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AE Basics 47: Creating and Customizing Brushes
by Andrew Devis
(00:06:09) -- 5/16/2012
AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 47: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through some of the options for paint in After Effects and especially how to create, customize, save and delete brushes.
 
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Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 17 Tools Part 2
by Andrew Devis
(00:05:27) -- 5/15/2012
In this tutorial, Andrew Devis continues to introduce some of the timeline editing tools in Premiere Pro looking at the 'Track Select' tool along with the 'Razor', 'Pen', 'Hand' and 'Zoom' tools.
 
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Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 16 Tools Part 1
by Andrew Devis
(00:07:56) -- 5/14/2012
In this tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces some of the timeline editing tools in Premiere Pro starting with the 'Trim' tool, the 'Ripple Edit' tool and then the 'Rolling Edit' tool.
 
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Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 11 Importing PSDs
by Andrew Devis
(00:03:42) -- 5/10/2012
In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through the various options Premiere Pro gives you when importing Photoshop documents including importing with merged layers, selecting the layers you wish to use and importing a PSD as a sequence.
 
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Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 10 Importing Assets
by Andrew Devis
(00:11:15) -- 5/9/2012
In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through the different way to import assets into your project including a look at the basic functionality of the Media Browser (with more advanced functions covered in more detail in a future tutorial) and Adobe Bridge.
 
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Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 9 New Items
by Andrew Devis
(00:13:18) -- 5/9/2012
In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through all the different synthetic footage items that can be created inside Premiere Pro from the 'New Items' icon in the project panel. Andrew also shows how to link media to offline footage items.
 
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AE Basics 46: Mask Feather Tool (CS6 & above)
by Andrew Devis
(00:12:13) -- 5/9/2012
AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 46: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to use the long awaited and new to CS6 'Mask Feather' tool.
 
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Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 5 Workspaces
by Andrew Devis
(00:09:14) -- 5/8/2012
In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows what happens when you open a project saved in a previous version of Premiere Pro and how it changes the default workspace back to that of a previous version.
 
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Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 4 Playback Controls
by Andrew Devis
(00:08:52) -- 5/8/2012
In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes over the options for showing and hiding the various buttons inside the source and program monitors and how they can be customized as needed.
 
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Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 2 Opening PP CS6
by Andrew Devis
(00:10:16) -- 5/7/2012
In this second tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through the process of creating a new project in Premiere Pro and explaining all the various options that you are presented with including those in the new project dialogue box and the new sequence dialogue box.
 
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Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 1 Introduction
by Andrew Devis
(00:03:49) -- 5/7/2012
In this first tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces his new series on Adobe Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above) with a look at the CS6 user interface (UI) and a comparison with the CS5.5 UI.
 
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AE Basics 45: Additional Range Selectors
by Andrew Devis
(00:05:41) -- 5/2/2012
AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 45: In this (more advanced) tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to create and use a range selector within another range selector all within one animator for a single text layer.
 
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What's new in After Effects CS6: Shapes from Vector Layers
by Kevin P McAuliffe
(00:11:53) -- 4/30/2012
In this tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how, using the great new "Create Shapes from Vector Layers" command in After Effects CS6, you can create 3D extruded client logos in minutes.
 
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AE Basics 44: Shaping Text And Advanced Options
by Andrew Devis
(00:06:05) -- 4/25/2012
AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 44: In this (more advanced) tutorial, Andrew Devis shows the options to change the way text moves through its range.
 
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AE Basics 43: Text Animators Part FOUR - Per-character 3D
by Andrew Devis
(00:08:55) -- 4/18/2012
AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 43: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis continues demonstrating some of the text animators available in the timeline.
 
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Create a Rotating Counter ONE: Positioning 3D Layers
by Andrew Devis
(00:16:34) -- 4/17/2012
In the first part of this 2 part tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to create and place layers in 3d space such that they can be rotated as a single group to be used for a rotating counter.
 
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AE Basics 42: Text Animators Part THREE - Tracking & more
by Andrew Devis
(00:07:35) -- 4/11/2012
AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 42: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis continues demonstrating some of the text animators available in the timeline, concentrating upon the tracking, character and blur options.
 
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AE Basics 41: Text Animators Part TWO - Fill & Stroke
by Andrew Devis
(00:06:11) -- 4/4/2012
AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 41: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis continues demonstrating some of the text animators available in the timeline, concentrating upon the fill and stoke options.
 
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The Vampire Diaries : Creative COW Magazine
by Creative COW
3/31/2012
Nancy Forner ACE, one of the editors of the popular CW series The Vampire Diaries, takes readers inside the show's editing choices, pacing and style. Also featured, is Yuri Neyman ASC and his exploration of the roots of cinematography in art.
 
