After Effects (729 Tutorials)

Remove a Person from a Scene with Mocha Pro
March 27, 2018
Learn how to remove a person from a scene using the Mocha Pro Remove Module. Plus this tutorial also shows you how to create a disintegrate/transporter beam effect à la Star Trek using VFX in Sapphire and Continuum. It even comes with the project file and footage.

Mamoworld Squash & Stretch with Tutorial from Creative Dojo
March 26, 2018
VinhSon Nguyen has a tutorial that went up last month on the free Squash & Stretch extension for After Effects. Here are his tutorial and links to download. Plus, some information on how the concept of squash and stretch, a tenet of animation, will help you give your animations and characters personality.

Medical Animations & Tutorials Roundup for Maya, Cinema 4D, After Effects
March 26, 2018
The human body is still such an enigma and there are so many technical, yet beautiful, 2D and 3D animations that help to visualize those microscopic mysteries. We had a question about some methods of creating cells and other microscopic elements. First, we have some gorgeous examples to inspire you, followed by a few tutorials for various host applications.

How to Convert After Effects Animations into a Spritesheet for Unity (Free and Quick)
March 26, 2018
This is a Freebie Friday article on sprite generators for After Effects and a tutorial about converting animations into a sprite sheet for unity.

Working with Arnold AOV’s in After Effects
March 26, 2018
Maghdad Asadi has a new overview video on working with passes (AOVs) from Arnold in After Effects.

Bao Layer Sculptor for After Effects
March 26, 2018
Draw a mask exactly where you need it and warp it with perfect precision. Plus, there’s a tutorial showing you how to use Layer Sculptor in After Effects.

Colorful Glitch FX! 100% AE! from Video Copilot
March 6, 2018
Andrew Kramer, from Video Copilot, teased us about this tutorial last week, and it’s finally here. In this new tutorial, he shows us how to create a stylistic glitch effect, inside after effects without any 3rd party plug-ins.

After Effects: How to stabilize footage natively in AE
February 27, 2018
In this tutorial, Johnathan Paul at School of Motion takes you through the different options within After Effects to help you smooth out those shaky handheld shots.

BroadcastGEMS PathSlicer for AE Quick Start Guide
February 20, 2018
Quickly get up to speed using PathSlicer, the new creative tool for Adobe After Effects’ Shape Layer from BroadcastGEMS, with this quick start tutorial.

Ebberts + Zucker Wind for After Effects: Quick Tips
February 2, 2018
Learn how to use Wind to simulate the natural motion of a breeze blowing across Text, Vectors, Video or Shape layers in Native AE 3D space.

Re:Vision Effects Re:Lens Stabilizing 360 VR Tutorial #gettingstarted
January 11, 2018
Learn the basics of how to use the “Spherical Stabilization” feature within RE:Lens Superfish, ToLatLong and FromLatLong.

News: 7 of the Most Popular Posts of 2017 at Toolfarm
January 2, 2018
To celebrate the new year, we thought we would take a look back at some of our most popular blog posts from 2017. Lots of freebies and a few tutorials top the list.

Happy Holidays using Stardust in After Effects
December 26, 2017
Roland Hartmann of graphicinmotion.com gives a nice tutorial on making particle trails with 3D elements and dives into some features like working with the new Model and Material nodes, creating primitives, extruding masks, adding environments, and using ambient occlusion.

Animating Graphs in After Effects
December 26, 2017
Have you tried the new chart and data animating tools that were introduced in After Effects in CC 2018? Bring in your spreadsheet data to create animated charts and graphs and wow your corporate clients or make detailed graphs for a documentary.

Boris FX | How to Remove a Logo Using Mocha Pro and Adobe After Effects
December 19, 2017
Indie filmmaker Vin Morreale shows you how to remove a logo from a shirt using Mocha Pro and After Effects. As a bonus, he also explains how Mocha Pro’s Remove Module and Clean Plate Tool can be used to quickly remove an unwanted lavaliere mic.