Recent Podcasts:
Apple Motion PodcastNEW!Learn Apple's Motion: Lesson 14 Text Part 1In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe begins his look at creating basic text inside of Apple's Motion 5. This lesson is essential as most of the work you do inside of Motion 5 will have some kind of text element in it.
Avid Media Composer PodcastNEW!Learn Media Composer Lesson 84: Creating DVDs Part 2In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about encoding your exported Media Composer timelines using Apple's Compressor. This lesson is specifically focused on Editors who have made the switch from Final Cut Pro/Studio to Avid's Media Composer.
Apple Motion PodcastLearn Apple's Motion: Lesson 13 The Canvas Part 8: ParticlesIn this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe gives you an introduction to Particles inside of Motion 5, and shows you how, with a little bit of forethought, you can create 3D particle elements in your compositions.
Avid Media Composer PodcastLearn Media Composer Lesson 82: Consolidate/TranscodeIn this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers the question, "What is the difference between Consolidating and Transcoding?". Not only does he explain the difference and show you how easy both are to use, but he also discusses Batch Importing.
Apple Motion PodcastLearn Apple's Motion: Lesson 12 - The Canvas Part 7In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe continues his talk about navigating around the canvas by looking at the Replicator, and how you can use it to not only create video walls quickly and easily, but also to create awesome 3D text right inside Motion.
3D Animation Tutorials PodcastParticles in 3ds Max 2014: Adjusting SizeIn this Autodesk 3ds Max 2014 tutorial, Creative COW leader Michael Hurwicz uses the Data operator to adjust the size of particles on the surface of a sphere, based on the separation between the particles.
Apple Motion PodcastLearn Apple's Motion: Lesson 11 - The Canvas Part 6: EffectsIn this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about Effects inside of Apple's Motion, and not only shows you how to create a cool basic effect, but he also show you how to create an effect for FCPX, and how to have complete control over the effects parameters.
Apple Motion PodcastLearn Apple's Motion: Lesson 10 - The Canvas Part 5In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe continues his trip across the Canvas and discusses Behaviors, how they differ from Keyframes, and why you will want to use them as much as possible in your workflow, as they will save you a ton of time.
Avid Media Composer PodcastLearn Media Composer Lesson 81: Multichannel Audio ExportsIn this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer's e-mail about creating multichannel audio exports.
3D Animation Tutorials PodcastCreating a 3D Particle Ball in Autodesk 3ds Max 2014In this Autodesk 3ds max 2014 tutorial, Creative COW leader Michael Hurwicz uses the Data Operator (available (available for the first time as a standard feature) to create a sphere of particles with random 3D motion.