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AE Project Diary: 8) 3D City
This city flythrough was created entirely using After Effects, with the final composition involving over 18,000 layers. I made...
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After Effects & EXRs- Compositing with big boy toys
The OpenEXR file format is the industry standard amongst high-end visual fx companies, but unfortunately After Effects has always...
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Globe animations in After Effects: The next chapter
Just two weeks ago I looked at how globe animations had evolved between 1997 and 2010 – and now...
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AE Project Diary: 7) Globe animation
It might not be obvious, but this simple globe animation was influenced by a Hollywood blockbuster. I’m happy to...
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Automatic animation with expressions
Have you ever wished you could just press a button and have After Effects do all of the work...
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AE Project Diary: 6) Xian part 2: With Video!
As part of the After Effects Project Diary series, my last article looked at colour grading on the Xian...
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AE Project Diary: 6) Xian part 2. Color Grading
This is part 2 of my After Effects diary on the Xian project, and in it I’ll be looking...
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Managing complex expressions in After Effects
Expressions in After Effects are a powerful tool for animation, but while they can be as simple as the...
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AE Project Diary: 6) Xian part 1. Compositing.
When I started on the Xian project in 2011, it was the largest and most complex compositing project I...
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AE Project Diary: 5) Burning Embers
In this project diary we look at the process I went through to create an animation of burning embers...
