http://library.creativecow.net Creative COW Library of tutorials, articles, reviews and more for media professionals world wide. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT PHP Script webmaster@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/dante-spinotti-asc http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Dante-Spinotti_ASC-Award.php Dante Spinotti is this year's winner of the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award, which he will receive at the 26th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 12 in Hollywood. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:50:02 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/park_michael/Particular-Training-04-Snow/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/park_michael/Particular-Training-04-Snow.php In this fourth tutorial in the Particular Basic training series, Michael Park answers a user's forum question on how to accumulate particles on 2d footage using Particular. He will demonstrate a very handy technique to create an interactive layer perfectly tailored to the background elements and the Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:25:05 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/AE-Basics-34-Fonts/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/AE-Basics-34-Fonts.php AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 34: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to quickly select and change your font selection and modify its look and feel with the Faux options in the character panel. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:33:04 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/freitag_lori/Twixtor-Tracking-Points/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/freitag_lori/Twixtor-Tracking-Points.php This Tutorial shows how to get better results using Tracking Points for more complex shots and to help get rid of warping or ghosting. Tracking Points are available in Twixtor Pro for AE, FCP (pre-FCPX), Premiere Pro, Nuke & OFX hosts such as Scratch & Composite. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:14:12 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/company-3-partners-with-futureworks http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Company-3-Mumbai.php Company 3 - a Digital Intermediate powerhouse in Santa Monica, CA - joined forces with FutureWorks, a Mumbai-based post-production facility, in order to offer its color grading services to Bollywood's feature film and commercial clients. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:05:32 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/these-amazing-shadows http://library.creativecow.net/articles/blush_doug/magazine_30_These-Amazing-Shadows.php An editor's journey through the films that made America (or, how I stopped worrying and learned to love the B-Roll) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:33:02 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-academy-award-of-merit-goes-to-the-arrilaser-film-recorder http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/SciTech_Award_ARRILASER.php On February 11, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor the ARRILASER film recorder with an Academy Award of Merit in the form of an Oscar Statuette. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:33:08 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-scitech-award-goes-to-arrizeiss-master-prime-lenses-for-motion-picture-photography http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Sci-Tech-Zeiss.php At the 84th Annual Academy Awards for Technical Achievements, Dr. Jürgen Noffke and Uwe Weber will be honored with a Scientific and Engineering Award for the ARRI Zeiss Master Prime Lenses. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:25:12 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/editing-the-farrellys-the-three-stooges http://library.creativecow.net/articles/seig_sam/magazine_30_Farrelly-Three-Stooges.php In Atlanta to work on 'The Three Stooges,' the editor of 'There's Something About Mary' and 'Kingpin' reflects on comedy, timing, and editing as a team sport. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:25:17 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/qube-cinema-delivers-4k-3d-from-a-single-server http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Qube-Cinema-4K.php Qube Cinema made history by delivering 4K 3D from a single server at the Moody Gardens Digital Cinema Symposium in Galveston, Texas. "Space Junk 3D" was projected onto an 80 by 60-foot giant screen at high bit-rate 4K stereoscopic DCP through two Barco projectors. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:40:18 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/AE-Basics-33-Creating-Text/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/AE-Basics-33-Creating-Text.php AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 33: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis starts to look at text creation and animation in After Effects starting with the different ways to create text in the composition panel. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:33:29 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/FCPX-Multicam-Editing/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/mcauliffe_kevin/FCPX-Multicam-Editing.php In this tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how, with the newest update to FCPX, to edit multicam inside of FCPX. See how to set up your clips into angles, and then quickly and easily edit them together to create a seamless edit in no time flat. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:16:15 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/neil_andy/FCPX-Multicam-2/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/neil_andy/FCPX-Multicam-2.php This is part two of a two-part tutorial on the new multicam feature added to the 10.0.3 update for Final Cut Pro X. In this part, Andy Neil shows off the custom sync controls, syncing using meta-data and how FCPX handles non-pro sources. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:55:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/neil_andy/FCPX-Multicam-1/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/neil_andy/FCPX-Multicam-1.php Finally it's here! FCP X has included a multi-camera workflow in its 10.0.3 update. Andy Neil will take you through the INs and OUTs of this amazing new feature in a two-part tutorial (there's THAT much to show). Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:55:30 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-scitech-award-goes-to-the-stabc-classic-superg-stabc-compact-stabilizing-heads http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/SciTech_Award_Nettman.php At the 84th Annual Academy Awards for Technical Achievements, Nettmann Systems International's "versatile family of 5-axis camera and lens stabilizers" will be honored with a SciTech Award: to E.F. "Bob" Nettmann for the concept and system architecture, Michael Sayovitz for the e Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:42:14 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-scitech-award-goes-to-side-effects-andrew-clinton-and-mark-elendt http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/SciTech_Award_Mantra.php At the 84th Annual Academy Awards for Technical Achievements, Side Effects senior mathematician Mark Elendt and 3D graphics programmer Andrew Clinton will pick up a Technical Achievement Award (an Academy Certificate) for the invention and integration of micro-voxels in the Mantra software. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:18:54 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/payton_t/FCPX_Editing-During-Playback/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/payton_t/FCPX_Editing-During-Playback.php One of the features of FCP X that goes largely unmentioned (and is mostly undocumented) is the ability to edit during playback. In this tutorial I'll teach you the fundamentals of editing without stopping playback. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:34:39 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-joy-of-filmmaking http://library.creativecow.net/articles/legato_rob/magazine_30_HUGO.php In this expanded version of the article from Creative COW Magazine, VFX Supervisor and 2nd Unit Director Rob Legato shares some of the secrets of a tribute to the love of making and watching movies, and insights into two filmmaking masters. All of us at Creative COW congratulate Rob on his Academy A Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:32:01 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/what-a-long-strange-year-its-been http://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/magazine_29_Apple-Adobe-Avid.php Apple imploding. Adobe ascending. Avid opening up. Who could have seen it coming? Here's Walter's look at what happens when the blinders come off. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:22:36 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-dog-days-of-3d http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gyetvan_angela/magazine_29_Dog-Days-of-3D.php We've seen complicated rigs, higher budgets and audience skepticism deflate the hype of new movie-making technology before. What can the past tell us about 3D's future? Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:55:17 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/fields-of-valor-the-civil-war-in-3d http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Fields-of-Valor-3D.php Inspired by the massive number of historic stereoscopic still photos from the Civil War, 3net has ventured to deliver the four-part miniseries, "Fields of Valor" in 3D, dubbed "the most ambitious 3D project ever produced for television." Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:36:17 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/blackmagic-designs-smartview-hd-monitor-pocket-ultrascope http://library.creativecow.net/articles/zelin_bob/BMD_smartview-HD-monitor.php With new shows coming in the door for Pink Sneakers Productions, Bob Zelin looked to Blackmagic Design's new SmartView HD Monitor and Pocket UltraScope to make the configuration upgrades while maintaining a sense of budget. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:02:19 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/mize_rob/Virtual-3D-Sets-with-After-Effects/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/mize_rob/Virtual-3D-Sets-with-After-Effects.php Rob Mize demonstrates techniques for creating a virtual set in 3D space. He shows how you can build sophisticated, detailed environments, where your actors appear to interact with their 3 dimensional surroundings. Build the set of your dreams using nothing more than After Effects, a few textures and Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:09:38 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-panasonic-agac160 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/burokas_anthony/Panasonic_AG-AC160-review.php Panasonic has several camcorders with similar build, but different underlying core technologies -- specifically, the AC160/130 and the HPX250. The key difference between them, respectively, is 4:2:0 MP4 GOP at 1920x1080 resolution and AVCCAM recording as high at 21Mbps, versus 10-bit, 4:2:2 independ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:55:02 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/cinema-veacuteriteacute-with-the-sony-pmwf3 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/zamboni_zach/magazine_29_Cinema-Verite-Sony-PMW-F3.php Two-time Creative Arts Emmy Award™ winner Zach Zamboni puts the cinéma vérit&eacute in cinema with the Sony PMW-F3. More sensitivity in the F3 means more possibilities -- shooting longer after sunset, more available light and more ambient fire in on-the-fly situations. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:10:12 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-scitech-award-goes-tothe-pictorvision-eclipse http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Pictorvision.php On February 11, at the 84th Annual Academy Awards® for Technical Achievements, Michael Lewis, Greg Marsden, Raigo Alas and Michael Vellekoop will receive a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award for the concept, design and implementation of the Pictorvision Eclipse, an electronically stabilize Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:30:40 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/ainsworth_martin/Lite-Bite_AE_Tilt-Shift-Effect/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ainsworth_martin/Lite-Bite_AE_Tilt-Shift-Effect.php In this tutorial, Martin Ainsworth will demonstrate the "Tilt Shift" effect also known as "Toy Town Look" using Abobe After Effect. This simple yet very power technique can add an extra dimension to an opening introduction. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:24:28 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/plan-it-like-a-bank-heist http://library.creativecow.net/articles/menick_stephen/magazine_29_DSLRs-and-Panasonic-AF100.php A DSLR shoot -- wait, make that two shoots including a couple of Panasonic AF100s -- that is a reminder to both plan for everything, and be ready for anything. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:37:06 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/32ten-studios-opens-for-practicaldigital-effects http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/32TEN-Studios.php Former ILM and Kerner Optical employees have banded together to launch a new company at a familiar address in the historically significant building at 3210 Kerner Blvd in San Rafael. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:39:12 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/ainsworth_martin/Lite-Bite_Apple-Motion_Tilt-Shift/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ainsworth_martin/Lite-Bite_Apple-Motion_Tilt-Shift.php The "Tilt Shift Effect" or "Toy Town Look" is fantastic fun to play with. Using Final Cut and Motion you can quickly create the effect and give an amazing intro to any promotion. The tutorial requires no additional Plug-ins. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:15:18 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/panasonics-p2-wins-an-emmy http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Panasonic-P2_Emmy.php Panasonic's industry-changing P2 Solid State recording format has been honored with a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for its "pioneering development of removable solid-state media for video camera/recorders." Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:08:52 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/sopa-initiative http://library.creativecow.net/articles/cowdog/SOPA-PIPA.php If you are a USA citizen, help us protect the internet from the control and regulation that legislators are trying to implement under two ill-conceived bills that would effectively destroy the internet as we have known it. These bills are being referred to as SOPA and PIPA. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:22:39 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/jvc-launches-handheld-4k-camcorder-the-gyhmq10 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/JVC_GY-HMQ10.php JVC has just unveiled its latest 4K camera, the GY-HMQ10, which will be offered for sale at NAB 2012. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:18:44 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/van_der_westen_roy/Sony-Vegas_Multiple-Splitscreen/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/van_der_westen_roy/Sony-Vegas_Multiple-Splitscreen.php In this tutorial, Roy van der Westen will demonstrate how to make a multiple split screen in Sony Vegas, and saving the presets in the "Trackmotion tool. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:08:08 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/BCC_8_Stage-Light-Effects/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/mcauliffe_kevin/BCC_8_Stage-Light-Effects.php In this Boris video tutorial, Kevin P. McAuliffe creates an end tag with Boris Continuum Complete 8 AE's new Stage Light effect. BCC Stage Light lets you create volumetric lighting from any light that you add to your After Effects composition. What would normally take a high-end 3D application to cr Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:19:00 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/lg-debuts-3d-ultradef-tv http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/LG-UltraDef-3D-TV.php LG's internet connected super high resolution 84 inch Ultra Definition 3D TV will offer resolutions of four times that of existing HD panels. The "world's largest 3D Ultra Definition TV" has 8 million pixels for a resolution of 3840 x 2160. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:57:47 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/AE_Lite-Bite_bpc-effects/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/AE_Lite-Bite_bpc-effects.php "Lite Bites" are short no-frills tutorials giving quick answers for busy people. In this next AE Lite Bite tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to use 8 or 16 bpc effects safely on 16 or 32 bpc projects. