Software - Other Reviews
Review: Ignite Pro 5 from FXHome
by Dr David Smith This article started out as a review of Vegas pro 18. I planned to include an overview of Vegas POST, namely Vegas Effects and Vegas Image. Then I began a review […]
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Review: Flashforge Adventurer 3 3D Printer
What the hell is a review of a 3D printer doing in a magazine / website about video and filmmaking? Well Dear Readers, I beg of you to persist and read on as I do […]
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Adobe Creative Cloud Updates
Over the past few weeks Adobe has announced multiple new product updates to its Creative Cloud products. We have consolidated and are sharing them below: Adobe XD: has introduced a new way to create and […]
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New Maxon products
Cinema 4D R23 Cinema 4D R23 provides fantastic advancements to the animation system, new character tools, rigs and workflows, additional UV workflow improvements, new Scene Nodes system, enhanced viewport display and asset exchange and tons […]
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Tutorial of the Week: Create a Dr Who animated space / time vortex.
When I was a wee lad, a new show appeared on the telly (in black and white) at 6:30 on a rainy Sunday afternoon. It started with some weird electronic music and what looked like […]
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Easy Lower 3rds with BorisFX Particle Illusion
Learn how to use the new free Particle Illusion Standalone application to quickly create an animated lower third. […]
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FREE! BorisFX Particle Illusion
I remember Particle Illusion from years back and it was revolutionary then. Since coming into the BorisFX fold, it has matured and is quite simply, brilliant. Today, for reasons unbeknownst to me, BorisFX has decided […]
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Adobe Premiere ver 14.1. Do NOT Upgrade If …
As you may know, Adobe has released version 14.1 of Premiere Pro. We have just got a warning from major plug-in maker Red Giant however, that if you are running Red Giant Colorista or Universe, […]
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New BorisFX Silhouette Paint
Silhouette Paint is a new plugin for Adobe AE and Premiere, NUKE, DaVinci Resolve and Fusion and Flame. In Silhouette Paint are: Paint Tools: 16 pressure-sensitive and customizable brushes including Clone, Blemish, Grain, Repair, Drag, and […]
Boris Tutorials
Explode & Shatter 3D Objects inside Vegas Pro from Boris FX
Create, animate and shatter 3D titles and objects with BCC 3D Objects plug-ins. In this video tutorial, Vin Morreale shows Vegas Pro users how to use 3D Objects for 3D titling and animation. BCC 10 […]
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Win a 12 month licence for BorisFX Continuum Complete
SImply subscribe to our FREE monthly 36 page (approx) e-Magazine and go into the draw to win! If you use Adobe Premiere or After Effects, Vegas Pro, Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve, AVID Media Composer, Apple Final […]
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Hints and Tips: Shooting Green Screens (Chromakeying)
Ever wondered how a news studio looks like in reality – and wanted to play around with the green screen? Try it yourself! Everyone can reproduce green screens and use chroma keying for home-made special […]
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Vegas Post: First Look
If you are a Vegas Pro user and look enviously at those with an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription and wish you had access to the graphics toys like Photoshop and After Effects, then be jealous […]
Case Studies
DaVinci Resolve Studio for Real Time Collaboration for Video of TOYOTA’s RHOMBUS
Nippon Design Center Inc. used DaVinci Resolve Studio for a promotional movie for TOYOTA’s new concept car “RHOMBUS.” Nippon Design Center used the software as a pipeline tool for VFX to work from both Tokyo […]
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And Now For Something Completely Different: The Editor’s Pick of Goodies.
’s kit based on product (hardware primarily) available over the last 12 months or so. Today I’ll visit with editin […]
Boris Tutorials
BorisFX: How to best use Continuum 2020’s new tools and effects.
Dan Harvey, London-based VFX artist and Boris FX trainer, shows how Continuum 2020’s new tools will change how you work. Easily tackle screen inserts/replacements, add slick transitions, generate reflections and cast shadows, quickly track large […]
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Tell your story, not show off your fx software (and read the manual while you are at it)
If you look in any video editing forum on Facebook (or even Message Boards for vendors and their software), you are guaranteed to find two things ad infinitum. The first is the endless repetitive questions […]
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Fusion Studio Used to Create Animated Feature, Latte & The Magic Waterstone
Grid VFX relied on Fusion Studio throughout its in house compositing pipeline to deliver newly released children’s animated feature, “Latte & The Magic Waterstone.” Directed by Regina Welker, the team’s latest project “Latte & The […]
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Vasco Street Maps 8 Ultimate
Dr David Smith I have been reviewing mapping software from Motion Studios, including Vasco Da Gama and its companion, Street Maps, for many years. The software is brilliant and the possibilities endless. I have been […]
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Next Gen Mercalli V5 Suite for EDIUS
Real-time Video Stabilization and Automatic Image Optimization The new Mercalli V5 suite for EDIUS takes things to a new level with features like real-time video stabilization for lightning-fast results without the need to first analyze […]