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Hey whats up! Action Essentials 2 will be available this JUNE! We have worked very hard on this new product and it’s exciting to finally show you some of these amazing elements.
We shot tons of great footage and developed creative ways to capture these elements so that they could be used in post. These elements are great for action films and even motion graphics.
Action Essentials 2 will be available in 2 HD Versions:
720p High Definition [1280 x 720] $99.95
2k Film Resolution [2048 x 1152 ] $249.95 (beyond 1080p)
Hard Drive Version:
It seems this collection fits reasonably on just a few DVDs so we are going to bypass the hard drive option for now.
Fun Facts:
- Over 250 HD elements
- Many elements shot in slow motion
- Diverse angles
- Wide and close shots
- Pre-Keyed & Pre-Matted
- Most diverse collection ever made
- 95% Live action footage ( including: real fire and real explosions!)
- Shot primarily on REDs with a special high speed camera
- No one got hurt… maybe a few feelings here and there
Later today we will be releasing a short teaser trailer which features a few samples of what you can expect, a final promo and feature list will be following later this month.
Update Product Note:
A few questions about sound effects recently came up and I wanted to clear that up for those interested. Our stock products are divided between 2 types: Visual Elements and Sound/Music elements.
Action Essentials 2 will include a few bonus sound effects but nothing substantial. We plan on dedicating real time into a possible action sound FX product in the future.

Yeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss Woohoo Finally Great work Andrew
cant wait
andrew you rock!!!
HAHAHAHAHA! Awesome.
Good luck guys, cannot wait for the promo. They always impress me.
xx
Hey, that is pretty cool ;D Keep up the good work.
Absoluty brilliant andrew, i cant wait for the promo either. totaly awsome! hurry up and finish it =P
that’s cool
Wow Cool . I can’t wait Mr.Kramer
Thank you Andrew! You rock, as usual.
This sounds like it could be cool. What are those Red cameras like to use?
Oley, I CAN wait!! Learned to have some more patience than others here
Looks great…:)
EPIC!!!!!
I’m shaking…
I will buy this. Trust me ![]()
-David
Again You and your products going to rock the floor.
Waiting for the trailer eagerly
holy sh*** i need that stuff !!!
Sweet, looking forward to the promo!
great…
looking to see the teaser….woooo
Holly swine flu!!! FINALLY!!! CAN’T WAIT TO HAVE IT!!! (No no really can’t wait, i have to go to sleep
)
KEEP THE GREAT WORK ANDREW!!!
yeah you got 2K .. but who’s gonna use it?
with quad core systems it’ll be “workable” maybe.
but if you like big screenings why didn’t you shoot it on 4K ?
though it looks nice!
Should be fantastic! Cannot wait.
Looking forward to a preview too.
HELL YEAH!!!!!! Ill be onto that product like white on rice.
Can’t Wait!!!!
Yeah!!! Finally!! that’s the post i have been waiting for in like 2 months!!!
Can you tell more precise when the preview today will come??
Aleksander (Denmark)
Sorry for my English
Whou Finally ![]()
After a long time, finally come out the ACTION ESSENTIALS 2!!
I was waitting for this product since a long time ago !
Keep doiing your great stuff
From Japan.
Man, I can’t wait to check this out, I’m checking back to see the preview!
Will there be a MAKING OF video?
thanks for DVD new ilove you kramer
Thanks again dude…..Glad thats its finally coming out…Im getting it as soon as it hits the shelfs! Or whatever’s more appropriate when you buying online… the point is that Im buying it as soon as its available!
I find myself saying this too often on your site; Well done.
I’ll get sick if i don’t get a copy of this. god of FX! u rock men!!!!!!!!!!
Yee………go kramer…………..
Wow , Finally , I’ve been saving money for a lot of time , for this one. I will have the HardDisk edition.
Thank you adnrew
“later today” why are you always so damn lazy Andew? We’re soo many people here, ready to pay up, so please put some effort in it and post, post, post!
I’m only joking, love you and this community, man!
The only bad thing about this i can think about is, that it might ruin all competitors and make it impossible for newcomers in this market, haha. ![]()
(Anyway, might be the first product i buy from VC
)
man u are the boss am from iraq and have alot of fire there anyway very glad for the new released i hop no one hirt during the recording and worck
thx alot will be 10000% helpfull ^_^
2K ??
