2015 Tutorials

Cinema 4D R17 - Working with the new "Takes" System

Once in a while, a new feature comes out for Cinema 4D that I hadn't thought of before, but would have made a past project MASSIVELY easier. That is what the new "Takes" in Cinema 4D R17 system was for me. With the Takes system, you can have multiple versions of a different animation, materials, or ANYTHING within one Cinema 4D project file. What exactly does that mean? Say you have a couple objects and you want to run a dynamics simulation, but you need several versions of the animation, but don't want copies of the objects, or multiple project files. Now you can use Takes to record multiple options. Get it, "Takes," like in the movies. Ohhhhhh...

There are so many new features in Cinema 4D R17, I put together several more videos taking a deeper look at new features. Check out these additional topics for more coverage of Cinema 4D R17!

• Rebuilt Pen Tool for R17
• NEW Variation Shader
• Working with the New Takes System
• Updates to the MetaBall Object
• 3D Motion Tracking Updates for R17
• New Lens Distortion Tools
• Easier SketchUp Import
• Updated Color Chooser
• NEW Book Generator

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Cinema 4D R17 - New "Variation Shader" for Materials

A small but very cool new update to Materials and Textures in Cinema 4D R17 is the addition of the Variation Shader. The Variation shader is found under "effects" when adding texture options to materials. Say you have a bunch of balloons, and you want them to vary slightly in color tone or hue. Rather than creating a bunch of new materials and tweaking the options a bit, you can use the new Variation shader to create adjustments across multiple objects all within one material! The new Variation Shader in R17 can be used for a variety of things, so be sure to check out the video to learn all about it!

There are so many new features in Cinema 4D R17, I put together several more videos taking a deeper look at new features. Check out these additional topics for more coverage of Cinema 4D R17!

• Rebuilt Pen Tool for R17
• NEW Variation Shader
• Working with the New Takes System
• Updates to the MetaBall Object
• 3D Motion Tracking Updates for R17
• New Lens Distortion Tools
• Easier SketchUp Import
• Updated Color Chooser
• NEW Book Generator

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Cinema 4D R17 - Updates to the Meta Ball Object

The Meta Ball Object got some really useful updates for Cinema 4D R17. You can now create Meta Balls from ANY object easily, using Meta Ball Tags. This includes updates to Metaball tag settings and object settings in C4D R17, as well as a full Metaball tutorial for Cinema 4D. This also covers setting up a Cinema 4D R17 Metaball animation from scratch. Check out this new feature in the video above!

There are so many new features in Cinema 4D R17, I put together several more videos taking a deeper look at new features. Check out these additional topics for more coverage of Cinema 4D R17!

• Rebuilt Pen Tool for R17
• NEW Variation Shader
• Working with the New Takes System
• Updates to the MetaBall Object
• 3D Motion Tracking Updates for R17
• New Lens Distortion Tools
• Easier SketchUp Import
• Updated Color Chooser
• NEW Book Generator

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Cinema 4D R17 - New Pen Tool Features and Updates

There've been some major updates the pen tool in Cinema 4D R17. I've been a long time user of Adobe illustrator, and for years I've been doing a lot of my vector work in illustrator and bringing it into Cinema 4D, just because of my familiarity with the illustrator shortcuts and tools.

The updates to the Pen Tool in Cinema 4D R17 bring the tools up to the standard set in illustrator, and beyond with some additional functions and techniques. This includes the new C4D R17 Pen Tool, Smooth Tool, Arc Tool, and add/subtract options, all new to Cinema 4D R17. This video also covers 3D modeling tips and tricks in Cinema 4D R17.

There are so many new features in Cinema 4D R17, I put together several more videos taking a deeper look at new features. Check out these additional topics for more coverage of Cinema 4D R17!

