Twixtor is a powerful editing software that can turn normal video into smooth, slow-motion video. Here's how to use it in your own projects.
As giant blockbuster film franchises featuring fantastical worlds, powerful characters and thrilling adventures continue to dominate the box office, filmmakers rely on VFX more than ever to get viewers sucked into their stories.
Fade video transitions, when used correctly, can tell audience priceless information that will make the view experience much more enjoyable.
When it comes to graphics, opening titles get special attention while subtitles are often forgotten.
Technically, a Cinemagraph is just a GIF or a Graphics Interchange Format, which is a bitmap image format that supports animation. Cinemagraphs, however, are more sophisticated. The term "cinemagraph" was coined by U.S. photographers Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, who used the technique to animate their fashion and news photographs...
Many After Effects users are adept at using the software package’s ability to animate elements in 3D space, but more often than not, it’s what is referred to as 2.5D. 2.5D is the use of flat, two-dimensional elements in three-dimensional space. The resulting animation gives the illusion of depth...
VFX software company, Red Giant, this week released an update to their Universe offering. Included in the update are a handful of new free and premium effects, native-style transitions for Premiere Pro CC and CC2014, and support for Sony Vegas.The new additions include three effects and six transitions. Three...
You can dress up in the most extravagant costume, and paint the most intense makeup over your entire body, but nothing screams different louder than physically altering your bodily structure. You’re not a beast until you have an extended forehead. You’re not a demon until you have horns. You’re...
Lens Whacking refers to shooting with your lens disconnected from the body of your camera. Using some simple techniques, learn how to use this method to create your own light leaks to enhance your footage in post-production.Lens Whacking Video Tutorial (Plus Members Only)
You never know where the undead might show up. A zombie could slither out from that old barn you're shooting in, or one might pop out from behind a tree in the woods. October 13th marks the return of The Walking Dead to television with Season 4 on AMC....
