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Easily layer multiple copies of Maxon Noise to quickly create custom, art-directed dirt maps for your Real Lens Flares schmutz.
In this #TipTuesday video, Michael walks you through a quick little setup in Autograph, but this works in After Effects and DaVinci Resolve too.
Realism is the goal of Real Lens Flares. Now, you can pick types of sources to send different wavelengths of light through the lens simulation.
Real Lens Flares is now even more real.
Sometimes the small things are exactly what you need!
In this #TipTuesday video, Michael shows you an itty bitty fix that snuck into 3D Stroke in last week's release.
Heading to NAB Show New York? 👀 Don't miss Post Production World sessions with practical tips for production work:
✨ Faster Cinema 4D → After Effects workflows
✨ Smarter mograph + VFX techniques
✨ Free motion graphics workflows with Autograph
Info: maxonvfx.com/4yxOAXn
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Your creativity inspires us & your feedback shapes the creative tools we build.
Get to know our team a little better, hear about the passion driving our fall release & explore the new features in Cinema 4D, Redshift, ZBrush, Red Giant, & Autograph.
🔗 maxonvfx.com/4hLRNOd
Features you've asked for (a lot) are finally here!
Easy AI-assisted relighting, customizable schmutz in Real Lens Flares, Maxon Noise in your timeline, and more!
Learn more about all of today's new releases here: maxonvfx.com/4z7md3L
📢 New tools dropping into your artist toolbox today!
Relight scenes with AI-powered Scene Light, custom schmutz in Real Lens Flares, Maxon Noise (finally) in Red Giant Universe, and more!
Learn more here: maxonvfx.com/4z7md3L
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The Red Giant logo and an arrow encouraging you to look at more of the pictures in this post sit in the bottom corner.
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💡 We're sure you'll light up for these new features, even if things might get a little noisy (and dirty).
Don't miss the live stream this WEDNESDAY.
Info: maxonvfx.com/4zm98Dd
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Join us LIVE this Wednesday to see some upcoming features!
Info here: maxonvfx.com/4zm98Dd
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Some of the best VFX work is invisible. @HamilBros Studios overcame production limitations and turned an empty rehearsal hall into a packed performance using
• Supercomp
• Optical Glow
• Real Lens Flares
• @ActionVFX crowd elements
You can do so much more than just normal powder-based stuff with Bang. For example, you can do cool sci-fi energy blasters in fully 3D, volumetric simulations that work really fast right inside After Effects.
Chad quickly shows how to give your videos more power! ⚡
While these examples are a bit over the top, you CAN tweak this effect to be more subtle (please do).
Universe Electrify is part of your Red Giant, Maxon One, or Universe subscription.