• HD 720p Video Camera
• FaceTime Video Chat
• Multitasking
• Retina Display
• iBookstore
• iAds
• Gyroscope
• 5 MP Camera with LED Flash
• A complete makeover of the build

If you want some more information on these features hit up their respectable pages on Apple.com

]]> http://visualfxtuts.com/updates/iphone-4-announced-killer-new-features/feed/ 0 http://visualfxtuts.com/updates/investigativejournalism/ http://visualfxtuts.com/updates/investigativejournalism/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:06:08 +0000 Topher http://visualfxtuts.com/?p=1718 Myself like a lot of you out there always wonder with these things, what if?  What if it is actually real?  I have seen local news reports showing that people have gotten their free gifts from these companies, but you never know if those companies paid them the recievers to represent them, and you have never seen someone document the whole process from the start of them actually signing up to earn one of these.  That is what I am going to do.  I am tired of wondering “WHAT IF?”.  So since I have a little bit of extra money since my tax return, I decided to do something that I have kicked around for a couple years, and put the question to rest.

You might be thinking I am stupid that they are going to take my money, and that you couldn’t be paid to try something like this.  That’s cool with me, you don’t have to help out.  You are the reason I am doing this experiment.  I have checked out my particular site in question on ripoffreport.com, which they have some complaints, but people have gotten gifts; and I couldn’t find anything on The Better Business Bureau.  By the way, their name is TRAINN or Transcedent Innovations.

I am going to be conducting this investigation on YouriPad4Free.com.  If you click through you will be taken to my referral link.  The way this works is this:  They generate trial offers for certain businesses in which sometimes turn into conversions to full paying customers.  It is a pyramid marketing program.  The fact that people such as me are getting others to try out a service, generates income and therefore they can (in theory) provide free iPads or other gifts to people.  Now this is how it is going to work for this experiment.

Click here to view the embedded video.

1. Sign up after clicking through my referral link
2. Next, you have to complete an offer.  The ONLY one I recommend is GameFly.com because I have already tested it.  Navigate to that offer… I believe it is on the third or fourth page.
3. Click through and sign up.  Yes, you do need to enter your credit card information, but I am watching my bank (as should you) to make sure no fraudulent charges are going through.  So far the last three days, I have been safe.   It is only $8.95.
4. Now go to GameFly.com and find a game to put in your queue.  The regulations on YouriPad4Free.com require you to enter a game in your queue to show that you are trying out the service.  You can try out more games to see if it is something you want to continue with too if you so choose.
5. You have to remain a member of GameFly.com for a minimum of 14 days, but I am recommending 15 just in case to receive credit for your contribution.
6. If you have signed up and completed these steps… EMAIL ME I will set a reminder on my calendar 15 days from the time you email me, to email you to see if you are satisfied with the service, and want to choose to continue using it, so you don’t forget and get billed for $16.00 next month.   Also, I will plug whatever you want, website, demo reel, Twitter, Facebook… for helping me out with this experiment.
7. That’s all you have to do!  There are a few things below to keep in mind if you do want to help out though…

• You can’t sign up more than once with multiple emails.  You have to have a different IP Address, Credit Card Information, Name, Address, Phone Number, all those things.
• Try not to sign up at an office, because sometimes all those computers on a network can have the same IP address.
• If you have ever made an account with this site before (YouriPad4Free.com) don’t sign up again.  You will void the chance of your referral working.

Now, to show that I am serious about seeing if this works… in the event that this doesn’t work and turns out to be a scam, I will personally pay each of you that are my referrals underneath me the $9.00 back via Paypal.  I actually really want this to work, because well, I want an iPad, I’m not gonna lie, but I want my curiosity to be settled, and lay that to rest.

Just to be clear, I am not posting this article as a walkthrough on how to cheat the site, or anything like that, I personally believe that this actually does work, just a lot of people are skeptical on if it is real.  I am actually doing this to prove to people that it will work and once you can see that I do have something new, people will be more inclined to actually go ahead with it.  And if I do get ripped off, well… we will know the truth.

Oh, and just to gloat… my Vlog was shot with my new Canon Rebel T2i 50mm f/1.8 lens!  LOVE the DOF!

First, take a look at Apple’s official video for the iPad, and then take a gander at the Features page…

Seems AWESOME right?  well, now take a look at some articles outlining the Pros and Cons of today’s announcement:

David Appleyard’s “An In-Depth Look at the Apple iPad” on Mac.Appstorm.net

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PVC’s HD For Indies Blog’s “Apple’s iPad – All the Details, What it Means For Us” by Mike Curtis

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Gizmodo’s “8 Things That Suck About the iPad” by Adam Frucci

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Philip Bloom raises the question as to if we might be able to use the iPad as a monitor for our HD-DSLR cameras here in the near future…

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I am sure that there is going to be much more coming in the coming hours, but this will get you started on some opinion forming and education about the new iTampon… I mean iPad… I am still on the fence… I will NOT be buying one that is for sure… at least not for $499… just my two cents…

• Build a complex particle system using CC Particle World
• Synchronize the particle blast to shatter a title

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• Fill 3d text with fluid in Realflow and 3ds max9

• Add RealFlows Square Emitter inside 3d Text to achieve this effect

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• Simulate water effect as if its sliding down the glass surface
• We will use After Effects CC mercury effect and fractal noise etc. LINK HERE

• Simulate water effect as if its sliding down the glass surface
• We will use After Effects CC mercury effect and fractal noise etc. LINK HERE

High impact promo using Zaxwerks 3d serpentine plug-in.

Watch the tutorial

• Animate a camera through one surface to another below
• Combine camera mapping techniques with real textures
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In this video, Chris Martin shows you how to track a 3D object onto a live action video shot using Syntheyes and Cinema 4D.
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In this tutorial, Broadcast Designer Jason Brown will show you how to use the fracture object feature in Maxon’s Cinema 4d to make a quick Breaking News open when you are pressed for time. LINK HERE

Creating a Fluid Logo

In this first video with Creative Cow, Chris Martin goes over how to create a fluid logo using Realflow and Cinema 4D. LINK HERE

Bessie Potter

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Michael Park demonstrates how to make a dark, cloudy Title reveal similar to the one seen in the Movie Which Must Not Be Named. All textures and fonts are available in the project download as well as the final CS4 project file. LINK HERE

Boris Continuum Complete’s Witness Protection Filter

In this video tutorial, we use the BCC Witness Protection filter in Apple Final Cut Pro to obscure the face of a surfer who is surfing a wave at great speed, moving across the frame from the center to exit on the right. We will use BCC Witness Protection’s built-in motion tracker to automate this process. LINK HERE

Creating a 3D Text Fly In

In this video tutorial series, Creative Cow leader Zak Peric demonstrates creating a 3D text fly in using Apple Motion. LINK HERE

Creating a Waterfall

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Michael Park demonstrates how to create a waterfall using After Effects and Trapcode Particular. This tutorial is in response to a couple of posts on the Trapcode Forum of CreativeCOW.net looking for this type of effect. This tutorial uses Particular 2.0, but the work flow and settings should work equally will with previous versions of Particular. LINK HERE

Aharon Rabinowitz has a few project files available on his site… this one is Microscope… LINK HERE

Another from All Bets Are Off…. Page Rip… LINK HERE

Last one in this roundup… Old World Map… LINK HERE

Typically when animating a title sequence or commercial, you have layered Photoshop files that were created for the storyboard. Using this script, you can quickly turn this layered artwork into 3D scenes as a starting point for the animation. LINK HERE

In this episode, I show you how to remove the banding from your videos rendered in After Effects. Banding happens when video is compressed and similar colors get posterized. This undesirable, visible bands of color that can be distracting, and in some cases downright ugly. Check out the video for some techniques to prevent this banding from happening. LINK HERE

In this episode, I to go though the new Daylight 2 from CSTools. Daylight 2 features more realistic area shadows, but you need to work to get rid of the grain. LINK HERE

In this quick tutorial, I show you how to make a glossy candy stripe texture. I have used this texture a ton lately when playing with the new physics engine. The stripes help show when spheres start to rotate. I use the scene that I built in yesterday’s tutorial, so you may want to head…. LINK HERE

In today’s tutorial, I show you how to set up the tags properly for Dynamics in Mograph 2 for a simple scene. I also go though how to cache the cloners in the scene for render. LINK HERE

In this tutorial we go over how to use Syntheyes tracking data in Cinema 4D. Watch Tip: Getting Syntheyes Tracking Data… LINK HERE

In this tutorial we use Mograph Effectors to create springy text. Watch Tip: Create Springy Text Using Mograph
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In this tutorial we create an array of blocks in Realflow and destroy them using rigid body dynamics. Watch Tip: Destroy… LINK HERE

In this tutorial we use Cinema 4D and Mograph to create spinning text with specular highlights. Watch Tip: Create Spinning Text…

Part 1 Part 2

In this tutorial start with a basic photo of several homes and then with the help of Compositor’s Toolkit and After Effects, create the illusion that one house has exploded. LINK HERE

If you have never used scripts before, you are missing out. These extensions to your AFter Effects arsenal can be invaluable. There are tons to choose from, they do a wide range of tasks, and new ones are being developed all the time. Lloyd Alvarez, our former editor actually runs AEscripts.com, an online marketplace and central hub for everything scripts in the AE Universe.

