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Rampant Media Design Tools! Massive Packs of Animated Elements!

Topher — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:38:52 +0000

So we picked up another sponsor in the sidebar, the last week or so, and I have been checking out some of their products… and well… there is a lot of stuff in these packs! At first glance, you think… oh another Riot Gear type of package… but no no no… WAY MORE stuff than in Riot Gear, and these all deal with specific types of elements!

Were talking like 30 Film Dirt & Scratches, 46 Ink Plumes, 80 Animated Arrows, 115 Animated Paint Strokes, 53 Animated Spray Paints, and 43 Animated Paint Splats! I mean, that is a lot of elements, and variety in those elements to choose from! And the best thing, is each type of element is its own package, so you don’t have to buy everything together, just to get, say a selection of arrows.

All the packages are really well created, providing AI and EPS files, as well as the Quicktimes that go along with them in animation form. All pre-keyed, with alpha channels so there is no messing around with that stuff. All elements are in 1080p and are ready to rock for your convenience!

Along with these Motion Graphic and VFX themed packages, they also have Vector Imagery, RampanTV tutorials, Texture and Photo products, and After Effects Templates available as well! They seriously have something for every type of project…

Check out their product videos for some of their latest products, and head over to their website and see what you can use for your own productions!

Film Dirt & Scratches – $29.99

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Ink Grows & Flows – $69.99

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Animated Arrows – $59.99

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Animated Paint Strokes – $59.99

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Knowledge At Your Fingertips Script Winners Announced!

Topher — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:28:38 +0000

Congratulations to Daniel, Max and Alun! Look for my DM from @VisualFXtuts and email me to get your serial number for the script!

Also, we had a lot of entries that didn’t follow the rules and follow our Twitter accounts, so they weren’t eligible to win. The reason we do this, is so we can DM you at the end. So to participate in our contests make sure you are following @VisualFXtuts and read the rules throroughly when contests are posted!

Look out for the next giveaway soon! hint: It’s a new plugin…

New AEtuts+ Post! 36 Studio Demo Reels That Will Knock Your Socks Off!

Topher — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:18:13 +0000

New Features on the Site! Event Calendar!

Topher — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:04:37 +0000

events like meetups from all around the world, conventions, expos, classes, free and paid events, and pretty much anything else in between. There are some other places around the net that I get some of my information, so I would like to thank Planet5D.com and HDSLRShooter.com for providing awesome coverage of HDSLR events around the world. Definitely check their sites out!

To find the Event Calendar, just go to the top Menu, and under Events>Event Calendar you will find it!

I want to make this the most extensive calendar on the web for our niche of the creative realm, so if you have some kind of event in your city, whether it be a local film festival, little meetup, a talk-shop session, or whatever, PLEASE let me know! I will add it to the calendar immediately! Let this be the community calendar where everyone can come and find out what to do in their city that week!

To submit an event, please email support@visualfxtuts.com or follow me on Twitter @toe_fur and @ me with the details and link to the event!

AENY Tonight! July 29 2010 6:45-9:00pm!

Topher — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:47:43 +0000

I know this is last minute, but I wanted to let you East Coast New Yorkers know that AENY is TONIGHT at 6:45pm! Aharon and Jim are going to be showing some new Colorista II stuff, and some new things from The Foundry! You can also participate in the group discussion and win some sick door prizes! If you got some free time... check it out! (Address after the jump)

Los Angeles: Drink Up With C4D LEGENDS! July 29th!

Topher — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:26:51 +0000

Nick Campbell doing the Vloggity thing….

So the details are in the event invite below, so go ahead and look at that, RSVP and have yourself a good ol’ time! Tell the guys hi for me!

Motion North Tonight in Manchester England at 6:30pm!

Topher — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:13:24 +0000

Killer Video Wednesday! July 28th 2010 Edition!

Topher — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:03:24 +0000

Titles Explosion by MysteryGuitarMan

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NBC Peacock by nathanlovers

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One Minute Suite by Lichtfront

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Coca Cola Burn Ignite “Ride” video by adnewsaust

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The Beautified Project “Butterfly” – Official Music Video 2010 by Loris Movsisyan

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The Pixel Farm Released New Product at SIGGRAPH – PFMatchIt!

Topher — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:43:35 +0000

Link to Coverage by Vizworld.com

Press Release

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THE PIXEL FARM UNVEILS GROUNDBREAKING PFMATCHIT AS PART

OF PRODUCT REALIGNMENT STRATEGY

SIGGRAPH, LA, 27-29 July, 2010 – The Pixel Farm Ltd (www.thepixelfarm.co.uk), developer of innovative image-processing systems for VFX, DI and restoration, today unveiled PFMatchit, a groundbreaking 2D/3D camera-tracking/matchmoving software package, aggressively priced for every desktop. The new product is announced as part of wider realignment of the company’s core VFX product range, including the renowned PFTrack.

