Peachpit has a great book promo deal By ninjacrayon Subscribe to Creative Edge today at the introductory price of $19.99 and get a book or DVD from Peachpit free! Learn more and sign up at peachpit.com/cebookpromo . Creative Edge gives you unlimited access to all of Peachpit Press, New Riders, Apple Pro Training Series, and Adobe Press videos and books! ...Read More »

Crowd Control is Back! It's a good thing By ninjacrayon An Open Letter from Aharon about the return of Crowd Control:   Hi folks- I wanted to take a moment and let you know that the Crowd Control site is back. It took a lot longer than we wanted, but it?s working even better than we'd hoped! You will now find that you are getting faster downloads, which means less time waiting to get started on your projects.... ...Read More »

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RE:Vision Effects releases RSMB v4 OFX plugin for Nuke, Maya/3ds Max Composite and Scratch. By ninjacrayon Hey!  Now NUKE users get RSMB v4.  Lucky Lucky you! RE:Vision Effects, acclaimed effects plug-in industry leader and makers of Academy Award winning software, announces a new version of their ReelSmart Motion Blur OFX plug-in for Nuke, Maya/3ds Max Composite, and Scratch is now available. ...Read More »

Adobe Groups - More Users Like You By ninjacrayon I don't know if you know this - - but there's this HUGE group of people out there that use Adobe products just the way you do.  Adobe has been trying to get them to come together under the banner of Adobe Groups.  And guess who is managing a couple of these sites.  Yep - me.  Join me.  If you're a Photoshop User, After Effects User, Hollywood or not - Anywhere in the world actually!  Takes 30 seconds, but you'll spend much more time there once you're in. ...Read More »

Girls and Corpses - Need I say more. By ninjacrayon  So I attended my first every Girls and Corpses Event. Being invited by one of my friends, I figured I would check this out. It turns out there were a few surprises I wasn't aware of, and a $5 cover charge to get all I can drink, and watch a few live music performances. Lets get this a move on! Walking up to Meltdown Comics, there was already a good amount of people. Everyone was very social, and snapping pictures. Getting inside they had the Alien Autopsy issue Signing, also a few Adult Film Stars signing their Hustler DVD's. There was also several little things here and there to look at. Though I am not into comics as other may be, this was the longest time I've ever spent in a fun store like that. Moving my way to the back, I caught two really fun bands, and enjoyed a few drinks. Met some people, and was handed a few things we like to call swag. I'd say everyone had a really great time, and this event was a success! I'll leave it at that and just post the pictures now. ...Read More »

There's a new kind of Blog in town. Sixteen X Nine By ninjacrayon If you love design, and looking at pretty pictures, you'll love this new kind of a blog. A good friend of mine named Jonathan Winbush started up a great reference site purposely for himself, but figured it would be a great way to give back to those who've helped him out over the years. Deciding he wanted to start this blog titled Sixteen X Nine, came to mind because blogs are popular, and he wanted a quick visual Graphic Designers Resource. Jonathan also loves referencing work to build influence from work he's seen, also since he tends to do work at several different computers it got impossible to keep track of all the links, so why not a visual reference. It started by compiling all his links he's come across, and started organizing. Ideally he comes across one or more new artists a day, but also he's got people now submitting their website to him, which he'll post. Throughout his freelancing jobs, other designers who have worked with him have offered a little advice. So rather then a get rich quick plan, he decided to share with everyone all the cool sites which he uses as a source. If you are wondering where the name came from, the answer is right in front of us in a way that it is spelled out. He builds all his Design Boards at 16x9 aspect radio. But that's not all hes got, there's even a few interviews up. Get the story from a few featured artist. They're fun to read, and interesting. So check it out for yourself. Its pretty fun just quickly explore. I'm guilty for checking out all the work. Also submit your own, or ones you love checking out. Bookmark: www.sixteenxnine.net ...Read More »

Video Symphony TV - A Video Web Blog By ninjacrayon It's pretty amazing when you get a group of smart people together. They create exciting projects.  Here's a few names I'd like to drop...  Alan Natale, Kate Logan, and Jon Amirkhan. These three people have been doing something pretty fabulous behind the red curtains. While Alan has been the mastermind of what they Video Symphony TV , and two hosts which do a great job keeping us entertained with their back and forth humor. Keep your eyes out every three weeks, while each episode is fresh with new Tech Gadgets, newly discovered fun websites, also fabulous special guest. This very series is Produced at Video Symphony, a Post-Production School in Burbank, CA. To make the learning experience even greater you can catch the live web stream, and interact with the hosts while they are shooting. I mean Kate's cute, why not. What interests me in this Video Web Blog just might interest you, and your friends. It has many great qualities, it's not to long,  it's informative, funny, reviews new gadgets people actually buy. If you think you're to behind on the episodes, no sweat. They've recently uploaded Episode #2. A perfect time to follow-up. Wondering how to check out this great New Media, it's free and not hard time find. Just Visit: www.videosymphonytv.com Another site for more information about this and more. Check out: www.techburrito.com ...Read More »

SIGGRAPH 2010: FootageFirm extends offer By ninjacrayon OK - so it's not LOS ANGELES footage, but New York City is one of those locations that everyone wants to use as stock material. You can claim your NYC free footage this week ...Read More »

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