Sorry about the lack of episode last week. We are gearing up for some major stuff at NAB, and when all is said and done, I’ll have been on the road for 3 weeks straight.

But rest assured more content is coming, and not just from me. A lot of people are sending along cool episodes for us to share with you. And I promise, you won’t be disappointed.

But, for now, you just have me, so here goes:

Episode 16: Better Compositing with Light Wraps

In this Episode, I’ll show you how to get better compositing results with Light Wraps – an effect used to blend the background light and foreground elements more convincingly during a composite.

I know I’ve talked about light wraps before, but I’ve been using them almost every day lately – so I’ve picked up a few new tricks…

You can watch the tutorial here.

And just for watching, you can get a discount on Key Correct Pro here.

I’m baaaaack….

In this episode of Red Giant TV, I’ll show you a technique for placing layers inside the middle of a particle system – crucial to truly integrating your CGI effects with your live action footage or motion graphics.

Click the above image to see an example video.

You can watch watch the episode here.

And, of course, just for watching, you can get a discount on particular here.

By the way, Actor footage Courtesy of Crowd Control from All Bets Are Off Productions, Inc.

Hi folks – this week on Red Giant TV, our guest is John Flowers, host of That Post Show and writer/director/producer of That Media Show.

In this episode, John Flowers takes us behind the scenes of That Media Show to share his workflow for compositing in Final Cut Pro. John pays special attention to color correction here, a very important part of the compositing process.

You can watch the episode here.

And just for watching, you can get a discount on Magic Bullet Colorista and/or Primatte Keyer Pro here.

In the latest episode of RGTV,  I mentioned an older tutorial called Super Tight Junk Mattes. It’s a great technique for creating very precise Junk Mattes/Garbage Masks very quickly.

You can find it here. (more…)

Hi folks -

New tutorial posted!

Episode 4 Better Compositing Techniques: In this Episode, learn about compositing techniques that fall outside of keying. Using tools available for After Effects, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Vegas and Avid, you’ll discover ways to improve the quality of your composite with less work. (more…)