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Videocopilot.net – Build a complex particle system using CC Particle World. Synchronize the particle blast to shatter a title.  LINK HERE

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Bitweiser Lite – Problems with overerexposed footage? Need to work in 32bpc for nice depth of field and motion blur? Now you can! Convert your footage from 8bpc to 32bpc with my new free plugin.  LINK HERE

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Introduction to Pixel Bender – Check this tutorial out and learn more about Adobe Pixel Bender technology and start making your own plugins.  LINK HERE

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In this After Effects video tutorial, Lester Lauritzen shows you how to use the CC Threshold RGB effect to create a luminance matte and mask out water in a swimming pool.  LINK HERE

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35. Water Refraction – Simulate water effect as if its sliding down the glass surface. We will use After Effects CC mercury effect and fractal noise etc. LINK HERE

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There are many ways to create some little elements that go into radar screens and control panels, but when you need to design something that matches a defined or described function – then you might find some really simple solutions in CINEMA4D’s mograph tools.  This 5min video tutorial walks you through the basics. What you do with those tools can take a little longer.  LINK HERE

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In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Maltaannon demonstrates the Audio Waveform effect. LINK HERE

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In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Harry Frank of Graymachine demystifies Arithmetic and offers ups some creative uses for this little known effect.  Download project LINK HERE

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In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Maltaannon explains some techniques for using the Angle Control effect with basic expressions.  LINK HERE

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3D or AE? How about 3D using AE! At the beginning of 2006 I created a conference opener for Centrica that looked like it had been made with a 3D animation package, however practically everything was created using only After Effects.  Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

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In this GSG Cast, Nick tries to make sense of how layer order effects visibility in After Effects when using 2D and 3D layers. There is also a tip on how to force a 3D element into place by using 2D layers. Enjoy!  LINK HERE

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I do this a lot when I want to try out different lighting techniques in Cinema 4D. I build this abstract shape and see how sexy I can make it. Follow along and learn how to build an abstract shape in Cinema 4D using the deformers and some simple textures.  LINK HERE

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Sometimes, when making 3D shapes in after effects, you just can’t get two layers to line up properly. Here is a trick I learned to make sure your edges always look like they are perfect.  LINK HERE

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Create the JibJab Effect by Adam Everett Miller – Learn how to turn yourself into a cartoony looking animation. If you have a client that wants something funny or if you’re just bored and need something to do with your friends, this is a simple tutorial that will generate some extremely entertaining results!  LINK HERE

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Create a Peaceful Sunset by James Grochowalski – In this tutorial James will show some practical techniques in creating a lovely sunset scene. He will cover extracting a tree image from the sky background within Photoshop and animating a realistic sunset.  LINK HERE

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Mac OSX Wallpaper Creation – With Invigorator Pro Day 1 and 2 by Saqib Naqvi – In this tutorial Saqib recreates the Mac OSX Wallpaper. He will start off Day 1 setting up the background to create the simulated aurora feel. Then be ready for Day 2 as we jump into Invigorator to create our 3d logos.

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Create Mac OSX Intro Video with C4D – Day 1 and 2 – by Satya Meka – As the penultimate nugget of goodness in our Mac Lover’s Week, Satya created a 2 day tutorial that everybody will enjoy! In day 1, he will walk us through Cinema 4D and how to create the 3d text in this effect.

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Create Harry Potter Titles – by Robert Holtby – You don’t have to be a graduate of Hogwarts to create cool titles! In this tutorial you will learn the simplicity of creating an amazing looking Harry Potter “The Half-Blood Prince” introduction, using only four photographs and the power of After Effects. So quit your Quidditch and have a seat. It’s gonna be magical!  LINK HERE

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How to Create a Glitchy Interface Animation – by Anthony Errisuriz – This tutorial will teach you how to recreate a stylized Glitch Interface Animation that resembles a high tech control system, with an analog monitor startup. Anthony Errisuriz provides his step by step process for creating this amazing effect with design from Illustrator and animating in After Effects.  LINK HERE

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Next-Gen Weapon Creation – Day 2: The Low-Poly Model – by Ben Bolton – Creating weaponry effectively in a next-gen workflow requires detailed knowledge of a variety of very specific skills and tools. In this, the second day of the next-gen knife modeling series, you will tackle the creation of your low-poly model, by cleverly reverse-engineering the high-poly source mesh. LINK HERE

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How to Export 3d Camera Data from Cinema 4D into After Effects by Harrison Ambs – When it comes to motion graphics, exporting camera data from a 3D program to a 2D compositing program is one of the most important techniques you could know. In this tutorial, you will learn the basics behind getting Cinema 4D and After Effects to talk to one another, including using exporting tags, using the camera data in After Effects within 3D layers and effects, and how to set up and tweak your render for the best results.  LINK HERE

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Model a Photorealistic Boss Tu-2 FX Pedal in Modo – Day 1 & 2 – by Matt Brealey – In this two-part tutorial, you will learn how to model the Boss Tu-2 FX pedal using Luxology’s Modo 302. Taking advantage of Modo’s workflow enhancing toolset, the model will be highly-detailed, and suitable for close up renders from any angle.  Day 1 LINK HERE Day 2 LINK HERE

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Making Realistic Water in 3ds Max by Evan Schaible – In this tutorial we will be looking in depth at the water space warp in 3D Studio Max. We will first dive into the theory of the space warp, and fish out all of the little details that most people only swim past. Then, after we’ve had our fill of theory, we will look at how to practically apply that theory in a realistic pool scene, and render in Maxwell Render for our final result.  LINK HERE

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Re-Topologize a Game-Ready Alien Head in Blender – by Jonathan Williamson – The retopology tools in Blender allow you to take a high-resolution model and very quickly create a low-poly version of that model. You can then use this new low-poly mesh to easily generate a normal map, displacement map, or anything else you may need from the high-poly version.  This tutorial introduces you to the basics of retopo in Blender, including how to use the extrude feature, the paint tool, and some of the quirks of retopo in general. Retopologizing a model.  LINK HERE

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Next-Gen Weapon Creation – Day 3: Unwrapping and Texture Baking – by Ben Bolton – Creating weaponry effectively in a next-gen workflow requires detailed knowledge of a variety of very specific skills and tools. In the third tutorial of this knife creation series, we will examine UV mapping and baking, two highly complementary sciences.  LINK HERE

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Next-Gen Weapon Creation – Day 4: Diffuse and Specular Textures – by Ben Bolton – Creating weaponry effectively in a next-gen workflow requires detailed knowledge of a variety of very specific skills and tools. In the conclusion to this next-gen knife series, we begin the texturing phase of the asset creation process in Photoshop and 3ds Max.  LINK HERE

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Cast Shadows from CG into a Live Action Scene with Cinema 4D – by Connor Kerrigan – Casting realistic looking shadows from a cg object is extremely critical to making your cg believable in a live action environment. It is, however, also extremely difficult. In this tutorial you will learn how to use Cinema 4d to make a shadow catching layer that you will then be able to composite together with the main rendered video in After Effects.  LINK HERE

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Create a New York Subway Entrance in Maya – Day 1: Modeling – by Ron Davey – In this three part video tutorial series, lead video game artist, Ron Davey, will walk you through the process of creating a game-ready environment prop in Autodesk Maya, and also share his personal techniques and thoughts along the way.  In this, the first part of the series, Ron will begin by modeling the low-poly mesh from reference, and then move on to creating the high-poly source for the purpose of baking normal maps.  LINK HERE

