| | | | Method Studios Appoints Chris Webb as Executive Producer in Chicago
 Webb To Focus On Supporting Both Commercial And Feature Markets
Visual effects house, Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Webb as Executive Producer of Method Chicago. Webb will work closely with Creative Director Gil Baron in the continued expansion of the Chicago office, which opened its doors in July 2012.
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| | | | Sony, Technicolor, Dolby and VFX Powerhouse LOOK Effects Join “Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story” All-Star Lineup
Industry titans back New York’s largest post event on June 8, 2013
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, is excited to announce growing support for its Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story event held on June 8, 2013 at the French Institute in the heart of Manhattan. Industry luminaries Sony Creative Software, Technicolor and Dolby recently signed on as sponsors, joining the likes of AbelCine, ACE, Adorama, AJA, Art of the Guillotine, Autodesk, Blackmagic Design, Boris FX, CCW, Digieffects, EditShare, DV Expo East, HP, IFP, Imagineer Systems, MoPictive, MPSE, Noise Industries, NY Editors Collective, NYWIFT, ProductionHUB and Tekserve.
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| | | | Buster Beefs Up Creative Talent Roster
 Joseph Kiely Named Executive Creative Director for On-Air Design, While Neville Burtis Named Executive Creative Director for BusterINK
Design and animation studio Buster has beefed up its creative talent roster by naming Joseph Kiely as the company’s new Executive Creative Director for motion graphics, and Neville Burtis as Executive Creative Director of the agency’s print, outdoor and digital division, BusterINK. Both men report to Buster’s Chief Creative Officer / Executive Producer Jonas Morganstein. Brad Roth and Mark Feldstein, principals of Stun Creative, the parent company of Buster, made the announcement.
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| | | | A Burgeoning Mission: Venice VFX House Doubles Space And Adds New Talent
 VFX house The Mission doubles the size of its Venice-based studio and expands their talent roster with the addition of Rick Grandy as CG Supervisor and Raul Dominguez as a Creature Modeler. With over 19 years of experience in the visual effects industry, Grandy comes to The Mission from Pixomondo where he served as a Digital Character and Pipeline Supervisor on top projects including "The Amazing Spiderman" and "Die Hard 5". Former video game artist and cartoonist Dominguez was most recently at Digital Domain, lending his talents to a score of feature films including "Iron Man 3" and "The Avengers".
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| | | | Boris Soundbite Powered by Nexidia Wins StudioDaily Prime Award
StudioDaily Recognizes Boris Soundbite as the Most Innovative New Post-Production Product
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Soundbite has received a StudioDaily Prime Award for the Most Innovative New Post-Production Product.
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| | | | Boris FX Expands Real-Time Performance of Boris Continuum Complete
New Boris Continuum Complete v8.2 Features Fast OpenGL Rendering, New Real-Time Filters
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) Version 8.2. The new v8.2 release features up to 100% improvement in render time for OpenGL-accelerated filters. In addition, nearly all BCC AVX for Avid filters can now be rendered in real-time.
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| | | | Boris FX Showcases New VFX Browser for Boris Continuum Complete
Quickly Preview Thousands of Visual Effects Presets with Host Application Video
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today unveiled a new VFX browser for its flagship Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) plug-in collection. Available as a free download, the new BCC Effects Library Browser plug-in allows editors and motion graphics artists to instantly preview thousands of BCC presets via animations that integrate timeline video. The free plug-in can be used on any system with a BCC-compatible host application – even if BCC is not installed.
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| | | | MAXON Applauds Oscar® and Visual Effects Society Awards Winners and Nominees
 Innovative VFX Sequences in Life of Pi, Prometheus and Men in Black 3 Benefit from CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Technology
MAXON congratulates the many customers that won and were nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Visual Effects Society (VES) and other prominent creative arts organizations for outstanding achievement in the visual effects and other categories who leveraged the company’s professional 3D solutions – CINEMA 4D and Body Paint 3D – to create this year’s most proclaimed characters, backgrounds and environments.
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| | | | UFC and Aspera Team Up For Sports Content Delivery
World’s leading mixed martial arts promoter relies on Aspera for content delivery workflows to further expand its brand internationally
Aspera, Inc., creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world’s large data at maximum speed, today announced that the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), the world’s leading promoter of mixed martial arts (MMA), has deployed Aspera’s high-speed transfer software to power its file-based content delivery workflows – for its internal teams during production of live events, for global distribution partners and for fans accessing content on the web or via their mobile devices from around the world.
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| | | | Cinerama Restores Films with Boris Continuum Complete’s Flicker Fixer
BCC Flicker Fixer Removes Flicker, Emulsion Blotching, Artifacting, and Image Weaving
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that David Strohmaier, Restoration Producer for Cinerama, Inc., is using Boris Continuum Complete’s Flicker Fixer in Adobe After Effects to remove flicker, emulsion blotching, and artifacting during the film restoration process.
