Feb 17 2010

Apple Aperture 3.0 Presets

My first impression of the new Aperture 3.0 is quite good. It allows you to mix your own color combos very quickly and makes it actually fun! Instead of recording actions in Photoshop, you can easily create your own presets and apply them to other photos. No plug-ins needed. Highly Recommended for Color Enhancements!

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Aperture 3.0 Screen Grab
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Before and After Test

There are all kinds of Free Aperture 3.0 Presets, here are a few:
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Dec 7 2009

Trapcode Sound Keys

By using Trapcode Sound Keys plug-in for After Effects, you can separate 3 frequency ranges from a single audio track. In this example, each effect is linked to the Bass, Mids, and Highs which allows perfect effect/audio synch.

Sound Keys Interface Screen Shot:
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Rendered video, using the “L” trains in Chicago:

guelmim5000 – concept from am overtone on Vimeo.

rough rough concept for serengeti & polyphonic

Tech Note: Video shot with Canon 5D Mark II


Aug 28 2009

C4D 11 New Global Illumination Setting

In CINEMA 4D Release 11 the Global Illumination provides a more accurate representation of scene lighting by taking into account light which bounces between objects. Here are my quick tests to show the lush render it provides:
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1. render output window with global illumination
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2. finished output with global illumination
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3. photoshop touch ups

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4. Final Output


Aug 13 2009

HDR Photos

You can create HDR images easily by using 3 bracketed photos and combine them with a program like Photomatix to get up to a 10 stop contrast range with maximum detail
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Aug 12 2009

Synching Trapcode Form to Audio

A quick experiment using Trapcode Form in After Effects

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Aug 12 2009

Particular Streaks Down Broadway

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A quick experiment using Trapcode Particular in HD Video Footage


Feb 27 2009

Street Fighter 4 Fever!

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Too much fun in the Green Screen Room:
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The Retro Arcade hit of my childhood has been updated and released as Street Fighter 4 on my PS3!

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Chun-Li – Street Fighter 4 (PS3, 2009)
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Chun-Li – Super Street Fighter II (SNES – Super Nintendo) 1991


Feb 23 2009

Keylight, Green Screen, Godzilla!

My favorite keying plug-in for After Effects is Keylight (1.2)
Note: Keylight is not automatically installed. It is included in the third-party software option on the install disk for FREE.

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Testing out the Canon 5D Mark II Photo Still Sequences:

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Testing out the Canon 5D Mark II HD Video:

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Feb 5 2009

Learning 3D in Photoshop CS4 into After Effects

I went through the process of taking an .obj 3D file and opening it up into Photoshop CS4 and then using 3D layers in After Effects to Animate it. No more flat image sequences! Full on 3D! Great update Adobe!

Adobe CS4 Suite test, Using New 3D Features

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Dec 23 2008

Good Places for FREE Textures!

flickr.com

compfight.com

deviantart.com