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An Introduction to 3ds Max: Polygonal Modeling – Day 1 – by Kaleb Aylsworth – Of all of the high-end 3d apps on the market, 3ds Max is by far one of the most powerful. It is, however, also one of the most complex and daunting 3d apps to learn.  In this two part tutorial, professional video game artist, Kaleb Aylsworth, will give you a detailed introduction to 3ds Max, as it pertains to polygonal modeling and the video game industry.  LINK HERE

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An Introduction to 3ds Max: Polygonal Modeling – Day 2 – by Kaleb Aylsworth – In this two part tutorial, professional video game artist, Kaleb Aylsworth, will give you a detailed introduction to 3ds Max, as it pertains to polygonal modeling and the video game industry.  In the first part of the series, Kaleb walked you through many key skills that you will need to get started modeling. Now, in the second part, he will demonstrate how to apply the things that you have learned by using them to make a low-poly version of Plasticboy’s “Retro TV Set”.  LINK HERE

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Create a Lightbulb in Blender

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Animate A Gear Train in Blender

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Non Photo Realistic Cumulus Clouds in Blender

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Create an Exploding Planet in 3ds Max

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Create a Procedural Tile Material in 3ds Max 2010

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Car Paint Shader in 3ds Max 2010

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31. After Effects: Giving life to your animations. Use simple effects like CC Jaws to create a vivid animation. Use lights ans shadows to make the scene very vivid. LINK HERE

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30. After Effects: “DJ-Like” Light Streams.  Use Shine and Particular to create an awesome light sequence.  Simulate a realistic stream of lights coming to the camera

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Tip: Creating the Slow Motion Effect in Realflow

In this tutorial we go over how to change the frames per second in Realflow to achieve a slow motion..  LINK HERE

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Tip: Realwave Inside of Realflow

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Tip: Getting Syntheyes Tracking Data into Cinema 4D

In this tutorial we go over how to use Syntheyes tracking data in Cinema 4D. Watch Tip: Getting Syntheyes Tracking Data…  LINK HERE

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Tip: Parenting for Position

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Tip: Getting C4D Data in and out of Realflow

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Tip: Making an Initial State in Realflow

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Tip: Working with Rigid Body in Realflow

In this tutorial we go over using rigid body dynamics inside of Realflow to knock over some blocks. Watch Working with…  LINK HERE

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Tip: Using a Custom Object as a Realwave in Realflow

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Tip: Working with Elastics in Realflow

In this tutorial we go over how to use elastics to simulate a ball bouncing. Watch Working with Elastics in Realflow[podcast…  LINK HERE

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Maya Composite 101 (Based upon the Autodesk® Toxik™ software) – Part 1 In this tutorial, you will become familiar with the Toxik UI and workflow.  LINK HERE

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Modeling A Toy Dragonfly
This tutorial series covers how to model, texture, and render a toy dragonfly. This tutorial is for beginners. Part two begins where part one left off. This tutorial will be teaching more modeling techniques and using… LINK HERE

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Mudbox techniques for props #1 – Wood

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What’s New in Mudbox 2010

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Episode 27: Building an Airport Scene – Part 1: Backplate – By Mathias Möhl – In this episode of Red Giant TV, Mathias Möhl shows you how to take footage of a parking lot, and turn it into the backplate for an Airport Scene.  LINK HERE

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Episode 28: Building an Airport Scene – Part 2: Compositing – By Mathias Möhl – In this episode of Red Giant TV, Mathias Möhl continues his airport project, and shows you how to motion track with Mocha For After Effects, and then to use that data along with MochaImport (His own Script) to easily create a solid composite.  LINK HERE

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Bending Flash Video in After Effects – Match your video to the geometry of an object by using a warp effect in After Effects.  LINK HERE

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Prop Modeling 101 is a new series of video tutorials by Chris Tate. In this series, he aims to help those new to modeling in 3dsmax by creating a simple table.  LINK HERE

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Learn about how to turn on and adjust shadows in Motion 4. See it on iTunes here or on the web LINK HERE

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My first of a series of MacBreak Studio episodes covering the new features of Motion 4 – this one introduces reflections. See it on iTunes here or on the web LINK HERE

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Here’s the new SpiderWeb Tutorial using Cloth in Cinema 4D. This video doesn’t have audio, but hopefully you can just enjoy the music I left playing from pandora.  Part 1 LINK HERE Part 2 LINK HERE

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Learn how to animate the creation of bullet holes which conform to specific shaped masks… You will learn how use Particular to drive the creation of the bullet holes… Then we add some light shafts coming from the bullet holes, for some added realism…  LINK HERE

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Learn how to animate joints with a Maya hair curve. Very nice rig with tons of control!! Use it creatively and you’ll find a lot of ways to use it… Plus its a LOT of fun!  LINK HERE

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Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Tearing cloth with an object – swf format – 4.6mb Password : www.jag4d.com Create a cloth and activate the tearing option, place the cloth in a ClothNURBS object. Create a collider object and move it through the cloth, fixing the border of the cloth and moving the collider through the middle will work in any case.  LINK HERE

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Video Tutorial for C4D  – Clothilde with belt – SWF Format – 4.6mb Password:  www.jag4d.com  LINK HERE

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Cinema 4D Normal Map Tutorial SWF Format – 6mb

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In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an advanced city of the future inside of 3DS Max. This part of the tutorial will show you how to create all the objects and composite them together. In the second part we’ll take a look at the materials and lights.  Part 1 LINK HERE Part 2 LINK HERE

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Create a Realistic Sails with 3DS Max and Reactor by Piotr Jaroszek

In this tutorial, we are going to create a realistic sails with 3DS Max. You will also learn how to simulate a blowing wind using reactor engine to attan impressing results! So, let’s get started!  LINK HERE

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Create a Realistic 3D Cracking Effect Using 3DS Max – by Paul – In this tutorial, we are going to create a very realistic animation of breaking surface inside of 3DS Max using some simple tools and tricky methods. So, let’s get into it!

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How to Create a Realistic 3D Diamond Ring Using 3DS Max -  by Paul – In this tutorial, we will create a very accurate 3D diamond ring model. We will use 3DS Max to create all the necessary objects and VRay rendering engine to render them! So, let’s begin!

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Create an Exploding 3D Fluid Text Effect – by Paul – In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an exploding fluid text effect using 3DS Max and Photoshop. Recently I made a tutorial presenting how to explode a 3D planet and here is a little bonus presenting how to explode a fluid. So let’s start!

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Create a Spectacular 3D Space Explosion by Paul In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a brilliant 3D space explosion using some basic tools inside of Vue Infinite and Photoshop! So let’s get started!

