Tutorials
Using Shape Layers to Create a Vector Water Animation in After Effects
By Batuhan Türkay at AEtuts+: "In this tutorial we’ll take a look at the basic principles and behaviors of water in the case of forces being applied to it. We’ll be keyframing masks on solids to recreate a liquid movement."
Creating a 3D Cloud Fly Through Scene With Horizon
By Felix Cremerius on AEtuts+ "This tutorial explains the steps you need to take to convert an HDRI in Photoshop into a usable file in Trapcode Horizon to create a Skydome and populate it with clouds. We’ll also explained how to mask clouds, create a camera move in AE, and add a complimentary lens flare to the scene."
Paint Drips with Trapcode Particular + Free Preset
In this QuickTip, Harry Frank shows you how to create a spray paint effect with paint drips.
GreyscaleGorilla City Kit
In this quick tutorial, Chris shows you how to add some effectors to City Kit so you can focus in on just a few buildings, and then zoom around the city. A similar effect was used to make part of Iron Man’s heads up display. Keep an eye out in the future for a follow up where we push this effect even further!
Video Copilot: Explosive Training
Video Copilot has a brand new training series online and it is completely free! It is one of the most advanced tutorial series that they have released to date! First Video Copilot shows you how to do compositing and Adobe After Effects, then they teach you how to build advanced 3D assets.
V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max - V-Ray Light Select
V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max - V-Ray Light Select
VRayLightSelect - Render element to extract the contribution of individual lights
V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max - Lens Analysis utility help stuff
V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max - Lens Analysis utility help stuff
VRayLensAnalysis -- Quickly creates realistic distortion patterns for your V-Ray Physical Cameras
V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max and Maya - Hair and Fur Shader
Now, with the latest update to V-Ray 2.0 you can render hair and fur with unprecedented control, quality, and speed using the new VRayHairMtl shader and VRayHairInfoTex map.
User can also seamlessly render hair created using Ephere's Ornatrix( http://www.ephere.com/plugins/autodes...) plug-in with the new modifier - VRayOrnatrixMod.
V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max - Car Paint Material
Jim from Chaos Group shows you one of the new material tools in V-Ray 2.0; Car Paint!
V-Ray 2.0 for Maya with Interactive rendering on CPU&GPU
Jim from Chaos Group gives you a run down on interactive rendering on CPU & GPU in V-Ray 2.0.
Now you can take advantage of the interactive rendering engine running on both CPUs and GPUs in V-Ray for Maya. This will not only boost your speed but will allow making changes on a fly and immediately applying them to the scene.
Create a Valentine’s Day Themed Animation in Cinema 4D & After Effects
Post by Stefan Surmabojov at CGtuts+ : “In this tutorial we are going to create a Valentine’s Day themed animation in Cinema 4D and After Effects.... Use particles and forces in Cinema 4D, as well as MoDynamics and Effectors to put everything together to create our final animation. Finally we’ll add materials, light and render the scene before finishing it up in After Effects with some compositing and post effects."
Snow Mountain Titles with Element 3D and Cinema 4D
By VinhSon Nguyen at Creative Dojo. "In this in-depth tutorial, we’re going to explore how to quickly create a motion graphics style mountain titles using primarily After Effects and some Cinema 4D. We’re going to cover all sorts of things, from creating a basic landscape, to creating camera rigs and incorporating 3D elements within our scene. This is one of the longer tutorials I’ve done which was a rough run through, so I hope you’ll take your time and tweak it to perfection!"
How to use Trapcode Particular’s Z-buffer to Allow Particles to Move Around 3D Objects
In this QuickTip, Harry Frank shows you how to use Trapcode Particular's Z-buffer to allow particles to move around 3D objects - such as those generated in AE with VideoCopilot's Element or Maxon's C4D (and other 3D apps).
Snow White and the Huntsman - Aetuts+ Hollywood Movie Title Series
Today we’ll re-created the animation title style of movie Snow White & The Huntsman using Element 3D inside After Effects. We’ll start in Cinema 4d to model the letters of the title and then we’ll move over into AE for the stylistic aspects like color, lens flare and such.
At the end of this tutorial, you can learn how to draw and animate your own title with Element 3d inside After Effects. The actual example of the Snow White & The Huntsman movie title is just for training purposes and is not to be used in a final project without permission from the original creators.
Behind the Scenes of the new Boris TV Opener- BCC AE
Eran Stern of SternFX gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how he created the all-new Boris TV opener using Boris Continuum Complete plug-ins such as Beat Reactor, Damaged TV, Extruded Spline, Extruded Text, Film Glow, Film Grain, Layer Deformer, Lens Flare 3D, Organic Strands, Particle Array 3D, Scanline, and Videoscope in Adobe After Effects.
Tempo: Up in Flames - Realistic & Slow-Motion Fire Effects
In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz walks you through the workflow used to create realistic fire for the film Tempo. He’ll be using a combination of real fire footage, Trapcode Particular, and some 3rd Party plug-ins from RE:Vision Effects.
