Chris and Trish Meyer | 07/03
Manipulating 3D cameras as well as views.
We’ve recently released After Effects Apprentice (2nd Edition). The DVD-ROM that comes with the book includes an hour and a half of video tutorials that provide gentle introductions…
Jeff Foster | 07/02
Insert images or video into your hand-held footage for a realistic effect!
One of the best additions to After Effects CS4 is the inclusion of a stand-alone application called Mocha for AE from Imagineer Systems. This is a powerful planar motion tracker and stabilizer that does an amazing job of tracking all kinds of elements in motion or to stabilize a character…
Chris Meyer | 07/02
Working with the new pixel aspect ratios in CS4.
Over the years, I have seen a lot of folklore and bad math employed to determine how to work with non-square pixels, resulting in a plethora of incorrect working practices. Therefore, in this article I’m going to spend a lot of time laying…