrates with the whole operating system as well as a number of supporting files. So click on over and start learning!
http://www.dvcreators.net/rayz-o-lite/
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Chapter: Compositing Tools and Techniques
Topic: Motion Tracking and Stabilizing
With the stabilize motion tool in After Effects and an expression we can fix even the worst footage 99% of the time. Ok its that time of year. The holidays are upon us and we are all shooting video like crazy. But what happens when Uncle Bob smacks us in the back as we are filming? Are we to be stuck with shaky and wobbly footage? Not if Adobe After Effects CS 3 has anything to do with it.
http://postproduction.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=244763
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This week’s episode of the world’s only talk radio for Digital Production, Post Production and Distribution is full of great information and entertainment as usual. (We are even working on some new jokes!)
We start with Mike Seymour, visual effects artist and post-production supervisor of many, MANY feature films, discussing how approaches creating his effects, his work with the RED camera, and the future of motion capture and effects in general.
Then, after answering every possible technical question – that we can squeeze into five minutes – Douglas Bankston, the new managing editor of DV Magazine swings by to give us an insider’s picture to what we can expect at next week’s DV Expo trade show.
Then, the legendary Adam Wilt shares his wisdom on picking the best prosumer camera for those looking to upgrade their current camera gear. Not only will Adam show you the traps to avoid, he’ll also discuss the impact these different video formats have on your workflow and deadlines.
Creative Planet’s Digital Production BuZZ is live 6-7 pm Pacific Time. Join the Show Live, listen to, or download an episode from the archives or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or off the website.
FxFactory has released version 2.0.1 of FxFactory, which
fixes a bug that causes the “Log and Transfer” functionality to be lost
inside Final Cut Pro when FxFactory is installed as detailed in this
Apple Knowledge
Base Article.
This version also brings three new plug-ins to FxFactory Pro and a
convenient new feature to the plug-in management interface: help on
individual plug-ins may now be accessed simply by double-clicking the
plug-in’s preview or description.
The update can be downloaded
now and is free to FxFactory 2 users. Noise Industries should
be congratulated on their prompt response to this issue, only
identified earlier this week.
Facilis Technology, Inc. has announced the availability of TerraBlock shared storage networks
with one-terabyte drives. The 1TB drives mark the largest capacity
available today within a post-production storage environment. The 1TB
drives are available in each TerraBlock model – 8XS, the new 24EX,
12-drive expandable model and the 24D.
The new drive capacity comes on the heels of other TerraBlock system
advancements, including iSCSI Ethernet connectivity and the new 24EX
model that eases expansion of server capacity. TerraBlock is able to
support simultaneous access to the same uncompressed HD video data,
making it ideal for high-end post production and finishing environments.
TerraBlock combines intelligent drive management software with
lower-cost SATA drive technology and dedicated optical fibre channel
client connectivity. TerraBlock supports all Avid, Apple, Adobe and
other non-linear editorial, graphics and effects applications, content
creation, DI and encoding systems on various Windows, Macintosh and
Linux platforms. Facilis Technology’s capacity and scalability options
provide post-production environments the greatest flexibility by
supporting all creative tools, without limitations.
Boris FX has announced the release of Boris Red 4.2. The
award-winning Boris Red version 4 offers 2D/3D compositing, titling,
paint, rotoscoping, a full suite of tools to create and extrude vector
objects, 3D creation and animation, and the industry-leading software
DVE technology packaged as a plug-in application for some 20-plus
non-linear editing systems. Offered free for existing Red 4 customers
via electronic distribution, the new 4.2 update adds support for major
operating systems Leopard (Apple OS X 10.5) and Windows Vista as well
as extended Sony Vegas 8.0 and Adobe CS 3.0 host integration with full
validation for the Intel-Mac versions of After Effects and Premiere Pro
and After Effects for Windows Vista.
In addition to improved OS and host support Red 4.2 adds
improvements to the Preview to Monitor feature by supporting FireWire
and AJA hardware and control over subtitles in a Boris Red Title
Container without the need to re-import the STL file.
Existing Boris Red 4.0 and 4.1 customers can download the new update
from the Boris FX website.
Chapter: Distribution
Topic: Encoding Techniques
How to set up a Qmaster Render Farm. Tested Compressor and Qmaster render farm setup.
http://visionstudios.ca/RenderFarm/RenderFarmleft.html
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Chapter: Distribution
Topic: Encoding Techniques
How to set up a Qmaster Render Farm. Tested Compressor and Qmaster render farm setup.
http://visionstudios.ca/RenderFarm/RenderFarmleft.html
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Chapter: Compositing Tools and Techniques
Topic: Particles
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz answers the common question: “How do I make my logo stay up longer in particleIllusion?” If you’ve ever had trouble making you’re logo stay on screen when using a pIllusion emitter preset, this will show you how to do that in just a few simple steps.
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/PI_Logo_Hold/Tutorial/pi_logo_hold.htm
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Chapter: Distribution
Topic: Encoding for iPod, iPhone and Apple TV
This document will show you how to convert DVD movies to iPod format MP4 and the easy way to put DVD on iPod.
http://ipod.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=243707
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