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Working with Video

Kelby Training Hollywood Film Tools for Photographers by Mike Kubeisy

Author: Mike Kubeisy
Duration: 1 hour
Video Format: MP4
Resolution: 1280×720
File Size: 803 MB
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Join motion picture and television photographer Mike Kubeisy on location as he demonstrates some of the most common and versatile tools he uses every day on the sound stages in Hollywood. From C47s to Cardellini clamps and apple boxes to scissor clips, Mike will show you how to use the tools the pros use to get the job done in all kinds of situations. Read more…

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Released: 2013
Video Format: MOV
Resolution: 1680×1050
File Size: 1.99 GB
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Welcome to the spherevfx video series on arnold for maya.

The purpose of this series is to get you confident with using arnold, and have a firm grounding in all it has to offer as a feature film, production render engine. We are going to spend our time going through arnold from top to bottom looking at all the key features of the render engine. Read more…

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Digital Tutors Exploring Different Smoke Types in 3ds Max and FumeFX

Instructor: Haji Gadirov
Runtime: 1h 44m
Level: Advanced
Software used: 3ds Max 2012, FumeFX
Video Format: MP4
Resolution: 1280×720
File Size: 1.33 GB
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In this FumeFX tutorial we will learn how to create different kinds of smoke.

Throughout thee lessons we will learn how to create hot and cold smoke effects with FumeFX, also we will learn about different types of smoke and how to make them look more realistic. Read more…

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Digital Tutors Bringing Photographs to Life with 3D Layering in After Effects

Instructor: Laura Smith
Runtime: 5h 18m
Level: Intermediate
Software used: After Effects CS5
Video Format: FLV
Resolution: 1280×720
File Size: 3.32 GB
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In this series of After Effects tutorials, we will learn how to create a 3D fly-through effect in After Effects with assets created from images that we break down in Photoshop.

We begin in Photoshop with the images and start to dissect the photos to get the parts we need for building our shot. We learn a few masking and painting techniques to fill in the gaps for some of the areas that are covered up in the photos. Then, we dive into After Effects and start building our scene by laying the ground, sky, and tree layers. Read more…

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Digital Tutors Introduction to Character Design in Toon Boom Harmony

Instructor: Kurt Jones
Runtime: 1h 43m
Level: Beginner
Software used: Toon Boom Harmony
Video Format: FLV
Resolution: 1280×720
File Size: 390 MB
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In this Toon Boom tutorial, you’ll learn a good understanding of the tools needed to create your own character designs and walk through the process of creating a cartoon duck character to be used for cut styled animation.

Even though we’ll be using Toon Boom Harmony to design our character, everything that we’ll be covering will be applicable to both Toon Boom Animate and Animate Pro. Read more…

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Digital Tutors Destructive Shattering Effects in CINEMA 4D

Instructor: Fuat Yüksel
Runtime: 1h 35m
Level: Advanced
Software used: Softimage 2012 ICE, CINEMA 4D R14, V-Ray
Video Format: FLV
Resolution: 1280×720
File Size: 914 MB
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In this CINEMA 4D tutorial we will learn how to create a destruction effects shot.

Throughout these lessons we will look at the steps required to prepare and build it all from scratch within CINEMA 4D. We will start by learning the basic mathematical concepts and fundamentals that are needed to understand what we want to achieve. Read more…

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Digital Tutors Designing Futuristic Menus in Illustrator

Instructor: Laura Smith
Runtime: 3h 45m
Level: Intermediate
Software used: Illustrator CS6
Video Format: FLV
Resolution: 1280×720
File Size: 1.14 GB
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In this series of tutorials we will follow a step by step process for creating futuristic menus in Illustrator.

We begin by watching a clip that the menus will eventually be composited into and get an idea for what kinds of motions the actor in the clip makes. This gives us an idea for the scale and the types of menus that we need to be creating for this setting. Read more…

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Digital Tutors Animating and Compositing Futuristic Menus in After Effects

Instructor: Laura Smith
Runtime: 8h 18m
Level: Intermediate
Software used: After Effects CS6
Video Format: FLV
Resolution: 1280×720
File Size: 6.79 GB
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In this series of tutorials, we will learn how to animate and composite a futuristic menu interface with footage of an actor.

This course is a follow-up course to Designing Futuristic Menus in Illustrator. If you have any interest in learning how to make all of the pieces that we will be animating, you may want to watch that first. Read more…

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Tutsplus Adobe Encore Essentials

Instructor: Jordy Vandeput
Runtime: ~ 2 hours
Released: April 22, 2013
Video Format: MP4
Resolution: 1280×720
Size: 1.40 GB
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It’s time to take full control over your DVD or Blu-ray. Learn how to work with Adobe Encore CS6 and master the technical possibilities of authoring. From start to finish, Jordy will walk you through producing a professional DVD project. Read more…

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Digital Tutors Exploring Different Explosion Types in 3ds Max and FumeFX

Instructor: Haji Gadirov
Runtime: 1h 25m
Level: Advanced
Software used: 3Ds Max 2012, After Effects CS6, FumeFX
Video Format: FLV
Resolution: 1280×720
File Size: 834 MB
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In this series of tutorials we will learn how to create different kinds of explosions using just FumeFX in 3ds Max.
We’ll start the training by first learning about the anatomy of our explosions, then we will have an introduction to FumeFX covering the basics you can start using today. After that, we will cover a few examples of explosions and also the dense smoke. Read more…

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