Rob B's Telephone Cord
It actually has very little to do with Rob Birnholz's telephone cord dilemma, but in a strange coincidence, my brother happened to send me a photo of telephone cords at the same time the Birnholz-telepone-particular-aftereffects correspondence was in full tilt.
Here are the photos of a great exhibit by Jean Luc Cornec in Frankfurt Museum of Communcations...
Posted at 02:52PM Aug 29, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[1]
MyToons gets Vuze. Cartoon Classics online
Popeye, along with Betty Boop and many other classic characters, are all making special appearances on the MyToons Cartoon Classics Channel - debuting on both the MyToons Homepage and the MyToons Cartoons Classics Vuze Channel.
http://www.vuze.com/channel/mytoons
Posted at 12:41PM Aug 29, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[0]
After Effects: MAKE IT LOOK GREAT
John Dickinson (Making it Look Great / MotionWorks) will presenting a live E-seminar for Adobe on September 12, this time taking a look at the techniques used to create the James Bond graphics for Fox Classics channel...
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 29, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
Digital CONNecticut - Go Alan Go!
Are you in/from/around Connecticut?
Alan Spaulding will take over as the Leader and primary contact for Digital CONNtent Creators through 2009. Most anyone familiar with attending Digital CONNtent Creators or CTFCPUG knows Alan from his help at meetings. Alan will be tailoring the group in his own image to bring exciting new ideas to the table...
Posted at 04:18PM Aug 28, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
Beware Photoshop*: FONT CONFERENCE
Okay, so it's not Jeff's starring role, but if you're a regular Ninjacrayon reader, you might see Jeff's face and think: "Who is that guy? I kinda know him..." Well, no doubt - it's College Humor.. The newest font farce: font conference...
*"in every photoshop document!" Font Conference
Posted at 02:08AM Aug 28, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[0]
STASH 48: Sneak Peek Coming in September
Stash 48 is on its way....
StashÂ’s 4th anniversary issue is due to arrive in September... From crooning broken hearts to butt-kicking Chinese monkeys, Stash 48 is a 75-minute adventure in constant inspiration.
Here's a preview....
Posted at 03:01PM Aug 27, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[0]
Khronos Release new Collada spec
Khronos Releases COLLADA 1.5.0 Specification with New Automation, Kinematics, and Geospatial Functionality.
It's a little uber-geeky, but with the release of CINEMA4D R11 and SOFTIMAGE: XSI Ice, and Photoshop CS3 - collada format has become more important to me (and you!)
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 27, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[0]
Take a Meeting: Final Draft Seminar in Los Angeles
You only have about a week to register for
the Script Writing Seminar sponsored by Final
Draft.
TAKE A MEETING!
Take A Meeting - Los Angeles (Final Draft) (Event Details)
Saturday, September 06, 2008 - Sunday, September 07, 2008
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 27, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
running in World of Warcraft
From DMA\LA's friend Elijah - in an attempt to run IRL, but control characters in WOW. This is hilarious. Nice job guys.....
We always wondered how hard it would be to run in the real world for as long as you do in games like World of WarCraft. Evidently, it is pretty damn hard. We hacked a couple treadmills into the forward controls of the World of WarCraft so that you'd have to run in order to move your character forward. To make it authentic, we dressed like our avatars and gave it just under five minutes of hell on the treadmill. Enjoy....
Posted at 09:41AM Aug 26, 2008 by ko maruyama in Toys & Games | Comments[0]
DigiEffects Delirious 3-day Sale: $99 for Delirium
It's a pre-Labor Day special. The sale runs through Friday, August 29. Delirium contains over 47 special effects plug-ins. It also contains tools for creating particle-based fire, smoke and bubbles. These particle effects enhanced with built-in turbulence processing to create realistic imagery without resorting to complex 3D programs. Digieffects software plug-ins support Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro and Autodesk Combustion. All Digieffects software is cross-platform and when customers purchase a Digieffects application the serial number can be used on either a Mac or Windows operating system (or both at the same time). DIGIEFFECTS SALE
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 26, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[0]
Diagonal Lines in AE CS3
There were so many different ways to make diagonal lines in all kinds of illustration and bitmap applications, but when you want to animate them - you want to head over to After Effects to get it done. Right? Well, now in Adobe After Effects CS3, you have more options for how to accomplish it. creativemac
Posted at 02:00PM Aug 25, 2008 by ko maruyama in Tutorials | Comments[0]
MyToons + Adobe send you to New York
You only have a week left on this one... get goin'. You can enter multiple times for a chance to see your animation in Times Square.
Win an All Expenses Paid trip to New York City to see YOUR animation in Times Square!
MyToons.com is teaming with Adobe...
