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Imagineer Systems Announces Its Third Annual Holiday Extravaganza Sale
Posted by: | CommentsImagineer Closes 2009 with Huge Savings for Customers on its Entire Family of VFX Tools; Welcomes 2010 with Major New Product Releases
GUILDFORD, UK (December 7, 2009) -- Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com) today announced it is closing out a highly successful 2009 with its Third Annual Holiday Extravaganza sale. Beginning today and ending on December 31, 2009, the VFX and post production community can take advantage of huge savings across Imagineer Systems entire family of VFX tools, including monet, mokey, motor and the entire mocha family.
Promotional prices for the 2009 Holiday Extravaganza are specific to node locked versions of each product and include:
monet placement station: $699.00 US
mokey removal station: $699.00 US
mocha (full version) tracking station: $349.00 US
motor roto station: $349.00
mocha for After Effects planar tracker for After Effects: $110.00 US
mocha for After Effect v2 Upgrade for CS4 users: $80.00 US
mocha shape for After Effects roto shape import plug in: $55.00 US
mocha for Final Cut planar tracker for Final Cut: $110.00 US
mocha shape for Final Cut roto shape import plug in: $55.00 US Read More→
FMC Giveaway! After Effects Camera Training
Posted by: | CommentsOur good friend of the show Rob Birnholz has graciously given us a copy of his most excellent "Basic to Advanced Professional use of the After Effects Camera by Rob Birnholz" training! If you ever wanted to move a camera in Adobe After Effects then this is for you! A $50 value!
Whats inside?
1. Foreground, Background and Layers
2. The View Menu
3. Camera Settings Window
4. 3D View Menu and Camera Navigation Tools
5. Point of Interest
6. 3D Camera Animation Part 1
7. Orient on a Path
8. Linking to a Null
9. Animating the Camera/Null
10. Depth of Field
11. Field of View
12. Auto-Orienting Layers to Camera
13. The Easy 360 degree Tracking Shot
14. Animating a Crane Shot
15. Using Multiple Cameras
16. Putting it All Together
We will be choosing one lucky winner! To enter simply follow Rob and FMC On twitter! Rob is @rbirnholz and FMC is @themediamogul
Winner randomly chosen next Friday September 4th.
For more info about the training visit ToolFarm
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On target with THE BULLET
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The Bullet
Training from Andrew Kramer
Many After Effects users may be more familiar with the title "videocopilot" than his real name, Andrew Kramer. However, Andrew has been creating tutorials and has been featured on several sites, including his own -- videocopilot.net. In addition to many of the tutorials that you can find online, Andrew also has premium tutorials that you can purchase directly from his site.
These tutorials are an examination of a specific task, effect, or scene compilation which have been broken down into multiple sections all on one DVD. Similar to the style that you'd find online, the tutorials are a swf based movie player format, with chapters broken into an easy-to-read HTML overview page.
While this is primarily an after effects training DVD, "The Bullet" also includes narration about General setup rules for workflow, important tips about using proxy material, and, perhaps more importantly, instructions for using 3-D software in order to create the props -- in this case a bullet -- to complete your After Effects composition.

The training does focus on After Effects, and the processes necessary for compositing the element into the visual effects shot. However, this is also an excellent resource for getting a glimpse of the three 3-D applications he uses to accomplish making the fake bullet. In the training, Andrew goes over the steps necessary to complete the manufacturing of the 3-D element in Autodesk's 3DStudio MAX, MAXON'S CINEMA 4D, and Blender. While MAX and C4D are professional industry standards, Andrew's walkthru, showing how Blender (a free, open source application) can create a similar bullet will allow hobby filmmakers the chance to start production of 3D props.