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Stop-motion animation using paper cut-outs can take quite a bit of time to produce… unless you use The Paper People effect! This technique gives you similar results in a fraction of the time. With the use of a current version of AE, you’ll use the wiggle expression, hold keyframes, and the puppet tool to emulate the classic look of a beloved form of traditional animation.

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Next time you get a frustrating assignment that you didn’t ask for, don’t crumple it up and throw it at your boss’s face. Now you can easily call it quits within After Effects! Rob uses the example of creating a paper crumple transition to show off the Digieffects plugin Freeform AE. Who knows… this tutorial might just save your job.

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Satya is back with a new tutorial that will help you look as good as you sound. This technique has many options so sit back and learn how to create an attractive visual generated from your audio spectrum.

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If you’re wanting to help to save Sarah Connor then maybe this tutorial will give you an insider’s perspective on what to do. Ben McEwan has created a 3 Day Series crammed full of useful expressions to create the UI found in the Terminator. He’ll skim over some of the basics of shape layers, as well as touch on some more advanced stuff like displacement mapping.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

In this tutorial we are going to reveal how to create a cool particle transition between 2 videos using Trapcode Form. We will cover the importance of layer maps while using this plugin as well as how to create a stylish displacement of the particles.

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Until recently this effect has been created in-camera using specialized lenses. In this tutorial, Richard Bird gives an overview of how the “Dollhouse Effect” can be quickly recreated in post-production without the use of 3rd party plug-ins by remapping the depth of field, use of simple colour correction and altering the frame rate.

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Adobe Kuler is a great resource for color themes that is perfectly integrated in all Adobe CS4 software – except for After Effects. But this has changed now. In this tutorial, Mathias Möhl shows how you can use his brand-new script “Chameleon – The Adobe Kuler Color Theme Browser” to work with Kuler color themes in After Effects. Apply a new color theme with just one click and all colors of your composition update automatically.

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Create a Rocky Video Game Terrain in Blender By Roberto Roch – In this series of tutorials you will learn how to create a finished environment for Blender’s Game Engine. The main focus of the series will be texturing and lighting, with the use of some custom 2d filters to enhance the result.Day 1 LINK HERE Day 2 LINK HERE Day 3 LINK HERE Day 4 LINK HERE

In this three part video tutorial series, lead video game artist, Ron Davey, will walk you through the process of creating a game-ready environment prop in Autodesk Maya, and also share his personal techniques and thoughts along the way.

Day 2 LINK HERE

In this multi-part tutorial, you will learn how to create simple, yet effective, 3d eyes that can be used in either CG illustrations, or animations. This series of tutorials will cover all of the steps that are necessary, from modeling and unwrapping, to texturing, to rigging, and eventually animating the eye.

Day 2 LINK HERE

Using the graphically based, plug and play programming of ICE, you will create and learn to control the motion of electron clouds around a nucleus. This tutorial covers constraints to motion, how to do vector math, particle trails, creating and reusing ICE compounds, and even some basic ICE particle rendering. If you don’t already, you will come to love the flexibility and power that ICE provides to your simulations.

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In this comprehensive video tutorial Blender guru, Karan Shah, will walk you through a detailed demonstration of the Blender user interface. From navigation, to modeling, and even animation, this tutorial is a must for anyone who is interested in learning this free, yet very powerful, open source 3d application.

LINK HERE

In this two part beginner/ intermediate tutorial, professional Modo artist, Matt Braeley, will demonstrate how to model a photorealistic Swiss Army knife using Luxology’s Modo 302. Despite its appearance and apparent complexity, it is actually a surprisingly easy and fun object to model, once broken down into it’s respective parts.

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In this tutorial you will go through the process of modeling and rendering a Living Room in Autodesk Maya. You will also learn to use Mental Ray (along with the new architectural materials), create realistic fur, and implement studio lighting to create nice and soft shadows and highlights.

Day 1 LINK HERE Day 2 LINK HERE

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a beautiful sunset over a calm sea using DreamScape and 3dsmax. DreamScape is sophisticated set of plug-ins for 3dsmax, that allows you to create and render realistic landscapes, seascapes, skies, clouds, outdoor lighting and more.

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This tutorial will focus on creating a cool molecule type object with Maya and finish the project off in After Effects. We will begin by modeling the molecule in maya, then create a shader via the hypershade panel and assign it to the object, and render out a still image. Lastly we will take it into After Effects, and create a camera that drifts and zooms towards the molecule. We will also add a few particles to the scene and comp it all together.

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In this advanced level tutorial, you will learn all of the steps necessary to build a fully functioning car rig in 3D Studio Max. This rig features working suspension, steering and body roll, as well as some functionality for drifting and powerslides. You will learn how to set up internal functionality through links, constraints, expressions, and parameter wiring. The final result will be a robust rig with easy, and accessible controls.

Day 1 LINK HERE Day 2 LINK HERE

In this beginner/ intermediate level tutorial, we are going to take a look at creating a simple toon shaded render for our characters in blender. Among the topics that will be covered are: basic lighting, creating and adjusting the toon materials, rendering, and composite nodes.

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In this beginner/ intermediate level tutorial, you will learn how to create and render a realistic interior scene in Cinema 4D and Vray. The first day will focus on modeling the room and all of the furniture, and the second on materials, lights, rendering, and post production.

Day 1 LINK HERE

In this multi-part,hard surface modeling tutorial, you will learn how to quickly create a realistic looking Nokia 5800. The techniques shown in this tutorial can easily be applied to other 3d applications, and the methods of making the phone itself are fast, and very efficient. Though the resulting mesh will not be perfect, the final render will still look great, thus the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to make a perfect mesh, but to teach you a trick or two about fast and efficient modeling.

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a bullet shooting through a liquid apple using Realflow, Cinema 4D, and After Effects . On the first day, you will learn scene setup in Realflow and proxy objects, Day 2 will cover importing Realflow data back into Cinema 4D and setting up for multipass rendering, and on the third and final Day, we will focus on importing .aec data from Cinema 4D into After Effects and isolating individual elements, as well as post effects.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a fantastic tunnel scene in Maya, and then add some final lighting touches in Photoshop. You follow Abed Ibrahim through his process as he of modeling, texturing, shading, and rendering techniques, and finally arrive at the spectacular result that is shown here.

Watch Day 1 LINK HERE

In this intermediate/ advanced video tutorial, you will learn how to model a highly detailed high-poly car rim from scratch. First, you will study a tried and true method of setting up a blueprint, and learn to make an animated x-ray material. Then, you will jump into modeling, where you learn a wide variety of tools and techniques, both low and high, to complete the final sub-d model.

Watch Day 1 LINK HERE

In this screen capture of a recent Adobe After Effects E-seminar, learn how Trapcode Soundkeys was used to control the look and feel of a boxing promo. Other topics include a technique for using Trapcode Shine along with CC Glass to create a stylistic impact effect, and various real-world workflow techniques. LINK HERE

Motion Sketch is one of those Adobe After Effects tools that is often forgotten (at least by me) but is still a handy addition to the After Effects toolset. In this quick tip we look at how you can use Motion Sketch to add natural, organic motion to your layers. LINK HERE

After Effects: Rotoscoping Fields – In this short tip, learn how to set up your Adobe After Effects composition to rotoscope footage imported with fields. (Note: please excuse the room ambience included with the audio, my regular microphone failed during this recording). Watch tip (5mins) LINK HERE

Photoshop Extended A Workflow with AE – In this screen cast of a recent Adobe E-seminar, learn how to incorporate Adobe Photoshop Extended into your Adobe After Effects workflow, by preparing video in After Effects, exporting to Photoshop and adding Filters, then reimporting back to After Effects for final compositing. LINK HERE

In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Maltaannon demonstrates the Audio Spectrum effect.

LINK HERE

Ko Maruyama over at NinjaCrayon has a roundup of some C4D pumpkin and bat modeling tutorials just in time for Halloween!

