Red Giant TV Trapcode Form Training Video
Maltannon has put out the latest episode on Red Giant TV. Create a slick push pin toy effect as seen in the Radiohead ‘House of Cards’ video. This tutorial shows you how to combine regular footage with Trapcode’s popular Form plug-in to create an eye-popping 3D effect.
- View tutorial
- Download project files
- View sample of the effect
- Dowload a free demo of Trapcode Form
- Buy Trapcode Form
After Effects Apprentice Video Tutorial #3
Check out this new tutorial video An Introduction to Typesetting in After Effects from Chris and Trish Meyer in support of their After Effects Apprentice book. Quality stuff, as always.
Intro to After Effects: Keyframing
Nick Campbell, who I met at the Motion Graphics Festival in January in Chicago, created a nice intro to After Effects Keyframing video.
Intro to After Effects: Keyframing from Nick Campbell on Vimeo.
Create Lens Flare in After Effects and Trapcode Shine
Harry Frank has a nice tutorial up at Studio Daily about making a lens flare in AE CS3 and Trapcode Shine. Of course, Harry will use some expressions.
- Download a free demo of Trapcode Shine
- Buy Trapcode Shine and save 5% with Toolfarm’s everyday 5% discount.
- Learn more about Trapcode Shine in our Plug-in Finder
Free Primer on Color Correction
Eric Escobar created a nice tutorial that gives you some insight about Color Correction in Final Cut Pro. He uses Red Giant Magic Bullet Colorista. Eric says:
the one I did for FCP also includes a basic explanation of controlling color using Colorista, although the ideas apply to FCP’s 3 Way Color Corrector and pretty much all primary color correction tools out there on the desktop.
- Watch the tutorial (pops)
- Download a free trial of Magic Bullet Colorista
- Buy Colorista and save with Toolfarm’s everyday 5% discount
- Learn more about Colorista in our Plug-in Finder
AE Tutorial: Camera Shake motion graphics
Dennis Radeke and his Genesis Project blog have a new tutorial up about creating Camera Shake.
Download the project files here
New Red Giant Tutorial by Aharon Rabinowitz
Red Giant Software: Episode 06: Controling Time with Sound By Aharon Rabinowitz came out a few days ago.
In this episode, Aharon continues to explore how audio can be used to control time, but he expands on that by showing you how it can be used to change the look of the footage as well.
Watch | Download Project Files | Example Video
Products Used: Magic Bullet Looks, Trapcode Sound Keys
Try a free demo of Looks and Sound Keys here: Free trial of plug-ins.
Generate a Volumetric Light Effect on Animated Text
In the latest Boris FX podcast, learn how to use Boris Continuum Complete’s Rays Cartoon filter in Apple Final Cut Pro to generate a volumetric lighting effect on an animated text element. The BCC Rays Cartoon filter will also give the text the appearance of being made of neon lights. We’ll complete the effect by using the BCC Light Sweep to add a light sweep across the face of the text element and then we’ll use the BCC Colorize Glow filter to provide a soft glowing look.
Watch podcast here (pops)
If you don’t have Boris Continuum Complete, you can download a free demo here. BCC works in a whole slew of hosts, so check it out, even if you’re not a FCP user.
And if you’re loving it, buy BCC here.
Artbeats Announces Free Video Podcast; New Free Clip
Check out the new Artbeats podcast on iTunes, hosted by none other than Steve Holmes, who has been doing training for Adobe and Total Training for quite a while.
Also, if you sign up for the Artbeats newsletter, each month a free clip is given away to subscribers. This month’s exclusive free download is UW208 HD from their Ultra Water 2 HD collection. See all Artbeats footage at Toolfarm, including their new RED Camera Footage. You can subscribe to the Artbeats newsletter by going to the Artbeats website. The signup is in the lower left corner.
Chris and Trish Meyer of Cybermotion, who you probably know from their fantastic books Creating Motion Graphics and After Effects Apprentice, have a column in the Artbeats newsletter too. This month they discuss Color Finesse, a fantastic color correction tool for After Effects and Final Cut Pro. Read the article here.
Pixel Aspect Ratio Tutorial for CS4
Check out this free video tutorial from Lynda.com, AE CS4: New PARs (Pixel Aspect Ratios). He gets pretty technical, but man, this explains a lot.