Posted at 12:00PM Aug 25, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
CINEMA4D: Chinese plastic vibe, like olympics but not
CINEMA4D: Chinese plastic vibe, like olympics but not... Here's a simple recipe for putting together a material that gives you a nice hard plastic.
In a couple of weeks I'll try it out with some new lighting features as well. creativemac
Posted at 10:00AM Aug 25, 2008 by ko maruyama in Tutorials | Comments[0]
Leo Laporte's TWiT ARMY
Ninjacrayon has enlisted in Leo Laporte's TWiT ARMY.
Similar to Twitter, the new TWiT Army page will probably be made up of techno hounds, geeks, and like-minded citizens of Leoville.
The TWiT Army Canteen is a microblogging service brought to you by your friends at TWiT. It runs the Laconica microblogging software.
http://army.twit.tv/leo
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 25, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[0]
Mr. TheAnvel.com's Opening Night
Dean Velez, aka TheAnvel, aka Motion Graphics Lab, has recently finished (very carefully) hanging his art for an art show.
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 25, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
CINEMA 4D: SEAMLESS tiling options
While there are some tricks to making your bitmap texture tile over the face of the polygons, it isn't always the way you want it to be. What are your options? Well, you can easily use Photoshop CS3 to get one desired effect.
Video Tutorial
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 22, 2008 by ko maruyama in Tutorials | Comments[0]
Red Giant Psunami Now Available
Psunami generates precise 3D geometry of an ocean surface, then produces ultra-realistic ray-traced output that looks like real water, from flat pools to raging high seas.
HEAD OVER TO RED GIANT SOFTWARE
Looks pretty neat!
JOHN HALEY
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 22, 2008 by John Haley in Software | Comments[0]
iPhone QuickTip
There are tons of little tricks that you might not be aware of. With all of the new people clamoring for the iPhone, and all of the new aps that will help you take advantage of the functions of the iPhone's abilities, these tips feed you little tricks that might help you out.
JH Motion Tip
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 21, 2008 by ko maruyama in Tutorials | Comments[0]
FOX SPORTS HD ID
Nice use of what seems to be The Foundry's repeat edge function
Mark brought Renascent in for an NFL pitch and they delivered beautiful boards we absolutely fell in love with. We switched it from an NFL project to a network HD piece, and Josh took over working with Joost to deliver this really eye catching piece. It was a little bumpy getting this off the ground (the time zone and language difference made it all a bit more challenging for Keith and Josh) but Joost was awesome and we?re really proud of this new ID. SEE IT HERE
Posted at 11:39AM Aug 20, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[0]
SIGGRAPH 2008: IdN World Magazine
IdN World Magazine made another appearance at this year's SIGGRAPH, and while I tried to stop in to see the beautiful new books they have - the booth was always swamped with people signing up. I managed to sneak in to get a photo of ambulan-kun enjoying Los Angeles Convention Center....
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 20, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
QuickTime HD Transcoder: ClipWrap
We were talking about QuickTime wrapping at Siggraph's Motion Content Creator meeting and the ability for QuickTime to recognize different media. Here's another easy way to re-wrap your media for m2t files. Anyone working with HD footage might want to check out this little ap.
Rewraps - doesn't transcode
ClipWrap rewraps the video samples from your existing m2t files without re-encoding them. This means blazingly fast convert speeds and no image degradation.
Automatic format detection
ClipWrap speaks m2t so you don't have to. It automatically parses the file's format and chooses the proper output format, so there's no hassle trying to determine the proper settings (frame rate, image size, gamma levels, etc).
Posted at 12:00PM Aug 19, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[0]
C4D: Mac bucket analyze GI 4M under a minute
MAXON's CINEMA4D now goes to 11 with the latest version.
Next
Generation Product Suite Offers Non-Linear Animation, a Boost in
Rendering Speed and Quality, Including Re-Engineered Global
Illumination, and the Highly Anticipated Projection Man Matte Painting
System
A new movie shows just how powerful the new render engine is
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 19, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[0]
Luxology modo: Mac bucket render 2.43M Polys = 27sec
This is a great little movie demonstrating how Luxology's modo can handle millions of polygons. At Siggraph, Brad Peebler showed off the Nexus technology that would allow for Trillions of polygons. Mere mortals benefit from that kind of management by adept handling of "even" a couple million polygons. Check out this movie..
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 19, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[0]
Free 3D Alphabet for Photoshop CS3extended
Here's another set of some free 3D Photoshop files.
If you haven't checked out the potential of your Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended software,
here's a file that will help you play around a bit: Photoshop 3D (requires CS3 Extended)
Posted at 12:05PM Aug 18, 2008 by ko maruyama in Free Stuff-n-Downloads | Comments[0]
DMALA / AUGUST 19 : C4D 11 & FISH EGGS
Posted at 08:12AM Aug 18, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[0]
Mojo's Circuit #09
The Circuit #09 is out..... but go to Mojo's site to see it:
Hot chicks in bikinis playing with Deepak's Wii
Posted at 01:00AM Aug 18, 2008 by ko maruyama in Visual | Comments[0]
STACY PERALTA's documentary MADE IN AMERICA
"Made In America", directed by Stacy Peralta is going to be playing for one week starting this Friday.....
