http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog navigation here Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:28:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, what a busy old month I've had! I've crossed several time zones and been on more flights than I care to mention. But all for good reason. Earlier this month I went to Gratz to record an After Effects training DVD for the amazing folks at Video2Brain. ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=722 I'm pleased to announce that Nucleo Pro 3 is now available from our store. Those of you working in After Effects CS5's 64-bit environment can now take advantage of Nucleo Pro 3's phenomenal speed increases. We've had reports of users seeing an increase in speed of 400% working in After ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=716 There are a few nice pieces of software around at the moment that I want to share with you. The first is Beauty Box from Digital Anarchy. An incredible plug-in for video applications (like After Effects, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro). If you shoot interviews or wedding videos and ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=712 Recently a few people have been asking me about my blog. "What is it?" "Why do you do it?" "What is it for?" The funny thing is that most of these questions come to me via my Facebook page. This made me realize that there's an ironic ignorance surrounding blogs ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=705 I was describing a friend of mine as suffering from creative constipation recently. It's a common complaint, many designers suffer from it and it can be the result of multifarious causes; tight deadlines, the distractions of every-day life, worrying about friends and families, an untidy desk. All of these have ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=697 I apologize for my recent silence in the blog-o-sphere but I've been busy putting the finishing touches to my forthcoming book, "Design Essentials for the Motion Media Artist". It's funny, I've written books before. Software books, teaching people how to use Adobe After Effects to be specific. I was commissioned to ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=694 I'm busy preparing to leave on a mammoth journey to San Fransisco to speak at the Macworld 2010 conference for the first time. I'll be talking about production workflow, specifically broadcast production as that's where I spent 12 years of my life freelancing as a motion graphic designer/ animator. I'll also share ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=690 I'm interested in the trend of decoupling going on in the world of TV and film production companies. It's the world that I used to live in so it's close to my heart. Decoupling refers to the process of reducing costs to the client by outsourcing some of the work ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=681 Tomorrow I'll be in Manchester talking about Final Cut Studio and GridIron Flow integration. Please click on the link below if you are interested in attending. It's free to attend and should be a great event. Join us in Manchester and experience the latest advances in video production and audio creation ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=676 I’m hoping to see a few of you at MacWorld 2010 where I’ll be speaking next year. I love San Fransisco so will be taking a little extra time out to hang out with my old friends, Amacker and Nina at the Lucky 13 bar on Castro. I also hope ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=667 We're pleased to announce that we've released the Flow 1.0.2 update to provide support for Quark Express 8 plus Final Cut Studio 3! Check it out by clicking here! Your installed application should automatically update but you can double-check by Opening Flow and going to Help menu > Check for Updates. Enjoy! Angie Taylor ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=661 [caption id="attachment_656" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Angie Taylor in 1975 - two years before discovering punkrock!"][/caption] Growing up in Scotland in 1975, I had no idea what was going on the other side of the Atlantic. Little did I know that American women there were in the process of breaking ground so that ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=655 After receiving good feedback for my blog on the influence of punk on design, I thought I'd keep on subject and write about the women of "punk" who inspired me personally, not just creatively, but in almost everything I do. [gallery] I went to see my old friends The Slits last week ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=642 I went to Amsterdam earlier this month, with the Gridiron gang, to attend IBC 2009. I had several meetings to attend, demo's to do and an interview or two to give. So I packed my suitcase with all my usual accouterments, everything I would need for a business trip in ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=635 I've had many careers in my lifetime, one of them being a deejay in the 1990s London club scene. I regularly deejayed at clubs like FF at Turnmills, Mix it at Heaven, The Fridge, The legendary Bell in Kings Cross, and the good old Market Tavern. I gave it all ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=628 Flow 1.0.1 gives full support for Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) as well as many many feature enhancements for both Mac and Windows users.  I recommend all current users of Flow to download the update on both Mac and Windows. The auto updater will be posted shortly - so if you ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=624 Just a quick link for all those attending IBC in Amsterdam - We don't have a booth this year (doing some pretty neat offsite stuff with Apple though) as we chose to host a kick-ass party instead! Date: Sunday, September 13th Time: 5:30 till Whenever.... Place: Miranda Paviljoen Miranda Zaal 1st Floor Amsteldijk 223 Amsterdam, 1079 LK So - ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=616 In this final blog-episode about the influence of Punk on Design I intend to highlight some of our own designers who are clearly influenced by Punk. I'll start by mentioning one or two that emerged directly from the movement that followed the first few seeds sprinkled by the like of Vivienne ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=607 One feature of GridIron Flow I've seen people really go nuts for is its ability to "roll back" a Photoshop document to a previous version. (Flow creates versions automatically.) I think the reason for this enthusiasm is the numerous ways in which you can inadvertently "harm" a Photoshop file - ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=352   Last week I spoke about the Punk revolution in the UK and how inspiring it was to young people like me. Today I'll talk about some of the great designers who emerged from that scene. I'll start by looking at two of the key players who defined the style of ... http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog/?p=598