XBOX 360: Lost Odyssey
If you've ever played any of the Finaly Fantasy series and enjoyed it, you might want to check out the new epic saga from creator Hironobu Sakaguchi: Lost Odyssey. The game is an RPG created by Mistwalker specifically for the Xbox 360. Its a whopping 4 disc journey of story, cinematics and gameplay; a long cry from the original days of 20 x 20 pixel characters walking around on your super famicon!
Posted at 05:22PM Feb 29, 2008 by Steve Toyama in Toys & Games | Comments[3]
Things to Do: Los Angeles Art
Begins March 1st / Saturday:
Check out the Hive Gallery / Downtown Los Angeles for a Group show featuring Carmen Luceno...
Posted at 10:11AM Feb 29, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[3]
Final Cut Studio 2: First Impressions
I've just taken delivery of my upgrade copy of Final Cut Studio 2.. man it's heavy... on the delivery packagign it's said 5.70 kg... ouch.
[Read More]Posted at 09:07AM Feb 28, 2008 by Michael Smith in General | Comments[3]
Footage Firm: Beach DVD < $9
Footage Firm is at it again, giving away 500 copies of our newest collection Beaches & Islands.
The DVD contains 75 full length broadcast quality clips of beaches, resorts, secluded islands and beach activities from around the world.
There are absolutely no hidden costs or obligations. Pay only $8.50 for shipping and handling.
Preview the DVD and Get Your Copy Now
http://www.footagefirm.com/footage/beaches/index.htm
Posted at 08:15AM Feb 28, 2008 by ko maruyama in General | Comments[3]
Review: Getting Started with Apple Color with Robbie Carman from Lynda.com
This is the start of what will be an on going series of review for various training titles for Applciations in the Final Cuts Studio 2 Suite.
Getting Started with Apple Color with Robbie Carman, is members exclusive title from Lynda.com.
Posted at 05:53AM Feb 27, 2008 by Michael Smith in General | Comments[3]
Art Rage : Raging brushes
Art Rage 2.5 allows those on a smaller budget to take advantage of a series of natural brushes. The Mac has several high end software packages that take advantage of tablet and stylus hardware which allows users to create beautiful digital artwork. Many artists, including students and hobbyists, might want to take a look at ArtRage. The software has many of the features that more expensive software has, and with the latest update (2.5), the software gives other options which are 10x the price a run for their money.
You can find out more about the software by checking out the Ambient Design website: http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html
Stay tuned for an in-depth look at the software's features.
Posted at 12:00AM Feb 27, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[2]
Raging Fires
Artbeats announced that it has offered the Forest Fire from their V-Line collection. There are 32 clips in the collection of forest fires (and fire fighting).
This is only V-Line footage tho'...
Posted at 12:00AM Feb 26, 2008 by ko maruyama in Tutorials | Comments[3]
ToolFarm +RedGiant Software contest
Toolfarm has started a new community service called MYTOOLFARM. And in order to help out their partners and create some stunning visuals, they've initiated their first MyToolfarm contest:
Win a trip to NAB and a FREE Red Giant product! Just upload your video using Red Giant's Magic Bullet Looks or Trapcode Form, and select the category 'Red Giant NAB Contest'. Learn More http://mytoolfarm.toolfarm.com/contest/
Posted at 12:00AM Feb 25, 2008 by ko maruyama in General | Comments[8]
Beautiful Places : Beautiful new location
February marks a new timeline for Tony Farley. Tony's show BEAUTIFUL PLACES has just been picked up by ON Networks (who also host PlayValue!).
Congratulations to Tony and ON Networks. If you need a moment of zen - you can always head over the ON Networks to take a short video trip with Tony and see some of the beautiful places he travels to in HD. (A great resource for when you're stuck inside for 10 - 12 hours per day).
Posted at 09:24PM Feb 22, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[7]
LAFCPUG: February Meeting
Next lafcpug meeting will be Wednesday, February 27, 2008 beginning at
6:45PM - till we drop at the Gallery Theatre in E. Hollywood.
It will be ?We Haven't Got a Clue What It Will be Because We Are Still
Working On The Agenda Night.?
Of course it will be something great as usual - - and on the same week as usual. Stay tuned...
Posted at 12:51AM Feb 21, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[3]
Your next (audio) demo reel
So the iPod shuffle is now less than $50.
It holds 1GB of music.
Hmmm...
Posted at 12:39AM Feb 21, 2008 by ko maruyama in General | Comments[4]
Flip Boom Honeymoon
The honeymoon isn't over - -
you can still get the totally FUNWARE for $30(US).