• Rebuilt Pen Tool for R17
• NEW Variation Shader
• Working with the New Takes System
• Updates to the MetaBall Object
• 3D Motion Tracking Updates for R17
• New Lens Distortion Tools
• Easier SketchUp Import
• Updated Color Chooser
• NEW Book Generator


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Top 5 New Features of Cinema 4D R17

It's that time of year when the newest version of Cinema 4D is announced, and R17 will not disappoint! Cinema 4D is PACKED with lots of new features, both for major new features such as Working with Takes, and lots of updates to existing elements, such as Motion Tracking, the Rebuilt Pen Tool, Reworked Color Chooser, and more! Check out my top 5 new features for Cinema 4D R17 at the video above.

There are so many new features in Cinema 4D R17, that I couldn't help but keep going with overviews of new features, so be sure to check out the links below for even more coverage of Cinema 4D R17!

There are so many new features in Cinema 4D R17, I put together several more videos taking a deeper look at new features. Check out these additional topics for more coverage of Cinema 4D R17!

• Rebuilt Pen Tool for R17
• NEW Variation Shader
• Working with the New Takes System
• Updates to the MetaBall Object
• 3D Motion Tracking Updates for R17
• New Lens Distortion Tools
• Easier SketchUp Import
• Updated Color Chooser
• NEW Book Generator

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Recreate the Minions 3D Title in Cinema 4D

The 3D title for the new Minions movie is minimal and clean, but has some really nice effects and details. In this Cinema 4D video, I'll go over how to recreate the look of the Minions title in Cinema 4D, starting from scratch! 

This includes creating 3D title text in Cinema 4D, texturing tips, lighting and rendering, and how to a C4D camera as well as global illumination render settings to further refine the 3D minions logo in Cinema 4D. This Cinema 4D logo tutorial also covers tips on adding custom textures to caps.

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Fixing Jump Cuts with Morph Cut in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015

When you're editing a documentary, sometimes your subject pauses, and you want to cut out the pause, but not show a jump in the footage. This could be done with a bit of work before by blending clips together, but now with the new Morph Cut effect in Premiere Pro CC 2015, this process is easier than ever! Learn about the new morph cut feature in the video above!

By using this effect in Premiere Pro, you can quickly and easily fix jump cuts in interview footage, voice over videos, and other areas of video editing where footage otherwise would be jumpy.

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Intro to 3D Modeling in Cinema 4D, Part 2

 

In Part 2 of my series on an Introduction to 3D Modeling in Cinema 4D, we'll continue building out the 3D house, and focus on additional tools and 3D Modeling techniques. This includes additional 3D modeling techniques  build the model and discuss commands like Symmetry, Boole, and working with Cloners.

Be sure to check out Part 1 where we'll go over how to build a 3D Model of a house from scratch!

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Intro to 3D Modeling in Cinema 4D

Getting the basics down of 3D modeling in Cinema 4D is a really important skill, and will help your 3D workflow. The intro tools can be a bit hidden beneath the surface of the tools, so in this Cinema 4D tutorial, I'll go over how to model a 3D house starting with a cube, and cover a lot of the 3D modeling tools found in Cinema 4D.

This includes basic C4D 3D modeling techniques in such as working in points/edges/lines mode, different ways to manipulate 3D geometry, converting 3D objects to geometry, beveling edges, and many more 3D modeling tips and tricks. This Cinema 4D tutorial video will also focus on many beginner and intermediate C4D shortcuts and commands.

Be sure to check out Part 2 of the tutorial, where we'll add more detail, get into Bool objects, and start working with Cloners!

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Top 5 Hidden Features of Adobe Illustrator CC 2015

Working in illustrator for logo design or illustration can get a bit technical when you're bending curves and moving points around. To speed up working in illustrator and keep everything geometrically sound, there are some great tips for using Adobe illustrator, but some of them can be a bit hidden, or were snuck in with new features. In the video above, I'll cover my Top 5 tips to get you working faster in illustrator in no time!

My top 5 tips for Adobe Illustrator include tips for using the Transform tools, polygon shape options, align to artboard and selection tools, pasting in front and back, and the corner radius tool options. Learn about new features and top tips for working in Adobe Illustrator CC 2015, and Creative Cloud 2015 features.

