BG Renderer Hits Version 2
Some breaking news from this morning: BG Renderer has officially hit version 2! There are more details on my personal blog as well as the After Effects Scripts site, but it now comes in Basic & Pro versions (both license based now, but for a reasonable price: $4.99/$19.99 respectively). These are the two features of Pro that caught my eye immediately: Render notifications through email, sms, Growl, or Prowl (for iPhone notifications, though Growl + Boxcar could...
After Effects CS5
We could write an extensive post covering what’s new in AE CS5, but Chris & Trish Meyer have covered that over at ProVideo Coalition. It’s well worth the entire read, but here are some highlights: Native 64-bit (No more out of memory errors!). Roto Brush. Mocha & Mocha Shape. DE FreeForm. Native R3D file support, including color & metadata management in the Interpret Footage dialog. Two new blending modes: Subtract & Divide. New keyboard...