Chris & Trish Meyer on Cartoonification
Mar 14In Cartoonification at Artbeats, Chris & Trish Meyer have tips for getting better results from the “much-loved” cartoon looks plug-ins.
Motion Design @ Cut&Paste Competition
Feb 04Motion Design is becoming more prevalent in the public eye – and I love it. As the co-producer of motion – an annual motion graphics, animation and vfx show, it’s exciting for me to see the increased interest. Ok – let’s be more specific. It’s nice that some people have heard the term ‘motion graphics’ 
For those of us who are forever explaining what we do – it’s nice when it starts to enter the mainstream.
New After Effects Apprentice Tutorial
Jan 09Chris & Trish Meyer just posted a new tutorial on their Pro Video Coalition blog that provides an introduction to the new After Effects CS4 interface.
The 2nd edition of their book, After Effects Apprentice, will be released by Focal Press shortly.
Autodesk acquisition of softimage completed
Nov 19Autodesk’s acquisition of Softimage is now complete. Formerly owned by Avid, Softimage will provide Autodesk users more complete and efficient games, film and television pipelines. Additionally, Autodesk is working on new, real-time interactive 3D technology for runtime applications.
Native support for RED R3D files in Adobe CS3 Premiere Pro and After Effects
Aug 06That’s the word according to Jim Jannard. “Within a week, RED R3D files will open natively in Adobe CS3 Premiere Pro and After Effects.” Jim made the announcement on reduser.net July 30, 2008 – exactly a week ago
Maybe tomorrow…
Decoding Design: A must have for all designers
Apr 15What really makes good design work? It’s a question we as professional designers ask daily. For some designers, it is a constant struggle. But for a handful of top award winning designers, it seems to come easy. What’s their secret?