Echo Conference

ECHO LABS - LINKS OF INTEREST

PHOTOSHOP / STILL IMAGE
http://www.psdtuts.com
Teach yourself photoshop.  Good stuff here.

http://www.gomediazine.com
Great advice for artists. This Blog has everything from business tips to video tutorials.

http://www.morguefile.com

This site is the resting place of hundreds of free high-quality photos that you can use without wondering about legal issues.

http://www.bittbox.com/
A blog about free textures and patterns.

http://www.lostandtaken.com
Royalty Free and cost free photography.

http://www.mayang.com/textures/
Free still images and textures. (Site might be down)

AFTER EFFECTS / MOTION GRAPHICS
http://www.videocopilot.net
Andrew Kramer has created a number of low cost stills, animations, sound effects, and tutorials.  His site also includes a lot of FREE high-impact tutorials.

http://www.motionographer.com
This blog is an aggregation of motion graphics information, examples and demo reels from around the world.  It’s a place to get great inspiration.

http://www.motionscript.com
Dan Ebberts has put together an intermediate look at After Effects expressions and scripting.  The is a great resource for understanding expressions and learning how they can work for you.

http://www.creativecow.net
A site with a ton of tutorials, articles and forums on everything from After Effects and Photoshop, to Flash and Cinema 4D.

http://www.AEnhancers.com

A collection of tutorials and forum topics about After Effects and expressions.

http://www.aefreemart.com
A blog with free tutorials and information.

http://www.graymachine.com
Free and Pay for tutorials.

http://www.toolfarm.com
A huge listing of tutorials for a huge list of applications.

http://www.motionographer.com
Without a doubt the world’s best blog about motion graphics.  Great for inspiration.

PLUGINS WE RECOMMEND
http://www.trapcode.net
Anything cool about After Effects is found within the Trapcode plug ins (ok.  slight exaggeration. AE has some cool features too)

http://www.videocopilot.net/products/twitch/
All the cool flickery and jittery effects that make stuff a little more cool.

http://www.dvgarage.com
Some great Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and After Effects green screen tools.

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