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| | | | Boris FX Rolls Out New Boris Continuum Units Product Family
Pick and Choose Boris Continuum Complete Filter Categories Starting at $199
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that each category of Boris Continuum Complete filters is now available as a separate Boris Continuum Unit, allowing artists to choose toolsets that are geared towards their specific needs.
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| | | | LightWave 11.5 Now Available
 Enhances 3D creativity with new Soft Body Bullet Dynamics, After Effects integration, Interactive Modeling Tools, Genoma character rigging system and much more
The LightWave 3D® Group, a division of NewTek, Inc., announced today LightWave 11.5, the newest version of its award-winning 3D modeling, animation and rendering software for artists and designers, is now available for purchase at http://www.lightwave3d.com. A no-charge upgrade to LightWave 11.5 is available to all registered LightWave 11 customers via the LightWave 3D website.
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| | | | B2FX Expands Into New Creative Studio Space In North Hollywood’s Arts District
 Oscar Winner Barney Burman’s SFX Makeup Company To Continue Work On Season Two Of NBC TV’s Hit Series “Grimm,” And Completes SFX Makeups For Indie Horror Film “Apparitional”
B2FX, Academy Award winner Barney Burman’s Special FX Make-up, Character, and Creature design and production company, has expanded into new creative studio space in North Hollywood’s Arts District.
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| | | | Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug Now Available for Apple Final Cut Pro X
The World's Most Comprehensive Visual Effects Plug-in Collection is Now Available for FCP X and Motion 5
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated visual effects and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug (BCC 8 FxPlug) is now available for Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 in addition to Final Cut Pro 7.
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| | | | Axis Creates CGI Episodic Content For "Halo 4" Spartan Ops: Season One
CGI artists and storytellers, Axis, in collaboration with 343 Industries, proudly announces its participation in the brand-new, story-driven experience of "Halo 4" - Spartan Ops: Season One. A first-of-its-kind, exciting new addition to the "Halo" franchise, Spartan Ops is an episodic adventure that blends immersive storytelling, high-quality cinematics and action-packed gameplay to deliver an unprecedented serialized experience. In substance and scope, this first season of episodic content is taking Axis to new levels of involvement in the storytelling process, technical demands and in the development of believable, engaging characters.
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| | | | Lionsgate Forges Output Deal with Russia's West Company
Deal Continues Lionsgate's Creation of an International Distribution Network with Top Partners in Major Territories Around the World
As part of its strategy of establishing output agreements with leading distributors around the world, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, has forged an output deal with Russia's West Company for distribution of Lionsgate titles in Russia and the other nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, the two companies announced today.
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| | | | Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug
Available Now for Final Cut Pro 7, Public Beta for Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug (BCC 8 FxPlug). BCC 8 FxPlug delivers 200+ comprehensive VFX filters to Apple Final Cut Pro 7, Apple Final Cut Pro X, and Apple Motion 5. Enhanced lens flares, particles, glows, and lights and new FxPlug 2 integration headline the Version 8 release.
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| | | | LipSync Group Produces Ice Age 4 Event Spot For FOX
- Global campaign sees London-based facility cement its position at the forefront of the UK industry -
LipSync Creative, the full service Creative Agency, and LipSync Post, the award-winning post production facility, have created the global TV and theatrical campaign for 20th Century Fox’s Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Blu-ray and DVD release, underlining The LipSync Group’s position as one of the leading combined creative, production and post production facilities in Soho, able to deliver digital and audio visual campaigns from conception to delivery.
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| | | | Company 3 Opens Games Unit, Provides Extensive Services to Activision's "Call of Duty®: Black Ops II
 Unit Contributing Post FX to Upcoming Blockbuster "Call of Duty®: Black Ops II;" Gaming Veteran Malte Wagener Named VP, Games
Award-winning post house Company 3, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., announced today it recently provided a variety of post production services to its first game project, "Call of Duty®: Black Ops II" and concurrently, announced the opening of a new division dedicated specifically to offering color grading and other high-end post production services that will assist in taking game production to the next level of artistic heights.
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| | | | RODEO FX, One Of The World’s Premiere Visual Effects Companies For Major Motion Pictures, Launches Advertising Division
 New Unit Welcomes André Ü Montambeault As Creative Director/Senior Flame Artist/Colorist
RODEO FX, one of the world’s premiere visual effects companies, regularly contributing unique visual imagery to Hollywood’s blockbuster motion pictures, has launched an Advertising Division. Concurrently, André Ü Montambeault has been named to the new division as its Creative Director, Senior Flame Artist and Colorist. Montambeault reports to Benoît Touchette, who serves as VP of the Advertising Division. The announcements were made today by Sébastien Moreau, President/VFX Supervisor/Founder, RODEO FX.
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| | | | Dredd 3D Graded On Nucoda Film Master Storms the Box Office
 Digital Vision has announced that Berlin-based post production facility The Post Republic has graded DNA Films' sci-fi thriller Dredd 3D (a remake of the classic Judge Dredd), using Nucoda Film Master. Written by Alex Garland the film, which opened in the UK last week, immediately took the number one weekend box office slot.
