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Adobe After Effects
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Debra Kaufman |
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Adobe After Effects
Rotoscoping with Mocha for AE Part 2: Track & Adjust Tracks
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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.
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Andrew Devis |
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Adobe After Effects
Creating & Using Masks in After Effects
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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.
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Andrew Devis |
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Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 19: Shape Layers Part 3 - Text & The Pen Tool
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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.
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Andrew Devis |
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Adobe After Effects
The Beauty of AE Shapes: Vector Art
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Rob Mize demonstrates how to use shapes to change low resolution raster art into sharp, clean, high quality vector images. This is a quick and easy technique to improve the appearance and versatility of your logos and other graphic images; and all you need is After Effects.
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Rob Mize |
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Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 18: Shape Layers Part 2 - Gradients & Properties
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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.
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Andrew Devis |
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Trapcode
Particular Basic Training Session TWO: The Stargate Wormhole
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In this second Particular basic training tutorial, Michael Park will demonstrate how to recreate a portion of the wormhole sequence from the movie "Stargate" using Trapcode Particular and Adobe After Effects. Along the way, he will discuss some of the nuances of the wind and gravity forces available to use inside Particular as well as in in-depth discussion of the use and limitations of the built-in motion blur and a workaround using auxiliary particles.
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Michael Park |
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Trapcode
Particular Basic Training Session ONE: The Fountain
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In this tutorial, Michael Park will teach some basic skills for using Trapcode Particular by creating jets of water using particles to enhance a still image of a fountain. In doing so, he will explain some critical features of Particular and new features of Particular 2.0 while using some built-in effects to pull the scene together.
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Michael Park |
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Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 17: Shape Layers Part 1
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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.
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Andrew Devis |
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Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 16: Parenting
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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.
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Andrew Devis |
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Adobe After Effects
Creating the AE Cosmos: The Atom, Part 1
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In this edition of Creating the AE Cosmos, Rob Mize turns his attentions to the quantum universe. Rob demonstrates how to create a dynamic 3D model of an atom using only nulls, expressions and CC Particle World. Part 2 of this tutorial will focus on refining the motion and control of the atom.
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Rob Mize |
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Adobe After Effects
Creating a Run Cycle in After Effects Part 1
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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).
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Andrew Devis |
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Adobe After Effects
Creating a Run Cycle in After Effects Part 2
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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.
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Andrew Devis |
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Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 15: Motion Paths Part 3 - Masks & Paths
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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.
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Andrew Devis |
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Adobe After Effects
Wiggling a Single Dimension
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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.
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Andrew Devis |
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Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 14: Motion Paths Part 2 - Additional Tools
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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!
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Andrew Devis |
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