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.
Photoshop World Free Expo Pass!
On March 26th & 27th, Photoshop World at Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, is open to the public. Mingle with the biggest names in the industry and see the newest in Photoshop-related technology! Sign up for a free Expo pass (valued at $20 per person) at Photoshopworld.com.
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
Free Vector Set 14 Sampler
<a href=”http://www.gomediazine.com/freebies/free-vector-set-14-sampler/”>GoMediaZine.com</a> has some fun stuff for you to download.
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
28 Days of QuickTips at Editblog
I’ve been following Editblog (aka Scott Simmons) on Twitter and he’s been posting links to Quicktips each day on his blog. The tips are mainly for Avid and Final Cut Pro (though I’m a Premiere Pro user, primarily, when it comes to editing.) Check out his great tips here.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 11.0.1 update – multiple languages
All the info is here: Adobe Photoshop Downloads
GenArts Sapphire Post-Oscar Sale
Join GenArts and Toolfarm in celebrating the 12th consecutive year that Sapphire has been used in films recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for outstanding visual effects. Enjoy blockbuster savings on the GenArts Sapphire Entire Package, on sale for one day only, February 24, 2009! Save $700 and get all of the Sapphire plug-ins for After Effects and Final Cut Pro, exclusively at Toolfarm. This once-in-a-lifetime sale ends at Midnight EST on February 24.
Afraid the sale will slip your mind after a late night of Oscar watching? Sign up for Toolfarm’s Sales Alert. It’s free and we’ll send a text message reminder to your mobile phone or email on the morning of the sale.
