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Taking 2K to the Masses

Over the past 12 months, there has been a lot of talk about 2K imaging, both among the home theater and professional and commercial markets. There's no question that native 2K (1920 x 1080) front projectors more »

Create Time-Warp Effects in Autodesk Combustion 4

Step 1 Open your clip The new time-warp operator in Combustion 4 allows for fast and easy frame motion animation. First, open any multi-frame clip. I'm using a 45-frame clip of an in-line skater and dropping more »

Steal Adobe Photoshop Filters for After Effects Animations

Although it used to be easy to copy your Photoshop filters into After Effects' plug-ins folder and use them on animations, with the new versions of Photoshop filters and After Effects 6, it is no longer an effective solution. more »

Adjust Texture and Bump Maps with Softimage|XSI FX Tree

Step 1 Customize your XSI view You'll need to call down some of the paint controls from Application -> Views, including, FX Color Selector, FX Operator Selector, FX Paint Brush, List and FX Viewer more »

Tune Up your Audio Post Suite on the Cheap

STEP 1: Keep cables short Keep cable runs short if they are unbalanced. Long unbalanced cables invite noise. Step 2 Position speakers Measure speaker placement so that your listening position is the third point more »

Create an Interactive Movie with Flash MX and QuickTime

Step 1 Import your QuickTime movie With your QuickTime movie finished, create a new Flash project. Import the QuickTime movie to the Stage (File -> Import -> Import to Stage). When importing, choose to more »

Primera Signature Z1 CD/DVD Printer

Anyone who has attended one of my DVD classes or seminars knows that when someone asks about using "sticky labels" on their DVDs, I throw up my hands and run from the room shouting " No Labels more »

Adobe Photoshop CS

We've probably all used Photoshop, the professional's standard. But if you think you really know it, take a closer look at CS. At first glance I was disappointed because the interface is deceptive, hiding more »

Eovia Carrara 4 Pro

The first noticeable thing about Carrara 4 Pro is the interface and the way it takes over the screen. Don't be afraid-underneath the non-standard sliding drawers and overly designed color scheme lies a more »

Toshiba TDP-SW8OU

Wireless video projection? Seems like it's always just around the corner, or too expensive for mere mortals. Fortunately, two trends are making this a real possibility. Prices have fallen dramatically for more »