PFMatchit, released in response to customer demand for a lower entry point to The Pixel Farm’s technology, is the first product to harness the company’s new 64-bit, node-based flowgraph architecture. This approach dramatically improves the core processes involved in camera tracking, one of the most critical aspects of successful VFX creation.

The new architecture gives users a logical, visual overview of tracking workflows, and a procedural, non-linear environment in which to work. Digital artists have full control over every aspect of each individual operation within a workflow, and can experiment non-destructively with different approaches to a shot to achieve the best possible result. Moreover, the new architecture facilitates shared data manipulation, greater flexibility and ultimately richer creative options for the digital artist.

Optimised as a GPU-accelerated, 64-bit application, and running natively on OSX, Windows and Linux, the new architecture is underpinned with metadata management, fully-integrated Python scripting, workflow customisation and a host of other features, such as in-built rolling shutter correction and image-distortion tools.

Built on this powerful foundation, PFMatchit delivers a cutting-edge 2D and 3D tracking toolset. PFMatchit can solve an unlimited number of camera and object motions per shot, with each contributing to another, and then export the data as a single file. It can also solve for lens distortion, when no grid or alignment data exist, and save this lens profile as a preset for automatic use within the workflow.

The Edit Camera node provides manual controls enabling the user to animate the position of a camera in 3D space over time. It allows previous camera solves to be edited, and can generate hints to influence how a 3D camera moves, with the result that shots can be solved that were previously considered untrackable.

New lens distortion tools, in combination with in-built rolling shutter correction, support for RED RAW without conversion, plus stereo review tools, keep matchmoving artists within a single environment, eliminating the need to use any other third-party applications.

“The Pixel Farm has created easily the most sophisticated 3D tracking software we have ever used,” said Timor Kardum, CEO of OMStudios in Berlin. “The combined power of features in PFMatchit, like optical flow for 3D tracking, Python scripting, RED RAW support and the ingenious Edit Camera node will revolutionise matchmoving.”

PF Matchit addresses the underlying market need for a low-cost matchmoving and 3D camera-tracking product, and complements The Pixel Farm’s popular PFTrack, which provides additional features such as geometry tracking, image-based modelling and Z-depth extraction. PFMatchit, which is set to ship at the end of August, will be priced at $700 USD, with PFTrack now available at an entry point of $3,300 USD.

“Our development team has excelled in creating a product architecture that resets the boundaries of the matchmoving and tracking industry,” said Michael Lancaster, Managing Director at The Pixel Farm. “We are confident that we have developed a technology that reflects the constant industry need to improve productivity. With the launch of PFMatchit, and new pricing for PFTrack, we are giving the global post production community attractive new entry points to the vital craft of matchmoving and camera-tacking.”

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About The Pixel Farm:

The Pixel Farm manufactures and markets innovative image-processing technologies that meet the demands of professionals working in the motion picture, broadcast TV and interactive entertainment industries. The company, headquartered in the UK, was established in 2002 by a management team with decades of experience in developing some of the world’s most advanced 2D and CG effects systems. The company’s products, which address VFX, DI and restoration, are designed to seamlessly integrate into the most demanding post production pipelines, whilst supporting creativity and maximizing productivity.

Twitter Giveaway! The New MGeXchange “Knowledge at your Fingertips” Script!

Topher — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:00:32 +0000

Enhance your workflow – Tired of searching the whole web or your harddrive for a tutorial, the right expression, script or preset? Here they are, in one place, at your fingertips, right inside After Effects.

Features

Direct access to all entries from www.motion-graphics-eXchange.com inside After Effects
Full-Text Search in our whole After Effects knowledge base
Run Scripts, apply Presets and Expressions live with our ‘Action Entries‘-Feature
Multi-Language on-the-fly translation for Expressions, Scripts and Presets (supported languages: en, fr, de, it, es, jp)
Auto correction and translation of ADBE Matchnames inside jsx-files
Thumbnails for every entry, incl. adjustable sizes
Dockable and resizable panel to integrate in your workspace
Fully CS3, CS4 and CS5 compatible

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NOW THE GIVEAWAY!

All you have to do to enter the giveaway is:

Follow @VisualFXtuts on Twitter
Follow @MGXchange on Twitter
Tweet this EXACTLY “RT to win the new “Knowledge at your Fingertips” script from @MGXchange and @VisualFXtuts http://bit.ly/9IcbNu at VisualFXtuts.com!“
Like VisualFXtuts.com on Facebook (optional)
Like MGXchange on Facebook (optional)

That’s all you have to do! We are going to be giving away three copies of the script on Friday, so you have until the end of the week to get your entry in! Also, if you don’t want to wait, you can pick up the script for %30 off of its $19.99 price tag! Just use the coupon “AEknowledge” at the checkout!