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Did you know that CC Particle World allows you to use an image (or texture) as a custom particle type? Just select the “Textured QuadPolygon” and a texture roll-out becomes available that allows you to choose a layer along with some other options.   Here is a fun project file. that uses a custom particle type to create the image-based glowing lights.  LINK to Download

UV mapping finally available in After Effects. Check out this amazing tutorial to learn how to integrate your 3D artwork with After Effects to improve your workflow, save time and money. It’s a must-see!  LINK HERE

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An introduction to custom effects which trigger actions using layer markers inside of Adobe After Effects.  Look out for a VLOG soon giving away a few of “A New Solid” from Eran Stern!  LINK HERE
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Imagineer Systems Tutorial Contest! The challenge is to create tutorials for Imagineer products including mocha, monet, mokey, motor and others. The prize? The full kitty of Imagineer products! The deadline is September 15, 2009. LINK HERE

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Learn how to move projects from FCP to AE seamlessly and free from Richard Harrington over at PVC – LINK HERE

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In Toolfarm Expert Series Professional Training for After Effects Camera, Rob Birnholz uncovers the mysteries of the After Effects camera, going through basics and moving quickly through the more advanced settings and controls. This is Chapter 12, Auto Orient Layers to Cameras for free!  LINK HERE

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Nick takes us through the steps to create an animated thought bubble.  Using masking techniques, motion tracking and shadows, he creates a thought bubble that floats alongside Arlo’s head helping him decide what to do.  LINK HERE

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Have you ever looked in the Adobe After Effects Effects menu and wondered what some effects are used for? In this extended series of tips take a voyage of discovery as we uncover every default effect that ships with Adobe After Effects. Each week myself and other guest presenters from around the globe will take you on a whirlwind tour through an effect, starting right here with the Add Grain effect.  LINK HERE

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In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Eran Stern demonstrates the basics of using the Advanced Lightning effect. LINK HERE

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In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Topher Welsh covers the basics of using the Alpha Levels effect. LINK HERE

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via AEPortal – sParticular is a script that helps you with 3D integration when using Trapcode Particular. Running sParticular will create as many Particular instances as needed between all your 3D layer and spread the particles in your 3D world, all linked to a master instance you can edit if you need to tweak your particles. Be sure to also check Sebastien Perier’s sParticular homeland.  Tutorial LINK HERE

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Immigration turns the pain usually associated with importing and batch replacing files in After Effects a joy. While browsing for import, it shows file sequences as one line item instead of a long list of files. Immigration uses a custom algorithm to scan the file system at speeds dramatically faster than even the OS can. In our testing a server folder with 30,000 files that takes over 5 minutes to open in the finder opens in 12 seconds in Immigration (and that includes file-sequence detection!). If you frequently find yourself waiting for the OS to open folders then you will love Immigration.  Tutorial LINK HERE

In this short video they “help you get started with setting up the motion tracker and stabilizer built into After Effects. Although this video uses AE CS4, the tracker’s controls have been largely unchanged over the last several versions, so this will also be of use to those using other recent vintages of AE. The tracker in AE is much-maligned (and AE CS4 now comes bundled with mocha for After Effects as an alternative), but once you know the secrets of how the track points work and how to set its options, it works fine for a large variety of shots.” LINK HERE

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Have you ever had a text layer that has to be changing every few seconds or so?  Does it get really annoying to have to trim your layers and replace it with a new one with a different set of letters?  Well, in this very simple, yet very useful quick tip, we will explore changing the Source Text parameter in the pull down menu settings on your text layers in your comp.  Using hold keyframes, you can set the Source Text to change over time, which in turn will lower your layer count and keep your projects more organized.  LINK HERE

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In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz gives you some cool tips for working with Numeric Text, for things like video game scores and other digital readouts. No 3rd Party Plug-ins are used in this tutorial – Just straight After Effects.  LINK HERE

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Have you ever run into that issue when you import very large images (I’m talking like 10,000 by 10,000 pixels large), and you get image buffer errors, or it takes like a whole minute to draw a frame?  Or perhaps you are using the CC Repetile or Motiontile effects to mirror the edges of an already large image so that you can move the 3d camera around, and still have a background for your image, only to find you are still getting huge frame renders and error messages?  Well fret no longer my friends… I have a nice little, albeit very “derr… why didn’t I think of that” tip for you all to create some seamless backgrounds without having to worry about frame buffers and that other annoying crap that After Effects likes to throw your way.  LINK HERE

Create the “My Paper Mind” Effect by Nicolas Plaire This tutorial will teach you how to recreate the “My Paper Mind” effect done by Javan Ivey, but with the environment in mind, Nicolas has come up with a way to save some paper (as well as about 3 days worth of paper cuts!) It is all done in After Effects without any third party plug-ins. Enjoy!  LINK HERE

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Creating a Tracked Head Wound by Mathias Mohl In this tutorial Mathias shows that corner pin tracking can do much more than just replacing some pictures on a wall. We are going to compose a wound on a moving head and use the Mocha tracker in combination with his script MochaImport. Trust me, this is so much easier then creating a real head wound!  LINK HERE

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Create a Palmticular Treeby Vincent Boudier Vincent introduces a few of the new features in Particular 2 with the creation of a growing palm tree. Put on some sun screen and enjoy! LINK HERE

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Construct a Detailed Type 97 Hand Grenade in Cinema 4D, BodyPaint, and Photoshop – Day1 by Mountaga Kane – In this two part video tutorial, you will go through the complete process of modeling, unwrapping, and texturing a Type 97 hand grenade, the standard fragmentation grenade that was used by the Imperial Japanese Army in WWII.  In the first part, you will learn how to create the model using the lathe and boole functions in C4D, and in second, you will learn how unwrap it in BodyPaint, and paint the texture maps in Photoshop.  LINK HERE

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Create an Awesome Exploding Glass Effect with Thinking Particles and 3ds Max by Cristian Pop – It is always a good idea to learn as many new techniques as possible to help flesh out your CG scenes. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an impressive breaking glass effect using 3ds Max 2009 and Thinking Particles 3.  LINK HERE

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Advanced Lighting and Caustics with Mental Ray and Maya by Alan Monroig – In this tutorial you will learn how to use the 3 indirect lighting systems in Maya (Global Illumination, Final Gathering, and Irradiance Particles) and caustics. You will learn how to solve common problems and reduce rendering times while creating hi-quality images. At the end of this tutorial, you will have gained enough experience to decide which of the 3 indirect lighting systems is the most convenient for any situation.  LINK HERE

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Construct a Detailed Type 97 Hand Grenade in Cinema 4D, BodyPaint, and Photoshop – Day 2 by Mountaga KaneIn this two part video tutorial, you will go through the complete process of modeling, unwrapping, and texturing a Type 97 hand grenade, the standard fragmentation grenade that was used by the Imperial Japanese Army in WWII. In the first part, you learned how to create the model using the lathe and boole functions in C4D, and now you will learn how to unwrap it in BodyPaint and paint the texture maps in Photoshop.  LINK HERE

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An Introduction to Subdivision (High-Poly) Modeling Tools and Techniques by Racer445 – Subdivision modeling is a very common technique used when making almost all big name games, movies, and CG pieces. It allows you to make hard surfaces with nice beveled edges and a very high polycount in a short amount of time. In this tutorial, you will learn the very basics of subdivision modeling. How it works, the common tools used, keeping forms, and how to apply it to your models. This tutorial is targeted towards 3D Studio Max users, however the same concepts can be easily applied to any other 3D program.  LINK HERE
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An Introduction to Fluid Simulations in Blender by Greg Dunn – Learning to simulate realistic fluids in any 3d app is always a challenge, but Blender’s sophisticated solver allows for some very rewarding results. In this introduction to Blender fluid simulations, you will learn the basics of how to set up a fluid simulation in Blender with an obstacle, and a few fluid set ups to give you an idea of some of the other things that you can do with Blender fluids. LINK HERE

