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Name the price

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Discussing the process one would take to estimate the time and cost of a custom motion graphic. Learn about my process of planning the work, naming the price, and picking the client I want to work for. Learn those skills and you’ll always be happy with your work… well… most of the time anyway.

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Know your 3D

Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Discussion on how to improve the After Effects and 3d environment workflows for better compositing and faster rendering. UV Passes, Normal Maps, RPF format… all that good stuff. Question and answers was also very very cool, but it was not recorded. It never is. If you want to ask me a question and get an answer make sure to register and join the next live session of “Happy AfterEffecting with Maltaannon”

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Creativity, education and success

Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

The show went for over 2 hours. Too bad the first part (that you see here) didn’t work out as planned. Had some technical problems at the beginning of the show and forgot to say all the things I wanted to say. Next time, watch it live. (Oh. And by the way – the professor I mentioned is cool and we still keep in touch – forgot to mention that)

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Happy AfterEffecting – LIVE!

Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Thanks to your encouragement I’ve been thinking about running my own LIVE! show for quite some time now. Last Wednesday I thought it’s about time to finally do something about it, so I registered at UStream.tv and hosted the first episode of my show called “Happy AfterEffecting with Maltaannon“. It was simply a test broadcast to see how it works, what it feels like and what kind of responses I’ll get from you. To my surprise it was a total success, even though I announced it only on Twitter and Facebook 6 hours in advance, so I’d like to thank you all for being there.

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Maltaannon.com

Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

This was the first LIVE! broadcast ever. Had a lot of glitches, but hopefully I’ll fix them for the next one. In this episode I’ve talked about my site and answered some of your questions. Thanks for being there. See you next time.

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Pixel Bender and aeUIControls

Posted on 05. Sep, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

After publishing Introduction to Pixel Bender tutorial where I showed you guys how to build a simple cropping plugin I got a lot of emails and comments asking specifically how to create certain types of parameters in Pixel Bender code that show up in After Effects as Angle Control, Checkbox and other UI elements, so I’ve decided to create this small list for you to help you out with this.

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Introduction to Pixel Bender

Posted on 25. Aug, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Check this tutorial out and learn more about Adobe Pixel Bender technology and start making your own plugins.

Interviewed by Motionworks

Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Hey. I thought you’d like to know. I was just interviewed by John Dickinson from Motionworks. If you’d like to know some interesting facts about me and my work make sure to check out the interview. Unplugged 4: Maltaannon.

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Bitweiser Light

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Problems with overerexposed footage? Need to work in 32bpc for nice depth of field and motion blur? Now you can! Convert your footage from 8bpc to 32bpc with my new free plugin.

Youveelizer

Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

UV mapping finally available in After Effects. Check out this amazing tutorial to learn how to integrate your 3D artwork with After Effects to improve your workflow, save time and money. It’s a must-see!

Shutter Streak

Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Add a classy film look to your footage by creating a Shutter Streak effect as seen in Red Giant Software’s amazing plugin – Magic Bullet Looks. Switch given features of the streak on and off for quick and easy adjustments.