Rotoscoping is a key skill for all visual effects artists.  Supercharge your roto using the power tools and rock solid motion tracking data found in Imagineer Systems Mocha & mochaShape.

Curious Turtle is proud to announce the release of a new training DVD set.  Cut and Shut : Paint & Roto Power Techniques with Mocha & mochaShape reveals methods that will speed up your compositing, letting you do more work at higher quality, within your tight deadlines.

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Over NINE HOURS of Project-based Training and Techniques

We do not do "button pushing" training.  We hope that you understand that pressing the "Import" button will import footage.  So why waste your time telling you obvious things?

This in-depth course, hosted by Ben Heusner Brownlee is designed to show advanced techniques that go way beyond button pushing.  We use a "Project Model" for our exercises, so you get to solve both common and complex problems that you will face when doing VFX work.  Across TWELVE PROJECTS and over NINE HOURS, you'll discover new skills that will add real value to your own projects.

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Film Wash Color Effects - Full Creative Color Grades for Busy People

Color grading is the final touch you give to your footage, and it can completely transform the look and emotional impact of your video.  We like to think of it as the final loving kiss for your projects.  Film Wash Color Effects is a set of filters designed with one purpose - to take your footage from the ordinary to the unique.  We're not talking about regular, simple color correction presets  - Film Wash works in specific ways to give the video a deep, textured rinse.

Ready for Action - A Source of Inspiration

All the Film Wash looks are ready to use, straight out of the box.  We know that not all footage reacts in the same way to a color grade, so everything is still fully customisable.  Make quick tweaks if you need to, and the included video tutorial will guide you through the most effective ways to do that.

Film Wash Color Effects for After Effects works perfectly on adjustment layers.  This is important.  It means you can dial back the effect to the strength you need, and even better, you can mix Looks together to create extra depth to your picture with infinite possibilities.

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Film Wash Color Effects - Full Creative ColorFX Grades for Busy People

If you use Apple Color then you know how important color correction and color grading is.  We like to think of it as the final loving kiss for your projects.  It has the ability to transform your project, and create emotions and connections to your audience.  Film Wash Color Effects is a set of Apple Color Colorfx presets designed with one purpose - to take your footage from the ordinary to the unique.  We're not talking about regular, simple color correction presets  - Film Wash works in specific ways to give the video a deep, textured rinse.

Use, Inspire & Teach - Fits in with your Grading Pipeline

All the Film Wash looks are ready to use, straight out of the box.  We know that not all footage reacts in the same way to a color grade, so everything is still fully customisable.

Stuck for ideas?  Click round the Film Wash effects to get a bit of inspiration, then customise to your media.  If you want, you can also use them to check out just how wrong the people are who don't understand the power of the ColorFX room.

Film Wash Color Effects uses only the ColorFX room.  This is important. It sits perfectly within your regular color correction pipeline and won't affect the rest of your grade.  You can easily dial the strength of the effect down, add vignettes and film grain and the included video tutorial will guide you through the most effective ways to do that.

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We are happy to announce the immediate availability of our new video course in Mocha for Final Cut, for both instant download and shipped product.

Planar Tracking Comes to Final Cut Studio

Tracked : The Art of Motion Tracking in Mocha for Final Cut is a six hour HD video course broken into 14 tutorials.  No more relying on inaccurate point trackers or super-slow Smoothcam.  Tracked leads you from first steps in Imagineer Systems Mocha for Final Cut, to utilizing that tracking data across Final Cut Studio.  Falling naturally into two main sections, you will learn the best techniques for motion tracking for editors in Final Cut Pro and spark some ideas when finishing or compositing in Apple Motion.