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Create an On-Set Direct-to-Disk Shoot/Capture/Edit Setup with AJA Io HD and Final Cut Pro for a Greenscreen Shoot

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT

We were hired to shoot three television commercials in one day on greenscreen. Due to the time constraints, we wanted to be able to do live greenscreen with the modeled set built in After Effects and capture all the footage seamlessly during the shoot....

Create Film-Like Animations with Autodesk Maya and Adobe After Effects

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT

Step 1 CREATE YOUR COMPOSITION Before you do anything else, it’s extremely important to plan out your scene. First, make sure you’re happy with the overall composition. This will give you a better idea of...

Create an Animated Time-Lapse Sequence with Autodesk 3ds Max and Softimage|XSI

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT

Remember to sleep and eat when in the middle of a busy and time-consuming project! If you’re tired and struggling to solve a problem into the early hours, you are going to be even more tired and unproductive the following day....

Record, Decode and Edit Surround Sound with Holophone’s H4 Supermini or Portamic 5.1

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT

There are three methods to decode Dolby Pro Logic II– encoded audio using a hardware-based workflow: with Holophone D-CODE; with an A/V receiver that has a built-in Dolby Pro Logic II...

Remove Unwanted Noise from Clips in Apple Soundtrack Pro 2

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT

In this tutorial, the objective is to remove the unwanted noise without degrading the overall sound quality of the scene. Sounds that vary wildly in pitch are the most difficult to remove. Be mindful of your shooting environment and if you anticipate that a particular background noise will give you problems in post......