Adobe After Effects Video Tutorials

Adobe After Effects Promo Breakdown In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern discusses the development process for the DVD. Eran also demonstrates his design methods using Boris Continuum Complete 6. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Red Giant plug-ins Creating a Summer Blockbuster Film Look In this action packed episode of Red Giant TV, Sin City's Visual Effects Supervisor - and the new Creative Director of Red Giant Software - Stu Maschwitz, shows you how to get the Summer Blockbuster look seen in Transformers 2, Terminator: Salvation, and The Taking of Pelham 123. Stu shares valuable techniques for enhancing your footage with Magic Bullet Looks and Colorista - the technologies he invented for his own use on feature films. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Stu Maschwitz Adobe After Effects AE Quicktips #8: Camera Raw Sequences In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to import a .jpeg or .tiff sequence into Adobe After Effects with Adobe Camera Raw development settings applied. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Trapcode Creating a 3D picture Montage with Trapcode Particular In this Episode, Rob Birnholz shows you a great technique for quickly creating a 3D picture montage with Trapcode Particular. It takes just minutes to set up, but can save you hours of work. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Rob Birnholz Red Giant plug-ins Creating a Text to Sand Transition 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Paint Stroke Morph In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates using paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Boris FX Using After Effects Masks with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to use an After Effects mask to define custom extrusion curves as well as the baseline for text characters in Boris Continuum Complete's Extruded Text filter. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Dirk de Jong Adobe After Effects Simulating Whip Pans In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to create a whip pan (swish pan) effect using Adobe After Effects built in tools. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Red Giant plug-ins Creating a Transporter Effect In this episode, Chief Engineer Eran Stern works furiously to get his Starship's transporters back on-line to rescue a fellow crew member trapped on a hostile planet. But time is running out. Will Eran be able to build the transporter in After Effects in time? Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Boris FX Map an After Effects Video Layer to Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text In this Boris FX video tutorial we show you how to map an After Effects video layer to the surface of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE Extruded Text. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Dirk de Jong Adobe After Effects Child Tracking Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to use the track a child expression to create an interesting title sequence in Adobe After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Adobe After Effects Child Tracking Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative COW contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to track the position of a parented layer using expressions in Adobe After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Boris FX Creating Transitions with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's Swish Pan Filter Editors use transitions as a way to cut between scenes, typically creating an animated effect such as a dissolve or blur at the end of the outgoing clip and the beginning of the incoming clip. While most modern NLE systems ship with standard wipe transitions, there are some transition styles that are more of an in-camera effect rather than a synthesized gradient wipe or block dissolve. One of these effects, known as a Swish Pan, is created by panning the camera very quickly in a 180 degree arc, creating the look of a fast blur between the outgoing and incoming clips. Continuing in the tradition of making visual effects easy to create, Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE now includes a Swish Pan transition filter which is available free for registered BCC 6 AE users. In this video tutorial, we'll use the new BCC 6 Swish Pan filter to transition between a pair of clips. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy Adobe After Effects Blowing Flowers In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates how to create flower trails using Trapcode Particular in this special holiday episode. You'll also work with the light emitter and use 3D layer to obscure particles. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Red Giant plug-ins Better Compositing with Particles 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Boris FX Warp, Deform, and Explode 3D Extruded Text with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE 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 Author: Dirk de Jong Adobe After Effects Adjustment Lights In this After Effects tutorial, Eran Stern teaches you how to control the scattering of light in a composition using adjustment light. Eran creates a 3D world of dancing actors with realistic lights and shadows for a fictional show called 'Born to Dance'. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Sci-Fi Classics Part 2 In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern takes the next step in the science fiction classic and finalizes the promo by projecting graphics in space from a flying saucer. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Boris FX Create Extruded Text with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE 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 Author: Paul Ezzy Adobe After Effects Sci-Fi Classics Part 1 In this video tutorial, Eran Stern shows you the first step to create a retro design title animation for a fictional sci-fi movie. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Boris FX Repair DV Footage with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's DV Fixer DV video is prone to jaggy edges and compression artifacts. BCC 6 AE's new DV Fixer will greatly improve the look of your clip without sacrificing image detail or quality. Watch how it's done inside Adobe After Effects CS4. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy Adobe After Effects Creating Masks with Find Edges and Auto-trace In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW contributing editor, Nelson Fernandes demonstrates a method to obtain a quick and dirty mask using the find edges effect combined with the auto-trace feature. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Nelson Fernandes Adobe After Effects Creating a Realistic 3d Earth using only AE In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Michael Park shows you how to create a realistic 3d earth, complete with clouds and atmosphere, using only After Effects' built in effects. Special attention will be given to combining multiple instances of the CC Sphere effect to create unique layers with different specular properties for the land and water masses, as well as creating lights from urban centers on the night side of the earth. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park Adobe After Effects Removing Chromatic Aberration In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to remove chromatic aberration from your footage using Adobe After Effects. If you are wondering what chromatic aberration is, don't worry he explains that too. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Red Giant plug-ins Creating Traffic Patterns 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Boris FX Put Electronic Makeup On Your Talent with Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's Smooth Tone Filter BCC Smooth Tone is an image restoration filter that smoothes out skin imperfections while maintaining image detail and contrast in areas such as hair and eyes. This video tutorial from Paul Ezzy goes over the basics of applying the filter to a clip in AE and provides a brief lesson on how to use PixelChooser to increase the filter's effectiveness. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Paul Ezzy Red Giant plug-ins Creating Watercolor Painting Look In this episode, Aharon shows you how to turn your video into an animated watercolor painting. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Basic 2.5D Rig Removal In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to approach a 2.5D rig removal shot using Photoshop, After Effects and the Mocha AE tracker. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Red Giant plug-ins Creating and Working with Complex 3D Projects 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Red Giant plug-ins Binary Transition Part 1 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Red Giant plug-ins Binary Transition Part 2 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Red Giant plug-ins Looping a Particle System 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Red Giant plug-ins Better Compositing Techniques 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Red Giant plug-ins Controlling Time with Audio - Part 1 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Red Giant plug-ins Controlling Time with Sound - Part 2 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Red Giant plug-ins Getting Better Control of Emitter Position in Trapcode Particular 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Text Trick Part 2 In this video tutorial, Eran Stern explains how to design a Counting Circle Animation with the After Effects Text Tool. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Text Trick Part 1 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 Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects RG Warp Corner Pin In this video tutorial, Eran Stern shows you a technique to enhance your tracking and compositing results by using Mocha AE and RG Warp Corner Pin plug-in. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects The Vehicle Rig In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to build an expression-based vehicle rig that automatically calculates the rotation of its wheels based on the movement of the vehicle chassis. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Adobe After Effects RG Warp Shadow In this video tutorial, Eran Stern demonstrate the creation of 3D shadows with After Effects built-in filters and compares it to the functions of RG shadow plug-in. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Creating The 007 Intro In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Michael Park shows you how to achieve that classic introduction to all of the James Bond films using only basic After Effects plugins. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park Adobe After Effects The Droste Effect In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to use the Pixel Bender Toolkit to create a recursive image set in Adobe After Effects CS4. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Adobe After Effects RG Warp Reflection In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern will demonstrate building a reflection using After Effects built-in filters. He will also explore the RG Reflection plug-in. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Analyzing Motion In this tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Carl Larsen will show you how to use offset tracking to analyze the motion of an object over time. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Adobe After Effects Bleach Bypass Effect 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 Author: Grant Swanson Adobe After Effects Simple Morph In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern will show you how to create a simple morph effect using time remapping and pixel motion. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Building a Cube World: Part 4 In this tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Carl Larsen shows you how to track a lens flare onto a 360 degree camera-aware environment using Trapcode Horizon. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Adobe After Effects Building a Cube World: Part 3 In this tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Carl Larsen shows you how to track a lens flare onto the surface of a 360 degree camera-aware environment without the use of a third-party plug-in. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Adobe After Effects Building a Cube World: Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Carl Larsen shows you how to build a title sequence within the 360 degree environment created in part one of this tutorial series. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Adobe After Effects Laser Eyes In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern will show you how to create a fiery iris animation which has laser beams shooting from a girls eyes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Building a Cube World: Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Carl Larsen shows you how to create a 360 degree camera-aware environment in After Effects without the use of third-party plug-ins. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Carl Larsen Adobe After Effects Creating the Juno Opening Credits Look The independent film Juno featured one of the most distincitive opening credit sequences in recent memory. It has a wonderful handmade look - which it turned out was created by hand! Whether you have seen Juno or not, Cow leader Simon Bonner shows a much easier way to create unique, handcrafted looks, without the pain. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Simon Bonner Adobe After Effects Digits Man Revisited In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern will show you a different technique to create the Running Numbers Effect using Trapcode Form plug-in. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects The Bourne Flashback: Creating a Flashback Look 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating a Looping Particle System 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects More Of The Same Thing - Part 5 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern shows you how to duplicate elements in After Effects using Trapcode Echospace plug-in. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects More Of The Same Thing - Part 4 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern shows you how to duplicate elements in After Effects using the Clone Stamp Tool. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects More Of The Same Thing - Part 3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern shows you how to duplicate elements in After Effects using the CC RepeTile Effect. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects More Of The Same Thing - Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern shows you how a neat way to duplicate elements in After Effects using the Puppet Tool. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects More Of The Same Thing - Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern shows you how to duplicate elements in After Effects using the Shape Tools Repeater function. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Shape Layer Tip #3: Trim Paths 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating the Jumbotron Look in After Effects 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Promo Breakdown - Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern continue to show you how he designed the 3D Titles for his DVD Promo using Zaxwerks Invigorator Pro and how the final composite was made. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Promo Breakdown - Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern takes you behind the scenes and show you how he created the background animation for his DVD Promo using Trapcode 3D Stroke and Shine. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Changing Shortcuts with After Effects 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating Digital Cinema 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 Author: Grant Swanson Adobe After Effects AE Quick Tips #6: Remove Color Matting In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz adds to the concepts he covered in his tutorial Straight Vs. Premultiplied. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Crime and Chaos - Part 2 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 Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Crime and Chaos - Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern shows you a how to build a 3D scene using Photoshop CS3 Vanishing Point and re-light it inside After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Apple Final Cut Pro Vee You: 8 Free Mac Plug-ins for FCP, AE and Motion VFX artist Roger Bolton has worked on films including The Lord of the Rings, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and Kingdom of Heaven. He has also created effects for his own use -- in this case, a wide variety of 2D and 3D VU meters, automatically animated by the audio in your project. He now offers these 8 plug-ins to artists using Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Motion -- with no watermarks, no time limits, no price tag. Please note: these plug-ins are MAC ONLY. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Roger Bolton Adobe After Effects Shape Layer Tip #2: Complex Shapes In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to combine several shapes to make a complex shape. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Motion Stabilizing 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 Author: Grant Swanson Adobe After Effects A Walk in the Park: Tracking and Expressions In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern shows you a how to track objects that are moving out of frame using expressions and AE motion tracker. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects AE Quick Tips #5: Perspective Offset 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Shape Layer Tip #1: Custom Shapes 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Sin City Effect part 2 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 Author: Grant Swanson Adobe After Effects Tornado Text, part 2 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 Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Tornado Text, part 1 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 Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Expressions AE Quick Tips #4: Copy Expression Only 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects AE Quick Tips #3: Show Waveform 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects AE Quick Tips #2: Preserve Transparency 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Mystic Text 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 Author: Grant Swanson Adobe After Effects AE Quick Tips #1: Grow Bounds 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Igniting a Soccer Ball, part three In this video tutorial, Creative COW Leader Jeff Bellune demonstrates how to use the tools available in particleIllusion and After Effects to get a particle emitter source to track a soccer ball on fire in a video clip. Part Three shows how to mask the emitter layer in an After Effects composition, so that the emitter appears to be placed properly in the scene relative to the other video elements. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jeff Bellune Adobe After Effects Afterista: part two 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 Author: Eran Stern particle Illusion Igniting a Soccer Ball, part two In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Jeff Bellune demonstrates how to use the tools available in particleIllusion and After Effects to get a particle emitter source to track an element in a video clip. Part Two concerns the animation of the emitter itself so that it accurately tracks the video element. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jeff Bellune Trapcode Creating Advanced Glitter using Expressions with Trapcode Particular In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader, Michael Park, demonstrates another, more advanced method for creating shimmering glitter particles using Trapcodes Particular. The main advancement is the implementation of 3d rotation of the glitter particles, as well as using expressions to convert the rotation of the particles in all 3 axis to drive a greyscale map, which in turn is used to color the particle using colorama and create the shimmer effect when the particles face the camera. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park Adobe After Effects Afterista: part one 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 Author: Eran Stern particle Illusion Igniting a Soccer Ball, part one In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Jeff Bellune demonstrates how to use the tools available in particleIllusion and After Effects to get a particle emitter source to track an element in a video clip. Part One details how to animate the Layer Offset in particleIllusion to eliminate motion in the clip that is caused by movement of the camera that filmed the scene. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jeff Bellune Trapcode Creating Shimmering Glitter using Trapcode Particular In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader, Michael Park, demonstrates how to simulate shimmering glitter particles using fractal noise, colorama effect and Trapcodes Particular plugin. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park Adobe After Effects An Introduction to Shape Layers 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating a Shotgun Blast using 3ds Max and AE: Part 2 In part two of his shotgun tutorial, Michael Park will demonstrate how to incorporate the 3d footage together with 2d footage in After effects and use different filters to create the distortion surrounding the blast from the barrel of the shotgun and the air distortion trailing the individual shotgun pellets as they race towards the camera. He will also cover some time remapping techniques to add some more interest to your shot. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park Adobe After Effects Creating a Shotgun Blast using 3ds Max and AE: Part 1 Many people are interested in creating and incorporating 3d generated footage into live action. In this 2 part tutorial, Michael Park will demonstrate how to create a shotgun blast at the camera using 3d rendered particles and distortion trails along with some 2d footage to create a convincing effect. In part 1 of this tutorial, we will create the 3d shotgun pellet geometry and material, as well as the distortion trails to be later used in the after effects composition. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Michael Park Adobe After Effects Invisible Cape In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern with the help of his brother Yuval will show you a simple method to create the famous invisible look inspired from the movie The Predator. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Creating the Sin City Effect 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 Author: Grant Swanson Adobe After Effects After Effects Text Tips 3 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects After Effects Text Tips 2 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Digits Man, part 2 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Digits Man, part 1 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 Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Using the Echo Effect with Animated Layers In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares some tips and tricks for working with the Echo effect. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Blend and Bend Time In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates how you can create the illusion of time bending with a special focus on the correct way of using the CC Time Blend FX. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Creating a Hologram Look in After Effects In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz returns to one of his earliest tutorials, Creating TV Look, and shows how it can be used to create the look of a Hologram as seen in science fiction movies. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects 3D Watch Animation: Part 3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern shows you how to use AE CS3 to transition between the different 3D images, and to create a final animation project. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects 3D Watch Animation: Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow member Eran Stern shows you how to use AE CS3 to create Animated hands for the 3D watch. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects 3D Watch Animation: Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow member Eran Stern shows you how to use Photoshop CS3 Extended to create different images of a 3D watch. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz finishes his series on weather replacement and shows you how to add realistic lightning to the shot. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Smoking Letters in AE CS3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates a quick, easy way to make a smoky title effect. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Eran Stern Adobe After Effects Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz continues his weather replacement tutorial, and shows you how to add rain to your shot, as well as drops of water on the camera. Also, 3D compositing and color correction are covered. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects A Quick Tip for Creating an Animation In this quick tip for after effects users, CreativeCOW contributing editor, Bob Thompson creates a complex looking animation using only a camera, 3d layer, null object, and some duplicated layers. In only minutes, you can get an animated look with only one layer to worry about to control the motion. Its a quick fix to let you spend more time on other facets of your project workflow. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Bob Thompson Adobe After Effects Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 1 In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to change the weather from a sunny day at the beach to a very cloudy day, with a chance of showers. Youll learn techniques is color correction and compositing. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Studying Shape Extruder After publishing his ShapeExtruder, Jerzy Drozda Jr (aka Maltaannon) got tons of emails asking for further explanation, so in this follow-up tutorial, Jerzy answers the most commonly asked questions. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Using Brainstorm in AE CS3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how get the most out of Brainstorm, a new feature in AE CS3 that lets you visualize randomized layer properties and effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Light Writing Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to improve the look of the light writing effect covered in part 1, adding intense points of light and other improvement ideas. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Particle Playground on Ice In this After Effects video tutorial from Creative COW you will learn how to generate snow using particle playground and also how to make the snow stick to other layers in your composition. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Light Writing Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use AE to simulate the popular light writing effect seen in recent Sprint commercials. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Per-Character 3D Text 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects CE ColorCorrector In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how to change the look and feel of your footage easily with his new, useful Custom Effect for color correction. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Particle Playground on Fire In this video tutorial you will learn how to generate fire and smoke particles from live action footage without using any keyframes or expressions. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Creating 3D Extruded Text In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you several popular techniques and tools for creating 3D extruded text in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Photoshop Layer Styles in AE CS3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to Photoshop Layer Styles in After Effects, a new feature in After Effects CS3. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Vanishing Point in AE CS3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use Photoshop CS3s Vanishing Point tool to convert a flat 2D image into a 3D object in After Effects CS3. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects CE Shape Extruder 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Working with Adobe Clip Notes - Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to perform collaborative commenting with Adobe Clip Notes. Hell show you how using Clip Notes can save you from stress, and how to import Clip Notes into AE. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Working with Adobe Clip Notes - Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to export your video as Adobe Clip Notes. Part 1 will show you how to prepare and export your AE composition so your notes appear in a PDF document alongside the video. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating an Automated Odometer: Part 3 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz finishes up the odometer project by giving it a 3D look. Also, for those who skipped part 2 or that just dont want to write expressions, this tutorial also comes with some effects presets that will let you automate your odometer within seconds. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating an Automated Odometer: Part 2 In this video tutorial, with the guidance of the COWs expression guru Dan Ebberts, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to set up an automated odometer effect. If youve been wanting to dig deeper into expressions, then this is the tutorial for you. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Set Extensions In this video tutorial from Creative COW you will learn how to extend a virtual set with custom Matte Painting and how to link several Motion Trackers into one null object. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Creating an Automated Odometer: Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to set up a basic odometer, ready for manual keyframed animation. If youve been wanting to create an odometer or slot machine display, this tutorial will get you on your way. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects CE Pixel Sampler In this video tutorial from Creative COW you will learn how you can simplify the keying process, trigger expression events to control layers of your choice, and even do an automatic collision detection. The possibilities are endless. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Perspective Corner Pin Effect In this Tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a complete workflow for using Imagineer Systems Mocha with Adobe After Effects to create a perspective corner pin effect - an effect typically used for sign replacement or compositing video on a computer or television screen. Even if youre not using After Effects as your compositing application, you will still find the lesson extremely useful, as it focuses almost entirely on the use of Mochas powerful 2.5D planar tracking system. After Effects users not using Mocha will also find some of the compositing tips at the end very helpful as well. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Freeze Frame with Time Remapping In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a simple technique for quickly creating freeze frames in After Effects, and explains some basic concepts of time remapping. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Volumetric Lights In this short After Effects video tutorial from Creative COW you will learn how to create some cool volumetric lights without any plug-ins. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Demon Face Warp In this After Effects video tutorial from Creative COW you will how to create a Demon Face Warp effect using a real actor. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects CE Time Shuffle In this video tutorial, Jerzy Drozda Jr (aka Maltaannon) demonstrates time jittering effects using one of his presets. You may have seen this effect in movies like The Ring, The Cell, or Fight Club. You may still create this kind of effect simply by playing with the TimeRemap function, but its much easier using this preset. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Simple Object Removal In this After Effects video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn basic techniques for removing unwanted objects from your footage. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Photoshoping in After Effects This video tutorial from Creative COW is designed to help all you Photoshopers out there by preparing few presets that will enable you to work in After Effects the same way you work in Photoshop. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Day to Night In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how to turn day into night using Adobe After Effects. The Day to Night effect is used in many movies to easily change shots taken into the day time to look like they happened at night. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Radio Detection and Ranging In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how to create a radar that really works! You will draw the radar, animate the target over it, and watch how the radar detects the object by itself, marks it on the grid and even makes a beeping sound. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Expressions Building and Animating a CG Snake In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how to create a dynamic animation based on a chain rig. You will also learn how to animate one layer using keyframes, expressions, or both, and make other layers follow the leading layer. The rest of the tutorial is about texturing and making the final look. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Expressions Using Expressions to Create a Volume Meter In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how a smart way of creating dynamic a sound reactive Volume Meter using Expressions in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Jerzy Drozda Jr Adobe After Effects Using the Puppet Tool with Particles In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to simulate airflow over an object by using the After Effects CS3 puppet tools with the CC Particle World particle system. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Cool 3D Room In this video tutorial from Creative COW you will learn how to create a 3D room entirely in Adobe After Effects. Where once it was thought this could only be done using a 3D program like 3ds Max, it can now be done completely in AE. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects basics Freezing Time In this video tutorial from Creative COW you will learn how to create Time Freeze in Adobe After Effects. This effect is currently being used in Heros and other popular TV shows. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects AE Workflow Tip #8: Working with Audio In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares helpful hints about working with audio, including avoiding a major pitfall, as well as better methods of timing video to an audio track. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Zaxwerks Understanding Custom Edges In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Serge Hamad demonstrates everything you need to know about creating a Custom Edge in Zaxwerks Invigorator and ProAnimator. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Serge Hamad Adobe After Effects Working with Null Objects in AE In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how working with Null objects lets you get better control of your animation. He also shares a technique for using nulls to make 3D camera motion easier. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating a Heart Monitor In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz uses the Vegas Effect in After Effects to show you how to build your own EKG Machine in the Comfort of Your Own Home (or Office). (Flatline not included) Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating a Magnifying Glass Effect in AE In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a technique for creating a magnifying glass in After Effects using an adjustment layer and distortion effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Working With the Scribble Effect - Part 2 In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use Auto-Trace and Illustrator to create complex scribble animation in AE. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Working With the Scribble Effect - Part 1 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 Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating Multi-Color Gradient Ramps In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create simple and complex multicolored gradient ramps in AE. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating a Light Saber In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how to create a light saber. Surprisingly enough, this is something that is still being asked about in the Adobe After Effects forum. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Expression Controls #3 In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz takes a look at some advanced uses of expression controls, and shows you how you can make your expression more dynamic. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Expression Controls #2 In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz explores most of the expression controls, showing you how they can be used to enhance your projects and save time. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics Frame Rate Conversion In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn about the frame rate converter in Adobe After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Expression Controls #1 In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to expression controls, a series of effects designed only for use with After Effects expression. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Expression Tips #1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you some basic expression principles and shares a very useful expression that can be used to convert one set of values to another. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects AE Text Tips #1: Working with Photoshop and Illustrator Files 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics Simulated Lighting In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how to add simulated light to a scene using Adobe After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects AE Workflow Tip #7: Importing Projects In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares tips on the many uses of importing After Effects Projects, and how you can recover corrupt AE files. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Animating a TV Turning on and Off In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz revisits one of his first AE tutorials (the Old TV Look) and shows you how to animate the TV turning on and off. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Fun with Ink In this video tutorial from Creative COW.net you will learn how to create ink splotches in After Effects. This effect is something people are always asking how to do in the AE forum. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Bending Mode Tips #1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares some hints for working with layer transfer modes / blending modes in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Animating a Signature - Part 2 In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz revisits his earlier tutorial on animating a signature and shows you how to add a pen writing the signature in After Effects 3D. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects AE Workflow Tip #6: Drag and Drop In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how dragging and dropping can speed up importing footage, rendering video, and exporting files. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Pre-Composing and Nesting - Part 2 In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz explains when and why you would want to nest compositions and pre-compose layers in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Cinema 4D Creating the 3D Ribbon Effect In this Video Tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz demonstrates how to quickly create the popular 3D ribbon effect in Maxon Cinema 4D and Maya. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Pre-Composing and Nesting - Part 1 In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz explains the basics of nesting and pre-composing compositions in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Rotoscoping in AE In this video tutorial, compositor Pete OConnell explains a few of the techniques he uses to rotoscope in After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Pete O'Connell Adobe After Effects Creating 3D Text In this video tutorial, animator Traylor Woodall demonstrates how to create 3D text or logos in Adobe After Effects without 3rd party plug-ins. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Traylor Woodall Adobe After Effects Combining Effects with AEs Fractal Noise Effect In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz examines how to be more creative by combining different effects with AEs Fractal Noise. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects AE Keyframe Boomerang Effect, Part 2 In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz explores another instance of the boomerang effect and its causes, as well as several solutions for preventing it. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Looping Fractal Noise IIn this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz show you how to create seamlessly looping fractal background animations by using AEs Fractal Noise effect. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects AE Keyframe Boomerang Effect, Part 1 In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to handle the annoying (and sometimes crippling) boomerang effect, in which a layer moves randomly between two spatial keyframes that are exactly the same. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects AE Workflow Tip #5: How to Find Missing Footage In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to locate missing footage and other elements in your After Effects project. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Force Motion Blur In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon rabinowitz shows you how to add a motion blur to effects that dont support this feature. Also covered is adding blur to video footage that has been sped up, and an introduction to CyCores updated Effects - CyCore FX HD. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics Creating 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 Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects AE Workflow Tip #4: Renaming and More In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz discusses methods of renaming layers, compositions, footage and effects. Also discussed are a couple of hidden buttons in AE that will make life a little easier. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Animating a Signature in AE In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to animate a signature appearing on screen, and a few tricks to make it look more realistic. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects AE Workflow Tip #3: Open in Editor In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz discusses the Open Editor command and how it can help you streamline your workflow. Also covered is preparation for getting this command to work for you with all image, video and audio formats. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects The Very, Very Basics of Fractal Noise In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to the Fractal Noise Effect, and shows you how to create the animated backgrounds seen in the opening of the Creative Cow AE Tutorials. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects AE Gotchas 1: Wrong Frame Rate In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz discusses one of the most common AE mistakes - Importing image sequences at the wrong frame rate - along with the effects and solutions. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics Create 3D Reflections In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how to create ray traced light reflections inside of Adobe After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects particleIllusion 3 and AE 7 After Effects 7 and ParticleIllusion 3: In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to get position data from After Effects 7 into particleIllusion. Also, using the same method, you can get data from After Effects 7 into older versions of AE. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating a Custom Wave Form - Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to improve the look of the Customized waveform and talks about how to get real control of your audio keyframes with Trapcode Sound Keys. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics After 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 Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Creating a Custom Wave Form - Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create a customized, sound-reactive waveform using a stroke, a distortion effect and an expression. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects AE Workflow Tip #2: Rendering 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Understanding Straight vs. Premultiplied In this Video Tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz helps you understand the practical differences between Straight and Premultiplied video, when working with After Effects alone as well as between AE and other programs. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics Simple Bleach Bypass In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Andrew Kramer demonstrates a very fast bleach bypass effect that you can do in Adobe After Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects AE Workflow Tip #1: Duplication 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics After 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 Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Creating a Flock of Birds - Part 2 In part 2 of this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create and animate a flock of birds from the original bird. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating a Flock of Birds - Part 1 In part 1 of this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to build and animate a bird in AE 3D. In part 2, it will join a flock of birds. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Horror Text - Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to make Horror Movie style text appear on a wall. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Horror Text - Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to make Horror Movie style text appear on a wall. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics Render Tips and HD Proxies In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn how to use proxies inside of After Effects 7.0. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Multi-Machine Rendering In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to Render a project on several computers at once, without the use of the After Effects render Engine. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics HDR Imagery and 32 BPC In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Andrew Kramer gives us a practical look at HDR Imagery and 32 bits per channel inside of After Effects 7.0. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Creating Super Tight Junk Mattes In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares a method of quickly and automatically creating extremely precise junk mattes/gargabe masks for use in the keying process. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics Basic Color Keying Techniques In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn the basics of green-screening using Keylight. This is a sample of the training found in the Creative Cow Master Series DVD: Serious Effects and Compositing - Advanced Techniques for After Effects 7, is now available. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Keeping Your Speed Constant In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz discusses creating smooth spatial animation with no variation in speed using Roving Keyframes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects basics Creating 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 Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Fixing Scaling Issues--Part Two In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to ease the values of Exponential Scale to create a smooth end to your layers scale animation. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Fixing Scaling Issues--Part One In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to Exponential scale, a keyframe assistant used to counter the issues that occur when scaling from very high values. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe Illustrator Creating a Cartoon from Video In this 3-part tutorial, Creative cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz explains the process of converting video to cartoon by using only After Effects and Adobe Illustrator CS2. While the tutorial spans 50 minutes and covers a wide range of topics (some in depth and some in general), after you have gone through the process once, you will find that it's easy to adapt the Cartoonification technique to your own needs. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating an Outline around an Actor In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the popular effect in which a colored stroke is placed around a keyed or rotoscoped subject. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Using Presets and Templates In this video tutorial, Creativecows Mylenium demonstrates creating a dvd menu by using presets and templates which come with After Effects 7.0. In addition to using presets, well prepare our menu for use in Encore. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Mylenium Adobe After Effects Creating and Enhancing Text Wipe On Effects In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a simple method of creating text wipe-on effects, and ways to enhance them with an updated look. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Displacement Mapping Part 3: Text and Time In part 3 of this 3-part series on Displacement Mapping, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz covers displacement of Text, which follows slightly different rules than normal footage. Youll also be introduced to the concept of displacing time, which follows some of the same principles covered in the first 2 tutorials. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Working with Broadcast Safe Colors In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a simple method of ensuring Broadcast-Safe Colors in your final output. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Displacement Mapping Part 2: Avoid the Pitfalls In part 2 of this 3-part series on Displacement Mapping, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz covers the problems that arise while working with displacement mapping in After Effects. These solutions and workarounds will help you avoid the pitfalls often faced by animators using these effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Text Blur 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. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Graph Editor Demystified In this video tutorial, Creativecows Mylenium discusses the timeline and the graph editor in After Effects 7. This has been one of the most requested features, and Mylenium will demonstrate how it all works. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Mylenium Adobe After Effects Displacement Mapping Part 1: Basics In part 1 of this 3-part series on Displacement Mapping, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz covers the basics of using this effect in both After Effects 6.5 and 7. This highly detailed tutorial will get you started on distorting your footage with displacement maps. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Creating a Film Flash Effect In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the coveted Film Flash transition in After Effects, without the use of any 3rd-party plug-ins. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Blemish Removal They say a picture is worth a 1000 words. Recently Andrew Kramer explained this technique in answer to a question in the AE forum at Creativecow, but then felt he could better show the technique in a video tutorial. So, heres CreativeCOWs Andrew Kramer demonstrating blemish removal in After Effects 7. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Importing Paths Into After Effects In this brief video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a simple way to create masks and motion paths in After Effects using Illustrator and Photoshop path shapes. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects The Secret to Scaling a Motion Path in After Effects In this tutorial Aharon Rabinowitz shows you the secret to scaling a motion path in After Effects. If youve ever created motion in after effects that you needed to confine to a smaller area, but also needed to keep the exact same shape, this lesson will show you how you can easily do just that, through the use of After Effects layer masks. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Unlocking the Secrets of Effectively Using Z-Scale To most After Effects users, the Z-scale property on a 3D layer seems like a relatively useless feature.However, in this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz unlocks the secrets of effectively using Z-scale, through the use of Anchor Points, Parenting, and Nested Compositions. These techniques will help you truly bring your animation into the 3rd dimension. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Lip-Synching for Character Animation In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares some animation techiques for character lip-synching in Adobe After Effects. This is not just the simple method of using open and closed mouths -Rather, Aharon covers the more advanced use of phonemes, which are the different mouth shapes formed by a person when making various sounds in a spoken language. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects 3D Compositing In this video tutorial, Andrew Kramer demonstrates 3D Compositing in After Effects 6.5. Youll create 3D Camera Depth of Field, Move Layers in 3D Space and Animate the Camera, adding Effects. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Sky Replacement In this video tutorial from CreativeCOW.net you will learn a basic sky replacement using a linear wipe and motion tracking in Adobe After Effects. The tutorial project will finish with a simple color correction using an adjustment layer and curves. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects After Effects 101 Just bought and installed After Effects? Not sure what to do next? In this video tutorial, Andrew Kramer gives you a quick start -- going through the basics of After Effects. You will also cover most of the features of the user Interface and how to import video, some simple effects, keyframes & rendering. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Deinterlace In this video tutorial from Creative COW you will learn a quick and easy way to deinterlace your video and also learn about track mattes and how to properly intrepret footage settings. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Andrew Kramer Adobe After Effects Creating An Old TV Screen In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader Aharon Rabinowitz demonstrates a quick and easy way of creating that old tv look -- complete with scan lines, interference and much more using Adobe After Effects without the use of expensive plug-ins. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Aharon Rabinowitz Adobe After Effects Growing Design Elements in After Effects In this video tutorial, Jayse Hansen demonstrates how to create graphic elements that will grow in After Effects. 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