tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99497352024-03-18T21:38:47.878-07:00an After Effects Portal...a smattering of news on After Effects, Premiere, and moreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2792125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-19357399490464478612023-07-26T06:52:00.003-07:002023-07-26T06:54:32.878-07:00After Effects Roundup July 2023 #1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-roundup-july-2023-1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="520" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXBCpm1AjtsFBUGk-VG50j6aevPTVtoVeKADNCsbkx8RejqOnFWtKh5foVP7xwlqAip49jaSWdDea4an7f3WetoHGlS_wZqDYFF0zK3FeGbu8-0drFr99w1QHJQVtVYf4xdVY_UGZMvt0IGhYSHOnpoIOe7zIkw7CVU3HUUqMgyjKTTAjgfOT/s320/IMG_0214.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Another After Effects news round-up was posted on ProVideo Coalition. Here’s one that covers AE updates, Generative Fill, tracking, squash & stretch, audio AI, motion graphic trends, and more:<p></p><p><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-roundup-july-2023-1/" target="_blank">After Effects Roundup July 2023 #1</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">XML</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-18665406022079363492023-06-25T10:01:00.003-07:002023-06-25T10:01:22.203-07:00After Effects Roundups: recently<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QLVA5pq1i7WL39OAY4aGvc36Yfu8Z5Cy-7jaDEJzAJ-I6bWADtX9h-QDrFhuNBN9TOwP_7ZKRmu3VOXYJVWbmFJKtJ1iZZ3-mfqAKUfT6Xwn4Dl4iHg5eg9qwyPudr0jS-P7G_Ee2w46tFUZvntEq89yi_a2413d343NPljT_HJeFby7iTs8/s520/IMG_0139.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="520" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QLVA5pq1i7WL39OAY4aGvc36Yfu8Z5Cy-7jaDEJzAJ-I6bWADtX9h-QDrFhuNBN9TOwP_7ZKRmu3VOXYJVWbmFJKtJ1iZZ3-mfqAKUfT6Xwn4Dl4iHg5eg9qwyPudr0jS-P7G_Ee2w46tFUZvntEq89yi_a2413d343NPljT_HJeFby7iTs8/s320/IMG_0139.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-roundup-june-14-2023/">After Effects Roundup (Generative Fill edition)</a><br />and<br /><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-roundup-may-2023/">After Effects Roundup May 2023</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">XML</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-83142389715480515202022-12-15T10:30:00.003-08:002022-12-15T10:31:34.764-08:00After Effects Roundup of November 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/Premiere-Pro_Improved-Masking-500x400.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="500" height="66" src="https://www.provideocoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/Premiere-Pro_Improved-Masking-500x400.jpg" width="83" /></a></div><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/aftereffectsroundupnov22/">After Effects Roundup of November 2022</a> was posted at Pro Video Coalition!<div class="blogger-post-footer">XML</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-25427169911995552512021-06-11T14:16:00.008-07:002021-06-11T14:18:25.905-07:00After Effects Roundup (June 2021) is at PVC<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/aep-roundup-june2021/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="474" height="91" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xHEvl0tAhWQ/YMPSm5PqHrI/AAAAAAAAI-o/ID7oAq98sigmT7qfY58mG_GnSZdx_rD9wCLcBGAsYHQ/w163-h91/iu_harris.jpg" width="163" /></a></div>Recently in the world of After Effects, there’s news on animated maps, travel video effects, multi-frame rendering, top tutorials, support issues, Premiere Pro color and rendering, and more. <div><br /></div><div>A snapshot of the action is <a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/aep-roundup-june2021/">After Effects Roundup (June 2021)</a> at PVC.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">XML</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-21717756671627229322021-06-01T10:42:00.005-07:002021-06-01T10:42:25.831-07:00After Effects Roundup (May 2021) is at PVC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/aepmay2021/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="520" height="288" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufo-cEzi7sE/YLTTusC5fgI/AAAAAAAAI-c/wL6l-gRzNqQbBhoFKw-iH0BwXaoZjJDsACLcBGAsYHQ/w453-h288/whatNFT-520x331.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><br />Recently in the world of After Effects, there’s news on MOGRTs, workflow, multi-frame rendering, particles, Ball Action, Shapes animation, podcasts, and more. A snapshot of the action is <a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/aepmay2021/">After Effects Roundup (May 2021)</a> at PVC.<div class="blogger-post-footer">XML</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-47306988930084049282021-05-11T21:24:00.011-07:002021-05-11T21:50:09.041-07:00After Effects Roundup (April 2021) is at PVC <body><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-roundup-may-2021/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="520" height="186" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U5k5eZyc8Mc/YJtYHbnAa0I/AAAAAAAAI9o/eiBD4BW6dp8rQA1msX3qkisGPfrgBxuHgCLcBGAsYHQ/w242-h186/dumb-1-520x400.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>Welcome back to some recent news on After Effects -- at Pro Video Coalition!<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-roundup-may-2021/">After Effects Roundup (April 2021)</a><br /><div><br /></div>
</div><div>The media landscape for AE hasn’t changed much too much... See new on releases, performance, HDR, NFTs, MGRTs, free plug-ins, and more here:</div></div>
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<a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-news-2019-april-2/">After Effects Portal › 2019 April 2</a> was posted at Pro Video Coalition, with After Effects news on UI training and tutorials, several particle plug-ins, 3D text, mattes, Macintosh testing, and more.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">XML</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-81575417494631604252018-09-21T13:16:00.003-07:002018-09-21T13:22:25.284-07:00After Effects News 2018 September #2<a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-news-2018-september-2/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mlwLwMUOtTM/W6VRbYDVA3I/AAAAAAAAIog/re9_BjGn9ZIaiCmVVeXKS0VpBzT6L_n6QCLcBGAs/s200/orbed.jpg" /></a>
