So the details are in the event invite below, so go ahead and look at that, RSVP and have yourself a good ol’ time!  Tell the guys hi for me!

Click here to view the embedded video.

Just another way letting us know if you might join us!

Chicago C4D has a great July meeting lined up. Mike Petrik of SolidLine Media will be covering the basics of a walk cycle for 3D character animation, from basic principles of gravity and movement to final execution. The rig being used in the demo is a free creative commons character, used courtesy of C4Danimator.com. Feel free to grab the rig before the demo and follow along!

http://c4danimator.com/index.php?topic=10.0

Also, to learn more about Mike and SolidLine, go to…
http://mikepetrik.com/
http://www.solidlinemedia.com/

We would also like to give people a chance to show off their work. So bring in your demo reels, web sites, or works in progress, and share them with everyone.

Google Group: www.chicagoc4d.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Chicagoc4d

Click here to view the embedded video.

Make sure you check out the videos, plugins, and other stuff they talk about in the episode… aslo below, you will find links to everyone’s sites, and Twitters as well.

- “Pixels” by: Patrick Jean – bit.ly/keyframepixels
- Voxel-Effect Plugin (C4D) by: Robert Leger – bit.ly/keyframevoxel
- Tips for staying productive
- Mike Winkelmann uploading all his C4D project files for the world to download – beeple-crap.com

Twitters:
Keyframe – @keyframers – twitter.com/keyframers
Timmy – @timmy_allen – twitter.com/timmy_allen
Nick – @nickvegas – twitter.com/nickvegas
Pas – @pasql – twitter.com/pasql

Keyframe Links:
Home – keyframetv.com
Forum – talk.keyframetv.com
Facebook – bit.ly/keyframe
Email – keyframers@gmail.com

Patrick Jean’s Site:
patrick-jean.allo-infopc.com/

Robert Leger’s Site:
robertleger.net/blog/

Mike Winkelmann’s Site:
beeple-crap.com

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If you are a Cinema 4D artist, or are learning some stuff about the program… you might want to check out this site and navigate over to Cineversity LIVE, and participate in some of the online show/seminars.  You can grab some helpful tips from industry experts.  You can also watch some presentation by previous experts from places like NAB.

It happens Wednesdays at 11am PST… so make sure you put it in your calendar and check it out!

Click the image above to be taken to the Facebook Event page!

Chicago C4D will be at Protokulture in Chicago with Nick Hopkins talking about Non-Character rigging. Come check us out LIVE on USTREAM May 5th at 6:30pm Central Time. BUT If you are in town, come out to Protokulture, 70 W Erie St. and hang out with everyone. If you have any questions go to www.chicagoc4d.com.

Materials 101:  This is an ongoing series of beginner tutorials starting with opening a material window and creating a new material to ultimately creating photo-realistic scenes using the advanced render module and complex materials that try to represent real life as closely as possible.

Modynamics (for everyone):  Modynamics Basics (watch this before the videos below if you’re unfamiliar with modynamics)

Super quick tutorials:  These are just going to be little tips and tricks that I think of on a daily basis that I hope some of you will find useful (2 total so far)

Thanks to Paul for emailing me his videos! Send me yours and you could see them in the roundup!

Smoke Trails with Optical Flares:  Create realistic smoke trails with Particular particles,  Randomize the look of a cloud texture with 3d turbulence

3D Ball Dispersion:  Create a ball transition effect with CC Ball Action,  Use multiple layers to cascade the effect sequentially

Shatterize:  Create a progressive shatter effect in After Effects,  Composite with Glows and add subtle camera shake

In this episode, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the look of a holographic interface, using Red Giant Software’s Holomatrix. He’ll also use Magic Bullet Looks for color grading, and footage from Digital Juice’s Motion Designer’s Toolkit.

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Harry Frank shows you how to re-create the Music-to-Light effect (seen last season on Heroes), using Trapcode Particular 2. He’ll also use Mojo to alter the color, and Knoll 3D Flare to add to the effect.

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz walks you through the process of creating the look of a vector style arcade game from the early 1980′s. He’ll use PlaneSpace, Particular, & Text Anarchy, as well as expressions and other techniques.

Create 3d coins in After Effects,  Use a simple technique to stack them on top of each other

In this short tip, I show you the three ways to speed up and slow down your animation in Cinema 4D using Keyframes, Time Scale or using After Effects and Time Remapping.   Mentioned in this video: Stopping Time: How to make the Matrix Effect in Cinema 4D

In this tutorial, I use Cinema 4D, Mograph and the Random Effector to animate a simple logo. I also show you how to texture your text with different textures for the front and sides. Finally, we animate a camera using CS Tools Easy cam and prepare our animation for render.

In part 2 of this tutorial, we take our 3D render into After Effects to composite and finish the scene. I show you how to use glow, curves, blurs, and levels to color correct the scene and add some shine. I also show you how to make a fun stripe animation using Precomp

In this tutorial, I show you how to use Flux by CS Tools. It’s a great, abstract renderer influenced by early versions of Trapcode Form. As abstract stuff goes, it’s pretty fun to play and make sexy renders with. Have fun!

I’m really excited to announce my new product called HDRI Light Kit Pro. It’s a kit for Cinema 4D that lets you quickly create studio lighting for your scenes and renders. Check out the demo above where I show you some of the tools, kits, and studios that come with the product.

Posted purely for historical accuracy. It’s not the most useful of the CS Tools, but you may find a reason for it? Campfires? Candles? Disco Party? What are your ideas?  If you make something cool with Flicker, please post it in the comments will ya?

In this tutorial, I show you how to make the ice cube bumpers that have been popular on the NBC’s presentation of the olympics. I show you how to build an ice cube using material displacement, refraction, transparency, reflection, and specular highlights.

In This tutorial, we finish the Olympics Ice Cube tutorial in After Effects where we use fractal noise, blurs, glows, photos, text, and curves to complete the animation, compositing and color correction.

In this tutorial, I show you how to make a fun cascading text effect shown below using Cinema 4D. Mograph, shader effectors, step effectors, and extrude nurbs. I also show you how to light the scene by using some reflective white cards and my upcoming Studio Light Kit.  Part 1 Part 2

Learn how to use the Easy Cam tool from CS tools.

In this episode, I go though how to use the NURBS tools including, Hyper Nurbs, Extrude Nurbs, Lathe Nurbs, Loft Nurbs, Sweep Nurbs, and the Bezier Nurbs tools. I use nurbs tools to help me model basic objects and to help with animation.

