Specular Specular Properties Specular computes the same simple (Lambertian) lighting as Diffuse, plus a viewer dependent specular highlight. This is called the Blinn-Phong lighting model. It has a specular highlight that is dependent on surface angle, light angle, and viewing angle. The highlight is actually just a realtime-suitable way to simulate blurred reflection of the light source. The level of blur for the highlight is controlled with the Shininess slider in the Inspector. Additionally, the alpha channel of the main texture acts as a Specular Map (sometimes called "gloss map"), defining which areas of the object are more reflective than others. Performance Generally, this shader is moderately expensive to render.
RGTV - Episodes In this Episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the look of a filmed computer screen (what it looks like when you film it with a handheld camera) using After Effects and elements created with screen capture software. Expression for Creating Wiggle with Ease: freq=.5; //frequency: fill in or tie to a slider amp=30; //amplitude: fill in or tie to a slider octaves=1; //default value amp_mult=0.5; //default value period=1/freq; //time taken for each wiggle move pCount=Math.floor(time/period); //number of wiggles performed so far sTime=pCount*period; //time when current wiggle begins eTime=pCount*period+period; //time when current wiggle ends p1=wiggle(freq, amp, octaves, amp_mult, sTime); //start position of current wiggle p2=wiggle(freq, amp, octaves, amp_mult, eTime); //end position of current wiggle ease(time, sTime, eTime, p1, p2); //ease the wiggle Expression for Linking a flare to a Parented Null: thisComp.layer("Null 1").toComp([0,0,0])
CERCLE CHROMATIQUE (GRATUIT) RGTV - Episodes Comments June 26th, 2012 at 3:30 amAfroMerry says: Thenk you for the good job you are doing here. June 9th, 2012 at 5:33 pmTru says: Great tutorial! May 19th, 2012 at 12:47 pmAfroEuropean says: Great tut. May 11th, 2012 at 5:20 amSeth says: Thanks Brett! May 9th, 2012 at 6:20 amBrett says: The roto brush saves time over traditional roto which we all hate to do, but the results aren't always the best. May 8th, 2012 at 1:41 pmMIke says: Very nice! May 8th, 2012 at 1:14 pmAlberto De Jesus says: Good tut. Post a Comment Checking Red Giant ID sign in status... You must sign in with your Red Giant ID to post a comment.
Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 review | Premiere Pro Until recently Adobe Premiere Pro has failed to make much of an impression on a broadcast market dominated by Avid and Apple. That all changed with the introduction of the Mercury Playback Engine, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 takes the app to the next level. This was further refined in CS5.5 to allow users to open projects faster, get real-time feedback for more GPU-accelerated features, and work more smoothly at 4k and higher resolutions. Over 50 enhancements With over 50 enhancements in this release, Adobe has a chance to cut further into the high-end market it's been striving for, but it remains to be seen if Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 will be enough to knock Avid off the broadcast throne. New look for Premiere Pro CS6 Workspace layouts can also be saved with each project file, so you can completely customise the workspace layout if you want. Personally we like the 'big media focus' on the user interface. Full screen cinema, baby! Project Panel & Media Browser In for a trim Photoshop CS6
105 Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Questions Answered - Moviola.com Just a couple of weeks ago I was the host of another webinar presented by Moviola Filmmaking Webinars . This one was an info packed presentation called Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 for Final Cut Pro Editors . It was one of the most featured packed webinars that I’ve done as there was so much material to cover. As usual we received tons of questions before, during and after the webinar. I’ve tried to take most all of them and answer the questions in the blog post that follows. 1) Will Premiere Pro CS6 output an OMF file for audio mixing? Yes: File > Export > OMF will bring up this export dialog box to choose your preferred settings: 2) How to bring one timeline from one project to another? The simplest method is you have a project open that you want to move a select sequence from  is to just select the sequence and COPY. A more interesting method is to do a File>Import and choose a Premiere Pro project that contains a sequence you want to import. 3) Can a FCP project be brought into CS6?
Compositiing After Effects Details Preserving Upscale in AE 12.1 In the late October release of After Effects, version 12.1 one of the new features is called Detail Preserving Upscale. Now the title of this feature is pretty self-explanitory. You can upscale your footage, while preserving detail. The purpose is to scale SD to HD or HD to larger resolutions. Tags: scaling A Demo of Prolost Burns from Stu Maschwitz & a Discount Well we don’t typically demo other products on the site, but I thought this preset from Prolost was so helpful it was worth it to spread the word. Watch the video to see a demo of the product, and at the end we’ll even give out a promo code to take it from the normal price of $3, down to $2! Check out the product site here. Tags: After Effects, Ken Burns, Pan, Zoom After Effects Render and Replace in Premiere Pro and FCP7 – Using reLink reTooled A lot of films, TV shows, and commercials use After Effects as their go-to motion graphics, visual effects, and compositing platform.
Create movie-style horror effects | Video production Looking to improve your makeup, special effects and video production skills? Video sharing service Vimeo offers a series of great (and free) instructional videos as part of its Vimeo Video School service. And they've posted two videos for Halloween that provide a great introduction to some basic horror effects... The first, Scary Special Effects, explains how you can turn an actor into a ghost using an editor that can complete a chroma key effect (they use Final Cut Pro). In the follow up video, Scary Special Effects: Part Boo! Finally, if you want to get serious and start creating full-on prosthetics, follow this great video in which special effects makeup artist Francis McDonald explains how to make a head-mold to form the basis of a prosthetic marks that fits perfectly and looks convincing. Note: this is an introduction only. We hope you enjoy the videos and if there's any technique you end up putting into practice, share the results with us in the comments below! Like this?
Little Things Make the Big Difference – Editing in Adobe Premiere CS 5.5 About a month ago, Shane asked me to join the Elite Team as his editor. There’s an old saying: “I may be dumb but I’m not stupid.”…I said yes. To be on the cutting edge of this new era in filmmaking, I’m privileged to get my hands on Shane’s footage that, regardless of camera, is always stunning and a joy to cut. Once the shooting is done, my job begins. My choice of NLE is Adobe Premiere CS 5.5 (you can find the 30 day trial here), which I’ve been running nonstop for the last couple of months. My last post concentrated on the creative process and editing aesthetics, so, this time around let’s geek out on tech and spec stuff that’s new in CS 5.5. I like things in lists, so here’s mine for new features that help me work faster and better. 1. 2. Timeline is active and I hover cursor over Program panel and hit (`). Program Panel is MAXIMIZED and active. 3. 4. CROSS DISSOLVE transition FILM DISSOLVE transition 5. 6. Select clips in timeline and right-‐click to find UNLINK option 7. 8. 9. 10.
Getting the Most Out of Online Training If you’ve resolved to learn some new skills in 2013 then these simple tips will help you get the most out of the time, money and energy you invest in improving your skills. Online training can be amazing. Personally I love it, a lot. Used well it is a great way to learn the fundamentals of a new software program or recreate some of cool things you’ve seen other people do. If you’re a self starter and don’t mind putting aside some of your valuable time to really get into the training you’ll definitely reap far more than you sow. But as they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and it is very easy to simply buy the training, download it and feel good about how ‘one day’ you’ll learn all that good info. 1. A lot of online training is pretty extensive, often being 7, 8, 10 hours in length. Doing a little more often is a better way to really take it all in. 2. Don’t just sit there passively watching the instructor clicking away and making it look very easy. 3. 4. 5.