Just released – my two-part video training series of the Green Screen Workshop. It includes a lot of live video, examples, and screencast tutorials to show you how to plan, set, light and shoot the best possible green screen shots for the best results in compositing!

I posted a real-world review of the new GoPro HD Hero2 in the ProVideo Coalition problog. In this review address the claims of the higher resolution, better performance and professional aspects of this micro sports camera. See how well the HD Hero2 does in the mud with Slo Mo (sot at 120fps) I’ll go through [...]

Just published a step-by-step tutorial complete with a downloadable project file and preview video for a highly-requested technique using Mocha AE with After Effects in the Motion Graphics and VFX channels on the PVC (ProVideo Coalition) problog. Click here to see the tutorial and the demo video This tutorial is the first in a series [...]

  Featured on Adobe’s web site as a Customer Showcase SuccessStory, with some samples of recent VFX work done in a couple feature films for ProductionStudio, FILMS IN MOTION     Click here to read the entire article. Here’s a couple before & after shots from one of the projects: Click here to read the entire article.

I will be doing a 2-part Hands-On Lab workshop, featuring techniques I’ve used for feature films VFX and TV production, at Adobe MAX this year in Los Angeles, Oct. 3-5 Click Here to see the Featured Speaker List Rotoscoping and Compositing Workflows in After Effects CS5.5 – Parts 1 & 2 In this two-part series, [...]

Adobe After Effects CS5.5 mid-cycle update rivals full-scale release by Jeff Foster, Macworld.com Aug 1, 2011 Check out the link above in the title to see my most recent review for Macworld Magazine of the new features of Adobe After Effects CS5.5. Hint: the Warp Stabilizer alone is worth the price of the upgrade, but [...]

I will be presenting again at NAB this year! In addition to presenting material from my newly-released DVD, “Photoshop CS4/CS5 Video & Animation”, I will be sharing some new techniques for creative 3D animated titling effects. Be sure to catch these fun and informative sessions this year! Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop This session is [...]

HANDS-ON KEYING AND ROTOSCOPING WITH AFTER EFFECTS CS5 For all the attendees of my Hands-On Lab workshops at Adobe MAX 2010, I’m providing you a link to download all the project & source files, along with a color PDF of the handouts. Thanks for registering for this course and helping to make this year’s show [...]

Due to the popularity of my hands-on lab sessions at Adobe MAX 2010, they were sold out for the first two scheduled days. Adobe has rearranged the schedule to accommodate a third day for training, so there’s still time to register before those seats fill up! Click Here to see the Featured Speaker List Hands-on [...]

International Press Association Announces their first annual “Not Another Photo Contest, Contest” Contest Begins October 1, 2010 and ends on November 30, 2010 IPA’s first contest includes Amateur and Pro categories and is just in time for the holidays! Almost $8,000 In Prizes! O.K., so it is another photo contest, but unlike so many others, [...]