Tuesday, May 15 2007-_______- Back in stock! Andrew Kramer's Serious Effects and Compositing: Advanced Techniques for After Effects Join host Andrew Kramer for a look at how to put After Effects into action. You'll learn special effects including explosions and muzzle flashes, and compositing techniques such as 3D camera movement, selective color correction, and advanced keying. You'll also see why "Serious Effects and Compositing" is among the industry's top-selling AE training DVDs. Learn more... Only $49.95! And don't forget our newest COW Master Series DVDs! Getting Organized in Final Cut Pro by Shane Ross For every version of Final Cut Pro, from FCP 1.0 to Final Cut Studio 2.0: a broadcast editor shares project set-up and media management secrets for real-world success. Maybe you're just getting started with Final Cut Pro. Maybe you're a big project veteran who just wants to be more efficient. Either way, this disk is for you. In this in-depth series of 9 video tutorials spanning over 90 minutes, CreativeCOW.net leader Shane Ross will show you time-saving techniques that the manual left out! Learn more... Introductory special: $39.95 through June 1! After Effects: The Next Level by Aharon Rabinowitz Full-size versions of the world's most popular AE podcast offer 50 tutorials to set your work apart. Over 6 hours in all! As the creative director of All Bets Are Off Productions in New York City, Aharon knows what you need to know to get the most out of this very powerful program. Whether you're a working AE pro, or a student who hopes to become one, these 50 tutorials are for you. Best of all, it's a chance to say "Thanks!" to Aharon for all of his great work. Learn more... Introductory special: $29.95 through June 1! A Creative COW VIdeo Tutorial: A Magnifying Glass Technique in After Effects CreativeCOW.net's Aharon Rabinowitz repsonds to one of the most frequently asked questions in the Creative COW's After Effects community: how to create a magnifying glass effect. You may have seen other approaches to this before, but this one is fast, easy, and especially effective. And if you're new to AE's Expressions, this is the perfect, painless way to get started. This video tutorial includes AE 7 project files, and, thanks to The Creative COW After Effects podcast, is also available in convenietn travel sizes. CreativeCOW.net's Mike Gondek reviews "How to Wow: Mastering Flash" In this article, CreativeCOW.net's Mike Gondek points you to a terrific reference to help non-Flash designers -- like many of you -- to move quickly in the right direction to becoming Flash master yourselves. HOT INDUSTRY NEWS: Softimage Launches Alienbrain 8: Asset Management Optimized for Artists Latest version of digital asset management software offers accelerated multi-site collaboration Avid Technology, Inc. , today announced the worldwide availability of Alienbrain® 8 software. Developed by Avid's Softimage subsidiary, Alienbrain is an asset management system that enables CG artists to visually track, control versions, manage, and share any kind of digital document - from 3D game assets and models to complex visualization files. MORE Akamai Announces Live Streaming for Adobe Flash Player Video New offering for higher quality live video experiences using the Adobe® Flash® Player Akamai Technologies, Inc. , the leading global service provider for accelerating content and applications online, today announced the availability of Akamai Live Streaming in the Adobe Flash FLV format for delivering live, real-time audio and video formatted for playback using the Adobe Flash Player. MORE Apple Updates Popular MacBook Faster Intel Core 2 Duo Processors, 1GB of Memory and Larger Hard Drives Across the Line Apple® today updated its MacBook® consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model. MORE SPIN Turns to FrameCycler 2007 for Uncompressed Playback Site License Installed at Award-Winning VFX Facility's Toronto Location IRIDAS, who introduced the first software-based solution for uncompressed playback in 2001, announced that SPIN Productions has added a universal site-license of FrameCycler Professional 2007 at its facility in Toronto. MORE Imaginary Forces Creates Emotional Main Titles for Koppel on Discovery's "Living With Cancer" For the latest documentary in the KOPPEL ON DISCOVERY series, "Living with Cancer," entertainment and design company Imaginary Forces created an emotional main title that complements the delicate and personal experiences of the subjects in this special report. MORE Splice Here Editor Clayton Condit Edits, Posts In HD New PBS Documentary Award-Winning Documentary Traces The Dramatic Changes To America's Prairies America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie, a new PBS documentary edited by Clayton Condit of the award-winning creative editorial/post house Splice Here, tells the rich and complex story of one of the most astonishing alterations of nature in human history. MORE Madagascar Gets Animated with Toon Boom Emmy award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced that Eve Productions, a leading animation studio based in Madagascar, has chosen Toon Boom Harmony to train their in-house team and create its upcoming projects. MORE SoundHound Adopts Latest HD Technology With New Panasonic D5 Deck Audio Post House Among The First To Offer Clients HD Audio Recording and Mastering Responding to their clients' HD needs, SoundHound, the veteran audio post house, has added a new Panasonic HD D5 mastering deck to their technological arsenal. MORE Adobe PostScript Driver Provides Higher Quality Print Output Helps Preserve Hardware Investment Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced new print driver software that enables users of Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ to take advantage of