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After Effects

Join our community of FX specialists to give and get help on one of the world's leading motion graphics software for creating cinematic visual effects—Adobe After Effects.
"How to Use Show Audio Waveform in After Effects" cover image
May 19, 2008

CreativeCow leader Aharon Rabinowitz returns to the subject of "Audio in After Effects" and shares a quick tip for working with audio waveforms. ...

"How to Copy expressions to other layers in After Effects" cover image
May 19, 2008

In this video tutorial, CreativeCow leader 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 in ...

"How to Create tornado text in After Effects" cover image
May 19, 2008

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern shows you a very cool way to create 3D ribbon text animation using After Effects CS3 Text tool. Part two enhances the 3D ribbon text ...

"How to Create advanced glitter using expressions & Particular" cover image
May 19, 2008

In this tutorial, Creative Cow leader, Michael Park, demonstrates another, more advanced method for creating shimmering glitter particles using Trapcode's Particular in After Effects. The main advance ...

"How to Design a text title for a show opener in After Effects" cover image
May 19, 2008

reative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates a cool way of designing a text title for a Telenovela soap opera opener using Illustrator open type font. Part two continues to animate the vect ...

"How to Make shimmering glitter in Particular in After Effects" cover image
May 19, 2008

In this After Effects tutorial, Creative Cow leader, Michael Park, demonstrates how to simulate shimmering glitter particles using fractal noise, colorama effect and Trapcodes Particular plugin. ...

"How to Ignite a soccer ball in particleIllusion & AE" cover image
May 19, 2008

Creative Cow Leader Jeff Bellune demonstrates how to use the tools available in particleIllusion and After Effects to get a particle emitter source to track an element in a video clip. Part One detail ...

"How to Create a shotgun blast using 3ds Max and After Effects" cover image
May 19, 2008

In this 2 part tutorial, Michael Park will demonstrate how to create a shotgun blast at the camera using 3D rendered particles and distortion trails along with some 2D footage to create a convincing e ...

"How to Use shape layers in After Effects" cover image
May 19, 2008

Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to Shape Layers, one of the most powerful features in Adobe After Effects CS3. ...

"How to Create a Sin City effect in After Effects" cover image
May 19, 2008

Creative Cow contributing editor Grant Swanson will take you step-by-step through the easiest and fastest (and extremely effective) way of creating the popular Sin City effect - colorized objects in a ...