In this tutorial, I show you how to stop time in your Mograph Dynamic renders. I call it the “Matrix Effect” where time stops or stands still for a moment before it starts again. I’ll show you how I use the Project Settings to control the speed and timing of an explosion.

In response to a question from: ITV Teacher With help from This tutorial and CG Society.

SplatterType is a custom preset I have developed recently that will allow you to create amazing ink and paint splatter animations with just a few clicks.  Whether you’re after a dark, grungy look or happy-go-lucky colorful design, whether you’re compositing 2D, 3D, mattes, transitions, you name it – this little free preset will let you spend time on creative choices rather than tedious keyframing. Enjoy!

In this After Effects tutorial I will show you how to create a cool underwater opening title sequence. Rather than using Trapcode Particular (which many of you may not have installed) or CC Particle World (which really could use an update to its coordinate system) the project fakes particle simulation through use of text animators.  This quite lengthy tutorial is derived from another Video Bits project I created a while ago. The original Alphabet Soup used Particular and wasn’t much more than an eye-candy. The new-and-improved one I present to you today can actually be used for something else than ambient displays

Password hacking is usually presented as a quite dull process in Hollywood visuals. It is even more dull in real life. In this tutorial I will show you my take on a HolOS password hacking interface – spicing it up with After Effects 2.5D crossword puzzle look.  The idea for this tutorial comes from one of the Video Bits projects published back in 2008: Crossword Hax. I think enough time has passed since I created that effect, so I decided to share it with the community.

Revealing handwritten text is one of these unpleasant tasks every motion designer has to deal with at least once. In this tutorial I present possibly the quickest and most efficient way of producing this effect.  Since the reveal effect itself is quite simple to produce and would result in a very short tutorial, I added some bulk to the video by presenting a smart way of guiding a null along the reveal, using it to drive different effects, such as a lens flare or particles.

One of the most frequently (over)used After Effects lens flares is undoubtedly Chroma Lens 2 preset available in Knoll Light Factory Pro. As many other motion designers I, too am guilty of using this effect in a few projects too many.  As I am currently migrating my flare workflow to Video Copilot’s Optical Flares plug-in, I decided to re-create this client-favorite preset inside the VCOP.

Working in Photoshop I often find myself in need to turn an image into a stencil – to remove all the white areas and turn them into transparency. While doing so is not technically very difficult, repeating the same set of commands over and over can get quite tedious on larger projects.   That is why I constructed this simple Photoshop action, which I am now sharing with you. It will allow you to turn grayscale or full-color image into a stencil in just one click.

In starting a new series jokingly entitled “how to suck less”, this represents the first tutorial which explores photoshop’s vanishing point for export and its strength and weaknesses in the animation production pipeline. There are also some handy tips on how to get some control on a vanishing point export so that it remains effective in after effects, as well as some tips on using vanishing point to generate a quick camera with scene-correct settings that can be used as the start of camera mapping projections in after effects, maya or your 3D program of choice.

Dustin Nelson is an artist who is currently working for Bioware, and has created this 15 min tutorial where he explains some of the solutions using maya that can be used to create an animation control for objects that may be off axis. Typically, when objects are created, there are rarely concerns that the rotational axis would need to be off center. Below, you can see an example of this with a quick representation of a finger that is oriented with the grid. Here the rotational controls of the curves for the objects will clearly work well for animation.

Dustin shows three methods to achieve this, the first is by displaying and using a joint’s handle, the second is by parenting a control curve shape node without its transform to a joint, and finally the third method is by creating group nodes to hide transform values.

Here is an after effects tutorial on pixel match. I never record tutorials. But i’ll send this through.

This plugin allows you to move, rotate, scale, blur, blend and fade the RGB channels independently.

Breaks up text by character, word or line into separate layers.

Search for and edit text layers throughout your After Effects project. You can create your own text style presets and apply them to multiple layers at the click of a button.

Allows you to reposition the anchor point of the selected layers around the layer edges while keeping the layers at the same position in the comp window.

Creates a 3D box, a 3D sphere, a 3D cylinder, a 3D pyramid, a 3D menger sponge and even 3D falling dominoes with user-defined layers.

Reverses the direction of selected text layers. Useful for RightToLeft language input.

Export a document listing of your After Effects project assets

Arranges project items into folders based on a matching prefix.

Computes the movement of maskshapes based on the movement of trackpoints. It is easy and flexible to use. In particular you don’t need one trackpoint for each maskpoint.

Loops any layers, footage or comps with one click™

A smart import and batch replace tool that greatly improves the workflow of importing and replacing files especially file sequences and highly nested hierarchies.

Creates a 3D environment for your After Effects compositions at the touch of a button. The environment then responds to your camera’s position, orientation, rotation and lens properties.

Allows for correct input of Arabic text in After Effects.

Zorro makes selection and isolation sets easy and possible in after effects by adding tags to layers. Similar to the way you would tag photos in Flickr, you can tag layers in your comps and then select or isolate those layers in groups by using the tags.

In this quick tip, Aharon Rabinowitz discusses the Chromatic Aberration tool in Magic Bullet Looks, and shows you how to quickly create a dreamy distorted look for your footage.

In this quick tip, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to quickly share your look presets across applications from Photoshop, to After Effects, to Final Cut Pro, by using Magic Bullet Looks and Magic Bullet PhotoLooks.

A quick tip for quickly creating cool looking 3D text in AE with real depth, using Red Giant Software’s PlaneSpace.

In this QuickTip, Harry Frank shows you how to manage lights with Trapcode products: how to light 3D layers and exclude emitter lights from those same layers.

In this quicktip, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to turn an everyday, candid photo into a work of art, in moments, with Magic Bullet PhotoLooks. You’ll learn how to quickly change the lighting and mood of your photo.

Kevin McAuliffe shows how anyone can create an amazing high tech virtual set in less than 15 minutes with Motion Designer’s Toolkit. He’ll take you step-by-step through the process in Apple Motion using techniques that can be applied in any animation application.

Kevin McAuliffe once again takes you step-by-step through every stage of using Motion Designer’s Toolkit to create a custom Lower Third. See how easy it can be to put together you own custom graphics by combining different pre-animated elements together.

Take a closer look at the Beauty Box plugin from Digital Anarchy. See how it works effortlessly to smooth skin, reduce wrinkles and remove blemishes without affecting important facial features-all with one pass of the plugin.

Eric Hartmann shows how easy it can be to customize an Editor’s Toolkit animation and combine with a Compositor’s Toolkit smoke clip into your own custom opening.

Jon Walker shows how easy it is to create great looking 3D in After Effects. He also explores one of the hidden gems in Motion Designer’s Toolkit, the Textures category.

