Creative COW Tutorials

CoreMelt Plugins New ! CoreMelt - Sky Replace in Final Cut Pro Apple Pro Video Trainer Mikey Bouchereau demonstrates how to instantly replace an over exposed or blown out sky straight on the timeline in Final Cut Pro. By using the Sky Replace tool in the Pigment set of color correction tools, you can avoid a time consuming trip to After Effects or Motion. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Mikey Bouchereau Red Giant plug-ins Creating an Apparition Effect with Trapcode Particular In this tutorial, Michael Park shows you how to create an Apparition effect with Trapcode particular, as seen in a film that shall not be named. You'll learn how to create realistic shadows with Red Giant Warp. Also, you'll be introduced to color correction techniques using the After Effects standard toolset, as well as Magic Bullet Looks. In addition, you'll get a sneak peak at Michael Park's upcoming Creative Cow Master Series DVD: Practical Particles. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park Adobe After Effects The Pen Tool Useful tips for working with the pen tool, controlling masks and rotoscoping with After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern RE:Vision Effects Twixtor Fit-to-Fill in FCP Overview of how to use Twixtor within Final Cut Pro to lengthen or shorten a sequence to fit into a specified gap using the frame number option in Twixtor. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Boris FX Flicker and Shake with BCC 6 FxPlug Flicker and Shake is an auto-animating filter which uses bursts of synchronized Exposure, Glow, Blur, X or Y displacement, and RGB channel offset to create a flicker effect for video or graphics elements. The flicker effect has been made popular by recent television commercials and film trailers. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Dirk de Jong Zaxwerks Controlling Zaxwerks ProAnimator Pivot-Point Controlling ProAnimator's pivot point has always been a daunting task! In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader, Serge Hamad will share with you a simple but very effective trick to gain ABSOLUTE control over the Pivot-Point and consequently greatly enhance your ProAnimator animations. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Serge Hamad Adobe After Effects basics Creating a Sunset View In this simple tutorial, Omar Alkattan demonstrates how to create a sunset view with After Effects and only After Effects. We'll touch on 3D layers, Fractal Noise Effects, simple masks and reflections. Tutorial Author: Omar Alkattan Adobe After Effects The Pusher In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern creates a watery liquid push effect and color corrects the shot using the bundled Color Finesse plug-in. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Cinema 4D Cinema 4D 11.5: MoDynamics In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Chris Martin takes a look at MoDynamics in Cinema 4D 11.5. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Chris Martin Genarts Sapphire Boombox Sonic Wave Effect Learn to make the most requested effect shot in the GenArts Demo Reel. In this tutorial, Todd Prives will take you through the steps to create a series of sonic waves emitting from a boombox using Sapphire plug-ins and Adobe After Effects as seen in the GenArts Demo Reel. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Todd Prives Adobe Encore DVD Encore: Frameserving From Adobe Premiere Pro In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Jeff Bellune guides you on a trip from Adobe Premiere Pro to Adobe Encore using the Debugmode Frameserver plug-in. Adobe Encore CS4 added a new feature that allowed a live Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 sequence to be added to an Encore DVD or Blu-ray project. But what about Encore version CS3 or earlier? The Debugmode Frameserver lets you send a Premiere sequence to older versions of Encore without having to first render an intermediate file from Premiere. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jeff Bellune Red Giant plug-ins Creating a Motion Graphics Film Title Treatment In this tutorial, Motion graphics designer and director Chad Bonanno helps you recreate the titles he designed for the feature film Dreamgirls. You'll learn how to create a cool shimmering confetti effect with Trapcode Particular, as well as how to reveal text with Knoll Light Factory Pro. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Chad Bonanno Cinema 4D Spooky Wall Tracking In this video tutorial, Chris Martin shows you how to create a hole in a wall and track it using Syntheyes and Cinema 4D. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Chris Martin RE:Vision Effects Twixtor Overview for FCP This video tutorial gives an overview of how to use Twixtor within Final Cut Pro, including how to apply Twixtor, how to speed up and slow down footage using Twixtor , and special considerations needed. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Boris FX Text Effects with Final Effects Complete Are you tired of solid stroke and soft shadows on your text styles? Do you need something unique and catchy for your project? Final Effects Complete 5 from Boris FX may offer a fresh treatment for your old title or lower third. FEC packs a wealth of eye-catching visual effects. Most of the effects are designed to work on full color images, but some can be used on alpha channel bitmaps such as text slates. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy Cinema 4D Tracking a 3D Object In this video, Chris Martin shows you how to track a 3D object onto a live action video shot using Syntheyes and Cinema 4D. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Chris Martin Red Giant plug-ins Recreating a Classic 1950's Science Fiction Show Opening In this episode of Red Giant TV, Chad Perkins shows you how he built the various elements he used to re-create of the opening sequence from the classic sci-fi TV series, the Twilight Zone. In the tutorial Chad gives you tons of valuable hints and techniques for use in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and Maxon Cinema 4D. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Chad Perkins Cinema 4D Fracture Text Breaking News Open 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jason Brown Adobe After Effects AE: Quick Tips for Better Workflow: Part 2 In this video tutorial series, Creative Cow leader Gyorfi Szilard demonstrates a few tips for better workflow. This video will cover navigation tips. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Gyorfi Szilard Red Giant plug-ins Creating an Animated 3D Motion Graphics Logo In this tutorial, Telescope Media Group's Carl Larsen shows you how to create a motion graphics logo using an array of 3D particles, built with Trapcode Form. He'll show you how you can do in After Effects what, under most circumstances, must be done in a 3D application. Get ready to learn the true power of 3D particle systems in AE. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Cinema 4D 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Chris Martin Adobe After Effects 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park Zaxwerks Autumn Movies In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern designs a high impact motion graphics promo using Zaxwerks 3d serpentine plug-in. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Boris FX 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy Apple Motion 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Zak Peric Trapcode 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park Adobe After Effects AE: Quick Tips for Better Workflow: Part 1 In this video tutorial series, Creative Cow leader Gyorfi Szilard demonstrates a few tips for better workflow. This video will cover editing and working with keyframes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Gyorfi Szilard Media 100 | Media 100 HD VoiceOver Recording in Media 100 Suite In this video tutorial, Floh Peters takes a look at Media 100 Suite's new VoiceOver Tool. The VoiceOver Tool allows direct-to-timeline audio recording while playing back timeline audio and video. Primarily designed for recording narration, the VoiceOver Tool leverages Media 100 Suite's new MultiClip architecture to allow for multiple takes nested inside a single audio clip in the timeline. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Floh Peters Red Giant plug-ins Create Cool 3D Text with Trapcode Form In this Episode of Red Giant TV, Hypa TV's Tim Clapham shows you how to build and animate 3D text with Trapcode Form. He's also show you techniques for animating the text on and off - and while they're deceptively simple, they deliver in a really big way. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Tim Clapham RE:Vision Effects Twixtor and Unwanted Warping This Tutorial explains how to use the Motion Sensitivity control to avoid unwanted warping in your re-timed shot. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Adobe After Effects Color Link In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern creates a colorful disco tunnel using shape layers and matching the look to a video footage using the color link effect. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Boris FX Using Boris Continuum Complete's Cartoon Look Filter Boris Continuum Complete's Cartoon Look filter lets you easily convert images and clips into cartoon-style roto animations. The result is a look that has been popularized in films such as Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly. The look can also be seen in broadcast TV commercials for The Charles Schwab Corporation. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy RE:Vision Effects When to use Smart Blend in Twixtor Things that come in and out of the frame can cause difficulties to any motion estimator. This Tutorial explains when it is appropriate to use Smart Blend and shows Twixtor and Twixtor Pro with Smart Blend and compares a panning shot slowed down 10x with and without Smart Blend. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Red Giant plug-ins Building an Airport Scene - Part 2: Compositing In this episode of Red Giant TV, Mathias Möhl continues his airport building project, and shows you how to motion track your footage with Mocha For After Effects. Then he'll use that data along with MochaImport (his own script) to easily rotoscope and create a solid composite. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Mathias Mohl Boris FX Stabilize Shaky Video Footage with Boris Continuum Complete's Optical Stabilizer Filter The BCC Optical Stabilizer filter enables you to stabilize shaky video footage. The filter uses optical flow technology to determine the movement of the camera and then adjusts the clip's position to compensate. Depending upon filter parameter settings, the motion in the clip will either be smoothed or completely locked down. Unlike many other image stabilization tools, the BCC Optical Stabilizer does not require you to set user-defined tracking points. This is useful for images where tracking data is unreliable. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy RE:Vision Effects Frame Rate Conversion with Twixtor Often times you need to make your edit in Premiere, Final Cut Pro or Avid and then import in After Effects to finish it or simply to do the final render, using tools such as Automatic Duck to import the project. This Tutorial demonstrates how to quickly setup large edits to do frame rate conversion with Twixtor in After Effects. In particular, we use footage from the Canon 5D Mark II that can only shoot 30 FPS and convert our edit for a 24P delivery, but this method can be applied to any frame rate conversion. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Red Giant plug-ins Building an Airport Scene - Part 1: Backplate 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. You'll pick up several great tips for Photoshop and some expressions to help you animate a still image of an airplane. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Mathias Mohl Adobe After Effects Matting a Water Splash In this After Effects video tutorial, Lester Lauritzen shows you a technique that uses the CC Threshold RGB effect to create a luminance matte and mask out water in a swimming pool. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lester Lauritzen Media 100 | Media 100 HD MultiClip Editing in Media 100 Suite In this new video tutorial, Floh Peters of Magic Eye takes a look at Media 100 Suite's new MultiClip Editing feature. Ideal for music videos, studio and on-location television, concerts, and live events, MultiClip Editing facilitates real-time editing of multiple video and audio sources in a familiar, easy-to-use interface. A camera can be added to an existing MultiClip as its source media becomes available, allowing you to begin cutting a multicam shoot faster than ever before. Cameras can be synced via timecode, sync marks, or in-points. When syncing via timecode, additional footage can even be assigned to an existing camera - extremely helpful in situations where a camera has been stopped to change tapes or batteries. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Floh Peters RE:Vision Effects Marking Segments with Twixtor Optical Flow retiming might not work well when you work with footage that has cuts in it (i.e the gloopyness effect might not be what you want). If the footage was preedited elsewhere or you precomposed a set of layers, you might see some warping artifacts as you cross a scene cut point (or even a transition like a dissolve). In this tutorial we show you how to mark such segments in Twixtor so your retiming is not affected by such issue. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Adobe After Effects Markers Leaks In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern gives an introduction to custom effects which trigger actions using layer markers inside of Adobe After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Using Text Jitter in Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's Extruded Text Filter This video tutorial from Dirk de Jong gives you an in-depth look at the Jitter feature of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's Extruded Text filter. Basic functionality of the Jitter feature is explained and demonstrated. Then, the Jitter feature is shown in the context of a more developed effect involving audio and After Effects Camera and Lights. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Dirk de Jong RE:Vision Effects Lip-Synch with Twixtor Key framed alignment of video to audio. In this tutorial from RE: Vision Effects, Lori Freitag covers the basic concept of aligning a video track to a different audio track using Twixtor. As an example we lip-synch an outdoor shoot to a studio recording. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Adobe After Effects File Management in After Effects In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to archive a project with shared assets using the consolidate footage and collect Files commands. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen RE:Vision Effects Speed Ramping with Twixtor This RE: Vision Effects tutorial by Lori Freitag covers the basics on how to do a simple Speed Ramp effect using Twixtor in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag RE:Vision Effects Twixtor Overview RE:Vision Effects intelligently slows down, speed-up or frame rate convert your image sequence. This tutorial by Lori Freitag provides an overview of how to use Twixtor within After Effects, including how to apply Twixtor, how to speed up and slow down footage using Twixtor. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Boris FX Using Boris Continuum Complete 6 Animated Presets with Adobe and Avid Boris Continuum Complete 6's new Custom Animated Presets feature lets you save and re-use every parameter animation in every BCC filter - even across host applications and platforms. For the first time, you can animate BCC filters in Adobe After Effects and transfer the animation to the Avid timeline while preserving After Effects keyframes. BCC 6 AVX includes hundreds of factory-installed animated presets. Animated presets are now saved in industry-standard XML format and can be edited by any XML-compliant text editor. Watch this video tutorial and learn more. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Dirk de Jong Adobe After Effects Peel-Away Vortex Transition Effect In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create an insanely cool transition for text and other elements using Trapcode Form and other effects in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Promo Breakdown In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern discusses the development process for the DVD. Eran also demonstrates his design methods using Boris Continuum Complete 6. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Autodesk 3ds Max Introduction to 3ds Max 2010 Particle Paint Helper In this 3ds Max 2010 tutorial, Michael Hurwicz Michael Hurwicz looks at the new Particle Paint feature, which allows you to spray particle seeds on any object. You then use new operators in the Particle Flow system to convert these seeds to particles. The tutorial demonstrates freehand painting and uses the new Birth Paint operator to convert the seeds to particles. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Hurwicz Autodesk 3ds Max Introduction to 3ds Max 2010 Graphite Modeling Tools In this 3ds Max 2010 tutorial, Michael Hurwicz introduces the new Graphite Modeling Tools, and in particular the Generate Topology feature, which allows you to quickly change the underlying structure of an editable poly to resemble bricks, tiles, diamond shapes, and a number of other options. The tutorial uses bricks as a demonstration of this capability. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Hurwicz Red Giant plug-ins Creating a Summer Blockbuster Film Look In this action packed episode of Red Giant TV, Sin City's Visual Effects Supervisor - and the new Creative Director of Red Giant Software - Stu Maschwitz, shows you how to get the Summer Blockbuster look seen in Transformers 2, Terminator: Salvation, and The Taking of Pelham 123. Stu shares valuable techniques for enhancing your footage with Magic Bullet Looks and Colorista - the technologies he invented for his own use on feature films. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Stu Maschwitz Autodesk 3ds Max Introduction to 3ds Max 2010 Viewport Label Menus In this 3ds Max 2010 tutorial, Michael Hurwicz looks at the new viewport label menus, which provide quicker access to some of the most common viewport-related functions, such as showing statistics, showing and hiding the grid, changing the view (e.g. front, back, perspective), and changing the shading mode (e.g. smooth and highlights, wireframe, edged faces).. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Hurwicz Adobe After Effects AE Quicktips #8: Camera Raw Sequences In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to import a .jpeg or .tiff sequence into Adobe After Effects with Adobe Camera Raw development settings applied. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen particle Illusion Star Trek Transport Effect Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Alan Lorence of Wondertouch shows how to create the transporter effect from the new Star Trek movie using particleIllusion 3.0. This is part 1 of 2. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Alan Lorence particle Illusion Star Trek Transport Effect Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Alan Lorence of Wondertouch shows how to create the transporter effect from the new Star Trek movie using particleIllusion 3.0. This is part 2 of 2. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Alan Lorence Trapcode Creating a 3D picture Montage with Trapcode Particular 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Rob Birnholz Red Giant plug-ins Creating a Text to Sand Transition In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Paint Stroke Morph In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates using paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Boris FX Using After Effects Masks with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to use an After Effects mask to define custom extrusion curves as well as the baseline for text characters in Boris Continuum Complete's Extruded Text filter. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Dirk de Jong Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! Perception and The Art of 3D Storytelling By working in the area between what you see, and what you can see, Brian Gardner is helping re-write the rules of 3D filmmaking - right before your very eyes. In this article, he tells how some of these new rules played out in his work on the amazing movie, Coraline. Tutorial, Feature, People / Interview Author: Brian Gardner Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! Tiny Stereoscopic Rigs - Big Pictures In this article from the Stereoscopic 3D issue of The Creative COW Magazine, Bernie Laramie, co-founder of Stereoscope, discusses rigs and stereoscopic hardware used in creating high-end 3D movies. Tutorial, Feature, People / Interview Author: Bernie Laramie Stereoscopic 3D - NEW ! FotoKem: 3D DI FotoKem opened as a film lab in 1963, and has continued to evolve and expand. Here are some of the tools they're using as the industry, and their business, now adds another dimension. Tutorial, Feature, People / Interview Author: John Daro Adobe Illustrator Creating a Helix in Adobe Illustrator - Part 3 In Part 3 of this 3 part Adobe Illustrator tutorial series, Vincent Rosati shows you how to perform flat shading on the helix created in the previous tutorials. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Vincent Rosati Adobe After Effects Simulating Whip Pans In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to create a whip pan (swish pan) effect using Adobe After Effects built in tools. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Adobe Illustrator Creating a Helix in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2 In Part 2 of this 3 part Adobe Illustrator tutorial series, Vincent Rosati uses the pen tool to draw the helix structure. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Vincent Rosati Red Giant plug-ins Creating a Transporter Effect In this episode, Chief Engineer Eran Stern works furiously to get his Starship's transporters back on-line to rescue a fellow crew member trapped on a hostile planet. But time is running out. Will Eran be able to build the transporter in After Effects in time? Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe Photoshop Patch and Heal Tools In this tutorial, Richard Harrington uses the patch tool and healing brush tools to teach patching, healing and the vanishing point in Adobe Photoshop. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Adobe Illustrator Creating a Helix in Adobe Illustrator - Part 1 In Part 1 of this 3 part Adobe Illustrator tutorial series, Vincent Rosati explains how to use the free transform tool to take the first step in creating a helix with AI. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Vincent Rosati Boris FX Map an After Effects Video Layer to Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to map an After Effects video layer to the surface of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Dirk de Jong Adobe Photoshop Masks Panel In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at how to use the masks panel in Photoshop CS4. This is a new feature in CS4 that can speed up your workflow by allowing you to quickly manage the masks on a layer. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Adobe After Effects Child Tracking Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to use the track a child expression to create an interesting title sequence in Adobe After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Adobe Photoshop Adding Depth of Field In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington shows how to perform depth of field blurring techniques using the lens blur feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Apple Final Cut Pro Trashing Preferences In this Final Cut Tutorial, Richard Harrington shows you how to clean up the Final Cut application when it starts acting up with bugs or other problems. Many times this can be caused by a corrupt preferences file or other user settings related to Final Cut Studio. These tips are also handy when performing an upgrade installation or reinstallation. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Adobe Photoshop Content Aware Scaling 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Apple Final Cut Pro iChat Theater Review In this episode of Final Cut Help, Richard Harrington takes a look at video sharing via iChat Theater Review, a technique for online video review that allows you to quickly share video via iChat. This can be helpful for showing a preview of a video to a client or a project partner. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Adobe After Effects Child Tracking Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to track the position of a parented layer using expressions in Adobe After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Apple Final Cut Pro Get Your FCP Timelines in Motion with Final Cut Studio 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. Tutorial Author: Jiggy Gaton Apple Final Cut Pro Keyframing Color Correction In this episode of Final Cut Help, Richard Harrington takes a look at keyframing the three way color corrector in FCP. As details change in a movie clip you can have the filter adjust its values over time. This example uses a video of a bird starting in a bright sky and ending in water which is darker, the contrast transition is controlled by keyframing the saturation and color correction. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Boris FX Creating Transitions with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's Swish Pan Filter Editors use transitions as a way to cut between scenes, typically creating an animated effect such as a dissolve or blur at the end of the outgoing clip and the beginning of the incoming clip. While most modern NLE systems ship with standard wipe transitions, there are some transition styles that are more of an in-camera effect rather than a synthesized gradient wipe or block dissolve. One of these effects, known as a Swish Pan, is created by panning the camera very quickly in a 180 degree arc, creating the look of a fast blur between the outgoing and incoming clips. Continuing in the tradition of making visual effects easy to create, Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE now includes a Swish Pan transition filter which is available free for registered BCC 6 AE users. In this video tutorial, we'll use the new BCC 6 Swish Pan filter to transition between a pair of clips. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy COWmunications feedback Introducing the all new www.CreativeCowMagazine.net website In this article, Ron Lindeboom, one of the co-founders of CreativeCOW.net and company architect and head of business development, says of the new magazine site interface: ''I have never seen a magazine interface that makes as much sense and gives as much access to so much content, in so few steps.'' Those that helped test the new site while it was in development, agreed, stating that they didn't need any instructions to use it -- but we offer some here, anyway. Editorial, Tutorial, Feature Author: Ron Lindeboom Adobe After Effects Blowing Flowers In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates how to create flower trails using Trapcode Particular in this special holiday episode. You'll also work with the light emitter and use 3D layer to obscure particles. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern SAN - Storage Area Networks Changing the Game with the Blackmagic Design Broadcast Videohub Bob Zelin is always willing to integrate the newest solutions for his systems integration clients. Only this one was VERY new... and if everything didn't go exactly right, it was game over. Tutorial Author: Bob Zelin Red Giant plug-ins Better Compositing with Particles In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz will show you a technique for placing layers inside the middle of a particle system in After Effects - crucial to truly integrating your CGI effects with your live action footage or motion graphics. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw - Part 2 In the second part of this Photoshop tutorial series, Richard Harrington goes deeper into the camera raw interface. Richard looks at the tone curve tab which controls the contrast, the detail tab which controls the image sharpening and noise reduction, split toning tab controlling the hue and saturation, lens corrections tab and the presets tab to store settings and preferences. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Apple Final Cut Pro Make Your FCP Timelines Sing By Roundtripping to Soundtrack Pro The COW's Jiggy Gaton owns an audio studio -- but has created a tutorial for those of us who don't have an audio studio within earshot when editing video in Final Cut Pro. He's not sure if he's being lazy, or just efficient, to use an integrated Soundtrack Pro project inside FCP. Either way, read on to learn how to do it yourself. Tutorial Author: Jiggy Gaton Boris FX Warp, Deform, and Explode 3D Extruded Text with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to employ the power of vertex shaders to warp, deform and even explode 3D extruded text using Adobe After Effects and the new 3D Objects from Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Dirk de Jong Adobe After Effects Adjustment Lights In this After Effects tutorial, Eran Stern teaches you how to control the scattering of light in a composition using adjustment light. Eran creates a 3D world of dancing actors with realistic lights and shadows for a fictional show called 'Born to Dance'. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw - Part 1 In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the camera raw files and the camera raw interface. Many video professionals do not know much about the camera raw interface because it is a technology mainly used by digital photographers. The key advantage to using with a camera raw file is that the data is usually stored in the picture more than you can normally see in a single exposure. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Apple Final Cut Pro Fixing Exposure In this Final Cut tutorial, Richard Harrington discusses the common problem of backlighting, exposure and what can happen when shooting video outdoors. Proper exposure of all elements in a shoot can be a pain to achieve with a bright sun and blue sky but using the three way color corrector in Final Cut Pro, Richard is able to make all the elements pop. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Adobe After Effects Sci-Fi Classics Part 2 In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern takes the next step in the science fiction classic and finalizes the promo by projecting graphics in space from a flying saucer. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Boris FX Create Extruded Text with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE This new video tutorial shows you the basics of using BCC Extruded Text in Adobe After Effects. BCC Extruded Text belongs to the 3D Objects category of filters which is new to Boris Continuum Complete 6. These stunning OpenGL-based filters use vertex and pixel shaders that enable the generation of animated 3D shatter, bulge, bend, taper, twist, ripple, and wave effects. You can also create reflection or texture maps for the generated 3D text - from any image or video clip in the AE timeline. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy Adobe Photoshop Auto Blend Command In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the auto blend command that allows you to merge multiple pictures together into a single larger document. When you have a large scan and you have to scan it in multiple pieces and then stitch it together or if you want to stitch together panoramic photos for a virtual scene this photography tool becomes quite useful. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Apple Final Cut Pro Correcting White Balance In this Final Cut tutorial, Richard Harrington discusses what to do to correct your film when you shoot footage with the wrong white balance setting. This is a common problem if you step outside after shooting inside and you forget to rewhite balance. Richard uses the three way color corrector to do a digital white balance on the clip inside of Final Cut Pro. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Adobe After Effects Sci-Fi Classics Part 1 In this video tutorial, Eran Stern shows you the first step to create a retro design title animation for a fictional sci-fi movie. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe Photoshop Balancing Images In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at balancing out exposure issues inside of Photoshop CS4. Mixed lighting on a photo can cause portions of the image to be too bright or too dark, fortunately Photoshop gives us some great tools to take care of these types of issues. Using a levels adjustment layer in combination with a color range selection, Richard is able to greatly control the lighting in a photo. The equalize command is also covered in this video tutorial. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Apple Final Cut Pro Compression with Turbo In this Final Cut Pro tutorial, Richard Harrington take a look at the elgato turbo.264. This is a USB add on device that accelereates the h.264 encoding you can do on your Mac. The turbo.264 comes with its own compression software with presets for iPod, iPhone, Sony PSP, Apple TV and YouTube. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Richard Harrington Boris FX Repair DV Footage with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's DV Fixer DV video is prone to jaggy edges and compression artifacts. BCC 6 AE's new DV Fixer will greatly improve the look of your clip without sacrificing image detail or quality. Watch how it's done inside Adobe After Effects CS4. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy Adobe After Effects Creating Masks with Find Edges and Auto-trace In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW contributing editor, Nelson Fernandes demonstrates a method to obtain a quick and dirty mask using the find edges effect combined with the auto-trace feature. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Nelson Fernandes Adobe After Effects Creating a Realistic 3d Earth using only AE In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Michael Park shows you how to create a realistic 3d earth, complete with clouds and atmosphere, using only After Effects' built in effects. Special attention will be given to combining multiple instances of the CC Sphere effect to create unique layers with different specular properties for the land and water masses, as well as creating lights from urban centers on the night side of the earth. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park

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