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Getting Going with Encore 6: Creating Motion Menus - In this tutorial on getting started with Adobe Encore, Andrew Devis demonstrates the important option of bringing in a video for your menu and bringing in a suitable audio soundtrack for your menu.

Documentary Photo Effects - In this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington takes a look at how to integrate still photos into your Premiere Pro timeline to acquire the very popular documentary photo effects style with pans and scans.

Nuke Projection Maps 2D to 3D - Dave Scandlyn presents a camera projecting tutorial in Nuke, in which he'll take a flat image and turn it into a 3D camera flyby.

Type-On Text in Sony Vegas Pro - John Rofrano takes a look at Boris Continuum Complete's Type-On Text filter in Sony Vegas Pro. 3D extruded text can be animated in true 3D space in a type-on or type-off fashion with each letter precisely interacting with the rest of the text in 3D.

Getting Going with Encore 5: Creating a Web DVD - In this fifth tutorial in the 'getting started with Adobe Encore' series, Andrew Devis shows how to set this up so that you can create a menu driven web-based DVD based on your original project.

Part One: Water Tutorial using Mograph - In part 1 of the Water Tutorial, I'll show you how to use Mograph as an animating deformer to simulate moving, wavy water inside of Cinema 4D, and prepare our scene to composite in After Effects.

Techniques to Stylize Footage - In this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington shows simple techniques to stylize flat or dull footage -- if you have less than perfect source material and want to deliver something more dramatic.

Getting Going with Encore 4: Checking & Building our Project - In part four of his tutorial series on getting going with Adobe Encore, Andrew Devis demonstrates the tools within Encore to check and preview your project, as well as going through the setting needed to create (or build) a disc.

Creating Pseudo Effects for After Effects - In this podcast, Jesse Toula shows the advantages to using Pseudo Effects, will walk through creating one from scratch in an .XML file, and assist you in making your own presets more organized and professional looking.

Extruded Spline and Extruded EPS in Sony Vegas Pro - John Rofrano takes a look at Boris Continuum Complete's Extruded Spline and Extruded EPS filters in Sony Vegas Pro. BCC Extruded Spline allows you to create 3D extruded objects fully-modeled with bevels and spline-based extrusion profiles.

Get Results with the Adobe Media Encoder - In this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington uses the Adobe Media Encoder to go from your finished sequence right to the web, blu-ray, or other outputs with a quick hand-off and jump back in to your editing.

Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 4: Repousse - In this final tutorial on extruding 3D text & shapes in After Effects, Andrew Devis has a look at using Repousse from Photoshop as a way of creating quite detailed 3D text.

3D tunnels in AE using FreeForm Pro: Part 1 - Part 1 of this tutorial series on 3D tunnels in AE using FreeForm Pro explores the ability of the new FreeForm Pro plugin to create organic looking 3d tunnels in AE.

FCP Tip: Broadcast Safe in Final Cut Pro - It is possible to achieve true broadcast safe using only the tools in Final Cut Pro if you follow the right steps. In this quick tip, Walter Biscardi, Jr. shows you how he has delivered shows to broadcasters worldwide using only the built in FCP filter.

Final Cut Pro Quick Tips - Learn how to get things done in Apple's Final Cut Pro faster with CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Stephen Smith. In this video tutorial he'll show you how to find un-used clips fast and easy.

Editing Tip: Still Image dpi vs. pixels - There is much confusion about dpi vs. pixels when it comes to still images and video editing. In this short tip, Walter Biscardi, Jr. helps to take some of the mystery out of the process.

Getting Going with Encore 3: Buttons & Wiring up our Project - In his third tutorial on getting started with Adobe Encore, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to select different types of buttons, how to add them to your menu and then how to wire up the buttons to create your project.

Create an After Effects Tornado - Rob Mize demonstrates how to create a tornado in After Effects and control all aspects of its appearance and movement. It's all done with Particle World so there are no 3rd party plug-ins required.

Better Black and White Conversion - In this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington explores how to make a better black and white image with a combination of filters.