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Next-Gen Weapon Creation – Day 1: The High-Poly Model by Ben Bolton – Creating weaponry effectively in a next-gen workflow requires detailed knowledge of a variety of very specific skills and tools. In this, the first tutorial in the next-gen knife creation series, you will learn to build a high-poly knife model using 3ds Max.  LINK HERE

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Create a Custom Cartoon Effect with Red Giant ToonIt 2Add pro cartooning effects to your next project in After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, or Avid by Sean Safreed over at Studio Monthly -  LINK HERE

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In this demonstration the instructor creates the high res version of a complex modular fountain from scratch with 3ds Max 2010. The sculpting portions of the video are done twice, once in Mudbox 2009 and again in Zbrush 3.1. Part 1 LINK HERE Part 2  LINK HERE

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here is the introduction of our houdini shading and rendering video. Take a listen. We cover many topics in this video.  LINK HERE

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This is a quick tip video that will walk you through how to utilize the layer manager inside of 3D Studio Max  LINK HERE

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This is a short video showing how to use the grab viewport tool inside of 3D Studio Max. Vice using a 3rd party capture software, or print screen.  LINK HERE

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Learn how to create some cool alient tentacles and learn how to use the Alpha material option in Cinema 4D.  LINK HERE

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Learn how to use emitters and lights to simulate an explosion and play around with glowing materials.  In Part 2 Finish up with some final After Effects touches and use Vector Blur to distort the animation.  Part 1 LINK HERE Part 2  LINK HERE

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For these next 4 tutorials you have to be signed into The Gnomon Workshop to access them.  You can SIGN IN HERE or REGISTER HERE if you don’t have an account.  Its kind of wierd the way it links if you click through to the tutorials if you aren’t signed in.

ZBrush’s Alpha Palette Explained Alphas form the backbone of sculpting inside of ZBrush. However, they have many other uses as well. This tutorial explores the Alpha Palette button by button and provides a context for each feature. We cover the following: Make 3D Stencils Creating Your Own Alphas Crop & Fill Mid-value Alpha Curve and more.  LINK HERE

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ZBrush’s Document Palette Explained The Document palette controls the space you sculpt inside of. This tutorial explores the controls used to modify your ZBrush document.  LINK HERE

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ZBrush’s Color Palette Explained The Color palette is explored and its various controls explained. We also look at the modifiers and how you can alter your ZBrush interface.  LINK HERE

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ZBrushs Layer Palette Explained
ZBrushs Layer Palette is explored using artwork from Meat’s Meier. Document depth and various layer controls are explored.  LINK HERE

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The Disp Approx modifier lets you make the displacement mapping settings on an object in the modifier stack. It converts its input object to an editable mesh. LINK HERE

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This lesson explores how to set up a collision between particles and polygon geometry.  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will see how mental ray can be used to render Smooth Mesh Previews in Maya 2009+  LINK HERE

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In this lesson you will learn how to use the Cut Faces Tool in May 2008+  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will explore the process of extracting and rebuilding curves from existing geometry in XSI.  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will learn how to setup and render a UV pass for later use with a pixel parser for retexturing in XSI 5+  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will learn how to setup and render a UV pass for later use with a pixel parser for retexturing in XSI 5+  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will learn how to use groups to find N-gons in Houdini 9+  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will learn how to use the Save Reminder in Mudbox 1.0.5  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will learn how to use the elasticity parameter to control how bouncy or stiff an object is in Realflow 4+.  LINK HERE

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From Text to a Cool Extruded-3D with After Effects – We’ll show you how to turn simple text into a cool extruded-3D scene inside After Effects.  LINK HERE

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In this tutorial I’ll take you through the process of quickly creating a textured city in 3ds Max 2009 and how you, through a few extra render passes, can go from a quite crappy render to something half-way decent using After Effects CS3. If all goes well, we’ll end up with a finished shot not too far from the clip above. In Part 1 I’ll cover the creation of the city in 3ds Max and in Part 2 we’ll jump over to After Effects for the compositing.   LINK HERE

Download this article Light Wrap by Chris & Trish Meyer of Crish Design. This article discusses how to help your keyed footage and 3D renders sink into their new backgrounds.  LINK HERE

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Energy Drink — Part 1 – by Eran Stern of Stern FX – This first tutorial in a two-part series by Eran Stern takes you step-by-step through designing a 3D object using Photoshop Extended, animating it in Adobe After Effects and then creating a realistic reflection in water. Watch Tutorial Download Project Files LINK HERE

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In this animation I explored the possibility of using image to create butterfly flying. Also I have used Generator from Noise Industries to create clouds effect.  LINK HERE

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Learn how to create, from scratch, a morphing effect from one graphic element to another using fractal-noise animation… You will learn how to create a map grid with interactive animation…Use brightness animation to control the fractal noise for an organic transition effect…  LINK HERE

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Learn how to create a shaky, hand-held shot of a UFO sighting to fool all of your friends and workmates… You will learn how to stabilize footage in order to accurately add digital elements and graphics for animation… Then you will learn how to add the stabilization data back into the comp for a hand-held looking final product…  LINK HERE

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02. Preparing the Scene -Import camera data from Boujou, Recreate the scene in 3d (environment), Add materials to the scene objects, TRUCK MODEL: DOWNLOAD LINK HERE

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03. Creating the Missile – Use PFlow to create the missile trails, Use AfterBurn to create the shader for the missile,  MISSILE MODEL: DOWNLOAD. LINK HERE

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04. Explosion A  -  Create a pluming explosion with FumeFx, Use Fluid Mapping to add detail to the explosion. LINK HERE

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3d Glasses – In this tutorial we answer some of your tutorial requests on how to create the 3D look made when you put on a pair of 3D glasses. This short yet useful tutorial in inspired by 3D movies such as UP, and Monsters vs. Aliens.  Watch Tutorial in Standard Definition Watch Tutorial in High Definition

Rapid Cellular Regeneration – In this tutorial we show you how to create a nasty gash heal over a short amount of time on someones body. We do this with some textures, color correction, motion tracking and simple rotoscoping.
Watch Tutorial in Standard Definition Watch Tutorial in High Definition
Cement Texture Rock Texture

Heroes Flying – This is the second tutorial of our Second Heroes Training Series. A set of tutorials that show you how to recreate the visual effects you see on the NBC show heroes. We use after effects to create the final clip and work with some basic rotoscoping, video splicing, and position animations. Watch Tutorial in Standard Definition Watch Tutorial in High Definition

Heroes Invisibility – This is the third tutorial in our second Heroes Training Series. In this tutorial we show you how to turn your actors invisible using displacement maps, rotoscoping, and luma mattes. Enjoy! Watch Tutorial in Standard Definition Watch Tutorial in High Definition

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In this exciting tutorial we show you how to create the effect of precognitive dreaming as seen in the hit show heroes. This is the final tutorial of our second heroes training series. Enjoy Watch Tutorial in Standard Definition Watch Tutorial in High Definition

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• The VideoHive Blog
  AE.tutsplus.com
• My Youtube Channel
• CG.tutsplus.com

Yeah, I gotta ton of stuff going on, so if you want to check out what I have been up to hit up all four of those, and hey, you might even win a prize!

The new tutorial from Video Copilot… DVD Menus with Encore.  Learn how to make loopable DVD Menus with some cool effects.
LINK HERE

Text Effects with Set Matte

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use the Set Matte effect with other effects like Fractal Noise, Glow, and TriTone to can create some incredible text effects!