LINK HERE

Modeling a Human Hand in Blender… LINK HERE

Rig a Piston in Blender… LINK HERE

35. After Effects: Creepy Nuclear Scene (Color Manipulation)

• Use CC Glass and other plugins to make a picture look 3d
• Play with Shine and Color Correction to create a creepy tone
• LINK HERE

Modeling a Bullet in C4D LINK HERE

Texturing/Animating a Bullet in C4D LINK HERE

Hey guys, you can check out both parts right now.

Meanwhile, the Cinema 4D and AE part are here. In Part one we will cover how to fully create the scene in Cinema 4D and then we will add final effects and camera chaos in After Effects. Both tutorials, if added up, add up to 20 minutes, so its a great deal to learn a powerful scene in a short period of time. Check them out and tell me your opinion.

Also check out the other side of the storm, Nahuel and his 3DS Max part: http://www.nalvfx.com.ar/

Noise Junkies Part

Lighting with Materials.

Neville Page, creature designer for Avatar, Star Trek and Cloverfield, demostrates his ZBrush PhotoShop Workflow. Remember you have to LOG IN FIRST – LINK HERE

In this tutorial you will learn how to use Illustrator and After Effects to create a spider web that animates on and catches some text that flies into it. LINK HERE

A quick introduction to using blurs in After Effects and Fusion 5. We cover the Box Blur, Gaussian Blur, and the Lens blur. Custom blur shapes and how to match the bokeh pattern from a specific lens are covered in Fusion 5. LINK HERE

In this tutorial, Carl Larsen shows you how to create an array of 3D particles using Trapcode Form and Red Giant Plane Space to achieve a look that, under most circumstances, has been reserved for more complex, 3d applications.

LINK HERE

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Chad Perkins shows you how to create various elements for use in a Twilight Zone-esque TV show opening, using After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and Cinema 4D. Get ready to kick it old-school…

LINK HERE

Learn how to give your motion graphics compositions some flair by learning to harness the power of randomizing the 3d position and motion of characters within a bunch of text layers.

LINK HERE

Find out about the exciting new features offered in Mudbox 2010 in this series of short videos! LINK HERE

This is a tutorial primarily for beginners who are interested in editable poly. A set of stairs will be completed from this tutorial. I am using 3DS Max 2009, but any version of 3DS Max should be fine. LINK HERE

On MacBreak Studio, Alex and I continue our discussion of new features in Motion 4, this time with a “focus” on Depth of Field. See it on iTunes here or on the web here. LINK HERE
I return to MacBreak Studio, where I talk with host Steve Martin about the new camera framing behavior and a few other useful commands in Motion 4. Watch it on iTunes here or on the web here. If you want to learn about my Motion 4 Up and Running tutorial, that’s here. LINK HERE

Back in 2006 Chris Zwar created an awe-inspiring opening sequence that got a lot of attention, because despite what you might think, it wasnt created in 3d, only After Effects. Check out the post on his site, to see the spot we’re talking about, and to find the links to the tutorials at PVC.

LINK HERE

Richard has a nice little introduction to Keylight over at PVC. There are tons of Keylight tutorials riddled across the internet, but coming from an industry veteran like Mr. Harrington, you’re bound to learn something new.

LINK HERE

Eran finishes the Energy Drink tutorial by putting the finishing touches on it using Photoshop Extended as well as After Effects.

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Learn to carefully tint all of your footage within the same project to look like it was all shot together under the same lighting conditions. LINK HERE

You have your product or title object beautifully modeled and textured…but what about lighting? Well, one short answer is to look into Global Illumination. Another option fake GI with a complex lighting scheme. There are many options out there, here is one. We’re going to use MoGraph to make the setup a little easier and more flexible. LINK HERE

Chrome text, chrome logos, chrome, chrome, chrome… everybody wants some bling bling. What makes metallic textures look so good? Reflections. Reflections are easy if you have some text floating in a complete modelled environment. What if you want some chrome text as an element to bring back into AE for a composite? Here’s a beginner/intermediate tutorial to show you how you to make it quickly… LINK HERE

Let’s take a look a the layer shader. It is one of the more powerful shaders in the C4D shader arsenal. It basically works very similarly to the layers palette in Photoshop and the layered timeline in After Effects, so most of this will be familiar to a lot of you. Let’s dive in. LINK HERE

Well then the Transfer Tool is exactly what you’re looking for…

Let’s begin by selecting the object we want to place. (sphere) LINK HERE

CINEMA 4D Version 11 AR3 GI is a major upgrade from AR2 with a completely revamped new state of the art Global Illumination native render engine for Cinema 4D. VRay users may notice some similarities, while AR2 users will need to become acclimated to new terminology, settings and controls. Cinema users that until now wanted better GI in Cinema’s native Advanced Render should appreciate the improved render performance and control. LINK HERE

The Portal Cube or Weighted Companion from the Valve game Portal has become somewhat of an icon. This morning I modelled this in 3D Studio Max and recorded to show how it was done. LINK HERE

Brand new tutorial in a series of Maxscript for beginners – here we introduce basic terminology and generating objects and managing them through basic mat and scripting lingo.

This series is designed to move artists into more technical subjects easily and apply them to appropriate subjects for real production. LINK HERE

Check out this Transformers Logo tutorial from Tendest.com. LINK HERE

Info Hello viewer My name is Gourav Sharma. 3D Asian girl is my 1st attempt to make a realistic looking 3d girl! Software i used -3ds max 2008 and photoshop cs. Inspiration I got this information from my friend she told me that her one friend got pregnent coz of not using condom! we can’t stop anyone for having sex but we can be aware for safe sex ! LINK HERE

“What’s new in Mudbox 2010 – Extraction” by Ashraf Aiad

In this series of podcasts we will explore some of the new features in Mudbox 2010. The extraction user interface has been improved to allow extraction from diffrent levels. LINK HERE

“What’s new in Mudbox 2010 – FBX” by Ashraf Aiad

In this series of podcasts we will explore some of the new features in Mudbox 2010 Transferring your work between 3D applications is much simpler now that Mudbox supports the Autodesk FBX file format. LINK HERE

“Rifleman” by Robin Benes

I will show you how I proceeded with the modelling, texturing,postproduction. The most inspiring thing for me is art by Blizzard entertainment and becouse I´m a big fan of Warcraft i have started work on “my” Rifleman. LINK HERE

Nahuel’s 5 part tutorial series called The Truck on compositing a realistic explosion and fire into a peice of moving footage. Click the image to go to the page with the models and project files available for download, and click the individual links for direct links to the video tutorials

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

On MacBreak Studio, I talk with Steve Martin about the new text styling and animation tools in Motion 4. Watch it in iTunes here or on the web here.

In the monthly video tutorials that Chris and Trish Meyer have been releasing, this month’s video is on understanding how shape layers work.

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This tutorial goes over the procedure of rendering a movie from After Effects, including how to use the Render Queue. LINK HERE

Dennis Radeke shows you how to create some realistic fog inside of AE using Fractal Noise and some masks.

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Nick takes us through the steps of creating a simple 3D background for a green screen interview type scenario.

A quick an easy technique to get a professional look for your next corporate production. LINK HERE

In preparaation for a web series that Pro Juice have in pre-production, i’ve been playing around with some effects that are to appear in a number of the episodes.

The first effect is replicating the look of a large screen plasma TV. One of the characters appears on a screen mounted on a wall and then interacts with the characters in the room. It looks like we will achieve the effect in post, so in this tutorial i take you through some of the steps involved in creating this dot-matrix type pattern which is in effect a working style guide for some effects that will appear in the web series – The Science of Night. LINK HERE

Nick takes us through the steps of how to manipulate the settings in the default Bad TV Effect in Final Cut Pro and create an original rolling analogue TV effect. LINK HERE

In the first stage of building a scene Rob shows you how to use a variety of tools to build a chair. Starting with a spline and a sweep nurbs, you will learn how to create a frame. Then on to poly objects, using soft selections, magnet, bevel, extrude and more to create realistic cushions. Finish off with some texturing and get ready for part two. LINK HERE

In the second stage of building a scene Rob shows you how to use a variety of tools to build a bath tub, with taps and even a towel created using the clothilde engine. Move on to apply textures and render a test, ready for part 3. LINK HERE

In the third part of the series, you will learn how to create a cabinet, complete with a sink, taps, and a mirror. Add some details and group everything together for easy import into the final scene. The next tutorial will cover setting up the room, adding materials and final modelling, before moving on to lighting and rendering. LINK HERE

In the fourth part of the series, you will learn how to set up the scene. Starting with building the room itself, adding a few props and then adding materials. See how mograph was used to build a lighting rig and a quick look at using photoshop to paint some textures. Also learn a quick tip for speedy navigating a scene without having to re-adjust your view for render time. LINK HERE