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| | | | Lionsgate And Studiocanal Expand Worldwide Partnership, Establish Long-Term Agreement For Germany And Austria
Multiyear Agreement Is Latest Step In Lionsgate's Creation of An International Distribution Network With Blue-Chip Partners In Major Territories Around The World
Building on their multifaceted worldwide partnership and continuing the Lionsgate strategy of creating an international distribution network with blue-chip partners in major territories around the world, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, has signed a multiyear agreement with media giant STUDIOCANAL for Lionsgate films in Germany and Austria, the two companies announced today.
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| | | | Boris FX Announces Final Effects Complete 7 AE at IBC 2012
32-bit Float Support, Integration with Adobe After Effects Masks, New Transitions
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Final Effects Complete Complete 7 AE (FEC 7 AE). Featuring 3D particle effects, a complete range of auto-animating transitions, and unique text and edge treatments, Final Effects Complete AE brings over 120 designer effects and transitions to Macintosh and Windows versions of Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CS6, CS5.5, CS5, and CS4. The new Version 7 release features 32-bit float support, integration with After Effects mask path controls, new Beat Reactor integration for Adobe Premiere Pro, and 10 new filters and transitions.
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| | | | Digital Domain Drives New Toyota Spot from Director Adam Berg
Digital Domain, a subsidiary of Digital Domain Media Group (NYSE: DDMG) created an oppressive computer generated (CG) world to showcase Toyota’s new GT86 in a new spot titled “The Real Deal” from Stink director Adam Berg and Saatchi & Saatchi London. Berg, working with Saatchi & Saatchi's Andy Jex and Rob Potts, tapped Digital Domain to tell a story that mimics the car's key value - breaking out of a monotonous synthetic existence with the power, control and excitement of real life. Expertly wielding Digital Domain's deep digital production toolset, Berg worked with artists to create everything from digital characters to a stunning full virtual world. The spot aired August 17 in the UK.
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| | | | La-Z-Boy Continues ‘Live Life Comfortably’ Campaign, Starring Brooke Shields
 La-Z-Boy is joining forces once again with actress Brooke Shields to continue its national "Live Life Comfortably" campaign. The strategy of the campaign is to showcase La-Z-Boy's wide range of furniture beyond its legendary recliner. Since the campaign featuring Shields was launched in November 2010, La-Z-Boy has experienced seven quarters of year over year same store sales growth in their La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries system. The campaign has been identified as one of the key factors in these results.
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| | | | CRASH+SUES Rocks With Stop-Motion Animation + VFX For Imagination Movers’ New DVD for Kids of All Ages
 ‘Rock-o-Matic’ Heralds the Emmy Award-winning Band’s 2012 Nationwide Tour and The New Season Of Its Hit Series on the Disney Junior Network
When the Imagination Movers were ready to release “Rock-o-Matic,” their latest DVD of music videos targeted to children and parents alike, they came to CRASH+SUES (C+S) for an innovate approach to creating music video vignettes that would bring their songs to life. The full-service post production company’s multi-disciplined team took a fresh, collaborative approach to the project, providing a full pallet of editorial, visual effects, stop motion animation, color correction and finishing – as well as some production services – for six of the seven videos featured on the DVD, in addition to cutting all of the interstitials and authoring the disk.
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| | | | ARRI Hosts 3D Panel
ARRI hosts Rob Legato and Vince Pace, ASC at CineGear Expo
At this year’s CineGear, ARRI hosts Rob Legato and Vince Pace, ASC in a discussion about 3D production experience with the ALEXA camera. Rob Legato won an Academy Award this year for his work as the visual FX supervisor on HUGO, a film directed by Martin Scorsese. Vince Pace, Co-Chairman of CAMERON | PACE GROUP, is a pioneer in stereo cinematography and the leading provider of 3D technology and services to feature film and television markets.
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| | | | ARRI hosts 3D Panel
ARRI hosts Rob Legato and Vince Pace, ASC at CineGear Expo
At this year’s CineGear, ARRI hosts Rob Legato and Vince Pace, ASC in a discussion about 3D production experience with the ALEXA camera. Rob Legato won an Academy Award this year for his work as the visual FX supervisor on HUGO, a film directed by Martin Scorsese. Vince Pace, Co-Chairman of CAMERON | PACE GROUP, is a pioneer in stereo cinematography and the leading provider of 3D technology and services to feature film and television markets.
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| | | | Imagineer Systems Launches New Academic Discount Program For Universities, Film Schools, High Schools
 New Authorized Education Partner Program and EDU Discounts Offers mocha Pro v3 to Schools and Students for Low-Cost Annual Renewal Fee
Imagineer Systems, developers of the popular motion tracking and visual effects software, mocha Pro, today announced it is launching a new discount pricing program created specifically for universities, film schools and high schools. The new Imagineer Systems Authorized Education Partner Program is designed to make it easy for educators to incorporate valuable skill sets derived from mocha Pro v3 and its powerful Planar Tracker technology into a school’s curriculum.