Using Advanced fractures with Pulldownit in MAYA
Showing how to control the way an object fractures with pulldownit plugin in MAYA.
Create Cool Lighting Effects in Avid with BCC Lens Flare 3D
Using Boris Continuum Complete’s powerful Lens Flare 3D filter, Kevin P. McAuliffe shows you how to set up lighting effects in your favorite Avid video editing system. First, Kevin demonstrates how to create multiple lights that blink automatically. Then, he combines BCC Extruded Text with BCC Lens Flare 3D to create a starting title sequence.
Create Complex Particle Effects in Avid- BCC AVX
Kevin P. McAuliffe harnesses the power of Boris Continuum Complete v8 AVX's Particle Emitter 3D filter to create engaging particle effects directly from within Media Composer, giving his Avid titles a "particle overhaul".
Red Giant Quick Tip #67: Realistic Dust Hits
In this tutorial, John Einselen shows you how to create realistic dust hits with Trapcode Particular. He also covers some very advanced compositing techniques for 3D animators working with Particular.
What’s New in Sapphire 6.1
A brief overview of the enhancements to the preset browser in GenArts Sapphire 6.1.
Create Full 3d Reflections With Falloff Using Form or Particular
Jorrit Schulte at AE Tuts+ shows how to make some lovely full 3D reflections with falloff on a table with Trapcode Form or Particular. Create Full 3d Reflections With Falloff Using Form or Particular
Understanding Thinking Particles Fundamentals
Post at Motioneers.net: "Here is a video tutorial about Thinking Particles. This time we will go as basic as we can by avoiding presets and instead using the most fundamental nodes the particle system has to offer. We’ll set up an emitter from scratch and then build a simple particle simulation. This tutorial is – once again – not about creating fancy renders, it is meant to teach you the core techniques of Thinking Particles. I hope you learn something."
Magnet Disruption Using Digieffects Artifact
Do you watch Breaking Bad? Then if you saw Season 5 Episode 1 you saw a little glimpse of computer artifacting that you can easily replicate with Damage v2.5's Artifact plug-in. Watch this tutorial to learn how to create magnetic damage with Damage v2.5 Artifact!
Video Copilot Element 3D Particle Replicator
Video Copilot has a new tutorial out about how to use the replicator options in Element 3D.
Video Copilot Element 3D: Element Animation Engine
Animate Pre-Fractured Objects with our new plugin, Element 3D!
Creating Realistic Dust Hits with Trapcode Particular
Post at Red Giant TV: "In this tutorial, John Einselen shows you how to create realistic dust hits with Trapcode Particular. He also covers some very advanced compositing techniques for 3D animators working with Particular."
Water Freeze Tutorial - Cinema 4D & Realflow
RiTutorialsHD uploaded this great tutorial: "In this video i will teach you how to create the effect where water freezes in realflow and cinema 4d."
An A to Z of Building Projections in After Effects - Part 1
By ChrisZwar / ProVideoCoalition: "A behind the scenes look at two different building projection projects, including the largest building projection ever staged - the massive Alfa Bank show in Russia. If you’ve ever wondered how these events are created then this is the video series for you…"
Part 1 is a general overview of building projections and offers some insight into the staging of two different sized building projection projects.
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FumeFX Basic Explosion Tutorial by Incendii VFX
Anselm von Seherr-Thoss: "Following the recent conversations on Twitter there seems to be a demand for explosion basics. So i was asked by Jamie Gwilliam from Autodesk to put a little something together and here is the result. 3,5 hours of explosion basics in 2 parts. I go over particle sources, object sources, tips and tricks for more detail without more grid resolution and some rendering techniques."
Mid-Air Emergency in After Effects by Video Copilot
Post by Andrew Kramer/ Video Copilot: "In this new tutorial we’ll composite the interior of an airplane as the wing bursts into flames. We’ll cover green screen keying, 3D tracking with Camera Tracker, particles and compositing live action elements. I’ve also included a dropping Oxygen mask in the project file for people that want to add an extra layer!"
Tutorial: Variations on the Organic Lines Preset in Trapcode Particular
Red Giant QuickTip 62: Variations on the Organic Lines Preset (Trapcode Particular) by Harry Frank. "In this Red Giant QuickTip, Harry Frank takes you on a Back-to-Basics study on the Organic Lines preset in Trapcode Particular: how it works and how to create some variations of it."
3D Set Extensions with Trapcode Particular and The Foundry CameraTracker
Create a 3D set extension with fog using Stock Footage. Use Camera Tracker to matchmove inside of AE.
Epic Shatter with Video Copilot Optical Flares & 3DS Max with RayFire
Use 3DS Max to create a ball shattering with RayFire. Composite the passes in AE with DOF & Displacement. Uses Video Copilot Optical Flares.
Dynamic Machine Gun with Video Copilot Action Essentials II & Trapcode Particular
Create a machine gun with dynamic ricochets types. Use Expressions to emit unique particles on each surface. Uses Video Copilot Action Essentials II & Trapcode Particular
Magical Hits with Video Copilot Action Essentials and Optical Flares
Composite stock footage elements to create magic hits. Use ripple distortion to enhance blast effect. Uses Video Copilot Action Essentials and Optical Flares.
