Motion Graphics (534 Tutorials)

4K Titling with Boris RED

May 11, 2015

Senior Product Manager Dirk de Jong shows you the power and sharpness of RED’s resolution independent titling.

Freebie: Resolume Arena & Avenue 4

February 27, 2015

This Resolume tutorial from DocOptics will show you the inner workings of Effects Clips and it comes with a useful freebie!

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In Depth: Scanimate Animation System #TBT

February 26, 2015

At Half Rez in Chicago last November, Nick Campbell of Greyscalegorilla took us on a historical journey to the birth of television motion graphics with Scanimate. I had seen the retro-futuristic Scanimate animation throughout my childhood on shows like Sesame Street, The Electric Company, and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, but I never realized what this analog wizardry was. If you’re over 35 years old, you have certainly seen Scanimate animation content on TV. Today I’ll explain Scanimate and show you lots of fun examples.

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Classic Car 3D Text

January 29, 2015

Andrew Kramer shows you how to make some really cool 3D texts and emblems similar to those found on classic cars. And do it all in Element 3D V2.

Tips in this Tutorial:

Extruding Text & Adjusting Bevels
Outline Bevel mode for creating Emblems
Dynamic Reflection Modes
Create fake car paint flake material.
Tips for adjust render quality

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Animated Polygon in After Effects

January 29, 2015

Video Copilot's Andrew Kramer shows you how to create fun, animating polygons that you can easily customize using time displacement, scale wipes and other neat animation tricks.

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Create a Liquid Metal Logo Animation with FreeForm Pro

November 25, 2014

Chris McFall explains how to create a liquid mercury logo animation right in After Effects using mettle’s FreeForm Pro plug-in. Chris also reveals a few clever uses with filters that ship with After Effects, and some of his finishing techniques.

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Create a Mask Morph with Rowbyte Plexus

November 18, 2014

Gardner Raymond shows how to do a Mask Morph between different mask shapes and making it look cool with Plexus, inspired by a video by Yen Hung Lin (Jeff).

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Digieffects: Stargate from Tweak #digieffects

November 6, 2014

Learn how to create a hyerdrive, warp speed, slit scan look using Stargate, one of the tools included in Tweak.

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Digieffects: Schematic Grids from Tweak #digieffects

November 3, 2014

Learn how easy it is to make a custom grid using Schematic Grid, one of the tools in Tweak.

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Digieffects: Gradient Designer from Aura #digieffects

November 3, 2014

Learn how to use Gradient Designer, one of the tools included in Aura, to create gradients, in this case a tie-dye effect, to your footage.

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Digieffects: Crazy Stripes from Tweak #digieffects

November 3, 2014

Learn how to use Crazy Stripes, one of the tools available in Tweak, to create a speeding background look.

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Digieffects: Destabilize from Damage #digieffects

November 1, 2014

Learn how to emulate a practical camera shake or a more conceptual feed twitch using Destabilize, one of the tools included with Damage.

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Halloween Themed tutorials for FCPX and Motion

October 21, 2014

Spooky Jump Cuts for Final Cut Pro X and Swinging Text for Motion.

Steve Martin from RippleTraining.com shows us a trick with retiming and markers to add a series of jump cuts to a horror clip. It very handy in creating that surreal, disjointed feeling needed in horror features, and allows the editor the ability to adjust the timing quickly and easily to acheive just the right creepy feeling.

Mark Spencer from RippleTraining.com, shows us how to make a seasonally appropriate swinging text in Motion.

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