In this tutorial learn how Digital Juice’s Motion Designer’s Toolkit and some free grunge textures helped John Dickinson to recreate the blood splatter style used in the Inglourious Basterds trailer.

Kevin P. McAuliffe shows how Compositor’s Toolkit volume 1 and 2 can be combined in either After Effects or Apple Motion to create a classic “film noir” look for a title open.

Tired of boring text? It’s time to enhance your text using the power of After Effects animation presets and the elements of Motion Designer’s Toolkit 2 & 3. In this example learn to introduce text as if it was typed into a futuristic computer screen.

Inspired by a Super Bowl advertisement featuring a page tear transition, learn to recreate a similar effect using page tears from Compositor’s Toolkit 2 and displacement mapping in After Effects.

Learn how to create the same cool holographic interface made popular in Steven Spielberg’s hit sci-fi movie Minority Report using Red Giant Holomatrix and elements from our very own Motion Designer’s Toolkit 2.

Harnessing the power of Motion Designer’s Toolkit 2 and 3, this tutorial guides you through the process of creating an immersive virtual set. Thanks to the pre-rendered elements of Motion Designer’s Toolkit set up and construction is fast and easy.

Boris XML Transfer is an Adobe After Effects plug-in designed to seamlessly transfer your Apple Final Cut Pro timeline to Adobe After Effects. XML Transfer preserves all aspects of a Final Cut Pro project including effects, audio, media clips, transitions, and geometric transformations.

In this tutorial learn to make a really cool lighting effect using Adobe After Effects and Apple Motion that utilizes 3D space to create volume from a high definition, Compositor’s Toolkit 2 lighting element.

Learn to create an explosive, dynamic television show intro worthy of prime time using Compositor’s Toolkit 2 and some clever After Effects tricks.

Whatup? Here’s my tutorial for eliminating the jello effect caused by CMOS’s rolling shutter.  This tutorial is set up using Nikon D90 footage (720, 24fps) so you might have to adjust the speed percentage for your footage. The render times are pretty long, but it works well. (Harper helped a little.)

Jonathon Winbush on the Motion Exchange posted a link to a great download for Cinema 4D. If your into all the new fancy 3D stuff your seeing in the cinemas, then download the stereoscopic camera rig for Cinema 4D.

We have our first video tutorial on Motion Design Love! Our first tutorial is also a guest post by my great friend Chris Hodgson from SyrupSyrup. In this tutorial Chris will talk you through creating a logo transition in After Effects using card particle.  Hope you enjoy it and let us know if you’d like to see more of these!

I’ve posted a quick tutorial about using the Simplecamerarig Script with Videocopilots Sure Target 2. It involves running the script first and then applying Suretarget 2 to the ControlNull. All you have to do then is parent the camera back to the CamBank Null and your set. You can view the quick tutorial here.
A quick overview of my 3D Ribbon / Wire After Effects project which can be downloaded at hypoly.com

A video tutorial featuring mokey tracking and removal software from Imagineer Systems.   Creating clean plates and removing objects is usually a time consuming process in visual effects. Watch this video to learn how mokey aids the effect artist in generating a clean plate from hand held footage.

Martin Brennand of Imagineer covers this unique tip to track long camera pans and finishes the shot using Red Giant’s Warp plug-in for After Effects.

Martin Brennand of Imagineer covers the top 5 most useful workflow tips for products: mocha, mocha for After Effects and mocha for Final Cut. Recommended for new users!

Today, we’re going to resurrect a classic drawing toy in After Effects using an expression tied into a few custom sliders. I used Trapcode Particular 2.0 to display the resulting animated patterns but CC Particle World could be used almost as easily and the results can be used in a myriad of ways for your projects. Or you can just experiment and see what kind of unique shapes you can generate just by changing a few numbers

This tutorial is about how to Write with Water inside After Effects without any using for the 3d party plug-ins. So if the Summer heat gets to you, just go inside for a while and watch this tutorial to cool down. Don’t forget your sunscreen and enjoy Writing with Water!

Use Motion Tracking to create a motion swing path behind a golfer’s club head. This effect would work perfectly to show your friends how bad they need to work on their form… just a thought. But honestly, this simple principle can be used to create endless effects and could really spice up any sport-themed projects you work on

This tutorial explains how to do basic compositing using After Effects. We will be covering how to do sky replace and get a matte using Luma Keys and add 3D layers of elements to build a basic composite.

In this tutorial you will learn how to work and use the free plug-in Sinedots, which is a very powerful tool for creating interesting abstract motion background. There haven’t been many good tutorials for this plug-in so I hope you find this useful!

AE PLUS: This tutorial compares the workflow of After Effects with Nuke and is intended for After Effects users who want to familiarize themselves with the interface and want to make their first steps in Nuke.  After a short introduction of myself I start a composition in both Nuke and After Effects and compare how each step in a everyday composition is carried out in the different applications. This is not a full beginner’s tutorial on Nuke but when needed I explain necessary keyboard shortcuts and concepts.  Also this time I mention and highlight keyboard shortcuts I use to speed up the work and especially mention differences in methods between Nuke and After Effects.

I think we all used to create little cartoons in school by drawing on each page of your text books and flipping through them to animate. Well, lets all save a tree. In this tutorial we’ll be creating a similar looking animation in AE using Trapcode Particular’s Aux Particles. From there we’ll bring it over into Photoshop and learn a little bit about how to apply filters to video with the help of Filmstrip format.

We’ve seen lots of tutorials on how to do basic planar tracking, but we’re gonna take it to a hole notha level. This tutorial demonstrates how to use 2D planar tracking and 3d tracking together to create graphics that pop off a board that you can hold and walk with.

The 4D Quaternion Julia set Plug-in is a part of another CG Shader implementation that has been around for a couple of years. I thought it was a nice example of what is possible to create with the Pixel Bender Toolkit, slightly different from the usual filters.  Pixel Bender is a new plugin technology introduced by Adobe in CS4 that works across all the adobe CS4 apps. This means the same plugin can be used in After Effects, Photoshop and Flash. And they are installed and used just like any other plugins. You can get the Quaternion Julia plugin for free from subblue.

Ever wonder what Bit Depth is? What’s the 8bpc box below your window? Here are all the answers. Learn about Bit Depth and how it can help you!

AE Plus: So, what are the 12 Basic Principles of Animation and why should you care about them? The goal of the principles is to bring life and excitement to any animation – to take the mediocre and make it exceptional. This is the second half of this article. To view download the first half you need to go here.

You may have to get up and stretch out a little before starting this tutorial. It’s got some pretty ground breaking techniques and covers quite a lot leaving very little up in the air. In honor of this being a leap year and all, here you go… jump in.