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:34:39 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/welcome-to-the-creative-cow-stockyard http://library.creativecow.net/articles/lindeboom_ron/magazine_29_StockYard.php The newest member of Creative COW is now open to serve you. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:38:27 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-heroism-of-joyful-creativity http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/magazine_29_Joyful-Creativity.php I'm constantly inspired by the pleasure and the pride that the people in Creative COW Magazine take in doing the right things the right way, in always trying to improve, and always keeping their eyes peeled for new possibilities. I aspire to do my own work as creatively and joyfully as they do. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:29:42 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/neil_andy/FCPX-Roles/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/neil_andy/FCPX-Roles.php In this tutorial, I'll show you the INs and OUTs of the Roles feature. How they work when exporting projects as well as tricks on their use in editing and during import. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:38:42 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/drive-brings-sound-to-the-fore http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Drive_Soundeluxe.php Oscar nominated Soundelux Supervising Sound Editors Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis & team take the audience of "Drive" on an aural trip. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:15:02 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/global-cinematography-institute-launches-classic-and-virtual-cinematography-courses-for-working-prof http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Global-Cinematography-Institute.php On January 14 at the Beverly Garland Hotel in North Hollywood cinematographers Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC and Yuri Neyman, ASC will unveil plans for an "Expanded Cinematography" program for postgraduate students and filmmakers at their newly established Global Cinematography Institute. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:19:26 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/real-world-editing http://library.creativecow.net/articles/raudonis_mark/magazine_29_Real-World-Editing.php The inside story of reality TV giants Bunim/Murray Productions, and their trip from Avid Media Composer to Apple Final Cut Pro...and back again. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:21:03 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/ainsworth_martin/Photoshop_Lite-Bite_Folder-Masks/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ainsworth_martin/Photoshop_Lite-Bite_Folder-Masks.php Using masks to speed up web design can help you show multiple graphic ideas with the least amount of effort for best effect. In this tutorial, Martin Ainsworth willl show you how to add a mask to a folder and add content to it. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:33:26 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/douglas-trumbull-a-writerproducerdirectorengineerinventor-looks-forward http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/magazine_29_Douglas-Trumbull.php While others reflect on his 45 years of achievement, Douglas Trumbull currently has five movies underway, and some strong ideas about saving the future of filmmaking. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:03:59 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/AE_Lite-Bite_Animate-Text/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/AE_Lite-Bite_Animate-Text.php "Lite Bites" are short no-frills tutorials giving quick answers for busy people. In this next AE Lite Bite tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to quickly and easily animate text on a path. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:33:53 GMT http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/flying-monsters-3d http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Flying-Monsters-3D.php Realizing that 3D would be a superb way to portray the prehistoric world of the Pterosaurs -- beautiful flying creatures with 35 foot wingspans -- Anthony Geffen and Sir David Attenborough's maiden voyage into stereoscopy was begun. Step back in time with Creative COW as we look into the making of F Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:08:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/You-Ask-I-Answer_Track-Mattes-AE/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/mcauliffe_kevin/You-Ask-I-Answer_Track-Mattes-AE.php In this tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe takes a look at doing the same viewer requested track matting technique he showed in Motion 5, but the time he demonstrates the technique inside of Adobe After Effects. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:00:30 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/payton_t/FCPX_Custom-Resolution-Timelines/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/payton_t/FCPX_Custom-Resolution-Timelines.php FCP X can't create a custom resolution timeline... or can it? I'll show you how to create custom resolution timelines quickly in Final Cut Pro X. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:56:45 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/You-Ask-I-Answer_Track-Mattes-1/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/mcauliffe_kevin/You-Ask-I-Answer_Track-Mattes-1.php In this tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer's question about masking in Apple's Motion, and shows that sometimes the best way to mask something, is not to mask it at all! Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:23:09 GMT