high quality PostScript printers. MORE SmartSound and Sony Creative Software Reach Patent License Agreement SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of music and scoring technology for film and video professionals, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Sony Creative Software to license SmartSound’s patented automated music scoring processes for use in Sony Creative Software’s Cinescore soundtrack creation product line. MORE "Legend Of The (Indy) Speedway" Music Video Shot With HVX200S In Run-Up to May 27th Indy 500, Video Airs on ABC Network, Plays Out Daily on the Speedway’s Large-Screen Displays THE PROJECT: Niche Productions recently shot a music video for Kenny Brack's "Legend of the Speedway," a song honoring famed racer A.J.Foyt’s fifty years at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and his five historic Indy 500 wins. MORE Small Tree Introduces Single Port PCIe Desktop Card For PCIe Mac Pro And Power Mac G5 Cost-Effective Solution Provides Increased Performance and Efficiency Small Tree Communications, a leading provider of networking and storage components, announces the introduction of PEG1D, a new 1-port PCI-Express card that provides additional basic Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for PCIe Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 users at an attractive price point. MORE Copernio's Future Formats™ Group to Deliver "State of the Media Report 2007" Report Release to News Organizations Covers Developments Within the Media Industry Copernio Holding Company today announced that its Future Formats™ Group will pre-release its annual "State of the Media Industry Report 2007" to select news organizations and financial analysts. MORE Pepper Purchases Digital Vision Grading Systems Substantial investment made for new Soho building Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications specialising in film and video, announced today that leading London-based post house Pepper has made a substantial investment in Digital Vision technology. MORE Red Car Expands Design/Visual Effects Departments Chicago Welcomes Award-Winning Design Team Melissa and Robert von Bjal; New York Team Expands Responding to both their client's needs, as well as overall changes in the post production industry, Red Car, the veteran post house founded by Larry Bridges, has expanded the design/visual effects divisions in both their Chicago and New York offices. MORE TapeOnline.com Awarded GSA Contract #GS-02F-0064T under Schedule 75 Electric Picture Company DBA TapeOnline has been granted GSA Contract #GS-02F-0064T for many of their blank recording media tape products and accessories. MORE Blackmagic Design Wins Unprecedented Eight Awards at NAB 2007 for Three Products: Multibridge Eclipse, Intensity Pro, and Intensity Products recognized for having significant innovative technology, the potential to revolutionize and impact post-production and broadcast industries  Today, Blackmagic Design announced that it is the proud recipient of an extraordinary eight awards at the recent National Association of Broadcasters 2007 electronic media show. Rarely has a company been recognized by post-production and broadcast users and media for such significant innovation and impact on their industries. MORE Telestream Expands Distribution in Australia and New Zealand Adimex to serve as master distributor of Telestream desktop products to enhance local sales support throughout the region Telestream, the leading global provider of encoding-based media workflow solutions, today announced a master distributor relationship with Adimex of Australia. MORE Caligari Releases trueSpace7.5 New Version Offers Brand New Character Posing and Animation Features with Enhanced Modeling, Rendering and Collaborative Tools Caligari Corporation, the producer of award-winning 3D modeling, rendering and animation software, announced today that trueSpace7.5 is now available. MORE Multidmedia's Reaction to Adobe's Announcement about Open Sourcing Flex Multidmedia Limited the creators of Flash based development software Zinc V.2.5 have been inundated with that same question over the last week or so: What is our stance on Adobe’s recent announcement about open sourcing some of the component parts of flex? MORE Santa Barbara Vital-Signz Win KioskCom Award Vital-Signz a Santa Barbara based media and technology company wins KioskCom Award of Excellence, as "Industry Supplier of the Year 2007". MORE Adobe Fosters Student Filmmaking at Cannes Reel Ideas Studio Program to Bring Together Global Filmmaking Community Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that it is teaming with Vancouver Film School and Intel on Reel Ideas Studio, a global program to bring together student and professional filmmakers during the 60th Annual Cannes Film Festival taking place May 16 to 27 in Cannes, France. MORE motion504 & Mrs. K Create New "Space Week" Promo Package For Science Channel For a dynamic promo package for Science Channel's "Space Week," motion504 was tasked by film production and motion design company Mrs. K to create compelling graphics and animation. MORE INTERspectactular Gets Playful in Volvo's "World of Fun" Well-known for its irreverent sense of humor and innovative creativity, the team at concept/design studio INTERspectacular was called on recently by ad agency Euro RSCG to infuse a carefree, playfulness into their new, 30-second commercial entitled "World of Fun" for Volvo. MORE Music 2 Hues Releases "FlashBack: The 60's" Music 2 Hues released today a brand new addition to its Flagship Series production music line. MORE For more industry news, visit the COW News & Press Releases forum at: http://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_view_posts.cgi?forumid=105

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