Well, we were a bit surprised this morning to learn that Final Cut Studio 3 was released with the new Final Cut Pro 7 and Motion 4 updates. While we have had the product as a beta version in our QA lab for a while for testing, Red Giant Software has absolutely NOT seen or tested the final version of the products.We have created a preliminary compatibility table and will be releasing a few bug fixes as soon as possible. For more information, visit: Final Cut Studio 3 info page.

Please be patient when it comes to these updates. Our QA team has to test all our current FX Plug-compatible products with the final release version of Final Cut Studio 3. Just like you, we have seen the announcement but don’t have the shipping version. Testing and bug fixing is at the top of our priority list. But until we can get the real version of the products, we can only offer a preliminary feature compatibility assessment.

This is a great example of what can happen when you use 3D camera matching software (in this case PF Hoe) with Trapcode Particular 2. This video was created by Eric Epstein who’s work can be found at http://najork.net/:

street tests from Najork on Vimeo.

Buy Trapcode Particular 2 here.

Oh, come on. You know you want to.

In this rockin’ episode of Red Giant TV, Motion Designer Harry Frank shows you how to create a realistic crowd scene using Trapcode Particular 2. He’ll also create a similar scene using Trapcode Form.

Watch it here.

We strongly encourage you to visit Harry’s site @  GrayMachine.com – an awesome resource for AE users.  While there, check out the free training and templates, as well as his highly popular training series for Expressions (Vol. 1 & 2) and Trapcode Form.

This tutorial uses Clips from Crowd Control - my company’s library of pre-keyed alpha stock footage – and believe it or not this entire crowd was created using ONLY 5 clips:

New episode of RGTV is up folks -

In this Episode of Red Giant TV, Maltaanon returns with an introduction to the new features in Trapcode Particular 2. More than just an overview, you’ll  see several real-world examples that will help jump start your work with Particular 2.

You can watch the episode here.  At the opening of the video – there’s a sneak peak of next week’s awesome tutorial, btw – Creating a Crowd Scene with Trapcode Particular 2.

Don’t forget to visit Maltaannon’s site for even more tutorials and cool stuff! He just had a new tutorial come out on creating chromatic aberrations. Cool stuff!

OK, OK, enough already! Ever since I posted that Vortex Transition on my site, you haven’t stopped asking about it.  So…

Red Giant TV – Episode 23: Peel-Away Vortex Transition

In this episode of Red Giant TV, I’ll show you how to create an insanely cool transition for text and other elements. This tutorial builds on RGTV Episode 21, where I covered a text-to-sand transition, so make sure to check it out.

You can watch the episode here.

And of course, just for watching, we’ll give you a discount on Trapcode Form and Knoll light factory. You can get that discount here.

Hey folks – On June 25, I gave a presentation at After Effects New York on Particular 2.0 – not yet released. You can watch that 40 minute presentation on new features + some cool Particular tips here:

http://vimeo.com/5477391

Enjoy!