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Apple Soundtrack
Audio Noise Reduction in Soundtrack ProAudio Noise Reduction in Soundtrack Pro

A "how to guide" for removing audio noise in Final Cut and Soundtrack Pro. In this video tutorial Sam McGuire demonstrates how to use many of the noise reduction tools found in FCP and Soundtrack.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Sam McGuire
Apple Final Cut Pro
Tapeless Workflow with Final Cut Pro 7Tapeless Workflow with Final Cut Pro 7

This tutorial gives an overview of the tapeless ingest workflow using Log and Transfer in Final Cut Pro 7. It encompasses a handful of the supported formats that FCP works with... including P2 AVCIntra, P2 DVCPRO HD, AVCHD, and Canon DSLR (5D, 7D).

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Shane Ross
Apple Final Cut Pro
How to Make Smooth Slow Motion with Cinema ToolsHow to Make Smooth Slow Motion with Cinema Tools

This tutorial shows you how to convert 720p60 footage into very smooth slow motion using the CONFORM option of Cinema Tools.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Shane Ross
Adobe After Effects
Parenting Possibilities in AEParenting Possibilities in AE

In this After Effects tutorial COW author Mathew Fuller covers cascading parenting for layout and animation, as well as parenting of 3D layers.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Mathew Fuller
Blender
Modeling a Logo with BlenderModeling a Logo with Blender

In this Blender video tutorial Justin Junda shows how to convert a Droid 2D Logo into 3D using bezier curves, wireframes and other tools in Blender 2.5.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Justin Junda
Boris FX
External 3D Camera Tracking Info and BCC 3D Extruded Text in AEExternal 3D Camera Tracking Info and BCC 3D Extruded Text in AE

In this Boris webinar excerpt, Boris FX Product Manager Dirk de Jong illustrates how to bring external 3D camera tracking info into Adobe After Effects and then position and animate Boris Continuum Complete Extruded 3D Text to match the background footage.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Dirk de Jong
Apple Final Cut Pro
FCP: Export Multiple Channels of AudioFCP: Export Multiple Channels of Audio

In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Shane Ross details how to export multiple channels of audio, both to tape and to a Quicktime movie. If you want to export more than just the standard of two channels that Final Cut Pro is set up to do by default, this is the tutorial for you.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Shane Ross
Apple Final Cut Pro
FCP: Add Visible Timecode to Quicktime ExportsFCP: Add Visible Timecode to Quicktime Exports

In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Shane Ross details how to export a Quicktime movie with Final Cut Pro with burnt-in Timecode. Let Shane guide you through the easy steps of three different ways to adding visible Timecode to Quicktime Exports.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Shane Ross
Apple Final Cut Pro
FCP: Tapeless Offline / Online WorkflowFCP: Tapeless Offline / Online Workflow

In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Shane Ross details how to manage offline and online workflow with tapeless format.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Shane Ross
Adobe After Effects
Anamorphic Lens Flare in AEAnamorphic Lens Flare in AE

In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Grant Swanson will demonstrate how to create anamorphic lens flares using only effects that are native to Adobe After Effects.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Grant Swanson
Compression techniques
Jerry Hofmann interviews Eric Quanstrom of Sorenson MediaJerry Hofmann interviews Eric Quanstrom of Sorenson Media

Jerry Hofmann chats with Eric Quanstrom, VP, Marketing & Strategy at Sorenson Media, end to end media compression and distribution solutions.

People / Interview
Jerry Hofmann
Trapcode
Underwater Bullet Trails in AE with Trapcode ParticularUnderwater Bullet Trails in AE with Trapcode Particular

In this video tutorial, Michael Park demonstrates how to take a simple picture of a bullet, After Effects, and Trapcode Particular, and, step-by-step, create an underwater environment with lead flying everywhere. Along the way, various aspects of Particular will be explored and explained.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Michael Park
Matrox Video Systems
H.264 Matrox WebinarH.264 Matrox Webinar

In this pre-recorded webinar Francesco Scartozzi and Wayne Andrews discuss H.264. The webinar is focused on understanding H.264, the pain of using it in your creative workflow process, the market trends and the solution to the problems. There is also some great information on various codecs and how computers process them. This webinar is brought to you by Matrox.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial, Feature
Francesco Scartozzi
Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2)
Panasonic AJ-PCD2 P2 Card ReaderPanasonic AJ-PCD2 P2 Card Reader

If you ever wanted a simple, affordable P2 card reader....well, Panasonic never made one, and neither did anyone else. But the new AJ-PCD2 changes that, letting anyone add P2 compatibility to their workflow with little hassle.