Who cares if you weren’t invited to the party… you can make your own in AE! Seriously though, If you need to create a quick dance party to show your client the fun they could be having if they hired you… use this tutorial to show them.

The government may have control of your money, your boss may have control of your schedule, and you’re kids may even have control of what you’re doing this weekend… but alas, there is one thing you will not forfeit! You will never give up control of your textures!… that is, unless color wants control… then you have to hand it over, sorry.  Part 1 Part 2

You don’t need to be an astronaut to enjoy a breathtaking celestial scene… you can create one yourself! They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder… Well I don’t know who “the beholder” is and why his eyes are so gorgeous, but I think this effect is quite lovely as well. Enjoy!

H.264 is certainly the most popular codec out there and Quicktime Pro is mostly used by many users. Videos that are encoded in H.264 using QT Pro sometimes look faded out and experience heavy banding. In this QuickTip we see the possible remedies for this problem using the x264 encoder for Mac/Win platforms.

As an After Effects user, you’ll know that finding time just get outside and enjoy a beautiful day isn’t always an easy thing to do. The answer could be to get up more and walk outside every once in a while… but when even something that simple isn’t an option, you may just want to have this project file handy so you can dream of what life is like on the outside.

I know we all have busy schedules with lots of things to do during the day…. and ya know, that’s the very reason we stay open late here on AEtuts+! Ok, it’s a website so that doesn’t really work, but if we had a store front we would stay open late just for you… you and the date you brought who doesn’t think it’s gonna work out…. sorry, they told me not to tell you… hmm… awkward… Here’s how to create an “Open Late” sign yourself.

You can export your work from Blender into After Effects

In this gory QuickTip, Ben shows us how to create a realistic 3D pool of blood that expands on the ground, and can be modified instantly to create any shape desired without messing up the animation.

BOOM !!!… seriously guys, blowing things up is the only reason why you all are watching these sites, right? =D
Anyway, in this beginner to advanced tutorial I want to give you a good start to create…well…chaos and destruction, muharr harr…just kidding, have fun guys! =D

This tutorial is for beginners. I’m noticing that some people enjoy seeing motion graphics/broadcast animation tutorials so here it goes. This end result certainly isn’t and Oscar-winner, but it does show a number of things that everyone should know. This could be a way to create simple, yet functional screen-cast opener for example… We’ll start in Photoshop (perhaps Illustrator would be better, but since I don’t have it yet, I used Photoshop) and then dive in AE till the end of the tut. I worked hard doing this and preparing all the stuff so I hope you enjoy it. Let’s get started!

We spend so much time trying to make footage look old… but what if your footage already is old? I guess you’d have to color it then, right? That, and take junk out. So here’s a basic tut to walk through how it can be done.

AE PLUS: In this pleasant tutorial, we’re going to look at a little trick that is guaranteed to give your basic text transition animations a rebirth into something excitingly dynamic… So give this “Premium Membership” thing a try as you wrap yourself up in a blanket cocoon and transform into a better version of yourself!

2009 was an excellent year in the video industry with the introduction of the Video DSLR revolution. Now amateurs and pros can get their hands on video techniques and looks that were previously only able to be achieved at $30,000 and above mark using complicated and expensive cameras.

Here is another QuickTip for those of you who still haven’t procured the amazing Trapcode Suite. Though we advise you get the plug-in yourself, here is a handy little tip to to help generate the look of Trapcode Lux.

One of the coolest features of late that Adobe has included is the ability to open 3D models within Photoshop and After Effects. In this tutorial Brian will use the example of a mock coffee shop promo to show some of the basics techniques you can use. I hope the coffee is fresh though, otherwise that’s grounds to not watch the tut… grounds… coffee… yeah.  Part 1 Part 2

Even though we’re past the Christmas season, many still have snow on the ground. Well this little effect would be a perfect opener for any “winter-themed” project. I understand that life can be tough because you can’t please everybody… but! you can freeze every logo! And we’re gonna show you how.

We’re going to be implementing something new here in 2010 called Quick Tips. We often get tutorials pitches from users and they are good ideas, but not quite enough to fill a whole tutorial. These Quick Tip posts will allow us to gather and pass along more content from those who may only have a little something to share. It will also be perfect for any viewers who don’t have time to sit and watch a full tutorial.

We’ve all been faced with this dilemma… You return from vacation with 2000 photos and dread having to edit them, especially since every photo is a prized capture that the world HAS to see. This is where the Turbo Slideshow comes in. With the aid of a couple of scripts, you can have all 2000 synced to music in a matter of minutes… and speaking of a matter of minutes… that is all it will take to see all the photos! It’s a win win situation for everyone.

I know how much you all love new plugins, and I know how much you love free stuff as well! Well, I figured I would combine the two and show you DigiEffects’ new plugin, Atmosphere! It’s a handy little tool that aids you in creating some nice looking hazy atmospheric looks to your compositions with hardly any steps. Oh yeah… did I mention were giving two licenses PLUS we have an exclusive coupon code.. oh yeah… good stuff.

In this Quick Tip tutorial, we will look into the fundamentals of working efficiently inside of Particle Flow’s event based workflow. We will build a simple flow from the ground up, in order to gain an understanding of how the system works, and therefore enhance our future work with that knowledge.

In these next few videos we’ll be carrying on from where we left off in the modeling portion of the tutorial, by laying out our UVs for the Canon A1 using Luxology’s Modo 401. Although at first this might seem daunting, Modo’s much talked about UV toolset makes this process almost too easy!

In this Quick Tip tutorial, you will learn how to seamlessly import Maya camera information into After Effects for use in your compositing work. This is a fast and simple technique, which can open up a lot of possibilities and be used in many creative ways, to move back and forth between renderings from Maya and After Effects’ 3D environment.

In this Basix tutorial, we will be looking at beginner methods of modeling an object in 3ds Max. First, we will touch quickly on the subjects of viewport navigation and primitive creation, and then look deeper into editing meshes using a few of the most commonly used poly modeling tools.

In this tutorial you will discover how easy it can be to create compelling abstract CG images with Cinema 4D. Follow along as Konstantin Muromtsev demonstrates how he created his animated Disco Ball scene, using primitives, structure tools, the Mograph Cloner object, and random effectors. Adding post effects like Caustics and Glow, and rendering the scene with Advanced Render will also be discussed.

Ever wondered how all these wooden materials weave into each other on a chair? Complex? Maybe, and maybe not… This tutorial will guide you step by step to come up with your own complex weaved patterns, in any kind of form. The tutorial will focus on the modeling part, and leave you to sail on with your imagination from there.