Stacy Peralta / On Location
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 18, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
After Effects: Jonas comes up with a crash FAQ
Having problems, crashes or installation errors with After Effects 7.0 or After Effects CS3 (8.0)? Here's a collection of tried and true remedies, but before you start reinstalling and trashing things, make sure you've tried to locate what part of your AE project is causing the problems.
see Jonas' post on GENERAL SPECIALIST
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 18, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[0]
SIGGRAPH 2008:Los Angeles Medical & Scientific
The LA Professional Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH is seeking speakers with expertise in the topics of Medical and Scientific Visualization / Animation...
Posted at 11:00PM Aug 15, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
Michael Coleman talks about After Effects CS4
From Michael Coleman's Blog:
I'm sure that it will come as no surprise that the After Effects team is hard at work, creating loads of great new features for After Effects CS4. What are we up to? I can't mention any specifics just yet, but we've added some great new creative options, streamlined workflows, and thrown in a bunch of small refinements that add up to make a big difference.... (read more)
Posted at 08:02PM Aug 15, 2008 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[0]
Trapcode: AlphaOmega
Trapcode's Peder Norrby has created an iTunes visualizer plug-in for Mac OSX. Free for personal use. It currently works for Mac OSX 10.4.11 with iTunes 7. Go to the Trapcode site to download the zip file and put it in your iTunes plug-in folder. This is way too cool!
Posted at 12:51PM Aug 15, 2008 by Steve Toyama in Software | Comments[0]
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN: Summer Show
Posted at 11:17AM Aug 15, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
SIGGRAPH 2008: CINEMA4D: User Group Meeting
MAXON'S user group meeting will happen today at the end of the show. Stop by the booth to find out the details. (The meeting will take place in the west hall, I think it is Room 503 ~ but I could have the room number wrong). I'll be hanging out at the MAXON booth for part of this morning. Stop by and say hello.
Date: Thursday, August 14th
Time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm (immediately following the close of SIGGRAPH)
SIGGRAPH 2008 /The Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St / Room #503
Posted at 08:20AM Aug 14, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
NETFLIX shipping goes down
Netflix Rocks.
Although Netflix has a shipping delay with at least some of their customers, they are quickly addressing it, and are making sure that a refund/credit of some kind is issued.
I'm at SIGGRAPH all week, so no time to watch movies anyway....
http://www.netflix.com
Posted at 08:05AM Aug 14, 2008 by ko maruyama in General | Comments[0]
iTunes HELP! from Apple
Thats Right! So if you are new ti iTunes or having trouble getting your CD Library over to your Digial Music Life. iTunes on Windows or Mac is great!
Wanta set up a playlist for those poker nights, or jogging music.
LOOK HERE! Get on that organizing!
JOHN HALEY
Posted at 12:01AM Aug 14, 2008 by John Haley in Tutorials | Comments[0]
NewTek Releases LightWave 3D v9.5 for Windows at SIGGRAPH 2008
For all you NEWTEK fans out there!
It's RELEASED: Lightwave 9.5 for Windows.
Check HERE for the Press Release.
JOHN HALEY
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 14, 2008 by John Haley in PR News | Comments[0]
Photoshop World: Coming up
Now in its tenth year, Photoshop World is the place to learn the most up-to-date techniques, the fastest and most effective workflows, and the hottest new tips for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Lightroom, Photoshop Extended - as well as applications like Illustrator, After Effects, and InDesign - from a select team of the industry's most talented and creative pros. http://www.photoshopworld.com/
Posted at 12:00AM Aug 13, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
SIGGRAPH 2008: RENDER TITAN: C4D Renderfarm special
In celebration of SIGGRAPH 2008, RenderTITAN is now offering a 50% off sale (technically this is a double up deal) were any credits purchased during this promotion will be automatically doubled! The sale will end August 17, 2008.
Posted at 10:51PM Aug 12, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
3DA: CINEMA 4D R11 version
3D ATTACK - AUGUST 2008
Pages: 55
Download Size: 46 MB
Goodies: 70 MB.....
Posted at 08:57PM Aug 12, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
SIGGRAPH 2008: It goes to 11
MAXON's CINEMA4D now goes to 11 with the latest version.
Next Generation Product Suite Offers Non-Linear Animation, a Boost in Rendering Speed and Quality, Including Re-Engineered Global Illumination, and the Highly Anticipated Projection Man Matte Painting System
Posted at 03:33PM Aug 12, 2008 by ko maruyama in Events | Comments[0]
