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News: Glass Slipper Productions Captures Happy Endings And New Beginnings With Panasonic AG-HMC150 Handheld Camcorders
Philadelphia-Based Event Specialist Robert Neal Gears Up with Handheld AVCCAM to Shoot Weddings, Documentaries, Commercial Spots and More
As event cinematographer Robert Neal balances a bumper crop of jittery brides this wedding season, one source of rock-solid stability is his new acquisition tool, Panasonic’s AG-HMC150 professional handheld AVCCAM camcorder. MORE.

News: Big Machine Design Relies On Maxon Cinema 4d To Create Futuristic Cgi Video Trailer For Highly Anticipated Upcoming Game Title, "Front Mission Evolved"
Artists Leverage CINEMA 4D’s Power, Performance and Ease-of-Use and Tap its Advanced Render, Thinking Particles, MoGraph and MOCCA Modules to Create Complex, Awe-inspiring Game Cinematic
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that Big Machine Design , an award winning visual production company specializing in visuals for film titles, advertising, TV shows, games, and more, relied heavily on MAXON CINEMA 4D to create the stunning, fully CGI trailer for Square Enix’s highly-anticipated game title, "Front Mission Evolved". MORE.

News: Digieffects Announces The Natural Forces Summer Tour
Digieffects sponsors Rogue Kite as they drive across America with a RED ONET Camera
Digieffects®, a developer of popular visual effects software plugins, today announced that it will sponsor Rogue Kite on The Natural Forces Summer Tour. MORE.

News: Matrox MXO2 Mini Now Provides Inexpensive HDMI Monitoring for AVCHD Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and CineForm NeoScene
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox MXO2™ Mini support for the popular CineForm NeoScene editing workflow that streamlines AVCHD editing with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 on the PC. MORE.

News: Elemental Announces Next Generation CUDA GPU-Accelerated Video Encoding Plug-In For Creative Professionals
Elemental™ Accelerator Breaks the Video Processing Bottleneck Using NVIDIA® Quadro® GPUs; More Video Editors Than Ever Can Use the Product Thanks to Expanded NVIDIA Quadro Lineup, Mac Version
Elemental Technologies, the leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions, today announced the availability of Elemental Accelerator 2.0, the next generation of its groundbreaking CUDA GPU-accelerated video processing tool for creative professionals. MORE.

News: The LA Film School's Cintiq Lab Facilitates Creative Expression and Equips Computer Animation Students with "Real World" Skills
When visitors walk into the brand new Wacom® Cintiq® lab at the Los Angeles Film School, they might think they have stumbled onto H.G. Wells' time machine. In the middle of the room is a stairway to an elevated platform that is illuminated by spotlights. MORE.

News: Future Media Concepts Celebrates Opening of One of New England's Largest Authorized Digital Media Training Facilities
Newly expanded Boston location boasts 3,000 plus square feet of cutting edge postproduction technology; full curriculum for Adobe, Apple Avid, and Autodesk
Future Media Concepts , the premier authorized digital media training organization for postproduction, broadcast professionals and content creators, is pleased to announce the expansion of their Boston office. MORE.

News: Class on Demand Collects 2 Tellys and a Communicator Award for Video-Based Training
Adobe and Avid Training Products garner coveted assortment of accolades
Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, today announced they have won two 2009 Telly awards for their Class on Demand training titles: "Complete Training for Avid® Media Composer®" and "Basic Training for Adobe® CS4 Production Premium;" and one 2009 Communicator Award for their title: "Designer's Guide to Illustrator®." MORE.

News: Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX Now Available
15 New Filters, New 3D Objects, Exchange Keyframe Animation with Adobe After Effects
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX for Avid editing and finishing systems is now available. BCC 6 AVX is based on Avid’s AVX 2 plug-in architecture with support for Avid Media Composer, Avid NewsCutter and Avid Symphony. A special AVX 1 version of BCC 6 AVX for Avid DS will be released in the near future. MORE.

News: Noise Industries Partner Idustrial Revolution Ships Explosive New Visual Effects Plug-In for After Effects and Final Cut
New Particle Metrix plug-in delivers outstanding image processing technology for producing high-quality, organic and supernatural particles
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post production and broadcast markets, announced the release of the Particle Metrix plug-in from development partner Idustrial Revolution. FxFactory® powered plug-ins are designed by Noise Industries and their development partners to extend the visual effects capabilities of Adobe® After Effects® CS3 / CS4, Apple® Final Cut Pro®, Apple® Motion and Apple Final Cut® Express applications. MORE.

News: Boris FX Adds Real-Time Performance to Boris Continuum Chroma Key
New Chroma Key Studio Filter for Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that the Boris Continuum Chroma Key Unit now includes a Chroma Key Studio filter for real-time previews and rendering in Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express. MORE.

