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Upscaling Your RED Sequences - Part 2 - Upscaling and ConnectFX Feb 07, 2013

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Part 2 focuses on the challenge of dealing with ConnectFX if they were created at a small debayer setting and now they are upscaled to a larger debayer setting. Very useful to know what happens and how to do the manual adjustments in ConnectFX.

Upscaling Your RED Sequences - Part 1 - Upscaling An Edit Feb 07, 2013

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Part 1 focuses on scaling up a sequence that contains the editorial and basic timeline effects in the sequence.

Mocha to Smoke Interoperability - Part 3 - 3D Camera Tracking Data Jan 29, 2013

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In the final video, you learn how to solve and export a 3D camera move from Mocha Pro into Smoke. Next you composite a 3D model into the shot using the 3D camera data to match the the original background movement.

Mocha to Smoke Interoperability - Part 2 - Masking Data Jan 29, 2013

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In this video, you learn how to export a mask that was rotoscoped in Mocha Pro and import it into the Gmask node to assist with the main compositing task in Autodesk Smoke.

Mocha to Smoke Interoperability - Part 1 - Tracking Data Jan 29, 2013

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In this video, you learn how to set up a planar surface in Mocha Pro which is exported as tracking data to Autodesk Smoke. This data is used to 4-point track commonly known as logo insertion or pack short replacement.

Create Rolling Backgrounds with Action Jan 25, 2013

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n this video, you learn how to create a rolling background from a static image.We will make use of a layered Photoshop file, the action 3D compositor and texturing tools. Detailed explanations of how it works as well as touch on some animation tips.

White Balancing Your Shot Jan 15, 2013

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In this video, you learn how to use the colour warper and vectorscope in ConnectFX to white balance a shot.

Smoke on Location: Copying between Storage Volumes Jan 08, 2013

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When returning from working on location, you can copy all your media using the MediaHub from the portable drive to the main storage. This allows Smoke to work faster and be more efficient.

Smoke on Location: Setting up a new Storage Volume Jan 08, 2013

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Autodesk Smoke can have multiple Media Storage Volumes to handle its media. You set up storage for you main work but you can also set up a portable drive for on-site work as well. This video shows you how to set up a portable drive for Smoke.

Alpha - Part 12 - Exporting ConnectFX with Alpha Nov 26, 2012

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Part 12 - Export out a ConnectFX composite with its alpha channel in the final video of the series. This workflow shows you how to work with Smoke be able to get these composites exported out.

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