LINK HERE

MaxAfter.com – Bullet Control Part 1

Part 1 of the 3ds Max Particle Flow tutorial of controlling the bullets, First we will use some easy techniques to model this gun.

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Crime Avenue by Eran Stern of Stern FX (www.sternfx.com)
Eran Stern’s newest video tutorial, Crime Avenue, mixes ordinary city aerials with unique, computer generated clips to create a dynamic TV Promo. Eran employs the 3D tracking capabilities of Pixel Farm’s PFHoe to give this After Effects project a truly advanced look that’s easy to achieve. LINK HERE

Paint Strokes Morph June, 2009 new!
Using paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes.  LINK HERE

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use Trapcode Form to create the effect of text (or a logo) dissolving to sand and blowing away. You’ll also learn how to reverse the transition, so that sand forms into text. You can see an example video of the end result here.

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Create a Split-Flap Type Display Jun 1st in Motion Graphics by Mattias Peresini – Split-Flap-What? It’s the term used for displays that are found in train stations and airports, where they typically display departure and/or arrival information and do that cool flipping of letters to display the new information.  This tutorial does not show how to create the effect from scratch but instead it is a tutorial to explain how to use the project file created by Mattias Peresini who runs the totally awesome mattrunks website which has incredible tutorials for After Effects in French. We are very happy to have Mattias doing his first English tutorial for us here at Aetuts+.  LINK HERE

Create a Surprising Billowing Cloth Reveal Jun 3rd in Motion Graphics by Lloyd It’s amazing how much pseudo-3D you can do in After Effects today. This tutorial will focus on using a new plugin that brings 3D bicubic deformations to layers that allows you to truly bend and twist layers in 3D space. If you are familiar with 3D packages, this is true displacement as opposed to just bump mapping.  LINK HERE

Create a Sci-Fi Movie Title Sequence Jun 8th in Motion Graphics by Michael Park This tutorial covers the creation of a space-like si-fi title sequence from scratch. Michael shows us how you can easily create a visually interesting and impressive title animation with some simple title cards and text animation. The tutorial uses the Twitch plugin from Video Copilot, though a similar effect could be obtained by manual keyframing.  LINK HERE

In the final part of this series we’ll look at how to add some more detail to the shatter in Cinema 4D using the Knife tool, add dust in Adobe After Effects using Trapcode Particular, create a quick background and fake refraction using the Displacement Map effect.   After adding the Particle Null, right click the layer and choose Cinema 4D Tags > External Compositing. This will ensure the null is available in After Effects. LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to use the ViewCube in Maya 2008+

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In this lesson we will learn how to parent in the Hypergraph and parenting options in the Move tool in Maya 2008+

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In this lesson we will learn how to disconnect joints within a skeleton without having to detach the bound mesh in Maya 2008+

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In this lesson we will learn how the Trimming tool can be used to punch holes into NURBS meshes in XSI 4.2+.  Trimming is an effective way to create complex NURBS geometry quickly. Once you learn this technique, you have much more control over your NURBS meshes. LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to extrude multiple non-merged faces in XSI 4.2+.  When modeling with polygons, you sometimes need to extrude a continuous row of faces, without having them all merged together. This technique is useful for making bumps on a dinosaur’s back, a serrated knife blade, or a spiked mace head. You can create interesting geometry using this technique.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to merge separate polygon surfaces into one unified mesh within XSI 4.2+.  This is a useful technique for reusing your geometry and then merging it back together for texturing. LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to use the Flare effects in XSI 4+ to reproduce Lens Flares. Lens Flares are traditionally the bane of photography, as they can ruin good photos and footage. In XSI that isn’t a problem but it is a reproducible effect. Try adding a Lens Flare to your next render for creating a neat lighting effect.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to change the point around which we rotate an object in Modo 301+

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In this lesson we will learn how to use gradients and input parameters to quickly texture an alien pod based on its displacement height in Modo 301+

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Here is a great new tutorial on using particleIllusion 3.0 to create the transport effect from the new Star Trek movie.

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Episode 20: Creating a 3D picture Montage with Trapcode Particular By Rob Birnholz – In this Episode, Rob Birnholz shows you a great technique for quickly creating a 3D picture montage with Trapcode Particular. It takes just minutes to set up, but can save you hours of work.  Read More |  Watch Video |  Comment

Product(s) Used: Trapcode Particular

‘Get Into Blender! Introduction, Menus & Views, Navigation & Components’ is the latest set of video tutorials for Blender by Jason Welsh

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Mike Bauer brings us another 3dsmax video tutorial where he shows us how to create a basic mesh which will help you to quickly model characters.
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Green Grass Apple Motion Video Tutorial
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Idea Concept Purpose Apple Motion Video Tutorial
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From CarlWH123 on Youtube – Modelling an Axis bass drum pedal in 3DS Max.  LINK HERE

Damien Mathe – I presume that maybe someone already did this, but I recorded a tutorial explaining how to reproduce the soft shadows as seen in Andrew’s tutorial, but in Cinema4D. Of course I only translated the tutorial to C4D, all the credits go to the great Andrew Kramer.  LINK HERE

Damien Mathe – This video explains how to make a “blob” effect with Cinema 4D. This was recorded as an answer to a post on Videocopilot.net forums.   LINK HERE

Create Whispy Spirit-like Text by Adam Everett Miller – Adam keeps digging through the good ol’ built in CC plugins and continues to come up with very clever and visually awesome solutions. In this tutorial Adam uses CC Smear as the basis to create text that appears in as if a spirit whisped into it.  LINK HERE

In this tutorial, Nick go though the process of lighting a scene with the Daylight CS Tool for Cinema 4D.
Download the scene files at his blog: Greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2009/05/28/cinema-4d-cs-tools-daylight/
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After Effects has a bug fix and huge update out this week:

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In this tutorial I explain how to use my free After Effects script MochaImport which simplifies the usage of MochaAE with After Effects.  FREE DOWNLOAD of the script: aextensions.blogspot.com
Tutorial LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to change the rotation axis of an object in Maya 2008+
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In this lesson we will learn how to create a sphere that works well in dynamic simulations. Uses Maya 2008+
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In this tutorial we will learn how to use the UV Texture Editor as a modeling tool in Maya 8+.
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In this lesson we will learn how the Trimming tool can be used to punch holes into NURBS meshes in XSI 4.2+.
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In this lesson we will learn where XSI’s shelf is located and how to add commands to it.
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Noise Junkies- After Effects Abstract Color Transfiguration

Learn a very simple method to make footage into an abstract scene.  Use some common plugins to create a “melting-type” animation.  LINK HERE

Mystery Text in Adobe After Effects- Learn how to create this mystery text effect by animating layer styles on a text layer in After Effects.  LINK HERE

Mike Bauer shows us how to create a simple rig to explore the complexity of animating a ball in our latest 3dsmax video tutorial
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‘Irradiance Particles in Mental Ray and Hypershade for Maya 2009′ are the latest set of video tutorial by i3D Tutorials.  LINK HERE

*NEW* Cityscape Pt. 1 – Building True 3D objects -Learn how to make a 3D cityscape out of true 3D objects that you can arrange and then fly around with a 3D camera. Techniques featured are: Replicators, 3D cameras, shape tool.