<a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-news-2018-september-2/">Last week in After Effects</a> (Sept#2) brought news on the 2018 release of Creative Cloud 2019, a FREE sphere/planet filter from Andrew Kramer, an After Effects 3D book, various patterns including 2018 AE branding, external data, and more. <div class="blogger-post-footer">XML</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-68684565170165627872018-08-14T05:02:00.002-07:002018-08-14T05:03:26.855-07:00After Effects News summaries reboot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back to the ABC's -- the After Effects news summary series is rebooted at ProVideo Coalition. The lastest is <a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-news-2018-august-2/">After Effects News 2018 August #2</a>.<br />
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Yes, it's last week’s news, yesterday. And here's AE news summaries for the last 6 weeks or so.<br />
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<a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-news-2018-august-1/">After Effects News 2018 August #1</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-news-2018-july2/">After Effects News 2018 July #2</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-news-2018-july-e1/">After Effects News 2018 July #1</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-news-2018-1/">After Effects News 2018 June #1</a></div>
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version. It'll save you save time animating with its many
ready-to-use behaviors. Squash & Stretch creates simple
keyframes not expressions, so it's fast and easy to modify animations once you understand the toolset. <br />
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<b><a href="https://www.provideocoalition.com/squash_stretch" target="_blank"><i>Read the rest at Pro Video Coalition</i></a></b>.</div>
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See the <a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/far-can-lean-stock-footage/" target="_blank">PVC article</a> for more, but here's a sample:<br />
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Yesterday Adobe announced the public beta of the <a href="http://adobe.ly/2cxdlNx" target="_blank">Adobe Stock Contributor</a> website, a new platform where you can sell photos, illustrations, videos, and vector graphics directly to the world’s largest creative community. By contributing to Adobe Stock, you can showcase your work to millions of creatives right inside Creative Cloud apps. The platform is fully functional but still in beta, so feedback is welcome through the <a href="https://forums.adobe.com/community/stock/contributor">Adobe Stock Contributor forum</a>.<br />
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One major new feature is auto-keywording, a time-saving feature that uses machine learning to automatically generate the first five keywords of each image you submit. It’ll be interesting to see if this technology can generate emotional keywords like “joy” that could help worthy content to stand out from the crowd.<br />
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Adobe has integrated Stock contributor submission directly within Creative Cloud applications, though it’s not required. During the beta phase, you’ll have the ability to upload images to Adobe Stock directly from Lightroom CC and Bridge CC, which were also just updated and released. Adobe plans to open submissions to more content types in additional CC applications soon.<br />
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There’s a 33% commission for photos and vector art, and a 35% commission for videos, “based on the price of the image.” A payout request via Paypal or Skrill is available when you have reach $50 (or Euros) in royalties (allow 7 days for payment). Check out <a href="https://stock.adobe.com/" target="_blank">Adobe Stock</a> itself for info on the range of pricing. <br />
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You can visit the <a href="http://adobe.ly/2cr4e3Q" target="_blank">Adobe Stock HelpX</a> page for general information. See also a <a href="https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/how-to/adobe-stock-video-footage.html" target="_blank">tutorial</a> on how to search, download, and license royalty-free video footage from Adobe Stock via the Creative Cloud Libraries panel inside Premiere Pro CC and After Effects CC. <br />
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Here's an Adobe Stock Contributor Spotlight sharing one contributor's experience:<br />
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Red Giant Universe had been a consistently-updated mix of free and subscription effects for Adobe After Effect, Premiere Pro, and related apps like Hitfilm Pro, Final Cut Pro X, and DaVinci Resolve. With <span class="s1">the new Universe</span> 2.0, Red Giant <span class="s1">removed the less popular plug-ins -- and will no longer offer free tools! </span><br />
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<span class="s1">There more at PVC in <i><a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/red-giant-universe-2-0-motion-graphics-stylized-damage-looks-transitions/">Red Giant Universe 2.0: Hud, Mograph, Stylized Damage & Looks, Transitions </a></i></span><br />
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Adobe has released a new version of its Creative Cloud video and audio tools, dubbed Creative Cloud 2015.3 (not Creative Cloud 2016). Here’s a <a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/creative-cloud-updates-june2015-3/">handy roundup</a> of summary info, links to more, and videos from Adobe and 3rd party reviewers & trainers.<br />
