After Effects Hidden Gems Weekly: Automatic Fades
As we’ve said many times, After Effects is not an NLE – but often, it’s easier to keep everything...
After Effects Hidden Gems Weekly: Pixel Motion Blur
When you shoot a fast-moving object with a longer shutter time (half of the frame’s duration is the typical...
Motion Tracking, After Effects, and CINEMA 4D Lite
After Effects features a 3D Camera Tracker that examines already-shot footage and attempts to reverse-engineer where the camera was...
After Effects Hidden Gems Weekly: Mixing Audio
After Effects offers two ways to adjust the volume of an audio layer: the Levels parameter in the Timeline,...
After Effects Hidden Gems Weekly: Preserve Frame Rate
After Effects is a very logical program if you know it works underneath the hood, and a baffling mystery...
After Effects Hidden Gems Weekly: Dashed Lines
Lines: They show up everywhere, from underscores for text to animated elements flowing across the screen to mapping out...
After Effects Hidden Gems Weekly: Revealing Curved Shapes
A favorite motion graphics effect is wiping on an intricate, curved object (such as handwritten text) as if it...
After Effects Hidden Gems Weekly: Swarming Shapes
We were commentating on a Faceoff competition at the annual Motion Conference, where three artists have to finish an...
After Effects Hidden Gems Weekly: Previews in After Effects CC 2015
After Effects CC 2015 introduced a greatly overhauled previewing scheme, including the ability to edit your projects while previews...
After Effects Hidden Gems: Adjustment Lights
The built-in 3D implementation in After Effects is nowhere near as deep as a dedicated 3D program. However, it...