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| | | | Boris FX Unveils Workgroup Support for Boris Soundbite Powered by Nexidia
Award-winning Dialogue Search Tool Now Supports Shared Storage Workflows
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Boris Soundbite Version 2. Powered by patented dialogue search technology from Nexidia, Boris Soundbite is a fast and accurate tool for locating footage by finding any word or phrase spoken in multimedia files. The new Version 2 release adds support for workgroups, ensuring that all media stored on shared storage is instantly searchable by all editors within a workgroup.
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| | | | Boris Continuum Complete 8 AVX Now Available for Avid DS
New Vectorscope Tool, 3D Lens Flare and Film Glow Effects, Extruded Text, and Audio-Driven Effects Creation
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 8 AVX (BCC 8 AVX) is now available for Avid DS. A perfect complement to Avid DS' high-end editing and finishing capabilities, BCC 8 AVX delivers nearly 200 comprehensive visual effects filters including extrusions, image restoration tools, lens flares and lights, and blurs, glows, and cinematic effects. New version 8 features include a vectorscope tool, 3D lens flare and film glow effects, extruded text, and Beat Reactor technology for audio-driven effects creation.
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| | | | Imagineer Systems Releases mocha v3 at NAB 2012
 mocha Pro v3 and mocha AE v3 Deliver New Roto Tools, Layer Management and Powerful 3D Camera Solver Features for After Effects and Nuke; Imagineer Simplifies Product Offerings, Pricing
Imagineer Systems today announced the immediate availability of its newest versions of mocha Pro™ and mocha AE™, and will debut them at NAB 2012 in Las Vegas this week. As part of this launch, Imagineer has also streamlined its product family and simplified its upgrade pricing strategy to ensure Imagineer’s intelligent Planar Tracking utilities are that much more accessible for post production and VFX professionals.
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| | | | Boris Graffiti Version 6 Now Available
New User Interface, 40+ New Filters, Support for 64-bit Applications
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Graffiti Version 6 is now available. Boris Graffiti is a plug-in application for sophisticated title animation inside Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, and Grass Valley EDIUS. The new Version 6 release introduces support for 64-bit applications such as Premiere Pro CS5.5 and Vegas Pro 11, adds 40+ new filters, and provides a score of user interface enhancements.
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| | | | Boris FX Product Line to Support Adobe CS6
VFX, compositing, titling, and workflow tools for broadcast, post-production, and film professionals
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that its cross-platform family of visual effects, compositing, titling, and workflow tools will support the forthcoming Adobe Creative Suite 6 release.
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| | | | Boris FX to Showcase New Boris Continuum Complete 8 at NAB 2012
Experience the World’s Most Comprehensive VFX Plug-in Collection at Booth SL2914
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that they will demonstrate their new Boris Continuum Complete Version 8 suite of VFX plug-ins at the NAB 2012 exhibition held in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 16-19, 2012 at Booth SL2914.
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| | | | Boris Continuum Complete 8 for Sony Vegas Pro Now Available
New Beat Reactor Technology for Audio-Driven Effects Creation, Over 30 New Filters
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 8 for Sony Vegas™ Pro (BCC 8 for Vegas Pro) is now available. Based on the Open Effects Association (OFX) platform, BCC 8 for Vegas Pro delivers over 175 comprehensive VFX and compositing filters to 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Sony Vegas Pro v11 and v10. Audio-driven effects creation, 3D particle effects, and enhanced lens flares and glows headline this new release.
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| | | | Final Effects Complete 6 AVX Released for Avid Media Composer 6
Over 110 designer effects and transitions for 64-bit Avid video editing and finishing systems
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced Final Effects Complete 6 AVX (FEC 6 AVX). FEC 6 AVX brings 110+ designer effects and transitions to Avid Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, and NewsCutter 10. The release features new transitions, audio-driven effects creation, and a new Compare Mode feature that enables editors to compare the filtered result with the unfiltered source via either a side-by-side view or a live split-screen view. Each Final Effects Complete AVX filter has been re-engineered for 64-bit operating systems.
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| | | | MPC Creative And Tbwa/Chiat/Day Storm Grammys With Bon Iver, Adele
 MPC Creative created a pair of visually stunning spots for the Grammy Awards, one starring Bon Iver and another featuring singer-songwriter Adele. Directors Ryan Knowles and Dan Marsh, Executive Producer Paul Abatemarco, and MPC Head of Production Jenny Bright worked closely with TBWAChiatDay on the campaign, helping to develop the look and feel of the broader, four-spot campaign and handling the two spots' full production effort from concept to completion. This was a comprehensive effort that included everything from practical photography to 2D and 3D animation to compositing. Chiat approached MPC Creative with an opportunity to work with top artists that represented the Grammy brand, and by September the team was already hard at work on the efforts.
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| | | | Green Dot's Kim Jacobs Ignites An Explosion of Urban Color for Pepsi
 LA-based Green Dot Films director Kim Jacobs plasters city streets with wall-climbing art in an electrifying spot, "Graffiti", for Pepsi.