News: Class on Demand to Partner With Safari Books Online
Award-winning training company joins forces with digital distribution powerhouse
Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, has announced that they will be partnering with Safari Books Online, the leading provider of an on-demand digital library for technology, creative and business professionals. MORE.

News: Matrox MXO2 Product Line Now Available with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime High Definition H.264 File Creation
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that versions of its popular I/O devices for the Mac , are now available with Matrox MAX technology for faster than realtime high definition H.264 file creation. The unique Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web, and mobile devices. MORE.

News: Adobe Announces Major Update to Acrobat.com
Online Service Adds Subscription Offerings and Previews Spreadsheet Application; Company Articulates Vision for New Way to Work
Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced Acrobat.com has moved out of public beta and will offer two new paid subscription services that add capacity and capabilities for intensive business use. Since Acrobat.com first launched in June 2008, 5 million people have signed up to use the innovative service, with over 100,000 people signing up each week. MORE.

News: Chaos Software and Asynthetic release Pdplayer 1.0.2
Chaos Software and Asynthetic announced the release of Pdplayer 1.0.2, a professional image sequence player and viewer for the 3D, CG and VFX industry. The new upgrade adds support for stereoscopic playback, EXR and VRIMG image layers, and versioned footage. MORE.

News: Sorenson Media Announces Direct-to-iPhone Video Publishing
Not an iPhone App – Sorenson Media’s New Video Delivery Network Enables Video Professionals to Easily Showcase Their High-Quality Videos on the iPhone Using the Device’s Web Browser MORE.

News: RevoStock Celebrates 3rd Anniversary with Special Promotions on Stock Video Footage, Stock Music and After Effects Projects
Throughout the month of June, RevoStock, the premiere Stock Video Footage, After Effects Projects and Stock Music community celebrates their 3rd Anniversary by passing special promotions and savings on to their customers and site members! MORE.

News: Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX Public Beta
Exchange Keyframe Animation with Adobe After Effects, New 3D Objects, Painting, and Image Restoration Filters
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that a public beta of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX for Avid editing and finishing systems is now available. MORE.

News: Troika Design Group Gives Telemundo a Vibrant New Identity
On-Air Graphics Package Reflects Network's Unique Point of View and Bold Programming
Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency for global entertainment and media companies, has been tapped by NBC Universal's Telemundo to give the Spanish-language TV network a sophisticated new identity. MORE.

News: Chicago Consultant Gary Adcock Chosen as a Presenter in this Summer’s AJA Ki Pro Worldwide Roadshow
Studio37 Inc. is proud to announce that Chicago Consultant Gary Adcock has been selected as the presenter for the North America leg of this Summer’s AJA Ki Pro Worldwide Roadshow. MORE.

News: GenArts Expands Relationship With Lucasfilm To Advance Visual Effects Across A Diverse Range Of Entertainment Media
Companies work together to provide artists with advanced compositing tools to drive cinematic-quality effects across film, animation and games
GenArts Inc., the leading provider of specialized digital visual effects plug-in software for the film and television industries, announced today an agreement that broadens its long-standing relationship with Lucasfilm, the world’s leading film, visual effects and entertainment company. MORE.

News: Electric Rain Releases Swift 3D v6 For Win & Mac
Flagship 3D animation software for Adobe Flash adds powerful modeling and texturing tools, improved lighting and scene development capabilities and huge performance increases
Today Electric Rain presented Adobe® Flash® designers with a new version of its popular Swift 3D® software. Swift 3D version 6.0 adds exciting capabilities to enhance its already robust feature set, enabling 3D designers of all levels to introduce 3D to their projects with minimal effort and no limitations. MORE.

News: Clear Channel Radio Adopts Adobe Flash Platform
Top U.S. Radio Company Switches to Flash Technology to Reach Millions of Online Listeners
Clear Channel Radio, Inc. and Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that Clear Channel has chosen the Adobe® Flash® Platform for its digital audio and video solution. A beta version based on the Adobe Flash Platform is now available at iheartradio.com and will start rolling out to radio station sites over the next few weeks. MORE.

News: Noise Industries Releases FxFactory Pro 2.0.7
New FxFactory release adds three new plug-ins and enhanced rendering technology for all blurs and glows, delivering tremendous speed and image quality for effects workflow
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced the release of FxFactory® 2.0.7 for Adobe® After Effects® CS3 / CS4, Apple® Final Cut Studio® and Apple Final Cut® Express applications. FxFactory offers over 300 visual effects plug-ins optimized for real-time performance on the Macintosh platform. The new FxFactory Pro 2.0.7 brings major performance enhancements to the blur and glow categories as well as three new plug-ins; PDF Animator, Perlin Noise generator and Alpha Merger. MORE.