Seamlessly blending 3d elements with photographs or video footage is a technique that is often used in television, film, and commercial applications. In this tutorial you will to learn how to composite 3d typography with photo reference using Cinema 4D and Photoshop. We will begin by using Photoshop to adjust some parameters such as contrast, brightness, levels, curves, and sharpness, and then finally import the file into Cinema 4D to add the 3d type.

In this quick and easy tutorial, we will use 3ds Max, VRay, and a free plugin called GW:Ivy to create a highly detailed ivy covered tree stump scene. For those of you who are beginners out there…don’t be intimidated! When you are finished you will say “I can’t believe how easy that was!”.

Caustics refers to the mathematical equations that describe how light converges in nature, such as the effect that is seen at the bottom of pools and lakes when light passes through the surface of the water. Cinema 4D can perform both surface and volume caustics. In this tutorial, you will learn how surface caustics can be used to create a pool with a floating translucent orb, and volume caustics can be applied to demonstrate a stained glass effect. Render settings, and time savers will also be discussed.

Character modeling can be a daunting field to get into. Developing a solid character with good design and proper topology takes a lot of work. This tutorial provides an introduction to the many aspects involved with modeling a character in Blender for beginner artists.

This tutorial will show the user how to rig a detailed tank track using Cinema 4d, XPresso, the Mograph module, and Roll-It — a free plugin. The final result will be a tank track that animates automatically as you move and rotate it.

In this tutorial you will learn a cool technique on how to achieve a neon sign effect. I’ll show you how to model the neons from a font and then simulate the way a neon structure is built to get a realistic effect. Finally, I will demonstrate how to properly set up the materials, lights and some render settings to be rendered with Vray with using alpha channels.

Luxology has built some extremely powerful UI customisation tools into Modo, and in this Quick Tip I will use these tools to first record a macro, and then add it into the existing UI. Although this barely scratches the surface of what is possible with the system, it’ll hopefully start you thinking about just what is possible.

This tutorial is a relatively quick overview of setting up a scene with a rigged animated object in Cinema4D. Although it should be simple to follow along to anyone with a basic knowledge of Cinema 4D, this tutorial is mainly aimed at artists migrating to Cinema4D from another package. It quickly and concisely demonstrates how to use the basic modeling tools, set up a rig with bones, use constraints, change the type of keyframes, use the auto keyframe tool, clean up keyframes, work with the time line, set up lights, set up materials, apply the materials to objects and render out an animation. Everything you need to quickly get into Cinema4D.

In this detailed, three day workflow tutorial, you will follow the entire process of modeling, UV mapping, and texturing a lifelike mailbox using 3ds Max and UV Layout. Starting out in 3ds max with a simple box primitive, you will use poly modeling tools and techniques to build and shape our mailbox model. With the model completed, you will then move on to UV mapping using a combination of both 3ds Max’s unwrap uvw modifier as well as the demo version of Headus UVLayout. Finally, with the UV all packed away, you will learn some very useful techniques to build up the colors and materials of your texture.   Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

In this Quick Tip you’ll learn how to easily create a screw-head using subdivision surface modeling techniques in Luxology’s Modo 302. Cutting holes in curved surfaces has always come with it’s fair share of issues, but hopefully this tutorial will show you one way in which it can be done whilst keeping the poly-count as low as possible.

Camera Projection Mapping is the process of projecting an image onto simple geometry creating the illusion of detail and movement from what is really just a still image. This method has been used by many matte painters in the film and television industries. Camera projection mapping is a very handy technique to learn, but it can also be quite difficult to master. This tutorial will demonstrate how to create a Motion Design clip using camera projection mapping.

A procedural workflow is essential in today’s huge pipelines, and can drastically speed up personal projects as well. In this Quick Tip we will look at the basics of working procedurally with particle systems inside 3ds Max, as well as how to set up a particle flow to be easily re-created with the push of a button.

Eventually we all want to move beyond tutorials and actually start to deal with clients. Whether at a production house or on your own, one of the most fundamental aspects of professional design is a solid project workflow. In this tutorial series, we’ll examine the different aspects of working in a project-like environment, and how our techniques interact with a client in a real-world situation.  Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

The Maya shatter effect can be a useful technique to know, but if used incorrectly, it can also cause many headaches due to slow simulation and interpenetration issues. In this tutorial we will go over some different methods of dealing with the shatter effect to create a faster and more reliable workflow, which can be used in a variety of different scenarios.

This is a really nice method to quickly cut an alpha hole into your CG scene so you can then easily composite any image into the alpha area. This technique can be used in many different situations, and I have personally used it in TV commercials and many of my personal projects for fun. Hopefully you will find this trick useful too!

When trying to achieve visually appealing final renders for your product visualizations, proper studio lighting and rendering techniques are an indispensable tool for you to have. In this tutorial you will learn the basics of how to arrive at a satisfying studio render using Luxology Modo 401, and also how to do some post work to get the most out of the final image.

In this tutorial we will take a look at a few of the incredibly efficient features of Maxwell Studio, including Multilight, the revolutionary tool that allows you to alter lighting post render. We will also cover several terms that are often misunderstood, and a few other things that will allow you to get believable results from your renders.

Discover the secrets behind properly lighting and rendering interior scenes with 3ds Max and Vray in this easy to follow, step by step walkthrough. Scene setup, modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering for realistic output will all be discussed, so there is literally something in here for everyone!

In this Quick Tip you will learn how to illuminate a simple scene using the Cinema 4D VRay plugin. Both the infinite light , and also how to set up VRay tags and settings, will be discussed in this short introduction to using VRay in Cinema 4D.

In this Quick Tip we will examine a few overlooked methods to optimize explosions made with FumeFX. Not noise parameters or other obvious things, but something that many don’t think about until they are told, and than they say “Oh yeah! That make perfect sense!!”. Not sensational…but quite handy if creating a realistically behaving explosion is what you’re after.

3Delight is one of the most powerful rendering engines available, and it is also very well known in the industry, making it an extremely valuable tool to have in your skillset. In this beginner level tutorial, you will learn you how to create IBL (image based lighting) and also raytraced occlusion using 3Delight in Maya.

The digital sculpting of compelling characters can be one of the most exhilarating and rewarding experiences in CG today. Due to the very powerful and feature-rich 3d applications used to create this type of art, however, it can also be one of the most daunting skills to learn. In this beginner/ intermediate level ZBrush tutorial, we will take a detailed look at sculpting a Mushroom Man character using only the program’s default tools. Sculpting, retouching, and building a quick pedestal for presentation will all be covered in this exciting walkthrough.

