Visual Effects

• A learning opportunity

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  cfulton - October 17th, 2008

  

  A Videomaker/Canon Short Video Contest contestant from the wine country of California sent us some entries as DVCPRO HD in a QuickTime wrapper. In the minutes that followed, I puzzled over why we could get audio but not video from the clips. The DVCPRO HD part was what wasn't supported by anything we were currently using.

• NVIDIA releases Quadro CX for CS4 acceleration

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  jburkhart - October 16th, 2008

  

  NVIDIA has just released it's new Quadro CX graphics card. It's been designed in conjunction with Adobe to specifically accelerate certain features of the recently announced CS4 suite. I attended an online demo yesterday and the technology involved looked very impressive.

• Adobe CS4 is now Available

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  jburkhart - October 15th, 2008

  

  The wait is over, Adobe has announced the immediate availability of CS4, the largest release of software in the company's history. Adobe has pretty much updated all their flagship applications, the new features of which, you can find out in our previous post.

• How to Create Fire

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  Tutorial on how to create fire using Adobe Premiere and Particle Illusion.

• Create a Magic Wand Effect with Video Green Screen Special Effects

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  Jennifer shows you how to create a magic wand effect using special effects and video green screen background software.

• Adobe takes the lid off CS4

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  jburkhart - September 23rd, 2008

  

  It's been a busy time at Adobe lately, as they've released today new versions of just about every piece of software that they make. But for Videomaker readers, lets break down their new Creative Suite 4 Production Premium bundle, available in October for $1,699.

• Corel Ships New VideoStudio, Paint Shop Pro

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  cfulton - September 09th, 2008

  

  Reprinted from a Corel press release:

• Adobe to Release CS4 on September 23rd

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  jburkhart - September 02nd, 2008

  

  Adobe will release CS4 on September 23rd 2008. That is all we're allowed to tell you ;) Keep checking back at here for updates as the NDA's expire...

• TutorialThe ABCs of Chromakeys

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  Anonymous (not verified) - Mon, 09/01/2008 - 12:00am

  

  Without a doubt, you see chromakeys used countless times - probably every time you watch the news on TV - and perhaps you aren't even aware of it.

• Create a Convincing Green Screen Effect with Chromakey

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  From start to completion, Charlie walks through the basics of achieving a Green Screen effect.

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