Saturday, January 28, 2012
David Torno | 01/28- 07:45 PM
Create a text layer that randomly cycles through words.
Learn how to make a text layer randomly cycle through an array of words that you assign it. Great for random HUD info, background filler, etc…
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
David Torno | 01/22- 06:42 PM
Automatically fade a layer up and down without keyframes.
(CODE UPDATED 1/28 See article for updates) Learn how to fade a layer up and down without using keyframes. The cool part is that you can change the in/out points of your layer and it’ll adjust accordingly.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
David Torno | 01/22- 12:20 AM
Swap Null layers for Light layers.
Need a helping hand changing your 3D/2D Null layers into Light layers so you can use them for Plexus or Trapcode Particular? Well this short tutorial will show you how, plus you get a free script that does the actual work for you. HOORAH!
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Monday, January 16, 2012
David Torno | 01/16- 12:14 AM
AE Text Layer source text from external document.
Welcome to the first episode of at least five at the moment in the Expression Shorts series. With this series I have put together some short tutorials on various After Effects Expression code that can be very handy.
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012
PVC News Staff | 01/03- 09:28 PM
GenArts’ Sapphire Edge is not a color grading plug-in in the traditional sense. If you’re looking for endless numbers of sliders, dials and switches that adjust an image using terms like lift, curves or channel mixer, then Edge is not your tool. But if you are looking for a large set of high-quality looks that can be applied with ease and quickly customized with only a minimal learning curve, then Sapphire Edge is just such a tool.
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Sunday, November 06, 2011
Jeff Foster | 11/06- 01:50 AM
Track, insert and matte - while retaining reflection integrity on shiny surfaces
Amazingly, a lot of people don’t even know that they already OWN Mocha AE… it ships along with After Effects CS4 and higher and is a stand-alone application for providing planar motion tracking. You’ve probably already seen the trick of using Mocha AE to track and insert an image or a video clip inside an iPhone, but how about dealing with fingers on the screen and reflections on the surface? Sure, you could root out the fingers with the RotoBrush tool in After Effects and get pretty decent results, but that’s a fairly time-consuming workflow if you can avoid it.
This tutorial will show you how to take a video clip of an iPhone or iPad or any other handheld touch device set to a solid green screen, and insert your video clips or animations into to it perfectly, while realistically retaining the bright reflections on the shiny glass surfaces.
*NOTE: You can follow along with this tutorial by downloading the free project folder with included source files (After Effects CS5.5) at this link from my web site HERE.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
ChrisZwar | 10/21- 02:17 AM
Reheating old features you forgot you had…
This 5-part series looks at a selection of features that were in After Effects before CS5 but have been often overlooked. A total of 40 tips, tricks, workflow suggestions and general reminders are given covering topics including layout, masking, rendering and even using the interface. Part 5 wraps up the series by looking at presets and rendering.
Adobe’s Todd Kopriva has kindly pointed out another bonus feature - a bunch of additional animation presets on the Adobe Exchange that is a great way to conclude the series. Thanks Todd!
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
ChrisZwar | 10/21- 02:09 AM
Reheating old features you forgot you had…
This 5-part series looks at a selection of features that were in After Effects before CS5 but have been often overlooked. A total of 40 tips, tricks, workflow suggestions and general reminders are given covering topics including layout, masking, rendering and even using the interface. Part 4 is a mixed bag of tricks including cropping compositions, advanced gradients and some text tips.
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