Time Lapse Part 2: Shooting Techniques for Time Lapse - From the Creative COW DSLR Essentials Podcast, Robbie Carman and Richard Harrington bring you part two in a three-part series on creating time lapse. This episode covers shooting techniques for time-lapse.

Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 3: Zaxwerks & 3D Applications - In this third tutorial on extruding 3D text and shapes in After Effects, Andrew Devis looks at a plug-in specifically designed for the task by Zaxwerks.

UpRez SD footage to HD in Sony Vegas Pro - UpRez SD footage to HD with Boris Continuum Complete UpRez in Sony Vegas Pro in this video tutorial with John Rofrano.

Motion Quick Tip - Motion Library: Image Units - Continuing my series on exploring the Motion library of content, we look into Image Units. Discover what they are, and what hidden effects can be created with them.

Cinema 4D: Making Objects Interact with Grass - In this tutorial, Neal will show you how to make grass and have it react to objects! To achieve this effect, we'll use MoDynamics for the physics of our object, and hair collision to cause the grass to react.

Getting Going with Encore 2: Creating Menus - In this second tutorial on Adobe Encore, Andrew Devis shows how to create both a standard menu from templates that ship with Encore as well as how to create a menu background based on your own image from a sequence in Premiere Pro.

Out of the Rabbit Hole - Text Transitions - Learn tips about working in 3D, using cameras, expressions, and the graph editor - all while making a unique Carroll-esque motion graphic title sequence.

Correcting Lens Distortion - In this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington explores lens correction, a feature that shows integration between Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop Extended.

Time Lapse Part 1: Gear You'll Need - From the Creative COW DSLR Essentials Podcast, Robbie Carman and Richard Harrington bring you the first in a three-part series on creating time lapse.

Digimation Archive and Model Bank Library Review - Creative COW leader Michael Hurwicz reviews two collections of 3D models from Digimation: The Archive and The Model Bank Library.

Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 2: The Shatter Method - In this second tutorial on extruding 3D text and shapes in After Effects, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to use the shatter effect to create some stylish and fast rendering 3D text and shapes.

Getting Going with Encore 1: Getting Sequences into Encore - In this series of tutorials, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to get started with Encore so that you can produce high quality DVDs that reflect your work.

Embedding a Speech Transcript in a Flash Video with Adobe CS5 - In this tutorial, Creative COW Leader Michael Hurwicz shows you how to create a scrolling transcript synced with a Flash video, using Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Story, OnLocation, Premiere Pro, Soundbooth and Flash Professional).

Recovering Skies - In this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington deals with a common problem with outdoor footage -- blown out skies. This episode shows what techniques are at your disposal to help you put more life into your footage.

Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 1: The Duplication Method - Extruding 3D text and shapes can be done in a number of different ways in After Effects using either native tools or 3rd party plug-ins.

Stylizing Footage with Advanced Blending - In this tutorial Richard Harrington shows how to create footage effects using advanced blending options inside of Adobe Photoshop. The PSD is exported to After Effects where additional editing and compositing is done.

Creating Custom Backgrounds - In this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington demonstrates a graphics tip for quickly making your own customized backgrounds. Remix your own stock backgrounds inside the Premiere Pro timeline for a completely new look.

Benefits of using Apple's Motion Master Templates - In this video tutorial Deyson Ortiz gives a brief demonstration on how Apple's Motion Master Templates can be updated and changed easily.

Part 2: Scripting For After Effects - In this tutorial, Jesse Toula will walk you through the basics of creating scripts for After Effects. Part 2 focuses on the After Effects specific concepts as we go through the creation of a simple script.

Filtering the Shot - When to Use Filters and Matte Boxes - Since a filter is an essential investment into your lenses, glean from the pros with detailed advice on using filters and matte boxes. Join Richard Harrington and Robbie Carman as they discuss the the finer points of DSLR photography.

Sketching with After Effects - Rob Mize shows how to use After Effects to create the effect of sketching images onto the screen. Created from your video or other images, the sketch can then animate as rolling footage.