Mograph’s tracer object lets you easily generate and animate tendrils that follow any object. This tutorial shows you how easy it is. LINK HERE

Use the fracture object in cinema 4d to create an exploding logo, which is easily animateable. LINK HERE

Learn how to use Maxon’s exchange plugin to send 3d data from cinema 4D to After Effects, for easy compositing. LINK HERE

Why build your model and animate the long way when mograph can do almost of it for you? Watch and find out how. LINK HERE

Use the mograph module in cinema 4d to create a sci-fi scene, saving a lot of time and effort. LINK HERE

Learn to how to easily set up a hair material and the scene it’s in to create realistic grass. It catches a lot of people out but once you see what is involved (which isn’t much) you can get some really nice results with a minimum of effort. LINK HERE

• The first of many “Quick Tips” we hope to provide which will allow you to save time, effort and headaches…
• If you have ever had Z-Depth channel information which just wont let you get good Depth of Field, here is the solution…
• This fix allows you to correct the problem in After Effects without having to go back into 3D and re-render…

LINK HERE

• Learn how to create realistic running water in After Effects…
• Use particles to drive an image map displacement effect based on a background still image…
• You will learn how to use CCGlass to achieve a Specular highlight for added realism…

LINK HERE

• Introduction to basic 3D rigging using only pivot points and linking…
• Learn about IK versus FK rigging for animation and how to set up IK controllers…
• You will learn use the Layer Manager to separate Mesh objects from Rig objects…

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Using some particle systems, 3d cameras, and texture compositing, Levi shows you how to create a cool looking title sequence.

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Using a day for night technique, some roto, color correction and fractal noise, learn to make a nice sunny day look like a horrible, knock-out-your-power storm.

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Quick and easy way of a not very detailed water faucet. Perfect for those quick distant shots and angles. Obviously for close ups more details and variation would be needed but this should get you started. Enjoy LINK HERE

In this tutorial I go through the easy use of the bend deformer in C4D LINK HERE

See how easy and quick it is to spin an object. In C4D LINK HERE

How to use the explosion deformer easily and effective in C4D. LINK HERE

Showing you how to model a chess queen piece using only a bezier spline in C4D. LINK HERE

Following on from the Chess Queen piece tutorial heres one on how to model the board. I did however use the old tutorial from Maxon on modeling the board. It was the first ever written tutorial I followed and therefore I am now showing you with a video on how to do it. LINK HERE

An effective way to improve the quality of your blueprints or reference images to get rid of the nasty ‘blur’ and distortion. Its my common method to work with references and images within Cinema 4D although many use references and images as a background instead of on a plane now. But as you can see this way also has an advantage if your blueprint isnt top notch quality. Enjoy LINK HERE

How to create fire using the mograph module. More specifically the Mograph Displace Deformer. LINK HERE

I show you a quick way to export from Cinema4D to Photoshop including lights, layers, reflection and more. LINK HERE

Video tutorial showing how easy it is to make a basic LCD model using one cube and a few spheres. Good tutorial for those wanting to see how the Extrude tool works. LINK HERE

Tutorial showing how to easy create a basic wire or cable using only a spline and circle. LINK HERE

Here I show you the main ways to create a bridge or fill a gap. Also shows how to create a ‘hole.’ LINK HERE

The reason for this quick tutorial was to show you how to use the Atom Array quickly and its main purpose. LINK HERE

Basic tutorial showing how easy it is to model a ring for example a wedding ring. LINK HERE

Modeling a Table Lamp using Loft Nurbs tutorial. Good for the quick easy table lamp models needed. LINK HERE

A quick video tutorial showing the basics of how to create grass using the Hair module in cinema4D. Obviously the hair module is needed for this. LINK HERE

Keying Footage With Keylight Software Used: After Effects Overview: In this tutorial we look at the basics of keying footage in After Effects using the plugin Keylight. This tutorial doesn’t go over all the buttons and switches of the plugin but gives you enough to get started and understanding how it works. View: View Tutorial

2 Simple Expressions In After Effects Software Used: After Effects Overview: In this After Effects tutorial focus on two simple expressions. The two expressions used are; loopOut(); and Wiggle(2,2); For more information on expressions in After Effects check out AE Enhancers and the tutorials by Harry Frank over at graymachine.com. View: View Tutorial

Basics Of Rotoscoping In After Effects Software Used: After Effects Overview: In this tutorial we look at the basics of rotoscoping in After Effects. This tutorial is for beginners and should give you an idea of what rotoscoping is and how essential it can me to any project. View: View Tutorial

Creating A Wipe With A Basic Mask Animation Software Used: After Effects Overview: In this tutorial we look at creating a wipe by animating masks in After Effects. This tutorial is for beginners and should give you an idea of how to animate a mask and what alpha channels are. View: View Tutorial

Simple Counter Expression In After Effects Software Used: After Effects Overview: This is my first After Effects video tutorial so please take that into consideration. In this tutorial I go through the basics of how you add an expression in After Effects. I focus on setting up a simple counter expression using an expression and the slider control effect. Here is the expression used; val = effect(“Slider Control”)(“Slider”); numDec = 0; // digits to right of decimal numDigit = 2; // digits to left of decimal if (val < 0) sign = “-” else sign = “”; s = Math.abs(val).toFixed(numDec); while (s.length < numDigit + numDec + 1) s = “0″ + s; sign + s For more information on expressions in After Effects check out AE Enhancers and the tutorials by Harry Frank over at graymachine.com. View: View Tutorial

Intro To RealFlow – Basic User Interface Software Used: RealFlow Overview: In this first of hopefully many RealFlow tutorials I go over the basic user interface and layout. I show you how to navigate around and manipulate objects in a scene. This tutorial is just to get your feet a little wet and introduce you to RealFlow and understand where all the basic buttons are. View: View Tutorial

Tyson Ibele has created an amazing free script for 3DS Max that generates complex buildings with mere clicks. If you haven’t picked this one up you need to asap! This script is the reason I love Max. No other community would share such a powerful script for free. LINK HERE

New tutorial uploaded showing the process of exporting content into the correct format for use in Frenzoo, a 3D chat service that allows users to create their own 2D and 3D custom content. As with is common with most services like this, the content can be exported out directly from 3DS Max but not other applications so there are a couple of extra steps required to get files and content set up properly for use. Read how to export models to Frenzoo.

New tutorial uploaded on exporting models to the Open 3D *.o3d format, or more correctly the *.o3dtgz format. LINK HERE

Most modern games use normal maps and luckily for Blender users the program has a native abilty to render bake them from high resolution meshes… LINK HERE

I am very proud of what I have achieved by working on this animation. In this tutorial I will show you how to make gold typography with a see through mesh. LINK HERE

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an awesome 3D magic top-hat! We will use 3ds Max and Adobe Photoshop to render and then post-process the image.

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In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an outstanding 3D tunnel animation! We will use 3ds Max to create a tunnel, add some materials and set up lightings and then we will use Adobe After Effects to post-process entire animation! So, let’s get started!

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This tutorial will show you how to create an interesting 3D text image. It will explain you how to set up your rendering engine to render glossy surfaces and create some glossy materials as borders of your letters. Then, we will create a simple background for your rendered text. Let’s get started!

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In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at a built-in script called the Solidify Selection script. This script, created by Campbell Barton, will allow you to solidify a mesh by adding a second “skin” to it based on the selected geometry. LINK HERE

In this tutorial, we’ll be taking a look at the basic blocking for modeling a 3d cartoon hand. Part 1 Part 2

In this Blender tutorial, we’ll be taking a look at how to model a smooth t-joint connection. This technique is something you might want to consider when simply intersecting two cylinders doesn’t quite give you the appearance you need. LINK HERE

In this Blender tutorial, we’ll take a look at how to add simple transitions to camera changes in an animation. This will be accomplished using Blender’s Video Sequence Editor. LINK HERE

Brick is one of the Popular material that we usually often used in 3ds Max. The brick’s application as wall constructor or wall exspose. Behind as Architectural element, the bricks are usually used in the Game and Industry. This tutorial will guide u how to make your own bricks material step by step, and I assume that it really works for the beginner, and that you have a great understanding of basic geometry. LINK HERE

Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Tearing cloth with an object – swf format – 4.6mb Password : www.jag4d.com Create a cloth and activate the tearing option, place the cloth in a ClothNURBS object. Create a collider object and move it through the cloth, fixing the border of the cloth and moving the collider through the middle will work in any case. LINK HERE

Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Clothilde with belt – swf format – 4.6mb

