September 2008

Fake tilt-shift miniatures

I really like The Gimp… I just wish it had a different name. In my somewhat limited experience, it appears to be able to duplicate any effect that Photoshop can do – either directly or with user-contributed plug-ins – but it has the distinct advantage of being distributed under an Open Source license, meaning it’s [...]

How to create a Star Trek style transporter effect using freeware

While working on a video my wife needed recently, I got wondering how one would go about making a realistic Star Trek style transporter effect. After working out in my own mind what the basic steps were, I found a set of instructions at mediacollege.com that detailed exactly how to do it if you happen [...]