Amazing 3D & Visual Effects for the Rolling Stones ‘Angry’ Single

While we finish up the soon to be released new version of Timebox we thought you might like this -

Black Kite Rocks VFX for the Rolling Stones ‘Angry’ Single

“The legendary rockers are back with their 78th music video - tapping Riff Raff’s Francois Rousselet to direct, the VFX studio returned 60s-style rock billboards to the Sunset Strip, using vintage footage and 2D and 3D roto in a drive through the iconic bands’ legendary career.” 

It’s slick. Enjoy!

The Amazing Sunset Editorial Sound Effects Library from the USC Archive

Having access via the Internet Archive to the SSE (Sunset Editorial collection) downloadable collection of 1,022 amazing sound effects ranging from the 1930s into the early 1980s is wonderful.

This diverse collection of sounds (for example planes, cars, weapons, fire and footsteps) has been passed around, transferred to used Ampex tape then lovingly restored and preserved by baking and cooling the tapes because they started to display Sticky Shed Syndrome.

You can read more about that process in Craig Smith’s blog post on the Freesound blog: Preserving the Sunset Editorial Sound Effects Library from the USC Archive. And Jason Scott has a post on the Internet Archive blog about getting the SSE collection to the Archive: CRASH! BARK! BOOM! The USC Sound Effects Library.

How to use SSE sound effects in your own movie

You can add sound effects from the SSE library to your Timebox movies by downloading one or more of the files and then adding them as a 3D scene background sound or a 3D model animation sound effect.

The library includes various formats for the sound files and metadata, but we recommend choosing VBR MP3 for good file size and sound quality. 

One tip for getting a sound effect file downloaded from the archive.org library: if you just tap the name or download icon of a file in the list, Safari will start playing it instead of downloading it. To instead download a file on your iPhone or iPad to the Files app, you need to tap and hold the file name and choose Download Linked File from the popup menu. On the Mac Control-click on the file name and choose Download Linked File to download to the Finder.

Once you’ve downloaded a sound effect file to either Files or Finder, you can add it to a Timebox model animation as follows:

1. Tap the desired 3D model in a scene to select it.

2. Tap the Customize (paintbrush) button, tap Animations, tap Sound to add a Sound animation step.

3. Tap Clip to Play, New Clip, Audio File and then choose the downloaded MP3 file using the file chooser.

We’ve got an exciting update to Timebox Movie Maker 3D almost ready to go with some cool new features. Stay tuned!

Timebox 10.5 Now Available

We're excited to announce the availability of Timebox Movie Maker 3D 10.5!

Most of our efforts went into making Timebox easier to use, 3D models easier to move and movie and videos easier to shoot.

Thanks to everyone who sent comments and suggestions. We hope you like it. Please keep the comments coming. We love hearing from you!

• New - intuitive movie camera controls with on-screen record button and video/photo/AR mode selector.

• New - on-screen up/down/left/right buttons to move the camera or the currently selected 3D model; choose via Arrows Move Camera and Arrows Move Model commands on the More (...) menu.

• New - Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo and Paste and Preserve Position added to 3D scenes More (...) menu for iOS and iPadOS.

• New - play/pause animations button and faster refresh button.

• New - specific 3D model selection is now available via a pull-down menu from the scene title.

• New - add 3D models to almost any surface of another 3D model for example put hats on avatars and animals on roofs.

• New - avatars and animals can be added to the interior of most vehicle models (tips: avatar sizes should be set to 85% to fit better inside and not all vehicle models have interiors).

• New - body animation clips for avatars including: shaking hands, waving, skateboarding, beckoning.

• Improved automatic scaling and positioning of your own USDZ and GLB 3D models.

• More intuitive handling of 3D model tapping and double-tapping to select and zoom in on a model.

• New - room interior Window 3D models have adjustable brightness light coming through them.

• New 3D models including: Office Building, Loft Apartment, Hotel, Retro Diner, Tortoise, Penguin, Skateboard, Shark, Bedside Table, Crab, Blue Tang Fish, Coral, Wood Deck, Low Wall.

• New 3D templates - Retro Diner, Loft Apartment, Office Building, Hotel, Bedroom.

• Low memory warning message, especially for older devices with limited memory.

• Bug fixes, usability improvements and performance improvements.

To celebrate the availability of Timebox 10.5, the Loft Apartment ($5.95 value) template is FREE for a limited time.

Each template includes the scene design plus premium 3D models. Get unlimited use of ALL 544 3D models and 60 customizable templateswith a Timebox Unlimited monthly subscription for just $1.49.

If you enjoy using Timebox Movie Maker 3D, a great review on the App Store is always appreciated!

If you need help or have any questions please let us know at support@timeboxapp.com.

Thanks!

Mary Ellen and Len