We need to
MAC PRO 8 coeur ^^ Action Essentials 320 * 240
I hope this beast contains alot of powerfull SOUND FX!
And I hope this will be out in the START OF JUNE!!
Actually sound FX are not a focus of this product. We will be including a few starter sound effects but nothing substantial. We plan on dedicating real time into a action sound FX product in the future.
Yeah!…
Good Job Andrew..!))..
…!!!BeSt!!!…
Can we see a trailer ?
Oh yeah man go go go!
hey Andrew,
personally speaking, no offence, but the poster or the dvd cover could have been better in design. i didn”t like this one!!!
Hope some of you might agree with me…
But i liked the earlier wallpaper for Action Essential 2 made in 3D
Yess yess yes!!
Finally we have a release date ![]()
Thanks Andrew
I think I’m excited.
Can’t wait
I’m really excited for the teaser trailer!
ok Andrew! cant wait for this product, so many elements. I really need it for films!
I defently buy the sound fx product in the future that you talk about, I really need that one too
Cheers.
I love u all.
Excellent Andrew, makes me wanna hug everyone…
Would you come and see me ?
HAHA
Ah man this looks like its gonna be awesome!! Can’t wait for the sound fx set too!!
me wants teaser arghhh xD
god this is gonna be HUGE!
Dammit Andrew, this is so exciting I’ll use the poster as my new desktop wallpaper
will be hot imo
2K res for only 250 bucks? Woah… thank you!
Nice
I am very looking forward to this
Great News !
I’m gladly gonna grab a hammer and smash my piggy bank into pieces and scramble all the cash that’s on the floor for this DVD, maybe I’ll film it and give you an extra bonus feature to put on your website in case people would like to use the piggy bank smash effect in HD with my Sony HVR-V1E.
June is so soon. Thanks for the hard work Andrew
I’m going to keep pressing F5 every 5 minutes or so at work! I can’t wait!
Just can’t wait!
I screamed like a girl when I saw this andrew!!!!
I’ll be sitting up all night like I did for Pro Scores!!!
get that packing tape ready…
i cant wait for the promo to come out they are always so ausome,I cant wait to order AME2 its the best thing since sliced bread
cant wait for the promo
BTW: I think you can begin accepting preorders, I just buy it without any teasers, I am sure it will rock!
If the poster looks like that! I can only imagine!
Hell yeah! Can’t wait.
Hello!
All of these things sounds really good.
Is the dvd into a steel case????
Carry on Andrew!!!!
Great. Xmas has come early this year. Oh yeah. Great work guys. No1 fan.
Looking forward to this one.
yey…very excited!
I think im going to cry with excitement. You might need to put a pack of tissues in with each order
thats great!!! perfectly Godspeed in producing another Mind exploding and HD element!!
This is off topic Andrew but, I have a strong feeling you had some hand in the Star Trek end credits for JJ Abrams. Am I right or wrong? The reason I ask is the technique used is aaaawwwfully familiar to your “Energetic Titles” tutorial. Any thought on that?
I can’t wait! But is it going to be out before June 3rd?
I must have it
rob yes Andrew talked about this. he created those titles.
yeeeeeh! awsome !!
Can’t wait! This looks awesome!
That’s cool, I thought something like this was coming from the delay in blog postings. Question though, are you going to be offering this with a bundle of any other products in your bundles section, or is it going to be stand alone for a while?
Awesome! I’ve been waiting for this. I need some new real elements to use!
Awesome! Can’t wait for it!
Awesome! I can’t wait to see more.
@dasnico
Thanks I kinda figured but, I just wasn’t entirely sure.
This is the Bee’s Knees!
2k!!! AWSOME!
Are you taking pre-orders…I’m ready to give you my money now!
will definantly get the 99.99 version as soon as it becomes available!!!
Fantastic, Can’t wait.
Also, the action movie sound FX, is an awesome idea!
Yeah… Really Awesome! I can’t wait…
I have a question:
Will have any footage of a ‘bullet shell case’ falling out of the gun? I’d really that… Please answer me…
can you give us a list of all the categories so I can stay up all night fantasizing about it?
Cool…I can’t wait to get a peek at this one. Thanks also for waiting until June to release it, that way I can start saving money right now to get it. WOO HOO!
Will be a Making Of also included?
I’m cant wait…:)
Soo…Excited! Can’t wait for real.
