Category Archives: VFX/Animation

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Making Science Easier in CG

Cutting-edge automobile technology demands a sportily engineered campaign, so when Japanese agency Hakuhoodo Photo Creative set out to create a 60-second spot for the new Toyota Prius, they went to Anonymous more »

Robert Rodriguez’s Posse

Troublemaker Studios is as far from a typical Hollywood VFX house as it is from Hollywood itself. more »

Riggers Gone Wild!

Who let the animals out of the zoo? They did it themselves in PDI/DreamWorks' wacky feature animation Madagascar. more »

Adobe Video Collection 2.5

Disguised as a software suite, the Adobe Video Collection v2.5 is really a virtual turnkey workstation. Packed with five of Adobe's most powerful applications, this suite runs well on a modest contemporary more »

Trick Compositing and CG Pyrotechnics

West L.A.-based Sway Studio specializes in high-end 3D and CGI work for commercials, so it was a natural fit when company owner and visual effects supervisor Mark Glaser got the call to work some Sway magic more »

Remove an Autodesk 3ds Max model from a scene in Combustion-without re-rendering

Step 1 Prepare your scene First, it's always a good idea to give all of your 3D objects a unique name no matter what 3D application you use. Next, right-click on each object and enable Render Occluded more »

Create Custom Skins for your QuickTime Movies

Step 1 Design the skin Let's assume you've got the QuickTime file ready to deliver, and all it needs is the proper frame. The first step is to create the skin graphic in a graphics program like Photoshop more »

HOT HOUSE: Reel FX Creative Studios Ramps Up for Animated Fare

With its recent move to a 74,000-square-foot building in the hip Deep Ellum district of Dallas, the veteran spot shop Reel FX Creative Studios is gearing up for a major expansion into 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 »

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 »