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Tools, tips, tricks and techniques to make creative projects run smoother and perform better

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4 Steps Marketing Leaders Can Take to Prevent Scope Creep and a Blown Budget

Scope creep and going over budget is a common challenge in creative marketing projects, especially when working on animations or video production. It can lead to missed deadlines, budget overruns, and strained relationships with creative teams. In this video, I share practical strategies to help marketing leaders avoid these pitfalls and manage animation projects more effectively.

How to Create a 3D Composite in Cinema 4D with Arnold

AJ from Raconteur goes over the basics of 3D compositing like basic settings, general steps, and using textures.

Add appeal to your animation in 10 seconds or less

Joe shows a dead-simple and easy technique to add visual interest to translation, rotation and camera movement.

Creating Custom Terrain with Gaia Procedural Worlds in Unity

AJ from Raconteur Animation goes over the basics of creating your own custom terrains in Unity through the helpful aid of the Gaia Procedural Worlds plugin.

How to connect MoGraph with Arnold Shaders in Cinema 4D

Dylan explains the basics of connecting MoGraph elements in Cinema 4D with Arnold Shaders

Learning the Basics of Adobe Premiere Pro

AJ shows off the basics of editing in Adobe Premiere Pro from importing and exporting videos, to using the Premiere’s main tools and effects control panel.

10 Second Tips • How to use guides in Adobe After Effects

Joe shows the keyboard shortcuts and how guides can be used for snapping layers and masks in Adobe After Effects

Rename Multiple Objects in Maxon Cinema 4D

Joe shows how to use the Naming Tool in C4D to rename multiple objects, tags and materials including adding prefixes and numbered suffixes.

How and why to use the Edge Slide tool in Cinema4D

Learn how to use the Edge Slide tool in Cinema4D

4 times when 3D animation can help your business | Promoting a product that doesn’t exist

3D animation can be especially effective to promote and advertise your business or product

Machine Animation Tutorial: Tape and Ribbon | Maya 2017 + MASH

Learn how to use MASH and MEL scripts to animate tape, ribbon and a pulley system

3D Modeling Tutorial: How to Model Bolt/Screw/Pipe Threads | Maya 2017

Learn how to model physically accurate bolt or pipe threads by using the helix object

Machine Animation Tutorial: Rigging Scissor Arms | Maya 2017

Learn how to use the IK function to rig a series of scissor arms inside a machine.

Machine Animation Tutorial: Rigging a Cable Chain | Maya 2017

Learn how to use the IK spline function to create rigging for a cable chain

Maya MEL Script: Insert “Blank” Frame

Learn how to use a MEL script to insert new frames in an animation

Tile Rendering | Maya 2016 + Mental Ray

Learn how to use tile rendering and the command line to prevent crashes and lost work.

10 Second Maya Tips: Rename Multiple Objects

Learn 2 different methods to rename multiple objects including automatic numbering.

10 Second Maya Tips: Center Object to World Origin

Learn 2 different methods to place an object in the center of the world in Maya

Tile Rendering | Maya 2016 + Mental Ray

Learn how to use tile rendering and the command line to prevent crashes and lost work.

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