Articles by Andrew Devis

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	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 20 Trim Monitor In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates the 'Trim Monitor,' which up until CS6 had been the main way of quickly and simply rolling or trimming you edit points in the timeline. Although somewhat superseded by the new timeline editing features new to CS6, the Trim Monitor is still a quick and powerful way to finesse your edit points. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 21 Timeline Trimming In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates one of the big new features for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 - dynamic timeline trimming of edit points. Andrew shows how to enter the trim mode, to change to different types of trim tool, how to use the keyboard to trim and enter specific amount for detailed trimming as well as how to be able to select all the trim points on multiple layers of video so that you can go through your timeline without having to select different video layers. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 22 JKL Trimming In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates a really useful feature in Premiere Pro CS6 - that of being able to trim your clips in the timeline using the J K & L playback functionality. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 23 Dynamic Trimming In this tutorial, Andrew Devis looks at a couple of options that can help you to see your edits dynamically as you edit them. Andrew shows how to use and edit the 'Play Around' function as well as using the 'Loop' function so that the play-head will play a specified amount of time before and after it was placed allowing you to place it over (and edit) transitions on the fly. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 47: Creating and Customizing Brushes AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 47: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through some of the options for paint in After Effects and especially how to create, customize, save and delete brushes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 17 Tools Part 2 In this tutorial, Andrew Devis continues to introduce some of the timeline editing tools in Premiere Pro looking at the 'Track Select' tool along with the 'Razor', 'Pen', 'Hand' and 'Zoom' tools. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics CS6: 18 Tools Part 3: Rate Stretch Tool In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates the 'Rate Stretch' tool as well as showing how to see if you are dropping any frames on your playback and how to turn on loop for your playback. The 'Rate Stretch' tool is a great way of fitting clips into your timeline that may be slightly too long or slightly too short for the gap you have for them. This tool will speed-up or slow-down the clip while not loosing any of the footage you include and can be used for speed changing effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics CS6: 19 Tools Part 4: Slip & Slide Tools In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates 'nesting' sequences within new sequences as well as the 'snapping' function in the timeline and how to turn it off and on. He then goes on to show how the 'slip' and the 'slide' tools work to reveal and hide whichever bits of footage you wish to show in your media clips. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 15 Targeting Tracks In this tutorial, Andrew Devis explains the different ways of getting tracks onto the timeline either directly from the project panel or from the source monitor as well as showing how to target different tracks so that your assets go to separate video and audio tracks to media already in your timeline (there are differences for this between the project panel and source panel). Andrew also explains potential problems with setting 'in' and 'out' points if the wrong panel is selected and how to deal with those problems. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 16 Tools Part 1 In this tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces some of the timeline editing tools in Premiere Pro starting with the 'Trim' tool, the 'Ripple Edit' tool and then the 'Rolling Edit' tool Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 11 Importing PSDs In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through the various options Premiere Pro gives you when importing Photoshop documents including importing with merged layers, selecting the layers you wish to use and importing a PSD as a sequence. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 12 Sub-Clips In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to create sub-clips from the media in your project panel. Sub-clips are especially valuable when working with longer interviews where the editor needs to identify specific parts of the clip and extract them with useful names so that they can be dropped in the timeline at the right point later in the production. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 13 Timecode & Playhead In this tutorial, Andrew Devis explains what timecode is and how to quickly navigate your playhead to precise positions by typing in exact times in whichever panel you're working in. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 14 Insert & Overlay Edits In this tutorial, Andrew Devis explains first how to automate clips to your timeline so that they align with markers that you have already set in your sequence. He then goes on to explain the difference between 'Insert' and 'Overlay or Overwrite' edits using the appropriate keyboard short-cuts. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 46: Mask Feather Tool (CS6 & above) AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 46: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to use the long awaited and new to CS6 'Mask Feather' tool. Andrew demonstrates all the options for this powerful tool including the basic functions, a practical example as well as how it could be used as a creative tool in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 8 Preferences In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through notable preferences in Adobe Premiere Pro. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 9 New Items In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through all the different synthetic footage items that can be created inside Premiere Pro from the 'New Items' icon in the project panel. Andrew also shows how to link media to offline footage items. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 10 Importing Assets In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through the different way to import assets into your project including a look at the basic functionality of the Media Browser (with more advanced functions covered in more detail in a future tutorial) and Adobe Bridge. Andrew also shows how to get items from the media browser to the source monitor and then how to get finessed items directly to the timeline with keyboard short-cuts. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 4 Playback Controls In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes over the options for showing and hiding the various buttons inside the source and program monitors and how they can be customized as needed. Andrew also emphasizes and shows the important keyboard short-cuts for playing back your video and choosing and editing in and out points for the clips you want to use. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 5 Workspaces In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows what happens when you open a project saved in a previous version of Premiere Pro and how it changes the default workspace back to that of a previous version. He then goes on to show how to reset your workspace back to the default CS6 workspace. Andrew also shows how to customize your workspace, save a new workspace layout, delete a workspace and maximize panels both to include and exclude the showing of transport controls (to have a true full screen for say the source or program monitors). Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 6 Keyboard Short-cuts In this tutorial, Andrew Devis starts by showing how to hide and show the preview area in the project panel to get to the default CS6 user interface layout. He then demonstrates how to select different keyboard short-cut options including short-cuts for CS5.5, Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Pro 7. Andrew then goes on to show how to change a short-cut as well as how to save your changed short-cuts to load back in when needed. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Photoshop basics Premiere Pro Basics CS6 & above: 7 Matched Sequences & Bins In this video tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to create a new sequence that exactly matches your footage followed by the options for managing assets in your project panel including how to create bins and how to navigate between bins. Andrew finishes off by showing how to automate your clips in the order you select them in your project panel directly to you timeline while respecting any in and out point selections you may have made while hover scrubbing in your project panel. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 1 Introduction In this first tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces his new series on Adobe Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above) with a look at the CS6 user interface (UI) and a comparison with the CS5.5 UI, along with a brief comment on what to look for when capturing your own footage. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 2 Opening PP CS6 In this second tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through the process of creating a new project in Premiere Pro and explaining all the various options that you are presented with including those in the new project dialogue box and the new sequence dialogue box. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Basics (CS6 & above): 3 Project Panel In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes over the excellent and productivity-focused changes that have been applied to the project panel, including looking at the new 'Hover Scrub' feature and how to temporarily enable and disable its function as well as how to select 'in' and 'out' points directly on the footage in the project panel rather than having to take it to the source monitor. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 45: Additional Range Selectors AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 45: In this (more advanced) tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to create and use a range selector within another range selector all within one animator for a single text layer. The use of multiple range selectors can add a great deal of interest and flare to your text. As this is once again a somewhat more advanced option within AE Andrew doesn't go into too much detail, simply showing how to add, modify and use a second range selector within one text animator. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects AE Basics 44: Shaping Text And Advanced Options AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 44: In this (more advanced) tutorial, Andrew Devis shows the options to change the way text moves through its range and explains how to change this from the default smooth animation to a much more 'digital' or abrupt instant change. Andrew then goes on to demonstrate more of the advanced options in the timeline to 'shape' your text so that it can have a more interesting or dramatic look allowing for the type of animation that would be very difficult to achieve otherwise. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Create a Rotating Counter TWO: Adding & Adjusting a Bounce In the second part of this 2 part tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to animate the rotation of this group of layers as well as how use and adjust an expression that ships with After Effects to have the layers bounce in place as they stop which can give the sense of the counter having some real mechanical properties rather than just a linear of easy-ease keyframe approach. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 43: Text Animators Part FOUR - Per-character 3D AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 43: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis continues demonstrating some of the text animators available in the timeline, concentrating upon the 'Enable Per-Character 3D' option and how to apply it and use it. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Create a Rotating Counter ONE: Positioning 3D Layers In the first part of this 2 part tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to create and place layers in 3d space such that they can be rotated as a single group to be used for a rotating counter. Andrew shows how to create and place the layers using both the math function of AE as well as a handy and simple expression that places layers a fixed distance or rotation from the previous layer. He then goes on the show how to create and use a controller for the multiple layers so that they act as a single group. In the next tutorial, Andrew will show how to animate the rotation of this group of layers as well as how use and adjust an expression that ships with After Effects to have the layers bounce in place as they stop which can give the sense of the counter having some real mechanical properties rather than just a linear of easy-ease keyframe approach. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Autodesk 3ds Max Autodesk 3ds max & Di-O-Matic's Facial Studio In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how easy it is to create, add materials to, animate and lip-sync a head in Autodesk 3ds max using the plug-ins from Di-O-Matic called 'Facial Studio' and 'Voice-O-Matic'. Andrew goes through the basics of this plug-in just to show how easy and quick it is to use and how powerful it can be - not to mention just how much time it can save you! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 42: Text Animators Part THREE - Tracking & more AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 42: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis continues demonstrating some of the text animators available in the timeline, concentrating upon the tracking, character and blur options. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 41: Text Animators Part TWO - Fill & Stroke AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 41: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis continues demonstrating some of the text animators available in the timeline, concentrating upon the fill and stoke options. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 40: Text Animators Part ONE AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 40: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis begins to demonstrate some of the text animators available in the timeline, concentrating upon the 'transform' type of effects. More to follow in future lessons. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 39: Text Range Selectors Part TWO In this second tutorial explaining text range selectors in After Effects, Andrew Devis shows how to add an additional range selector to our already animated text, which works in a completely separate way to the presently applied range selector and animation. The end result shows how different range selectors can work together for excellent results. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 38: Text Range Selectors Part ONE Range selectors in After Effects enable many text animation functions that would be quite complex to achieve through the normal 'stop-watch' approach to animation. Range selectors also give us the ability to animate the numerous functions within the character panel, which at first sight, appear not to be animate-able! In this tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces and explains the concept of range selectors showing how they work and how effects can be added to an existing range selector. Part 2 will show how additional range selectors can be created that work in an entirely different way to the original range selector that has been created. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Panning Large Scenes Using Target Layers in 3D In this follow-on tutorial to his short series on working in 3D space, Andrew Devis shows how to use this simple technique to quickly and accurately pan around large layers/compositions to zoom in to the exact point required each time. You'll use target layers to get the exact coordinates needed for accurate panning - simple but effective! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Working in 3D Part 1: Setting up a 3D Scene In this first tutorial in a set of 4 on working in 3D space in After Effects, Andrew Devis shows how to set up your layers in 3D space and how to view all the layers without ruining your camera view. Andrew sets up 4 layers in 3D space, moving both their positions and rotations. In the next tutorial, Andrew will show how to set up a static 3D particle system which will enhance the 3D effect as the camera eventually animates through 3D space. In the last 2 tutorials, Andrew will show how to use a very quick and simple technique to animate the camera and then how to finesse the animation of that camera for excellent results. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Working in 3D Part 2: Setting up a Static 3D Particle System In this second tutorial in a set of 4 on working in 3D space in After Effects, Andrew Devis shows how to set up a 3D particle system so that all the particles are static for the whole of the composition. The reason why this is done is that as the camera passes the static particles, it helps to enhance or volumize the 3D space adding both interest and parallax into your scene. In the last 2 tutorials, Andrew will show how to set up a very quick and simple camera animation technique and then show how to finesse the animation of that camera for excellent results. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Working in 3D Part 3: Simple & Fast Camera Animation In this third tutorial in a set of four on working in 3D space in After Effects, Andrew Devis demonstrates a very quick and simple camera animation technique which ensures that your camera will always animate toward your layers in 3D space no matter where you have placed them. In the last tutorial in this series, Andrew will show how to finesse that camera animation for excellent results. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Working in 3D Part 4: Finessing Camera Animation In this final tutorial in a set of four on working in 3D space in After Effects, Andrew Devis builds on the quick and simple camera animation technique demonstrated in the previous tutorial by showing how to finesse your camera animation with various techniques so that you can end up with a professional result very quickly and with very little effort. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 37: Animating Source Text AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 37: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis starts to show how to do basic source text animation in the timeline including changes in fonts and other parameters and how that text is then linked to the keyframes created so that it can be re-arranged as needed. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 36: Pimping Your Text with Layer Styles AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 36: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how you can take ordinary looking text and with very little effort use some simple light-weight effects to make it look outstanding - which can make the difference between a low quality and high quality looking production. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 35: The Character Panel AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 35: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows all the options in the character panel and how to use them to create good looking text. Also included in this tutorial are some more hidden options that can make a big difference to the look and feel of your selected font. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 34: Font Selection and Faux Options AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 34: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to quickly select and change your font selection and modify its look and feel with the Faux options in the character panel. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 33: Options for Creating Text AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 33: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis starts to look at text creation and animation in After Effects starting with the different ways to create text in the composition panel. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Lite Bite for AE: Using Lower BPC on Higher BPC Projects "Lite Bites" are short no-frills tutorials giving quick answers for busy people. In this next AE Lite Bite tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to use 8 or 16 bpc effects safely on 16 or 32 bpc projects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Lite Bite for After Effects: How To Animate Text on a Path "Lite Bites" are short no-frills tutorials giving quick answers for busy people. In this next AE Lite Bite tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to quickly and easily animate text on a path. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Lite Bite for After Effects: A Simple Light Wrap Effect "Lite Bites" are short no-frills tutorials giving quick answers for busy people. In this first AE Lite Bite tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to make a quick 'light wrap' effect for a keyed item so that the edge or alpha channel of the keyed item includes some of the pixels from the background element so that it starts to look as if the two items really belong together. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 32: Creating Motion Backgrounds with Shapes Layers AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 32: In this tutorial Andrew Devis takes some of what has been learnt over the previous AE Basics tutorials on shape layers and puts them together to create a motion background for text. In this tutorial Andrew covers shape creation, shape duplication, working with multiple shape layers at a time, pre-composing multiple shape layers etc. Andrew also introduces "Adjustment Layers" to create a blurred vignette and to use as a color adjustment layer while showing how to move between comps to get the best possible look. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 31: The Brainstorm Function & Shape Layers AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 31: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates the "Brainstorm" function with shape layers. The "Brainstorm" function is a tool to give creative ideas based on your own selection of properties to be randomized for creative effect. As long as you select more than one property you can get a stream of creative ideas through Brainstorm that will fuel your imagination and help in the creative process. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects After Effects Tutorial: Using the Scribble & Stroke Effects The "Scribble" and the "Stroke" effects are often overlooked due to the fact that it isn't immediately obvious how they work as they won't work unless applied in a very particular way. In this in-depth tutorial, Andrew Devis explains how to apply these effects and then goes through the many options in each effect which can make them very powerful and able to produce a surprisingly large variety of results. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 30: The Write-on Effect AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 30: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates the "Write-on" Effect in After Effects showing how it works and how paths created in After Effects and other programs can be used to create higher quality animations with the "Write-on" effects than might be produced by simply animating the various properties of the effect. Although not strictly one of the shape layer series, this tutorial does follow on from the previous tutorial looking at creating true spirals in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 29: Shape Layers Part 13 - Create a True Spiral AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 29: In this thirteenth tutorial looking at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis looks at the problem of creating and animating a true spiral in After Effects and how it can be done by using paths copied from Illustrator. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 28: Shape Layers Part 12 - The Zig Zag Operand AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 28: In the twelfth tutorial looking at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis explains the Zig Zag operand. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 27: Shape Layers Part 11 - Wiggle Transform AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 27: In the eleventh tutorial looking at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis demonstrates the Wiggle Transform operand. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 26: Shape Layers Part 10 - Twist & Wiggle Paths AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 26: In the tenth tutorial looking specifically at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis demonstrates the Twist & Wiggle Paths operands. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 25: Shape Layers Part 9 - Trim Paths AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 25: In the ninth tutorial looking at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis surveys the Trim Paths operand. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 24: Shape Layers Part 8 - Round Corner & Stroke AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 24: In the eighth tutorial looking at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis investigates the Round Corners operand and how to add an additional Stroke to your shape. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 23: Shape Layers Part 7 - The Repeater Operand AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 23: In the seventh tutorial looking at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis takes us through the powerful "Repeater" operand. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 22: Shape Layers Part 6 - Pucker & Bloat AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 22: In the sixth tutorial looking at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis guides new users through the Pucker & Bloat operand. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 21: Shape Layers Part 5 - Offset Paths AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 21: In the fifth tutorial looking at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis looks at the Offset Paths function. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 20: Shape Layers Part 4 - Merge Paths AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 20: In the fourth tutorial looking at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis starts to look at the operands or FX that can be applied to shape layers in After Effects. Andrew starts by looking at the Merge Paths function. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Rotoscoping with Mocha for AE Part 1: Create & Export Shapes In this first of 3 tutorials on Rotoscoping with Mocha for AE, Andrew Devis introduces the tools needed to work quickly and efficiently in Mocha to create shapes and output those shapes to AE. Andrew also discusses when and why at certain points it may be better to use masks in AE rather than shapes from Mocha. This is an introductory tutorial aimed at showing the basic functions of Mocha so that you can have more confidence when using this excellent product. In the second tutorial Andrew will go on to show how to do tracking in Mocha for AE and some of the issues that may arise with that. In the last tutorial Andrew goes on to show how to create the final shapes layers that represent the areas to be rotoscoped and then shows how to link and adjust those tracks and output the final shapes to After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Rotoscoping with Mocha for AE Part 2: Track & Adjust Tracks In this second of 3 tutorials on Rotoscoping with Mocha for AE, Andrew Devis looks at tracking elements on different planes and then adjusting those tracks with a couple of different methods. Andrew also tracks one element which is squashing and stretching and so requires a different approach to adjusting the track than with an element that is staying about the same throughout the shot. In the final tutorial, Andrew will show how to create the shapes that will form the final rotoscope layers in After Effects and how to link those to the tracks that have been created for excellent results. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Rotoscoping with Mocha for AE Part 3: Create & Link Shapes In this third and final tutorial on Rotoscoping with Mocha for AE, Andrew Devis shows how to draw the final shapes needed to rotoscope the person and also how to add a feather to specific points in the matte created. He then goes on to show how to link that matte to the tracking layers created in the previous tutorial to get excellent results. Andrew also briefly discusses the issues of ensuring that the mattes created work in a predictable way by making sure that they are not overlapping different planes of the image unless the movement is limited and can be controlled by the track layer without giving unwanted results. Lastly, Andrew shows how to move the shape data into After Effects and how easy it is to then produce a different background for the image thus giving it a new life. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 19: Shape Layers Part 3 - Text & The Pen Tool AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 19: In the third tutorial looking at Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis shows how to use both the Text tool and the Pen tool to create shapes in After Effects. For the Text tool, Andrew demonstrates methods to animate the shapes created as well as how to group shapes so that although still all being able to be animated individually, they can also be animated together as a group. For the Pen tool Andrew shows how to use RotoBezier and how to create Bezier handles with each point created for better custom shape creation as well as how to break those handles when needed. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Creating & Using Masks in After Effects This tutorial was made as a direct request from a former user of Final Cut Pro who wanted to know how to mask in an efficient way in After Effects. Andrew demonstrates the tools to quickly create masks in After Effects along with the keyboard short cuts needed to make the process quick and efficient. Then, Andrew shows how to take the masks that have been created and use them on other layers so that only the masked areas are selected by using the exact same information as produced with the original mask. Note, this technique also respects any animation that may have been applied to the original mask while leaving the ability to change the mask's size, opacity and feathering as needed. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 18: Shape Layers Part 2 - Gradients & Properties AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 18: In the second tutorial on Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis starts to look a little more in depth at some of the fill and stroke options for shapes layers -- and in particular at how to create custom gradients. He also looks at the standard animation properties that come with shape layers helping us to create and animate complex and organic shapes very quickly. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 17: Shape Layers Part 1 AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 17: In this first tutorial on Shape Layers in After Effects, Andrew Devis starts by showing the difference between masks created on a layer and shape layers and then goes on to show how to create multiple shapes on a single layer and how to change their appearance and animate them independently to each other even though they are still on the same layer. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 16: Parenting AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 16: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces parenting in After Effects and shows how complex animations can be created with very few keyframes by using parenting. Andrew also shows how parenting can be used to follow an already animated layer as well as how to set up an animation to save a great deal of time. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Creating a Run Cycle in After Effects Part 1 In the first part of this two part tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through the basic things that you will need to have in mind when creating a run (or walk) cycle for a character you may be animating in After Effects. Andrew looks at ensuring that the cycle is fully looping and that a real sense of weight is given to the character with things like body movement, hip movement and ensuring that the feet appear to make real contact with the ground as the cycle moves through. The included project file is of the project completely un-animated which can be used to follow along as you watch the tutorial and to practice on as needed (CS5 and above only). Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Creating a Run Cycle in After Effects Part 2 In the second part of this two part tutorial on creating a basic run cycle (or walk cycle) in After Effects, Andrew Devis continues where he left off in the first tutorial by showing how to use a simple expression to save a great deal of time and effort when key-framing you characters. Andrew demonstrates how this saves time and allows for easy and pain free adjustments of the keyframes. Andrew then goes on to show how to animate the running character to give the illusion that it is actually running through your scene in various ways. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 15: Motion Paths Part 3 - Masks & Paths AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 15: In this third and final tutorial on motion paths, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to use masks and paths created in other applications or in other ways in After Effects to drive both the creation of items and the animation of items. Andrew also shows how to extend the default animation length so that it matches your composition, finishing with animating a lens flare through a picture with an open path created on that same layer. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Multi-layer Keying in After Effects Part 4: Edge Feather In this tutorial (which is included as the last part of his series on multi-layer keying) Andrew Devis demonstrates a really nice feature in Mocha for AE (a free program that ships with After Effects) which allows you to create a mask or matte with variable edge feather such that some parts of the mask can be created with very thin feathers (or even no feather at all) while other parts can maintain as wide a feather as needed for your production. Andrew also shows an option for a paid-for plug-in for After Effects that can achieve the same thing natively inside of After Effects and could be very useful for those who do a great deal of mask creation. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 14: Motion Paths Part 2 - Additional Tools AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 14: In this second tutorial on motion paths, Andrew Devis introduces a couple of useful panels for automatic creation of motion paths and automatic smoothing of keyframes to give a better result. These two panels can be used together to create and then smooth keyframes in a motion path simply and quickly to save both time and effort! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Multi-layer Keying in After Effects Part 3: Edge Issues In this third tutorial in a set of four on basic multi-layered keying in Adobe After Effects using Keylight 1.2, Andrew Devis shows how to deal with a specific problem that can occur with some keyed footage, namely that of strong lines appearing on some edges of the keyed footage. In this tutorial, Andrew shows how to select the areas with problems while still maintaining a good over all matte through the use of other layers. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Wiggling a Single Dimension In this short tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to 'wiggle' a single dimension with the wiggle expression. This is particularly useful for any type of animation that require a random type of movement in one axis only so as to save excessive keyframing of the scene. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Multi-layer Keying in After Effects Part 2: Light Spill In the second of 4 tutorials on basic multi-layered keying in Adobe After Effects using Keylight 1.2, Andrew Devis shows how to deal with light spill issues on separate parts of the keyed footage. Sometimes when you pull a key you have problems with light spill that cannot be resolved with a single key. In this tutorial, Andrew shows how to start to create multiple keys and layer them on top of each other for excellent results. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Multi-layer Keying in After Effects Part 1: Basic Keying In this first of 4 tutorials on basic multi-layer keying in Adobe After Effects using Keylight 1.2, Andrew Devis starts by showing how and explaining why you might need a garbage matte for most keying work and what considerations are important for such a matte. Andrew then goes on to show how to pull a basic key and then modify that key to ensure that you don't over-smooth your end results, finally viewing the keyed footage with a bright image behind to test the key. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 13: Motion Paths Part 1 - The Basics AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 13: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis explains the basics of motion paths and how to modify them for use in your animations, along with some hints and tips to get the best results with as little effort as possible. Andrew also shows how to change the default viewing of points and handles on a motion path so that they can more easily be selected and manipulated and how to ensure that your animated item auto-orients along the path for excellent results. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 12: Animation 2 - Easing Keyframes AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 12: In this second tutorial on the process of animation in After Effects, Andrew Devis explains how to make your animations look far better through the process of adding the appearance of weight to your assets. This is done through a change to your keyframes called 'easing,' which causes the keyframes to change their default behaviour to give much more realistic and real world animation. As well as showing how to add easing to your animation, Andrew also introduces the graph editor to show how to change the values of eased keyframes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Camera Mapping in After Effects In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to create parallax with a single item. Parallax is when items in a image appear to move in different ways to other parts of the same image. For example, the foreground items in view appear to move at a different speed or perspective to the background items in that same view. This can also be used to create the illusion of depth as different parts of an image can be projected to appear in different planes to other items. By using camera mapping we can project the image or footage onto screens we have set up which are at angles such that some items in our image or shot are at a different perspective to other items. This means that when we add a camera move into our scene parallax is achieved as the screens move in a different perspective to each other. Although a little tricky to set up at first, once used a few times this effect can really bring flat images to life and give a real sense of depth to your work. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 11: Animation 1 - Creating Keyframes AE Basics: A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 11: In this introductory tutorial to the process of animation in After Effects, Andrew Devis explains and demonstrates how to animate a property in After Effects using Keyframes and interpolation. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Autodesk 3ds Max Create & Control Simple Eyes in 3ds Max: 4 - Manipulators In the fourth and final part of his tutorial series on creating and controlling simple eyes in 3ds Max, Andrew Devis shows how to use manipulators to control the upper and lower eyelids of the eyes we have created. To do this, Andrew demonstrates how to use wire parameters to link specific manipulators to more than one object such that the eye lids of both eyes are controlled by one set of manipulators to ensure that they are synchronised. In addition, Andrew also shows how to lock transforms to limit possible mistakes while animating. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 10: Transforms - Fixed Effects AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 10: In this next tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to select, understand and use the 'transforms' or 'Fixed Effects' that are automatically added to every layer in your composition. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Autodesk 3ds Max Create & Control Simple Eyes in 3ds Max: 3-Control the Eyes In the third part of his first 3ds Max tutorial series for Creative Cow, Andrew Devis continues with the project by showing how to control both eyes with one controller. He demonstrates two methods to do this including one method that uses a object created and repositioned in the scene using constraints and with added depth for better visual feedback and selection. Andrew also demonstrates how to reset the transforms of the repositioned item so that it can be moved. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Premiere Pro: Matching Cameras & Composit Elements in AE In this colour correction tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to use the tools in After Effects both to get excellent colour matching result in After Effects and also to provide information that can be copied into Premiere Pro to more quickly and intuitively achieve better colour matching in Premiere Pro than can easily be achieved with the present set of tool in Premiere Pro (recorded with CS5.5). Andrew shows how to use both the right tool and specific colour channel views to visually match the channels to achieve the best results quickly and effectively. Use this to match footage from different cameras as well as matching elements to be composited into your composition so that they look as if they really belong together. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 9: Fitting Items and Creating Solids AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 9: In this next tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to fit assets to the size of your composition as well as showing the possible dangers of choosing the wrong option. Andrew then goes on to show how to create solid layers, a 'bed-rock' part of After Effects compositing, and the various options that are available when creating solid layers - and especially the colour selection choices. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Autodesk 3ds Max Create & Control Simple Eyes in 3ds Max: 2 - Create Controls In the second part of his first 3ds Max tutorial series for Creative Cow, Andrew Devis continues with the project by showing how to create point helpers to control the movement of the eyeball. In this lesson, Andrew covers issues such as using different layers to place mesh and controllers on, creating copies of items and, importantly, learning to use constraints to constrain the movement of an item. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Premiere Pro: Matching Cameras In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows one approach to matching footage from different cameras. Sometimes, as editors, we receive footage from our clients that is from different cameras which may not have been set up in the same way. This can lead to a jarring effect when viewing the footage back as you switch between cameras which can distract your audience - a very big foe-par! But, matching cameras can be a difficult and frustrating process. While the solution Andrew demonstrates isn't instantaneous and will require time to master, once mastered, it will enable you to quickly and effectively solve problems to (at the very least) ensure your audience isn't distracted when you switch cameras. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 8: Timeline Basics 3 - Work-area & layer shortcuts AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects: Lesson 8 Part 3: In this next tutorial, Andrew Devis shows some of the short-cuts in the layers part of the timeline, including how to quickly modify your work-area bar, snap the play-head to the in and out points of your layers and then snap the layer in and out points to the play-head! Andrew also shows how to use keyboard short-cuts to move up and down your layers and then also how to move layers up and down your layer stack! Lots of useful short-cuts to get you working quickly and efficiently in Adobe After Effects. Although an 'AE Basics' tutorial, the short-cuts demonstrated in this tutorial are useful for all users of AE looking to speed up their work-flow in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Autodesk 3ds Max Create & Control Simple Eyes in 3ds Max: 1 - Create the Eyes In this first 3ds Max tutorial in his new series, Andrew Devis shows how to create simple eyes in 3ds Max and then create the controllers needed to animate them simply and quickly. In this first part Andrew shows how to create a simple eye, make simple materials for the eye, how to apply those materials to specific parts of the eye and then how to create a simple solution for eye lids. