An absolutely brilliant Canon 5D Mark II video tutorial made by Tyler Ginter on how to use the video mode of the Canon 5D Mark II. Tyler take you from the the basics of how to navigate around the menus and various video mode settings. During the video tutorial you can learn more advanced tips and tricks to help you get the best out of the camera.

“This tutorial will be particularly useful if you are a photographer making the transition to video, if you are a videographer and want to see if this camera will fit into your current workflow, or whether you’ve never touched a camera before and want to know some tips and techniques to get the best out of a 5D MK II.” (Tyler Ginter)

The tutorial is broken up into the six sections:

00:00 – Introduction
01:00 – Camera Settings
03:20 – Camera Buttons
06:46 – Focusing (Auto/Manual Modes)
09:09 – ISO/Shutter/Aperture Controls and Tricks
16:18 – Conclusion

How To Use Video Mode on the Canon 5D MK II from Tyler Ginter on Vimeo.

Deke McClelland released a new PhotoShop video tutorial teaching you how you can Fake the HRDI look.

Deke McClelland is a popular lecturer on Adobe Photoshop and the larger realm of computer graphics and design. You can subscribe to dekePod via RSS or iTunes.

Jason Busby (President/CEO of 3D Buzz) did release some days ago the latest  3D Buzz Houdini training DVD “Houdini FastTrack” If you starting to learn Houdini we highly recommend to take a look into this training.

Included with FastTrack are seven separate training products :

• Houdini Technical Director Series: Volume I
• Houdini Technical Director Series: Volume II
• Houdini Fundamentals (High-Rez)
• The Bridge Asset (High-Rez)
• The Elevator Asset (High-Rez)
• Complete first release of Houdini “How Do I” Series – Available in hard copy format for the first time!

The content was recorded using Houdini 9. You can obtain the completely free Houdini Apprentice from Side Effects Software.

Earlier articles on Houdini:

• Side Effects Software presents Houdini 9.5 Fluids
• 3dbuzz releases 12 hours Houdini 9 Video Tutorial
• Houdini 9.5 public beta available
• Houdini 9 Public Beta and demo reel & workflow videos

Andrew Kramer and the Video Copilot Team did relaunch on August, 1st the new Video Copilot web site. To celebrate the web site relaunch you can benefit from a sale which is valid on all products and bundles. The 15% Coupon valid through Tuesday August 5th, 2008 Use Coupon Code: “VC4″

Amongst many of the new features that the web site offers we really like the new look and feel. The new website is very clean and beatifull.

imagineer systems is sponsoring a video screen recording tutorial contest. Participants may submit a video screen recording of any of Imagineer Systems products and the winning participant will receive a full suite of all of Imagineer’s programs!

User must have the rights to use the content of the footage they are using. Video can feature any of the following software applications: mokey, monet, mocha, motor or mocha-AE

Any number of topics can be covered and the more unique the tutorial, the better chances of winning! Some sample ideas for tutorial topics:

1. rotoscoping organic objects with motor
2. logo replacement with monet
3. using clean plates in mokey
4. tracking null layers in After Effects using mocha-AE

Videos must be send to Imagineer no later than August 31th, 2008.

All rules and guidelines can be found here: video screen recording tutorial contest

Aaron Zander compares rotoscoping in 3 different applications (Nuke, Combustion and AE). You can download (( – 232 megs- Duration 47:30)) Aaron Zander’s Nuke, Combustion and AE roto Video Tutorial on Aaron Zanders web site “Z-Effects Blog“

Donnie takes you in his latest PhotoShop Video Tutorial through “Displacements”