Author Archives: Michele Yamazaki
Michele Yamazaki on Digital Production Buzz Thurs May 23
Toolfarm’s Michele Yamazaki (that’s me!) will be talking about Rain generating plug-ins on the next episode of Digital Production Buzz. Tune in at 6pm PST/9pm EST this Thursday for Larry Jordan’s podcast, Digital Production Buzz. Michele is going to talk about her latest article, In Depth: Rain Generators. Related Digital Production Buzz Larry Jordan on … Continue reading
Save the Date: Michele Yamazaki on Digital Production BuZZ March 21, 2013
Michele Yamazaki of Toolfarm.com (that’s me!) will once again have the pleasure of being on the Digital Production BuZZ with Larry Jordan on March 21, 2013. I’ll be on at 6:20pm PST/9:20PM EST. Tune in for free. Put an alarm in your iCal! They liked the tutorial I recently did on dewrinkling clothes with a … Continue reading
Tutorial: Digitally Iron Clothing in After Effects with Boris Continuum Complete BCC SmoothTone
BCC SmoothTone filter is made for smoothing skin, but I have a great trick to smooth wrinkled clothing on your talent. Learn step-by-step how to digitally iron a wrinkled shirt while maintaining sharpness in other areas. BCC SmoothTone is included with Boris Continuum Complete ($995) and the Boris Continuum Image Restoration Unit ($299). Download a fully functional … Continue reading
Free Live Training: Image Restoration + Touch Up in Adobe After Effects w Michele Yamazaki
One lucky attendee will win a one year Adobe Creative Cloud Membership – a $600 value! REGISTER NOW! Attend this free live training event and discover project-saving methods of restoring and touching up images in Adobe After Effects. Presented by Michele Yamazaki, author of “Plug-in with After Effects: Third Party Plug-in Mastery”, this live training event … Continue reading
Digital Production BuZZ End of Year Family Show tonight!
Larry Jordan and his crew at Digital Production BuZZ have a big end of year show set up featuring the whole BuZZ Family, tonight, December 27th, 2012. The show will feature several guests from the year and will air from 6-7pm PST/9-10pm EST at digitalproductionbuzz.com. I will be on the show, talking about Toolfarm stuff … Continue reading
Let’s do some Q and A.
Give me an AE problem or plug-in issue and I will try and help you solve it. Go!
Bug & Fix: Noise Industries FxFactory 4.0 Conflict with Perian
Perian is a free, open-source QuickTime component that is no longer being developed. Noise Industries recommends removing Perian from your system. There is also a new build of FxFactory 4.0 (Build 3650) that users can update to. Read more about this thread in the Moving to Adobe Premiere Pro group on Facebook. FxFactory 4.0 just … Continue reading
The Annual Toolfarm Top Ten Plug-in Awards Ends Thursday! – Take the Survey! More Prizes!
We are compiling a definitive Top 10 list from our customers who are Adobe After Effects, Maxon Cinema 4D, and Apple Final Cut Pro users. What are your favorite plug-ins? We’ve been expanding our CINEMA 4D product selection and are happy to now include CINEMA 4D Top Ten List. Take the Toolfarm Top Ten Survey Now! … Continue reading
Replay of Me on Digital Production Buzz
If you missed Digital Production Buzz last Thursday, I talk about Video Copilot Element 3D, LookLabs SpeedLooks and SmartSound Quicktracks. Here is the direct link to my segment from June 28, 2012. Here is the full Digital Production Buzz program from June 28, 2012. Thanks to Larry Jordan and the crew for having me on … Continue reading
Tutorial: Color Isolation Effect with Magic Bullet Colorista II
In this new tutorial from Toolfarm, I explains couple of cool tricks that you can do with color in Red Giant Software Magic Bullet Colorista II, a robust tool made for color correcting footage. If you don't have Magic Bullet Colorista II, you can download a free demo from our demos page. And if you're … Continue reading