Effects (318 Tutorials)
PaintX: Creating Animated Outline Glows with PaintX
February 11, 2020
Create a glowing animated outline with PaintX, using tracked paint elements in Final Cut Pro X. Download a free demo of CoreMelt PaintX today.
Rise of the Dark Side Star Wars-Inspired Tutorials | HitFilm
January 2, 2020
If you just can’t get enough Star Wars, FxHome created a trailer, Rise of the Dark Side. Learn how to make Star Wars-inspired visual effects in HitFilm.
Create an Ugly Sweater in After Effects #tutorialtuesday
December 17, 2019
Workbench shows you how to create an ugly sweater in After Effects. Indeed, it’s a very clever tutorial that is built procedurally using the built-in Mosaic plugin.
Red Giant Tutorial Roundup
December 10, 2019
Check out these great tutorials from Red Giant. Get started with Universe and VFX Reflections, learn “cheap tricks” for re-creating cool Frozen II and Game of Thrones effects and even learn how to create a Star Wars style Force push.
How to Create a Pennywise Jaw Rip Effect + FREE Film Riot Stock
October 29, 2019
Tim Cowles at HitFilm explains how to make the freaky jaw rip effect that is from Stephen King’s IT film. It’s totally gruesome!
Create a Pennywise Demon Face + FREE 3D Balloon Model #Halloween
October 22, 2019
Hitfilm is killing it this Halloween. Bring the scare with this Pennywise effect. Pennywise is the terrifying clown from Stephen King’s IT.
The Thing With a Hundred Eyes with Red Giant #Halloween
October 15, 2019
Red Giant’s lead designer Leo Hageman shows you how to use the Contact Lens Kit. It’s a free and easy-to-use project with 100 different eye presets!
Create Transparent Ghostly Effects with Mocha & Particle Illusion #halloween
October 1, 2019
Mary Poplin at Boris FX shows you how to create transparent ghostly effects using Mocha Pro and Particle Illusion to transform an actress into a ghost.
Jonathan Moser Blog Series for NewBlueFX
September 19, 2019
Jonathan Moser has a huge blog series (24 parts and counting) for NewBlueFX products like Titler Pro, Total FX 7, Total FX 360, NewBlueFX Amplify, and more.
Kingluma Trade Tattoo (+) Tutorial #gettingstarted
September 18, 2019
Here are 2 tutorials to help you get started creating a variety of halftone style graphic looks for Final Cut Pro, using Kingluma Trade Tattoo (+).
Creating the Star Wars Force Push with Red Giant & Trapcode Tools
September 6, 2019
Seth Worley creates Star Wars Force Push effect with VFX Supercomp, Optical Glow, Trapcode Particular, Universe Camera Shake, Magic Bullet Suite.
Boris Continuum Premium Filter Motion Blur Tutorial #gettingstarted
August 28, 2019
This series of tutorials shows you how to use the Continuum Premium Filter Motion Blur to simulate realistic motion blur or interesting stylized effects, in After Effects, Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, and DaVinci Resolve.
Game of Thrones VFX Parts 1 & 2: Cheap Tricks with Hashi
August 22, 2019
Red Giant has a fun new tutorial from Hashi of Action Movie Kid. Parts 1 and 2 walk you through several great tricks to make your VFX look spectacular.
Black Veins Effect From Stranger Things (After Effects Tutorial)
August 13, 2019
Yannick and Jordy at Cinecom.net have a super fun copycat tutorial explaining how to make the black veins on Billy in Stranger Things. There’s a lot of tracking and null objects involved in this process. He uses the Advanced Lightning Effect to make the veins and masks them on. These are attached to the actor’s…
PremiumVFX Lightspeed Transitions Tutorial
August 1, 2019
Learn how to use PremiumVFX Lightspeed Transitions to add fast motion and energy to your Final Cut Pro X projects.