Posts by: Aharon Rabinowitz
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Free Project File: Text and the City 2
3 commentsMotion Graphics animation inspired by the artwork from the Movie “Sex and the City 2.” Just swap out the text. Perhaps a tutorials some day. Free Project file is available at RedGiantPeople.com.
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Plastic Bullet – New iPhone App from Red Giant
1 commentiPod/iPad friendly version on Vimeo. My Description: This iPhone app makes your iPhone (and other) pictures look really awesome. I have been playing with it for weeks and love to Plastic Bullet-ize my images. It can totally bring my below amateur photography to artistic level. Yeah I work for RG, but here are my Plastic [...]
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Interview with John Knoll: Part 2
No commentsIn this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz interviews ILM Visual Effects Supervisor, John Knoll. They’ll talk about the downsides of working in VFX, his history as a commercial software designer, the future of lens flare generation, what he looks for in a project, and what it takes to get a gig at ILM. [...]
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Red Giant Quicktip # 13: Create an iPhone UI Animation with Inverse Scaling
- By Aharon Rabinowitz May 17, 2010
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Views: 4705
3 commentsIn this QuickTip, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to apply information from Episode 39 of Red Giant TV (Creating a 1980′s Retro Video Game Look) for use in a much more modern project. The After Effects expression user here was: s = 100*transform.scale[0]/parent.transform.scale[0]; [s,s,s]
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Interview with John Knoll: Part 1
1 commentIn this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz interviews ILM Visual Effects Supervisor, John Knoll. They’ll talk about John’s work, how he got into VFX, skills VFX artists need to create realism in their work, starting the Rebel Unit at ILM, and the daunting challenges faced in working on films like ‘Pirates of the [...]
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Crowd Control Site Going Down for Maintenance
61 commentsA little more than a year ago, we brought you Crowd Control, the world’s largest library of Pre-keyed Alpha stock footage. We’ve been proud to see the product used in live events, broadcast and the web. One of the biggest challenges we’ve faced with Crowd Control has been delivery. The download speed is slow. We [...]
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2010: An iPad 3G Odyssey
15 commentsI just got my new iPad. Not quite what I was expecting: Ironically the iPad/iPod friendly version can be found here: http://vimeo.com/11361004
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Teaser: John Knoll Interview
8 commentsThis is a 4-minute teaser for my interview with John Knoll, coming VERY soon to Red Giant TV. In this Video, John talks about the daunting challenge of creating the visual FX for Star Wars Episode One.
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My Schedule for NAB
3 commentsOK folks – while I hate Vegas, I plan on enjoying myself at NAB this year – and I look forward to enjoying it with YOU. Here’s my schedule: Sunday Night: Arrive at the MGM Grand. If you’re staying there give a shoutout. Maybe we can knock back a a drink talking about the olden [...]
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Red Giant QuickTip #8: In Like Flynn with Magic Bullet Looks
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Apr 08, 2010
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Views: 2326
3 commentsIn this QuickTip, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to recreate the look of Flynn on screen, as seen in the trailer for Tron Legacy, using Magic Bullet Looks.
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Video Game Fun from Patrick Jean
3 commentsAs you can see from my recent posts and tutorial, I have lived through and been influenced by several video game and graphics revolutions over the last few decades. This video is a brilliant bridge between then and now. Good stuff! PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN. Uploaded by onemoreprod. – Discover more animation and arts videos.
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Red Giant QuickTip #6 – Driving Holomatrix Animation with Audio
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Apr 01, 2010
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Views: 2377
5 commentsRed Giant QuickTip #6 – Driving Holomatrix Animation with Audio In this quick tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use Audio to control the various effects in Holomatrix. He’ll also use Trapcode Soundkeys.
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Red Giant Quick Tip #5 – Change the Lighting and Mood of Your Photo
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Mar 29, 2010
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Views: 1919
2 commentsIn this quicktip, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to turn an everyday, candid photo into a work of art, in moments, with Magic Bullet PhotoLooks. You’ll learn how to quickly change the lighting and mood of your photo.
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Red Giant Quick Tip #3 – 3D Text
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Mar 24, 2010
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Views: 6394
6 commentsA quick tip for quickly creating cool looking 3D text in AE with real depth, using Red Giant Software’s PlaneSpace.
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Red Giant Quick Tip #2 – Sharing Looks Across Apps
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Mar 22, 2010
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Views: 1049
2 commentsIn this quick tip, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to quickly share your film look presets across applications from Photoshop, to After Effects, to Final Cut Pro, by using Red Giant Software’s Magic Bullet Looks and Magic Bullet PhotoLooks. BONUS: You’ll also learn how to work non-destructively with effects/filters in Photoshop.
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Red Giant QuickTip #1 – Chromatic Aberration
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Mar 18, 2010
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Views: 2439
5 commentsRed Giant QuickTip #1 – Chromatic Aberration from Red Giant Software on Vimeo. In this quick tip, Aharon Rabinowitz discusses the Chromatic Aberration tool in Magic Bullet Looks, and shows you how to quickly create a dreamy distorted look for your footage.
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What Was Your First Video Game Console?
8 commentsGiven the theme of my latest After Effects tutorial (1980′s retro video game) I thought I’d explore this a bit. Growing up, many of us had video game consoles of one kind or another. Most of the people I grew up with, started with an Atari 2600, or, if they were late to the game, [...]
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RGTV Ep. 39: Creating a 1980′s Retro Video Game Look
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Mar 16, 2010
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Views: 6458
14 commentsIn this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz walks you through the process of creating the look of a vector style arcade game from the early 1980′s. He’ll use PlaneSpace, Particular, & Text Anarchy, as well as expressions and other techniques.
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Bizarre AE Animation by Cyriak
18 commentsNot even sure what to say about this other than “wow.” I don’t know what this guy is smoking before he sits down with After Effects, but, damn it, I want some.
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New Tutorial Coming Soon – Retro Vector Video Game Look
1 commentOne of the first tutorials I ever intended to do for Red Giant TV was to re-create my favorite video game of all time – The Star Wars Arcade Game from the early 80′s. But it proved a little too daunting given a new baby and not enough quiet time to take on this massive [...]
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How Psychology Can Help Your Career
9 commentsBefore I ever touched an animation program, I was interested in a career in Psychology. And while it didn’t work out that way, some of what I learned while studying psychology has really helped me in my work and life. Take for example the subject of Cognitive Dissonance: Read more about Cognitive Dissonance here. Some [...]
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A Brilliat PSA for Seatbelt Safety
11 commentsI won’t even waste time with words to describe the true awesomeness of this PSA by Neil Hopkins: Read all of the notes here.
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Cool Tutorial at GreyscaleGorilla.com
No commentsHey folks – just watched a great Cinema 4D/After Effects tutorial by Nick Campbell at greyscalegorilla.com: How to make a Cascading Text Animation With Cinema 4D and After Effects. Check it out by clicking on the links below. FinalRender from Nick Campbell on Vimeo. Watch Part 1 here. Watch Part 2 here
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RGTV Ep. 37: Creating a Holographic Interface Effect
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Feb 15, 2010
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Views: 27550
19 commentsIn this episode of Red Giant TV Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to quickly create the look of a holographic interface effect using Red Giant Software’s Holomatrix. He’ll also be using Digital Juice’s motion Designer Toolkit 2 for the screen elements, as well as Magic Bullet Looks for the color grading. Note from Aharon: This [...]