Visual Effects (989 Tutorials)
Christmas Tuts & Freebies Roundup: Tinsel, Santa Hat, Ugly Sweater
December 15, 2020
Create fun Christmas themed projects in Cinema 4D and After Effects. Freebies from Pixel Lab, CG Shortcuts, CG Terminal, Ratemyfuneral, more!
omotion Damage Control for FCPX #gettingstarted
December 11, 2020
Learn how to jump right into omotion Damage Control for FCPX and create some glitchy titles, transitions, and effects. Try a free demo today.
How To Turn Your Kids Into Super Heroes (After Effects Tutorial)
December 2, 2020
Ben Eshagpoor of beMotion.dESIGN shows you how to turn your kids into Super Heroes. He uses After Effects and Boris Sapphire in the tutorial.
Glowing Outline Effect in After Effects
December 1, 2020
In this tutorial, Josh Olufemii’s friend Herman Huang shows how to create a really cool glowing outline effect in After Effects. He also uses the free Video Copilot plug-in Saber. And there’s a free project file so you can play along.
Maxon 3D & Motion Design Show – November 18, 2020
November 18, 2020
The schedule for Wednesday, November 18, 2020, is jam-packed with goodness, including EJ Hassenfratz, Athanasios Pozantzis, and Paul Babb.
Burning Question: Making The Super Moon
November 14, 2020
They say it’s the Super Moon of the Century! Here are some ways to recreate the moon in After Effects or your NLE or editor, if you’re unable to capture the moon.
In Depth: Working with Night Time Scenes, part 1
November 2, 2020
You really have two choices when shooting scenes that take place at night. Either shoot at night and deal with the low light situation or shoot Day for Night. Shooting at night is easier if your camera is capable of it. Day for Night, which I would recommend under certain circumstances, can be tricky but can look fantastic and undistinguishable when it’s done correctly. Part one of this article will focus on shooting in after dark.
In Depth: Working with Night Time Scenes, part 2
November 2, 2020
Part 1 of this two part series focused on shooting at night and when and how to accomplish shooting in low light. Part 2 focuses on working with footage shot during the daytime and color grading for night. We'll also talk about adding some night time elements to sell your shot.
In Depth: Rain Generators
October 14, 2020
It has been cloudy here all day and is just starting to sprinkle here so I thought it might be a good time to update this article with some new information. Added June 13, 2016: Next Limit Realflow, Insydium X-Particles, a Boris tutorial, and more examples.
Smoke Object with Cinema 4D & TurbulenceFD
September 22, 2020
Turn 3D objects into smoke with Cinema 4D and TurbulenceFD. Tutorial series by Roger Kilimanjaro. Plus, a great Cinema 4D MSA offer.
Boris FX Live: Virtual IBC 2020 Presentations, Day 3 is Live!
September 10, 2020
Watch Boris FX Live presentations for Virtual IBC! They are featuring customer presentations, sneak peeks of 2021 releases, giveaways.
How to use the new features in Phoenix FD 4
September 8, 2020
Chaos Group Phoenix FD 4 is focused on expanding its toolset for better simulation control with several new sim options for 3ds Max and Maya.
Bill & Ted 3 VFX-cellent tutorial
August 28, 2020
Hashi, The Action Movie Dad, “travels the circuits of time to show you how to create the visual effects of Bill & Ted Face the Music!”
Cineflare Smart Tools Tutorial #gettingstarted
August 26, 2020
This tutorial shows how to use a few of the 100 utility effects in Cineflare Smart Tools for adjusting footage, color grading, visual effects, and more.
Stupid Raisins Collage Pop Tutorial #gettingstarted
August 21, 2020
Learn how easy it is to use Stupid Raisins Collage Pop to add mosaics and collages to your FCPX videos.