Hey Andrew can I request a tutorial? ![]()
http://www.refused.tv/aggressive/kerli/kerli_vfx_breakdown/
in the beginning foggy scene with the LEAVES FRYING ACROSS THE SCREEN.
Thank you.
That’s amazing things Andrew,well down!
YES!
Maybe I could convince my parents this would be a great “end of the school year” present…
lol
Kai
My birthday and the new Action Essentials… great day!
as usual awesome updates andrew, also waiting for ur new tut. hehehehe
Gaaaaaah, must get $250 now!
I’m incredibly excited about this one, Andrew. I’m ready to have my socks blown off slowly!
YES! Cant wait to see it.. esp sicnce id love to see what ya’; got out of those reds! cant wait 4 da teaser!
YESS! i’ve been waiting for this for soooo long!
Woo! Looking forward to the teaser later on today
wooooooooho cool man can’t wait
and sure it will be some cool tut also
for my birthday !
Hahaha, nice McKramer, now i know where to spend my future hanukah money
Greetings from chile
POWER! UNLIMITED POWER!!!!!! go andrew!
What do you understand under a few dvd’s? No doubt it’ll be a nice collection again.
A few DVDs means we do not actually know but we will soon. Certainly more than a single DVD in the 720p version.
Your product packaging always looks so God awful.
And by God awful I mean “HOLY SHIZNIT, DAT LOOKS SCHWEEEEET!”
I would LOVE to see a very low-res (even with a noticable watermark over it) footage reel of all the shots if you guys could wrangle that together.
Either way, congrats on what will be another undoubtedly successful product rollout. Kudos!
WOOT! Nice to here the products nearly gone gold. I haven’t brought any of your products and was going to buy a bundle. Any chance that AE2 2k will be in any bundles.
And thanks for making it 2k it will be slightly wider than 1080 x 1980 which will be perfect for wiggle and slight offsetting.
I’ve got money already saved for this!
what will happen to the bundels? will you get the choise between the two? or will it stay the same?
From The Netherlands=)
You need to put this in a bundle with Pro Scores and label it “EPIC FILM CREATION BUNDLE”
I’m actually not sure what will happen with the bundles. I’m sure we will work them in somehow as we always do.
OOOOOOOOOOO MMMMMMMYYYYY GGGGGOOOOOOODDDDDDDD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Psychedelic.
*In the 2k version wil have the 720p files?
*Will have any file of a bullet shell case falling off of the a gun?
Looking forward to it, Andrew. Bring on the Film rez version.
There will be shell casing and I’m not sure if the 2K DVD set will include the 720p files because of the extra size.
There’s nothing wrong witht the cover!
I think it’s sweet and awesome..
Can’t wait.
I’m still waiting for the preview:-)
HAHAHA, brilliant edit of my original post there, I see.
“I think I’m excited”
A little too excited, eh?
Wow. This right after Star Trek. When do you sleep Andrew? Or do you sleep?
I’m not a 2K big timer but I’m ready to place my 720p order RIGHT NOW! 250 elements for $99 that’s a steal. I hope you don’t figure that out and raise the price.
Andrew,
Per an earlier post on AME2, if you purchase the 2K pack, and getting the 720p version with it, as well. While I can always shrink it down, it would take more time. The alt version was a real selling point for me.
Also, what kind of processing speed would one need to use the 2k. I have a 17″ MacBook Pro that I am about to get the full 2GB of RAM on.
Finally, congrats on Fringe and Star Trek. It was cool seeing your stuff on the big screen.
Yeah Jason, that was the case for the Hard Drive version which we are not going to be doing this time around. If there is room we can add it in but it’s unclear at this point since we are still compiling the elements and content.
EPIC….
EPICER……
EPICEST!!!!!!!!!
Simply stunning, and THATS just the box!!! O.o
Action Movie Essentials 2!!! I can’t believe my eyes or ears! Pretty soon, I’ll be able to make a couple of spy movies with it! Andrew Kramer oh boy’ U R a GENIUS!!! I’ll see if I can save my pennies to acquire it in the future. By the way, I’m hoping to make a spy movie called Rider, and a teen suspense movie called Paint of Death (paintballs against real bullets) I’ll send you a link to them when they are finished.
God Bless!
Paul
Andrew,
Do you ship to Russia? And if so, how long delivery will approximately take?
By the way, thank you for your tutorials. They are simply the best!
June? But we wants it now
AWSOME A.K.
Congrats on Fringe, Star Trek and AME2.
Thanks for eveything.
