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Basic VFX tuts For Begineers
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Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 1
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 3194
3 commentsIn this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to change the weather from a sunny day at the beach to a very cloudy day, with a chance of showers. Youll learn techniques is color correction and compositing.
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Light Writing – Part 2
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 3023
2 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to improve the look of the light writing effect covered in part 1, adding intense points of light and other improvement ideas.
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Light Writing – Part 1
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 3711
1 commentIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use AE to simulate the popular light writing effect seen in recent Sprint commercials.
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Per-Character 3D Text
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1305
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to the new Per-Character 3D Text animation feature in After Effects CS3.
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Creating 3D Extruded Text
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 2270
3 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you several popular techniques and tools for creating 3D extruded text in After Effects.
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Photoshop Layer Styles in AE CS3
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 432
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to Photoshop Layer Styles in After Effects, a new feature in After Effects CS3.
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Vanishing Point in AE CS3
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 996
2 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use Photoshop CS3’s Vanishing Point tool to convert a flat 2D image into a 3D object in After Effects CS3.
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Working with Adobe Clip Notes – Part 2
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 253
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to perform collaborative commenting with Adobe Clip Notes. He’ll show you how using Clip Notes can save you from stress, and how to import Clip Notes into AE.
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Working with Adobe Clip Notes – Part 1
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 330
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to export your video as Adobe Clip Notes. Part 1 will show you how to prepare and export your AE composition so your notes appear in a PDF document alongside the video.
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Creating an Automated Odometer: Part 3
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 984
2 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz finishes up the odometer project by giving it a 3D look. Also, for those who skipped part 2 or that just dont want to write expressions, this tutorial also comes with some effects presets that will let you automate your odometer within seconds.
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Creating an Automated Odometer: Part 2
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 583
2 commentsIn this video tutorial, with the guidance of AE expression guru Dan Ebberts, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to set up an automated odometer effect. If youve been wanting to dig deeper into expressions, then this is the tutorial for you.
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Creating an Automated Odometer: Part 1
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 720
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to set up a basic odometer, ready for manual keyframed animation. If youve been wanting to create an odometer or slot machine display, this tutorial will get you on your way.
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Perspective Corner Pin Effect
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 4357
15 commentsIn this Tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a complete workflow for using Imagineer Systems Mocha with Adobe After Effects to create a perspective corner pin effect – an effect typically used for sign replacement or compositing video on a computer or television screen. Even if youre not using After Effects as your compositing application, you [...]
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Freeze Frame with Time Remapping
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 967
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a simple technique for quickly creating freeze frames in After Effects, and explains some basic concepts of time remapping.
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Using the Puppet Tool with Particles
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 3536
4 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to simulate airflow over an object by using the After Effects CS3 puppet tools with the CC Particle World particle system.
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AE Workflow Tip #8: Working with Audio
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 816
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shares helpful hints about working with audio, including avoiding a major pitfall, as well as better methods of timing video to an audio track.
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Working with Null Objects in AE
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 825
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how working with Null objects lets you get better control of your animation. He also shares a technique for using nulls to make 3D camera motion easier.
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Creating a Heart Monitor
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 894
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz uses the Vegas Effect in After Effects to show you how to build your own EKG Machine in the Comfort of Your Own Home (or Office). (Flatline not included)
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Creating a Magnifying Glass Effect in AE
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 863
No commentsIn this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a technique for creating a magnifying glass in After Effects using an adjustment layer and distortion effects.
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Working With the Scribble Effect – Part 2
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1638
1 commentIn this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use Auto-Trace and Illustrator to create complex scribble animation in AE.
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Working With the Scribble Effect – Part 1
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1109
1 commentIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create Scribble-like animation with shapes and text in After Effects.
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Creating Multi-Color Gradient Ramps
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 300
No commentsIn this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create simple and complex multicolored gradient ramps in AE.
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Expression Controls #3
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 491
No commentsIn this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz takes a look at some advanced uses of expression controls, and shows you how you can make your expression more dynamic.
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Expression Controls #2
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 748
No commentsIn this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz explores most of the expression controls, showing you how they can be used to enhance your projects and save time.
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Expression Controls #1
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 593
In this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to expression controls, a series of effects designed only for use with After Effects expression.
