Zaxwerks Blog

“News Intro” Fundamentals

November 21st, 2007 by Alan Shisko

I often get asked how one goes about creating that “glass rings floating around with lots of blues and golds” network news look. THIS tutorial presents the fundamentals that one might use to get that ‘look’ using Zaxwerks “Invigorator” and “ProAnimator” plugins. Consider this a starting point, then add your own salt ‘n pepper!
-Alan

Lighting Effect for ProAnimator and 3D Invigorator Pro

November 7th, 2007 by John Dickinson

In this video tutorial (8 minutes) you’ll learn how to add flare to your graphics by creating the effect of “light” moving across your Zaxwerks ProAnimator or 3D Invigorator objects. In fact it’s not light at all but an animated reflection map… anyway, watch the movie and all will be revealed. Have fun.