$99-SOLD!
can’t wait mate. love the work you guys do.
YES. I knew you guys would go for 2K.
The wait is over!!!
Hi,will there be any tutorials with this product.
Awsome!
I have a question regarding AME2 Andrew, will this product include any muzzle flashes?
What am I supposed to do with 720? I need 1080 at least. I wish it was 1080 and 2k. :sigh: slightly unhappy.
MarkHawk, it clearly says that there is going to be a 2k release.
Yes Dan I know. My gripe is I have to buy the 2k if I want a minimum of of 1080p.
What I am trying to say is I don’t see why you’d want 720p. I’d rather have the options to buy 1080p or 2k.
720 Awsome 2K Awsome more!!!
Beyond of what i need!
More than words!
Thanx, thanx, thanx!!!
# 95% Live action footage ( including: real fire and real explosions!)
You are very Coooooooool
Awesome, cant wait!
I`m looking to place a complete VCP bundle order, I would like to find out if you`r planning to include Action Essentials 2 in a complete bundle any time soon ?? if so what would it cost?
Thanks! & keep it up!
Harold
Ape Town
South Africa
I guess that the blood must be the 5% fake
what hurt feelings? NOO!!!!!
The blood is 100% live action. But it is fake, sadly. Unions and all.
BTW, MarkHawk, 2k and 1080p are practically identical.
Hi Andrew,
will there be an upgrade path from the 720 version to the 2k version? In other words, If I buy the 720 version and come to the conclusion that I actually need the 2k version, will the money I paid for the smaller version be lost, or could it be applied towards the bigger version upon upgrade?
We may offer an upgrade path in the future but it won’t be dollar for dollar since you will certainly get some valuable use out of the 720p version.
Oh, I believe you mentioned a few weeks ago that the 720 version will be included in the 2k package.
Am I misunderstanding anything?
Actually we considered including the 720p version with the hard drive version of the 2k version. But we are bypassing the hard drives for now and there may not be room for both versions.
Understood.
I guess I’ll have to go for the 2k version then, and down-convert when necessary.
By the way, what is the codec this is going to be delivered in?
(I personally use the Cineform codec, but I suppose you’ll be using a more standard codec?)
Obviously must be a codec that supports both the resolution and an alpha channel…
Finnaly. I can’t wait to buy it. These will do great for my movie comming up this summer. Great job Andrew. I think this product will kick Action Movie Essentials ass.
well, thanks allot Andrew
your extreme awesomeness gave my computer a virus.
Hi Andrew,
Really cool product. I cant wait to see what’s inside. But actually I am having problems watching the teaser. It plays a second and then it get’s stuck. You know what could cause this problem?
For everything else.. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!
Ok.. it’s probably a firefox issue. It runs ok in IE.
Pay no heed to the naysayers of 2k. Eagly awaiting and have more than a couple uses for this, actually on set thinking if this was out right now I could get us to wrap earlier!
Pay no heed to the naysayers of 2k. Eagly awaiting and have more than a couple uses for this, actually on set thinking if this was out right now I could get us to wrap earlier!
where i can dwnload this product wallpaper??
I will order this one !
So, Andrew, I am guessing the shaking on the 9th floor of my building I have been feeling here in Playa is from the live action mushroom cloud you are shooting for AME 2. Yes?
I can´t wait!! I know this product will be as usefull as the other ones! Thank u Andrew! Yuo’e got the Power!
Hey Andrew: I’ve a very important question… What do I need in my computer to use this new future product… (Besides AE, obviously
) I hope you can understant my question…
Hey John a stupid question
In a mouth to me of a foot to die not to rise, I sit in a shock, same it is necessary to think up…
Аndrew you the genius аааааа
THANKS YOU!
And nearly I have not forgotten I will get this package
andrew please… tutorial of it video…!!!
can we buy this tomorrow since it’s June 1st? or are you going to make us wait until the 30th?
It’s JUNE! =)
I thought: Maybe the title is a clue towards the releasing date. 2nd of June 2009. Guess it’s not.
(Action Essentials 2: JUNE 2009)
Well, I’m pretty sure, because it’s the 3rd
Andrew are u there?
hi andrew , u rock
i hope i can buy this dvd from here , i mean in egypt
paypal is blocked over here u must make a new payment ways to sell faster and eaysier , ty andrew , hope u answer me on that

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Finally! Can’t wait. I’m going to order it as soon as it comes out!