with camera handy, this magnificent Hawk shared a perch with me, taking in his domain, surveying a possible flight, a noble creature, a noble vision
survey the night
Hawk and Dog Creek
February 6th, 2010
Nextgen dogcreek debut with Crystal Snow
February 3rd, 2010
Wolf Moon from Premiere Pro and Canon Vixia
January 30th, 2010Wolf Moon tonight.
The ‘largest moon’ we will have in 2010. The Indians give title from many wolves that are electrified by the great moon. Tonight Mars will also rise at sunset, a ‘younger brother’ to our largest moon but in Tennessee, our snow storm overwhelms the view
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/100129-biggest-full-moon-2010-mars
AE Trapcode Form … Shall We ?
January 28th, 2010a little trapcode form, some cool layers of bright spheres, a little bounce expression, to give it a little … well … and a little particular, to blow some smoke,
use AE reverse mapping to reverse your bounce layer, and a little subtlety …. about our recovery
Storyteller with magic Hawk
January 25th, 2010what more mystical creature for our magician and storyteller
Dogcreek provides a wonderful, wise and beautifully feathered hawk to join our fable
the Storyteller
January 22nd, 2010the Storyteller …
with vixia video, clips from the library, a little magic from Trapcode Particular, a little streaklet here and there, helps our storyteller weave
Trapcode Lux and the Storyteller
January 22nd, 2010Trapcode Lux and the Storyteller
Just when I thought trapcode was going to take me to new dimensions, Mixcraft enters my life … together there may be a fourth dimension.
Unbelievable light, particle effects, blending seamlessly with imagination … and a little music that mixcraft brings with ease.
Layer Styles and Some Interesting Possibilites … in After Effects
January 19th, 2010Layer Styles and some interesting possibilites … in After Effects
Applying layer styles lets us endow our text and our layers with special qualities, bevel, gradient luminance. I thought I was cool when I could import Photoshop layered images and import as layers, taking advantage of Photoshop features. However I encountered the layer features watching a tutorial for Red Giant Form plugin, an amazing special effect plugin for After Effects.
The quick technique I saw was creating or dissolving your object – text, video, graphic, into particles of sand … like a cosmic creation. With that simple inspiration, I made my first.
You do need the form plugin for this effect but all the trapcode/light factory and various assundri cousins are well worth the investment.
enjoy
Have you tried Acoustica MixCraft ??
January 18th, 2010Have you tried Acoustica MixCraft ??
Well, beginning with John Knoll Light Factory, and Red Giant Trapcode, we went for the Christmas Special – got the Trapcode Suite which includes this really cool app called ‘Sound Keys’. And guess what it does ….. well yeah – it maps your animation keys to … sound.
Where do you get the sound ? While there are gillions of places, you might be surprised what incredibly cool sound you can create on your own, with Acoustica Mixcraft.
Mixcraft offers a variety of remarkable instruments, controls, loops, and perhaps most remarkable, this matching temp, key feature that let’s you blend and experiment with different instrument and ensemble combinations that, while it isn’t perfect, get’s you into production on your first trial.
Time and a New Year of Possibility
January 12th, 2010We look forward to a new year of promise, growth, and renewal
