WeAreData by BETC Paris & Ubisoft
July 18, 2014Blog,Games,Found Aroundinteractive,dig,mine,datamine,connectivity,dataviz,network,mobile,info,data,net,Games,installation,website,user,internet
WeAreData website highlights the amount of data already freely available online by letting you fly around three European cities: London, Paris and Berlin, exploring layers upon layers of live information dug up from public databases. You can read geo-tagged tweets and instagrams, view mobile phones and see what network they operate on, monitor traffic lights and the movement of public transit, etc. etc.
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QHQ ÜberNumber (Tutorial + Preset)
June 25, 2014Motion,Tutorials&Presets,Featuredpreset,tool,dot,Adobe After Effects (Software),number,function,format,formatting,coma,period,decimal,integer,fraction
Formatting text for dynamically generated numbers in After Effects just got a whole lot easier! In this episode I will introduce you to the uberNumber() function I designed combining numerous smaller expressions, to create an all-in-one number formatting tool.
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World Chat Clock
June 25, 2014Found Aroundtime,phone,video,voice,world,meeting,tool,app,clock,zone,timezone,skype,chat,hangout,productivity
World Chat Clock is a simple little web app that lets you easily co-ordinate international chats and calls. For anyone in motion design, dealing with clients and offices in different worldwide time zones, this tool should come in really handy!
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Rainy Window (Tutorial)
May 27, 2014Featured,Tutorials&Presets,Motionanimation,s02e04,bokeh,pour,window,learn,how to,Adobe After Effects (Software),particle,vfx,tutorial,lesson,glass,rain,effect,design,water,DoF,photo,Particular,particles,simulation
In this massive, 3-chapter tutorial you will learn how to create an After Effects scene with a realistic rain dripping down a window. In chapter 1 I explain the creation of the background plate - from a single photograph to an illusion of an alive city at night. In chapter 2 I walk you though the creation of rain simulation using Trapcode Particular. The final, 3rd chapter focuses on compositing these elements together to create the final look.
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QHQ Superglue (tutorial+preset)
April 16, 2014Featured,Tutorials&Presets,Motionconnect,attach,sticky,parenting,Visual Effects (Film Company Role Or Service),Adobe After Effects (Software),Tutorial (Industry),optics,digital,vfx,graphics,motion,preset,design,expressions
In this episode I will share with you a simple After Effects preset I designed to help me stick 2D layers to a variety of sources without the need for parenting. While the technique itself is trivially simple, I will explain in-depth the mechanism behind the script and walk you through a number of examples of how it can be used.
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Kinetisphere (2012)
April 7, 2014Autofuss,Live ActionGame,interactive,Nexus,Nexus Q,Google I/O (Conference Series),Google (Organization),Kinetic Art (Visual Art Genre),Robotics (Invention),Sculpture (Visual Art Form)
Created to celebrate the launch of the Nexus Q, Kinetisphere is a monument to the confluence of modern design and digital music. Like the Nexus Q, Kinetisphere is designed to encourage social interaction and connect people. It's a multi-sensory, multi-user participatory experience.
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GIFify Glitch (tutorial)
April 3, 2014Featured,Tutorials&Presets,Motiontransmission,s02e02,Season2,QHQ,compression,analogue,echo,glitch,GIF,tutorials,digital,vfx,action,graphics,motion,error,effect,preset,design
In episode 2 of the QubaHQ Tutorials Season 2, I will show you how to use Photoshop's batch processing to create a cool glitch effect based off the GIF compression algorithm.
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QHQ Chromatic Aberration Rig (tutorial+script)
March 20, 2014Featured,Tutorials&Presets,Motionlens,JavaScript (Programming Language),spript,Adobe After Effects (Software),Tutorial (Industry),Chromatic Aberration,optics,camera,vfx,digital,graphics,motion,effect,preset,design,expressions
In this tutorial I will discuss the optics of chromatic aberration and common ways of reproducing it in vfx. I will also introduce the brand new Chromatic Aberration Rig in form of an After Effects script that automates the creation of this effect into a simple 2-click procedure.
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Dance Central 2: Dance 2gether (oldie!)
March 7, 2014Portfolio,Live Action,Motionmotion design,video game,Kinect,XBOX 360,g-NET,Dancing,Dance Central 2,design,trailer,XBOX,effects,animation,Game,compositing
A few years ago, I have been commissioned by a LA-based production company g-NET to create a post-production look and set of tools for this Dance Central ad. I have completed the assignment and as a part of the process built a cool After Effects Expression for controlling the playback of videos on multiple layers. I will most likely make a tutorial for it as a part of QHQ Tutorials Season 2.
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The real problem with piracy
February 25, 2014Games,Movies,Brainstormscene,economy,sales,distribution,article,warez,Steam,Games,online,free,problem,video,torrent,piracy,download,Valve,film,TV,money,software,analysis
I'd lie if I said I have never pirated anything in my life. Having been growing up in Poland on the brink of abolishing the communist regime, I haven't even been aware of concepts such as intellectual property rights or legal/illegal software.
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