Reprinted by permission of "The Big Frame." Distributed by Imax Corporation, Special Effects reveals the method behind the magic of the movies, and features state-of-the art effects created ...

Motion tracking used to be the sole province of special-effects software tools such as Adobe After Effects or Apple Motion. Corel VideoStudio was the first consumer product to include motion tracking.

"My whole thing about special effects stems from being in school and hearing the word 'fakey.' You know, you go back to class on Monday after everyone's seen a movie over the weekend. 'How'd you ...