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Trapcode's Particular 2 Kevin McAuliffeAs editors and motion graphic designers know, there are a lot (and I mean a lot) of plug-ins out there, and you often find the same type of plug-in across many different plug-in packages, and a very, very popular plug-in is the Particle Generator. Just about every plug-in package has one, and even After Effects itself ships with a few. Pegasys, Inc.'s TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress with Leadtek SpursEngine Hardware accelerator MPEG-2/MPEG-4 hardware accelerator John VirataTMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress is a video encoder application along the lines of Sorenson Squeeze, Apple's Compressor, and Adobe's Media Encoder. It has been around for quite a while, but doesn't seem to get the press that the other tools get, despite the output quality being very good. The application offers support for NVIDIA's CUDA technology as well as Leadtek's SpursEngine hardware accelerator.
When Eyeball and Momix Combine, "Art Expands" for Target's "Art for All" Project noneDressed in brilliant red and vibrant white body suits, five Momix dancers fold, unfold and refold themselves into a swirl of origami-like patterns in "Art Expands (:60)," motion designer Eyeball's third inspired project for Target's "Art for All" video installation series, which is displayed on giant LED screens outside the Staples Center, in downtown Los Angeles. Sony Vegas Pro Split Screen Previews There's a handy feature lurking inside your Sony Vegas Pro Video Preview Monitor that can help you work smarter Jeffrey P. FisherEvery software application seems to have at least one tool that is both a blessing and curse. For many NLEs it's a ripple edit mode that is one part super-terrific and other part the dastardly evil-doer that wreaks havoc on your timeline. Third Party Plug-Ins/Apps For Final Cut Pro iFunia, idustrial revolution Volumetrix 2 Transitions and DVShade EasyLooks 2.5/LiveToon 1.0 Heath McKnightTime for another edition of my third party plug-ins and software apps for Final Cut Pro (FCP). This time around, I take a look at the powerful and easy-to-use (with a ton of codec options) iFunia Video Converter Pro, FxFactory 2.1 and idustrial revolution's Volumetrix 2 transitions, and FxFactory 2.1 and DVShade's EasyLooks 2.5 and LiveToon 1.0. Cut + Run's Dayn Williams Puts On His "Playface"; Travels To Japan to Edit New PS3 Campaign none"Playface" is the new, truly expressive branding campaign via agency Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo for PlayStation in Japan. Directed by Partizan Dark Room's Timothy Saccenti and edited by Dayn Williams of Cut + Run, both of whom traveled to Japan for the project, the "Playface" campaign shows a cross section of 50 Japanese gamers, displaying a range of emotions while playing PlayStation. Leroy And Clarkson's Crafts Duel in the Desert For New ABC's Dancing With The Stars Promo Campaign Creative Production/Design Studio Brings Cinematic Touch To Promos, Graphic Toolkit noneIn creating ABC-TV's new promo campaign for Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars Leroy and Clarkson and Creative Director Daniel Fries drew inspiration from classic western duel sequences to create a sultry dance battle against a burning horizon. Eve Ashwell Unites Beauty and Passion in Racing Post's "Yearling Bonus" noneCut + Run Editor Eve Ashwell recently collaborated with Partizan director Alastair Siddons (Turn It Loose) on a piece commissioned by David Redvers and the Bloodstock Marketing Office to promote horse-racing and the Yearling Bonus Scheme. Racing Post "Yearling Bonus" aims to stimulate the entire cycle of the industry through bolstering prize-money available to horses purchased at auction. Complete Training for Tricaster Studio: Edit Media Tab Faraz AhmedIn this clip, host Faraz Ahmed covers the Edit Media Tab in Tricaster Studio. The Edit Media Tab is a full featured non linear editor. It completes the Tricaster Studio, making it a true studio in a box. He goes over the features of the Edit Media Tab, which is great to make intros that you'll play in the Live Production Mode, or you've taken something from the Live Production mode that you've put together and want to make some tweaks to it. Team Creates Excitement For The "Boys Of Summer" ESPN taps D.C. design & post house to tease 2009 Little League Baseball World Series noneFurthering its relationship with ESPN, Washington, D.C.-based TEAM (www.teamgroup.tv) developed a series of 31, 45 second program teases for the cable channel's airing of the 63rd Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA. Expansion Team Heads Back To School For JC Penney 'Lunchroom Runway' Features Explosive Dance Remix By Alex Moulton of New Band Hockey's First Single '"Too Fake"' noneIt seems like a typical high school cafeteria setting -- that is until a female student gives a knowing nod to her cohorts and suddenly the lights go down, the music comes up and the kids burst into a high energy fashion show strutting a lunch tables-turned-catwalk modeling the new back to school fashions at JC Penney.
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