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 [...]

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 [...]