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Using Block Dissolve on Grid (After Effects 7)
Here is a tutorial showing you how to use the Block Dissolve in After Effects 7 to create several clips fading in/out on a grid (You will need 9 videos).


Get crisp clear vector images into motion 2
How to get crisp, sharp and clear vector images into motion 2 when brought in from applications like Illustrator. This is a nice and easy little tip.


Matrix Extrude in Cinema 4D
This is just a simple example, but it should teach you the basics of using Matrix Extrude in C4D, which is a fantastic feature of C4D.


After Effects 7 crashing on Mac Pro
Suddenly After Effects 7 was crashing on startup on my Mac Pro? After a lot of messing around, I found the way to sort it out on my machine.


Motion 2.1.2 won't startup anymore
I recently updated Apple Motion to 2.1.2, but then it suddenly didn't startup. And up until then it had always worked. But I finally managed to sort it out.


Extending the duration of a timeline Motion
Here is how you extend the length and duration of the timeline in apple motion. It confused me for a while but it's an very easy to change and solve.


DV clip playing quality rubbish in Quicktime 7
When viewing video clips in DV codec format in Quicktime 7 the quality is low by default. But here is a very simple solution for you to sort this out.


Depth of Field in Cinema 4D
If in Cinema 4D and you have something close up to the camera it will be in focus and something in the distance is will be blurred, known as depth of field.


Convert to older version of Final Cut
By default if you try and save a Final Cut file to and older version of Final Cut say V5 to V4.5. The older version will not be able to open it.


Minority Report - Everybody Runs (GC)
Minority Report is yet another example of a great film license gone bad once transferred into a game (of which there are many!).