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 7: Timeline Basics Part 2 AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 7 Part 2: In the second part of this seventh tutorial, Andrew Devis continues to go through all the 'bells & whistles' or buttons in the timeline panel. Continuing from where he left off in the previous tutorial, Andrew finishes off explaining what each of the buttons does along with a tip on changing the speed of a clip in the timeline giving great visual feedback. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 7: Timeline Basics 1 AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 7 Part 1: In the first part of this seventh tutorial, Andrew Devis starts to go through all the 'bells & whistles' or buttons in the timeline panel. Andrew shows how to find all the various buttons available and starts to explain what each one is and what it does. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 6: Previewing Your Work AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 6: In this sixth tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through the options for previewing your compositions in After Effects. Andrew shows how to listen to audio layers as well as how to set up the RAM previewing options while giving some keyboard short-cuts for navigating your timeline. He also shows how to set a layer marker while listening back to some audio to give you a visual point to synchronise your other layers. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Premiere Pro: Sweetening Audio with Parametric EQ In this advanced Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to use the parametric equaliser in Premiere Pro and for CS5.5 in Audition and for CS4/5 in Soundbooth. The parametric eq is a simply and effective way to affect a whole series of frequencies in you audio to quickly and efficiently sweeten (or un-sweeten depending on what you want to do) your audio. However, the work-flow for CS5.5 and above and CS5/4 (and probably CS3) are different and so the tutorial starts with the work-flow for PP/Audition CS5.5 and above and then at 13:30 onwards looks at the work-flow for CS4/5 and Soundbooth including showing how to balance the volume level. Andrew also shows how to apply parametric eq directly in Premiere Pro even though this is a much less efficient way of applying the effect. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 5: Naming & Organising AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 5: In this fifth tutorial, Andrew Devis explains how to name items in your project panel, timeline and effects control panel and then goes on to show how to organise your assets in your project panel so that the items are easy to find and your project will be simple to understand. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Premiere Pro: Capturing & Batch Capturing from miniDV tape In this tutorial for Premiere Pro, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to capture footage from miniDV tape from a camera connected to a computer via a firewire or iLink connection. Andrew covers the options to record straight from the camera, using the in to out button and how to batch capture logged clips. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 4: Importing Photoshop Documents (PSDs) AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 4: In this fourth tutorial, Andrew Devis goes over the options After Effects gives you for importing Photoshop documents. When you try and import a Photoshop document, After Effects gives you a dialogue box with several options. Andrew looks at those options so that you get exactly what you want from your Photoshop document when you bring it into After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 3: Creating Compositions in Adobe After Effects AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 3: In this third tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to create compositions in After Effects. Compositions are the 'boxes' in which you work with your assets. Andrew shows how to create compositions from presets as well as how to instantly create a composition that exactly matches the footage you are using. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Applying Audio FX in Adobe Premiere Pro Believe it or not, there's a lot more to applying audio FX in Adobe Premiere Pro than at first glance may seem the case. For example, you can apply audio FX both to single clips AND to a whole track - which can save you a great deal of time and effort IF you know how to do it! In this short video tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to apply audio FX both to clips and to tracks as well as go through some of the basic settings to get you started - including Pre and Post fader options and presets. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 2: Importing Assets in Adobe After Effects AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 2: In this second tutorial Andrew Devis looks at how to get your assets in to After Effects with a variety of useful methods from direct import to browsing in Adobe Bridge. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Understanding Transform Effects in Premiere Pro: Part 2 In this follow-on tutorial to understanding transforms in Adobe Premiere Pro, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to animate those transforms to achieve PiPs. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects basics AE Basics 1: Workspaces in Adobe After Effects AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 1: In this first tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces After Effects workspaces - how to modify, save, reset and delete them - as well as showing how to move panels around to create a custom workspace just the way you want it! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Understanding Transform Effects in Premiere Pro: Part 1 Transforms are effects that are automatically applied to any asset you place in your timeline. Knowing what your transforms are and how to change them will give you a series of tools to improve your presentation and make a more dynamic product. For example, knowing how to re-scale a picture or change the opacity or position of an item to get better results. In this first tutorial on transforms, Andrew Devis shows how to find your transforms and how to manipulate them both as hot-text and with handles in the program monitor. The second part to this tutorial will show how to animate transforms to get Picture in Picture results. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Understanding Automation Modes in Premiere Pro Automation modes are an important part of the audio work-flow in Premiere Pro, saving a great deal of time and effort fading music over speech and automating the volume levels/changes of each of the tracks to get the best results with the least amount of work. In this in-depth tutorial, Andrew Devis firstly demonstrates the clip-based key-framing approach and then goes on to explain and demonstrate how to use the track-based automation modes, showing the difference between each of the modes and the essential preferences and options available to you. This tutorial should work with all the latest versions of PP including CS3, 4, 5 and 5.5. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Audition, Soundbooth Audio Problems: Balancing Speech Levels Have you ever had to deal with audio levels from your talent which are all over the place? One moment they are almost shouting and the next nearly whispering and you are nearly pulling your hair out trying to get the levels to a point where they can be heard and used in your final production? Well, this tutorial is for you! A brand new tool in Audition CS5.5 makes balancing speech audio levels a piece of cake, saving you hours of work and worry. In this tutorial Andrew Devis will go through the work-flow from Premiere Pro to Audition and show how to apply this new effect and work with the settings. This is going to be one of those little effects that you wondered how you ever coped without! This tutorial is for the Production Premium or Master Suite CS5.5 or later. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Encore DVD Adobe Encore Basics 9: Creating Slide-shows Part 3 Putting it all together! In this final installment in the Getting Going with Encore -- Creating Slide-Shows' series, Andrew Devis shows how to create a second slide-show and 'wire-up' your final project ready for Disc or Web DVD production. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Encore DVD Adobe Encore Basics 8: Creating Slide-shows Part 2 This is one for photography enthusiasts and anyone who wants to add stills to their DVD/Blu-ray and Web DVD productions - a MUST for wedding videotographers! Learn how to use Adobe Encore to produce a DVD of all your wonderful pictures while taking advantage of the powerful features that quickly and simply add transitions, pan & zoom etc., to give that professional edge to your work and in so doing setting it apart from the rest. In this next installment in the 'Getting Going with Encore' series, Andrew Devis continues to show how to create powerful slide-shows by adding audio under your slides, making the slide-show fit the length of the audio file you have, as well as showing how to make custom settings for individual slides. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Encore DVD Adobe Encore Basics 7: Creating Slide-shows Part 1 This is one for photography enthusiast and anyone who wants to add stills to their DVD/Blu-ray and Web DVD productions - a MUST for wedding videotographers! Learn how to use Adobe Encore to produce a DVD of all your wonderful pictures while taking advantage of the powerful features that quickly and simply add transitions, pan & zoom etc., to give that professional edge to your work and in so doing setting it apart from the rest. In this first part of 'Creating Slide-Shows with Adobe Encore', Andrew Devis demonstrates how to bring your pictures into Encore, how to add them to a slide-show and how to quickly and easily animate and crop your images for excellent results with very little work! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Encore DVD Adobe Encore Basics 6: Creating Motion Menus In this tutorial on getting started with Adobe Encore, Andrew Devis demonstrates the important option of bringing in a video for your menu and bringing in a suitable audio soundtrack for your menu. Although a fairly simple process, there are a couple of things that you need to know so that you don't end up pulling your hair out because you didn't realise a button needed to be pushed! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Encore DVD Adobe Encore Basics 5: Creating a Web DVD So, you've made your DVD or Blu-ray but have also noticed that there is a 'Flash' option from the drop-down. In this fifth tutorial in the 'getting started with Adobe Encore' series, Andrew Devis shows how to set this up so that you can create a menu driven web-based DVD based on your original project. Not only is this great as a way of producing on-line samples for your customers, menu based Flash content can also be a great way to create simple and quick knowledge based games for you website. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Encore DVD Adobe Encore Basics 4: Checking & Building our Project In part four of his tutorial series on getting going with Adobe Encore, Andrew Devis demonstrates the tools within Encore to check and preview your project, as well as going through the setting needed to create (or build) a disc. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 4: Repousse In this final tutorial on extruding 3D text & shapes in After Effects, Andrew Devis has a look at using Repousse from Photoshop as a way of creating quite detailed 3D text. While having some serious drawbacks, if all you have is the Production Premium or Master Suite then this technique can certainly produce high quality results. However, if shadows are required this may just drive you mad! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Encore DVD Adobe Encore Basics 3: Buttons & Wiring up our Project In his third tutorial on getting started with Adobe Encore, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to select different types of buttons, how to add them to your menu and then how to wire up the buttons to create your project. Andrew demonstrates this using the flowchart window, which is a simple and intuitive way of editing your project, giving powerful and clear visual feedback. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 3: Zaxwerks & 3D Applications In this third tutorial on extruding 3D text and shapes in After Effects, Andrew Devis looks at a plug-in specifically designed for the task by Zaxwerks. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Encore DVD Adobe Encore Basics 2: Creating Menus In this second tutorial on Adobe Encore, Andrew Devis shows how to create both a standard menu from templates that ship with Encore as well as how to create a menu background based on your own image from a sequence in Premiere Pro. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 2: The Shatter Method In this second tutorial on extruding 3D text and shapes in After Effects, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to use the shatter effect to create some stylish and fast rendering 3D text and shapes. In addition to this, Andrew also shows how to apply and animate textures to the extruded items as well as how to create shadows from your creation. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Encore DVD Adobe Encore Basics 1: Getting Sequences into Encore Encore is Adobe's very powerful DVD and Blu-ray production software and ships with Premiere Pro and is capable of producing Hollywood standard DVDs. In this series of tutorials, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to get started with Encore so that you can produce high quality DVDs that reflect your work. In this first tutorial Andrew shows how to get your sequences into Encore ready to link up for DVD/Blu-Ray/Web DVD creation Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 1: The Duplication Method Extruding 3D text and shapes can be done in a number of different ways in After Effects using either native tools or 3rd party plug-ins. In this first tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to use the duplication method which uses numerous layers of the same item to create the illusion of depth. Andrew shows the simple expression to use to make the job quick and easy as well as showing how to change the source layer to animate shapes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Learning the Tools 5: The Trim Monitor In this Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates an invaluable and somewhat hidden tool in Premiere Pro which can speed up your editing significantly through the use of keyboard short-cuts to quickly and efficiently navigate your edit points and trim or edit them with great feedback and control. Although this tool can be used with the mouse, it really comes into its own when used with the keyboard, and so save you a great deal of time and effort. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Color Correction 6: The Filmic Blend Technique In this follow-on tutorial to Color Correction 5: Blend Modes, Andrew Devis demonstrates a technique that uses blend modes to help make video look a little more like film and so set your work apart. For almost no effort you can get some great results on individual clips, sequences or even whole projects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Color Correction 5: Blend Modes In this tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces the 'Blend Modes' available in Premiere Pro and shows how to use them with black video and color mattes as an alternative color correction technique which can give subtly different looks to your work. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Learning the Tools 4: The Slip & Slide Tools In this Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates how the slip and slide tools work, and gives a quick hint on how to remember which is which! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Learning the Tools 3: The Razor & Rate Stretch Tools The rate stretch tool is probably the most fun tool in the Premiere Pro toolbox and can be used in both subtle and obvious ways to play with the timing of your clips - while the razor tool should always be used sparingly and only when no other option will work. In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates how these tools work to both speed-up parts of a clip as well as slow-down parts of another clip. Andrew also shows how to affect multiple clips in one go and where the rate stretch tool can keep all the details of a precious clip and make sure it fits in that slightly wrong sized gap you have for it! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Audio Recording 2: Recording Narration In this second audio recording tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to do the actual recording in Premiere Pro, including how to target tracks, mute tracks, solo tracks with some recording tips; as well as giving us a rendition of 'The Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carroll! Is this a first for Creative COW? Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Audio Recording 1: Setting Up to Record Narration In this PP video tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to set up Premiere Pro for audio recording, while looking at the options and explaining why they are important. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Animating a Camera 3: Controllers & Point of View In his third tutorial on animating cameras in After Effects, Andrew Devis shows how to build a controller layer to simplify the process of animating the camera rig and what happens when you have the right settings but the wrong layer order. Lastly, Andrew shows how to use the controller layer itself as a way of changing and animating the point of view of the whole camera rig. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Changing Audio From Stereo to Dual Mono Sometimes when you record you use different microphones on each audio channel of your camera. But, when you get into Premiere Pro, you find that you have one stereo channel and not two mono channels and so you can't edit them as you would like! So how can you change a single stereo channel into two mono channels? In this quick tip tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to make that change into two mono channels or even two 5.1 channels, as well as how to change a mono track into a stereo track and how to use the preferences to make it automatic if you have lots of clips changing from one thing to another.Changing Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Adding and Removing Tracks In this Premiere Pro quick tip tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how easy it is to create new audio (stereo, mono and 5.1) and video tracks in your timeline with almost no effort at all. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Animating a Camera 2: Simple Rig In this second tutorial on animating cameras in After Effects, Andrew Devis explains how to create a simple camera rig, and why it is important to get the order of the layers correct to achieve predictable results. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Animating a Camera 1: Camera Difficulties Cameras are notoriously difficult to get to grips with in After Effects. In this tutorial, Andrew Devis explains some of the behaviors and problems that are common to camera animation and then shows how to do a simple one dimensional animation, while pointing out why that solution cannot be used for more than one dimension (x,y or z rotation). Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Waveform Monitors in After Effects When we correct footage with just our eyes, how do we know that the decisions we make are correct and that we have remained within broadcast safe limits? That is where the waveform monitors help by giving clear empirical data on our footage so that the choices we make aren't just based on what we see. In this AE tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces us to the Luma Waveform Monitor and how it can be used to correct a shot and stay within safe limits. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro YC Waveform Graph in Premiere Pro The YC Waveform graph in Premiere Pro gives us a graphical display of the Luminance (brightness) and Chrominance (color) of our footage and is an essential tool for correcting and improving the look of our image by giving us empirical data about the changes we make rather than just relying on our eyes. In this short tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces the YC Waveform graph and shows how to use it as a reference for brightness adjustment of a shot. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Interpreting Footage in Premiere Pro Sometimes you bring in footage to your project panel to add to a sequence and it just looks wrong! This is because Premiere Pro has interpreted the footage - or made assumptions about the footage - which aren't correct. So how do you tell PP to interpret the footage properly? In this tutorial Andrew Devis shows how to use the 'Interpret Footage' function in PP and then how to use the correctly interpreted footage in a sequence that matches that footage. NOTE: The Interpret Footage function works in previous versions but the the new comp function demonstrated is for CS5 and above. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Learning the Tools 2: The Rolling Edit Tool The rolling edit tool allows you to change to place of a transition without changing the length of the overall production, as long as there is sufficient head or tail footage with your clips. In this Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to use the rolling edit tool with standard clips and how it really comes into its own when editing multi-cam sequences. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro The Vectorscope in Premiere Pro The vectorscope provides graphical information on the colors in your footage and is an excellent way of checking your footage to find out if it is within broadcast safe limits or if additional work needs to be done. In this Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to find the vectorscope in PP, how to interpret the information it gives and how to use regions of interest to check out specific parts of your footage to get a more detailed understanding of its chrominance levels and how any changes you make affect your footage. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects The Vectorscope in After Effects The vectorscope is a powerful tool to help users get a graphical representation of the chrominance values of their footage instead of just having to rely on their eyes because - as we all know - our eyes don't always tell us the whole truth when it comes to dealing with color! Because the vectorscope is somewhat hidden in AE, it is sometimes overlooked, so in this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to find, set-up and use the vectorscope in AE to look at whole images as well as specific regions of interest. