http://provideocoalition.com/index.php en torno@sydefxink.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T18:17:06+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/expression_shorts_-_numerical_readout/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/expression_shorts_-_numerical_readout/#When:18:17:06Z With this Expression, I will show you how to feed numerical property information into a Text layer. Great for HUD numerical readouts that show coordinates or just various position info. GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition 2012-02-05T18:17:06+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/expression_shorts_-_random_words_cycle/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/expression_shorts_-_random_words_cycle/#When:03:44:59Z 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… GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition 2012-01-29T03:44:59+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/expression_shorts_-_auto_fade_layer/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/expression_shorts_-_auto_fade_layer/#When:02:42:43Z (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. GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition 2012-01-23T02:42:43+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/null_swapper_-_plexus_particular_utility_script/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/null_swapper_-_plexus_particular_utility_script/#When:08:20:54Z 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! GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition 2012-01-22T08:20:54+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/expression_shorts_-_read_external_text_document/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/expression_shorts_-_read_external_text_document/#When:08:14:34Z 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. GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition 2012-01-16T08:14:34+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/the_utility_and_ease_of_use_for_genarts_sapphire_edge/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/the_utility_and_ease_of_use_for_genarts_sapphire_edge/#When:05:28:45Z 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. Editing, GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition, Motion Graphics, Post Production, Software 2012-01-04T05:28:45+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/motion_tracking_and_green_screen_with_after_effects_mocha_ae/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/motion_tracking_and_green_screen_with_after_effects_mocha_ae/#When:08:50:02Z 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. GentryMedia Sister Sites, ProVideo Coalition, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects 2011-11-06T08:50:02+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/after_effects_leftovers_-_part_5/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/after_effects_leftovers_-_part_5/#When:10:17:11Z 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! Motion Graphics, Post Production, Software, Visual Effects 2010-10-21T10:17:11+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/after_effects_leftovers_-_part_4/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/after_effects_leftovers_-_part_4/#When:10:09:47Z 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. Motion Graphics, Post Production, Software, Visual Effects 2010-10-21T10:09:47+00:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/after_effects_leftovers_-_part_3/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/after_effects_leftovers_-_part_3/#When:15:46:49Z 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 3 looks at using the After Effects interface. Adobe’s Todd Kopriva has pointed out that my description of the grave key is slightly inaccurate.  In the video I say that the grave key maximises the currently selected panel, when in fact it maximises the panel underneath the mouse pointer.  This is something I never noticed until he pointed it out!  Thanks Todd… I’ll add here an anecdote that I edited out of the video to keep it shorter.  A few months ago I was working with someone who kept bumping the grave key by accident - I don’t think she was used to a Mac keyboard where the grave key is next to the z.  Bumping the grave key would make one of the panels fullscreen, but not knowing what she’d down and how to fix it, she’d just quit After Effects and restart.  When I realised she was re-starting After Effects for the 4th time in an hour I asked what was wrong and she explained that there seemed to be a ‘bug’, and I’m like ‘um that’s not a bug, it’s a feature’... hence the reason I included the grave key in this series! Motion Graphics, Post Production, Software, Visual Effects 2010-10-20T15:46:49+00:00