News: Noise Industries Development Partners DVShade, Idustrial Revolution, and Yanobox Roll Out New Releases for After Effects and Final Cut
FxFactory developers simultaneously ship new versions of the highly popular FxPack plug-ins: EasyLooks, Motype and Volumetrix
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that development partners DVShade, Idustrial Revolution and Yanobox have updated several FxFactory powered plug-ins for Adobe® After Effects® CS3 / CS4, Apple® Final Cut Studio® and Apple Final Cut® Express applications. New FxPacks include: Idustrial Revolution's Volumetrix version 2.0, the Yanobox title animation plug-in Motype version 1.2, and DVShade's EasyLooks version 2.5. MORE.

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Podcast Promo Breakdown by Eran Stern (35:05)
Discussion about the graphic development process for the DVD promo plus the methods I've used to design it using Boris Continuum Complete 6.
Podcast AE Quicktips #8: Camera Raw Sequences by Carl Larsen (06:29)
In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to import a .jpeg or .tiff sequence into Adobe After Effects with Adobe Camera Raw development settings applied.
Podcast Paint Strokes Morph by Eran Stern (17:13)
Use paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes.
Podcast Simulating Whip Pans by Carl Larsen (08:38)
In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to create a whip pan (swish pan) effect using Adobe After Effect’s built in tools.
Podcast Child Tracking Part 2 by Carl Larsen (14:36)
In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to use the track a child expression to create an interesting title sequence in Adobe After Effects.
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A New Solid A New Solid
Over 7 Hours of After Effects Training!
$39.95

Eran Stern's tutorials have been seen millions of times, and in this DVD, he reveals why he's one of the world's most popular After Effects trainers. Expressions, motion tracking, particles, time warps, integration with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, advanced title animation -- it's all here, presented in Eran's uniquely entertaining training style. In addition to full-size versions of the world's most popular AE podcast, you'll find 2 hours of never-before-seen advanced After Effects training -- nearly 8 hours in all! All of these lessons include AE project files and accompanying footage.
After Effects: The Next Level, vol, 2: CS 3 Tips and Techniques After Effects: The Next Level, vol, 2: CS 3 Tips and Techniques
Over 6.5 hours of training to take your work to the next level!
$39.95

Aharon Rabinowitz knows how to make cool effects with After Effects. As the Creative Director of All Bets Are Off Productions in New York City, he also knows what you need to know to make the most of this very powerful program, to help you get the job done. Whether you're a working professional, or hope to become one, these 45 tutorials are for you.
Advanced Rotoscoping Techniques for Adobe After Effects Advanced Rotoscoping Techniques for Adobe After Effects
Over 2 hours of advanced training that will change everything
$49.95

VFX and compositing expert Pete O'Connell shows you advanced techniques for rotoscoping in After Effects that will change the way you think about one of the most challenging tasks for any compositor. Pete uses his unique style to show you the tricks he's picked up and created for big-budget Hollywood features. You'll learn how to use the entire AE toolset in entirely new ways.
Motion Design with Adobe After Effects Motion Design with Adobe After Effects
Powerful techniques to kickstart your work. Over 5 hours!
$49.95

Eran Stern is the co-host of the Creative Cow AE podcast and author of some of the web's most popular AE tutorials. In this 5-hour DVD, he'll help you explore the true depths of After Effects. Combining his unique sense of humor and serious AE chops, Eran will teach you how to bring a project from concept to completion.
After Effects: The Next Level After Effects: The Next Level
50 Tutorials To Set Your Work Apart
$39.95

Full-size versions of the world's most popular AE podcast provide over 6 hours of techniques and tips to take your work to the next level. Ideal for both working AE pros, and student who hopes to become one. Also includes AE 7 project files.
Meet Eran Stern, CreativeCOW Contributing Editor
Eran Stern

I am a digital designer with over 15 years of extensive experience in Animation, Video and Visual Effects as well as a graphic designer in one of the two largest daily newspapers and in the Apple headquarters in Israel. A 2D animator and a compositing artist. For the past 10 years have been a respec more...
Adobe After Effects
Promo Breakdown Promo Breakdown

In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern discusses the development process for the DVD. Eran also demonstrates his design methods using Boris Continuum Complete 6.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Eran Stern
Red Giant plug-ins
Creating a Summer Blockbuster Film Look Creating a Summer Blockbuster Film Look