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Solar Ring Motion Video Tutorial Part One LINK HERE

Volumetrix Light 3d Motion Tutorial LINK HERE

News at 8 Motion Tutorial LINK HERE

Moving onto the next phase, we give this critter some bones for animation… You will learn how to build a custom rig using bones and dummy objects… We also create some easy to use Eye Controls with simple constraints to help give our guy that all important emotion… LINK HERE

In part two of this series we’ll look at how to shatter the polygon object using Cinema 4D Explosion FX, add a glass material and image map to the face of the glass, and use an HDR image with the Sky object to create reflections.

Download Materials Watch LINK HERE

NEW 5 SECOND PROJECT!

This time, it’s all about constructive criticism. The theme for the week is “Something Good, Something Bad.” Submit a short project based on the theme. Then for the project you must comment on ATLEAST three other videos in the “Something Good, Something Bad.” Vimeo Channel. In the comments, say one thing that you like about their entry and one thing that could be better. Something Good and Something Bad.

After watching a piece, people have a tendency to say “Nice Work” (guilty) or “Wow, you animated that?” And, while it can be nice to hear encouraging words all day, it doesn’t do much to push you forward into better design and animation skills. Use these constructive comments to make your work better and better every time. Hopefully constructive criticism will continue though these Five Second Projects.

What is constructive criticism?
DON’T say “That Sucks.”
DO say “Great colors! The animation towards the end gets a little too fast. Try slowing it down.” Keep in mind, criticism can include ideas on how to make the piece better, not to insult their work. With that said, don’t be afraid to state your true opinion. Pulling punches isn’t helping.

What Are Five Second Projects?
We all want to make cool shit for our reel right? Sometimes you just need a theme to get you started. Use the theme “Something Good, Something Bad” to make a five second motion piece and link it in the comments of this blog post. “Shout Box” submissions will not be found and will not be added to the channel. Please be sure to post a link in this post’s comments to ensure Nick seeing it.

It’s really great to see so much participation. Tell a friend about the five second projects and get them involved too. Don’t forget to push yourself to try something new every week. What about a new piece of software or technique you have wanted to try?

DONT FORGET TO GIVE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM!

Alright, I know I haven’t been the best about posting lately, but fact is, I have had a lot on my plate… which seems to be the same excuse I use every late post.  You can check out my new article at AETuts+ called “31 Mind Blowing VFX Breakdowns” where I showcase some of the best VFX breakdowns I could find, from shorts to feature length movies.

Color Grade and Enhance a Horror Shot
In this first part James will teach how to create 2 scenes. First how to take a shot of a mansion and give it an intense and scary look through sky replacement and colour correction. Second we will take a shot of a stone gargoyle face and create a subtle yet creepy effect in which it frowns evilly at an oncoming victim. Continue Reading

Nick has 2 new GSGCasts up for you to check out… Cinema 4D: CS Tools – Cluster
Download the CSTools Here
Watch all of the CS Tools Tutorials
How To Install the CSTools
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After Effects Tutorial – Pixel-Perfect Camera Move Transitions

ModernMayhem.com – 3D Arrows Using Particle Instancer
You will need to load the scene provided too.  arrow_instancer.ma
(right click and save target. Maya 7.0 and up)
The scene just has some very basic modelling and textures. But you can simply replace the geometry when youre finished animating the particles.  LINK HERE

ModernMayhem.com Happy Feet Snowflakes -
To make life alot easier for control and tweaking the effect later on, we add some attributes to the particle shape node that is accessible outside the expression. With these controls we can animate snow flakes, rain and hail at slow, fast or turbulent speeds.  LINK HERE

Toolfarm :60 Ep.01: Automatic Duck

The first episode of the Toolfarm :60 is now available! We’ll be posting them at MyToolfarm and also they will be uploaded as a regular podcast to iTunes in the very near future.

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Chris and Trish Meyer have posted another free movie from the Focal Press book After Effects Apprentice (2nd Edition). This one’s “A gentle introduction to expressions.”

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Create a “Bullet Time” Logo Shatter Effect
Wikipedia defines Bullet Time as a digitally enhanced simulation of variable speed (i.e. slow motion, time-lapse…) photography used in films, broadcast advertisements and computer games. It is characterized both by its extreme transformation of time (slow enough to show normally imperceptible and un-filmable events, such as flying bullets) and space (by way of the ability of the camera angle—the audience’s point-of-view—to move around the scene at a normal speed while events are slowed). The first movie credited with this effect is Blade, but it was the Matrix that really made it famous.  In this tutorial, Wes shows us how to use the built-in Shatter plugin to achieve “Bullet Time” with type or a logo.  Continue Reading

Dunk Your Logo in a Wave World Apr 27th in Motion Graphics by Adam Everett Miller
Adam brings back his charm in this tutorial that is all about the rarely used Wave World plugin. You will learn all the ins and outs about this plugin that can even do 3D!

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Create a Stormy, Electric Type Reveal Apr 29th in Motion Graphics by Markus Gustafsson

This tutorial gives a different twist on how to use the powerful form plugin. Learn how to use it to create a mysterious and electric type reveal.

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Give Your Type Some Ball Action May 4th in Motion Graphics by Adam Everett Miller

We get a lot of requests for tutorials that don’t require 3rd party plugins, and since we like to make our readers happy whenever possible, Adam is back breaking down the rarely used “CC Ball Action” built-in plugin to make some very cool type transitions.  Continue Reading

20 Short Films and Music Videos Made with After Effects May 2nd in Articles by Topher Welsh

After Effects is not just for commercials and network ID’s anymore. It’s being used more and more in films and music videos. Here’s a sampling.

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Attribute Editor VS. Property Editor
In this lesson we will learn how to access object parameters inside of XSI 5.0+  LINK HERE

Create a Glow Effect with UV Sets in Maya 6+
In this video we will learn how to create multiple UV sets and use them to create an interesting glow effect on a brick wall in Maya.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to use a motion path to drive a sled’s animation in Maya 8+. Motion paths are a great way to speed up your animation workflow. Instead of keyframing the complex animation of a sled moving down a bumpy hill, we can create one curve and the Attach to Motion Path command does all the work for us!  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to round corners at render time in XSI.

Uses XSI 6.0+

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Removing Joints In Maya 2008+

In this lesson we will learn how to delete joints within a skeleton without having to detach the bound mesh.

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Groups VS. Transform Groups

In this lesson we will learn how groups in Maya are different from groups in XSI.

Uses XSI 5.0 + LINK HERE

John Dickinson’s Motionworks – Recently I was asked to come up with an idea for a show and as seems to be the case lately, had very little time to develop it. Click on the thumbnail and the first picture you’ll see are my initial ideas created in Illustrator. The second one is better than the first but simply making the T and A capitals in a script font (Scriptina) wasn’t working, it needed more style. So I turned to Cinema 4D and Mograph Spline Wrap feature. This was the first time to try Spline Wrap and I found it very easy to transform the T and A into flowing ribbons, using the Scriptina letters as a guide for the shape of the ribbons. Download the project file and take a look. Download C4D Project

Here are some helpful links to learn more about Spline Wrap, let me know if you have more:

• Cineversity (Ko Maruyama): Text on a path
• C4D Cafe: Spline Wrap Review

Peder Norrby on Trapcode Particular v2

Ko Maruyama shot some video at NAB of Peder explaining some features of the much anticipated Trapcode Particular v2.
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Blender Tip – Wire Render

This tutorial takes a look at how to set up a wire render in Blender.

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Blender Tip – Loop Cut Tool

This tutorial takes a look at the Loop cut tool in Blender.

