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I have recently been doing some animations of new applications for a mobile phone. Rendered in HD 720p.

Assuming you need to prolong a movie as it is too short.
There is a way to do this using only Quicktime Pro. Let’s say you want to stretch it to twice the length. Just follow this guide, press the keys exactly as suggested:

Create a new empty movie from File>New player.
In your source, Ctrl + A, …

A video showing how we can import Adobe illustrator files in to Houdini 9.5 (by CARDANFX):
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1449262/sidefx_houdini_9_5_3d_tutorial/

This is my first Painter IX attempt with my Wacom. I hope you like it. It’s done a few years ago but I noticed I had not published it on my blog. I don’t remember what inspired me exactly. This was painted without reference on a Wacom A5 tablet in Painter.

Here is another set of Motion Graphics samples that I created back in 2007. Software used: After Effects (apart from first clip that uses some 3D elements rendered in Maya). Most of these were created as placeholder / test assets for DVD productions; so not for a final product.

Street. Personal Project: Paint Style Digital Image created using my own photograph as a reference. By Anders Sundstedt, June 2009. (click image for full size image).

As there is no documentation for configuring Wacom Tablets in the Maya User Manual; I have written a quick guide here to set the Wacom (Inteous 3) tablet properties for Maya 2010:
The following instructions describe how to set the pen properties for the middle and right click functions (Track and Dolly) when the Alt key …

I’ve studied the webinar Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes. Part One to Part Four; from the AnimationMentor.com Online Animation School.
A lot of tips in there for animators; in terms of Mentorship and Observation and Style.

By The Sea. Personal Project: Painting Style Digital Image created using a personal photograph as reference. By Anders Sundstedt, June 2009. (click image for full size image).

Tonight I have learned how to import a Maya exported .ma file into After Effects; and then use the Maya camera as a new composition. Further; I learned to create a Null object in Maya; that can then be used as a reference to replace with a layer in After Effects; in this case my …

I created these sequences for a short student project back in 2003. Found this on a backup CD-ROM today; added my own music to it and decided to post it here on my CG blog. The video is created using a single 2D photograph per shot; as the source to generate a virtual 3D world …

Stockholm By Night. Personal Project: Van Gogh inpired Painting style image created using my own personal photograph reference. By Anders Sundstedt, Feb 2009. (click image for full size image).

I have decided to release a motion graphics reel; showing some previous work done in After Effects with some elements of 3D (clouds & building structures in Maya). All elements created from original designs and some photography. Most of the sequences designed to work as sample background video sequences; so I basically worked to come …

I have decided to release a motion graphics reel; showing some previous work done in After Effects with some elements of 3D (clouds & building structures in Maya). All elements created by myself. Most of the sequences designed to work as sample background video sequences; so I basically worked to come up with some assets …