Our soon to be released plug-in Sure Target 2 is near…
Sure Target 2
Precision 3D Camera Control for After Effects 7, CS3, CS4
Price: $0 (Free)
Value: $5,000,000 + a Turkey Sandwich
FEATURES:
Real Plug-in Form: As an actual plug-in, Sure Target 2 has better organized parameters and will run on any language of After Effects and provide advanced feature support.
Auto-Camera Rigging: When you add Sure Target to a NULL, a 3D camera is created and parented instantly, plus the NULL is changed to 3D and necessary expressions are added and activated.
Auto-Populate: Select Target Layers one by one and Sure Target will add them to the target list in order with one click. This will save setup time if adding or rearranging your targets.
Ease Target Modes: Sure Target 2 will automatically ease the animation keyframes as requested with 4 modes. Ease, ease in, ease out and linear.
Auto-Focus: Sure Target 2 will calculate the focal distance to the camera so that your target layers are in focus.
Inertia Inheritance: Incorporate natural springy movement at each stop with control over amount and decay.
Camera Roll: This feature is awesome… Sure Target will pitch and roll along the animation direction like an airplane turns down-ward in the direction it is moving.
Dolly Control: Sure Target 2 allows you to control the camera distance to each target individually. Target 1 can be the default distance and Target 2 can be 50% closer… etc.
Create a Baked Camera: I’ll be honest… expressions can be slow to calculate some times, especially for motions blur. Sure Target 2 can create a baked camera to include all of the settings with one click. If you need to make a change, just delete the baked camera, adjust the settings and bake a new one.
Condition Protection: Sure Target 2 will make sure your NULL and target layers are 3D before adding them to avoid errors.
Refresh Expressions: We haven’t been able to break the expressions by deleting targets or changing them to 2D by accident but if you should find a way to disconnect the expression, simply refresh all of the expressions with 1 click.
Probably some other stuff too but we’ll talk about them on launch day!
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Awesome dude! Can’t wait to give it a try.
Yeah! Can’t wait.
One of the best free addons avaible soon
I’m getting this purely for the Turkey Sandwich
Very impressive. i really enjoyed the first sure target. pretty cool to see you guys revisiting it to make improvements. if it were me, id be far too lazy to do that. lol
SQUEE!!! I am sooo excited for it!! I was happy with version one so I’m sure I will be out of my mind with happiness with this one!
All of us are very anxios to get this plug-in and its not just the FREE part =]
All of those new fetures, leave the last one really down, so we cant wait!
And its FREE!
Thanks Andrew!
Sean.
Stranio My friends, that is a perfect present for this date
Wow! This is so great! Makes my night!
This sounds like an AMAZING plug-in. I wish there was some love for us 6.5 users though. :/
KOOL i mean COOL
!!!
Awesome stuff Andrew!
It might work for AE 6.5 but we just haven’t tested it…
I still have some turkey left over from the Canadian Thanksgiving, so that will be heading your way Andrew.
LIKE LIKE.
Sounds good.
This is officially the best news I’ve heard all week
With greetings from Russia, thank u for everything you have done and are doing, it’s amazing.
looking forward to see what has been changed. to be honest i understand the work that went into v1.5 and am happy with that. having it as a genuine plug-in is kinda cool. the work put in is appreciated from me. cheers with a beer!
Can’t wait! Seriously.. Can’t wait!!
wow, the awesome got even better…
Hey Andrew,
I have the Turkish Sandwich, I need an address, or I can just drive it on over, but I’ll need an address and well because I’m coming from NY it might take 15-20 minutes.
Sam
Sure hope this is out by monday! I could use it for some things.
hey guys.Will this plugin do something similar to this ?
http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/handheld_camera_script/P2/
thanks
Thanks for the update Andrew. Looking forward to trying it out.
This is awesome, Thank you so much Mr. Kramer.
Great.
I really want to try this, keep up with your awsome work
Greatttttttttttttttt !!!
Can’t Wait For It !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Andrew
(From France ! )
I have 6.5, I could test it! Great features Andrew thanks a lot for such a cool plugin!
Just in time! I need it ASAP Andrew, Thank you!
Thanks a lot!
..sounds great!
wow! sounds awesome. Sure Target was already a great tool, now made better. Thanks, Andrew.
Merry Christmas to all of us
Thank You Master Kramer
Wow! Damn! Wow!
Mr Andrew, Could you please give us an update on ‘Optical Flares’.
Thankyou, and good work on plug-in.
awesome! sounds much better than version one!!! cant wait!
Wow, This sounds really cool. Thanks for sharing, I look forward to using it on a project!
Great! Can’t wait to give it a try. Thanks AK
AK 47
hahaha
all the BEST things are here… only in this site! Thanks so much Andrew
Really cool and uesful stuff.
Thank you!!
If Andrew gonna give such a plug-in for free then i must say good man still live on Earth
.
Sure Target Preset helped me do my projects in minutes which would have normally taken hours or even days.
I can just imagine how much this would help me.
This gonna be Fattafatti AWESOME !!
thanks VC
YES!!! Thank you so much for doing this and for FREE! Best site on the internet…seriously…the whole thing!
Just started to get into video editing after getting lay-off …. I’ve really learned alot from this site … Thanks for this and all the hard work you put in for beginners like me … still fascinated with sure target 1.1
woww Andrew, Thank you so much.
