Software (2183 Tutorials)
Creating Realistic Dust Hits with Trapcode Particular
July 5, 2012
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.”
Create a Parallax Shift Effect Using Timeline and 3D Features of Photoshop CS6
July 5, 2012
Post by Stephen Petrany at PSDtuts+ : “Photoshop CS6 includes several new features that you can use to create 3D and video effects. In this tutorial, we will combine these new tools to simulate 3D depth in a 2D photograph using the new 3D and video timeline features available in Photoshop CS6 Extended.”
Cinema 4D Setup Breakdown/ Whiskey Bottle and Glass by Matt Beckham
July 2, 2012
Check out this excellent studio shot breakdown for creating a whiskey bottle and glass tumbler, using Cinema 4D, by Matt Beckham.
Color Isolation Effect with Magic Bullet Colorista II
July 2, 2012
Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm explains a couple of cool tricks that you can do with color in Red Giant Software Magic Bullet Colorista II, a robust tool made for color correcting footage. </p>
Creating Moss, Snow, and Dust With The Falloff Shader in Cinema 4D
June 29, 2012
By Chris Schmidt at Greyscalegorilla: “In this tutorial, Chris shows you how to use the Falloff Shader to create organic effects on your textures. Follow along to make effects like Snow and Dust on your textures that usually only collect on the top of objects.”
Michele Yamazaki’s Particles Webinar Replay -June 27, 2012
June 28, 2012
On Wednesday, June 27, 2012, Michele Yamazaki tapped Boris Continuum Complete v8 AE’s state-of-the-art particle system effects to develop and enhance broadcast graphics in Adobe After Effects CS6. Using BCC Particle Emitter 3D and other Boris Continuum Complete VFX filters in conjunction with After Effects’ native 3D camera and lighting systems, Michele made ordinary graphics and titles pop off the screen in 3D particle bursts.
How is mocha v3’s Camera Solver different than AE CS6 Camera Tracker?
June 13, 2012
Imagineer Systems mocha Camera Solve module uses Planar Tracking to solve 3D space for select planes. This means mocha can get a camera solve on difficult out of focus, blurred or obscured shots. Learn more in these tutorials.
Fantastic Facial Motion Capture in After Effects
May 14, 2012
Post by Matthew Perks/ AEtuts+. Use puppet pins tracked to motion data from dots on a face to animate a face or other objects in your scene.
Pimp Your After Effects by Stu Maschwitz
November 20, 2011
The always entertaining Stu Maschwitz explains a few ways you can do to get the most out of After Effects. For example, “I set Levels of Undo to 99, because why should I expect to have fewer problems than Jay-Z?”
Cinema 4D Scene OBJ Export to Trapcode Form
November 11, 2011
How to create a scene in Cinema 4D and export an OBJ and Cinema’s camera, import all this in Adobe After Effects so the Cinema render matches Trapcode Form.
Loading .abr Photoshop Brushes into Maxon BodyPaint
October 31, 2011
In this quick C4D tip, I'll show you a glimpse of Cinema 4D Bodypaint, and show you how you can load your Photoshop brushes to use for texturing 3D objects. For more training and resources, please check out www.thepixellab.net
Advanced Soft Keying
October 17, 2011
Posted by Andrew Kramer at Video Copilot. In this tutorial we will go beyond basic keying techniques with new tips to help preserve small details like dirt and reflections. • Key out footage without eliminating the soft reflections • Composite in 32bpc for more realistic blending
Digieffects FreeForm AE Tutorial #2
October 12, 2011
Mark Christiansen shows you how to make flowing cloth with Displacement Mapping with FreeForm AE.
Digieffects FreeForm AE Tutorial #1
October 12, 2011
Mark Christiansen gets you started with Displacement Mapping with FreeForm AE and shows you how to make some incredible effects with Digieffects FreeForm AE.
Ocean Water Effect presentation by Aharon Rabinowitz
October 4, 2011
Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create this ocean scene in Adobe After Effects with only the tools found in AE.