.This application agnostic class will cover matte painting techniques for digital and traditional artists. Professor Xue jun Shan is based in Shanghai, China and creates concept art and digital matte paintings for films and games. We met him at a conference in Shanghai and were immediately impressed with his talent, enlisting him to take part in our Background Fundamentals course for an episode. Based upon the positive response from fxphd postgrads, we've brought him on for an entire term.

Run by Professor Gary M. Davis - this course opens the door to 3D for those who might have always been keen to learn but found 3D intimidating. Gary does international training for Autodesk and is an expert in 3d Max, Combustion and Toxik. These accelerated session focus on 3ds Max but will also address compositing issues using Autodesk Combustion. That being said, these aspects easily apply to using any compositing application you might currently be utilizing in your facility. These classes were specifically designed for individuals with existing compositing and/or editing experience looking to add 3ds Max to their toolkit.

Watch step by step as world renowned Photoshop artist, Brian Haberlin, takes you computer painting backgrounds.

New Shake Sky Replacements DVD is 3 hours long and in High Definition. Thanks to new Quicktime Compression technologies, this new Shake Sky Replacements DVD is 3 hours long and in High Definition. We also include a heap of high definition footage for you to work with, right on the DVD!

Photomatix Pro is a stand-alone program that runs on Mac OS X and Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista. The Tone Mapping tool is also available separately as a plugin compatible with Photoshop CS2.
One license for Photomatix Pro costs US$99 or €75. One license for the Tone Mapping Plug-In costs US$69 or €55.

With After Effects Version 7's support for a 32-bit workflow, the application continues to make inroads into the compositing workflow. Our After Effects professor is Mark Christiansen, author of "After Effects Studio Techniques".

You know where you want to go, and Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 can help you get there. This best-selling travel and map software has been enhanced with several new features that take all the guesswork out of traveling, letting you focus on the sites, instead of the directions. With more than 1.6 million points of interest to choose from, and with updated maps and the most extensive trip planning features you'll find anywhere, Streets & Trips will help you plan your trip, your way.