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Apr 4, 2013 Maxon & Adobe Announce Cineware & Cinema 4D Lite

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First Step in Recently Announced Strategic Alliance Results in Streamlined Workflow and Improved Functionality for Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Artists.

MAXON, leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today revealed the first step in its strategic alliance with Adobe Systems Incorporated, aimed at delivering a new level of integration between its powerful 3D application CINEMA 4D, and Adobe® After Effects®. The recently revealed next release of Adobe’s industry-leading software will include two MAXON technologies directly within the new Adobe After Effects: CINEWARE and CINEMA 4D Lite.

CINEWARE: The new live 3D pipeline between CINEMA 4D and After Effects, which eliminates intermediate rendering between applications, is made possible by CINEWARE, which establishes a bridge between the two applications. One of the biggest benefits to artists will be seen in a streamlined workflow, enabling them not only to import native CINEMA 4D scenes directly as assets into After Effects but also to utilize CINEMA 4D’s multi-pass workflow as layers. Users will benefit from decreased rendering time because CINEWARE makes CINEMA 4D’s Advanced Rendering Engine available directly inside After Effects. With access to this functionality, rather than having to render every revision, users will now be able to work on CINEMA 4D projects within After Effects and see the changes in real-time.

“This pipeline cannot be found anywhere else to this extent, and it will completely change the workflow of artists in the future,” says Harald Egel, MAXON’s co-founder and CEO.

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Mar 25, 2013 Inspiration: Don’t Fail Idaho

More : Adobe · Autodesk · Maxon · After Effects · cinema 4d · Maya

Motion Media customer Buck Design creates a stunning video fr Drake Cooper and the J.A and Kathryn Albertson Foundation. Check it out below, and be inspired.

Feb 26, 2013 Catcher in the Rye Short Film

More : Adobe · Inspiration · Maxon · Video CoPilot · Videos · After Effects · cinema 4d · Element 3d

Check out this “Catcher in the Rye” graduate short done by Fabian Koppenhofer using Cinema 4D, After Effects and Element 3D. It’s a very well done piece. Enjoy.

Feb 11, 2013 Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams IT Deployment Guide

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Creative Cloud for Teams Deployment Tools
Many of our Creative Cloud for teams customers have been looking for a way to leverage their existing infrastructure in order to deploy and manage the applications included in Creative Cloud for teams. Well, today, Adobe has released a pdf document explaining how Sys Admins can make that happen.

Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams IT Deployment Guide

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Nov 13, 2012 Popular switches to Adobe Premiere Pro for Latest Video for Burton Snowboards

More : Adobe · Software · After Effects · final cut pro · premiere pro

Imagine some of the world’s most progressive snowboarders risking their lives to shoot in beautiful remote locations—all cut to great music. This year, Burton Snowboards chased winter to produce an original film to kick off the season, inspiring both core riders and newcomers to the sport. The creative production company behind this year’s project is Popular, a studio recognized for originating authentic athlete, personality, and lifestyle- driven creative for film, commercials, and branded entertainment. The award-winning partners of Popular—David Tindale and Jeremy Pettit—sat down with Adobe to share their experience switching from Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 software to put together 13, Burton’s action-packed film for 2013.

Some Highlights:

Adobe: You previously used Final Cut Pro. We understand this was really one of the first times you had ever used Adobe Premiere Pro. Why did you switch?

Tindale: This was our first film stepping into full 1080 resolution. We knew we would be working with different camera formats and needed an editing solution that could handle everything. Footage was shot on RED Scarlet and Epic cameras, mainly—but some Cineflex, Panasonic HPX, GPS, GoPro, and a variety of DSLR cameras. It was incredible to just throw it all onto the Adobe Premiere Pro timeline and get straight to work. I think the main thing was the ability to deal with all these different formats. With so much footage and a tight timeline it was amazing to jump right into the edit and skip the time-consuming process of transcoding all of our footage.

Adobe: What was the switch to Adobe Premiere Pro like?

Pettit: The switch was pretty straightforward. We started working with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 on an ESPN project last spring. I needed to work fast, so I just mapped the keyboard shortcuts from Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere Pro. But with the Burton project we moved to CS6 and I started using the regular Adobe Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts—it wasn’t difficult. The improvements in the Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 interface made it more user friendly than the previous version. I love the “log and transfer” capabilities, such as the ability to see big thumbnails and scrub through them, set your project in and out points, and drop everything into your timeline. We were still learning as we went, but we found that right away, Adobe Premiere Pro is great for getting down to business.

