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AE Basics 48: Paint Panel Options Part ONE

AE Basics 48: Paint Panel Options Part ONE
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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
AE Basics 47: Creating and Customizing Brushes

AE Basics 47: Creating and Customizing Brushes
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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
AE Basics 46: Mask Feather Tool (CS6 & above)

AE Basics 46: Mask Feather Tool (CS6 & above)
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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
AE Basics 45: Additional Range Selectors

AE Basics 45: Additional Range Selectors
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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
AE Basics 44: Shaping Text And Advanced Options

AE Basics 44: Shaping Text And Advanced Options
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 43: Text Animators Part FOUR - Per-character 3D

AE Basics 43: Text Animators Part FOUR - Per-character 3D
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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
Introducing After Effects CS6 - Extruded Text and Shapes

Introducing After Effects CS6 - Extruded Text and Shapes
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In this introductory tutorial to the new 3D capabilities of After Effects CS6, Kevin P McAuliffe shows the basics of how to extrude text and shapes inside of After Effects CS6, and also shows how tight integration with Adobe's Illustrator will have you creating powerful client logos in minutes, instead of in separate 3D applications.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 42: Text Animators Part THREE - Tracking & more

AE Basics 42: Text Animators Part THREE - Tracking & more
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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 41: Text Animators Part TWO - Fill & Stroke

AE Basics 41: Text Animators Part TWO - Fill & Stroke
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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
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 40: Text Animators Part ONE

AE Basics 40: Text Animators Part ONE
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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 39: Text Range Selectors Part TWO

AE Basics 39: Text Range Selectors Part TWO
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 38: Text Range Selectors Part ONE

AE Basics 38: Text Range Selectors Part ONE
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects
Working in 3D Part 3: Simple & Fast Camera Animation

Working in 3D Part 3: Simple & Fast Camera Animation
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 37: Animating Source Text

AE Basics 37: Animating Source Text
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 36: Pimping Your Text with Layer Styles

AE Basics 36: Pimping Your Text with Layer Styles
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 35: The Character Panel

AE Basics 35: The Character Panel
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 34: Font Selection and Faux Options

AE Basics 34: Font Selection and Faux Options
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 33: Options for Creating Text

AE Basics 33: Options for Creating Text
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects
Lite Bite for After Effects: How To Animate Text on a Path

Lite Bite for After Effects: How To Animate Text on a Path
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"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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 32: Creating Motion Backgrounds with Shapes Layers

AE Basics 32: Creating Motion Backgrounds with Shapes Layers
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Basics 19: Shape Layers Part 3 - Text & The Pen Tool

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.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Andrew Devis
Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop and AE: Device Central

Photoshop and AE: Device Central
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In this installment of Photoshop and AE Video Adrenaline, Richard Harrington demonstrates how to combine Photoshop and After Effects to utilize a helper application designed for mobile -- Device Central CS5.5. In 2010, more money was made on mobile phones just delivering text and sms messages than all of Hollywood put together. In the future, getting content to mobile devices will be increasingly important. You're going to want to know how to get content to a wide range of devices.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Richard Harrington
Adobe After Effects basics
After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1.5 - Text

After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1.5 - Text
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In many cases, the first time someone new to Motion Graphics opens Adobe's After Effects, it's to do something with text, and although it might be simple to put letters on the screen, you always find yourself needing to do more. In this lesson we look at text, and examine all the parameters in the "Character" tab, and even look at some presets that you might not have even realized were there.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe
Adobe After Effects
Quick Tip - After Effects - After Effects Mathematics

Quick Tip - After Effects - After Effects Mathematics
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Do you wish there was an easy way to make quick mathematical adjustments to your parameter values inside of After Effects (i.e. - increase your scale by 3.78 times)? Well, believe it or not, there is. This Quick Tip will show you another great way to speed up your AE workflow.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe
Adobe After Effects
Particle World Transitions: Part 2

Particle World Transitions: Part 2
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Rob Mize further develops the techniques demonstrated in Part 1 of this tutorial. He applies the Particle World Text to Sand effect to 3D text created using the Shatter Effect, and composites that onto a background. He then reverses the effect, changing sand into an onscreen character who finally, blows away as dust in the wind.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Rob Mize
Adobe After Effects
3D Sci-Fi Metallic Typography