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Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Normal Map – swf format – 6mb One technology that is widely used for the modern game is a normal mapping. Normal mapping is a way to handle a light to the surface with a height / depth specific. Normal mapping can be similar / the same as the bump mapping. At the game level is higher are typically used where the effect of parallax mapping from a depth of a surface can be drawn with only one additional texture only. Normal mapping is used to produce a highly detailed image by using only some polygon. LINK HERE

Finger Setup – swf Format 31 mb Password: www.free-tutorials.freesitespace.net

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Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Skin with Claude Bonet – swf format – 4.1mb Password : www.free-tutorials.freesitespace.net LINK HERE

Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Basic UV Export – swf format – 1.5mb Password : www.free-tutorials.freesitespace.net LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use the particle system included with Cinema 4D. You’ll also learn how to use gravity, wind, deflectors, destroyers and rotation with your particles. LINK HERE

In this first part of a multi-part tutorial you’ll learn about the settings in the general tab of lights. You’ll learn about the different types of lights, shadows and visible light. LINK HERE

In this second part of a multi-part tutorial you’ll learn about the settings in the details tab of lights. This includes: Inner angle, outer angle, aspect ratio, contrast, what a shadowcaster is for, falloff and the inverse square law for lighting as well as near clip and far clip. You will also see how to exclude objects from your lights and how to add noise to your volumetric lighting for a fog effect. LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use multiple cameras in your scene and switch between them with the Stage Object. LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use a simple version of xpresso to help control your animations and reduce the amount of keyframing necessary. You’ll also learn how to use the cycle command in the Animation timeline. LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to combine the MoGraph spline mask with the sound and delay effectors to create interesting shapes filled with clones. LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to combine your Cinema 4D projects with After Effects. You will learn how to combine object buffers with external compositing tags and lights to use as emitters with Trapcode Particular in After Effects. LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to add bounce using Mograph. Using a simple cloner object and a delay effector, you too can add spring to your step, or in this case to your lighting fixtures. Thanks to Ame for the inspiration for this tutorial! LINK HERE

Tutorial showing you how to use Global Illumination to light your scenes. LINK HERE

Short tutorial showing you how to wrap text along a spline using the Mograph plugin. LINK HERE

NURBS, NURBS, NURBS. Guess what this tutorial introduces you to. You’ll get a basic understanding of how to use the diffferent types of NURBS in C4D. LINK HERE

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What Are Five Second Projects?
We all want to make cool shit for our reel right? Sometimes you just need a theme to get you started… Some rules to fight against. Use the theme “Fast Food” to make a five second motion piece and link it in the comments of this blog post. Please be sure to post a link in this post’s comments to ensure me seeing it.

Photographers, use the theme, “Fast Food” to go shoot a photo. Link it in the Flickr group.

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Videocopilot.net – Build a complex particle system using CC Particle World. Synchronize the particle blast to shatter a title.  LINK HERE

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Bitweiser Lite – Problems with overerexposed footage? Need to work in 32bpc for nice depth of field and motion blur? Now you can! Convert your footage from 8bpc to 32bpc with my new free plugin.  LINK HERE

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Introduction to Pixel Bender – Check this tutorial out and learn more about Adobe Pixel Bender technology and start making your own plugins.  LINK HERE

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In this After Effects video tutorial, Lester Lauritzen shows you how to use the CC Threshold RGB effect to create a luminance matte and mask out water in a swimming pool.  LINK HERE

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35. Water Refraction – Simulate water effect as if its sliding down the glass surface. We will use After Effects CC mercury effect and fractal noise etc. LINK HERE

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There are many ways to create some little elements that go into radar screens and control panels, but when you need to design something that matches a defined or described function – then you might find some really simple solutions in CINEMA4D’s mograph tools.  This 5min video tutorial walks you through the basics. What you do with those tools can take a little longer.  LINK HERE

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In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Maltaannon demonstrates the Audio Waveform effect. LINK HERE

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In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Harry Frank of Graymachine demystifies Arithmetic and offers ups some creative uses for this little known effect.  Download project LINK HERE

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In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Maltaannon explains some techniques for using the Angle Control effect with basic expressions.  LINK HERE

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3D or AE? How about 3D using AE! At the beginning of 2006 I created a conference opener for Centrica that looked like it had been made with a 3D animation package, however practically everything was created using only After Effects.  Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

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In this GSG Cast, Nick tries to make sense of how layer order effects visibility in After Effects when using 2D and 3D layers. There is also a tip on how to force a 3D element into place by using 2D layers. Enjoy!  LINK HERE

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I do this a lot when I want to try out different lighting techniques in Cinema 4D. I build this abstract shape and see how sexy I can make it. Follow along and learn how to build an abstract shape in Cinema 4D using the deformers and some simple textures.  LINK HERE

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Sometimes, when making 3D shapes in after effects, you just can’t get two layers to line up properly. Here is a trick I learned to make sure your edges always look like they are perfect.  LINK HERE

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Create the JibJab Effect by Adam Everett Miller – Learn how to turn yourself into a cartoony looking animation. If you have a client that wants something funny or if you’re just bored and need something to do with your friends, this is a simple tutorial that will generate some extremely entertaining results!  LINK HERE

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Create a Peaceful Sunset by James Grochowalski – In this tutorial James will show some practical techniques in creating a lovely sunset scene. He will cover extracting a tree image from the sky background within Photoshop and animating a realistic sunset.  LINK HERE

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Mac OSX Wallpaper Creation – With Invigorator Pro Day 1 and 2 by Saqib Naqvi – In this tutorial Saqib recreates the Mac OSX Wallpaper. He will start off Day 1 setting up the background to create the simulated aurora feel. Then be ready for Day 2 as we jump into Invigorator to create our 3d logos.

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Create Mac OSX Intro Video with C4D – Day 1 and 2 – by Satya Meka – As the penultimate nugget of goodness in our Mac Lover’s Week, Satya created a 2 day tutorial that everybody will enjoy! In day 1, he will walk us through Cinema 4D and how to create the 3d text in this effect.

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Create Harry Potter Titles – by Robert Holtby – You don’t have to be a graduate of Hogwarts to create cool titles! In this tutorial you will learn the simplicity of creating an amazing looking Harry Potter “The Half-Blood Prince” introduction, using only four photographs and the power of After Effects. So quit your Quidditch and have a seat. It’s gonna be magical!  LINK HERE

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How to Create a Glitchy Interface Animation – by Anthony Errisuriz – This tutorial will teach you how to recreate a stylized Glitch Interface Animation that resembles a high tech control system, with an analog monitor startup. Anthony Errisuriz provides his step by step process for creating this amazing effect with design from Illustrator and animating in After Effects.  LINK HERE

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Next-Gen Weapon Creation – Day 2: The Low-Poly Model – by Ben Bolton – Creating weaponry effectively in a next-gen workflow requires detailed knowledge of a variety of very specific skills and tools. In this, the second day of the next-gen knife modeling series, you will tackle the creation of your low-poly model, by cleverly reverse-engineering the high-poly source mesh. LINK HERE

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How to Export 3d Camera Data from Cinema 4D into After Effects by Harrison Ambs – When it comes to motion graphics, exporting camera data from a 3D program to a 2D compositing program is one of the most important techniques you could know. In this tutorial, you will learn the basics behind getting Cinema 4D and After Effects to talk to one another, including using exporting tags, using the camera data in After Effects within 3D layers and effects, and how to set up and tweak your render for the best results.  LINK HERE

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Model a Photorealistic Boss Tu-2 FX Pedal in Modo – Day 1 & 2 – by Matt Brealey – In this two-part tutorial, you will learn how to model the Boss Tu-2 FX pedal using Luxology’s Modo 302. Taking advantage of Modo’s workflow enhancing toolset, the model will be highly-detailed, and suitable for close up renders from any angle.  Day 1 LINK HERE Day 2 LINK HERE

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Making Realistic Water in 3ds Max by Evan Schaible – In this tutorial we will be looking in depth at the water space warp in 3D Studio Max. We will first dive into the theory of the space warp, and fish out all of the little details that most people only swim past. Then, after we’ve had our fill of theory, we will look at how to practically apply that theory in a realistic pool scene, and render in Maxwell Render for our final result.  LINK HERE

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Re-Topologize a Game-Ready Alien Head in Blender – by Jonathan Williamson – The retopology tools in Blender allow you to take a high-resolution model and very quickly create a low-poly version of that model. You can then use this new low-poly mesh to easily generate a normal map, displacement map, or anything else you may need from the high-poly version.  This tutorial introduces you to the basics of retopo in Blender, including how to use the extrude feature, the paint tool, and some of the quirks of retopo in general. Retopologizing a model.  LINK HERE

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Next-Gen Weapon Creation – Day 3: Unwrapping and Texture Baking – by Ben Bolton – Creating weaponry effectively in a next-gen workflow requires detailed knowledge of a variety of very specific skills and tools. In the third tutorial of this knife creation series, we will examine UV mapping and baking, two highly complementary sciences.  LINK HERE

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Next-Gen Weapon Creation – Day 4: Diffuse and Specular Textures – by Ben Bolton – Creating weaponry effectively in a next-gen workflow requires detailed knowledge of a variety of very specific skills and tools. In the conclusion to this next-gen knife series, we begin the texturing phase of the asset creation process in Photoshop and 3ds Max.  LINK HERE

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Cast Shadows from CG into a Live Action Scene with Cinema 4D – by Connor Kerrigan – Casting realistic looking shadows from a cg object is extremely critical to making your cg believable in a live action environment. It is, however, also extremely difficult. In this tutorial you will learn how to use Cinema 4d to make a shadow catching layer that you will then be able to composite together with the main rendered video in After Effects.  LINK HERE

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Create a New York Subway Entrance in Maya – Day 1: Modeling – by Ron Davey – In this three part video tutorial series, lead video game artist, Ron Davey, will walk you through the process of creating a game-ready environment prop in Autodesk Maya, and also share his personal techniques and thoughts along the way.  In this, the first part of the series, Ron will begin by modeling the low-poly mesh from reference, and then move on to creating the high-poly source for the purpose of baking normal maps.  LINK HERE

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An Introduction to 3ds Max: Polygonal Modeling – Day 1 – by Kaleb Aylsworth – Of all of the high-end 3d apps on the market, 3ds Max is by far one of the most powerful. It is, however, also one of the most complex and daunting 3d apps to learn.  In this two part tutorial, professional video game artist, Kaleb Aylsworth, will give you a detailed introduction to 3ds Max, as it pertains to polygonal modeling and the video game industry.  LINK HERE

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An Introduction to 3ds Max: Polygonal Modeling – Day 2 – by Kaleb Aylsworth – In this two part tutorial, professional video game artist, Kaleb Aylsworth, will give you a detailed introduction to 3ds Max, as it pertains to polygonal modeling and the video game industry.  In the first part of the series, Kaleb walked you through many key skills that you will need to get started modeling. Now, in the second part, he will demonstrate how to apply the things that you have learned by using them to make a low-poly version of Plasticboy’s “Retro TV Set”.  LINK HERE

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Create a Lightbulb in Blender

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Animate A Gear Train in Blender

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Non Photo Realistic Cumulus Clouds in Blender

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Create an Exploding Planet in 3ds Max

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Create a Procedural Tile Material in 3ds Max 2010

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Car Paint Shader in 3ds Max 2010

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31. After Effects: Giving life to your animations. Use simple effects like CC Jaws to create a vivid animation. Use lights ans shadows to make the scene very vivid. LINK HERE

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30. After Effects: “DJ-Like” Light Streams.  Use Shine and Particular to create an awesome light sequence.  Simulate a realistic stream of lights coming to the camera

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Tip: Creating the Slow Motion Effect in Realflow

In this tutorial we go over how to change the frames per second in Realflow to achieve a slow motion..  LINK HERE

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Tip: Realwave Inside of Realflow

In this tutorial we go over using Realwave inside of Realflow to create text rising out of water and making…  LINK HERE

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Tip: Getting Syntheyes Tracking Data into Cinema 4D

In this tutorial we go over how to use Syntheyes tracking data in Cinema 4D. Watch Tip: Getting Syntheyes Tracking Data…  LINK HERE

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Tip: Parenting for Position

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Tip: Getting C4D Data in and out of Realflow

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Tip: Making an Initial State in Realflow

In this tutorial we go over making an initial state in Realflow. Watch Making an Initial State in Realflow…. LINK HERE

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Tip: Working with Rigid Body in Realflow

In this tutorial we go over using rigid body dynamics inside of Realflow to knock over some blocks. Watch Working with…  LINK HERE

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Tip: Using a Custom Object as a Realwave in Realflow

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Tip: Working with Elastics in Realflow

In this tutorial we go over how to use elastics to simulate a ball bouncing. Watch Working with Elastics in Realflow[podcast…  LINK HERE

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Maya Composite 101 (Based upon the Autodesk® Toxik™ software) – Part 1 In this tutorial, you will become familiar with the Toxik UI and workflow.  LINK HERE

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Modeling A Toy Dragonfly
This tutorial series covers how to model, texture, and render a toy dragonfly. This tutorial is for beginners. Part two begins where part one left off. This tutorial will be teaching more modeling techniques and using… LINK HERE

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Mudbox techniques for props #1 – Wood

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What’s New in Mudbox 2010

In this series of podcasts we will explore some of the new features within Mudbox 2010 – videos by Ashraf Aiad… LINK HERE

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Episode 27: Building an Airport Scene – Part 1: Backplate – By Mathias Möhl – In this episode of Red Giant TV, Mathias Möhl shows you how to take footage of a parking lot, and turn it into the backplate for an Airport Scene.  LINK HERE

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Episode 28: Building an Airport Scene – Part 2: Compositing – By Mathias Möhl – In this episode of Red Giant TV, Mathias Möhl continues his airport project, and shows you how to motion track with Mocha For After Effects, and then to use that data along with MochaImport (His own Script) to easily create a solid composite.  LINK HERE

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Bending Flash Video in After Effects – Match your video to the geometry of an object by using a warp effect in After Effects.  LINK HERE

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Prop Modeling 101 is a new series of video tutorials by Chris Tate. In this series, he aims to help those new to modeling in 3dsmax by creating a simple table.  LINK HERE

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Learn about how to turn on and adjust shadows in Motion 4. See it on iTunes here or on the web LINK HERE

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My first of a series of MacBreak Studio episodes covering the new features of Motion 4 – this one introduces reflections. See it on iTunes here or on the web LINK HERE

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Here’s the new SpiderWeb Tutorial using Cloth in Cinema 4D. This video doesn’t have audio, but hopefully you can just enjoy the music I left playing from pandora.  Part 1 LINK HERE Part 2 LINK HERE

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Learn how to animate the creation of bullet holes which conform to specific shaped masks… You will learn how use Particular to drive the creation of the bullet holes… Then we add some light shafts coming from the bullet holes, for some added realism…  LINK HERE

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Learn how to animate joints with a Maya hair curve. Very nice rig with tons of control!! Use it creatively and you’ll find a lot of ways to use it… Plus its a LOT of fun!  LINK HERE

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Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Tearing cloth with an object – swf format – 4.6mb Password : www.jag4d.com Create a cloth and activate the tearing option, place the cloth in a ClothNURBS object. Create a collider object and move it through the cloth, fixing the border of the cloth and moving the collider through the middle will work in any case.  LINK HERE

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Video Tutorial for C4D  – Clothilde with belt – SWF Format – 4.6mb Password:  www.jag4d.com  LINK HERE

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Cinema 4D Normal Map Tutorial SWF Format – 6mb

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In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an advanced city of the future inside of 3DS Max. This part of the tutorial will show you how to create all the objects and composite them together. In the second part we’ll take a look at the materials and lights.  Part 1 LINK HERE Part 2 LINK HERE

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Create a Realistic Sails with 3DS Max and Reactor by Piotr Jaroszek

In this tutorial, we are going to create a realistic sails with 3DS Max. You will also learn how to simulate a blowing wind using reactor engine to attan impressing results! So, let’s get started!  LINK HERE

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Create a Realistic 3D Cracking Effect Using 3DS Max – by Paul – In this tutorial, we are going to create a very realistic animation of breaking surface inside of 3DS Max using some simple tools and tricky methods. So, let’s get into it!

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How to Create a Realistic 3D Diamond Ring Using 3DS Max -  by Paul – In this tutorial, we will create a very accurate 3D diamond ring model. We will use 3DS Max to create all the necessary objects and VRay rendering engine to render them! So, let’s begin!

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Create an Exploding 3D Fluid Text Effect – by Paul – In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an exploding fluid text effect using 3DS Max and Photoshop. Recently I made a tutorial presenting how to explode a 3D planet and here is a little bonus presenting how to explode a fluid. So let’s start!

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Create a Spectacular 3D Space Explosion by Paul In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a brilliant 3D space explosion using some basic tools inside of Vue Infinite and Photoshop! So let’s get started!

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In the first instance, he uses an image mask in Final Cut Pro to colour correct the image and applies a pitch shift to change the voice.