In the film we drop in on a guy who opens a can of Pepsi which then sets in motion an explosion of animated graffiti across the city. It's one of three spots produced out of Safari Sundays, NY, that's part of Pepsi's "Refresh Your World" campaign. The previous spots directed by Jacobs were "BeatBus", where a city bus transforms into a large boom box which in turn gets everyone around moving, and "Football" where a dank alley pick-up game of football transforms into a surreal and modern soccer pitch when a Pepsi gets involved.
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| | | | Digital Domain’s Neil Huxley Directs Epic Show Open for UFC®
 New Sequence Retells the Rise of the Sport from Humble Beginnings to Mainstream with Score from 14th St. Music, LLC, a Hans Zimmer Company
Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) brand, turned to Digital Domain to create a new show open for its legendary matches, set for debut at UFC® 143: DIAZ vs. CONDIT live on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday, February 4.
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| | | | Tippett FX Group Takes a Bite Out of The Bakery
 Bakery Relight’s™ pipeline technology plays a key role in Tippett Studio’s latest VFX projects, including, ‘Immortals’ and ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 & 2’
The Bakery, is proud to confirm that visual effects powerhouse, Tippett Studio has chosen Bakery Relight™ software for its FX group production pipeline.
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| | | | Digital Domain Creates an Emotional Story for Powerful "TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON" Teaser
 Activision Publishing, Inc and High Moon Studios tapped Digital Domain and Mothership Director Neil Huxley to create the unexpected teaser for "TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON" that premiered December 10th during the 2011 Video Game Awards show on Spike TV. Powerful and dark, with a filmic look and feel, the :90 piece hooks gamers with emotional imagery, a haunting track and redemptive story, and reveals the entree of popular 'bots into the Transformers game world for the first time.
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| | | | Autodesk Hosts 13th Annual 3December Celebration
 Celebrates 3D Computer Graphics Worldwide with Live and Virtual Events
From December 5 to 8, Autodesk Inc., together with the support of HP, AMD and Xsens, will host 3December 2011, the company's annual celebration of 3D computer graphics and the artists who create them.
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| | | | Tippett Studio Mixes Up CG And Live Action For ‘Immortals’
 New York/San Francisco-based content creation/production company Bodega’s roster VFX studio, Tippett Studio, delivers live action-packed intensity fused with CG ferocity in the fantasy action 'Immortals' directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall) and starring Henry Cavill (The Tudors) and Mickey Rourke.
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| | | | FX Launches FX Mastering
 FX Rentals has recently added FX Mastering to its list of audio services
A natural extension to the FX Copyroom, FX Mastering is a flexible service that allows clients to choose their degree of direct involvement with the audio process; this ranges from a website-based upload facility to attended sessions.
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| | | | Creative Consultancy Bemis Balkind Names Curt Doty GM and Executive Creative Director of Agency’s Newly Expanded Digital Group
 Doty Had Been President of Trailer Park's Advanced Content Division
After two decades of spearheading creative and strategic initiatives both on the client side (ABC, Universal) and the service side (Pittard Sullivan, Trailer Park), Curt Doty has joined legendary creative consultancy Bemis Balkind, and will spearhead the agency’s newly expanded Digital Group in the next phase of its client offerings in the areas of digital content, advertising, and distribution. Doty will serve the company as both its GM and as Executive Creative Director, Digital.
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| | | | VFX House Spatial Harmonics Group (SHG) Names Soto Executive Producer
 VFX house Spatial Harmonics Group, whose credits include the upcoming feature Green Lantern, embarks on growth plan while targeting the film, advertising, game, and new media industries
Executive Producer Marie Soto has partnered with the Spatial Harmonics Group (http://spatialharmonicsgroup.com), a visual effects and creative content development studio. Soto, who has an extensive background in visual effects and post production, will manage new business development and sales for the company, whose recent work includes visual effects for the film "Green Lantern" and advertising projects for AT&T, Lexus and Toyota’s Scion.
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| | | | Autodesk Flame Premium 2012 Offers Tools for Total Creative Control
New Tools for Relighting, Enhanced Stereoscopic 3D Workflow and CG Interoperability
At NAB 2011 -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is now shipping Autodesk Flame Premium 2012, the company's production-proven creative 3D visual effects and finishing software. Introduced in late 2010, Flame Premium combines the award-winning Autodesk Flame visual effects toolset with a powerful timeline workflow for conform and editing, as well as real-time color grading. Flame Premium 2012 features groundbreaking tools for relighting in post, an enhanced stereoscopic 3D (S3D) finishing workflow, and improved integration with Autodesk 3D animation software.
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| | | | The Hollywood Edge to Debut New SFX Collections at NAB
At NAB 2011, The Hollywood Edge, the premier sound effects library for motion pictures, television and digital gaming, will be showcasing several new CD and DVD releases, including new collections of Foley effects from Soundelux, animal sounds from Discovery’s Animal Planet and sci-fi flavored mechanical effects from renowned sound designers Richard Devine and Jim Stout.
