Category Archives: VFX/Animation

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VDS Twister HD 6.5

VDS unveiled Twister HD V6.5 at NAB. Twister HD is a complete paint, graphics content creation, and I/O solution designed specifically for the broadcast and video production industries. Twister runs as a more »

Quantel Picturebox sQ

Quantel released Picturebox sQ, an addition to its sQ server range that provides an integrated approach to the creation, playout and management of graphics. Billed as a complement to Paintbox more »

Imagineer Monet 1.5

Imagineer Systems (Guildford, UK) shipped Monet 1.5, a 2D tracking system designed for replacing existing elements in a film or video shoot - the perfect product-placement solution for effective advertising more »

Jedi HD Tricks

It's no secret that director George Lucas is the most vocal - and most successful - advocate of fully digital feature production. Working for him is more »

John Knoll, Professional Hobbyist

When John Knoll swings around from his desk, he comes face to face with a wall-sized line chart that shows the progression of the 1,700 visual effects shots he supervised for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of more »

Star Wars Technology Breakthroughs

"On a show for George there are always a ton of things to do for the first time," says John Knoll. "He writes whatever he wants and assumes that we'll figure it out. He never limits his more »

Eminem’s "Mosh"

Even with a miniDV composite, "Mosh" is styled so that you don't notice anything low-end about it - the final result is a tense, moody piece. more »

U2′s "Vertigo"

Why It's Cool: It isn't just the rock stars acting up in this video- so does their environment. Directors Alex & Martin ( Alexandre Courtes and Martin Fougerole) cover a massive performance with ambitious camera angles in the middle of the desert. 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 »

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 »