In the second instance he uses a blur filter and an 8-point garbage matte to blur out the characters voice. He then shows you how to use the ‘paste attributes’ setting in Final Cut Pro to apply an audio effect created on a previous clip to this new clip.

Finally, he uses After Effects to motion track a number of black bars across the distinguishing features of his witness under protection.

After you click through over to ProJuice.org’s website, you can watch the tutorial in standard definition or high definition.

Three different ways to render your character unrecognizable.

Related Tutorials

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2. Heat Haze
3. Kung Fu Energy Ball
4. Building Effects
5. Knoll Light FX
6. Tracking Screens
7. Bleach Bypass

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The new tutorial from Video Copilot… DVD Menus with Encore.  Learn how to make loopable DVD Menus with some cool effects.
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Text Effects with Set Matte

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use the Set Matte effect with other effects like Fractal Noise, Glow, and TriTone to can create some incredible text effects!

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MaxAfter.com – Bullet Control Part 1

Part 1 of the 3ds Max Particle Flow tutorial of controlling the bullets, First we will use some easy techniques to model this gun.

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Crime Avenue by Eran Stern of Stern FX (www.sternfx.com)
Eran Stern’s newest video tutorial, Crime Avenue, mixes ordinary city aerials with unique, computer generated clips to create a dynamic TV Promo. Eran employs the 3D tracking capabilities of Pixel Farm’s PFHoe to give this After Effects project a truly advanced look that’s easy to achieve. LINK HERE

Paint Strokes Morph June, 2009 new!
Using paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes.  LINK HERE

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use Trapcode Form 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. You can see an example video of the end result here.

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Create a Split-Flap Type Display Jun 1st in Motion Graphics by Mattias Peresini – Split-Flap-What? It’s the term used for displays that are found in train stations and airports, where they typically display departure and/or arrival information and do that cool flipping of letters to display the new information.  This tutorial does not show how to create the effect from scratch but instead it is a tutorial to explain how to use the project file created by Mattias Peresini who runs the totally awesome mattrunks website which has incredible tutorials for After Effects in French. We are very happy to have Mattias doing his first English tutorial for us here at Aetuts+.  LINK HERE

Create a Surprising Billowing Cloth Reveal Jun 3rd in Motion Graphics by Lloyd It’s amazing how much pseudo-3D you can do in After Effects today. This tutorial will focus on using a new plugin that brings 3D bicubic deformations to layers that allows you to truly bend and twist layers in 3D space. If you are familiar with 3D packages, this is true displacement as opposed to just bump mapping.  LINK HERE

Create a Sci-Fi Movie Title Sequence Jun 8th in Motion Graphics by Michael Park This tutorial covers the creation of a space-like si-fi title sequence from scratch. Michael shows us how you can easily create a visually interesting and impressive title animation with some simple title cards and text animation. The tutorial uses the Twitch plugin from Video Copilot, though a similar effect could be obtained by manual keyframing.  LINK HERE

In the final part of this series we’ll look at how to add some more detail to the shatter in Cinema 4D using the Knife tool, add dust in Adobe After Effects using Trapcode Particular, create a quick background and fake refraction using the Displacement Map effect.   After adding the Particle Null, right click the layer and choose Cinema 4D Tags > External Compositing. This will ensure the null is available in After Effects. LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to use the ViewCube in Maya 2008+

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In this lesson we will learn how to parent in the Hypergraph and parenting options in the Move tool in Maya 2008+

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In this lesson we will learn how to disconnect joints within a skeleton without having to detach the bound mesh in Maya 2008+

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In this lesson we will learn how the Trimming tool can be used to punch holes into NURBS meshes in XSI 4.2+.  Trimming is an effective way to create complex NURBS geometry quickly. Once you learn this technique, you have much more control over your NURBS meshes. LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to extrude multiple non-merged faces in XSI 4.2+.  When modeling with polygons, you sometimes need to extrude a continuous row of faces, without having them all merged together. This technique is useful for making bumps on a dinosaur’s back, a serrated knife blade, or a spiked mace head. You can create interesting geometry using this technique.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to merge separate polygon surfaces into one unified mesh within XSI 4.2+.  This is a useful technique for reusing your geometry and then merging it back together for texturing. LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to use the Flare effects in XSI 4+ to reproduce Lens Flares. Lens Flares are traditionally the bane of photography, as they can ruin good photos and footage. In XSI that isn’t a problem but it is a reproducible effect. Try adding a Lens Flare to your next render for creating a neat lighting effect.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to change the point around which we rotate an object in Modo 301+

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In this lesson we will learn how to use gradients and input parameters to quickly texture an alien pod based on its displacement height in Modo 301+

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Here is a great new tutorial on using particleIllusion 3.0 to create the transport effect from the new Star Trek movie.

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Episode 20: Creating a 3D picture Montage with Trapcode Particular By Rob Birnholz – 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.  Read More |  Watch Video |  Comment

Product(s) Used: Trapcode Particular

‘Get Into Blender! Introduction, Menus & Views, Navigation & Components’ is the latest set of video tutorials for Blender by Jason Welsh

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Mike Bauer brings us another 3dsmax video tutorial where he shows us how to create a basic mesh which will help you to quickly model characters.
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Green Grass Apple Motion Video Tutorial
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Idea Concept Purpose Apple Motion Video Tutorial
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MaxAfter.com -  A basic technique of postioning text characters with the Animate option of text layer, enable per character 3d of the text layer to achieve this effect.  LINK HERE

GSG – Pixel Perfect Camera Move Transitions
Rashad sent in a question asking how to fly a camera around in After Effects and land on full frame video. To make these moves land on pixel-perfect, full-frame video can be tricky. This technique should help keep your camera moves and transitions accurate and ready for a perfect edit.  LINK HERE

GSG Cinema 4D CSTools – Cubes

Today Nick goes though the settings for the Cubes Tool From CSTools. This plugin is a great way to animate abstract shapes quickly. It’s more of a “Play around with it till it looks good” kind of thing.
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Make Form Cinematic by Simon Bronson
The secret to making motion graphics look sexy and less digital is to borrow some tips from the cinematic production world. Simon breaks down a bunch of tips including how to build your own light leaks and film scratches! The tricks learned in this tutorial can be applied to any motion graphics piece.
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In this lesson we will learn how to convert geometry into a height field brush in order to add footprints to a snow plane in Modo 301+
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In this lesson we will learn how to use the Paint Weights tool to control the weight of Transfer Attributes in Maya 8.5+
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In this lesson we will learn about follow through and overlapping animation in XSI 6+
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This is a tutorial featured on the genarts tutorials section for the popular “sapphires” plugins also available for avid, adobe, apple, autodesk and more.
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This is a tutorial featured on the genarts tutorials section for the popular “sapphires” plugins also available for avid, adobe, apple, autodesk and more.
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This is a tutorial featured on the genarts tutorials section for the popular “sapphires” plugins also available for avid, adobe, apple, autodesk and more.
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Model a Teddy Bear in Blender

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Model a Steampunk Telescope in Blender

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Maya Paint Effects – Modifyers

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Maya Paint Effects – Select by Name

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Camera Mapping in Cinema 4D

Understand the concept of Camera Mapping, Use an image to create a 3d object that is automatically orientated to the camera.  LINK HERE

Noise Junkies – It is finally up! A FREE album with 12 cool sound tracks. You can use them in your movies, intros or just put them in your iPod.  They are royalty free and they have all the author rights. It is ilegall to sell or redistribute them in any way. Enjoy, it is available on the Library section. LINK HERE

Learn how to use 1 Camera, 1 Sphere, 1 Picture and one light to create the scene above, Go over some basic material making and some light Lens Options. You will need an Earth Map picture for this one!  LINK HERE

Learn how to use some simple color plugins to manipulate a texture  Play around with Glow and Curves and achieve a cool lava look  This is a simple tut that can be followed with almost any rocky texture you have.  LINK HERE

Episode 18: Compositing Tips from ‘Greenscreen Made Easy’ By Michele Yamazaki
In this Episode, the Toolfarm’s Michele Yamazaki shares a ton of great compositing tips from her new book, Greenscreen Made Easy.Read More |  Watch Video |  Comment Product(s) Used: Key Correct Pro, Magic Bullet Looks, Primatte Keyer Pro

Writing with Water – In this tutorial we play around with the CC Glue Gun, Fractal Noise, CC Toner, Turbulent Displace and CC Mr Mercury effects to create the appearance of text being written in as a liquid.DOWNLOAD AFTER EFFECTS CS3 PROJECT FILE  LINK HERE

Creating an Eclipse in After Effects, Part 2 In the second part of this tutorial, J Schuh shows how to take the sun animation composed in part one and block it out, then add some text.  Continue Reading

Learn how to create pillars in 3ds Max

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Wayne shows us how to use HDRI image based lighting in this Mudbox 2009 Quick Start Series.

