Learn how to use Sonicfire Pro 5 to create and edit music scoring for your motion graphics projects in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CS5 I’ve broken these tutorials down into several videos and two product categories: After Effects CS5 and Premiere Pro CS5. I’ve used real-world examples of how I work using SmartSound [...]

On May 13, 2010 I had the pleasure of joining Digital Production BuZZ Radio hosts, Larry Jordan and Mike Horton, for an interview to discuss my latest book “The Green Screen Handbook”. It was a short but informative exchange and they have provided an edited version of the night’s show that features just my interview. [...]

Adobe TV is currently hosting several video clips from my two DVDs with PhotoshopCAFE: “Learning After Effects CS4″ and “Photoshop CS4 Video & Animation”. This video segment is from the “Photoshop CS4 Video & Animation” DVD and shows you how to convert a video layer in Photoshop CS4 to a Smart Object so you can [...]

Adobe TV is currently hosting several video clips from my two DVDs with PhotoshopCAFE: “Learning After Effects CS4″ and “Photoshop CS4 Video & Animation”. This video segment is from “Learning After Effects CS4″ and shows you the difference between simple “chroma keying” and a real matte extraction/creation tool. Keylight is a plug-in that ships with [...]

I want to thank all those attending my Motion Tracking with After Effects sessions at Adobe MAX 2009 this year. Since they’re Hands-On Lab sessions, the projects were pre-loaded on the machines in the room before you come in, and if you weren’t able to complete one of the projects during the session’s allotted time, [...]

I’ve developed some projects for a hands-on lab session that I’m doing for two days at Adobe MAX 2009 in LA on Oct. 11 & 12. You can register for Adobe MAX by clicking here: Here’s a sample of one of the projects I’ll be taking you through at the Adobe MAX sessions this year: [...]

I’ve loosely been using the term “Documercial” as a description of the type of documentary-style videos I’ve been creating for creative book authors, artists & photographers as of late. I was so compelled to share my story of one that I did recently, through an article on the Pro Video Coalition’s site that describes how [...]

This was first demonstrated live at NAB this year and I’ve been waiting to post it on my Blog until after the release of the step-by-step tutorial was published on the ProVideo Coalition web site. Instead of trying to stabilize the footage first and then track it, I decided I wanted the bouncy/shaky camera movement [...]

Due to the popularity of my recent articles, posts and live training events, featuring the 3D Stereo capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS4, I’ve decided to post a couple more examples so you can view with your Red/Cyan 3D glasses! (if you don’t have any, please see details below examples on how to get your Free [...]

Since I’ve already stepped out into the 3D Stereoscopic world with my recent posts on Photoshop CS4, I thought I’d put yet one more out there that takes the process a step further – and combines some other techniques I’ve covered in previous posts. In this example, I’ve combined a 3D model I brought into [...]