VFX Tutorials Part 2
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RGTV Ep 05: Controling Time with Audio – Pt. 1
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Jan 23, 2009
- Views: 6129
8 commentsIn this episode, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use audio to control time. You’ll learn how to make your video automatically move forward in time to the music’s beat – a technique used in tons of music videos and commercials.
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RGTV Ep 04: Better Compositing Techniques
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Jan 23, 2009
- Views: 8102
4 commentsIn this Episode, learn about compositing techniques that fall outside of keying. Using tools available for After Effects, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Vegas and Avid, you’ll discover ways to improve the quality of your composite with less work.
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RGTV Ep 03: Looping a Particle System
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 4663
1 commentIn this Episode, you’ll learn how to set up a seamless looping particle system. We’ll be using Trapcode Particular and Starglow to create a stylized holiday snowstorm, but the concepts can be adapted for anything from backgrounds to lower 3rds.
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Red Giant TV Ep 02: Binary Transition – Part 2
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 4259
5 commentsIn this Episode, Aharon shows you how to improve on and finish the binary transition project by working with Time Remapping and Camera animation. Plus, see how Magic Bullet Looks and Trapcode Shine help add the finishing touches.
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Red Giant TV Ep. 01: Binary Transition – Part 1
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 7177
5 commentsThis episode shows you how to use Trapcode Form to create a dramatic transition where footage breaks into binary code, and re-forms as different footage.
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The Bourne Flashback: Creating a Flashback Look
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 5843
6 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the flashback look as seen in the film The Bourne Ultimatum with some extra touches and hints.
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Creating a Looping Particle System
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 2780
1 commentIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz (Along with the help of his daughter Noa) shows you how to create a looping particle system in After Effects.
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Shape Layer Tip #3: Trim Paths
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 9562
14 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use shape layers to easily create that Old-School look where a red dashed line animates over a map to indicate travel destinations.
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Creating the Jumbotron Look in After Effects
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 4191
1 commentIts game time baby! In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the look of a giant monitor, such as the kind you might see at a stadium or concert.
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Changing Shortcuts with After Effects
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 997
1 commentIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to be an AE road warrior by changing the keyboard shortcuts to account for missing keys on a laptop – such as the Ram Preview key or the Audio Preview key.
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AE Quick Tips #6: Remove Color Matting
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1498
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz adds to the concepts he covered in his tutorial Straight Vs. Premultiplied.
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Shape Layer Tip #2: Complex Shapes
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1383
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to combine several shapes to make a complex shape.
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AE Quick Tips #5: Perspective Offset
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1822
3 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a cool tip for adding depth to your Fractal Noise animations.
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AE Quick Tips #4: Copy Expression Only
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 458
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a menu item for speeding up the process of copying expressions to other layers, without typing or altering the current values.
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Shape Layer Tip #1: Custom Shapes
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1137
1 commentIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to move beyond the Basic shape tools to create your own custom shapes.
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AE Quick Tips #3: Show Waveform
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 722
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz returns to the subject of Audio (Workflow tips #8) and shares a tip for working with audio waveforms that he got from an AE user via email.
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AE Quick Tips #2: Preserve Transparency
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 604
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you an often-missed feature in AE that can help you when trying to create transparency in an image by using the layers below as the source of that transparency.
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AE Quick Tips #1: Grow Bounds
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1219
4 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you an often-missed tool that can help you out in a pinch, by expanding the boundaries of your footage.
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An Introduction to Shape Layers
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1114
4 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to Shape Layers, one of the most powerful features in Adobe After Effects CS3.
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After Effects Text Tips 3
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1152
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz explores a few ways to correct some common problems experienced when creating text animators.
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After Effects Text Tips 2
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1090
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz explores creating Text animators, and talks about why you might animate properties together or separately.
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Using the Echo Effect with Animated Layers
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 1797
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shares some tips and tricks for working with the Echo effect.
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Creating a Hologram Look in After Effects
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 6919
3 commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz returns to one of his earliest tutorials, Creating TV Look, and shows how it can be used to create the look of a Hologram as seen in science fiction movies.
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Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 3
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 2651
No commentsIn this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz finishes his series on weather replacement and shows you how to add realistic lightning to the shot.
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Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 2
- By Aharon Rabinowitz Dec 29, 2008
- Views: 3014
In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz continues his weather replacement tutorial, and shows you how to add rain to your shot, as well as drops of water on the camera. Also, 3D compositing and color correction are covered.
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