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The most important thing I have learned is that there isn't one big "film and television" industry. Instead, there are lots of separate industries with their own economies, markets, cultures etc. Even if the software's the same, workflows can be different
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After Effects Guru Meditation 2: Compositing for faster 3D workflows by Chris Zwar - ProVideo Coalition
Everyone knows what a compositor does, right? Well, probably not. One of the most valuable lessons I have learned from many years of experience is that there are many different types of productions. T...
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September 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The most important thing I have learned is that there isn't one big "film and television" industry. Instead, there are lots of separate industries with their own economies, markets, cultures etc. Even if the software's the same, workflows can be different
www.provideocoalition.com/after-effect...
www.provideocoalition.com/after-effect...
Posted a new video on reverse tracking in #aftereffects, and how this fundamental VFX technique has evolved over the years:
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This is first in a new series called "Guru Meditations", where I see #vfx stuff on Reddit and figure I can rant about it for ages...
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This is first in a new series called "Guru Meditations", where I see #vfx stuff on Reddit and figure I can rant about it for ages...
After Effects Guru Meditation 1: Reverse Tracking for VFX by Chris Zwar - ProVideo Coalition
I’ve been using After Effects for nearly 30 years, and over that time I’ve worked on a wide range of projects across many different fields. But one thing I haven’t done a lot of is interact with other...
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August 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Posted a new video on reverse tracking in #aftereffects, and how this fundamental VFX technique has evolved over the years:
www.provideocoalition.com/after-effect...
This is first in a new series called "Guru Meditations", where I see #vfx stuff on Reddit and figure I can rant about it for ages...
www.provideocoalition.com/after-effect...
This is first in a new series called "Guru Meditations", where I see #vfx stuff on Reddit and figure I can rant about it for ages...
Everything you need to know about ACES, OCIO and #Adobe #AfterEffects. That's a wrap on my Color Management series- nearly 12 hours total. When I started, OCIO was a plugin- now it's built in! That's great progress from Adobe, but a learning curve for users.
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Color Management Part 26: ACES and After Effects - the express tutorial by Chris Zwar - ProVideo Coalition
ACES and OpenColorIO are the industry standard tools for color management in the VFX industry. It’s now been two years since I began writing about color management, and during that time After Effects ...
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February 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Everything you need to know about ACES, OCIO and #Adobe #AfterEffects. That's a wrap on my Color Management series- nearly 12 hours total. When I started, OCIO was a plugin- now it's built in! That's great progress from Adobe, but a learning curve for users.
www.provideocoalition.com/color-manage...
www.provideocoalition.com/color-manage...
The latest video on color management looks at how to deal with Corporate Branding Colors in an ACES project. As ACES becomes more accepted in corporate video production, this will become increasingly relevant.
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#aftereffects #colormanagement #vfx #aces #adobe
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#aftereffects #colormanagement #vfx #aces #adobe
Color Management Part 25: Corporate Brand Colors and ACES by Chris Zwar - ProVideo Coalition
For certain sectors of the industry, working with corporate branding colors is a critical aspect of the job. In Part 24, I looked at how we can deal with corporate branding guidelines when working wit...
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December 22, 2024 at 2:05 AM
The latest video on color management looks at how to deal with Corporate Branding Colors in an ACES project. As ACES becomes more accepted in corporate video production, this will become increasingly relevant.
www.provideocoalition.com/color-manage...
#aftereffects #colormanagement #vfx #aces #adobe
www.provideocoalition.com/color-manage...
#aftereffects #colormanagement #vfx #aces #adobe
If you use #Adobe #AfterEffects, check out this video on how and why colors can look different when rendered. No, it's not a "Quicktime Gamma Bug", but default behaviours can cause color shifts in outputs. Learn how you can use color management to fix this!
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Color Management Part 24: Corporate Branding Colors and video production by Chris Zwar - ProVideo Coalition
Adobe After Effects is the industry standard app for motion graphics, and yet working with color management can strike fear into the hearts of those producing video content with corporate brand guidel...
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November 25, 2024 at 11:43 PM
If you use #Adobe #AfterEffects, check out this video on how and why colors can look different when rendered. No, it's not a "Quicktime Gamma Bug", but default behaviours can cause color shifts in outputs. Learn how you can use color management to fix this!
www.provideocoalition.com/color-manage...
www.provideocoalition.com/color-manage...
Let's get this BlueSky show on the road! I mainly post Adobe After Effects stuff. I've been writing tutorials and articles for over 20 year. My most post is part of a long series on color management - somehow it's up to Part 23 with a couple more to come: www.provideocoalition.com/color-manage...
Color Management Part 23: HDR tone mapping in practise by Chris Zwar - ProVideo Coalition
When John Lennon said “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans”, he might have been talking about plans for a video on color management. Apologies that it’s taken so long to get thi...
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November 17, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Let's get this BlueSky show on the road! I mainly post Adobe After Effects stuff. I've been writing tutorials and articles for over 20 year. My most post is part of a long series on color management - somehow it's up to Part 23 with a couple more to come: www.provideocoalition.com/color-manage...