DE:Noise Essential Info - This tutorial shows how to use DE:Noise. It covers the essential settings to remove unwanted noise from your footage and gives examples so you can easily apply them to similar scenarios. The controls are the same in all supported applications.

Part 1: Scripting for After Effects - In this tutorial, Jesse Toula will walk you through the basics to scripting for After Effects. Part 1 will go over the basic JavaScript concepts that will be needed to create your first script.

Part 2: News Intro Composition - In part 2 of the News Intro composition, we finish up in After Effects with several different techniques including color correction, transfer modes, and using Fractal Noise as a luma matte.

BCC Match Move in Sony Vegas Pro - Learn how to lock the movement of an image clip to another image clip using Boris Continuum Complete's Match Move filter in Sony Vegas Pro.

Adjusting Depth of Field - In this podcast Richard Harrington shows how to modify the depth of field blurring inside of a clip. Richard uses Photoshop to create a luma matte and After Effects to apply the Lens Blur Filter.

Organizing Footage with Adobe Bridge - In this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington addresses the companion product: Adobe Bridge. A standard problem with tapeless acquisition is that it is difficult to name your clips.

Pushing ISO - How Far is Too Far? - In this video tutorial, RIchard Harrington and Robbie Carman describe the mechanics of ISO along with techniques for testing against your given shooting situations.

Graphs and Charts in After Effects, Part 2 - In Part 2 of Graphs and Charts in After Effects, Rob Mize shows how to use particles (both Trapcode Particular and Particle World) to expand your creative options when generating and animating Bar Graphs, Line Graphs and Pie Charts in 3D space.

News Intro Composition: Part One - In this tutorial, we'll begin a two-part project constructing a cool looking news intro composition.

Using Gradient Wipes - In this podcast Richard Harrington uses Photoshop to create custom gradient wipe transitions to be used with the Gradient Wipe Transition Effect inside of Adobe After Effects.

Stop Motion Text with Cinema 4D - In this video tutorial, Neal shows how to get started making a stop-motion text effect using Cinema 4D's MoGraph module.

Equalizing Color & Exposure - In this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington tackles the equalizing command. If you have a clip that's washed out or too dark, this is the perfect effect to correct your levels.

Low Light Shooting Strategies - In this video tutorial, Robbie and Richard discuss low-light shooting strategies, including controlling your aperture, ISO, lenses, and shutter speed.

Motion Quick Tip - Motion Library - Generators - This tutorial series takes a look at the Motion Library of content that comes bundled with Motion. First up: Generators. Andy will take a look at some of the lesser used generators and show you how to incorporate them into your project.

BCC Corner Pinning in Sony Vegas Pro - Map media to a specific area on a moving object using Boris Continuum Complete's Corner Pin filter in Sony Vegas Pro.

Exploring 3D Mesh Objects - In this podcast Richard Harrington shows how to create your own 3D Objects in Photoshop and then import them into After Effects as true 3D Models.

Using a Sync Sound Workflow - In this episode of the DSLR Podcast Richard and Robbie discuss recording audio with a DSLR Camera vs the workflow involved with using a dedicated digital audio recorder to record the audio.

Twixtor In Smoke - This tutorial shows how to use Twixtor in Smoke. It covers the basic re-timing concepts as well as some advanced features, such as Marking edit points, re-timing Alpha mattes and using the Motion Blur feature.

Creating the Matrix Bullet Effect using 3D Studio Max - In this tutorial, Michael Park will demonstrate how to recreate the famous bullet trail effect from the Matrix. While this is an older effect, the principles and techniques can apply to a number of other effects.

Boris AAF Transfer 2: Avid to FCP Workflow - Boris AAF Transfer Version 2 gives you a set of two Final Cut Pro plug-ins for transferring sequences between Final Cut Pro and Avid editing and finishing systems. One of the plug-ins exports Avid-compatible AAF format files from Final Cut Pro to Avid.

Making a 3D Set - In this podcast Richard Harrington makes a quick 3D Set out of a single photo. Richard uses Photoshop to create multiple planes from the image and After Effects to finish the 3D environment.