What does it do? ......
Posted at 12:36AM Feb 20, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[3]
C4D matrix extrusions
Posted at 04:42PM Feb 18, 2008 by ko maruyama in Tutorials | Comments[3]
Video Game Walkthroughs
Video game walk throughs have been around since the first games appeared on the scene.
They've come in a variety of forms, books, guides in magazines etc.
Posted at 08:10AM Feb 18, 2008 by Michael Smith in Toys & Games | Comments[4]
NVidia Hosts NVArt Competition
NVIDIA is hosting a contest - 1st prize = 2 Quadro FX 5500 cards and a $10,000(US) holiday...
The topic focus is ARCHITECTURE and LANDSCAPE.... Dr. S - I hope to see your entry in the competition!
Find out about more prizes and how to enter the competition....
Posted at 01:57PM Feb 15, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[3]
chocolate valentine
mmmmm......modo-y goodness.
Gene Dupont has modeled a beautiful container with Luxology's modo. Sure, it's simple. Sure it's mostly photography. But doesn't it make you want ice cream.... right now? Even in February.
Posted at 02:14PM Feb 14, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[6]
New Quicktime Features
Came across this interesting news item from the Final Cut Pro New blog.
[Read More]Posted at 01:00PM Feb 14, 2008 by Michael Smith in General | Comments[3]
Antics 3D
An open letter from the folks over at Antics (previs and machinama software)...
[Read More]Posted at 12:44PM Feb 14, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[3]
Lovin' it: Commodore 64
Finally - - -
The new episode of Play Value is out : COMMODORE 64. Personally - - I never had one of these. Tom Merrit probably did..... I know Josh had one...
Posted at 11:48AM Feb 14, 2008 by ko maruyama in Toys & Games | Comments[3]
Free Total Training Online
Everyone knows Total Training makes DVDs chock full of software training, but there is also an online service from the company - - called "Total Training Online"..... and you can get six months of it for free.
Posted at 02:53PM Feb 13, 2008 by ko maruyama in General | Comments[3]
Final Cut Tip & Tricks website: First Impressions
Final Cut Pro Tips & Tricks is a website that, as the title suggest, tips and tricks for Final Cut Pro.
Posted at 11:32AM Feb 13, 2008 by Michael Smith in Visual | Comments[4]
LME Collections
You might know that LME Collections are various collections of presets and project files for Trapcode and After Effects, but LME has also released some gadgets to help you find out when the next tip comes up. For Mac and now for Windows:
Posted at 10:29AM Feb 13, 2008 by ko maruyama in General | Comments[3]
AJA's Io HD and Apple's Final Cut Studio
Learn how Final Cut Studio and the Io HD open new and exciting benefits in collaboration and workflow. Find out how to preserve maximum quality for composites and demanding color grading work when working with shared storage or non-native camera formats.
[Read More]Posted at 04:43PM Feb 12, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[3]
LA Siggraph : GREEN SCREEN -TONIGHT-
The Los Angeles Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH ,
Steve Wright, Digital FX,
Jonathan Erland, Composite Components Company,
Ron Ungerman, from Ultimatte,
and, The Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Posted at 01:37PM Feb 12, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[3]
Straight Up Now, Tell Me Do You Love Me?
Paula Abdul fan and designer Elephant Pilot / aka Mike Beynart / has some newly created tee shirts and specialty cards - - maybe in time for a last minute St. Valentine's Day gift. (www.elephantpilot.com)
Posted at 12:53PM Feb 11, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[5]
3D Bridge to Photoshop
DAZ Studios has announced a tool to allow users of their 3D artists to access files and textures from Photoshop. While you might be thinking... oh yeah. 3D models in Photoshop CS3. I saw that before. Well, yes, no and not really.
It's available for CS3. But it's ALSO available for Photoshop 7 and higher... for free...
Posted at 09:54PM Feb 08, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[5]
NAB : Now Apple Bails
NAB: National Association of Broadcasters has their annual meeting in April.. a few months off. It's a big event in Las Vegas with lots of product on show floors with demonstrations of latest/greatest, and the ability to figure out what does what, or at least get a taste of it.
This year, Avid decided that it would spend the outrageous sums of money for the floor space in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Everyone "oo'd", speculating that it indicated something about the prosperity of the company.
This week, apparently Apple has confirmed the rumor that it, too, wouldn't be renting a large rectangular patch of carpet to show off their wares....
....more Ooooos and Hmmmmms followed this announcement.