In the field of 3d product visualization, any decent artist must be able to create realistic and believable results in a very short time frame. In this beginner level tutorial you will learn all of the steps needed to quickly create this stylish looking modern chair in 3ds Max. Both polygonal modeling and paint deformation will be used to create the model, and the materials and final render will be achieved using Mental Ray.

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a complex (around 600,000 polygons) abstract Greeble scene without getting into too much modeling. Loft NURBS, Sweep NURBS, Formula object, Structure tools, and Visible light will be used to create the scene, and Advanced Render will be applied to generate the final image. You will also learn some cool tricks on how to tweak the final rendered image, by modifying the visible light, and adding glare and depth of field in Photoshop.

Creating complex hard-surface objects using subdivision surfaces (SDS) can often be a tricky and time-consuming ordeal, although this does not necessarily have to be the case. In this intermediate to advanced level tutorial, we’ll be using Modo 302’s feature-rich toolset to accurately model the Canon A1 camera, resulting in an object that is almost entirely SDS.   Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

In this tutorial we will take a look at the workflow between Maxwell Render/Studio and 3D Studio Max. Although we will be using Maxwell 2, the information should be applicable for earlier versions as well. We will explore materials, lighting, and most environment and camera setups. But more than this, you will learn all that you need to get you up and running with Maxwell Render, and the Stand alone application Maxwell Studio.

Ever wanted to know how the artists create those amazing cars for AAA video game titles? Well here’s your chance to find out. In this incredible CGTuts+ exclusive tutorial series, you will follow professional CG artist and teacher Laurens Corijn as he creates a high quality, next-gen, normal mapped Hot Rod for realtime use.  Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

In this tutorial you will learn basic lighting in C4D. No matter if you are an intermediate user or an absolute beginner, there is something to be learned here about the many lighting & shadow options and control toggles within Cinema 4D.

Efficient UV mapping is a very important step before you can begin texturing any 3d model, and will inevitably affect every other stage of your workflow, from baking normal maps, all the way to performance, rendering, and frame rate . In this tutorial you will learn the complete workflow necessary to effectively UV map a character in Maya 2009. If can be a tedious process, but with proper planning, clever conventions, and tricky time savers, it can be a very fun and rewarding process too. Note: This tutorial is intended for symmetrical geometry only.

One of the many great plugins provided by the good people over at Pixologic is the Zapplink. With its’ efficient and intuitive interface, and its’ “pick up and produce” functionality, it can be used to quickly achieve results in texturing that would otherwise be very difficult and time consuming to accomplish. In this tutorial, we will follow professional character artist, Eric Moreno, as he uses Zapplink in ZBrush 3.5 to quickly and easily texture a human head.

In this six hour long, intermediate/ advanced level tutorial you will learn to model a high poly RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Launcher step by step. You will learn to use many of 3ds Max’s poly and spline modeling tools, while keeping the model as light weight and simplified as possible, and only using subdivision in the areas that require it.  Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

The modeling and rendering of interiors is used in a great variety of industries, and creating result that is suitable for these big markets is a very big challenge. In this tutorial you will learn how to model, texture, and render an interior design of a bathroom using Maya. The modeling of the bathroom will be achieved using polygons, NURBS, and paint effects. The rendering process will be done with Mental Ray, using techniques that will quickly give you a photorealistic result.  Part 1 Part 2

Create a flying fairies without the use of crane and wires

Create extreme slow motion video using few still frames

Using particle flow with Vray proxies.

Learn how to create a fast and efficient lighting rig in 3D Studio Max… This technique can easily be transferred to any 3D application…  Get great results with very little preperation and with fantastic render times…

An introduction to the power of good composition and how it applies to graphics and imagery…. Learn how to improve your composition by using the “Rule of Thirds”… Learn how to create a handy template in After Effects to help you design stronger compositions… Part 1 Part 2

Want to have a Day/Night terminator effect on an Earth sphere and use lighting to control the materials..? Learn how to create a Falloff material in 3dS Max for a realistic Day/Night Earth globe… Learn how to composite this effect in After Effects and how to build the scene… Part 1 Part 2

Learn how to design and create this fully animated, classic, cloudy, moonlit night scene, from scratch in After Effects… Create a cloud system using Trapcode Particular, including animation and color treatment… Build a starfield background using “Fractal Noise” and create a moon element using the CC Sphere effect…

Learn how to build this “Canyon Dusk” scene by using silhouette layer elements and effects… Distribute the layers in 3D space and create your own unique camera animation… Add color correction and lighting effects to create a believable sunrise scene…

Learn how to create and animate rocket flames in 3D Studio Max… Setup the animation so the effect is fully automatic, allowing you to get on with the main vehicle animation… This technique can be translated to any 3D software and can be used for many different flame effects…

In this handy tip, guest host Tim Clapham demonstrates a must-know and surprisingly simple technique for creating custom scripts in Cinema 4D. The example Tim shows where he zeros all coordinates will save you a bunch of time!

In this tutorial learn how Digital Juice’s Motion Designer’s Toolkit and some free grunge textures helped me to recreate the blood splatter style used in the Inglourious Basterds trailer.

In this two-part tutorial learn how to take basic Adobe After Effects presets and customise them to create your own unique looks. This section focusses on giving a simple text preset a touch-of-class, with a clear explanation of Text Animator Groups, Animator Properties and Range Selectors. Turning a simple typewriter look into something much more special. Part 1 Part 2

It will come as no surprise to Motionworks regulars that I’m a big fan of Brian Maffitt. Brian is a veteran trainer and someone that I have aspired to while developing my own presentation style. The foundations of my After Effects knowledge were built watching Brian’s Total After Effects series.

In this 1 hour, recorded E-seminar learn how I used Adobe Photoshop and After Effects to create a grungy, bullet-riddled wall with spray-painted text. Note: this is the unedited seminar with a few short pauses due to technical glitches. The audio is loud so you may need to turn down the volume. Enjoy!

This is our 1st Modo video  tutorial and we’ll start with a series of Modo tutorials that can be useful to all the people who are interested to start studying the Luxology software. We’ll start taking a look at the user interface and the view port system.

In this tip modo video tutorial we’ll start to introduce the Snapping features inside Modo. We’ll talk about how to use it so align a mesh to other elements inside the scene, or how to use it during mesh modeling to snap to the grip, and we’ll talk in general about this feature to go more in depth on how to use it in a more advanced way in a future tutorial.

In this Modo video tutorial we will play around with some glass shader settings. Covering colored and frosted glass shaders.

