Feature: By Ko Maruyama

Sapphire 8

Genarts Delivers a new, better way to design effects

It is no surprise that Genarts Sapphire sparks hold top marks in the world of high end compositing and visual effects, especially among Autodesk Flame and Smoke artists. The newest version, Sapphire 8 offers some spectacular new possibilities to Adobe After Effects artists as well. Read More

This year's International CES is complete with everything from toothbrushes to car parts, but we're interested in what might help us in professional production. Other World Computing is introducing a new drive with up to 8TB capacity with an SSD RAID configuration that should help you in your evolving 4K production pipeline. Read More

Feature: By Ko Maruyama

Drives for Doing: GTech's Rugged Drives

This year's International CES is complete with everything from toothbrushes to car parts, but we're interested in what might help us in professional production. G-Technology is introducing a new rugged drive that is small enough to bring to the to remote locations, but strong enough to withstand being out of the studio. Read More

New Release: By Ko Maruyama

Next Limit

Earlier this fall, Next Limit introduced an update to RealFlow 2014, and introduced some new pricing for node locked or floating licenses. The RenderKit is free and will help you with your RealFlow work pipeline. The main thing to consider is that this isn't a connectivity plugin, RealFlow RenderKit works within your 3D app as a tool with four separate sub-categories (see below). It isn't standalone, nor is it RealFlow. Read More

Product Review: By Ko Maruyama

VideoCopilot Element 3D

It's been about 2 years since VideoCopilot introduced the Element 3D plugin for After Effects. Now, Version 2 is out, delivering more control over the ability to integrate 3D models, textures, lights, and animation using many of the Adobe After Effects controls that you're already familiar with. Read More

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ASSIMILATE Expands Metadata Support In SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab

ASSIMILATE today announced SCRATCH(r) v8.2 and SCRATCH Lab(r) v8.2. This new release significantly expands metadata support with powerful functionality across many key areas of the software, The v8.2 release also introduces Live View(tm), giving DPs and DITs the ability to capture metadata from live camera feeds, grade live, and create looks; a new H.264 encoder licensed from Vanguard, providing optimized encoding capability for Windows and now for Mac OS; and Oculus Rift support, for grading and compositing VR shots in real-time, with or without a headset. Read More

Feature: By Ko Maruyama

Digital Juice: Pilot Pro

Digital Juice has been around as a company for nearly two decades, serving up stock footage for editors of all kinds. In the early days, Digital Juice delivered physical media to members. These days, the company is expanding the way it does business, so you can expand your business. A new PILOT SUBSCRIPTION program is going to help you get the most out of your Digital Juice experience. Read More

Feature: By Ko Maruyama

Shooter Suite

Red Giant Software is a familiar name in professional post production circles. Their current super set of software is called Shooter Suite, a package of several different applications that will help you get from production through post quickly and easily. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Ko Maruyama

The Foundry's Mischief

Here's my 4 minute review after a first look at the software. Seriously - in 2 minutes, you'll be comfortable with the software. Why? Because it just does one thing - sketching. This is what it was meant to do. And it is RIDICULOUSLY FAST. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Ko Maruyama

C4D Quick Tip

Here's a really basic way to control the pupil of a cartoon character using a simple gradient shader and user data to drive the radius. Read More

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