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| | | | Rob Morgenroth Joins Dynasty FX as Executive Producer/Sr. Biz Dev Director
 VFX veteran to boost clientele for Dynasty’s newly-launched outsourcing pipeline
Dynasty Visual Effects & Animation LLC has hired VFX veteran Rob Morgenroth as Executive Producer/Senior Director, Business Development. Morgenroth will report to Dynasty CEO Bruce Silverman, and will seek to expand the client base for Dynasty’s newly-launched outsourcing operation in China.
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| | | | Artistic Image Creates Graphic Packages For The Oscars For The Third Consecutive Year
TNT-LA Returns To The Atlanta-Based Creative House ThatGarnered Top Honors At The Telly Awards For Its 2009 + 2010 Academy Awards Graphic Packages
Artistic Image, the creative house that won top honors at the 2009 and 2010 Telly Awards for the graphic packages they produced for the Oscars, was once again called upon by TNT-LA to create FX-driven packages for theThe 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
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| | | | Modus FX Delivers Visual Effects for "Source Code"
Montreal Studio Serves as Lead Facility for Next Duncan Jones Thriller
Montreal-based visual effects studio Modus FX served as the lead facility for Duncan Jones' upcoming action thriller "Source Code", scheduled for release on April 1.
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| | | | NVIDIA Quadro Accelerates Tippett Studio VFX Creation
From CG Wolves in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" to Fluid Effects for "Immortals," NVIDIA Quadro Pro Graphics Enable Tippett to Work Faster, Iterate More Frequently
Tippett Studio, located in Berkeley, Calif. recently upgraded over 200 of their artist workstations to NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics solutions, enabling them to work up to five times faster.
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| | | | uFX delivers over 1,200 VFX shots for "Jackboots On Whitehall"
When it comes to heroes, size really doesn’t matter...
VFX and DI post boutique uFX today revealed details of its extensive work on the forthcoming 'anim-action' feature "Jackboots On Whitehall". The company was responsible for delivering over 1,200 VFX shots on the film, a satirical alternative history of WW2, played out by 1/6th-scale puppets, as well as the DI grade and multiple deliverables for theatrical release.
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| | | | Join Autodesk for IBC 2010: Live in Amsterdam and Online Worldwide on the AREA
Autodesk, Inc. will take part in the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, Sept. 10-14, 2010. During the convention, Autodesk is expected to announce the launch of an exciting new offering for creative finishing and to unveil technological enhancements to its Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Lustre products for television, film and commercial post-production.
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| | | | Boris AAF Transfer Now Available
Seamlessly Transfer Apple Final Cut Pro Sequences to Avid Media Composer
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced the availability of Boris AAF Transfer, a new plug-in designed for seamless transfer of Apple Final Cut Pro sequences to Avid Media Composer.
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| | | | Boris Continuum Complete 7 AE Now Available
Over 200 next-generation filters for Adobe CS5
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 7 AE (BCC 7 AE) is now available. BCC 7 AE brings over 200 filters to Macintosh and Windows versions of Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CS5, CS4, and CS3. The new release features 11 new filters including a 3-way color grade filter with built-in keying and masking tools, a video noise reduction tool, a spline-based warp filter, an audio-driven keyframe generator, a new OpenGL particle engine, and still and video morph technology. Each Boris Continuum Complete filter has been re-engineered for 64-bit operating systems and OpenGL acceleration.
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| | | | IMAGICA implements FilmLight’s Baselight Colour Grading
Leading Japanese post production company chooses Baselight
IMAGICA, Japan’s most established and respected post-production company, has chosen to deploy a Baselight FOUR colour grading system from FilmLight into one of its existing Digital Intermediate (DI) suite at IMAGICA’s Tokyo Imaging Centre. Baselight FOUR provides IMAGICA with conform, file and colour management, fast storage, grain reduction and non-linear colour grading in a comprehensive, high-performance DI solution.
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| | | | Silicon Imaging Leverages NVIDIA Quadro Digital Video Pipeline For SI-3D Live
New System Enables Live Stereoscopic Broadcasting
Silicon Imaging has teamed up with NVIDIA® to launch the new SI-3D Live System – a stereo HD-SDI Video Processing and 2K recording platform, based on the NVIDIA Quadro® Digital Video Pipeline that will enable users to shoot and transmit live stereoscopic 3D events using the SI-3D cameras. SI-3D Live is the first stereo camera system to allow for synchronized capture, stereo correction, Iridas color grading, 2K raw recording and simultaneous generation of live stereo, independent left and right, SMPTE HD-SDI genlocked outputs. It is also the first to support NVIDIA 3D Vision for direct viewing on 120Hz 3D HDTV's for on-set monitoring.
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| | | | Autodesk Announces 2011 Versions of Flame, Flare, Smoke and Lustre
New Releases of Creative Finishing Software Feature Stereoscopic 3D, Creative Tools and Interoperability
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced the 2011 releases of its creative finishing products for visual effects, editorial finishing and color grading: Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Flare, Autodesk Flint, Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Lustre. The 2011 releases offer new creative tools, improved interoperability and introduce an end-to-end stereoscopic 3D (S3D) finishing workflow for TV and film.