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You probably should choose to deselect “Remove Old Versions” in the
Creative Cloud app (in Advanced Options when you click Install), in case you run into an unworkable bug situation.<br />
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And migrating plug-ins between versions can be a problem too, depending on plug-in tech used, but copying the old folder over to the new version plug-in folder often works fine. Just be sure to copy the folder before you uninstall the old version, or check leave preferences. <div class="blogger-post-footer">XML</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-77169839607372510782016-06-27T22:41:00.000-07:002016-07-18T22:46:41.024-07:00Arabic text in Premiere Pro and After Effects<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><b><b>UPDATE</b>: </b></b>Creative Cloud <a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/creative-cloud-updates-june2015-3/" target="_blank">incorporates RTL text in the release</a> of June 2016 (<a href="https://youtu.be/Dn0oWkRqtL4">Arabic</a> video; <a href="https://vimeo.com/162751833">Hebrew</a> demo).<br />
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<b>UPDATE</b>: <a href="http://provideocoalition.com/ryoung/story/typewriter-effects-in-after-effects">Typewriter effects in After Effects</a> at PVC (August 2013) <span class="entry-body">updates the status of <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/writing/direction.htm" target="_blank">Right-to-Left writing systems</a> like Arabic and Hebrew.</span><br />
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<a href="http://aescripts.com/arabictext/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img 100="" alt="" border="0" height="80" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454051916045975218" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JHaxm312XQo/S7CvUiJ1frI/AAAAAAAAD5c/HspDSVY764w/s200/ArabicText.png" style="height: 75px;" /></a>AE Scripts has another script for text manipulation in After Effects, <a href="http://aescripts.com/arabictext/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toArabicText">ArabicText</a>, by <a href="http://danbawi.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/after-effects-arabic-text/">Salahuddin Taha</a>. Arabic, Hebrew, and other texts are <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/writing/direction.htm">written from right to left</a>, but AE flows letters from left to right in the Composition panel (oddly, the Layer Name stays correct).</div>
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<a href="http://aescripts.com/textreverser/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toTextReverser">TextReverser</a>, from LLoyd Alvarez fixes the flow when the letters are standalone, but broke the letter back into individuals. Arabic is cursive and has <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm#arabic">medial letterforms</a>, and needed another approach.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Later</span>: There's now an Animation Preset, <a href="http://aescripts.com/arabictext/">Typewriter-RTL</a>, that "only works with 2 keyframes that reveal the text from beginning to end."<br />
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FXHOME released its free all-in-one video editing and visual effects software <u>HitFilm 4 Express</u>, a product based on Hitfilm Pro 4. Aimed mainly at YouTube creators, this free software seems capable and feature rich and a useful resource for anyone.<br />
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Saber is a new <i>FREE</i> After Effects plug-in from Andrew Kramer and friends at Video Copilot.<br />
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After a few hiccups, the free filter is now available. VCP Saber can be used to create energy beams, lightsabers, lasers, portals, neon lights, electric, haze, etc. -- using the built-in beam, or using text or custom masks.<br />
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Saber is <a href="http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/scifi/rick-mccallum-quietly-retires-lucasfilm.html" target="_blank">dense</a> with features far beyond AE's ancient built-in Beam effect. There more info at Video Copilot or in <a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/saber-free-ae-plugin" target="_blank">Saber: a new FREE After Effects plug-in from Video Copilot</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">XML</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-73434498808049194532016-01-09T18:00:00.001-08:002016-01-10T16:57:04.677-08:0025 great movies in black & whiteYounger friends and family members routinely say they won't watch black & white movies. Contrary to what they may think, old films can be relevant and enjoyable today. <br />
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<a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/black-white">A list of only 25 American movies</a> like this must be general, even if personal favorites. There are no films listed from Chaplin or Keaton, no classic horror, no silent films, no Japanese, Indian, Swedish, Russian, German, French, Italian (ok: one), or British (pretty much). There's not even too much in the way of film noir, Westerns, or gangsters. But these and similar films are well worth seeking out, or keeping an eye out for, even if you somehow feel repulsed by black and white. See the list at:<br />
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Among fun news this week is the latest FREE version of the effects/editor Hitfilm Pro, <span style="color: #93c47d;"><i><b>HitFilm 3 Express Special Edition</b></i>,</span> which will be available for a limited time only. The Hitfilm crew is celebrating the release of the new <i>Star Wars</i> movie, <i>The Force Awakens</i>. <br />
