Rotoscoping is a key skill for all visual effects artists.  Supercharge your roto using the power tools and rock solid motion tracking data found in Imagineer Systems Mocha & mochaShape.

Curious Turtle is proud to announce the release of a new training DVD set.  Cut and Shut : Paint & Roto Power Techniques with Mocha & mochaShape reveals methods that will speed up your compositing, letting you do more work at higher quality, within your tight deadlines.

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ELEVEN HOURS of Project-based Training and Techniques

We do not do "button pushing" training.  We hope that you understand that pressing the "Import" button will import footage.  So why waste your time telling you obvious things?

This in-depth course, hosted by Ben Heusner Brownlee is designed to show advanced techniques that go way beyond button pushing.  We use a "Project Model" for our exercises, so you get to solve both common and complex problems that you will face when doing VFX work.  Across FOURTEEN PROJECTS and ELEVEN HOURS, you'll discover new skills that will add real value to your own projects.

Updated for Mocha V2 & Adobe After Effects CS5 Compatible

Two new tutorials have been added since the original release, adding even more depth to the training.  Take a look at the new features in Mocha V2, including the slick new interface, the Stabilize module and workflow to new target applications.

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Here are the exercises:

• 01. Introduction to Rotoscoping (24:42)
• 02. Understanding the Tools (52:53)
• 03. Concepts for Roto (51:56)
• 04. Concepts for Paint (01:00:27)
• 05. Roto for Greenscreen (50:51)
• 06. Beauty Retouching I (32:43)
• 07. Beauty Retouching II (01:01:31)
• 08. Wire Removal (37:10)
• 09. Changing the Time of Day (58:07)
• 10. Track & Procedural Mattes (42:31)
• 11. Roto Hand and Motion Blur (43:23)
• 12.  The Invisible Man (44:11)
• 13. The Invisible Man Extended - Creating a clean plate
• 14. Intro to Mocha V2 - New Features

Cut and Shut focuses mainly on Imagineer Systems Mocha & mochaShape and uses Adobe After Effects & Photoshop as companion software.  However these techniques translate to whatever compositing software you are using yourself.  This is a perfect companion piece to either Rock Steady or Tracked.  We show features and techniques that have not been covered in any previous course.

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You'll learn much more than new paint and roto techniques though.  We dive deeply into studio fundamentals, including grain management, keying and color correction.  Everything designed to sell your composites in the best possible way.

So What Do You Get?

• Apart from the twelve tutorials, you'll also get the video material to work along with.  Check out the course outline to see exactly what files are included.
• All the Mocha results & project files are included.  So if you get lost, you can work backwards and dissect where you went wrong.
• Final After Effects projects are also provided where appropriate.
• Access to email support.  That's right.  If you have a question about an exercise after completing our course, send over a mail and we'll get right back to you.

Download this now course with our Instant Downloads or get it on DVD.

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If you have any questions prior to purchase, then we are more than happy to help.  Just email us: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Check out an example below of techniques used in Ex 12 - The Invisible Man