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Baking Textures in C4D for Element 3D

graymachine — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:20:52 PDT

Cinema 4D has a couple ways of baking textures for your objects and this is one of them. This is a great way to prepare textured objects for use in Element 3D.

Using Mocha to Make a Beam Out Effect #1

graymachine — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:02:12 PDT

Here I’ll show you how to use Mocha for the object removal for the beam out effects in our short film, Order Up. Learn more about Mocha Pro At: imagineersystems.com/products/mochapro See the film at redgiant.com/orderup

Using Trapcode Particular Z-Buffer

graymachine — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:52:57 PDT

In this QuickTip, I’ll show you how to use Trapcode Particular’s Z-buffer to allow particles to move around 3D objects – such as those generated in AE with VideoCopilot’s Element or Maxon’s C4D (and other 3D apps).

Tempo: Bullet Hits & Ricochet Sparks

graymachine — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:47:14 PDT

In this Episode of Red Giant TV, I show you how to use Trapcode Particular to generate realistic sparks like those seen from bullet hits and ricochets. I’ll also talk about techniques for creating bullet holes and muzzle flashes. My … Continue reading →

A blog?

graymachine — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:31:56 PDT

Sometimes I forget that I have a “blog”. Occasionally someone will mention my “blog” to me and I’ll have to think for a second. Oh yeah.. graymachine. Yeah, I have a blog! But, obviously I don’t post much to it … Continue reading →

Element 3D NullTracker

graymachine — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:27:13 PDT

OK! It’s been fun everyone. Rather than supporting this feature, it’s officially become obsolete as it is now built into Element 1.6. So rather than use this preset, please just get yourself updated and it will work more seamlessly with … Continue reading →

Polygons to Text Transition

graymachine — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:08:46 PDT

In this QuickTip, I’ll show you how to quickly create a polygons to text transition using Trapcode Mir.

The Lens Designer in Knoll Light Factory 3

graymachine — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:11:37 PDT

New to Knoll Light Factory 3.0 is a completely redesigned lens designer interface. Here as a walkthrough of the UI.

Behaviors in Knoll Light Factory 3

graymachine — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:05:53 PDT

Now in Knoll Light Factory 3.0, there is a section that allows for automated light behaviors. Here is an overview of how they work.

Getting Started with Knoll Light Factory 3

graymachine — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:08:54 PDT

I am quite honored to be the person to introduce Knoll Light Factory 3 to the world. The first part introduces the first half of the After Effects UI: how to use 3D lights, using Obscuration, and basic Lens controls. … Continue reading →