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Andrew Devis : Sony Vegas Pro Basics FIFTY-FIVE: Zaxwerks ProAnimator

In this tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces Zaxwerks ProAnimator and gives an overview of the simplicity and speed of the application as well as showing how to render out the final animation as an image sequence and then how to bring that (or any) image sequence into Sony Vegas Pro for final compositing. |
Zaxwerks ProAnimator is a standalone 3D program for fast creation and animation of logos, text and objects. While being a standalone program, it is significantly lower cost and easier to work with than some of the bigger dedicated programs such as 3ds Max, Lightwave, C4D etc. With its own unique animation engine Zaxwerks quickly gets you setting up your scenes or your text and applying advance and eye-catching animations in no time at all as well as allowing you to quickly texture and bevel your creations and play with lots of different and pre-set lighting options.
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