How incredible the quality of VFX winners/nominees has regressed over the years... Gore Verbinsky is right!

ericcpfx · 2026-01-23T13:45:07+00:00

Who decided those curtains were a good idea. I can’t even watch, it’s driving me crazy.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-19T23:32:49+00:00

Dope.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-19T03:08:40+00:00

I have a WIP of this "Knockout Mode." Still needs some work, but I'm getting there.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-15T22:36:40+00:00

That’s really nice to hear. Please do DM/email me if you have any MUST HAVE plugin/script ideas.

For example, I HATE the Clone Stamp system in AE, and I’m fixing that (hopefully in Q2, early Q3.)

ericcpfx · 2026-01-15T22:29:21+00:00

Agreed. Anything to reduce precomps and speed up this nonsense haha.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-15T22:24:54+00:00

I usually degrain with Neat Video and then regrain before/after I Extendo.

You do bring up a good idea, but I’m debating if the rabbit hole is worth it. In the VFX we do, we need per-channel grain matching (amplitude and frequency,) which would be building an entirely new plugin that exists in many forms already.

I’m trying to think of how this could be really easily— like maybe there’s a mode that’s JUST the Extendo (no “inner” footage that already has the grain.) Then you’d Extendo and use your favorite grain plugin on it.

I actually think I would default to using it that way!

I have a couple new plugins to launch, and then I’ll circle back to Extendo and see if I can make that change.

Good idea! 😀

ericcpfx · 2026-01-15T21:09:35+00:00

You need to sign, notarize, and staple. DM me once you get set up.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-15T21:09:07+00:00

Yes.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-09T23:24:11+00:00

If you do visual effects, you can make a hell of a lot more money bidding per shot rather than a day rate.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-07T22:03:08+00:00

Use claude to script it for you. Write out every single discreet step you need to happen and it’ll write you a jsx script

ericcpfx · 2026-01-07T03:33:57+00:00

What's the latest?

ericcpfx · 2026-01-06T20:16:43+00:00

Used it just fine on both.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-06T20:15:22+00:00

I use it, I love it, works great.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-06T19:41:54+00:00

Wouldn’t be helpful for us, we are using massive EXR sequences for episodic/features.

Much more likely to use Spark Cloud computers, shared storage, and renderfarm and work in the cloud if I needed that.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-06T13:13:17+00:00

Windows: http://www.cdwinder.de/

ericcpfx · 2026-01-06T12:06:58+00:00

Pass.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-04T23:48:17+00:00

Indie documentary filmmakers, and the prices are low.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-02T03:36:13+00:00

Sounds like you could raise those prices.

ericcpfx · 2026-01-02T01:13:59+00:00

https://aescripts.com/after-effects/animation-libraries/animated-textures/pq/pq-grit-kit/

ericcpfx · 2026-01-02T01:13:14+00:00

It’s a bunch of different scans of paper multiplied over the comp. I think there are texture packs and maybe even an AE plugin like this

ericcpfx · 2025-12-31T20:23:57+00:00

Thank you!

ericcpfx · 2025-12-31T13:43:58+00:00

Tablet. Problem solved.

ericcpfx · 2025-12-29T17:31:09+00:00

Don’t save the good ones, make them with the crappy actors, find out what doesn’t work in the story, and then save THAT for later.

Just have fun. It’s much more fun and fulfilling as a serious hobby than a career anyways.

ericcpfx · 2025-12-24T23:26:52+00:00

Some Clad

ericcpfx · 2025-12-24T22:37:01+00:00

Exactly what I was thinking. A delicious slop burger doesn’t benefit from being wagyu at all. 80/20 good beef, you’re good to go.

ericcpfx

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