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro The 'Default Scale to Frame Size' Preference Option The 'Default Scale to Frame Size' preference can cause some confusion as it is not always obvious how it works, and how it affects footage in your project. In this brief Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis explains what effect the preference has on your footage and why things may not always seem to act in the way you think they should when this preference is or isn't selected. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Creating a Custom Sequence 2: The Magic Bullet In the second part of this Premiere Pro CS5+ tutorial series Andrew Devis shows how to create a new sequence which will exactly match your footage even if you have no idea what size, frame rate or pixel aspect ratio (PAR) it may be. With the use of a single drag and drop action a new sequence that matches your footage precisely can be created. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Learning the Tools 1: Trim & Ripple Edit In this first tutorial on the Premiere Pro tools, Andrew Devis will demonstrate how to use the trim and ripple edit tools, and how to use keyboard short-cuts/modifiers to save time when selecting and using the tools. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Creating a Custom Sequence 1: Using the Numbers At some point in your video editing career, someone will come to you with footage that is non-standard in some way or other and ask you to deal with it! In this simple tutorial Andrew Devis shows how to create sequences that don't rely on the standard presets that ship with Premiere Pro so that you can deal with that non-standard footage quickly and simply without pulling all your hair out first! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Custom Workspaces in Premiere Pro Have you ever wanted to have one panel in another place on your screen? Or maybe move your tools from the top to the bottom? In this Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to customise your workspace to meet your own specific requirements and then how to save that workspace so that you can recall it quickly and simply, to use whenever you need. Learn how to create multiple different workspaces for all the different tasks you undertake in Premiere Pro so that editing becomes ever more intuitive. NB: This is particularly invaluable when more than one person uses your machine and you want to re-set the workspace to your own exacting standards after 'they' have messed it up ;o) ... Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Dynamic Link for the AE Workflow Dynamic link allows you to use the power of Premiere Pro in After Effects, but is often misunderstood and consequently under-used. In this tutorial Andrew Devis explains the basics of dynamic link and then show you how to create a new PP sequence that is the same size as your AE composition and then how to import a PP sequence into AE to use as any other footage item without having to render it out first from PP. Andrew also demonstrates how to use and update Photoshop and Illustrator documents in AE using the 'reload footage' option. Please note the following: Dynamic Link between PP and AE only works with the Production Premium and the Master Suites. IT DOES NOT WORK ON STAND-ALONE PRODUCTS! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Using Workspaces in Premiere Pro In this brief tutorial, Andrew Devis introduces some of the 'built-in' workspaces available in Premiere Pro to make your task of editing quicker and more efficient by giving you all the panels you need with the most effective layout in one simple action, rather than having to search for the panels and play around with the layout of Premiere Pro to get the feel you're looking for. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Understanding Nesting: A Key to Efficient Editing Without nesting, timelines can quickly become unmanageable and impossible to navigate. When timelines are broken up into chunks that reflect the main elements of your story, you can keep control of your production while making quick, realistic editing decisions based on the elements you have in each of your sequences. By using nesting you can quickly and easily build the final product and still have fast and efficient access to all editing decisions. Nesting is an essential part of editing and incredibly valuable for that final color wash to give mood and substance to your production. In this Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates how to use nesting, and how to think about your projects so that they can be edited in the most efficient way. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Editing Source Footage with FX Already Applied Is there a simple way to add FX to your source footage and then use the source panel to select in and out point and add the affected footage to your timeline rather than adding the footage and having to apply the FX after the fact? Answer: Yes! This Premiere Pro quick tip video tutorial could save you a lot of time. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Subclips: What? Why? How? Subclips are essential when you need to organise a long piece of footage into smaller, more manageable chunks so that you can keep track of your project. In this Adobe Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis explains what subclips are, why you may want to use them and how to create and edit them. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Creating, Saving & Applying Presets In this brief Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis shows you how to create, save and apply your own presets to the clips in your timeline. Presets are a collection of effects that have been customised for your specific requirements and can be recalled and used at any time once you have saved them. This is particularly useful when you need to apply a series of effects to different clips in your project. All the effects can be saved into one preset with the correct settings applied and then this same preset can be applied to each clip rather than applying and modifying all the effects for every clip thus saving you a great deal of time and effort. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Color Correction 4: Secondary Colour Correction In this Premiere Pro video tutorial, Andrew Devis will show you how to apply color correction to a much more specific area. Starting with an explanation of the three-way color corrector, Andrew will then go on to show how to use the secondary colour correction function to specify a color range and reduce the saturation of that specific range rather than the whole shot. Whilst being a more advanced technique, secondary color correction can make all the difference to a shot when something just doesn't look right or stands out much more than it should Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Color Correction 3: Vignette Techniques Vignettes help to focus the action and keep the audience looking where you want them to look. You can make them as obvious or as subtle as you like and once you know what they are and how to use them you will see them being used everywhere. In this short Premiere Pro tutorial Andrew Devis demonstrates two different vignette approaches in Premiere Pro to keep your audiences attention on the action rather than on the background. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Color Correction 2: Primary Colour Correction The fast color corrector is one of the main (and fastest to render) color correction tools in Premiere Pro's arsenal of color tools and an essential tool for all video editors to master. In this tutorial Andrew Devis will show you how to remove a color cast from a video clip manually and with automated tool. Andrew will then show you how to use the automated levels controls to get the right contrast balance for your clip. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Secondary Color Correction in After Effects Saving the Shot! In this second color correction tutorial Andrew Devis will show you how to apply the very powerful tool of secondary color correction using the free Synthetic Aperture plug-in 'Color Finesse' that ships with Adobe After Effects CS3, CS4 and CS5. Once applied Andrew will show you how to use layers within After Effects to ensure that the correction only happens in the area of main concern so that other areas with a similar color can be left untouched. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Color Correction 1: Brightness & Contrast The temptation is always to choose the easiest tool in the box when sometimes another tool will do an much better job! In this Premiere Pro tutorial Andrew Devis will show you how to avoid using the dreaded brightness & contrast tool and damaging your shot in the process! Andrew will show you the correct tool to choose so that the full dynamic range is preserved and your shot looks great when you need to brighten it or change the contrast. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Primary Color Correction in After Effects Saving the Shot! In the first part of this video tutorial series, Andrew Devis will show you how to access and use top quality color correction tools within Adobe After Effects by using the free Synthetic Aperture plug-in 'Color Finesse' which ships with After Effects CS3, CS4 and CS5. Andrew will start by dealing with a color cast problem with the hue offset wheels and then move on to use some automated tools to achieve an even better result. Once we have corrected the shot, we will then add a vignette to concentrate the viewers attention on the action and not on the background! The follow-on tutorial will look at the important tool of secondary color correction. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Separating Elements using Mocha 2 Tracking In this video tutorial Andrew Devis will show you how to separate out different elements in your footage to layers so that you can apply color correction or effects in completely different ways on each layer for that unique look you're looking for. Firstly, Andrew will show you how hard it is to separate elements natively using AE native tracker and then how easy it is to do using Mocha 2 tracking for AE. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Motion Graphics Neat Video: Removing Noise and Grain from your Footage In this video tutorial you will learn how to use the Neat Video plug-in for multiple applications. Although demonstrated in After Effects, the work-flow is essentially the same for all these applications: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Nuke, Fusion, Vegas Pro, etc. This powerful but simple to use plug-in can clean up noisy footage by applying a sophisticated and advanced algorithm to work out what's noise and what's details in your footage and then remove just the noise. This is done by profiling the noise properties in an area of a video frame without visible features. Once the noise has been profiled, Neat Video is guided by this profile to reduce and eliminate noise while not touching the video details. Although mostly automatic, Neat Video still leaves you with total control over the amount of filtering you apply and even offers optional sharpening (without sharpening the noise) should you wish it. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Dynamic Link for the Premiere Pro Workflow Dynamic link allows you to use the power of After Effects in Premiere Pro, but it is something that many people do not understand and so it is under-used. However, with dynamic link you can bring the power of motion graphics to your titles in PP with hardly any effort at all. In this tutorial Andrew Devis will explain the basics of dynamic link and then show you how to start a new AE composition in PP and use powerful motion graphic templates to animate your text. He then covers how to replace an item in your sequence with a new AE composition (i.e. a title) and lastly, how to use dynamic link to take the whole thing into Encore ready to make your DVD - all without rendering. However, please note the following: Dynamic Link only works with the Production Premium and the Master Suites. IT DOES NOT WORK ON STAND-ALONE PRODUCTS! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects The AE Color Space You spend a lot of time making sure your project looks just right, but if you don't embed a colour profile into your final output, then you have no control over how that precious project will look on other machines and devices! In this After Effects video tutorial, Andrew Devis explains how this works and shows how to set up a colour profile for your project; and then how to embed it into your output so that you can be sure all your hard work will be properly represented on other devices. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Project Panel: Importing Footage Adobe has expended a lot of effort to ensure that we can find, view, preview, edit in and out points and import footage straight into our project panel bins with minimum effort and maximum efficiency. In this Premiere Pro video tutorial Andrew Devis outlines the various options for importing assets, including looking at both Adobe Bridge and the Media Browser - both of which can save you a lot of time! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Archiving Your Projects: The Project Manager Archiving is really important as you can be sure that at some point either a customer will come back and ask for some footage from an old project or you will find you need to get a hold of some footage and you don't know where it is! However, good archiving of old material will help make this a far less painful experience. In this Premiere Pro video tutorial Andrew Devis outlines how to use the Project Manager to create both trimmed and full archived projects ready with all your footage to put on an external hard drive and save for when that day comes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Project Panel: Preferences & Bin Structures In this Adobe Premiere Pro video tutorial Andrew Devis looks at some of the preferences that affect items in your project panel and show you some of the issues with preferences and imported footage. Andrew also will show how to create a bin (or folder) structure that works for you projects and some of the options to open and use bins to speed up the process of adding items to the right bin quickly! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Project Panel: New Items & Templates In this Adobe Premiere Pro video tutorial, Andrew Devis shows all the different types of assets that can be created from the Project Panel and how to use them. He also looks at the seemingly hidden templates available to use directly in Premiere Pro to give your productions an even more professional look. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Project Panel: Organizing, Automating and Searching The Project Panel in Adobe Premiere Pro is much more powerful and useful than many people realize. In this series of tutorials, Andrew Devis will show how to use the many features in the project panel to increase the efficiency of your workflow - starting with: Organising footage items, Automating them to a sequence as well as showing the very powerful Search options available. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Audition, Soundbooth Free Music & Sound FX in Soundbooth There is quite a lot of free music and sound fx in Adobe Soundbooth, but are often difficult to locate. In this video tutorial, I will show how to find and use the free music and sound fx in both CS4 & CS5 (as well as giving a sneak look at Sonicfire Pro 5 - my music creation software of choice). Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Unlinking Audio & Video and J & L Cuts How do you un-link audio and video so that you can separately edit the video to the audio and the audio to the video? Can you un-link them and yet still maintain a relationship between them? Can you re-link them after you've edited them? What are 'J' and 'L' cuts and how do you make them? Learn the answers to these and more in this Adobe Premiere Pro video tutorial. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro How to use Sync Lock & Target Tracks When inserting new clips into your timeline from the source panel, often the new clips don't go where you want them to go. They may also interfere with other clips already in your timeline. In this Premiere Pro video tutorial you will learn how to make certain new clips go exactly where you want them to go, and how to ensure they don't cut-up or interfere with clips already in your timeline. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Using Audio To Control Effects Part 1: The Workman Approach The Workmanlike Approach - This is the first of 2 After Effects tutorials which do the same thing but with slightly different methods. This version is the both slightly simpler and quicker method, and is ideal if you are only controlling a couple of items with your audio. Version 2 shows how to keep all the controllers on a single layer and is better suited for more complex projects with many layers, which need good organisation. You will probably find it useful to watch this tutorial first if you are not experienced in using audio and expressions. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Using Audio To Control Effects Part 2: The Elegant Approach The More Elegant Approach - This follow-on AE tutorial to the previous one, which gave a more 'workmanlike' approach to controlling effects and parameters with audio, shows how to keep things well organised, with all your controllers on a single layer so they are easier to find in your project. The same effects are achieved but this approach is slightly more complex with the aim of keeping your project better organised. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Using Markers To Pace Your Editing In this short Premiere Pro video tutorial, you will learn the principle of using the beat of your soundtrack to pace your editing to produce either a safe or an uneasy feeling with your production. You will learn how to apply markers and how to use those markers to guide your cuts in the timeline. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Understanding the 'Source Panel' tools Understanding the Source Panel is essential for a smooth and professional editing work-flow. In this video tutorial you will learn about the key features of the source panel, how to edit your clips to select just the parts you want to use, and which keyboard short-cuts to use for maximum speed when editing. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Hidden Templates & Powerful Expressions This video tutorial shows how to find and apply the hidden templates in After Effects so that you can kick-start your work with a full project ready to edit. AND, you will learn how to apply the hidden Expressions in After Effects to your own layers to give them professional looking animations without having to know any expressions yourself! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Kick-start your projects with AE presets In my experience, many AE users don't know how to view, apply and edit the free presets that ship with AE to kick-start their projects and save time. In this video tutorial you will learn how to quickly find and apply presets to get that professional look you're after. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Audio Editing Basics for Premiere Pro & Soundbooth Good audio is a very important part of great video. In this tutorial, learn how to edit your audio in Premiere Pro and Soundbooth. You will learn how to use keyframes to adjust individual parts of your audio and then how to adjust the audio of whole clips in Soundbooth. See also the upcoming video on balancing or matching the audio of multiple clips for a more professional production. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Balancing Audio Levels for Multiple Clips You have lots of clips in your timeline which are all different volumes. How do you quickly match the volume of all the clips so that they are all matched? This quick tutorial will show you the tricks to know in Premiere Pro and Soundbooth to get the job done! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Using & Creating Title Templates Premiere Pro has quite a few title templates that we can use and modify to quickly create professional looking titles. In this short tutorial Andrew will show you how to find and modify the standard templates, and then how to turn your own title creations into templates that you can use across all your projects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Spicing up your Titles in Premiere Pro In this video tutorial Andrew Devis teaches how to format your text, add shapes and generally make your titles more interesting in Premiere Pro. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Title Style Shortcuts You've created a title which you like, now you need to be able to create other titles that look and feel the same. How do you do that? And, what if you create a style that you then want to use in other projects? How do you save your style so it can be used elsewhere? Find out about the "New Title Based on Current Title" button, title styles and other tricks in this short Premiere Pro video tutorial. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Audition, Soundbooth Safe Editing in Adobe Soundbooth Audio editing is full of peril if you don't take care. But Adobe has now given us the wonderful Snapshot function which can save copies of our files in various different states so that if we make a real mess of things we can always get back to a version before the errors - even if we have saved the file and exited Soundbooth! This tutorial shows how to use the snapshot and history panel to save losing something really important! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Pan & Zoom + Corner Pin in Premiere Pro In this Adobe Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis shows you how to pan and zoom in Premiere Pro like a professional, with proper key-frame interpolation so that everything is smooth. He will also show how to use the corner pin effect to put a separate image on to the footage you pan and zoom so that it remains really high quality even when zoomed in really close. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro basics Premiere Pro Starting Splash Screens For first time users of Adobe Premiere Pro, the series of splash screens that it throws at you when you open it can be quite daunting! How do you know you made the right selections? This short tutorial is all about understanding these screens so you make the right choices! Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe Premiere Pro Rolling Titles in Adobe Premiere Pro There are some special tricks that once you know will make your scrolling credits easy to make and look really professional. In this tutorial I show the tricks and hints for rolling credits. Tutorial, Video Tutorial

	Adobe After Effects Wiggle Transform & Text in AE The wiggle transform effect in Adobe After Effects is not very intuitive to say the least, and powerful though it is, it doesn't work on text! In this tutorial I show you how to use the powerful wiggle transform effect and then, even better, how to use it on text so that you can have exciting wiggling, self-animating text! Enjoy! Tutorial, Video Tutorial