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New Site Reviewed: FinalCutKing.com and Cinema4D Tutorial

// December 13th, 2009 // No Comments » // Cinema4D, Final Cut Pro

Great Site for Final Cut Pro Tutorials

FinalCutKing.com is run by Zach King. Zach has many video tutorials playing there on Vimeo. The quality is very high and the videos move at a good pace. The frame of the video is filled by the entire Final Cut Pro program and he zooms in when need so we can see the numbers and settings.  Also, if you like what he has he offers DVD’s for sale as well to help with learning the program.
The other site YouthDesigner.com has a tutorial on creating grass in Cinema4D.  Not a video but very clean screen shots, moving step by step.  I was always stumped by creating grass before so for me this was a terrific find.  I should really post some old screen shots of my attempts at this.  Now all I need to do is animate each blade of grass.  Hmm not today.

Rigler Digital Promo made with iMovie.

// November 15th, 2009 // No Comments » // Final Cut Pro, Social Media

I needed an intel based Mac to work on some mobile applications so I bought a new one.   What I didn’t expect was what a powerful program the iMovie 09 is.  With iMovie 09 there are many more transitions and title options.  The event library gives it a familiar feel to the browser in Final Cut Pro.  Also, you are able to choose themes with animated graphics, comics, globes and travel theme for all of your travel videos.

Armed with this new program.  I created our Rigler Digital Domain Registration Web Hosting Promo.  Enjoy.

Vicente Baldwin Memorial (1965-2009)

// June 26th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // Final Cut Pro

“A movie is a miracle” That is a my favorite quote from Vicente Baldwin. He died suddenly from a heart attack February, 9th 2009. Vicente took a chance on me and shot an entire film for pro bono in 1998. Yes we had been friends for that long. Vicente had an incredible enthusiasm for filmmaking and new technology. He received certification as a camera operator and at one point filmed Bill Clinton in Washington D.C. He also was Alfonso Arau assistant in “A Walk in The Clouds”. He worked closely with Keannu Reeves and Debra Messing. He had a unique way of looking at life through the lens of a camera. Please listen to our last recorded session together.

Resources for Final Cut Pro: What Happened 2-Pop?

// May 31st, 2009 // No Comments » // Final Cut Pro

For those of you who have been following my blog/podcast you know I am an avid user of Final Cut Pro.(no pun intended) Recently for my podcast I went online to check out 2-Pop.com only to find out it is not as useful as it once was for FCP users.

Apple's Final Cut Pro

2-pop is more of a landing page for Creative Planet to promote their other companies. Yes there are articles and yes there is a forum, but the latest entry I saw was for February. Not an active forum in my book. To focus on the positive; I suggest Ken Stone’s website. He has a large number of tutorials. It is a very zenlike site laid out very clean. Each tutorial is the way I like it so a complete novice can understand step by step. Another resource is the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User’s Group – ok lafcpug.org also done with care and tutorials by experts in the field giving step by step instructions.
However, where is my favorite place to get help with Final Cut well that’s easy: Creativecow.net. I like CreativeCow because their tutorials are video based with the program open and running. This helps by which you can start and stop the tutorial – view it as many times as you like. Richard Harrington is their expert and he does a great job.

My Own Digital Artwork – Past and the Future

// May 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // Cinema4D, Final Cut Pro

"Grape - Just Grape"

Until I set up a gallery page, I wanted to post a couple of pics of some past work.  Grape.  I wish I had some profound name for this guy but no.  Grape was done as a spec commercial for “California Grapes” The tools used: Cinema4D, Final Cut Pro, and the music I grabbed from Garageband.  I learned a lot from this project.  I learn best while on the job, books and tutorials are great but then you have to jump in and do it.  Here’s the completed video.

“Saucer Boy” is an idea created by Brad Goodchild.  Saw his idea and thought wouldn’t this be great in 3-D. Here he is in fighting mode. See video here. The ocean was created by a tutorial from 3-D World issue #74 pg. 66.  That magazine is worth every penny and why I love the U.K. and myfavouritemagazines.co.uk

Saucer Boy - The Experiment.

To recap this week’s podcast I disscussed Noupe.com Gotta love their post on the 25 spectacular C4D tutorials.  I’m on it.  Love the zebra tutorial. (more…)