After Effects (824 Tutorials)

Import 3D OBJ Models into After Effects in 3 Steps

May 6, 2014

Alex over at Zaxwerks hosted a recent tutorial thats getting a lot of attention. In it he uses ProAnimator to move 3D OBJ models into Adobe After Effects in a few simple steps!

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Adventures in Map Animation with QGIS, After Effects, C4D & Illustrator

April 29, 2014

Victoria Nece explains the open source software GIS, Geographic Information Systems, to make mapping jobs easier.

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Animating 2D Cartoon Faces in After Effects

April 29, 2014

Lee Daniels gives a general overview of animating a face from a layered Photoshop file in After Effects.

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Video Copilot Heat Distortion Tutorial

April 28, 2014

If you have used Video Copilot’s Flight Kit or JetStrike you might be familiar with the Heat Distortion tool. Now you can purchase it on its own… ya know, if you have a fear of heights or flying and are trying to stay away from the planes.

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Guitar Strings with Rowbyte Plexus

April 22, 2014

Gardner Raymond of Consequence Video Designs has a new After Effects tutorial, in which he creates animated guitar strings using Rowbyte Plexus with the help of Trapcode Sound Keys.

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Depth Passes Made Easy + Frischluft Lenscare and Camera Lens Blur

April 1, 2014

Let Joren from The Pixel Lab show you how to properly set up your depth passes so that you can do your DOF in Adobe After Effects!

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Create a Lizard Man in After Effects Pt. 2

March 25, 2014

Ran Ben Avraham shows us how to create a Lizard Man transformation in After Effects with FreeForm Pro. Ran motion tracks a sequence and then he uses FreeForm Pro to wrap the texture of his choice around the actors face in 3D.

In Part 2 you will learn how to 2D track different parts of the face in Mocha. You'll apply that info to the texture that has been created.

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Tutorial / Inspirations: True Detective like Double Exposure

March 25, 2014

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday! This is a Tuesday Two-fer… A Tutorial + Inspiration. “After Effects Tutorials with Mikey” creates the double exposure in True Detective. Really nice!

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The Grid from Video Copilot

March 20, 2014

Andrew and the gang bring us another fantastic tutorial. This one goes through the process of making a techy looking grid title animation inside of After Effects.

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Working with OBJ Sequences in Element 3D

March 18, 2014

Charles Yeager leads you along in this tutorial on how to do some key things when using OBJ files exported from 3ds Max and used in Video Copilot Element 3D. He also uses ReelSmart Motion Blur from RE:Vision Effects.

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Audio Post Production – Mixing Basics for Dialog

March 18, 2014

In this tutorial George Parker will give you a quick rundown on how to mix audio for film! There is some good stuff in here, people!

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Create a Lizard Man in After Effects Pt. 1

March 18, 2014

Ran Ben Avraham walks you through turning a human man into a Lizard Man with After Effects and Mettle FreeForm Pro. He motion tracks his footage and wraps the serpentine texture around the actors head with FreeForm Pro.

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Create a 3D animation of folding paper in After Effects

March 11, 2014

Angie Taylor shares this fun AE tutorial, inspired by a paper trick from her grandpa.

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Create Water with Trapcode Particular

March 5, 2014

Dino Muhic creates a beautiful fluid looking water effect, inspired by a Beck’s commercial in Germany. Dino used a lime from Video Copilot 3D Model Pack – Fresh Food.

First, he builds it from scratch and then explains how to composite it. He also created a preparation video to show how the water looks on its own.

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EPS Vector Graphic Import with Titler Pro

March 5, 2014

NewBlueFX allows users to create stunning and chic professional 2D and 3D video titles in the timeline with speed and efficiency. Here’s a tutorial to show you how to use some of the features in the plug-in!

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