After Effects: Simple noise workflow for VFX
Before digital video cameras emerged, visual FX artists had to manage with film grain. And now that we have...
Color Management Part 26: ACES and After Effects – the express tutorial
ACES and OpenColorIO are the industry standard tools for color management in the VFX industry. It’s now been two...
AI Tools: Video & Animation Advances for 2025
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted much about the advancements of current AI Tools, and although I’ve had some...
Color Management Part 23: HDR tone mapping in practise
When John Lennon said “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans”, he might have been talking...
Color Management Part 22: Introducing Tone Mapping
Tone Mapping is an integral part of modern video post production, but I didn’t even realise it was a...
Color Management Part 21: HDR formats, colorspaces and TLAs
High Dynamic Range video is a new frontier for many After Effects users, but despite the clear advantages it...
Color Management Part 20: HDR Compositing just looks better!
High Dynamic Range compositing, using 32 bit float mode in After Effects, just looks better. It’s that simple, and...
Combining Video & Generative AI in Photoshop
Now that Generative AI in Photoshop has moved out of beta and into the current shipping version, here’s a...
After Effects and Syntheyes for advanced screen replacements
Last week saw an exciting announcement from BorisFX – a merger with Syntheyes, the 3D tracker created by Russ...
After Effects and chicken parmigiana are the same
I can’t say for sure, but I think I’m the first person to compare After Effects to Chicken Parmigiana. ...