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Nov 2, 2012 Imagineer Systems releases Mocha v3.1 Point Release

More : Adobe · Imagineer Systems · Plugins · Software · mocha ae · Mocha Pro

Imagineer Systems announced today that a new point release will be available for download on November 5, 2012. This new point release offers many customer requested improvements and significant new features for After Effects, Nuke, and Assimilate Scratch Users.

Version 3.1 will work with existing v3 licenses. No new license activation is required.

What’s New in mocha Pro v3.1

Greatly improved Lens Module
Ability to import and use External Distortion Maps in all mocha Pro modules
Ability to export rasterized Distortion Maps for Nuke, Fusion, Flame and more.
Support for export to new mocha Lens plug-in for After Effects.
3D Camera export to HitFilm2 from FXhome
RED (R3D) file support
Export colored roto shapes directly to Nuke and After Effects (or render externally)
Seamlessly export Planar Tracking data to ASSIMILATE SCRATCH 7

What’s New in mocha AE v3.1

mocha AE v3.1 strengthens its toolset with a workflow for handling lens distorted footage and format support enhancements including:
New Lens Module for analyzing and calibrating clips;
New mocha Lens plug-in for After Effects users, enabling artists to paste lens data directly to the After Effects timeline to distort or undistort layers. mocha Lens is a free plug-in and works with Adobe CS4-CS6.
RED (R3D) file support;
Ability to export color roto shapes to mocha shape for AE plug-in.
3D Camera Export to HitFilm 2 Ultimate

May 24, 2012 3Dean: How To Render Elements Using 3ds Max, Vray and After Effects

More : Adobe · Autodesk · Chaos Group · Software · Tutorials · Videos · 3Dean · 3ds Max · Chaos Group · V-Ray

Check out this new video from our very own “3Dean” where he shows you how to setup a scene in Autodesk 3ds Max and render the elements out with V-Ray for 3ds Max to bring in to After Effects and composite the final shot. Pretty cool stuff.

May 11, 2012 10 Great After Effects Tutorials from Vimeo

More : Adobe · Tutorials · Videos · After Effects · Visual Effects

Tutorials, tutorials, tutorials! There are so many tutorials online these days that it’s hard to sift through the bad ones to find anything worth while, so we did that for you! We compiled a list of the top 10 After Effects tutorials to make things easy on you, cause that’s what we like to do.

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May 4, 2012 Adobe CS6 Creative Cloud choosing the right licensing option

More : Adobe · Software · Updates/Upgrades · Adobe Creative Suite · CS6

Adobe cloud service debuts May 7^th. It is important to distinguish between the individual license designed only for an individual customer versus the corporate program called Team Ready designed for corporations purchasing for their staff members. Take a look at the diagram below for a clarifying your options and choice. The individual licenses are not designed for corporate purchasing. They belong solely to the individuals and cannot be transferred or retained by the company should those individuals leave the company.

Apr 30, 2012 Your Adobe CS6 Upgrade Questions Answered

More : Adobe · Software · Updates/Upgrades · CS6 · Upgrades

Adobe is changing a lot about their upgrade policy with the release of Adobe Creative Suite 6 and we’re getting questions about what can be upgraded and how to actually get the free upgrade to CS6. So we thought we’d answer some of those questions for you…

Question: Can I upgrade to CS6?

Owners of a CS5 or CS5.5 suite edition qualify for upgrade pricing to a CS6 suite edition. Owners of an individual CS5 or CS5.5 product qualify for upgrade pricing to the same product but not to a suite edition. Any version earlier than CS5 will not be eligible for upgrade pricing.

Owners of CS3 or CS4 individual products and suite editions will receive temporary upgrade pricing to CS6 until December 31, 2012. After that date, only owners of CS5 or CS5.5 products will qualify for upgrade pricing to CS6.

Owners of CS2 have one last chance if they purchase CS5 from a reseller in the next 30 days (to receive a free upgrade to CS6).

Question: I just bought CS5 (CS5.5) – Do I qualify for a free upgrade?

