Archive for AfterEffects

  • After Effects vs. Nuke – AE Premium

    This tutorial compares the workflow of After Effects with Nuke and is intended for After Effects users who want to familiarize themselves with the interface and want to make their first steps in Nuke. After a short introduction of myself I start a composition in both Nuke and After Effects and com...

  • Give Your Video A Pencil Sketched Look

    I think we all used to create little cartoons in school by drawing on each page of your text books and flipping through them to animate. Well, lets all save a tree. In this tutorial we’ll be creating a similar looking animation in AE using Trapcode Particular’s Aux Particles. From there ...

  • Don’t Forget to Submit!

    It’s March 15th and that means that the Desktop Wallpaper Contest sponsored by Imagineer Systems and Toolfarm is half over. Thus far we’ve only had 13 entries!… As of right now, you’d have a 1 in 14 chance of winning over $1,000 dollars worth of AE goodies, not to mentioned ...

  • Double Stuffed Tracking Walkthrough

    We’ve seen lots of tutorials on how to do basic planar tracking, but we’re gonna take it to a hole notha level. This tutorial demonstrates how to use 2D planar tracking and 3d tracking together to create graphics that pop off a board that you can hold and walk with. Preview Want acces...

  • 4D Quaternion Julia Set Fractal Ray Tracer

    The 4D Quaternion Julia set Plug-in is a part of another CG Shader implementation that has been around for a couple of years. I thought it was a nice example of what is possible to create with the Pixel Bender Toolkit, slightly different from the usual filters. Pixel Bender is a new plugin technolog...

  • The Best Sites for Royalty Free Stock Music and Sound Effects

    You can’t have video without audio… it just doesn’t work. That’s why in high school it was A/V club, not just V Club… although that does sound pretty rad. Anywho… if you want to complete an animation, short film, commercial or whatever… you have to have g...

  • Quick Tip – Understanding Bit Depth

    Ever wonder what Bit Depth is? What’s the 8bpc box below your window? Here are all the answers. Learn about Bit Depth and how it can help you! QuickTip Download QuickTip .flv File size 62MB ...

  • The 12 Basic Principles of Animation Day 2 – AE Premium

    So, what are the 12 Basic Principles of Animation and why should you care about them? The goal of the principles is to bring life and excitement to any animation – to take the mediocre and make it exceptional. This is the second half of this article. To view download the first half you need to...

  • The 12 Basic Principles of Animation Day 2 – AE Premium

    So, what are the 12 Basic Principles of Animation and why should you care about them? The goal of the principles is to bring life and excitement to any animation – to take the mediocre and make it exceptional. This is the second half of this article. To view download the first half you need to...

  • The 12 Basic Principles of Animation Day 1 – AE Premium

    So, what are the 12 Basic Principles of Animation and why should you care about them? The goal of the principles is to bring life and excitement to any animation – to take the mediocre and make it exceptional. Originally created by Disney animators for hand drawn animation, these are principle...

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