You can’t have video without audio… it just doesn’t work. That’s why in high school it was A/V club, not just V Club… although that does sound pretty rad. Anywho… if you want to complete an animation, short film, commercial or whatever… you have to have good audio, and that means scores and sound effects! I have found some of the best places around the web to purchase packages, find individual songs, and even snag some free tracks for you and your work!

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We so appreciate Imagineer Systems sponsoring our March Desktop Wallpaper Contest that we decided to throw together a collection of awesome Mocha tutorials for you to enjoy. There is a lot to learn from Mocha, being such a powerful tracker, so I suggest you brush up and hone those skills!

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Ahh another font roundup… Gotta love these things! I often find myself scouring sites like WantedFonts or DaFont for hours at a time and end up with about 50-100 new fonts and hardly ANY work done. Well, if this sounds familiar, I have taken the searching out of finding some awesome fonts for you to use for titling in your productions! Bold and beautiful, I am sure there is something here for everyone!

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When it comes to the world of post production, there are a lot of choices for the tools of the trade. Some are relatively cheap to purchase, and some you might never touch in your professional career. One thing is for sure though, it’s not the app that makes the spot, its the artist who finishes. it. Although, having a super fast machine and a toolset to take on the project’s massiveness helps too. I have compiled a list of 14 of the leading software options in the post production realm to bring some insight to those of you who think that After Effects is the only option available, or if you are interested in branching out away from our favorite app of choice into the world of nodal compositing.

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It’s been about a month since the last tutorial roundup, so I figure we are due to get our fix. Although we have had some killer contributions the last few weeks… it’s always good to get some more places to bookmark and check up on, so I present to you 48 new tutorials to hone your AE senses!

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Our generous friends at Video Copilot decided that along with our review of their newest product, Optical Flares, our loyal readers would love a chance to win a couple prizes courtesy of Andrew Kramer himself! Check out our newest giveaway to win some awesome Video Copilot prizes!

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Finally! Optical Flares is here and the behemoth of a lens flare plugin could not be more worth the months of hype! I decided to run through all the features, poke around and try out the plugin and give my exclusive opinion on how fantasmically AWESOME this thing is! Trust me, it has been well worth the wait.

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I know you were itching for another Demo Reel Roundup… I could just feel it from the innermost cockles of my being. Well I got 32 more for you to take a good gander at, get some ideas, and go out and make some AWESOME! That’s right I just used ‘awesome’ as a noun. Now do it!

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I know how much you all love new plugins, and I know how much you love free stuff as well! Well, I figured I would combine the two and show you DigiEffects’ new plugin, Atmosphere! It’s a handy little tool that aids you in creating some nice looking hazy atmospheric looks to your compositions with hardly any steps. Oh yeah… did I mention were giving two licenses PLUS we have an exclusive coupon code.. oh yeah… good stuff.

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I know you guys like seeing what companies are out there making the amazing stuff you see on TV, the interwebz and all that, so I figured I’d do a justice and roundup a TON of studios, VFX shops, post houses and the like. Get ready to watch some reels and poke around… it’s a good one.

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