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| | | | Boris FX Introduces Boris Continuum Complete 7 AE
Over 200 next-generation filters re-engineered for 64-bit processing and OpenGL acceleration
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete 7 AE (BCC 7 AE). BCC 7 AE brings over 200 filters to Macintosh and Windows versions of Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CS5, CS4, and CS3. The new release features 11 new filters including a 3-way color grade filter with built-in keying and masking tools, a new video noise reduction tool, a spline-based warp filter, an audio-driven keyframe generator, a new OpenGL particle engine, and still and video morph technology. Each Boris Continuum Complete filter has been re-engineered to take advantage of 64-bit processing and OpenGL acceleration.
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| | | | Woods Hole Imaging Systems Group to Launch 3D HD Unit at NAB '10
Unit Specializes in 3D Production Services for 14,000 Feet Below Sea Level to Outer Space and Anywhere In Between
The Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory (AIVL) at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) - the world's largest private, nonprofit ocean research, engineering and education organization – is expanding its 3D HD production services unit called Woods Hole Imaging Systems.
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| | | | Renowned Sound Mixer, G. John Garrett, CAS, Puts Holophone H2-PRO through the Paces
Holophone Used for Wide Array of Projects Ranging from Live Performance to Sound for Picture
As a multi-faceted surround sound microphone, Holophone’s best-selling H2-PRO can benefit any surround sound recording project. G. John Garrett, a renowned sound mixer with nearly 30 years experience, has decided to use his H2-PRO for a variety of applications that range from live recordings to documentary, television and feature film work.
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| | | | Motion Theory Gives Generative Art a Human Touch for IBM
Scientific Data is Transformed into a Unique Visual Language in 'Data Baby,' Directed by Mathew Cullen for Ogilvy & Mather/NY
Creative production studio Motion Theory applies generative art techniques into a new TV commercial for IBM via ad agency Ogilvy & Mather/New York.
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| | | | MAXON Salutes Customers Nominated for 82nd Academy Awards® and 8th Annual VES Awards
MAXON 3D Software Solutions Help Pros Create Groundbreaking VFX and Animated Sequences on 2012, District 9 and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today congratulates customers that have been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Visual Effects Society with award nominations for groundbreaking visual effects and animated sequences.
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| | | | DelPurgatorio Joins a Reborn Vitamin
Hybrid Production Studio Offers Multidisciplinary Approach to Ads, Broadcast, Film Titles, New Media and More
Digital media production studio Vitamin has re-launched itself under new leadership and a new creative mandate. Danny DelPurgatorio, formerly a creative director with Radium/Reel FX, has come on board as Executive Creative Director.
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| | | | Vicon launches boujou 5
Vicon, developer of motion capture and image understanding systems, for the Entertainment, Life Science and Engineering industries, has today announced that boujou 5 is now available for purchase. boujou is the industry leading matchmoving software, famed for its established ease of use and automation.
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| | | | IK Multimedia Announces Software Partnership with SAE Institute Campuses in USA
Leading audio school offers students IK’s Total Studio Bundle 2 for Audio Diploma Certificate Courses
IK Multimedia is pleased to announce a new strategic software alliance with SAE Institute in the U.S. Now SAE audio school students who begin the Audio Diploma course in July 2009 at any SAE Institute campus in the US will receive IK Multimedia’s Total Studio 2 Bundle as part of the Laptop Production Package at no additional cost to their regular package price.
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| | | | Autodesk Introduces Smoke 2010, Flint 2010 and Lustre 2009 Extension
Latest Visual Effects Systems Help Boost Efficiency and Promote Creative Freedom on Film and TV Projects
Autodesk, Inc. has announced the 2010 releases of Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Flint software for editorial finishing and visual effects. The company also unveiled the 2009 Extension 1 releases of Autodesk Lustre and Autodesk Incinerator color grading software.
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| | | | Frantic Films VFX Takes On 'Dragonball: Evolution'
Award-winning VFX studio Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, has contributed 334 shots to the forthcoming feature film "Dragonball: Evolution" from Twentieth Century Fox. Directed by James Wong, the movie releases in the U.S. nationwide on April 10, 2009 and stars Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung, and Chow Yun-Fat in the live-action film adaptation of the popular Japanese manga comic book series.
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| | | | NVIDIA Introduces Industry's Most Powerful Professional Graphics Lineup
Most Advanced Visualization Product Line Ever; Highlights Decade of Quadro Graphics Innovation
Whether designing the next aircraft or delivering seven-day weather forecasts, today's professionals seek a reliable, robust visualization platform designed to address their unique challenges and needs. Highlighting a decade of innovation, driven by the needs of the most demanding professionals, NVIDIA today introduced its most powerful and advanced top-to-bottom line of Quadro® professional GPU solutions in the Company's history.
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| | | | ABS and FX Group Team Up to Offer Expanded Service Portfolio
Premier systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) today announced it has joined forces with the FX Group—a lighting, set design, and graphics company based in the Orlando, Fla. area—to cross promote and expand each other’s complementary portfolio of services to broadcast customers.
