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www.noiseindustries.com FxFactory is a visual effects architecture that powers hundreds of plug-ins for Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express and Adobe After Effects. FxFactory provides a single set of tools that serve the needs of end-users and visual effects developers alike: An elegant application that lets users browse, purchase and register all FxFactory products installed on their system. Effects powered by FxFactory are available as native plug-ins in the most popular editing and compositing applications. The parameter configuration and features of each plug-in are identical in all supported hosts. Hundreds of commercial and free plug-ins already available, with new ones added monthly. Users can create their own plug-ins without writing a single line of code.

In this tutorial I’ll show you how you can create realistic looking (as far as this is applicable to something like this) Force Lightning in Adobe After Effects CS3. It’s really easy to make and doesn’t take long at all. If you want to download the promised sound effect, check out my blog (kiliankoe.com) and the according tutorial. The link will be under the video somewhere. Pretty much the same technique can be found in a video vom PeGeProd here: www.youtube.com Be sure not to post any unfriendly comments though! After all, he was the first

Watch the entire course at www.lynda.com In After Effects CS5 Essential Training, author Chad Perkins discusses the basic tools, effects, and need-to-know techniques in Adobe After Effects CS5, the professional standard for motion graphics, compositing, and visual effects for video. The course provides an overview of the entire workflow, from import to export, as well as detailed coverage of each stage, including animating text and artwork, adding effects to compositions, working in 3D, and rendering and compressing footage.

Stuart has a new Suzuki GSXR 600 and unusual injuries to show after having a bike accident on his old one on a track day. For this scene we used Mocha to map the CG on the face. The CG was created using ZBrush and animated in Maya. The CG was rendered using Maxwell. The compositing was done in After Effects. The SFX was created whilst eating spaghetti bolognaise!
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Watch the entire course at www.lynda.com In After Effects CS5 Essential Training, author Chad Perkins discusses the basic tools, effects, and need-to-know techniques in Adobe After Effects CS5, the professional standard for motion graphics, compositing, and visual effects for video. The course provides an overview of the entire workflow, from import to export, as well as detailed coverage of each stage, including animating text and artwork, adding effects to compositions, working in 3D, and rendering and compressing footage.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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