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AE Basics 40: Text Animators Part ONE
by Andrew Devis
(00:06:12) -- 3/28/2012
AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 40: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis begins to demonstrate some of the text animators available in the timeline, concentrating upon the 'transform' type of effects.
 
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AE Basics 39: Text Range Selectors Part TWO
by Andrew Devis
(00:06:50) -- 3/23/2012
In this second tutorial explaining text range selectors in After Effects, Andrew Devis shows how to add an additional range selector to our already animated text.
 
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AE Basics 38: Text Range Selectors Part ONE
by Andrew Devis
(00:06:32) -- 3/21/2012
Range selectors in After Effects enable many text animation functions that would be quite complex to achieve through the normal 'stop-watch' approach to animation.
 
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Panning Large Scenes Using Target Layers in 3D
by Andrew Devis
(00:15:26) -- 3/16/2012
In this follow-on tutorial to his short series on working in 3D space, Andrew Devis shows how to use this simple technique to quickly and accurately pan around large layers/compositions to zoom in to the exact point required each time.
 
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FreeForm Pro and Aqua Pack - Basic introductory series. Part 1
by Tudor "Ted" Jelescu
(00:16:36) -- 3/13/2012
Introductory series (first in a set of three) for simulation of large bodies of water, water environments and water replacement in After Effects using FreeForm Pro from Mettle and the Aqua Pack enhancement pack.
 
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Working in 3D Part 3: Simple & Fast Camera Animation Technique
by Andrew Devis
(00:08:03) -- 3/9/2012
In this third tutorial (of 4) on working in 3D space in After Effects, Andrew Devis demonstrates a simple camera animation technique which ensures that your camera will always animate toward your layers in 3D space no matter where you've placed them.
 
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Working in 3D Part 2: Setting up a Static 3D Particle System
by Andrew Devis
(00:10:43) -- 3/9/2012
In this second tutorial in a set of 4 on working in 3D space in After Effects, Andrew Devis shows how to set up a 3D particle system so that all the particles are static for the whole of the composition.
 
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Working in 3D Part 1: Setting up a 3D Scene
by Andrew Devis
(00:11:50) -- 3/9/2012
In this first tutorial in a set of 4 on working in 3D space in After Effects, Andrew Devis shows how to set up your layers in 3D space and how to view all the layers without ruining your camera view.
 
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Working in 3D Part 4: Finessing Camera Animation
by Andrew Devis
(00:11:59) -- 3/9/2012
In this final tutorial in a set of four on working in 3D space in After Effects, Andrew Devis builds on the quick and simple camera animation technique demonstrated in the previous tutorial.
 
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Lite Bite for Photoshop: Clipping Masks vs. Layer Masks
by Martin Ainsworth
(00:08:41) -- 3/8/2012
In this "Lite Bite" tutorial Martin Ainsworth quickly shows the use of Clipping Masks VS Layer Masks within Abobe Photoshop. Masks can be creative and using the best way for the project you are doing can save valuable time.
 
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Lite Bite for Photoshop: Using Droplets in Adobe Photoshop
by Martin Ainsworth
(00:03:32) -- 3/5/2012
This "Lite Bite Tutorial" will help you speed up and automate your work flow by using droplets created from actions in Photoshop. In a matter of minutes you will be up and running. The process is the same for both Mac & PC users.
 
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Importing 3D models into Adobe's After Effects
by Kevin P McAuliffe
(00:08:26) -- 2/27/2012
Most people think that the only way to work with real extruded 3D elements or 3D models inside of After Effects, is by purchasing a 3rd-Party Plug-in. Well, that's just not the case.
 
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Particular Basic Training Session FOUR: Sticky Snow
by Mike Park
(00:16:30) -- 2/8/2012
In this fourth tutorial in the Particular Basic training series, Michael Park answers a user's forum question on how to accumulate particles on 2d footage using Particular.
 
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Douglas Trumbull : Creative COW Magazine
by Creative COW
12/30/2011
Douglas Trumbull looks forward; The Dog Days of 3D; David Boyd ASC talks about "The Walking Dead"; Cinema Verite with the Sony PMW-F3; Walter Biscardi looks at Avid, Apple and Adobe; Stephen Menick plans for a DSLR shoot.
 
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Ghost of Goodnight Lane : Creative COW Magazine
by Creative COW
10/31/2011
This issue features articles from Kevin Blank; the COW's visit to IBC in Amsterdam; filming 'Ghost of Goodnight Lane'; a look at HBO's digital future; Douglas Trumbull; and a moving tribute to Steve Jobs.
 
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