In this Tip tutorial we’ll start to talk about the Shader Tree features. We’ll take a look on how we have to proceed to create a material and then how to create different layers to add textures as diffuse color and bump map. We’ll talk in general about layers, blend mode, image map properties.

In this modo video tutorial we’ll start to talk about animation in Modo. We have an entire set of features that we can use to animate objects and properties and we’ll explore the basic animation workflow adopted by Luxology to understand how we can create simple keyframe based animation and/or complex rigs and channel relationship between different scene items.

In this modo tip video tutorial we’ll continue to talk about the Shader Tree feature. This time we’ll take a look at basic differences between bump and displacement, then we see how to use a procedural map to create some interesting displacement effects, and we’ll take a deeper look at noise procedural map with all its parameters.

In this new modo video tip tutorial we’ll take a look at the Preview View port to understand how it can help us to check in realtime the final rendering look of our scene.

Hello and welcome to this tutorial on hard surface modeling in Modo! Even if you have learned how to handle and edit primitives well, modeling even some regular everyday objects sometimes present us with problems that take time and planning to solve. Today we will look at several such problems.

In this Modo video tutorial we’ll take a look at the motion blur capabilities in Modo 401. We’ll check how to add motion blur effect in animated scenes, how to control it and which types of motion are supported.

In this new Modo Video tutorial we’ll take a look on how we have to proceed to create a simple ice shader, and then how we can modelin a very fast way a basic iceberg 3d mesh, and the apply the ice shader and put it inside the old sea scene we created in a previous tutorial.

In this new Modo video tutorial we’ll continue working in the Shader Tree module to create a new natural shader to render ground/terrain surfaces. We’ll take a look at diffuse color properties, displacement and bump channel just using nested procedural maps.

With this new beginner video Modo tutorial we’ll start to take a loot at how we can create a very basic interior environment and render it trying to obtain a realistic result. In Part 1 we’ll create the basic room and we’ll prepare the daylight illumination setup with some basic shaders, then we’ll continue in Part 2 modeling the furniture and in Part 3 tweaking the illumination and working on night/day different illumination setup.

In this new Modo Video tip tutorial we’ll start talking about lighting inside Modo. Our 1st exercise is about a “Studio lighting” setup, useful for industrial design product rendering, or commercial product photo-realistic rendering. It will be done using simple shaders and 2 or 3 area lights, and we’ll see how to create different image look just changing intensity and colors on light sources.

In this Modo Video tutorial we will look at some features when it comes to importing and exporting geometry and materials from Luxology Modo into Blender 2.45 and the other way around.  Along with this we are including a quick reference guide explaining some of the well known export formats.

In this Modo Video tutorial we’ll see how to create a complete natural environment in Modo. We’ll see how to model it using some basic modeling features, then we’ll prepare the basic elevation model using Modo Sculpting features.  We’ll add a simple river mesh and then we’ll use procedural shaders and complex Modo shader layering system to create a procedural rock shader and a basic water material. We’ll use adaptive microtriangle displacement and bump mapping to achieve final rock look. Lighting will be based on internal daylight/skylight system to use global illumination to achieve a more natural result.

In this Modo video tutorial we’ll see how we can create an underwater environment just using simple basic Modo features. In the 1st part we’ll model sea level, basic ground and a procedural rock, then we’ll move on to light and shade it to obtain 1st final render.

In this Blender video tutorial, I go over some basic animation, and then into how to do a general walk cycle. I also show you how to use the NLA (non-linear action) editor to loop the walk cycle, and then combine these two animations.

This quick Blender tip video how to reach high levels of polygons while sculpting in Blender 2.5, such as how it is important to start from a base mesh, versus the default cube.

In this Blender tip video, we’ll take a look at how to set the aspect ratio of a Plane object to match that of the image mapped to it. This is important to prevent distortion in the mapped image. This knowledge will be helpful when using image planes for cutout trees and people, instanced image planes for particle effects, and any situation where you need non-distorted images on Plane objects.

Arguably the single most important aspect to modeling is topology. This overview Blender video tutorial takes a look at the topology of the human head, examining each of the main edgeloops, poles, etc.

This blender video tutorial provides an introduction to some fundamental animation techniques. The techniques covered are Drag, Follow-Through, and Overlapping Action.

This quick Blender 2.5 video tip demonstrates how to use viewport snapping to lock the viewing angle to any 45 degree increment. This feature is similar to the viewport navigation that is found in ZBrush.

In this multi-part Blender video tutorial we are going to be taking a close look at how to model a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Due to the nature of the car these tutorials encompasses a lot of techniques from both organic modeling and hard-surface modeling styles. A particular emphasis is placed on creating good topology that will enable you to easily modify the shape but also to accurately create the details.  In part 7 of this Blender 2.5 video tutorial series we will continue on the car detailing the windows, including weather stripping and adjusting other areas of the cars to fit the reference.

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This quick Blender video tip demonstrates how to mix two image sequences (or video clips) in the video sequencer and then export them out as a single video file.

In this Blender 2.5 video tutorial we give you a demonstration and overview of clean hand topology. The tutorial provides tips on how to structure your mesh, including clean topology, mesh flow and edgeloop density.

In this quick Blender 2.5 video tip we demonstrate how to easily model a rounded-off square form by using snapping/retopology tools.

In this quick Blender 2.5 video tip we show you have to use the screw modifier to quickly create threaded objects or springs. This method is non-destructive and very quick to use.

In this Blender 2.5 video tutorial we begin the process of completely UV unwrapping a lowpoly, hard-surface building. The tutorial provides tips on how to deal with a large number of replicated objects and unwrapping a multitude of small parts. Part one covers unwrapping part of the side of the building and the fire escape. Part two will follow shortly to unwrap the remaining pieces.

In this Blender 2.5 video tutorial we take a beginner’s look at creating a basic fluid simulation. This tutorial details the basics of many of the settings involved with fluids and how to understand them.

This quick Blender 2.5 video tip demonstrates how to replicate objects with an array modifier in the same way that the Spin Duplicates function works. This techniques maintains the objects editability even after spinning.

This Blender 2.5 overview tutorial takes a look at the topology of the human shoulder, examining each of the main edgeloops, poles, etc.

In this Tip tutorial we’ll take a look on how we can use a Composite map to create a wet effect or a water presence effect over a surface in a very simple and fast way. We can control nice additional effects like water distortion and color variation over the surface due to the water presence.

In this tutorial we’ll talk about how we can proceed to create a comet or an asteroid using different techniques. We’ll start modeling the base object making a not so complex mesh and then we’ll work on particles, and on next part we’ll add  more layers using Krakatoa and/or Sitni Sati Afterburn, and we’ll try to obtain  different looks for outer space shot and “flying over the sky” shot.