Want more info on New Features in Photoshop CC 2015? Learn more about:

• New Layer Styles in Photoshop CC 2015

• Quick Export to PNG and updates to Save for Web

• New 3D Filter to create bump maps and normal maps for 3D

• Working with Creative Cloud Libraries in Photoshop and other Adobe Apps

• Using the updated Blur gallery in Photoshop CC
 

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How to create a 3D logo with Realistic Shadows & Reflections in Element 3D V2

With Element 3D Version 2, we finally get shadows and reflections! There are some different options for calculating shadows and reflections, so I put together this video to talk about how to create a 3D logo in Element 3D V2, and how the new shadow and reflection render settings can be used to push the quality of the render much further! How to create a logo in 3D using After Effects is always a big question I get, and using Element 3D is a great option for speed and quick rendering!

To create the logo, we'll start with bringing the vector logo into After Effects from Adobe Illustrator. We'll then get into how to extrude, texture, light, and render the logo in Element 3D, now with shadows and reflections!

Learn about the Top new Features of Element 3D V2!

Learn about how to use Cinema 4D Animations in Element 3D V2 in this video! 

And my shortcut tips and tricks for Element 3D V2 in this video!

Want to Motion Track a 3D Object using Element 3D? Learn how in this video!
 

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Working with the new Blur Gallery in Photoshop CC 2015

Some cool updates to Photoshop CC 2015 are the new features of the Blur Gallery. The new blur gallery lets you adjust noise and grain with more refinement, as well as control different blurs. This is very useful when working in Photo editing, or throwing parts of elements out of focus and matching the grain in the original source photo correctly. Check it out in the video above!

Want more info on New Features in Photoshop CC 2015? Learn more about:

• New Layer Styles in Photoshop CC 2015

• Quick Export to PNG and updates to Save for Web

• New 3D Filter to create bump maps and normal maps for 3D

• Working with Creative Cloud Libraries in Photoshop and other Adobe Apps

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Working with Creative Cloud Libraries between Photoshop CC 2015 and other Adobe Apps

A major update to all Adobe apps for for 2015 is the introduction of Creative Cloud Libraries. Libraries allow you to easily move graphic and video assets between multiple Adobe CC apps, and even share assets with a group.

As an individual user, this helps keep track of assets you might reuse frequently -  like icons - and keep them readily available between all Adobe Apps. When working with a group, using Photoshop CC 2015 libraries lets you share and keep assets updated without having to constantly transfer updated filesamong multiple people. Learn about it in the video above!

Want more info on New Features in Photoshop CC 2015? Learn more about:

• New Layer Styles in Photoshop CC 2015

• Quick Export to PNG and updates to Save for Web

• New 3D Filter to create bump maps and normal maps for 3D

• Using the updated Blur gallery in Photoshop CC

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How to easily create Bump and Normal maps for 3D in Photoshop CC 2015

If you work in the 3D animation or gaming industry, creating bump or normal maps for textures is a great way to create more realistic looking textures, without adding tons of render time. With this new feature for Photoshop CC 2015, you can knock these out in a couple seconds, and easily make adjustments. This is one of my favorite new features for Photoshop in years! Learn about how to make Bump or Normal maps in Photoshop CC 2015 in the video above.

Want more info on New Features in Photoshop CC 2015? Learn more about:

• New Layer Styles in Photoshop CC 2015

• Quick Export to PNG and updates to Save for Web

• Working with Creative Cloud Libraries in Photoshop and other Adobe Apps

• Using the updated Blur gallery in Photoshop CC

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Using the new "PNG Quick Export" in Photoshop CC 2015

Hey, where the hell'd my Save for Web go?! With the updates to Photoshop CC 2015, Save for Web has moved, and been rebuilt into the new "PNG Quick Export." If you are building raster graphics for a mobile app, the part of the end of the project to save out all the graphics as small, cropped images can be a real pain, With the new PNG Quick Export, Photoshop will do the heavy lifting for you. Check it out in the video above!

