Burning Question (37 Tutorials)

Best of 2019: The Top 10 Tutorials at Toolfarm.com

January 7, 2020

According to our website stats, these were the Top 10 Tutorials of 2019. It’s interesting that most are technical, not about VFX.

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Burning Question: How Do I Batch Rename Items Quickly?

August 27, 2019

Learn how to rename an image sequence and layers, folders, and more in After Effects and Cinema 4D… quickly and efficiently!

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Burning Question: What is Reverse Stabilization?

August 5, 2019

Reverse Stabilization is a compositing workflow where you stabilize the shot, then composite, and finally, you bring the motion back into your shot.

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Burning Question: Keyboard Shortcuts in Premiere Pro for an FCP User?

Burning Question: Keyboard Shortcuts in Premiere Pro for a FCP User?

March 12, 2019

New to Premiere Pro? Customize your keyboard so that it works like FCP! Here are the Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts that you need to know.

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Burning Question: How Do I Remove Flicker from my Footage?

February 25, 2019

Flicker is a really annoying problem in video. It occurs when the frequency of the lights and your camera’s shutter speed don’t jive. Learn how to fix it.

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Burning Question: Is it Possible to Make Atmospheric Effects in Cinema 4D?

August 21, 2018

Of course, it is! Whether you want to make clouds, fog, smoke, or other atmospheric effects, there are many elements to it…. particle effects, lighting, rendering, and more. Here are some tutorials to get you acquainted with some of the techniques.

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Burning Question: How do I Work with Proxies in Premiere Pro?

October 24, 2017

Proxies are duplicates of your footage that are lower resolution and make working with big video files smoother. It’s a really easy way to speed up your workflow. Here are a collection of recent tutorials to get you up to speed on proxies.

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Burning Question: What are Foley Effects?

October 17, 2017

This article explains what foley effects are and shows some videos of foley artists in action, plus, some tips on creating your own foley effects for your own sound design.

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What are Audio Compressors and How do I Use Them?

September 5, 2017

Learn about types of compression; terminologies like attack and release, limiting, and compression ratio; compression in vocals and voiceovers; and third-party compression plug-ins. This is an overview, so there’s a lot that isn’t covered here, but this will hopefully give you some background for further exploration.

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Rendering in CINEMA 4D – Which to Choose

August 15, 2017

With all the different renderers out there, it’s sometimes difficult to determine which is the best for you and your needs. Chad Ashley from Greyscalegorilla has a breakdown of the pro’s and cons of some of the renders GSG recommends. Read an excerpt here and follow the link to the full article.

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Burning Question: Where can I get HDRIs? vol. 2

August 3, 2017

Here are a few resources for free HDRI’s and some beautiful HDRI’s that don’t cost a lot.

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Run Cycle Tips

June 13, 2017

Chiara Porri has been an animator for over a decade and in this video she gives some great advice on creating a run cycle in Maya. She talks about the style and build of the character and how it pertains to the run cycle. [Via Lester Banks]

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Creating a Walk Cycle in Maya

June 13, 2017

In 2015 I wrote an article about how to create a walk cycle with several tutorials and examples, plus, some animals, not just people! This article is a follow up, focused on Maya. Yes, we missed Maya Monday due to the holiday yesterday, but we’ll do it like the garbage man, and bump things back a day!

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