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Creating real 3D reflections is one of the coolest things you can do in After Effects. But some people are confusing fake 2D reflection plug-ins with the real deal. To set things straight and to help you bump up your reflective coolness factor, we've created three new tutorials. The 3D Reflector QuickStart movie gives you the basics you need in 6 minutes. The Controls Walkthrough movie shows you more advanced topics including some great techniques for layering effects over the reflections. The High-Quality Reflections tutorial shows you how to get clear reflections in impossible situations.

"I have tried to use other 3D software, but keep coming back to ZW because it's just ridiculously easy to get stuff done!! "

- Posted on the Zaxwerks Blog by John Orban.

The time has finally come. Zaxwerks is proud to announce the release of our first two plug-ins that are CS5 compatible! Yea, Hoo-raw, Three Cheers and all that. Not only is this a compatibility update but there are new features too.

We have been making such excellent progress with 3D Invigorator v5 that we've moved up its release date. As we laid out in the "Where's the Danged CS5 Software" email from a few weeks ago, 3D Invigorator 5 will first be released for Windows CS3/4/5 and Mac CS3/4. The Mac CS5 version won't be released for a few more months. Stay tuned it's coming soon.