Adobe's After Effects is a uniquely powerful videographics suite. But it can be daunting if you're starting from scratch. Kevin P.McAuliffe is here with a new course to guide the way.
When compressing video projects, we expect YouTube to make our videos look worse. So how can you make your videos look great throughout the process? Iain Anderson tests out Compression Preview.
Interested in animation? Want to create 3D text, objects and get them to move? Iain Anderson takes a look at Zaxwerks 3D ProAnimator v8 to see if it lives up to its name.
mocha Plus and mocha Pro provide features like opacity tracking masks and 3D camera tracking respectively for Premiere Pro and After Effects users. Iain Anderson gives both a thorough review.
Manipulating Color with expressions can be a tricky thing. This is mainly because After Effects uses RGB to control color. In this article Toby Pitman demystifies the RBG to HSL conversion process.
Take control of your 3D layers in After Effects with this useful expression that allows you to animate using Distance from Camera. Toby Pitman shows how inside, with video examples, too.
Here's a stunningly quick Adobe After Effects tutorial on how to create the waveform analyzer display inspired by the the film Predator. Toby Pitman takes you through every step. Monster not included.
Got After Effects? You've probably heard of Red Giant Software then. You may not be aware of their Misfire plug-in which, as Toby Pitman shows, does anything but what its name suggests.
Tracking used to be out of reach for video creatives on a standard Mac or PC. How times and tech have moved on! Clay Asbury shows off After Effects CS6's Tracker Panel, and just how good it can be!
If you have After Effects (and not Maya or Cinema 4D) you can get on the 3D bandwagon by using the Element 3D plug-in. Clay Asbury shows you how in this MPVHub tutorial.
Got Adobe After Effects? Already enjoying Particular and Form? Then you owe it to yourself to check out Mir by Trapcode, a new geometry-based plug-in for AE users to weave more magical visuals.
When Toby Pitman dishes out After Effects tutorials he goes into some serious depth! This article on using Trapcode Form by Red Giant comprises 42 images and 2 movies! Definitely one to check out!
Adding volumetric light effects (the halo or spot lights with dust particles for example) is easy in 3D applications. Toby Pitman shines a light on how to achieve these using After Effects CS6.
Take a tour of 4 new features in Adobe's After Effects CS6 with Clay Asbury. You'll learn about new features on: ray-traced 3D, importing from FCP, rolling shutter repair and more.
You've likely seen the popular motion graphics effect of video playing inside or behind a text layer. Clay Asbury pops open Adobe After Effects and reveals the steps needed to create it.
13 is unlucky for some, but certainly not for all of you After Effects users out there! Clay Asbury, Adobe After Effects expert trainer, reveals 13 of his tastiest tips for working in 3D.
From importing audio stems into After Effects through to converting audio to keyframes and using linear expressions, this article has it all. Toby Pitman shares his tips on how to animate audio in AE.
This excellent tutorial on using Adobe After Effect's Roto brush tool is from the unpublished collection of Hub articles by Richard Lainhart, RIP. This is an essential article on compositing. Enjoy.