So Digieffects have had a few new products out this month, one which is quite a useful tool in working with still imagery and 3D space, and the other which can give you some nice looking old film effects, as if it were from the Super 8 era. Both of these plugins are quite useful in their own ways, and even better than that… we got some copies of them to give away to YOU! That’s right, check out my review on CameraMapper and Aged Film, leave a comment down below with your Twitter username, and you will be entered in to win a DigiEffects Bundle with the two plugins in today’s review!
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First of all I’d like to congratulate Scott Wilis, AudioJungle, and all of its authors/members on a huge milestone. AudioJungle just recently approved its 10,000th file, that’s HUGE! And to celebrate the occasion, they are running a contest to give something back! This contest is not limited to AJ members/authors, that means you can enter as well! Three lucky winners will receive a great gift. Up for grabs are 2 AudioJungle Green iPod Shuffles 2Gb, and 1 AudioJungle Green iPod Nano 16GB.
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Guys, Lance over and FlashDen has just published information regarding the Den’s newest competition. It’s a two part competition, with the first half involving mostly authors outside of FD. It calls upon VideoHive, AudioJungle, and GraphicRiver authors to submit files as assets.
The one requirement for these assets is that they need to be musically themed. Any music is sufficient. While full details regarding part two have yet to be released. I can only speculate that the second part will involve some sort of Flash file built around music with some integration of these assets.
There is $333 up for grabs to the winning author, so now might be a great time to get involved! Follow the link below for more information, and some examples of videos that would be acceptable.
FlashDen Music Competition – Phase 1
I’m sure all of you are well aware that VideoHive’s first ever, competition has recently come to a close. Ending on July 8th, the $2,000 project file competition was very successful. Of course we do not really have any previous competitions to compare it to 
. I think I can safely say, this one was pretty good.
Everyone did a great job on their projects, so before I announce the winners I’d like to just congratulate all authors, and thank everyone for their participation!
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Getting that fabled “film look” is what many new directors, filmmakers, and hobbyists strive for with their productions. It is one of those things that just makes your productions look more professional, and less like a home movie. In reality though, it is actually a lot harder to get, and costs a lot more money than they probably realize. This look consists of 2 different characteristics of your video that we will be discussing over the next article. Keep in mind, there are tools to buy, plugins to use, and techniques to learn, all of which cost money or will use up quite a bit of your time. Camera work and post production is a tedious process, but when you are able to apply you skills, and use your gear efficiently, you could be a film festival ready director in no time.
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It was a nail biting finish with only 5 votes between the top two collections, but the winner of the Envato Marketplaces Collection Competition is:
by circuitbomb
“Space. It is colorful. It is infinite. These are the voyages of the starship Envato. It’s continuing mission…”
Congratulations Circuitbomb, you’ve won US$3,500 to spend on your ultimate creative set-up!
Each of the 10 finalists have won the contents of their collection. Thanks to everyone who entered, and watch out for the next big Envato competition!
The recent collection competition generated over 3000 fantastic entries, and judging has been no easy task! Thanks to everyone who created a collection and entered. Here’s our top 10 entries. The one with the most votes will win US$3,500 to spend on their ultimate creative set-up!
by ahmednaguib
“A collection about cities, modern buildings, industrial sounds, videos of a town in motion, or a building in color, you will find it here, brought and made by some of the greatest authors in their fields, enjoy!”
by idrawdesigns
“The Eco-Friendly Collection (Web and Print) is a compilation of items across the Envato Marketplaces that relate to going green and being environmentally friendly. Templates can be used as a base for websites and printed material that promote recycling, preserving nature, and anything that has to do with being eco-friendly. Sounds and flash animations can be used to accompany work created on the web.”
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Today is the first day for sales in the project file competition. We had an astonishing 86 entries, and all can be seen here.
As you all know, the 2nd half of the competition will run from today (June 8th) until 11:59pm EST, July 8th. Soon after, the totals will be tallied up and the winners will be announced. Remember that only sales aquired between now and July 8 2099 count towards the competition standings. Sales made before June 8th will not be accounted for. This allows all 86 files, the same equal playing field to start from.
So good luck everyone, the entries are all brilliant, this is set to be our best competition ever! Regardless of the fact that it’s our first competition ever.
Great job everyone!
As you all know, we are running a collection competition across all marketplaces. Entering is super simple. Choose a theme for your collection and name it appropriately. Then go through the marketplaces, and bookmark up to 30 files that match your collection’s theme. Once you feel your collection is as good as it can be, copy the link to the collection and paste it into the comments of this post: Win $3,500 To Spend On The Ultimate Graphic Design Setup
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Just a quick reminder that the first half of the project file competition is coming to an end soon. The submission half will be officially closed on June 7 2009 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time. I will be reviewing up until the last minute so make sure to submit any and all submissions before that time!
Following that time, all submissions will be recorded, and the following 30 days will be for sales. Whichever file gets the most sales will win the grand prize and as I said earlier, there are two runner up prizes for 2nd and 3rd place!
For more details on prizes, and rules please check out the original post here: $2,000 Project File Competition
Good luck everyone!