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Noise Junkies – Energy Flow in AE
Learn how to create cool particle systems with Particular
Use Vector Blur and some intense color correction to achieve cool looks!
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Noise Junkies – Fringe Inspired Stylish Molecule

• Learn how to use Trapcode Form to create a “Fringe Like” blob
• Use very simple Cycore plugins to enhance the blob
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Gnomonology – ZBrush

Sculpting a Zombie Face – Part 1 Quick Sculpting

Here is a 25 minute sculpt of a zombie head using the Demo Head as a base.

Sculpting a Zombie Face – Part 2 Detail Sculpting

This one shows you how I created and used the Zombie Brush attached

Sculpting a Zombie Face – Part 3 Zombie Teeth

how I sculpted his teeth using Alex Alvarez’s Teeth and Gum set from Gnomonology.

Creating Believable Eyes – Ch. 1
Photo Reference, Modeling, Initial Shaders

Creating Believable Eyes – Ch. 2
Texturing the Iris

Creating Believable Eyes – Ch. 3
Texturing the Eye Body and Cornea
Creating Believable Eyes – Ch. 4
Shaders, Lighting and Rendering

In this tutorial I will show you how to create a scene inspired by those gangster movies and of course the great depthCORE chapter NOIR. We will use Cinema 4D to create the scene and then in Photoshop we will add the gangster and other effects.
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Wayne Robson shows us how to go about getting your maps to and from Mudbox and Photoshop in the fifth video tutorial in his Mudbox 2009 ‘Quick Start’ series: LINK HERE

Nick Campbell has another GSGcast exploring even more aspects of Cinmea4D.  From Nick:  “Thanks to Chad Ashley at CGPOV, I finally understand how working in 2.2 gamma space can help achieve more realistic results. For the story, visit his post on the subject here.”
Download this Cinema 4D scene.  22gammascenec4d

In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at the camera raw interface. Many video professionals do not know much about the camera raw interface because it is a technology mainly used by digital photographers. The key advantage to using with a camera raw file is that the data is usually stored in the picture more than you can normally see in a single exposure.

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Combine Speed Ramping and Masking – After Effects Training

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Combine speed ramping and masking in After Effects to create a broadcast quality video sequence featuring VideoTraxx HD, DJ Fonts & Editor’s Toolbox.

Motionworks – In this 30 minute tutorial you’ll learn techniques and workflow used in Adobe After Effects and Illustrator to create the dramatic effect of the Batman icon shattering apart revealing a bright light source behind. Plug-ins used include Knoll Light Factory, Trapcode Particular and Shine. Thanks to Ko Maruyama and Jonas Hummelstrand for creative input.    Watch Tutorial

Digital Tutors – Creating and Modifying Shapes in AE

Topics covered in this tutorial:
Editing shapes during creation
Adding options to a shape
Creating multiple copies on a single shape layer
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In this latest collection of ZBrush video tutorials by Pixologic we will look into creating normal maps. We start off by creating a simple model in 3dsmax which we will then take into ZBrush to finalise.

To watch these videos we recommend using the VCL Media Player, Quicktime Player or Adobe Media Player click links to download.
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3Ds Max Lighting Series

Part 1

In this tutorial we’ll create realistic shadows with Mental Ray, from sharpen to soften.

LINK HERE

Creating Revealers with CTK Elements in After Effects

In this tutorial, learn to add a sense of mysticism to your project by using Compositor’s Toolkit smoke elements to reveal a background image, animation or video in After Effects.

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Create a Breathtakingly Awesome Rain Scene – Day 2

Mar 25th in VFX by Alex Verlan

Hey Everyone!  Sorry for the lameness this week… I have been freakin busy as hell shooting stock footage for VideoHive.net. I have tons of footage for sale over there, and am having a lot of fun.

Secondly, I have my second official blogging article published over at AE.tutsplus.com go check it out!  It is entitled “17 Amazing Inspirational Typography Peices.”

Evan Schaible has another 3Ds Max tutorial on making text turn to dust in using PFlow.

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Digital Tutors – Using Photomerge in Photoshop
In this lesson we will learn how to use the Photomerge command to create a panorama in Photoshop.

Uses Adobe Photoshop CS3+
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Digital Tutors – Creating an Artistic Look with Minimax and Overlay in After Effects
In this lesson we will learn how to use effects and blending modes to create an interesting artistic look in After Effects.
Uses After Effects CS3+
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Graymachine.com aka Harry Frank -

Using Trapcode Form, and some twist and color, we can create something that can be used as DNA strand. Download the project and take a look!

>Download the CS3 project

Creative Cow – In this After Effects tutorial podcast, Eran Stern will show you how to control the scattering of light in a composition using adjustment light.

Podcast Hosted by Eran Stern

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Chris Meyer explains the new corrected pixel aspect ratios in After Effects CS4 and how you can deal with some of their ramifications in the New Pixel Aspect Ratios, a free video in the Lynda.com After Effects CS4 New Creative Techniques series.

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Todd Kopriva points the way to video tutorials in several languages in his recent post, After Effects video tutorials, esercitazioni, tutoriales, didacticiels, Lehrgänge, チュートリアル.

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From John Dickinson at Motionworks

In this 4 minute video tip learn about precomposing, versioning and the must-know shortcut for copying and pasting. No more pasting layers the hard way.

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Create an Ethereal Morphing Letter Canvas by Satya Meka

This tutorial is designed to show most of the UV mapping techniques and tricks that I use day-in, day-out. This is more of a brief case study rather than a step by step tutorial, but it will give you, the viewer, an idea of the work flow I use when UV mapping something tricky like a human skull. I hope you’ll enjoy it and learn something.  LINK HERE

The tutorial was aimed at showing a technique using 3DS Max to shatter text to give us the in-vogue look.  LINK HERE

Lastly, Nick Campbell’s Five Second Projects – Coffee And Triangles last week was a HUGE hit.  over 40 videos total, in one week!  Shows that people love to make cool shit.   Anyways, this weeks theme is Balloons in Black & White.  So go over to GreyScaleGorilla.com and check it out… and remember all you have to do is MAKE COOL SHIT.

Check out the page with all the videos  by clicking HERE

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Check out Evan Schaible’s new tutorial on… you guessed it… Basic 3D Compositing.

LINK HERE

In this After Effects tutorial podcast, Eran Stern shows you the first step to create a retro design title animation for a fictional sci-fi movie.
Podcast Hosted by Eran Stern

LINK HERE

In this 3Ds Max tutorial Michael Hurwicz provides an introduction to the View Cube and the Steering Wheel, new features in 3DsMax 2009 which make it easier to perform viewport navigation operations like orbit, pan and zoom

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In this 3Ds Max tutorial, Michael Hurwicz provides an introduction to the InfoCenter, a new feature in 3Ds Max 2009 which makes it easier to search and navigate documentation and other sources of information within 3Ds Max.

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MaxAfter.com has a new tutorial that shows you how to make a heart rate ECG effect with Trapcode Particular.
- Create heart rate monitor in After Effects with particular
- Control the postion of particles with separate xyz
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Taken from AEPortal.blogspot.com: Alex Lindsay has his Greenscreen Primer Part 1 at PVC, which begins to show you the benefit of using video scopes to get a good key and maximize dynamic range.
Also good is Jonas Hummelstrand’s Greenscreen and Bluescreen Checklist and Mark Christiansen’s chapter in AE Studio Techniques, which covers the Keylight filter in After Effects and much beyond. A small portion of his info was released in book teasers, Color Keying in After Effects CS3 and a video presentation of Keylight.