Want more info on New Features in Photoshop CC 2015? Learn more about:

• New Layer Styles in Photoshop CC 2015

• New 3D Filter to create bump maps and normal maps for 3D

• Working with Creative Cloud Libraries in Photoshop and other Adobe Apps

• Using the updated Blur gallery in Photoshop CC

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Working with the new Layer Styles in Photoshop CC 2015

Layer styles in Photoshop have always been good for a quick effect, but using them can leave a bit to be desired if you want to add multiple layers of effects, or change the render order. Well, a problem no more! In this Photoshop CC 2015 Tutorial, learn about the new options for layer styles, and how to use new settings for creating multiple drop shadows, glows, strokes, and other new settings for Photoshop Creative Cloud 2015. 

Want more info on New Features in Photoshop CC 2015? Learn more about:
• Quick Export to PNG and updates to Save for Web

• New 3D Filter to create bump maps and normal maps for 3D

• Working with Creative Cloud Libraries in Photoshop and other Adobe Apps

• Using the updated Blur gallery in Photoshop CC

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Top 5 New Features of Photoshop CC 2015

Photoshop CC 2015 is a huge update, and there are some updates to major features like layer styles and PNG export, creative cloud libraries, and one of my favorite new features for working in 3D - a filter for quickly creating bump maps and normal maps. Check out my Top 5 features top Photoshop CC 2015 in the video above.

My Top 5 features are:
• New Layer Styles
• Quick Export to PNG
• Filter to create bump maps and normal maps for 3D
• Creative Cloud Libraries
• Updated Blur gallery

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Element 3D V2.2 Updates and New Features

It is June 2015 and there were just some minor updates released for Element 3D V2, the After Effects plug-in by Video CoPilot. This update brings the software to Version 2.2. These updates add some minor tweaks and features that are little things here and there in the UI and render settings, but some very useful things that'll help workflow in Element 3D. While there are a bunch of updates, these are my Top 5 updates for Element 3D V2.2

My Top 5 updates are:
• OBJ and E3D format Export
• Saving Group Folders
• Group Shadows & Reflections
• The Symmetry Function
• Lots of additional new switches!

New to Element 3D? 

Start with how to create a 3D Logo with Shadows & Reflections!

Learn about the Top new Features of Element 3D V2!

Learn about how to use Cinema 4D Animations in Element 3D V2 in this video! 

And my shortcut tips and tricks for Element 3D V2 in this video!

Want to Motion Track a 3D Object using Element 3D? Learn how in this video!

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Top 5 Updates to Adobe After Effects CC 2015

Time for some After Effects Creative Cloud Updates! Since the release of Creative Cloud as a subscription software, Adobe has been updating all of their apps more frequently with lots of new features, and the Summer 2015 update to After Effects comes with some key new features. In this video I'll cover my Top 5 updates to After Effects CC 2015.

My Top 5 Updates are:
• Uninterrupted Preview
• Face Tracking
• Expression Information
• UI Updates and the new Blue Interface
• Improved Overall Performance

Alert, alert! Since this video there have been some additional updates to After Effects. Be sure to check them out in this video for the December 2015 Updates.

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Create a Flat Design Title sequence using Cinema 4D or Cinema 4D Lite

For this video, I wanted to go over how to recreate the flat design technique using Cinema 4D or Cinema 4D Lite inside of After Effects CC. This was also a good opportunity to show off the new Cogwheel object in Cinema 4D, that was added in Cinema 4D R16.

Ever since the Apple went flat with the UI design of the iPhone, flatter, minimal colors and design have been more and more popular. This was very apparent during the end credits of Captain America: Winter Soldier. I love this style of animation, where it looks like everything is flat, 2-dimensional pieces, with sudden camera movement revealing that the objects are actually 3D. Check out the reference at the video below to see the inspiration for this tutorial.

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Captain America: Winter Solider End Credits

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