This is postproduction training, specifically designed for the compositor, and has a very easy to follow tempo, even for beginners.
If you've been to videocopilot.net, and you've enjoyed the great free tutorials there, you'll definitely want to take your skills to the next level, by picking up the premium training DVD -- "The Bullet".
Thoughts?
FMC Tutorial – Create Presets in Adobe After Effects
Posted by: | CommentsJoin Sean Thigpen as he shows us how to make life a little easier by taking advantage of creating and using your own custom animation presets in After Effects. Enjoy!
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![]() Adobe After Effects CS5 for Windows Sealed In Box!! US $430.95
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![]() Adobe™ After Effects CS5 New Full Version Win Windows™ US $698.48
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![]() Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional Win NIB 25510629 US $749.00
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Filmmaking Central Episode 7 09
Posted by: | CommentsWelcome! FMC's second live show was a blast! I invited Carey Dissmore and Ko Maruyama on to discuss the NAB Show. Also joining us is Jim Geduldick from FinalCutUser.com. We discuss some of our top picks and events from the show. Join us on our next show live at BlogTalkRadio. The show is also posted on iTunes and you can download it below as well.
Please! Take 27 seconds to leave your comment below so I can get the ten comments I need to keep updating this blog...NAB 09: particleIllusion coming to After Effects
Posted by: | CommentsAlan has been working on this port from particleIllusion to After Effects plugin for a long time. It's taken some time for Adobe to come up with API to keep up with all of the animatable parameters that particle Illusion has already.
For rants, ramblings and general announcements - check out a chaotic blog in the BlogZone:
http://www.ninjacrayon.com/ or via the NINJACRAYON Twitter Posts.
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To find out more about the plugin, keep checking back to the wondertouch website. Also, take a look at the player to see how all of the presets look
Please! Take 27 seconds to leave your comment below so I can get the ten comments I need to keep updating this blog...#NAB 09 – Wondertouch shows us PI AE!
Posted by: | CommentsAfter hunting down a busy Alan Lorance, I begged him to show me Particle Illusion for After Effects. Being a PI user I really wanted this to simplify my workflow in After Effects. In the following video Alan takes us on a ride through his wonderful new plug in!
FMC Giveaway! Imagineer Systems New Mocha AE2!
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Ok how cool is it that FMC sponsor Imagineer Systems is letting us giveaway a copy of their new Mocha AE 2? I would say extremely cool! If you have never used Mocha in any form it is a tremendous, time saving tool for2D tracking and Roto work. Please if you are from Jupiter and never heard of it TRY it right now! Time is money and very precious! This tool is fast and hard working, getting the job done the first time. Mocha AE2 allows you to export tracking data into After Effects for a smooth transition.
Here is some info from Imagineer Systems site:
mocha for After Effects v2 has two key toolsets that After Effects users are always asking for: A solid 2D tracker and rotoscoping tools with variable, per-point edge feathering.
The tracker in mocha for After Effects is based on Imagineer's unique 2.5D Planar Tracking technology, which is significantly more robust than
traditional point trackers, such as the one found in After Effects. mocha for After Effects will enable you to get a track, even in situations where you have objects moving out of frame, lack of detail, motion blur and heavy grain. mocha for After Effects innovative AdjustTrack tool helps remove drift and enables you to extract offset tracking data for areas that go off screen.
Everyone knows that with a good track, rotoscoping becomes easier. mocha for After Effects v2 introduces the new mocha shape data export feature, enabling you to create detailed masks in mocha for After Effects and then simply copy and paste these into After Effects*
How do I win this awesome app Dave?
All you need to do is follow both Imagineer Systems (@allanjaenicke) and FMC (@themediamogul) on Twitter.com. ReTweet the link to this post. AND leave a comment below on why you NEED this!
We will pick a winner LIVE via our Kyte channel (and tweet it too) at NAB2009! Entries must be no later than April 17th.
Best of luck!
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![]() Adobe After Effects CS4 Windows Commercial 65008009 US $549.00
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![]() Adobe™ After Effects CS5 New Full Version Mac Macintosh US $688.48
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![]() Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional Mac (Full Retail) US $229.20
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![]() Adobe After Effects CS5 for Windows Sealed In Box!! US $430.95
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![]() Adobe™ After Effects CS5 New Full Version Win Windows™ US $698.48
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![]() ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 6 PRO MAC OS X US $120.00
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![]() Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional Win NIB 25510629 US $749.00
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![]() Adobe After Effects CS5 Essential Video Training NEW US $144.95
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Lloyd Alvarez visits AENY! Pleases crowd!
Posted by: | CommentsThis is a screen capture video from the Jan 29 , 2009 AENY meeting in NYC with Lloyd Alvarez of aescripts.com/ speaking about using Scripts in After Effects to improve your workflow.
AENY presents Lloyd Alvarez's After Effects Scripting Presentation from AENY on Vimeo.




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