Red Giant TV

Find episodes that put you on the fast track to creating the hottest motion graphics and visual effects. The shows feature one or more Red Giant products used in combination with the tools built-in to After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and Premiere Pro. Host Aharon Rabinowitz demonstrates the techniques you need to produce higher quality work in less time.

 

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Tutorials

Red Giant Software: Episode 12: Form Face - Part 2
By Maltaannon
March 10th, 2009

In part 1 of this tutorial, Maltaannon showed us how to create an awesome push-pin 3D face, using Red Giant's Trapcode Form. In part 2, he'll enhance the effect by going deeper into Form's properties, and doing some camera work.

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Product(s) Used: Trapcode Form
Red Giant Software: Episode 11: Form Face - Part 1
By Maltaannon
March 3rd, 2009

Create a slick push pin toy effect as seen in the Radiohead “House of Cards” video. This tutorial shows you how to create an eye-popping 3D effect by combining regular footage with Red Giant's popular Trapcode Form plug-in.

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Product(s) Used: Trapcode Form
Red Giant Software: Episode 10: Creating Traffic Patterns
By Aharon Rabinowitz
February 23rd, 2009

In this episode, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create a realistic traffic pattern backdrop - great for a scene in which the camera overlooks a low lying, but developed area - perhaps looking down from a high hill onto a residential neighborhood.

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Product(s) Used: PlaneSpace, Text Anarchy
Red Giant Software: Episode 09: Creating a Watercolor Painting Look
By Aharon Rabinowitz
February 16th, 2009

In this episode, Aharon shows you how to turn your video into an animated watercolor painting, and shares some techniques in varying the look and color.

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Product(s) Used: ToonIt
Red Giant Software: Episode 08: Creating and Working with Complex 3D Projects
By Aharon Rabinowitz
February 10th, 2009

In this episode, Aharon shares some tips for simplifying and working with 3D compositions. You'll also get a look at some cool tools designed to easily distribute and arrange layers in 3D space, and that help in creating complex 3D shapes.

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Product(s) Used: PlaneSpace
Red Giant Software: Episode 07: Getting Better Control of Emitter Position in Trapcode Particular
By Aharon Rabinowitz
January 27th, 2009

In this Episode, we'll look at some very useful techniques for Trapcode Particular that will give you better control of emitter position in 2D and 3D. You'll also learn how to capture the motion of your mouse (or stylus) to control emitter position.

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Product(s) Used: Trapcode Particular
Red Giant Software: Episode 06: Controlling Time with Audio - Pt. 2
By Aharon Rabinowitz
January 20th, 2009

In this episode, Aharon continues to explore how audio can be used to control time, but he expands on that by showing you how it can be used to change the look of the footage as well.

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Product(s) Used: Magic Bullet Looks, Trapcode Sound Keys
Red Giant Software: Episode 05: Controlling Time with Audio - Pt. 1
By Aharon Rabinowitz
January 13th, 2009

In this episode, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use audio to control time. You'll learn how to make your video automatically move forward in time to the music's beat - a technique used in tons of music videos and commercials.

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Product(s) Used: Trapcode Sound Keys
Red Giant Software: Episode 04: Better Compositing Techniques
By Aharon Rabinowitz
January 6th, 2009

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.

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Product(s) Used: Key Correct Pro, Knoll Light Factory Pro, Magic Bullet Looks, Primatte Keyer Pro
Red Giant Software: Episode 03: Looping a Particle System
By Aharon Rabinowitz
December 23rd, 2008

In this Episode, you'll learn how to set up a seamless looping particle system. We'll be using Trapcode Particular and Starglow to create a stylized holiday snowstorm, but the concepts can be adapted for anything from backgrounds to lower 3rds.

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Product(s) Used: Trapcode Particular, Trapcode Starglow