In this action packed episode of Red Giant TV, Sin City's Visual Effects Supervisor - and the new Creative Director of Red Giant Software - Stu Maschwitz, shows you how to get the Summer Blockbuster look seen in Transformers 2, Terminator: Salvation, and The Taking of Pelham 123. Stu shares valuable techniques for enhancing your footage with Magic Bullet Looks and Colorista - the technologies he invented for his own use on feature films.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Stu Maschwitz
Adobe After Effects
AE Quicktips #8: Camera Raw Sequences AE Quicktips #8: Camera Raw Sequences

In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to import a .jpeg or .tiff sequence into Adobe After Effects with Adobe Camera Raw development settings applied.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Carl Larsen
Red Giant plug-ins
Creating a Text to Sand Transition Creating a Text to Sand Transition

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the effect of text (or a logo) dissolving to sand and blowing away. You'll also learn how to reverse the transition, so that sand forms into text.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Aharon Rabinowitz
Trapcode
Creating a 3D picture Montage with Trapcode Particular Creating a 3D picture Montage with Trapcode Particular

In this Episode, Rob Birnholz shows you a great technique for quickly creating a 3D picture montage with Trapcode Particular. It takes just minutes to set up, but can save you hours of work.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Rob Birnholz
Boris FX
Using After Effects Masks with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text Using After Effects Masks with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text

In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to use an After Effects mask to define custom extrusion curves as well as the baseline for text characters in Boris Continuum Complete's Extruded Text filter.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Dirk de Jong
Adobe After Effects
Paint Stroke Morph Paint Stroke Morph

In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates using paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects
Simulating Whip Pans Simulating Whip Pans

In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to create a whip pan (swish pan) effect using Adobe After Effects built in tools.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Carl Larsen
Red Giant plug-ins
Creating a Transporter Effect Creating a Transporter Effect

In this episode, Chief Engineer Eran Stern works furiously to get his Starship's transporters back on-line to rescue a fellow crew member trapped on a hostile planet. But time is running out. Will Eran be able to build the transporter in After Effects in time?

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Eran Stern
Boris FX
Map an After Effects Video Layer to Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text Map an After Effects Video Layer to Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text

In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to map an After Effects video layer to the surface of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Dirk de Jong
Adobe After Effects
Nosferatu becomes Orlok the Vampire in 3D! Nosferatu becomes Orlok the Vampire in 3D!

Nosferatu, the first vampire movie, and some say still the best, rises again in 3D! Chris Heuer used desktop tools including AE and Mocha to breathe new life into this classic of world cinema.

Feature
Author: Chris Heuer
Indie Film & Documentary
DreamSpeakers On Tour: Budding Aboriginal Filmmakers DreamSpeakers On Tour: Budding Aboriginal Filmmakers

In this article, VASST's Douglas Spotted Eagle, takes COW members inside the DreamSpeakers On Tour. DreamSpeakers is a three-weekend project where students meet with professionals in the film/video industry and learn their craft, beginning from the ground floor of film making. Budding Aboriginal filmmakers and Dreamspeakers work together to produce first films for youth, by youth, and the program has kicked off to a great start.

Feature, People / Interview
Author: Douglas Spotted Eagle
Broadcast Video
Broadcast Quality at Bargain Prices Broadcast Quality at Bargain Prices

Brand new to the market and loaded with high-end features, Flanders Scientific has introduced four high definition LCD panels specifically developed for the pro market. With the help of the COW's Walter Biscardi, Jr. and senior telecine colorist Ron Anderson, Nick Griffin offers a first look at these high definition broadcast monitors from FSI.

Review, Feature
Author: Nick Griffin
Windows Hardware & Software
HP Unveils The Future:The New Z-Series Workstations HP Unveils The Future:The New Z-Series Workstations

Writer and contributing editor, David Roth Weiss, takes us UNDER THE HOOD of HP's powerful new Z800 workstations. With a radical new design inside and out, created in collaboration with the BWM Designworks global design consultancy, the new Z800 is HP's most powerful workstation ever for image and processor-intensive tasks, such as: HD video editing, composting, and 3D animation. As an added bonus, David takes us BEHIND THE SCENES with HP to DreamWorks Animation Studios, where the masterminds behind the incredible new hit film, Monsters vs. Aliens, are reinventing the art of storytelling using exciting new state of the art 3D stereoscopic filmmaking techniques and technologies.

Feature
Author: Roth Weiss
Art of the Edit
Fix it in Pre : Workflow Starts Before the Shooting Does Fix it in Pre : Workflow Starts Before the Shooting Does

Looking for smooth shoots even on extreme locations? Want a pain-free post? 24P, film look, Depth of Field converter, advanced compositing and sound design -- its all here. In this Creative Cow Magazine extra from the Workflow 3.0 issue, Carl Larsen shows you how to avoid problems through planning, along with invaluable tips for cinematic storytelling on a tight schedule.

Feature
Author: Carl Larsen


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