MacBreak Studio

Learn Mark's secret recipe for creating cool image reveals when combining masks with image masks in Motion.

Brian Gary and Norman Hollyn discuss using music in the editing process to best enhance the mood of a scene, bringing the audience to a "lean-forward moment"

Taz Goldstein shows us how to make editorial notes (cut notes) on FCP sequences, QuickTime movies, or any time-based media using your iPad or iPhone.

Brian shows Steve how to use Magic Bulletʼs Denoiser plug-in for FCP to

remove noise from DSLR footage he recently shot for a cable network trailer.

Director Taz Goldstein showcases OmniGraffle as his pre-production tool of choice for helping him plot out camera moves and placement on the set. Taz used OG on a feature he recently directed for Disney.

Brian Gary and Norman Hollyn discuss using music in the editing process to best enhance the mood of a scene, bringing the audience to a "lean-forward moment"

Mark Spencer and Andy Neil discuss using Motion's particle emitter to design rotating 3D particle clouds.

Don't want to spend thousands on a control surface for Apple's Color? Then use Tangent's free control surface on your iPad. Steve and Taz take this amazing little app for a test drive.

Steve demonstrates how to import a 3D-rendered Photoshop file into After Effects

and work on it using AEʼs full compliment of animation tools.

Steve shows Brian why Aperture should be part of your workflow when shooting time-lapse images on your DLSR.