17Mar2010
Thank You To Our Newest Sponsor! AE Dude!
Wow! Things are really taking of for VisualFXtuts.com lately! We have now gained yet another sponsor/advertiser in our list in the sidebar... let me welcome AE Dude to the club! AEdude.com is a retailer of premium After Effects template project files with some really amazing stuff!
Continue Reading...View Comments (2)27Jul2009
Monday Madness Roundup
Recreate the Edge Softness filter as seen in Red Giant Software’s amazing plugin – Magic Bullet Looks. Animate your focus area, change it’s width and softness, and save it as a preset for later use. Quick and easy. LINK HERE Add a classy film look to your footage by creating a Shutter Streak effect as seen in Red Giant Software’s amazing plugin – Magic Bullet Looks. Switch given features of the streak on and off for quick and easy adjustments. LINK HERE
Continue Reading...View Comments (1)30Apr2009
Couple NewFound Tut Sites…
I’m a big fan of the color grading process. Not to sound too cheesy, but even a simple color correction can take your ordinary images and make them extraordinary. In the olden days, this process was done in the lab, performed by a color timer, and many of the color effects were chemical.
Continue Reading...View Comments (2)03Apr2009
Tons on a late Friday… Long Week.
11 Frequently Asked Questions about After Effects Apr 3rd in Articles by Topher Welsh People love After Effects and for the most part After Effects loves you back. But sometimes you just want to throw it out of the window
Continue Reading...View Comments (2)27Mar2009
Friday!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey everyone, it is Friday and you know what that means! My new article over at AE.tutsplus.com debuted today - 15 Inspiring Particle-Based Tutorials from Around the Web! Make sure you go over there and check it out.
Continue Reading...View Comments (2)23Feb2009
Artbeats.com’s Tut Podcast Episode 9!
Episode_009 Episode 9 — February 23, 2009 There's No Smoke Without Fire: Masking & Lighting Techniques by Steve Holmes, Energi Design (www.clickenergi.com) See how to enhance a basic 3D scene in After Effects with a single HD fire clip from Artbeats, some neat masking techniques, and some very unique lighting effects with expressions, setting a hallway alight with flames, flickering lights and shadows. SAMPLE OF WHAT THE EFFECT LOOKS LIKE Watch Episode (right click to download) See all Episodes Steve Holmes Website
Continue Reading...Leave a Comment18Feb2009
My First Use of SURE TARGET
Hey everyone, if you haven't already downloaded it, Andrew Kramer and Video Copilot released a ground breaking new preset that will change the way you animate in 3D space in After Effects forever. It is called SURE TARGET, and it lets you assign different targets (layers) so that the camera will auto orient and point directly at that layer. I used it on a project I did for some in store promo graphics for a video store called On 15th Video in Seattle. Here's the movie: [vimeo width="640" height="553"]http://vimeo.com/3271549[/vimeo] You can download all of the Video Copilot Presets with the SURE TARGET presets HERE. Now show me what you guys create! Send anything and everything to support@visualfxtuts.com
Continue Reading...View Comments (8)10Feb2009
Artbeats.com’s Tut Podcast Episode 8!
Use several high-definition clips from the Artbeats library to both affect transparency and frantically distort typography, for an HD show promo. Set over the top of a truly stunning clip shot on the RED One camera, the finished piece is both haunting and beautiful.
Continue Reading...Leave a Comment07Feb2009
AE, C4D, 3Ds Max and NUKE!
Nuke Master Class As promised, here are the images, gizmos and scripts that accompany the presentations given at our Nuke Master Class in London on 29.01.09. Many thanks to our speakers: Frank Rueter, Roy Stelzer, Tahl Niran, Matt Leonard and our own Jon Wadelton for agreeing to share their assets.
Continue Reading...View Comments (1)28Jan2009
Wednesday Stuff
Episode 07: Getting Better Control of Emitter Position in Trapcode Particular In this Episode, we'll look at some very useful techniques for Trapcode Particular that will give you better control of emitter position in 2D and 3D.
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