The long awaited Professional Keying with Keylight training is now available for download in Toolfarm’s store. This is the latest release from Toolfarm’s Expert Series. In this training, Angie Mistretta takes you through pulling tight and clean keys with Keylight from the Foundry. She shows you how to overcome problem areas such as wispy hair and areas of different texture on the edges. She also shows some great tricks of the trade for making a believable composite. The training is for all user levels. A greenscreen shot and background plate are included so you can play along.

Professional Keying with Keylight training is now available only at Toolfarm for a mere $39!

About the instructor: Angie Mistretta has her Master from Academy of Art in San Francisco where she learned from instructors who had worked on blockbuster films such as Star Wars. She is now working at Pixar, a company which needs no introduction.

Here’s a trailer for the training:

Trapcode Suite 2008.5
Regular price: $799.00
One Day Sale Price: $399.50

Trapcode Suite 2008.5 includes:

• Trapcode Shine
• Trapcode 3D Stroke
• Trapcode Starglow
• Trapcode Particular
• Trapcode Lux
• Trapdcode Echospace
• Trapcode Soundkeys
• Trapcode Form
• Trapcode Horizon

When you order Trapcode Suite 2008, you will receive a serial number that will work with multiple hosts, including Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Premiere Pro and Avid**.

In addition to the Red Giant and Trapcode Bundles, we’re offering Complete training for Trapcode Particular from Class on Demand. (DVD | Download).

Although not included in the sale, here are some great items to extend the Trapcode Suite. Trapcode Form Training with Harry J. Frank is a MUST HAVE, as well as TONS of Trapcode Presets from LME that are highly affordable and completely reverse engineerable (I coined a new word!)

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.

Harry Frank will get you up to speed with Trapcode Particular through this series of informative and project-focused lessons. Explore emitter types and functions in-depth with motion graphics expert, Harry J. Frank. Go beyond generating your typical particle effect and learn to use Particular in new and interesting ways.

Choose from the download version and the DVD version. The download version is available immediately at checkout and is a great pick for those of you who live outside of North America because you will not incur any shipping. The DVD version will be shipping in a week or two but is available for pre-order.

Download a free trial of Trapcode Particular

Check out this new training video to learn more about Boris plug-in filters inside Adobe Premiere Pro.

Stay tuned for Parts II and III which will cover PixelChooser and Transitions.

1. All Red Giant and Trapcode are 50% off today only. This includes full versions and bundles but not upgrades, crossgrades or academic. Use coupon code rg50.
2. All Digieffects products are 50% off through Friday. This includes upgrades, all Buena and all Walker Effects. It does not include Digieffects Damage, which was released at midnight.
3. Fear not… there’s a special offer for Digieffects Damage too. Buy Damage and get Digieffects Delirium for free through Friday.
4. All Class on Demand training is 50% off through Sunday.

Visit Toolfarm.com for the sales!

I give Trapcode Form Training with Harry Frank a whopping 5/5 stars for well explained training and ROI. You can pick up the training at ToolFarm.com. I highly recommend Trapcode Form Training with Harry Frank for anyone wanting to get going with Form fast.

Congratulations on the great review, Harry. Trapcode has also endorsed the training. It is really excellent training.

The festival is loads of fun and if you’re from the south, chances are you’ll get to experience a real Chicago winter. Yeah, enticing. It’s a really well organized festival and so worth the trip. If you’re already in Chicago, I hope to see you there.

Special Holiday Gifts for You!

Alicia VH from Toolfarm and I have been working on a whopper of a freebie. I’ll let the secret out here to AE Freemart readers… we’re putting together a holiday greeting which will include over 20 presets, maybe even more! See, we’re really not slacking, our focus has just been shifted. 

Want to help at the AE Freemart?

Harry and I could really use some contribution help at the Freemart. Are you interested in sharing your knowledge and  skills with the AE masses? Or, do you know Motion or Final Cut Pro? A plug-ins whiz? Email me at michele@toolfarm.com with your credentials and we’ll get you set up. Blogging experience is a plus, but not mandatory. A love of After Effects is necessary. It’s fine if you’re still using AE 7 too. This gig is not paid in cash, but in the satisfaction of helping your fellow artist  

Speaking of helping your fellow artist

Harry also has some terrific After Effects Expressions training. He released After Effects Expressions Series 2 a week or two ago.