Put Together A “Transformer” Like Mustang Assembly
“Today we will create a cool reconstruction of a Mustang in 3D space with lights and a camera movement. This tutorial is about to learn how to animate the layers and how to generate an attractive, dynamic result.”
Quick Tip – Importing Edit Sequences Into AE
“This is just a Quick Tip showing how you can save your NLE edits with the *.aaf format which After Effects will recognize. This tip would probably apply across the board with most NLE’s.”
Formatting Your Videos for Triplewide Display
“Triplewide content is a new form of presenting content in multiple venues, be it live performances or even in the church. Because of how new it is, many people aren’t quite sure what it is or how to format their content. This tutorial will explain what Triplewide Content actually is and how to format it for optimal playback. Enjoy!”
“What’s up internet! Yesterday I made a post discussing the idea of dynamic shadows from Particles in After Effects and went on to explore render times and some pros & cons for each solution.”
Enter The Matrix Using Particular 2
“I was recently asked to create the Matrix “raining code” effect, but the only help I could find was a 40 minute tutorial which was not very helpful, because it was layer based and very time consuming. After thinking about it, I thought, ‘Why not do it in After Effects with Particular?’. I gave it a few tries, and voila, it worked. After that I created this tutorial. I hope you enjoy it, and will learn something.”
Put Your Face Onto An Inanimate Object
“There have been a lot of YouTube videos posted lately with faces superimposed onto objects like The Annoying Orange. Now you can learn how to put your face onto things an apple within After Effects. This tutorial will show you everything you need from tracking to creating the reflection. Have Fun!”
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Dynamic Particle Shadows in AE
“How could you create a dynamic shadow, that lines up correctly with your particles AND appears only when the particle is close to the surface? What about making the shadow look like Global Illumination? What if you went back in time and ran into yourself from the PAST!?
“Eventually I though of a solution and it seems to work pretty well. Specifically if you think of a code word that only you know, it would be easy to prove YOU were from the future.”
Move Forward Using A Multi-Limb Walk Cycle
“Have you ever wanted to animate a spider or crab walk cycle? In this tutorial you will learn a very useful and simple technique that will help you animate a walk cycle for creatures with anywhere from 2 to 200 limbs.”
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Control A 3D Deck of Cards Like Magic
“In this tutorial we’ll be creating a Card deck that unfolds and a chosen card that rises up. We’ll be creating lots of expressions and i will show you an handy trick that will show another image on the front and backfacing of a layer.”
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Accessing “Right To Left” Languages Within After Effects
“Right to left languages are widely used in After Effects, but traditionally these languages are not treated like text in After Effects. We have to instead covert them to vector graphics which limit many possibilities that are only possible with text layers. In this Quick Tip we will learn to enable languages and manipulate “RTL” text right within After Effects. This tutorial is for After Effects CS4 and the preview video for this tutorial is just to show the capabilities of RTL languages in After Effects. I will not be discussing how to achieve this effect.”
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