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AE Basics 48: Paint Panel Options Part ONEAE Basics 48: Paint Panel Options Part ONE

AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 48: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis goes through some of the options in the Paint Panel including a look at opacity, flow, blend modes and channels.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
Morphing In After EffectsMorphing In After Effects

Morphing is a distinctive effect that is best known from the movie Terminator 2 as well as the Michael Jackson music video Black and White. In this tutorial, Chris Zwar demonstrates simple morphs with the Reshape filter in Adobe After Effects 5.5 -- which is a Production Bundle only effect found under the Distort menu.

Tutorial
Chris Zwar
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 47: Creating and Customizing BrushesAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
Creating a SlideshowCreating a Slideshow

In this video tutorial, Creative COW Leader Andrew Kramer shows you how to create a slideshow with some cool effects and timesaving methods in After Effects.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Andrew Kramer
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 46: Mask Feather Tool (CS6 & above)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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
Creating Light StreaksCreating Light Streaks

In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how to create light streaks as seen in the new Nano iPod commercial using Adobe After Effects.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Andrew Kramer
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 10: Transforms - Fixed EffectsAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 5: Naming & OrganisingAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 40: Text Animators Part ONEAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 45: Additional Range SelectorsAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
The Pen ToolThe Pen Tool

Useful tips for working with the pen tool, controlling masks and rotoscoping with After Effects.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 15: Motion Paths Part 3 - Masks & PathsAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 43: Text Animators Part FOUR - Per-character 3DAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
Pan and Zoom with After EffectsPan and Zoom with After Effects

Pan and Zoom. In this tutorial, Matt Dallos will cover the preparation of your images, the basic theory behind making them move, real world examples, and a few ideas about how this effect can be extended to other and more advanced applications.

Tutorial
Matt Dallos
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 1: Workspaces in Adobe After EffectsAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 4: Importing Photoshop Documents (PSDs)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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 7: Timeline Basics Part 2 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 42: Text Animators Part THREE - Tracking & moreAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 7: Timeline Basics 1 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
After Effects Flip Book EffectAfter Effects Flip Book Effect

In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net, you will learn about the flip book effect in Adobe After Effects and other techniques.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Andrew Kramer
Adobe After Effects basics
After Effects Depth of FieldAfter Effects Depth of Field

In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how to create the depth of field effect (dof) in After Effects and other professional techniques.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Andrew Kramer
Adobe After Effects basics
Frame Rate ConversionFrame Rate Conversion

In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn about the frame rate converter in Adobe After Effects.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Andrew Kramer
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 8: Timeline Basics 3 - Work-area & layer shortcutsAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 2: Importing Assets in Adobe After EffectsAE 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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 41: Text Animators Part TWO - Fill & StrokeAE 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
Andrew Devis
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