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This After Effects project uses shape layers as a particle for Trapcode Particular to create a very cool flowing effect.>Download the CS3 project here |
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Shape Flow – Trapcode Particular
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One Day Sale at Toolfarm, et. al.
Today only, Wednesday, August 27, get NewBlueFX for Final Cut Pro at 50% off!
Digieffects Delirium – through this Friday, get it for only $99 (regularly $399!). It runs in AE, FCP, and more with a single serial number on a single computer!
That MediaShow
Check out That MediaShow, a really great video podcast for VFX and Post-Production folks. It’s like reading a trade mag without all that work reading! It’s sponsored by fxguide.com.
TrackerViz Script
Check out AE Enhancers for information on TrackerViz, a free script that Matt Silverman forwarded on to us. If Matt likes it, it must be good!
It’s an amazing little free tool for After Effects that makes it unbelievably easy to work with tracking data! You can average tracks together, correct drifting tracks, use averaged tracks to calculate rotation and scale, and it’s the simplest, easiest way to apply tracking data to mask vertices EVER for After Effects!
Layers TV: Episode 49
Loads of new video training up today.
In this episode of Layers TV: "Corey shares a tutorial about using symbols and masks in Illustrator. Rich Harrington is back and this time he is talking about the Gradient Wipe feature inside of After Effects."
News and Sports Editing Seminar
Apple is holding a free News and Sports Editing Seminar, so if you want to edit out those cutaways of Michael Phelps mother, this should help 
I kid, I kid!
Hosted by industry pioneer Joe Torelli, this two-part seminar series will show you the steps to quickly mastering Final Cut Pro in the fast-paced news and sports editing environment.
Register here for the seminar.
Adobe Beginner Classes New Episode – Bootleg Version 2 with Dennis Radeke
And if you missed the Episode 1, it’s about Adobe Ultra.
CustomEffects now work on Mac
There is new cross-platform version of the CustomEffects Installer available. Now you can easily install custom expression-based presets on both Windows and Mac. Make sure to check this new installer out, and remember to download some of the amazing CustomEffects that can be found in the tutorial articles. Best example would be all time famous 3DShapeExtruder for making any Shape Layer a 3D object.
xScriptorium Script Resource for AE
Check out this big archive of AE Scripts: xScriptorium. Looks like a very nice site.
SF Mograph Meeting this Thursday
Not sure if you also read Toolfarm.com, but many don’t, so I often post the same info to both blogs.
This Thursday is the next SF Mograph meeting. It’s free to attend but you must RSVP so that they can print a badge for you. RSVP here.
Featured Guests
Current TV
“Since its inception in 2005, Emmy award-winning Current TV has been the world’s leading peer-to-peer news and information network. Current is the only 24/7 cable and satellite television network and Internet site produced and programmed in collaboration with its audience. Current connects young adults with what is going on in their world, from their perspective, in their own voices. Check out their reel
Dav Rauchdav rauch: director, visual effects supervisor, and designer, has worked on films such as Ironman, Grindhouse, and Sin City. Iron Man Trailer
Plug-in of the month
Sapphire Plug-ins from GenArts
Toolfarm is also sponsoring the event and we’re donating the pizza. Bon appetit!