3D Sci-Fi Metallic Typography
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Create a cool 3D sci-fi textured type look in Adobe After Effects with Matthew Tompkins, using the Fractal Noise, Texturize and Roughen Edges effects along with Expressions, Luma Mattes, Motion Blur and pseudo 3D Camera techniques.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Matthew Tompkins
Adobe After Effects
Particle World Transitions: Part 1

Particle World Transitions: Part 1
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Rob Mize demonstrates how to use Particle World in After Effects to transition text, logos and other images into a variety of particle effects, including sand, dust, smoke, fire...even a melting effect.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Rob Mize
Adobe After Effects
Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 4: Repousse

Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 4: Repousse
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects
Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 3: Zaxwerks & 3D Applications

Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 3: Zaxwerks & 3D Applications
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects
Out of the Rabbit Hole - Text Transitions

Out of the Rabbit Hole - Text Transitions
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Learn tips about working in 3D, using cameras, expressions, and the graph editor - all while making a unique Carroll-esque motion graphic title sequence.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Grant Swanson
Adobe After Effects
Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 2: The Shatter Method

Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 2: The Shatter Method
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe After Effects
Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 1: The Duplication Method

Extruding 3D Text & Shapes 1: The Duplication Method
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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
Andrew Devis
Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop and AE: Distressed Text

Photoshop and AE: Distressed Text
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In this video tutorial, Richard Harrington shows a technique for distressing text using a photo layer as a texture map. Richard starts the project in Photoshop and finishes working with the layers in After Effects for the final touches.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Richard Harrington
Adobe After Effects
Laser Writing in After Effects

Laser Writing in After Effects
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Write with lasers. Rob Mize uses After Effects to create a laser effect and controls it with motion paths created from shapes layers. The use of track mattes enables the laser to burn text, shapes and logos in backgrounds. No 3rd party plug-ins required.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Rob Mize
Adobe After Effects
Wiggle Transform & Text in AE

Wiggle Transform & Text in AE
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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
Andrew Devis
RE:Vision Effects
Slow Motion Stills

Slow Motion Stills
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates how to create extreme slow motion video using few still frames, with RE:Vision Twixtor Pro.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects Expressions
Jack of All Trades, Master of Expressions

Jack of All Trades, Master of Expressions
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates how to create a jumpy and squishy animation using the power of expressions.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects
The Pusher

The Pusher
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern creates a watery liquid push effect and color corrects the shot using the bundled Color Finesse plug-in.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects
Color Link

Color Link
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern creates a colorful disco tunnel using shape layers and matching the look to a video footage using the color link effect.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects
Markers Leaks

Markers Leaks
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern gives an introduction to custom effects which trigger actions using layer markers inside of Adobe After Effects.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Boris FX
Warp, Deform, and Explode 3D Extruded Text with BCC6 AE

Warp, Deform, and Explode 3D Extruded Text with BCC6 AE
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In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to employ the power of vertex shaders to warp, deform and even explode 3D extruded text using Adobe After Effects and the new 3D Objects from Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Dirk de Jong
Boris FX
Create Extruded Text with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE

Create Extruded Text with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE
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This new video tutorial shows you the basics of using BCC Extruded Text in Adobe After Effects. BCC Extruded Text belongs to the 3D Objects category of filters which is new to Boris Continuum Complete 6. These stunning OpenGL-based filters use vertex and pixel shaders that enable the generation of animated 3D shatter, bulge, bend, taper, twist, ripple, and wave effects. You can also create reflection or texture maps for the generated 3D text - from any image or video clip in the AE timeline.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Paul Ezzy
Adobe After Effects
Text Trick Part 2

Text Trick Part 2
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In this video tutorial, Eran Stern explains how to design a Counting Circle Animation with the After Effects Text Tool.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects
Text Trick Part 1

Text Trick Part 1
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In this video tutorial, Eran Stern reveals the first text trick in his series and shows how to design an audio waves animation with the After Effects Text Tool.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects
Bleach Bypass EffectBleach Bypass Effect
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson demonstrates a quick, easy and very high quality bleach bypass effect right inside of After Effects. Understand what the term refers to and how to simulate it in the digital intermediate process or on digital video, using After Effects.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Grant Swanson
Adobe After Effects
The Bourne Flashback: Creating a Flashback Look

