There’s nothing better than a big family and today the Envato family just got a whole lot bigger. We’re welcoming in two new marketplaces and a brand new Marketplace Manager to take over from Cyan! Read on to learn more!
It’s hard to believe it’s almost a new decade, and with 2010 just around the corner it’s time to get celebrating the holiday season. There’s plenty happening around the Envato network of sites, read on to find out about it all!
The last couple of week have been packed full of awesome tutorials and custom effects for AEtuts+’s “Have It Your Way Week.” Check out the tutorials as well as my roundups for the site filled with custom effects and killer demo reels!
Every couple weeks we will showcase the tutorials from the past weeks so you can brush up and hone your After Effects skills to learn some new tricks and broaden your horizons when it comes to our favorite application.
Hey all… chances are your significant other doesn’t read Inside The Hive, so it is your duty to nonchalantly forward this article over to them… do it NOW! It’s okay I’ll wait…
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Okay, done? Good Now we can get down to business. Now as for you, significant other, whatever your name may be… you want to get your video geek of a love interest something really good for Christmas, but you aren’t a nerd yourself. Hmmm how to think like a nerd… it’s hard trust me, you aren’t alone (I am partially writing this so my wife gets some clues as well). I am going to show you some of the cooler gadgets, tools, and overall gear that you probably would never think about getting as a Christmas gift, but are actually pretty rad. I am here to help you and guide your way through our realm of the web… hold tight, you don’t wanna get lost!
First I saw it on Motionographer, then I saw it on Postfolio, and low and behold there was a making of. Tim Nakashi’s video for OK Go’ “WTF?” is pretty visually amazing, and makes you feel like you are on a hardcore acid trip (which I think is what he was going for). After the jump, check out their video and the making of, but one thing I realized, there really wasn’t an explanation as to how they did the effect. I mean, they explain what props they used and why, but how did it work on the back end? Well it’s actually pretty simple… the Echo effect in After Effects. Check out my tutorial on how to make this effect, and how easy it really is.
Yes, you heard me correctly! Each month, we’re going to give away one free file on each marketplace (VideoHive, ActiveDen, ThemeForest, AudioJungle, and GraphicRiver). Please welcome this fantastic Project File video display titled Liquid by Elements!!
Please note: To download the file please visit the file’s page within VideoHive and download it directly there. You can get there by clicking the banner below.
Author: Elements
File: Liquid
Elements has a growing portfolio on VideoHive, stuffed with exceptional motion graphics and project files. His style is unique, and features many metal themed elements. This one in particular appears to be liquid metal flowing down, with a ton of reflections and highlights. It comes with 3 variations and can be easily modified to reveal a logo, or just serve as a background!
You are granted ONE free usage of the item in a project, either commercial or non-commercial. You may not use the file in multiple projects unless you purchase additional licenses in the usual way. You may not redistribute the item in any way. If you need a different license for this file, you may purchase it here.
A big thanks for the free file, Elements! Here are some of Elements’ other great files:
There are many different reasons to use stock footage… perhaps you don’t have a camera, your budget is up for your production, or you might just need one extra pickup shot to finish off a piece. Sometimes, it just doesn’t seem feasible to rent a camera, put your time into something, go on location, set up lights, and everything else that goes along with getting that shot. That is where stock footage comes into play. We’re going to discuss some situations where you might use stock footage over shooting it yourself, and what the benefits might possibly be.
Everyone please join me in congratulating MassFocus for being VideoHive’s featured author!
MassFocus has been with VideoHive since April 2009.
Since MassFocus’ first submission in April, he’s been delivering great files ever since. Submitting files to two of VH’s three sections, MassFocus brings a clean, but high impact feel to every submission. Float being one of my personal favorites. You should be following!
Here are a few stand out files. But be sure to check out MassFocus’ full portfolio!
To combat the competition on the horizon that is Video Copilot’s Optical Flares plugin, Red Giant Software is developing their newest extension to Knoll Light Factory, called Knoll 3D Flare. Now 3D lens flares and positioning has always been possible with Knoll, you just needed a little jerry-rigging, but with the new extension, it is going to make it super easy, as well as adding a bunch of attributes that will make using your lens flares a lot easier, and hopefully (for RGS) keep you with Knoll over Optical Flares. (more…)
The Marketplace’s Application Programming Interface (API) allows the development of applications with access to a range of data from all the marketplaces such as the most popular and latest files. More sensitive data such as your account balance, recent sales, and monthly statements can also be accessed securely using your individual API key!
So what? I’m a designer – why should I be interested in geeky code interface stuff? Well, using the API you can develop apps/sites for your mobile, your desktop, or even your blog. Did I mention you can even design and style your applications however you want? Now that’s pretty cool, right?!
Since the Marketplace API was released about 6 months ago, several authors have jumped in feet first to develop some outstanding contributions for the community.
Let’s see what’s been going on…
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