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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 Fix scaling issues in After Effects" cover image
Dec 3, 2007

In part one of this two-part tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to Exponential scale, a keyframe assistant used to counter the issues that occur naturally in After Effects when scaling from ve ...

"How to Convert video to cartoon in After Effects" cover image
Dec 3, 2007

In this three part tutorial Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz explains the process of converting video to cartoon by using only After Effects and Adobe Illustrator CS2. Even if you don't want to c ...

Editing software interface with a logo and a group of people.
Dec 3, 2007

This excellent tutorial shows you how easy it is to make a crowd out of a few people. Using the Trapcode plug-in particular, Mike Goedecke from the design firm Belief, teaches us how to do it. Turn ...

"How to Create a dark 3D tunnel in After Effects" cover image
Dec 3, 2007

Ever wanted to create a cavernous tunnel in After Effects? This tutorial takes you through the steps. Learn lighting techniques and how to place layers in 3D space. ...

"How to Make the light streaks from the iPod Nano commercial" cover image
Dec 3, 2007

If you have Adobe After Effects and want to create the cool light trails from the Apple Nano commercial, then this is the video for you. This professional will show you step-by-step the process neede ...

"How to Use corner pinning in After Effects" cover image
Dec 3, 2007

Create the famous Star Wars text scroll using the corner pinning tool in After Effects. ...

"How to Use the glow plug-in in After Effects" cover image
Dec 3, 2007

Many designers love hot, glowing looks. However, the After Effects Glow plug-in is available only in the Professional edition, and is not all that intuitive to use. This two-part module demonstrates h ...

"How to Create 3D objects in After Effects" cover image
Nov 26, 2007

This movie shows you how to create actual 3D objects in After Effects without expressions or 3rd party software. This example uses the shatter tool and some text, but you don't have to stick just to t ...

"How to Blend clips in After Effects" cover image
Nov 26, 2007

In this After Effects tutorial you will learn how to use blur, median, and levels to make individual pieces of art blend together to look natural, as well as get pointers for starting character animat ...

"How to Simulate slot machine reels in After Effects" cover image
Nov 17, 2007

Colin Lea has come up with a tutorial for creating animation that simulates slot machine reels. Ko Maruyama has made this video version of the tutorial for you to learn from. Video not playing properl ...