How to Use the Leave Color Effect - In this Premiere Pro podcasts Richard Harrington takes a look at the Leave Color Effect to desaturate the colors out of a shot leaving only the color you want.

Learning the Tools 5: The Trim Monitor - In this Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates an invaluable and somewhat hidden tool in Premiere Pro which can speed up your editing significantly through the use of keyboard short-cuts to quickly and efficiently navigate your edit points.

What's a Follow Focus - Robbie and Richard discuss the frustration of trying to get critical focus by just using the focus ring on a lense. Modern photography cameras auto focus when shooting stills but for DSLR video the answer is a follow focus to get professional focus.

Color Correction 6: The Filmic Blend Technique - In this follow-on tutorial to Color Correction 5: Blend Modes, Andrew Devis demonstrates a technique that uses blend modes to help make video look a little more like film and so set your work apart.

Color Correction 5: Blend Modes - In this tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces the 'Blend Modes' available in Premiere Pro and shows how to use them with black video and color mattes as an alternative color correction technique which can give subtly different looks to your work.

Graphs and Charts in After Effects, Part 1 - In this video tutorial, Rob Mize shows how to use After Effects to create masks and simple expressions to generate and animate Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Area Graphs and Pie Charts in 3D space.

5th Anniversary Issue : Creative COW Magazine - In the Fifth Anniversary Issue of Creative COW Magazine, we look at some of the people, stories, techniques, processes and workflows that took Creative COW Magazine from a fledgling publication to an industry leader in five short years.

Animating with the Puppet Tool - In this video tutorial podcast Richard Harrington shows a quick technique used to animate and selectively warp an image inside of Adobe After Effect. Richard uses masking and refine edges to prepare the animation inside Photoshop.

Edit to the Beat - In this Premiere Pro podcast Richard Harrington shows how to edit a group of video clips quickly to sync them to an audio clip by using markers and the automate to sequence command.

External Monitoring - In this DSLR podcast Richard and Robbie discuss how to get better focus and color accuracy by using an external monitor for your DSLR Camera. Some topics include Pro HD field monitors, waveform exposure monitors, vectorscope and color testing.

Learning the Tools 4: The Slip & Slide Tools - In this Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates how the slip and slide tools work, and gives a quick hint on how to remember which is which!

Learning the Tools 3: The Razor & Rate Stretch Tools - In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates how these tools work to both speed-up parts of a clip as well as slow-down parts of another clip. Andrew also shows how to affect multiple clips in one go and where the rate stretch tool keeps all the details.

Audio Recording 2: Recording Narration - In this second audio recording tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to do the actual recording in Premiere Pro, including how to target tracks, mute tracks, solo tracks with some recording tips; as well as giving us a rendition of 'The Jabberwocky'.

Converting Frame Rates - In this AE podcast Richard Harrington explores 'Retiming Footage' and how you can convert frame rates easily using advanced frame blending controls inside of After Effects.

Timeline Navigation - In this Premiere Pro podcast Richard Harrington gives some quick tips on how to navigate the timeline quickly while controlling your video clips like a pro.

Using a Viewfinder or Loupe - In this DSLR podcast Robbie and Richard discuss loupes or viewfinders and how they may be helpful for you when using your DSLR Camera to get better sharpness. Some topics covered are dioptre adjustments, using a profinder, external monitors and more.

Camera Moves with BCC 3D Objects in Sony Vegas Pro - In this episode of the Boris FX podcast, John Rofrano takes a look at camera moves with Boris Continuum Complete's 3D Objects filters in Sony Vegas Pro.

Product Manager Overview: BCC 7 AE's Beat Reactor - This BCC 7 video podcast focuses on how to isolate a specific portion of an already-mixed track such as a music track using BCC Beat Reactor to animate text in After Effects.

Audio Recording 1: Setting Up to Record Narration - In this tutorial podcast, Andrew Devis shows how to set up Premiere Pro for audio recording, while looking at the options and explaining why they are important.