I'm still interested in going... (Even tho' I'm an Apple fan.... I think I was only at the Apple booth for 40 minutes last year during a week of being at the show. (I don't count the 10 minutes I spent watching the FXPlug stuff demo'd by ToolFarm's Michele Yamazaki)
Posted at 09:20PM Feb 08, 2008 by ko maruyama in General | Comments[1]
Chatter: First Impressions
Chatter, is a shareware program, from the people who bring you iShowU, and Stomp.
[Read More]Posted at 09:09AM Feb 08, 2008 by Michael Smith in Software | Comments[4]
Digital Connecticut
Wednesday February 20, 2008
6:30pm-9:30pm
Gibbs College, Norwalk CT
10 Norden Place, Norwalk, CT 06855
$10 Donation gets you in, a hot meal, and 3 raffle tickets
You must reserve your seat here! We're sure to fill the house again!
Join us for the one meeting a year NOT TO MISS! This is our big "New Media Summit" which will feature an All-Star panel brought in to discuss evolving trends in distribution and media delivery. In the past we've been graced by such guests as Philip Hodgetts, Frank Capria, Ben Williams, and more!
Posted at 10:14AM Feb 07, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[5]
Radio Detox Updates music lineup
RadioDetox: Rehab for shitty music. I, for one, welcome the PUNK &
SKA additions. Tons of good stuff sez me: Me First, NOFX, Udders, Bad
Religion, Goldfinger... and yeah - Sex Pistols too.
Posted at 12:55AM Feb 07, 2008 by ko maruyama in Music | Comments[3]
The Making of Ginger Production's Jack Osbourne Adrenaline Junkie 3
A few months ago, I received an email from Sony
about a behind scenes DVD they were offering on the making of Jack
Osbourne Adrenaline Junkie, talking about Ginger Production's
experience using the Sony XDCAM HD cameras.
Posted at 10:53AM Feb 06, 2008 by Michael Smith in General | Comments[5]
Nucleo Birthday Sale : Today
Save 25% During Our Annual Birthday Sale!
Have we got a present for you! For one day only save 25% on the purchase of Nucleo Pro 2, the leading workflow and performance solution for Adobe After Effects.
From 12.01am to 11.59pm EST on Tues., Feb. 5th, you can get Nucleo Pro 2 for only $295 US, a $100 savings.
Also, this day only, save up to $100 US when you upgrade to Nucleo Pro 2.
Buy it today and find out why Steve Jarratt at 3D World Magazine says about Nucleo Pro 2, "Frankly, if you use After Effects to earn money and possess a multicore machine, you owe it to yourself to invest in this time-saver."
You must act fast though - sale prices are valid on February 5th only, and they won't be extended beyond the sale date.
To purchase your copy of Nucleo Pro 2 now, visit our online store at www.gridironsoftware.com/Purchase
Posted at 12:20PM Feb 05, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[4]
Final Effects Complete 5 AE Now Available, Supports Adobe After Effects CS3
BORIS FEC 5 now supports After Effects CS3. (and is still compatible with previous versions of AE)
Posted at 11:54AM Feb 05, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[5]
VOTE.
IF YOU'RE IN THE U.S. (selected states) IT'S TIME TO VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES HERE IN CALIFORNIA. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR POLLING PLACE IS?
Posted at 10:19AM Feb 05, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[3]
Myspace gets the nod
You couldn't miss the promos during the superowl. Every few minutes, FOX let us know that if we miss any of the commercials on game day, we could go to Myspace to view all of the commercials after the game. I wonder how many new views they pick up today.... http://www.myspace.com/superbowlads
Posted at 05:46PM Feb 04, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[6]
FCS remover
While looking through the Apple support discussion, I came across a thread called Uninstalling Final Cut Studio.
[Read More]Posted at 01:37PM Feb 04, 2008 by Michael Smith in General | Comments[0]
Like Magic. It is Magic. Magic Bullet Frames
Magic Bullet Frames v1.0. It is now possible to shoot low-cost video and get the expensive look of film right in Final Cut Pro, Motion, or Premiere Pro. Start with ordinary interlaced video, apply Magic Bullet FramesÂ’ plug-in in any of the supported applications to get quick and high-quality frame rate conversions with the look of true 24p film.
Posted at 08:06AM Feb 01, 2008 by ko maruyama in General | Comments[0]
Jawbone commercial : Poolside
I'm winning. I'm losing. Jawbone elminates noise.
Posted at 08:05AM Feb 01, 2008 by ko maruyama in General | Comments[1]
