Whether you love it or hate it, 3D Stereography is here for awhile. And if you’re totally into it like I am, you quickly realize that there are few turnkey workflows out there to capture and process 3D Stereo video that’s easy to setup, shoot and edit Stereo pairs. Sure, there are a lot of [...]

There’s little more popular these days than being a budding Indie filmmaker slinging a 5D MkII over your shoulder and firing off hours of footage that you can then spend months editing to make your masterpiece come alive! The biggest problem is that MOST folks entering this endeavor are totally clueless about the process or [...]

Digieffects has updated and optimized their plugin effects to be Adobe CS5/64-bit compatible and have added some great new tools to their suite of tools! Both Damage v2.5 and Delirium v2.5 are fully compatible with the latest versions of After Effects, Premiere Pro, FCP and Edius. Even better news, this is a free upgrade for [...]

I’ve published another post in my GoPro HD Hero2 series on the ProVideo Coalition problog, including several examples of using the GoPro shooting high-speed (120fps) for a smooth and clear Slo-Mo playback. This little camera is amazing and more than just something you’ll strap to your sports gear and jump off a cliff to record [...]

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 [...]