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<u>Glitchify for After Effects + Glitchify</u> sounds, from Mikey Borup and Cinema Spice, joins a growing number of tools and tutorials that help Adobe After Effects users create digital glitches, damage, flickers, TV distortions and the like.<br />
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<a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/glitches-in-after-effects" target="_blank">Glitches, damage, & distortions in After Effects</a> at PVC collects a sample of tools and tutorials that may help create them.<br />
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For an unspecified time, the <i>Glitchify bundle is available for 50%</i> off through School of Motion and <i>the plug-ins only for 20% off</i> through Mikey Borup.</blockquote>
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Microsoft has released their <a href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.325716000">Surface Book</a> laptop, dubbed the "<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CEMQFjACahUKEwiorJ7y3-PIAhVIPj4KHfZiAC0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laptopmag.com%2Farticles%2Fmicrosoft-surface-book-specs-price&usg=AFQjCNF1lTfsRiCQWOSQmyArydN1y7vQlA&sig2=iK9VL8SVF-_0TvM6sa32sQ&bvm=bv.105841590,d.cWw&cad=rja">MacBook Pro Killer</a>" by some in the press. Apparently, <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2989727/laptop-computers/how-microsofts-surface-book-compares-to-apples-macbook-lets-play-cpu-detective.html">Microsoft claimed</a> that the Surface Book is twice as fast as a MacBook Pro, but now that <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/theopriestley/2015/10/27/microsoft-surface-book-hit-with-early-problems-already/">we're past the feel-good atmosphere</a> of the announcement, we might look closer at what's actually being offered.<br />
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BTW, the answer is no, though it is more interesting than the new MacBook & iPad Pro combined! <i>Read the rest at PVC</i> in <a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/surfacebook" target="_blank">Microsoft Surface Book: is it really twice as fast?</a><br />
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Adobe is near releasing the "IBC" update to video apps in Creative Cloud 2015, which itself was just released in June, so community attention is turning towards future features for After Effects.<br />
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See <a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/future-of-after-effects">The Future of After Effects: feature requests, nodes, GPU</a> at PVC for comments by After Effects product manager Todd Kopriva on the general direction of AE, including interesting hints on the future of nodes and GPU rendering, as well as info on a new initiative by Sander van Dijk to open discussion of feature requests for AE. <br />
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Adobe has revealed updates to its pro video apps in Creative Cloud, though a specific release date was not shared. Adobe will also be showing the new features at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam for the next week. By the way, a separate <a href="https://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2015/09/ppcc-2015-update9-0-2.html">bug fix update</a> for Premiere Pro CC was released, which may have its own <a href="https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html">issues for some</a>.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/creative-cloud-video-updates-at-ibc-2015">Creative Cloud video updates at IBC 2015</a> at PVC</i> collects the overviews, video, and details links. This is just the announcement stage though, so 3rd-party perspectives aren't available yet.<div class="blogger-post-footer">XML</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9949735.post-41831240325188188332015-09-02T08:00:00.000-07:002015-09-02T14:06:29.155-07:00After Effect’s puppet tool meshes and "digital beauty" treatments<br />
Imagineer Systems posted a new tutorial,<span class="watch-title long-title " dir="ltr" style="vertical-align: top;" title="Fantasy Elf Shot from Start to Finish using mocha Pro and After Effects"> </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/136861723">mocha and After Effects Puppet Tool</a><span class="watch-title long-title " dir="ltr" style="vertical-align: top;" title="Fantasy Elf Shot from Start to Finish using mocha Pro and After Effects">. It uses </span>the mesh warping capabilities of After Effect’s puppet tool along with captures of secondary soft tissue motion in a set of multi-planar tracks, to place a complex animation onto a moving person.<br />
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The new <a href="https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/facetracking.html">Face Tracker in AE</a> should make some of this easier. See intros by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrW_V9gkgnI">Evan Abrams</a> and <a href="http://www.lynda.com/After-Effects-tutorials/Face-tracking-Detailed-features/378849/411608-4.html">Chris Meyer</a> on the Face Tracker, as well as <a href="https://www.imagineersystems.com/videos/adobe-ae-cc-2015-face-tracker-and-mocha-ae-an-overview/">Adobe AE CC 2015: Face Tracker and mocha AE: An Overview</a> from Imagineer systems. <br />
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post-production – basic and advanced – can be found in <a href="http://www.provideocoalition.com/digital-beauty-treatments" target="_blank">Cosmetic fixes, blemish removal, and skin retouching in post-production </a>at PVC. <br />
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While direct manipulation of UI elements may not be favored by NLE power users, sometimes it <i>is</i> faster. One example is moving a short clip or still using the =/- keys to zoom the timeline during the move.<br />
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