Multiclip Editing in Final Cut Pro - Rob Mize demonstrates the use of Final Cut Pro's Multiclip feature to cut or switch the cameras of a multicam shoot in real time. Rob also demonstrates techniques to synchronize the cameras prior to the edit, as well as how to revise and adjust.

Distressed Text - In this podcast Richard Harrington shows a technique for distressing text using a photo layer as a texture map. Richard starts the project in Photoshop and finishes working with the layers in After Effects for the final touches.

Animating a Camera 3: Controllers & Point of View - Andrew Devis shows how to build a controller layer to simplify the process of animating the camera rig and what happens when you have the right settings but the wrong layer order.

Adding and Removing Tracks - Short Cuts in Premiere Pro - In this PP quick tip tutorial podcast, Andrew Devis shows how easy it is to create new audio (stereo, mono and 5.1) and video tracks in your timeline with almost no effort at all.

Changing Your Audio From Stereo to Dual Mono - In this Premiere Pro quick tip tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to make that change into two mono channels or even two 5.1 channels, as well as how to change a mono track into a stereo track and how to use the preferences to make it automatic.

Adjusting Exposure with Shadow / Highlight - In this Premiere Pro podcast Richard Harrington shows how to get the proper contrast range from your footage using the shadow and highlight effect.

Animating a Camera 2: Simple Rig - In this second tutorial podcast on animating cameras in After Effects, Andrew Devis explains how to create a simple camera rig, and why it is important to get the order of the layers correct to achieve predictable results.

Hand Holding a DSLR - In this DSLR podcasts Robbie and Richard discuss the ergonomics of DSLR Cameras as well as the various tools and techniques to get better stability in your shot. Hand held rigs and mounts are very customizable and help take shakiness out of your footage.

Animating a Camera 1: Camera Difficulties - In this podcast, Andrew Devis explains some of the behaviors and problems that are common to camera animation and then shows how to do a simple one dimensional animation, while pointing out why that solution cannot be used for more than one dimension.

Waveform Monitors in After Effects - In this AE podcast Andrew Devis introduces us to the Luma Waveform Monitor and how it can be used to correct a shot and stay within safe limits.

YC Waveform Graph in Premiere Pro - In this short tutorial podcast, Andrew Devis introduces the YC Waveform graph and shows how to use it as a reference for brightness adjustment of a shot.

Interpreting Footage in Premiere Pro - In this tutorial podcast Andrew Devis shows how to use the 'Interpret Footage' function in Premiere Pro and then how to use the correctly interpreted footage in a sequence that matches that footage.

Learning the Tools 2: The Rolling Edit Tool - The rolling edit tool allows you to change to place of a transition without changing the length of the overall production, as long as there is sufficient head or tail footage with your clips. In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to use the rolling ed

Transformations and Animations using BCC in Sony Vegas Pro 10 - In this BCC podcast John Rofrano takes a look at Transformations and Animations with Boris Continuum Complete's Extruded Text filter in Sony Vegas Pro 10.

Creating a Film Look - In this PS podcast Richard Harrington uses Adobe Photoshop Extended CS5 to work with footage files and create a film look. Richard uses smart filters, masking, grains and a vinette to create the final look. After Effects is used to batch render the comp.

Mastering the Project Manager - In this Premiere Pro podcast, Richard Harrington uses some hidden features in the project manager to clean up a project.

Zooms Vs. Primes - In this episode of the DSLR Podcast Richard and Robbie discuss when Zoom Lenses are appropriate vs when Prime Lenses work better.

RE:Flex for AE - Creating Seamless Transitions - This RE: Vision FX video tutorial explains how to use Motion Morph to create a seamless loop in After Effects.

The Vectorscope in Premiere Pro - Andrew Devis shows how to find the vectorscope in PP, how to interpret the information it gives and how to use regions of interest to check out specific parts of your footage to get a more detailed understanding of its chrominance levels.

The Vectorscope in After Effects - In this AE tutorial podcast Andrew Devis shows how to find, set-up and use the vectorscope in AE to look at whole images as well as specific regions of interest.