http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon Aharon Rabinowitz's library of tutorials, articles, reviews and more for media professionals world wide. en-us Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT PHP Script webmaster@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red-giant-vortex-transition.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red-giant-vortex-transition.php In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create an insanely cool transition for text and other elements using Trapcode Form and other effects in After Effects. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:42:34 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_sand_transition.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_sand_transition.php In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the effect of text (or a logo) dissolving to sand and blowing away. You'll also learn how to reverse the transition, so that sand forms into text. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:24:58 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_compositing_particles.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_compositing_particles.php In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz will show you a technique for placing layers inside the middle of a particle system in After Effects - crucial to truly integrating your CGI effects with your live action footage or motion graphics. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:31:36 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_traffic_patterns.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_traffic_patterns.php In this Red Giant tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create a realistic traffic pattern backdrop - great for a scene in which the camera overlooks a low lying, but developed area - perhaps looking down from a high hill onto a residential neighborhood. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:01:35 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_watercolor_painting.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_watercolor_painting.php In this episode, Aharon shows you how to turn your video into an animated watercolor painting. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:29:40 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_3d_projects.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_3d_projects.php In this episode, Aharon shares some tips for simplifying and working with 3D compositions. You will also get a look at some cool tools designed to easily distribute and arrange layers in 3D space, and that help in creating complex 3D shapes. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:23:07 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_emitter_position.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_emitter_position.php In this Episode, we will look at some very useful techniques for Trapcode Particular that will give you better control of emitter position in 2D and 3D. You will also learn how to capture the motion of your mouse (or stylus) to control emitter position. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:10:40 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_controlling_time_with_sound.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_controlling_time_with_sound.php In this episode, Aharon continues to explore how audio can be used to control time, but he expands on that by showing you how it can be used to change the look of the footage as well. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:03:10 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_controlling_time_with_audio.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_controlling_time_with_audio.php In this episode, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use audio to control time. Youll learn how to make your video automatically move forward in time to the beat of the music - a technique used in tons of music videos and commercials. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:48:01 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_better_compositing_techniques.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_better_compositing_techniques.php In this Episode, learn about compositing techniques that fall outside of keying. Using tools available for After Effects, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Vegas and Avid, you will discover ways to improve the quality of your composite with less work. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:36:45 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_looping_particle_system.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_looping_particle_system.php In this Episode, you will learn how to set up a seamless looping particle system. We will be using Trapcode Particular and Starglow to create a stylized holiday snowstorm, but the concepts can be adapted for anything from backgrounds to lower 3rds. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:17:54 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_binary_transition_2.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_binary_transition_2.php In this Episode, Aharon shows you how to improve on and finish the binary transition project by working with Time Remapping and Camera animation. Plus, see how Magic Bullet Looks and Trapcode Shine help add the finishing touches. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:00:06 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_binary_transition_1.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/red_giant_binary_transition_1.php This episode shows you how to use Trapcode Form to create a dramatic transition where footage breaks into binary code, and re-forms as different footage. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:21:54 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CC_Flashback.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CC_Flashback.php In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the flashback look as seen in the film The Bourne Ultimatum with some extra touches and hints. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CC_Looping_Particles.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CC_Looping_Particles.php In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz (Along with the help of his daughter Noa) shows you how to create a looping particle system in After Effects. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Shape_Tips_3.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Shape_Tips_3.php In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use shape layers to easily create that Old-School look where a red dashed line animates over a map to indicate travel destinations. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Jumbotron.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Jumbotron.php Its game time baby! In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the look of a giant monitor, such as the kind you might see at a stadium or concert. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/AE_Shortcuts.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/AE_Shortcuts.php In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to be an AE road warrior by changing the keyboard shortcuts to account for missing keys on a laptop - such as the Ram Preview key or the Audio Preview key. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CCQT_6_Remove_Color_MAtting.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CCQT_6_Remove_Color_MAtting.php In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz adds to the concepts he covered in his tutorial Straight Vs. Premultiplied. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Shape_Tips_2.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Shape_Tips_2.php In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to combine several shapes to make a complex shape. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CCQT_5_Perspective_Offset.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CCQT_5_Perspective_Offset.php In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a cool tip for adding depth to your Fractal Noise animations. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Shape_Tips_1.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Shape_Tips_1.php In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to move beyond the Basic shape tools to create your own custom shapes. Fri, 30 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Copy_Expression.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Copy_Expression.php In this video tutorial, CreativeCow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a menu item for speeding up the process of copying expressions to other layers, without typing or altering the current values. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Show_Waveform.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Show_Waveform.php In this video tutorial, CreativeCow leader Aharon Rabinowitz returns to the subject of Audio (Workflow tips #8) and shares a tip for working with audio waveforms that he got from an AE user via email. Fri, 02 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CCQT_2_Preserve_Transparency.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/CCQT_2_Preserve_Transparency.php In this video tutorial, CreativeCow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you an often-missed feature in AE that can help you when trying to create transparency in an image by using the layers below as the source of that transparency. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT