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TUTORIAL - Creating a webpage transition with no keyframes in Apple's Motion 3
I thought for this tutorial I would look at something that editors and motion graphic designers might need to create from time to time, and that is the effect of navigating from one webpage to another by typing in the URL, and having the page change. It's actually very easy to do, can be done in real time using Apple's Motion 3, and you don't even need to use one keyframe!
TUTORIAL - Offline in FCP and finish in Premiere Pro CS4
For a long time, Avid's Media Composer was the application of choice for offline to online post production workflow. Then, Final Cut Pro (with the help of Automatic Duck) started making waves and taking some of the online business away from Avid by giving the editor a choice of how THEY want their workflow to go. Well now, there's a new player in mix. O.K. Premiere Pro is not really a new player, but they have stepped up to the plate with the newest update to Premiere Pro CS4 (version 4.0.1) which not only adds the ability for Premiere Pro CS4 to import XML files from Final Cut Pro, but you can now import and export AAF files, as well as export OMF files for post audio. Let's handle things one step at a time, though, and look at the steps for taking your project from Final Cut Pro to Premiere Pro CS4 via XML export, and why you would want to do it!
TUTORIAL - Using the Compositor's Toolkit & the Juicer with your editing and graphics program of choice
I have been getting e-mail lately that seems to revolve around the same subject. The Compositor’s Toolkit and the Juice from Digital Juice. Here is an excerpt of one of the e-mails that I received.
“Before I purchase Compositors Toolkit, are there any limitations when using with FCS (Final Cut Studio)?”
So I thought that for this tutorial, I would show you how smooth and easy the CTK and the Juicer works with any editing application or compositing program.
TUTORIAL - AE CS4 - Brainstorm
One thing that drives me crazy in an edit suite, is a producer who can't make up their mind. It could be something as complicated as a show opening, or something simple as a font, when a producer can't make up their mind, it's your job to offer them options, and that is where Brainstorm comes in to help you. A new feature in AE CS3, and now back again in AE CS4, Brainstorm will make your life easier by giving your producer something they want. Choices!
TUTORIAL - Adobe Master Collection CS4 - Easter Eggs
These days, companies are making big bucks by creating loopable backgrounds, packaging them together, and selling them for a pretty good penny. The problem with them is that you end up seeing them start to pop up in shows all over the place. broadcastGEMs has decided to do things a little differently, and instead of creating, marketing an selling backgrounds, they are creating After Effects projects that you can take and use the way they are, or alter them to create something new and different. Let’s see if this is worth your money.
TUTORIAL - Using Episode Pro inside Compressor 3
For editors who purchase editing "bundles" like Final Cut Studio 2 or Adobe's Master Collection CS4, we normally have access to not only editing tools but a program like Compressor 3 or Adobe's Media Encoder CS4 that let us take files, and flip them over to other formats like MPEG2 for DVD, H264 for the web, Flash or even to other editing codecs (Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, DVCProHD, etc). So why would an editor, or web designer need a program like Episode Pro? Let's find out!