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Frustrated with Motion’s tracking behaviors? Check out Mocha for Final Cut – you can use it in Motion! The workflow is a bit kludgy – you have to go from Mocha to FCP to Motion – but you can’t argue with the results. See the video LINK HERE.

An interesting collection of handwritten-style components bundled as templates for Motion and Final Cut Pro. LINK HERE…

Painting materials with Vue – Looking at new addition in Vue 7.4, Painting materials over terrain, How does painting works. View Tutorial [english] | Mega Pack III.

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Need to make a handheld shakey “tryn” to focus effect? but don’t want the sharp jitters of a real handheld? Shoot your actor or artist with your cam on a tripod. Bring it into after effects and use Shaker to give some life to your footage.  LINK HERE

Have some fun creating this simple logo using only Layer Styles and built-in effects within After Effects… This tutorial shows some of the potential power of layer styles without having to create them in Photoshop…. Learn a quick method of creating some common metalic finishes including checker-plate… LINK HERE

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* Learn how to model a basic Snail character from scratch using basic MeshSmooth Modeling in 3DStudioMax…
* Start with some primitive box geometry objects and finish with a smooth, organic shape…
* Ideal for beginners wanting to tackle modeling in 3DMax…( Part1 of an ongoing series which incl. materials, rigging, lighting, etc)
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Hey everyone!  I have been hard at work, setting up a green screen studio in my basement so that I can up the production level of the VLOGs.  I have some great ideas in mind… and the VLOGs are hopefully going to be a weekly thing once i get a schedule down.  In the meantime, you can check out the rad array of tutorials that I have been collecting this week, as well as read my weekly articles over at AEtuts+, as well as my latest – “A Concise Guide To After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts“.

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fineCG.com, a new site from Maltaannon, and his buddies at Polygon Studio are bringing you tutorials from all kinds of different aspects in the Visual Effects realm.   The first tutorial, called 3D Sport Animation, takes a 3D low poly model of a human and makes the whole body particles using Pflow and animates while it kicks around a soccer ball (football).  Check out fineCG.com HERE and watch the tutorial HERE and download the project files HERE.

Create a Breakup into Particles Logo Transition
Apr 13th in Motion Graphics by Lloyd
A very popular request is how to make a logo breakup into particles and reform into another logo. There’s many ways to achieve this and most of them require a full 3D application, but in this tutorial we learn how to achieve it all in After Effects using a 3D particle systems and a few smoke and mirrors.
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In this tutorial, Nick takes a photo of a streetscape during the day and turns it into a night scene. He takes us through the steps of darkening and colouring the image to look like night, and then creates a light source to turn the street lamps on as well as giving the light a fall-off on the road below.
To download the project file for After Effects, click here. You will find an After Effects project file and a still image to work with.  LINK HERE

In this tutorial, Nick shows us how to use the ‘Corner Pin’ tool in After Effects to sit a piece of video in a billboard. He also demonstrates how to use motion tracking and masking techniques to successfully sit the new piece of footage on a moving billboard and behind tree branches.  It’s a versatile technique that can be applied to a range of uses including: replacing letters on number plates, putting signs on windows and replacing existing video footage on screens with other footage.  LINK HERE

How To Use After Effects Masks As Custom Splines For Text Extrusions With Boris Continuum Complete 6

A video by Michele Yamazaki

Download a free demo of BCC6 | Buy BCC 6 | Learn more about BCC 6 in Toolfarm’s Plug-in Finder

Create the self-filling cup effect in After Effects

This film editing video tutorial will show you how to create the self-filling cup effect in After Effects.
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Free RockGen Plugin for Cinema4D by Robert Hitzer
Via NinjaCrayon – RockGen is a free Plugin for Maxons Cinema 4D. With this plugin you can easily create random rocks.The process of creation is very in intuitive, controlled by a few parameters. Also, RockGen creates Materials automatically. Those contain one of three included textures in different channels for creating a maximum of realism.
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Upgrade any Trapcode product to the FULL SUITE for only $399, or upgrade any two products to the FULL SUITE for only $299! The full suite includes all 9 Trapcode plug-ins; Shine, Starglow, 3D Stroke, Soundkeys, Lux, Particular, Echospace, Horizon and Form!  Have SHINE?  Get ‘em ALL for only $399.  LINK HERE
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IPR in Maya vs. Render Region in XSI

In this lesson we will learn about the powerful and fast Render Region feature of XSI.

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ASHLI Bump Mapping in Maya
In this lesson we will learn how to use ASHLI bump shaders to make a low polygon mesh look more detailed in real time. We will also learn how to use the Surface Sampler to generate a normal map from a high-poly mesh.  LINK HERE

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Inserting Joints in Maya
In this lesson we will learn how to insert joints within a bound joint chain without negatively affecting the bind.
Uses Autodesk Maya 2008+

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Maya and XSI Modules
Modules are groups of similar commands. For example, all of the modeling commands are under the modeling module. Try learning the shortcut keys of each module for a faster workflow inside XSI.

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Animating Water with Turbulence Displace in After Effects
In this lesson we will learn how to create a fake moving water effect using Turbulence Displace in After Effects.
Uses AE7+ 

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This is chapter 4 of the nuke training series video. Maya is used to break down this project into proper pass structures for nuke. 
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This is chapter 5 of the nuke training series video. Nuke is show in regards to the separations of multi-channel EXR sequences. 
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This video covers a couple of the more prevalent user errors and their solutions. These errors aren’t due to Mudbox, but due to what could be termed ‘Pilot Error’.
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In our latest 3dsmax video tutorial Michael Bauer shows us how to use wire parameters and limit controllers to rig lights in a scene.

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Sketch Car - NEW
Cinema 4D • After Effects
• Sketch & Toon
• AE Set Matte
• Track Mattes/Object Buffer

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Welcome to the second tutorial in the “the basics” series.  In the previous tutorial you have learned the basics of the Cinema 4D interface.

In this tutorial you will learn how to add primitives to your scene, how to move your primitive around and how to change the size.  You will also learn how to use the different views and the coordinate manager.

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119. Material mapping. NEW 4/9/2009 Vue 6 and 7
* Exporting terrain map.
* Creating map in photoshop.
* Importing map in to Vue. LINK HERE

In this tutorial we will review two Fusion plugins. One from Speedsix and the other from The Foundry. We will look at basic and advanced compositing techniques using BSplines, color matching and perspective matching. Using the amazing plugin, Tinderbox, we will replace the sky in our footage and composite it to look realistic. The example is unlike the result yielded from the tutorial, as the example is stylized while the result from the tutorial is photo realistic.  As always the tutorial is best viewed from the tutorials page. LINK HERE

n this PFlow training video we will learn to make a procedural dust cloud underneath of a helicopter as it lands. This tutorial was a welcomed request on the site, and it gives us a break from technical training in order to get into a more project based learning environment. This video is a real world challenge to which we are to find a solution, and we will yield some good results without using any third party plug ins.  LINK HERE

Episode 16: Better Compositing with Light Wraps By Aharon Rabinowitz

Software Used: 3ds Max & Mental Ray
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@ MaxAfter.com -28. The Tunnel

A quick technique of creating a cool futuristic tunnel in After Effects.  Use effects like CC Cylinder, CC Vector Blurr, Fractal Noise etc. to achieve it
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In this episode of Photoshop for Video, Richard Harrington takes a look at a new feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4 called content aware scaling. This feature allows a user to define a region or a graphic to scale or not to scale when the image is resized, giving tremendous flexibility to not have certain parts of a photo distorted when other parts are stretched.

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Having both FCP and Motion in Final Cut Studio means more options for effects creation with your video projects — and FCS integration makes it easy to work with them together. Having Motion projects sitting on your FCP timeline even helps keep your projects organized! Our man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, shows just how easy it can be to take advantage of it all.

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From Nick Campbell at Greyscalegorilla.com  – The first video in the CSTools series where I will go though how to use all of Chris Smith’s endlessly useful, CSTools. Today we talk about the 3D Stroke. A Cinema 4D Tool he developed to emulate the Trapcode After Effects Plugin, 3D Stroke.  LINK HERE.  The 2nd video in the series deals with CSTools -  Action Cam… LINK HERE
Download the CSTools Here

Watch all of the CS Tools Tutorials

Don’t forget about Nick Campbell’s aka The Gorilla’s 5 Second Weekly Projects over at GreyScaleGorilla.com.  Gives you a theme and sparks your imagination to MAKE COOL SHIT!