But I found this shell script that does download, compile, install everything for you ! That saved my ass . So in case you are in the same dilem (or in case I don’t remember about it in a few month :p ) here is the link for it : http://stronginference.com/scipy-superpack/

From the website :

DaVinci Resolve Lite – Free

The free DaVinci Resolve Lite includes the same high quality processing as the full DaVinci Resolve, however it limits projects to SD and HD resolutions, two color correction nodes, a single processing GPU and a single RED rocket card. Stereoscopic 3D features, 2K, noise reduction, power mastering, remote grading and sharing projects with an external database server are features only offered in the full DaVinci Resolve and are not included in this free DaVinci Resolve Lite edition. Download Now!

 

Only issue though the interface is only optimized to work with a resolution of 1920×1080. So if you are playing with it on you MacBook Pro, you might not be able to see the whole thing. So here is a small workaround you can do

1. Close Resolve
2. Open Terminal
3. type : defaults write -g AppleDisplayScaleFactor 0.80
4. Start Resolve
5. Tada… 

Corner Pin Tracking

2D Stabilization (new tutorial)

2D Stabilization (old tutorial)

See also :

• 2D tracking tutorial : http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/q/tracking/

“In this Quick Tip we will learn how you can create your own toolbar and customize it to your own liking… you can download the script from aescripts and the footage from here.”

 

You can watch the tutorial here : http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/workflow/enhanced-your-workflow-ft-toolbar-a-customizable-toolbar-script/

If you are like me working a laptop, and don’t have any numpad, this application is for you. There is a lot of numpad apps for iphone, which basically connect to your laptop via wifi. But if you are a Blender user, this one is even better !
Beside being a numpad it is also a toolbar with shortcuts for Blender features !

Check it out, it is free and it works on Mac & PC !

Screenshots

blender keypad shortcuts

blender keypad numpad

Download

http://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/blender-keypad/id430784289?mt=8#

Introduction

Create an instance of an effect with one click™. Behind the scenes the script makes a copy of the effect and links it with expressions in a way that allows the instance to be anywhere including a different comp.

Download

Script : ft-Effect Instance

Check it out here : http://vvvv.org/contribution/ft-cubic-lens-distortion

AEScript is a great place to find many different kind of scripts or filters which can make your life easier on a every day basis. I would encourage you to go through all the scripts & filters list to see what exists. Because you might not need all them right now, but most of it have been made to solve problem people encounter with AE, so being aware that a script exists somewhere in case one day you have an issue with After Effect is a great knowledge for a user

As for today several filters and one script which I made are available there, but again check all the other ones as well, there are all incredible!

• ft-Toolbar : create your own tool bar to apply Effects, presets, scripts, … in ONE click !
• ft-CombineRGBA : let you swap channels or combine them from two different sources in 32bpc
• ft-Cubic Lens Distortion : (un)distort your footage with a lot of accuracy using Syntheyes algorithm. Add or erase Chromatic Aberration as well
• ft-Brightness Check : show you if pixels are too bright or dark in your comp, great to check if it “Broadcast-safe”
• ft-Technicolor : mimic a 2-strip & 3-strip technicolor process
• ft-Filmic Contrast : a one click contrast filmic looking using Perlin Gain.
• ft-UVPass : re-texture directly in After Effect
• ft-Clamp : clamp pixels value between defines one. Perfect to solve blending mode issue with 32bpc comp
• ft-PPass2Matte : use a Point Pass to create 3d masks
• ft-Auto White Balance : color balance in one click footages which had a bad white balance at the shooting time
• ft-Vignetting : add a vignette effect to your comp

Please if you use them, let me know or post comment, show us what you did with it

This script gives the ability to make your own custom toolbar with Effects, presets or any commands you use the most often.This script gives the ability to make your own custom toolbar with Effects, presets or any commands you use the most often.

Toolbar’s features :

* Edit UI : add, delete, order, config buttons of your toolbar.

* 5 kind of buttons:

• EFFECT : set the name of the effect you want to use (See usage details below).
• ANIMATION PRESET : select an animation preset file (ffx) to apply.
• SCRIPT LAUNCHER : select an script file (.jsx or .jsxbin) to launch.
• MENU : set the exact name of any menu item you want to call. For example : Time-Reverse Keyframes.
• JAVASCRIPT : type any javascript that AE understands. More advanced, but you can do some crazy macro command with it.
• OS : Any Operating System command you can run into your terminal can be set here. For example calc (on Windows) or open -a Calculator (on Mac) would start the calculator.

* Buttons Icon : You can assign a custom image icon to each button. You can create your own icons or download a free icon pack below. All icons will be downloaded and saved into the config file. When you export the config file (xml) for use on another machine all the icons will be included so no need to keep the .png files.  The buttons size can be set to any size you like, but it is a good idea for it to match the size of your icons.

* Import/Export : you can import and export the config file to set the same configuration on several computer or for making backups

* Configuration file path (xml) : you can set the path of the saved config file (xml) anywhere you want. (ie. to a dropbox folder to keep all your computer sync with the same config). The config file will include encoded versions of any custom icons.

Download

Script : ft-Toolbar for CS3, CS4 & CS5