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After Effects

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Oct 14, 2008

This quick After Effects software tutorial shows you how to control velocity when animating. You will learn velocity keyframing and how to use the graph editor in After Effects CS3. ...

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Oct 13, 2008

This After Effects tutorial gives a basic overview of how to create the tongue effect as seen in the show Kung Pow. You want your actor to move as little as they can, or you will have to fix the foota ...

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Oct 13, 2008

In this software tutorial you will learn how to manipulate images in Photoshop to remove the background and then bring that transparent background image into After Effects without loosing the transpar ...

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Oct 11, 2008

This tutorial shows you an example of how to rotoscope footage using After Effects CS4 and Photoshop CS4. See what tools, masks and brushes are able to help you rotoscope and learn how to use the sele ...

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Oct 11, 2008

Using After Effects CS4 and Encore CS4 together to create motion menus can produce a more engaging experience when outputting to disc or flash from Encore CS4. This Adobe CS4 tutorial shows you how to ...

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Oct 11, 2008

The cartoon effect is brand new to After Effects CS4. It works by creating edge and fill areas that give footage a cartoon, painterly, or hand-drawn look. See how to turn live-action footage into a ca ...

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Oct 11, 2008

This After Effects CS4 tutorial covers animating essentials. Learn how to animate properties in After Effects CS4 including how to use the stopwatch, move the current-time indicator, and set values. Y ...

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Oct 11, 2008

This Adobe CS4 tutorial shows you how to use the dynamic linking features available in the Creative Suite. This tutorial will specifically cover how to work with Dynamic Link in After Effects, Premier ...

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Oct 11, 2008

This After Effects CS4 tutorial teaches you how to preview your animations. Discover the difference the RAM and spacebar previews in After Effects CS4 and then learn how to use the Work Area bar to de ...

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Oct 11, 2008

This Adobe CS4 software tutorial shows you how to animate characters in After Effects CS4 using the puppet tool. Learn how to use the puppet tool to apply pins to control movement, and record movement ...