This is a two part tutorial on the basics of Adobe After Effects by Sircedric88. It covers the basic features of After Effects and gives you a rundown on all the basic commands and how they interact with each other and your video.
Basics in Adobe After Effects Tutorial Part 1
JayCut is a new free web service that allows you to upload an unlimited amount of clips, music and pictures and then mix them into a clip. This is done through a web based editor. The final clip can later be uploaded to your MySpace and Facebook profile among other places.
It is a very simple process and the video editor is as easy as it gets. Just upload your clips, images and music, mix them in the editor and export. 3 simple steps!
Here is a small introductory tutorial:
The upload might be unlimited, but apparently the clip output is limited to around 2 minutes. This is not yet confirmed.
Video Trace is a piece of software that allows you to create 3D models from a video file by tracing the object at any frame. The traced model is then mapped with the video itself giving the object a realistic look. The obtained model can then be used to modify the video in ways otherwise impossible to do.
The project is still in the prototype phase and in closed beta. The release schedule is still in the works, but with some good fortune it will not be long til you can get your hands on this.
The Siggraph paper describing the research side of this story can be found here: Video Trace (PDF)
You can see the official website here: Australia Centre for Visual Technologies
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Just ran into this video by Chris Pirillo where he gives his opinion on the ZS4 free cross platform video editor.
If you want to check it out for yourself, here is the download link ZS4 Video Editor