Review
Helmut Kobler
Boris FX
Using BCC 7 AE's New 3 Way Color Grade Filter: 2Using BCC 7 AE's New 3 Way Color Grade Filter: 2

Kevin P. McAuliffe takes another look at Boris Continuum Complete 7 AE's new 3 Way Color Grade filter. BCC 3 Way Color Grade provides a professional color grading process complete with three custom color wheels for pedestal/gamma/gain adjustment. In part two of this video tutorial series, Kevin demonstrates the filter's built-in masking and keying tools.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin McAuliffe
DVD Authoring
Designing the Neil Young ArchivesDesigning the Neil Young Archives

When the 10-disk "Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1 (1963-1972)" was released in 2009, it established a benchmark for what is possible with advanced Blu-ray authoring for multimedia that has yet to be equaled. In Creative COW Magazine's "Heavy Lifting Issue," we asked Megan McKenna to tell us about her team's work on this massive project, over four years in the making.

Feature
Megan Mckenna
Autodesk 3ds Max
3ds Max 2011: Making Ice Cubes / Slate Material Editor3ds Max 2011: Making Ice Cubes / Slate Material Editor

In this tutorial, Creative COW Leader Michael Hurwicz uses the new Slate Material Editor in 3ds Max 2011 to create ice cubes.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Michael Hurwicz
Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2)
G-Technology G-Drive Mobile Portable Hard DriveG-Technology G-Drive Mobile Portable Hard Drive

Portable hard drives are great option for carrying gobs of media wherever you go. In this review, Creative COW leader Helmut Kobler takes a look at a unique portable drive -- the G-Drive Mobile -- from a company that's been building media-focused drives for years.

Review
Helmut Kobler
MAYA
Maya 2011: Camera SequencerMaya 2011: Camera Sequencer

In this tutorial, Michael Hurwicz shows you how to use the new Camera Sequencer in Maya 2011 to import an animatic sequence from Sony Vegas 9.0 using AAF (Advanced Authoring Format).

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Michael Hurwicz
MAYA
Maya 2011: Assigning Invisible FacesMaya 2011: Assigning Invisible Faces

Michael Hurwicz demonstrates the new "Assign Invisible Faces" feature in Maya 2011, making one face of a cube invisible but still very much "there" when it comes to a smoothing operation performed on the cube.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Michael Hurwicz
Cinematography
ARRI Alexa: Love at First Sight!ARRI Alexa: Love at First Sight!

In one of the world’s first overviews of the new Arri Alexa digital cinema camera, Creative COW Contributing Editor Gary Adcock has been taking an early shipping unit for a ride this week -- and what a ride it has been! Read on for the details of what Gary has learned about the Alexa operation so far, where he sees it going, and why Gary believes that Alexa is a true game changer.

Review
Gary Adcock
MAYA
Maya 2011 Bezier CurvesMaya 2011 Bezier Curves

In this Maya tutorial, Michael Hurwicz provides an introduction to Bezier curves, a new feature in Maya 2011 which allow you to create curves the way you do with the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Michael Hurwicz
Boris FX
Using BCC 7 AE's New 3 Way Color Grade Filter: 1Using BCC 7 AE's New 3 Way Color Grade Filter: 1

In this video tutorial, Kevin P. McAuliffe takes a look at Boris Continuum Complete 7 AE's new 3 Way Color Grade filter. BCC 3 Way Color Grade provides a professional color grading process complete with three custom color wheels for pedestal/gamma/gain adjustment. In part one of this video tutorial series, Kevin focuses on the basics of the filter. In part two, he will demonstrate the filter's built-in masking and keying tools.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin McAuliffe
COWmunications feedback
LightworksLightworks

Professional editing goes open source: top editors describe a powerful editing tool being unleashed on the public.

Review, People / Interview
David Battistella
COWmunications feedback
Why We've Avoided Tradeshow Awards Until NowWhy We've Avoided Tradeshow Awards Until Now

There's a long list of reasons that we've avoided doing a Tradeshow Awards Issue... We have a unique perspective on awards, because we are not exactly magazine people, and at times it shows, but we hope it shows in some good things like new ways of fresh thinking, too.

Editorial
Tim Wilson
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