The Genesis Project

You did the word free don't you? ;-)

Simply click the 'download project' button on the link below to get the plugin. To install, simply drag it into your AE plugin's folder.

Happy reflection day,
Dennis

Reflection plugin

Posted by Dennis Radeke at 12:46 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 0 )

As an Adobe employee, I get the "My stuff is broke, tell me how to fix it" in a wondrous variety.  My response is usually something to the effect that I'm not the amazing kreskin and then smile.  Point is that we usually need a lot of information to even formulate a guess. 

However, there is one thing that I like to mention as a general kind of 'catch all'.  It's surprising at how often it can cure a user's mysterious problems.

We call it 'trashing the prefs' and here's how you do it.

On PC go to

UserFolder>Documents>Adobe>AdobeProductName (like Premiere Pro)  Inside of this, there is a folder with a number (usually 4.0 for CS4).  Take that to the trash and restart your application.

On the Mac its basically the same.

UserFolder>Documents>Adobe>AdobeProductName

Hope this helps you if you're experiencing something less than a great experience.

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Posted by Dennis Radeke at 1:29 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 )

You can get the update for that and Adobe Media Encoder (also 4.2) via the Help menu.  Just go to an Adobe application and select Help>Updates.

You can watch a video from Dave on Premiere Pro 4.2 here

Here's a list of fixes and features:

New in this release

• Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra material is now supported; new sequence presets are also included for editing this format.

Notable fixes

• Final Cut Pro Project Converter is now compatible with Final Cut Pro version 7
• Final Cut Pro Project Converter now maintains timecodes from the originally captured sources from Final Cut Pro
• Playback no longer stops when connecting/disconnecting a USB keyboard or mouse
• Performance is no longer diminished in mixed format sequences during playback, scrubbing, and exporting
• Fixed a field output issue when rendering a 720p 60/50 source in an interlaced SD sequence
• Third-party support

Known issues

• Use of Project Manager is not recommended for AVC-I since clip spanning is lost during project collect and copy
• Clip duration in media browser does not match duration of clip once it is imported
• AVC-I clips are redbar in native sequences

Posted by Dennis Radeke at 6:28 AM | Permalink

and really, the only thing I can say about this one is FINALLY...

I had some trouble with our web system and so this should have been posted a week ago.

In this episode, I dive into the technique for creating the smoky look of the text disappearing.  It's not entirely intuitive at first, but once you get it, it rocks!  Hat tip (and big thank you) to Andrew Kramer for this technique.  Read on to view the tutorial and/or see a short clip with the finished animation.

Continue reading " Adobe Beginner Classes #30 is live! " »

Posted by Dennis Radeke at 6:09 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 0 )

64...bits...ONLY...  Are you psyched or nervous?

I don't think many people are shocked by this and hopefully many people are excited about this as we slowly get closer to CS 'Next'.  And to answer your next thought, no, it's not anytime soon!

I've added a couple of graphics and reviewed the text. Originally published 10/20/2009

Continue reading " It's official: 64bit is the future for Premiere Pro and After Effects " »

Posted by Dennis Radeke at 1:01 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 6 )