In this tip tutorial we’ll talk about a very useful way to work and organize our 3d scenes, the Layer System feature. It is not so advanced and not so complex, but it will give us enough flexibility to manage in a better and faster way our projects, splitting the scene in different layers with simple but usefult properties.

This is PART 3 of “Creating a Natural Environment” tutorial series. We’ll take a look on how we can make a better shader for the terrain, and how to achieve a more realistic sky/atmosphere look. We’ll work on some post processing effect too.

In this tip tutorial we’ll start to talk about toon shading and line rendering in 3ds max. The 1st part is based on Ink & Paint shader that can be used with Scanline rendering engine. We’ll talk about all its parameters to understand what we can do and which kind of toon look we can achieve with it.

In this tutorial we’ll take a complete look at the MR Photographic exposure control. We’ll check it parameters by parameters talking about it in photography and how to apply it in 3d scenes. Then we try it changing the final look of the rendering without the need to vary lighting orrendering setup.

In this 3D Studio Max tip video tutorial we’ll start talking about volumetric lighting inside 3ds max.  We start taking a look at standard Volume Light, one of the oldest 3ds max features. We’ll check how to add it on the scene, how to tune its volume parameters, attenuation and complex final look like the addition of dust in the air.

In this 3d studio max video tutorial we’ll take a look on how we can create a grass scene just using the internal 3ds max features. The 1st technique we’ll explore is Hair. Using Hair, we’ll create realistic grass and we’ll check how we can control it, change its look and render it using Scan line engine and Mental ray.

This time we’ll take a look at the proxy features inside Mental Ray. MR Proxy give us the possibility to render thousands, millions of polygons, with no heavy scenes and render time, we’ll see how to create a proxy and how to manipulate it.

In this new 3D Studio Max Video tutorial we’ll start talking about Prime Focus Krakatoa for 3ds max. We’ll release a series of video tutorials talking about it, because it is a complex plug-in/renderer. In this 1st example we’ll use its basic particle shading features to render a scene with a lot of falling sand.

In this tutorial we’ll continue to talk about toon shading inside 3ds max. This time we’ll start to take a look at the contour shading feature in Mental Ray to understand how we can create basic inking or schematic rendering and how we can mix it with standard shaders, ambient occlusion or ink&paint shader to achieve better results.

In this tutorial we’ll start talking about Final Gather and Global illumination usage and optimization. We’ll start talking about how to achieve a better result using FG and GI together and how to reuse it for animation.

In this 3D Studio Max 2010 Video tutorial we’ll take a look about how we can model a table and 4 chairs using basic features and then how to render it.

In this 3d studio max video tip tutorial we’ll see how we can start using a glass preset coming from Arch&Design shader and change its parameter to obtain a frosted glass look in Mental Ray.

This is the 2nd Part 3D Studio Max Video  tutorial talking about Asteroid animation and rendering. In this new tutorial we’ll take a look on how we can add some dust layers created with Krakatoa to add gaseous effects outer space then in 3rd part we’ll see how to use Afterburn to create some little asteroid falling down the Earth.

A new tip tutorial coming from Max Cookie for 3ds max and Mental Ray. This time we’ll see how to works with Motion Blur inside Mental Ray. We’ll explore the 3D motion blur settings, how to control the camera shutter speed, quality of motion blur, and how to decide if a single mesh has motion blur or the entire scene. We’ll take a look at fast motion blur option using Scan line Fast Rasterizer option too.

A new tutorial talking about lighting setup in 3ds max from Max Cookie. This time we’ll see how we can create custom shaped light sources, using simple meshes and adding an Arch&Design shader to it to render the scene with Mental Ray. We’ll see how to use the self illumination channel changing color temperature, luminance parameters, using custom procedural maps to control look for a neon tube example, and then we’ll see it in action using Final Gather and some post processing effects as Glare shader.

In this video tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to create an ultra-realistic image using the Boris Continuum Materials Unit in conjunction with Adobe After Effects and MAXON CINEMA 4D.

Blender 3D Tutorials: Episode 8 of the BSG continues the Book Promo project that Paolo Ciccone began in part 7. In this tutorial we see: How to do a multi-camera animation. How to adapt the translate tool to work in the right way. How to create realist mirror reflections. How to export the animation to After Effect for final compositing.

Particles can save you a lot of time and are worth understanding how to utilize them. In this Motion video tutorial you will understand the fundamentals of particles. You will know the difference between an emitter and a cell. Plus you will learn how to modify and manipulate particles with behaviors and more.

This video tutorial gives an overview of how to use Twixtor within Premiere Pro, to do a speed ramp and Fit-to-Fill. You will see an example of the Frame number and Speed option in Twixtor.

You have a perfect clip for the project. The scene is right, the weather is perfect, the camera move is nice, but there is a clearly-recognizable person walking across the street. And you do not have a release from that person or time to ask for one. Not to fear: you can still save the shot with Boris Continuum Complete’s Motion Key tool.

Recently, CreativeCOW’s Roland R. Kahlenberg reviewed Pete O’Connell’s latest training DVD, Motion Tracking and Stabilization in Adobe After Effects and while Pete covered a lot of ground, Roland thought he’d add a short tutorial on Reverse Stabilization.

In this product review, CreativeCOW’s Roland R. Kahlenberg, takes a look at Pete O’Connell’s latest training DVD, Motion Tracking and Stabilization in Adobe After Effects, The training covers various topics within the field and is a must-have for beginners and intermediate users of AE’s or Mocha’s tracking toolset.

This tutorial introduces and demonstrates the new After Effects Exporter (AEE) for Blender, a program that exports Blender animations to After Effects for easy post work. The AEE integrates perfectly inside Blender 2.49 and is capable of exporting camera information, mesh reference points, 3D text reference points, planes, lights and rendered footage. All with one click of the mouse.

In this basic tutorial, Omar Alkattan will describe the process for creating a field of green grass. The final view resembles that which you might see from a car window.

Text and objects with a reflection create a cool look. In this Motion 4 video tutorial Creative COW Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you how to utilize the new reflections feature in Motion 4. Plus, he will show you a short cut to creating a reflection in no time. In addition to reflections, you will learn how to work with the Distortion Displace filter. You will gain an in-depth understanding of how to use the Displace filter and how to create work arounds to get it to do what you want.

This video tutorial shows you some of the animatable paramters included with Boris Continuum Complete’s Extruded Text filter. The parameters are useful in creating effects where text characters animate along an After Effects mask path.

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Here are some pieces that used Vray as the rendering engine.