The Bourne Flashback: Creating a Flashback Look
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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.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Shape Layer Tip #3: Trim Paths

Shape Layer Tip #3: Trim Paths
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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.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Creating the Jumbotron Look in After Effects

Creating the Jumbotron Look in After Effects
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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.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Changing Shortcuts with After Effects

Changing Shortcuts with After Effects
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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.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Creating Digital CinemaCreating Digital Cinema
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson will explain how to simulate many elements to enhance your DV footage. Many techniques in this tutorial will show how to create effects similar to those in a popular software package.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Grant Swanson
Adobe After Effects
AE Quick Tips #6: Remove Color Matting

AE Quick Tips #6: Remove Color Matting
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz adds to the concepts he covered in his tutorial Straight Vs. Premultiplied.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Crime and Chaos - Part 2Crime and Chaos - Part 2
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern will show you how to project text on the floor using light transmission feature in After Effects.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects
Shape Layer Tip #2: Complex Shapes

Shape Layer Tip #2: Complex Shapes
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to combine several shapes to make a complex shape.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Motion StabilizingMotion Stabilizing
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson will explain how to use the After Effects Motion Tracker to remove unwanted jitter and movement while still retaining the original motion of the sequence through the use of an expression or manual keyframes in After Effects.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Grant Swanson
Adobe After Effects
AE Quick Tips #5: Perspective Offset

AE Quick Tips #5: Perspective Offset
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a cool tip for adding depth to your Fractal Noise animations.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Shape Layer Tip #1: Custom Shapes

Shape Layer Tip #1: Custom Shapes
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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.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Sin City Effect part 2Sin City Effect part 2
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson will cover important and useful techniques for working with alpha channels that are specifically derived from certain color luminance values. He will explain how to extract the color of a certain area of the image, turn it into an alpha channel, and use it to manipulate the image.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Grant Swanson
Adobe After Effects
Tornado Text, part 2Tornado Text, part 2
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern enhances the 3D ribbon text composition by adding a ripple effect to the floor plus a flock of fireflies that dance around the scene.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects
Tornado Text, part 1Tornado Text, part 1
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern shows you a very cool way to create 3D ribbon text animation using After Effects CS3 Text tool.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects Expressions
AE Quick Tips #4: Copy Expression Only

AE Quick Tips #4: Copy Expression Only
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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.

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Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
AE Quick Tips #3: Show Waveform

AE Quick Tips #3: Show Waveform
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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.

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Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
AE Quick Tips #2: Preserve Transparency

AE Quick Tips #2: Preserve Transparency
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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.

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Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Mystic TextMystic Text
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson will take you through an effective way of tracking Mystic Text onto a wall or screen. This technique can be used in horror films, commercials, or promos. He will cover the basics of the After Effects paint tools, some basic 2.5D motion tracking, and some simple yet effective compositing techniques.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Grant Swanson
Adobe After Effects
AE Quick Tips #1: Grow Bounds

AE Quick Tips #1: Grow Bounds
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you an often-missed tool that can help you out in a pinch, by expanding the boundaries of your footage.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Afterista: part twoAfterista: part two
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern continues to animate the vector shapes using After Effects and finalizing the design for our Telenovela opener.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects
Afterista: part oneAfterista: part one
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates a cool way of designing a text title for a Telenovela soap opera opener using Illustrator open type font.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects basics
An Introduction to Shape Layers

An Introduction to Shape Layers
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to Shape Layers, one of the most powerful features in Adobe After Effects CS3.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Creating the Sin City EffectCreating the Sin City Effect
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson will take you step-by-step through the easiest and fastest (and extremely effective) way of creating the popular Sin City effect - colorized objects in a black and white world. You will learn basic techniques when working with color, and some useful masking/rotoscoping techniques.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Grant Swanson
Adobe After Effects
After Effects Text Tips 3

After Effects Text Tips 3
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz explores a few ways to correct some common problems experienced when creating text animators.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
After Effects Text Tips 2

After Effects Text Tips 2
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz explores creating Text animators, and talks about why you might animate properties together or separately.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Digits Man, part 2Digits Man, part 2
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern will continue to finesse the design of the Digits Man promo. Learn how to create a subtle background using the Shape Tool and spice it further with additional effects and Text animations.