Motionworks Cinema4D w/Alpha Channel Quick Tip

In this 3 minute video tip learn how to import footage with an alpha channel, apply it to an object in your scene, and have it play back in the timeline. Watch tip
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Digital Tutors – Using Bookmarks in Maya

This free tutorial explores using Bookmarks to create a faster Hypergraph workflow.  Bookmarks are a great tool because they record the placemtn of the viewport and the location of nodes in the Hypergraph.

Uses Maya 8.5+
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Digital Tutors – Outliner vs. Explorer

In this lesson we will learn about XSI’s Explorer, which is quite similar to Maya’s Outliner.  With it, we can easily check out the different objects in our scene and manipulate them as well.

Uses XSI 5.0+

LINK HERE

Digital Tutors – Finding Overlapping UVs with Shade UVs

In this lesson we will learn how to use Shaded UVs to find and fix overlapping UVs.  Topics covered in this tutorial include:

Reasons to fix overlapping UVs
Enabling Shade UVs
Uses Maya 8.0+  LINK HERE

Industry Insider with Cesar Dacol Jr.

Cesar Dacol Jr. has worked in the film industry for nearly 20 years.  Here we take a look at many of Cesar’s recent work and learn about the ZBrush tools and techniques he has been using.

Just click THIS LINK and then hit Industry Insider with Cesar Dacol Jr.
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Architectural Techniques using Projection Master

Sebastien Legrain, a master ZBrush artist shows you some very powerful Projection Master techniques he uses to create architectural and hard surface elements.

Just click THIS LINK and then hit Architectural Techniques using Projection Master.
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Getting Started With ZBrush

New to ZBrush?  These short tips and tutorials will help you get up and running with ZBrush fast.  It is recommended that you study these videos before moving on to more advanced titles.

Just click THIS LINK and then hit Getting Started With ZBrush.
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The Making of No More Wine with Simon Blanc

Simon Blanc of Blur Studios, shows you the tools he used to create his ZBrush work No More Wine.  Follow along step by step as Simon creates his base character from ZSpheres then continues to sculpt and paint

Just click THIS LINK and then hit The Making of No More Wine with Simon Blanc.

In the latest collection of ZBrush video tutorials from Pixologic, we will take you through the creation of a sword.

Click THIS LINK to download all 7 parts

In this short tutorial learn how to use After Effects’ Fast Blur, Turbulent Displace, Roughen Edges, Texturize, Displacement Map and Gradient Wipe effects to give text a grungy look.

Watch tutorial Download Project

In this recorded e-seminar John Dickinson walks through the techniques used in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Illustrator to create the silhouette look used in the award winning Bond Classic Bond teaser. Topics include working with green screen, preparing footage for clean vectorization and batch vectorization of sequences using Illustrator and Bridge. View Gallery post Watch e-seminar

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After Effects 7: Blue Screen part 1 View tutorial here. This tutorial shows you how to key out a blue (or green) screen background from video and export for use in Flash 8 or higher.

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TAKEN FROM VIDEOCOPILOT.NET – For anyone using CC Particle World instead of Particular, you may know that Particular’s Turbulent Field is not available.  This feature allows random 3D displacement of a particles position.  A similar effect can be achieved with Particle World by adding a TURBULENT DISPLACE effect. It works best with smaller particle and it has some limitations because it is only 2D but it is a nice way to get away from “perfect” particle movement.  Download Project Comparison
Related Topics:
Fire Title Project — Uses Turbulent displacement
Dark Energy & Electric Energy — Uses Turbulent displacement
Fire Burning Project — Complex Fire Project

There was also a post yesterday revisiting the 3D water reflections tutorial… you should check it out HERE

Hypa.TV is back in action with thier blog now hosted on WordPress… so it is a lot snazzier (sp?).  The delay effector in Cinema4D allows a lot of fun.  You can set it to Spring mode and then bounce things around.

Here is a video as well as a script on creating a gizmo in Nuke 5.0

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Credit goes to http://www.viperfs.com

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http://www.viperfs.com shows you 3D and 2D integration, they am creating multipass render setup and 3d scene setup in nuke, hope you like it ..

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username: vfxtalk01 pass: vfxtalk01

Hi all, in this tutorial,  http://www.viperfs.com shows how can you use your matte painting in Nuke, hope you like it..

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http://www.viperfs.com has created a tutorial for basics of keying in Nuke. He used Primatte, IBK and Keylight for keying, he says “sorry for my english, it’s hard to understand what he said but you can undertand what he is doing. ”

Total runtime : 17 min

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Here’s a nifty tutorial that shows how to use the optical flow node in nuke to calculate the motion vectors for you, then apply motion blur to the object without having to render out a separate motion vector pass.

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Motionworks’ Dancing Can Part 4 – John Dickinson

In the final part of this series learn how to use After Effects’ Color Link effect to integrate the can into the background, work with various Layer Styles, create a 3D text animation and add other finishing touches.

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In this new tutorial we will build a chrome ring in After Effects with an elaborate particle wipe.  You’ll learn a new expression and build an anamorphic lens flare. The tutorial uses Trapcode Particular but I also show you how to set it up with CC particle world as well.  Watch Tutorial Watch Sample Video Also some other stuff from VCP this week…  Download Free Rain Sounds Download Free Hearts V-Day Project (CS3+)

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The most expressions are written in english…  If you’re running your After Effects in a different language these expressions will cause a bunch of errors.  With this .jsx you can translate it to your language.  This script supports English, French, German, Italian and Spanish versions only.  DOWNLOAD

You’ve probably seen other old TV effect tutorials before but in this tutorial Greg pays attention to minute details like the RGB pixel separation and teaches us how to achieve this look using all built-in After Effects tools.

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AAEuser on Youtube has a 2 part tutorial for creating an IceMan effect in… you guessed it… After Effects.  Part 1 is on youtube, while the second part is hosted on Vimeo… don’t ask why… I have no idea.

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In part 3 of this series learn how to use After Effects Shape Layers to add dynamic and organic, self-animating elements to the background.

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In this tutorial we’ll use the Spacing Tool to distribute objects based on the current selection (domino object) along a path defined by a spline and use reactor to make the falling domino FX. LINK HERE
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Text to Smoke Using Trapcode Form

In this After Effects free video tutorial, we’re going to show you how to make text disappear into thin air. Using Trapcode Form we’ll go from a solid shape to little puffs of smoke that whisp off into the air…much like money these days, OMG!

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Welcome to the first tutorial in our “the basics” series. This series of tutorials is designed to teach you the extreme basics of Cinema 4D and is a great way to learn Cinema 4D for everyone that has never used Cinema 4D before.

In this tutorial we will cover the Cinema 4D interface, we will go through all basic menu’s and button explaining what they are and how to use them.
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In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington gives some tips on how to fix an underexposed or overexposed image using the shadow / highlights command in Adobe Photoshop CS4 and goes through each of the advanced settings to give great understand of how you can harness the power of this adjustment tool. The shadow / highlights filter can also be used on Smart Objects in recent versions of PS, expanding the way you can dynamically utilize this tool. LINK HERE

In this episode, Aharon shows you how to turn your video into an animated watercolor painting, and shares some techniques in varying the look and color.

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