Grenade Throw using Video Copilot Optical Flares
Composite a super-slow motion grenade to live footage. Use 2D Tracking on a camera to match a nodal pan. Uses Video Copilot Optical Flares
Shatterize with Video Copilot’s Optical Flares
Create a progressive shatter effect in After Effects and Composite with Glows and add subtle camera shake, using Video Copilot's Optical Flares
Cinema 4D Inheritance Effector & Particle Morph
Post by NEEKOE on Vimeo. "After seeing David Lewandowski’s NAB presentation for Maxon, I was blown away by all the crazy stuff he uses the Inheritance Effector for and challenged my self to recreate some of his project files."
Cosmodius - Creating a Retro Sci-fi Logo Animation
In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz walks you through the process of creating a Retro Sci-Fi logo. In addition to creating the logo, he'll show you how to age the video to make it look like it came out of the early 80's.
How to Make Interesting Water Shapes Using Caustics and Displacement
Post at Greyscalegorilla.com. In this tutorial, Chris shows you an old technique he uses to make cool caustics based animations. He also talks about speeding up test renders, displacement, and some special lighting settings. Enjoy!
Let it Flow: An In-depth Look at the Grid Emitter in Trapcode Particular
Post by Harry Frank at Red Giant: "Trapcode Particlar and Form are very similar in many ways. Sometimes, you might even want the organic look of Form with the 3D position control of Particular. We'll discuss how to get detailed control over particle grids to create something organic."
Inside the Nebulae by Peder Norrby/ Trapcode
"Actual images of nebulas taken with the Hubble space telescope were combined in After Effects with CG gas clouds and stars made using Trapcode Form and Starglow."
Creating a Christmas Tree with Trapcode Particular
Via Red Giant TV: In this episode of Red Giant TV, Michael Park returns to us with a fantastic tutorial on creating a Christmas tree (complete with lights and star at the top) with Trapcode Particular. You'll also use Trapcode Starglow to enhance the look.
Particle Splash Tutorial with Trapcode Particular
Robert Lagar at AE Tuts+ explains how to make a realistic splash effect in After Effects with Trapcode Particular that reacts with music.
Create a 3D space nebula with FXhome HitFIlm
Find out how to create a 3D space nebula using HitFilm!
Create a 3D DNA Strain in After Effects
Create a 3D DNA Strain in After Effects by Maltaannon- From the Archives at AETuts+. "Twice a month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from back in the archives of Aetuts+. Today we’ll look at an amazing post from Maltaanon. This tutorial was first published in May 2009 and uses Trapcode Form to create something that would normally require a 3D application, but is accomplished entirely within After Effects."
Tutorial: Shoot Off A 3D Plexus Particle Stream on AEtuts+
Posted by Lloyd Alvarez on AEtuts+: "The tutorial is on how to create a “pseudo” particle stream using Plexus. I say pseudo because it’s not really a particle stream, it just appears as one. The tools involved are Cinema 4d and After Effects with these 3rd party plugins: Plexus, Trapcode Particular and VCP Optical Flares although Particular and Optical Flares could be substituted with Particle World and any lens flare but I used particular and optical flares in the tut."
Intro to Hair in Cinema 4D
Posted by Greyscalegorilla: "In this tutorial, I wanted to get you started with the hair settings in Cinema 4D. I go over how to set basic hair up, change dynamic settings, change the hair render settings and light for hair. I have been spending a lot of time with Hair lately trying to learn more about it, so I hope to have some more Hair tutorials soon. I’m always learning as I go with CInema 4D, so if you have any Hair tricks or tips you would like to share, please put them in the comments. Thanks for watching!"
Harry Potter style priori incantatem VFX - Part 2- FxHome HitFilm
Create the energy beam for a Harry Potter-style magic fight using HitFilm Ultimate.
Digieffects Electrical Arcs FIGHT! Tutorial
Learn the basics of Electrical Arcs in After Effects by creating a Street Fighter themed video and shoot some lightning out of your hands! Author Brandon Smith
Digieffects Delirium v2’s Rainfall - Basic Tutorial in Premiere Pro CS5
Learn how to easily create realistic rain on your footage with Delirium v2's Rainfall in Premiere CS5. Author Brandon Smith
Digieffects Delirium v2 Alpha Tool Tutorial
Learn how to use Alpha Tool by applying it to our particle emitter plug-ins or to you own footage! Author Brandon Smith
Digieffects Particle Tips
Learn how to effectively use our particle emitter plug-ins (Rain, Snow, Fire, Fairy Dust, etc.) in your own project by following these simple tips by Philip Powell!
Digieffects Fire tutorial
Author Dustin Klein shows us a technique to create wood for a burning fire.
Digieffects SnowStorm Intro Tutorial
Learn the basics of Delirium v2's SnowStorm and create realistic looking snow with Philip Powell.
digieffects Delirium v2 Hyper Harmonizer Electron Tutorial
Use Hyper Harmonizer to make a electron. Author Ben Griggs