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Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects
Digits Man, part 1Digits Man, part 1
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern will show you a cool technique for filling an image of a human head with animated numbers using After Effects CS3s Text tool.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Eran Stern
Adobe After Effects Expressions
Animating Text Reflections with ExpressionsAnimating Text Reflections with Expressions

In this tutorial from Creative COW Contributing Editor Trent Armstrong, you'll see how to use Expressions to animate reflected light across text. You can get great results using only ingredients included free with AE, including track mattes and the AE Camera.

Tutorial
Trent Armstrong
Adobe After Effects basics
Per-Character 3D Text

Per-Character 3D Text
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to the new Per-Character 3D Text animation feature in After Effects CS3.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Creating 3D Extruded Text

Creating 3D Extruded Text
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In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you several popular techniques and tools for creating 3D extruded text in After Effects.

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Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
CE Shape ExtruderCE Shape Extruder
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In this video tutorial, Jerzy Drozda Jr (aka Maltaannon) demonstrates how you can extrude any vector based layer to give it a real 3D look inside After Effects.

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Jerzy Drozda Jr
Adobe After Effects
Working With the Scribble Effect - Part 1

Working With the Scribble Effect - Part 1
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create Scribble-like animation with shapes and text in After Effects.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
AE Text Tips #1: Working with Photoshop and Illustrator Files

AE Text Tips #1: Working with Photoshop and Illustrator Files
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares tips on working with Photoshop and Illustrator Text, as well as a few other text-related hints.

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Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Creating 3D Text

Creating 3D Text
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In this video tutorial, animator Traylor Woodall demonstrates how to create 3D text or logos in Adobe After Effects without 3rd party plug-ins.

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Traylor Woodall
Adobe After Effects
AE Workflow Tip #2: Rendering

AE Workflow Tip #2: Rendering
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In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares some rendering workflow tips to help you avoid a crash and render a little faster, and discusses an important plug-in for speeding up your renders and previews.

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Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects basics
AE Workflow Tip #1: Duplication

AE Workflow Tip #1: Duplication
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In this Video Tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz helps you improve your workflow through the use of duplication in After Effects. Topics covered include, duplicating layers, render settings, overwriting renders, and creating videotape containing both RGB and Alpha transparency information for archiving.

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Aharon Rabinowitz
Adobe After Effects
Creating 3D Ribbon TextCreating 3D Ribbon Text

In this tutorial Dave Langley demonstrates how to create a 3D ribbon of text that flows smoothly around curves up and down slopes moving around and interacting with other elements using only core tools in After Effects.

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David Langley
Adobe After Effects
How to make a Text Stream using Expressions

How to make a Text Stream using Expressions

In this tutorial CreativeCOW's Joe Chao demonstrates using expressions to create a text stream wrapping around a pillar. The pillar and its background are all completely made in AfterEffects.

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Joe Chao
Adobe After Effects
Text Blur

Text Blur
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Andrew Kramer shows you how to use the Per-Character Text Blur effect, a new feature in After Effects 7.

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Andrew Kramer
Adobe After Effects basics
Part Four: Creating Cogs and Gears in AE

Part Four: Creating Cogs and Gears in AE

This tutorial from Chris Zwar is a bit of a one trick pony, but its a trick thats worth knowing. Cogs and gears are nice looking design elements and are popular in all sorts of backgrounds. If you do a search on the internet, its easy to find a range of techniques for creating cogs in Photoshop and Illustrator, and Illustrator even comes with a few included.

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Chris Zwar
Adobe After Effects basics
Extras: Creating Cogs and Gears in AE

Extras: Creating Cogs and Gears in AE

This tutorial from Chris Zwar is a bit of a one trick pony, but its a trick thats worth knowing. Cogs and gears are nice looking design elements and are popular in all sorts of backgrounds. If you do a search on the internet, its easy to find a range of techniques for creating cogs in Photoshop and Illustrator, and Illustrator even comes with a few included.

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Chris Zwar
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