Another Animation test. The Wingman

Having recently done some corporate work that required character work, it put me in the mood to I do more character stuff in After Effects. I'm using the DUIK script again, in this case it's used for the inverse kinematics (IK) on the arm and that's it. Mostly I just used solids with masks and the Stroke effect to create everything inside After Effects.



I found the audio here. If you download the sample pack, make sure to download that and not the Audio Recording and Editing software on the same page as I can't vouch for that. I really need to get back to using Anime Studio Pro, but I'm enjoying figuring out how to pull off animation in After Effects as well.

Standing Desk solutions

Last year I took time out to build a standing desk, it used adjustable legs to achieve the required height. The end result looked like this and cost about $200 or so.

At the time I was unable to find an affordable solution off the rack, however things have since changed and I have now discovered this.

The prices are quite reasonable and had this been around at the time I would have gone for this. The obviouse advantage is that the height adjustments can be made easily at any time, with my hand made model I have to clear the desk, upturn it and adjust each leg separately.
More information at VARIDESK Australia.

Behold the Beholder HSP - 3 Axis Stabilizer for smart phones

Here's a review for a handheld stabilization rig for your smart phone by Mikey of AE Tutes with Mikey.


More info at teamrebeldesign.com.

Death of Grooveshark

A visit to one of my go to places to find music revealed this;

I guess the problem was that anything we can listen to on our PC's we can record. I'll miss the quick search for various song covers and artist offerings that grooveshark.com afforded me.

Andrew Kramer speaking to Andrew Price

The Video Copilot is interviewed by the Blender Guru.

It's an Andrew on Andrew talk fest.

VISITING -Episode 1

This ongoing project by Louis du Mont on which I've posted before has finally produced it's first episode. Virtually a one man operation, although all credit to the few others who have helped make this thing look so good and professional (I particularly loved the sound production), we can now see the potential of this scenario in context of a narrative.


Visiting Episode 1 from Louis du Mont on Vimeo.

A great start, but keep them coming, I want more.

Some Tasty Surface presets for Lightwave 3D

I've uploaded these to 3dxyz.pro so they will be available pretty soon. Here's the promo I put together for the fun of it (and to test out the surfaces).