Zoom In: Issue 1: TUTORIALS: 3D Lower Third Creation in After Effects & Cinema 4D, Light Streamed Title Sequence in After Effects, Media Management Features in Avid Xpress DV, Importing Video to Flash MX, Preparing Graphics in Photoshop for Final Cut Pro. FREE lesson

Issue 1. Inside the Zoom In DVD – Issue 1. After Effects and Cinema 4D, Escaping Flatland: 3D Lower Third Creation in After Effects and Cinema 4D with Seth Gordon; After Effects, Creating a Light Streamed Title Sequence in After Effects with Zeth Willie; AVID Xpress DV, New Media Management Features in AVID Xpress DV with Memo Salazar; Flash MX, Importing Video into Flash MX with Russ Ferguson; Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, Preparing Graphics in Photoshop for Final Cut Pro with John Magin. Alton Christiansen, Founding Partner, Edgeworx; Credits include: “The Kid Stays in the Picture” and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”; Craig McKay, Editor; Credits include:“Silence of the Lambs”, “Copland”, “Kpax”, “Maid in Manhattan”; Everett Moore, Sound Editor, Skywalker Ranch; Credits include:

After Effects and Cinema4D
Escaping Flatland: 3D Lower Third Creation in After Effects and Cinema4D
with Seth Gordon

Based on the title graphics created for an upcoming reality television show on USA Networks, Seth Gordon demonstrates how he created a three dimensional lower-third motion graphic for the show. In this 30 minute tutorial Seth starts by creating 2-D graphical elements in Adobe Illustrator, animating these in Adobe After Effects, adding 3-D qualities in Maxon Cinema4D, and finishing up the 3-D composition back in After Effects. This tutorial is great for the motion graphics artist who has yet to venture into 3-D animation world.

After Effects
Creating a Vector-Style Freeze Frame Animation in After Effects
with Zeth Willie

Learn to apply the ever-popular, retro-style, vectorized video plus freeze frame effect currently being used in many commercials as well as broadcast and feature film title sequences. In this tutorial, Zeth shows you how to apply this effect while also covering concepts such as: pulling stills from video, masking/matting footage, using various effects including vector paint, and effective ways for working with layers.

	Avid Xpress DV New Media Management Features in AVID Xpress DV wiith Memo Salazar Avid Xpress DV contains many new media management features many users are unaware of. In this demonstration, digital filmmaker Memo Salazar discusses the use of the new DV Scene Extraction Tool, using the locator tool, creating “Super Bins”, and other media management time savers.

Flash MX
Importing Video into Flash MX
with Russ Ferguson

The emergence of Flash MX has expanded the range of video you can offer online. Flash video may now eliminate your need to compress video for Quicktime, Real Player, or Windows Media player, since 98% of online users have the Flash player. This tutorial will walk you through importing video in Flash MX, and incorporating a video control component so users can play, stop, and fast forward through your movie.

Photoshop and Final Cut Pro
Preparing Graphics in Photoshop for Final Cut Pro
with John Magin

In many cases, Final Cut Pro editors are unfamiliar with using Photoshop to successfully create graphics and titles for their sequences. In this 25 minute tutorial, John eases editors into the Photoshop world, uncovering important considerations related to pixel aspect ratios, methods for importing graphics into FCP, making Photoshop layer styles work in FCP, and working with masks and mattes among other tips and techniques.

TUTORIALS

Escaping Flatland: Creating a 3D Lower Third

Creating Star Stripes in Illustrator
Animating Star Stripes in After Effects
Introduction to Cinema 4D
Building 3D Lower Third in Cinema 4D
Importing the 3D Object in After Effects
Animating “Coming Soon” Stroke Online

Creating a Light-Streamed Title Sequence in After Effects

Animating Falling Text
Benefits of Using White Text
Compositing with a Compound Blur
Compositing with a Track Matte
Finishing the Title Sequence

Media Management Features in Avid Xpress DV

Understanding Avid Media Files
Organizing Space with Super Bins
Using DV Scene Extraction
Working with Locators
Media Management with the Media Tool

Importing Video into Flash MX

Tips for Preparing Graphics in Photoshop for Final Cut Pro

Square v. Non-Square Pixels
Recording Actions in Photoshop
Importing Transparent Pixels into FCP
Importing Layer Styles into FCP
Working with Mattes and Masks
NTSC Color Space

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW

Academy Award-winning editor Craig McKay

Vice President, Edgeworx – Alton Christensen

Technical Director, DuArt – Lloyd Forcellini

Sound Editor Everett MooreC

Issue 1

PRICE: $49
Format: DVD-ROM
Platform: MAC/PC
Duration: 3 hrs.

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