Finding the reason to go out and create something awesome can kind of be a daunting task, what with our real life jobs that pay, families, school, responsibilities and everything else in the world that might make you hold back from taking that jump into head-on, gung-ho creativity mode. But sometimes all we need is a little incentive. There are hundreds upon hundreds of contests going on all the time, some might pay in gift cards, free gear, or quite possibly cash… either way, it is going to prompt you to get out there and get creative, make something sweet, and feel good about it too. We are going to look at a few sites that I watch, just to stay on the up-and-up in the contest world, in case there is something I might want to take a go at.
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I am just sitting here enjoying my morning 16 oz home brewed mocha when I see @ninjacrayon (Ko Maruyama) tweet that Wondertouch has just been acquired by GenArts, the creators of the Sapphire plugins! First thought… “well I am happy for Alan Lorence”, second thought… “crap, is the price going to go up now?” Well, upon further investigation, no it won’t be and it seems as though Wondertouch and its babies, particleIllusion and particleIllusionAE are in very good hands and are set on a December release date this year.
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Yes, you heard me right folks! The two teams behind VideoHive and After Effects marketplace Rerendered.com have decided to join forces. We have combined our inventory, providing you quick access to content from two of the leading sites in the AE Project Files game! The merge brings hundreds of new project files, many of which are already migrated over into our Project Files category. With our powers combined we are continuing to make VideoHive THE marketplace for Adobe After Effects!
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I am continually trying to pimp out my home office, in any which way I can (when my bank account permits), and there are just so many cool accents and gadgets that you can get nowadays to either bump up productivity, or possibly lessen it, but overall make your working environment a little more enjoyable. In this monthly Awesomeness for the Officeness series I will be showcasing some of the awesome stuff I find throughout the net, and stuff that you guys send me to spread the word to other fellow office nerds to decorate our sanctuaries.
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Everyone please join me in congratulating XponentialDesign for being VideoHive’s featured author!
XponentialDesign resides in Canada and has been with VideoHive since April 2009.
XponentialDesign has a portfolio filled with tons of great files, contributing to every category available to date on VideoHive. While his portfolio is heavy in the motion graphics section, he has a growing number of top quality project files that are all really impressive. In just a short few months, Xponential, has managed to make a very large impact in the VH community, and is one author worth checking out!
Here are a few stand out files. But be sure to check out XponentialDesign’s full portfolio!
Click here to follow XponentialDesign
Yes, you heard me correctly! Each month, we’re going to give away one free file on each marketplace (VideoHive, FlashDen, ThemeForest, AudioJungle, and GraphicRiver). Please welcome this fantastic Project File video display titled Reflect Media by YoCreative!!
Author: YoCreative
File: Reflect Media
Description:
YoCreative’s files are always exceptional, this one is no different. The color scheme is vibrant, the pace is fast, and the design is top notch. Providing 5 pre-made spots for your own assets, with the ability to add more if needed. Tons of text possibilities, and a composition specifically for a logo, this hard hitting pop themed project hits on all cylinders. Get it while its still free!!
http://s3.envato.com/files/100277/preview.flv
Main features:
- High Definition composition
- Plenty of placeholders for video or images
- Text captions for every image/video
- Logo comp for the end
Usage:
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, YoCreative! Here are some of YoCreative’s other great files:
Don’t Forget the Other Marketplaces! More Free Files
Our “sister” site, AETuts+ has been hard at work the last month or so with the launch of Plus content to the site, more Plus tutorials, and just more content in general. If you haven’t been to AETuts+ yet, and you work in After Effects… well my friend, what are you waiting for? Get over there and check out the multitude of tutorials and articles loaded with inspiration (a lot by me, actually) to get your brain working.
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.
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News broke early last week at Adobe that After Effects CS5 is going to be 64-bit native, or in other words… you won’t be able to run the software on a computer running a 32-bit operating system. This might be good news for you, and it could potentially be bad news for you as well… either/or, we will cover the details after the jump, and analyze why Adobe has made this move heading into the future.
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This seems to be a big problem with some noobs as well as weathered AE artists alike. Sometimes you just can’t figure out how to get that motion blur to work. It might be as easy as a switch you didn’t turn on, and sometimes it get as difficult as applying plugins, precomping, adding adjustment layers and so on. If you don’t know what I am talking about, motion blur is an effect that you can simulate in After Effects to make your graphics seem like they were filmed by a camera by adding blurred artifacts to your composition depending on the speed and movement of your imagery.
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Hot off the press from the pages of CGTuts+, one of our newest sister sites here on the Envato Network, is the news that our newest marketplace 3DOcean, is accepting Beta Users (Beta Invite at the bottom of this article) to create content to get the launch off right! We all knew there was going to be a new marketplace around here sooner or later… but a lot of us didn’t know what the subject might be, but now it’s here!
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