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| | | | Media 100 Delivers Creative Efficiencies for "MonsterQuest"
Hit Documentary Series Produced with Media 100 Suite and Media 100 Producer
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, postproduction, and new media industries, today announced that Electric Picture Company (EPC) and Whitewolf Entertainment are using Media 100 Producer and Media 100 Suite for MonsterQuest, a History documentary television series.
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| | | | Bollywood Meets Hollywood In The Era Of Digital Production
NVIDIA Spices up Visual Effects Creation with Hardware, Software and Education
Renowned for a rich culture dating back thousands of years, India is building a new cultural legacy-the movie business. Popularly known as Bollywood, the Indian film industry annually releases 1,000 films, approximately 10 times what Hollywood produces each year.
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| | | | Vincent Haycock Joins A Very Small Office
New York-based production company A Very Small Office (AVSO) is pleased to announce the recent addition of Director Vincent Haycock. Before joining AVSO, Vincent designed and directed via a number of acclaimed companies including Digital Kitchen, Vitamin, and Juxtapoz Magazine.
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| | | | Luma Pictures is the Powerhouse that Lights the "City of Ember"
Massive CG Environments, Water Simulations and a Giant Star Nosed Mole Highlight 100+ Shot VFX Package
After his recent success with MONSTER HOUSE, director Gil Kenan put his talents to work on this adaptation of the wildly popular Jeanne DuPrau novel, "City of Ember". Together with Production Designer Martin Laing, the team set out to create a world where light is the lifeblood and a failing generator is the faintly beating heart of a dying race.
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| | | | Ralph Scaglione Launches FLYfx at SoundHound / thePound
Establishes Graphics/VFX studio for Commercials, Television and Film
Veteran compositor, visual effects artist and editor Ralph Scaglione has launched FLYfx, the effects and finishing company housed in the award-winning editorial/post house thePound @ SoundHound, the editorial arm of SoundHound, New York.
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| | | | Broadway Video Welcomes Editor/VFX Artist Mark Repasky
Multi-talented editor, compositor and visual effects artist Mark Repasky has joined the creative staff at Broadway Video. Repasky, who arrives from the Creative Group, New York City, brings sterling credits in short-form media including work for Showtime, Time-Warner, VH-1, CBS and Matrix.
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| | | | Autodesk Introduces Extensions for its Visual Effects and Finishing
Offer Additional Compressed Media Support, GPU-Enabled Real-Time Deliverables and More to Meet Demand for Increasingly Complex Post-Production
Autodesk, Inc. today announced extensions for the Autodesk Smoke 2009 finishing effects system, and the 2009 versions of Autodesk Inferno, Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Flint visual effects systems.
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| | | | The Hollywood Edge Offers Complete Sound FX Collection on Hard Drive
Sound Library Also Offers New Releases of Popular Premiere Edition, Sound Designer Tool Kit and Title FX Collections
The Hollywood Edge (www.hollywoodedge.com), the world’s most widely used sound effects library, is now available in its entirety on hard drive. The Complete Hollywood Edge includes more than 56,000 sounds (in 16bit 44.1k), most originally produced by Academy Award-winning motion picture sound studios.
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| | | | Area Auteurs Awarded Highest Honor at 28th Annual Telly Competition
Outstanding work honored from record-breaking pool of entries
Aaron Wells of Silver Beach Productions, Inc. and Suzanne L. Niedland of BusEye Films, LLC have been honored for their production What is Art? at the 28th Annual Telly Awards with a Silver Telly, the award’s highest honor.
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| | | | Autodesk Launches New Versions of Visual Effects and Finishing Systems
Includes New Creative Tools, Expanded Format Support and Workflow Enhancements
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the 2009 releases of the Autodesk Inferno, Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Flint software for visual effects systems, and the Autodesk Smoke software finishing system. The company also announced Extension 1 for Autodesk Toxik 2008 software for digital compositing.
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: Product Manager Overview: BCC 7 AE's Beat ReactorBCC Beat Reactor offers easy, precise, and flexible ways to use audio to influence the animation of visual effects parameters in your Adobe After Effects compositions - resulting in dynamic, high-energy effects that feel tightly integrated into the composition. BCC 7 AE includes a BCC Beat Reactor keyframe generator filter which can be used to influence almost any parameter in an AE composition. Beat Reactor is also offered as a parameter group integrated into many BCC filters for convenient use requiring no keyframe generation to drive specific filter parameters. This video focuses on how to isolate a specific portion of an already-mixed track such as a music track.Read Article Subscribemore articles » Blogs: Top 10 Reasons RETURN OF THE JEDI SucksI am a big fan of Star Wars, but I have never ever liked RETURN OF THE JEDI. Having just watched the Blu Ray, I'm gonna spout off a little about this. As I have said numerous times, I'm a much bigger fan of the MAKING OF these movies than...Read Blog SubscribeGeorge Lucas JuniorWith all that I’ve got going on, do I really need to look into the past and re-visit a 10 year old short film? Apparently, yes I do. I was in the shower, naked as I usually am, and it occurred to me that yesterday was the 10 year anniversary...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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