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Cinema 4D R14 Features Review by @eyedesyn

Cinema 4D R14 Announced! It’s Christmas in August! Cinema 4D version R14 has just been announced and I’ve had the opportunity to be able to play with R14 over the past few weeks and check out all the new features. While you may be hearing most about the new Sculpting features in Cinema 4D, I’m going to focus on...

Posted by eyedesyn on Aug 3, 2012 | 0 comments

Element 3D: First Impressions

Earlier this week, Video Copilot released their highly anticipated Element 3D plugin. I had a bit of time to play with the plugin since this week’s MoChat, and thought I would share my first impressions. This isn’t a full review or tutorial. I haven’t had enough time to invest into learning the plugin quite yet. Rather, I am just recording my initial thoughts while working through the interface.

Posted by Paul Conigliaro on Jul 13, 2012 | 0 comments

Review of Design Essentials for the Motion Media A...

Angie Taylor is an artist, animator and author who has worked in the motion graphics industry for over 15 years. She also does a lot of work for Adobe and Apple evangelizing their products, if you’ve been to NAB or BVE then you’ve probably seen her presenting at the Adobe/FCP booth. In a step away from standard...

Posted by dan_hin on Mar 29, 2012 | 0 comments

Octane Render review

dan_hin reviews Octane Render and finds that power comes surprisingly cheap

Posted by dan_hin on Feb 28, 2012 | 0 comments

Motion Graphics Geek Holiday Gift Guide

‘Tis the season! This year at the Motion League we asked you what motion graphics related things where on your wish list for Christmas, and here are the most popular items on your lists: A Semester of FXPHD- (US$359) FXPHD is subscription-based online training for postproduction, visual effects, and motion graphics....

Posted by eyedesyn on Dec 13, 2011 | 2 comments

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MoChat 26 – After Effects’ 20th Anniversary

Posted by Paul Conigliaro in MoChat

[Edited to note that Steve Forde was not part of the original CoSA team.] Last night on #MoChat we helped Adobe launch their three month celebration of After Effects’ 20th anniversary. Dave Simons and Dan Wilk—all from the original CoSA team—as well as Steve Forde, Todd Kopriva, and Michelle Gallina joined us to answer...

Posted by Paul Conigliaro in MoChat

Last night on #MoChat we were fortunate enough to have Mary Poplin, Ross Shain, and Martin Brennand from Imagineer Systems with us to talk about motion tracking, and mocha in particular. If you’re not familiar with it, mocha is a planar tracking system which tracks 2D planes instead of small points. At the end of the chat,...

Posted by Paul Conigliaro in MoChat

Next week’s #MoChat will cover tracking footage. We will have guests joining us to answer questions about Imagineer Systems’ Mocha as well—Ross Shain, Martin Brennand, and Mary Poplin. But why stop there? Imagineer Systems will also be giving away one seat of Mocha Pro. Towards the end of the chat, there will be a trivia...

Posted by Paul Conigliaro in MoChat

Last night on #MoChat we discussed title design. We talked about our favorite sequences, some that didn’t fit with their films, and working on our own. Some of the favorite sequences included Catch Me If You Can, Island of Dr. Moreau, Captain America, Superman (1978), Se7en, Fight Club, Six Feet Under, Game of Thrones,...

Posted by Paul Conigliaro in MoChat

Last night on #MoChat we talked about the business side of freelance. Some good questions were raised, as well as good tips: Be weary of clients asking for pitches. If it’s necessary, put in the minimal amount of time you’re comfortable losing. If moonlighting, make sure clients are completely clear about your schedule...

Posted by Paul Conigliaro in MoChat

Last night on MoChat, everyone brought out their links. Unfortunately I was traveling and unable to participate, but Justin Younger stepped up to lead the chat. A lot of great links were passed around. I tried to compile & organize them in these lists, but one or two might have slipped through. If I missed something (or if you...

Posted by Paul Conigliaro in MoChat

Last night on MoChat we talked about working solo or on a team. It seems most people chatting last night fly solo, while a few work on teams. The teams tended to be pretty small with only a handful of designers on average. A lot of what people said they like about teams is the social aspect (being able to trouble-shoot & bounce...

Posted by Paul Conigliaro in MoChat

Last night on MoChat we discussed getting started with expressions in After Effects. Adobe posted links off the bat for examples and basics. As far as the go-to & first learned expressions, loopOut() and wiggle() seemed to be the most common. For learning more about expressions, there is Harry Frank’s After Effects...