Shape Shifting in AE, New Tools from Maxon, Virtual Monitors are Here | Motion Mondays
New After Effects Plugins, infinite monitors, and a Roomba for Gaussian Splatting!
This week, we dive into a slice of motion design history with Digital Kitchen's legendary "Designer Slash Model" parody, check out a promising new shape-morphing tool for After Effects, and explore Autodesk's Wonder Animation that's bringing AI assistance to 3D workflows.
Plus, Apple Vision Pro gets a killer feature with infinite virtual monitors, Maxon drops some early holiday gifts with new Red Giant Universe plugins, and Active Splat's robot helper brings a fresh approach to Gaussian mapping. We're also checking out incredible work from around the world, the CGCookie topology guide, and Puget Systems' hardware deep-dive.
Finally, learn about our winter session scholarship applications (due November 24th) and don’t forget to check out our new All-Access Team Training program.
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
- SOM Scholarship Application Course
- Tutorial - Bring Rigged 3D Characters into After Effects
- SOM Training for Teams
- Animation Bootcamp
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
- Designer Slash Model
- Mysteropodes on Gumroad
- Mysteropodes on X
- The Art of Good Topology
- Wonder Animation
- Puget Systems + Aharon Rabinowitz
- Stevie Mac shows off Hailuo AI video model
- Runway's Camera Control
- Apple Vision Pro virtual monitor examples:
- ActiveSplat's autonomous system
- Red Giant Universe Pixel Dither
- Z-Brush for iPad update
- Artlist LUTs
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
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25% off everything through 12/6
Affinity ➔
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Battleaxe ➔
30% off from 11/29-12/7
Boom Library ➔
30% off Boom One, their 48,000+ file audio library
BorisFX ➔
25% off everything, 11/25-12/1
Cavalry ➔
33% off pro subscriptions (11/29 - 12/4)
FXFactory ➔
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Happy Editing ➔
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Up to 50% off affordable, high-quality pen display tablets
Insydium ➔
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JangaFX ➔
30% off an indie annual license
Kitbash 3D ➔
$200 off Cargo Pro, their entire library
Knights of the Editing Table ➔
Up to 20% off Premiere Pro Extensions
Maxon ➔
25% off Maxon One, ZBrush, & Redshift - Annual Subscriptions (11/29 - 12/8)
Mode Designs ➔
Deals on premium keyboards and accessories
Motion Array ➔
10% off the Everything plan
Motion Hatch ➔
Perfect Your Pricing Toolkit - 50% off (11/29 - 12/2)
MotionVFX ➔
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Rocket Lasso ➔
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Rokoko ➔
45% off the indie creator bundle with code: RKK_SchoolOfMotion (revenue must be under $100K a year)
Shapefest ➔
80% off a Shapefest Pro annual subscription for life (11/29 - 12/2)
The Pixel Lab ➔
30% off everything
Toolfarm ➔
Various plugins and tools on sale
True Grit Texture ➔
50-70% off (starts Wednesday, runs for about a week)
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50% discount with code RENDERSALE
Wacom ➔
Up to $120 off new tablets + deals on refurbished items