If you purchased through Adobe.com on or after March 26, 2012, you are qualified to receive an upgrade to the equivalent Creative Suite 6 version of your product at no additional cost when CS6 ships. A one-time coupon will be sent to the email address associated with your order approximately 10 days after CS6 becomes publicly available.

If you purchased an eligible Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 or a Creative Suite 5.5 component through an Adobe authorized reseller on or after March 26, 2012, you are qualified to receive an upgrade to an equivalent Creative Suite 6 version of your product at no additional cost when CS6 ships. Details and instructions for submitting your claim.

How do I claim my free upgrade?

After Creative Suite 6 ships, visit www.adobe.com/go/pa. Follow the instructions and sign in with your Adobe ID. If you don’t have an account with Adobe, you’ll be prompted to create one. You’ll then complete an online form, requiring you to provide your Creative Suite 5.5 serial number and a scanned copy of your receipt.

When will I receive my free upgrade?

Once you submit all your proofs of purchase, please allow Adobe 7 days to process your request.

Do I have to pay for shipping?

In North America, your free upgrade to CS6 will be available via electronic download from adobe.com per instructions you’ll receive by email.

Additional Info: Upgrade policy after product announcement

Please Note: This upgrade policy is in line with our 30-day return policy - which is in line or better than most retailers in terms of returns, refunds and price matching guarantees.

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V-Ray 1.6 for Sketchup Beta Now Open

Chaos Group has announced the open beta for V-Ray 1.6 for Sketchup. This massive upgrade to V-Ray for SketchUp includes a series of new feature introductions that enhance visualization workflow and render quality (V-Ray RT®, V-Ray Dome Light), and streamline scene complexity (V-Ray Proxy).

Check out this very cool The Foundry Mari tutorial from Jeff Kleinzweig, the lead artist at Zindagi Games.

Release News: mocha v3.2 public beta Imagineer Systems is happy to be releasing a public beta version of mocha Pro and mocha AE v3.2. This new point release includes significant features and fixes for all users.

The Foundry and Luxology announced a free Modo 701 15 Day trial and a 30 Day production trial that is $25. I suggest you head over to the Luxology site and get started as soon as you can. Plus, if you haven’t already, take the 701 Feature Tour, now with new videos.

Krakatoa for Maya – An Introduction – Come learn about the renderer used to create content for movie hits like Avatar, The Avengers, Transformers 3, Harry Potter 8 and Oblivion, as well as the upcoming Star Trek – Into Darkness, Man of Steel, After Earth, and more!

Maxon & Adobe Announce Cineware & Cinema 4D Lite

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An Open Letter to Ang Lee

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An open letter to Ang Lee from Compositor Phillip Broste regarding the state of the VFX industry and Mr. Lee’s lack of acknowledgement to the artists who created the VFX in “Life of Pi”. I definitely recommend the read.

Thinkbox Announces Krakatoa MY for Maya

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Thinkbox Software today announced the release of Krakatoa MY, the high-volume particle renderer for Autodesk Maya 3D software running on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.

Autodesk & Technicolor Team Up

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The Hollywood Reporter posted an article about Technicolor and Autodesk partnering in the development of a new color grading and compositing tool. Steve Scott, the pioneering colorist and head of Technicolor, is leading the charge on this new venture and believes that together they can create a single procedural finishing system that would offer tools from both disciplines – color grading and compositing.

iPad Version of “Animators Survival Kit” Coming Soon

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The famous “Animators Survival Kit” written by Richard Williams is coming soon to the iPad. The price and exact date of release have not yet been determined, but the publisher, Faber and Faber, has indicated that it will be roughly timed with Williams’ 80th birthday next month.

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Krakatoa for Maya – An Introduction

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First Look at Modo 701

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MODO 701 is coming soon. Be one of the first to discover what’s new and improved during our ‘MODO 701 Feature Tour’ webcast on March 25th at 10AM (PST). Sign up today.

Learn Deep Compositing with NUKE

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Deep Compositing allows artists to work with ‘deep images’ containing multiple opacity or colour samples per pixel. This allows rendering of CGI elements without predetermined holdout mattes, avoiding the need for re-renders when content changes.

Free Siggraph 2012 Exhibits Pass

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Want to go to Siggraph 2012 but don’t want to pay for it? We’ll let Motion Media help you out. We are giving you a free Exhibits only pass for this years event in Los Angeles. All you have to do is fill in the form below and a link and code will be sent directly to you.

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