You are the best
T minus … ? ^^
2 thumbs up for the plugin,2 thumbs and 2 toes up for the way you present it,who is behind the website design…?
I was skeptical but that turkey sandwich really makes all the difference…
wow, can’t wait to try it out!!! He andrew you still got 2 tutorials to go for the end of the year, will you do one with sure target???
As always, can’t wait for optical flares and all the new and free stuff. Keep up the awesomeness
This sounds so AWSMOE!!!
Fantastic mr Kramer. One day I am sure you will release a bum plug in or tute.. But I gotta feeling it will be a long wait till that day. Great work
Awesome!!!!Can’t wait…
Tanks Dr andrew
it’s look like, Sure Target is the best Present from video copilot. and also Free
you are too generous Andrew. you give us all so much. i’m very grateful. in return, i buy all your products too. you’re always looking out for your peers. i commend you. i wish all businesses would follow your example. much peace and aloha..
This will be the best free stuff anywhere in the world!
Keep it up Andrew!
hey there really loving this site more everyday ,

is there gonna be a tutorial with it ?
i have a request though ,, i really hope tht there would be a compressed version of all tutorials when they r uploaded . to download easily cuz my net speed is horrable and it takes me a long time to watch just one tutorial.
maybe a zip or a rar format.
thanks
wow.. i can’t wait for this one.. i wonder if the turkey sandwich will arrive fresh here in the Philippines.. >.<
it looks very nice~~~
Ooh, I can’t wait to try it!
I love you Andrew!
That’s simply amasing !
I can’t wait for this update !!
U just rules !
Keep up the great work !
wow i’m new to after effects but got cs4 and have been watching 100000000 hours of Videocopilot.net
This new plug-in will give me more to do and the features sound as good as the turkey sandwich
Thank you
cpt Andrew
I feel guilty taking this plug-in from you without giving something back. Now I can’t afford $5,000,000 but I could make you a turkey sandwich =]
it’s awesome if the launch day is before Thursday
awesome for me:P
sounds great cant wait to try it out
I could send you some typical Dutch Candy for the plug in if you like
SOUNDS AWESOME!
I wish i was a turkey hmmmmmm…tasty
Sounds pretty sexy… I’m using the current sure target very often and I have to say, that’s one of the best plugin/preset to me…. so I can’t wait for version 2.0
Hey Andrew Kudos again. Will this work with the VC Reflect plug-in that you just released, i think the two plug-ins combined could make a sweet effect!
wow very Nice Can’t wait.
Many Thanks Sir Kramer!!
I love reading the posts on here, it always sounds like a bunch of groupies oogling the lead singer of a bing band. But then I think “what could I say to Andrew and his team to best express my feelings of graditude without coming across alittle creepy.?” Theres nothing that can help it! I cant wait for this stuff. The lens flares are gonna be amazing, sure target 2.0, oh yeah! The chicken sandwitch feature in gonna be great!!! Your the man!!!!
Andrew, you are the man! I use the original SureTarget almost on a weekly basis, as well as Evolution. Can’t thank you enough, I’ll be getting Optical Flares on day one!
hai andrew u r asome work…….
your plug in work vary good…..tanks andrew
i can’t wait this plug in.
Hi Andrew sir i really learnt many thing from here. & ur Sure Target plugin is real awesome. & now news of Sure target2 release with so many features makes it double awesome.
Thanks
whaaaaaaaat. Very VERY cool.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
seriously?? I can’t believe you’re giving this invaluable plug-in away for FREE!!!!!!!!
It will most definitely cut my work time down!
You’re so awesome man!!
ps- Im loving my Action Essentials 2K!!
it’s amazing i wait for it
i use sure target for many of my promos
thank you man
Probably u recive 1312 thank you post every hour, but i dont care you deserve it. Thank YOU.
I personally use a lot this preset in my work, the two previous versions were already very good, having improved is incredible, because the 1.5 vesion greatly facilitated me my work and this new version I know, my job will be exceeded.
Again many thanks.
Andrew: Get ready for the age with your daughters, you’ll have to wear Santa Claus soon. I want to see pics of that.
you’re simply GREAT!!!!
Bye
GIanni
Well I can send you the Turkey Sandwitch. Can’t wait.
Hi Videocopilots,
it´s getting boring to get stuff for free… I want to get out my Credit Card and buy the Lense Flare Quatsch (a german Saying).
Thanks for this nice Christmas Present.
Frank from Berlin
This is awesome. I just wish that there was someone creating free plug-ins like you do for Dreamweaver. I spend a lot more time working with web design software these days than I do in After Effects. If anyone knows of anything, please let me know.
I thought it was originally going to be $140…
But you took 100% off the original price?
@Frank… Our Optical Flares Plug-in for creating 3D lens flares and lighting effects is $139.95 and will be available in about a month.
Sure Target was a free preset that we recently updated to a plug-in which will also be free, although it is quite valuable
Very impressive ADK
Awesome!!!! I guess the cost of Optical Flares is covering the cost of these plugins… but i would pay $200 for each of them
I’m very curious. VC is going to get a lot of attention by this.
Thanks for being this active!
the best AE free plug-in ever released on earth!!!
Oh thank god you added the feature to refresh the expressions! I had managed to break my suretarget just a few days ago and I was on the verge of tears scared to death I would have to restart my project from scratch.
Thankfully I didn’t, but knowing you have addressed the big issues I had with the old Suretarget makes me feel much better!
Looking forward to buying optical flares!
feels like xmas – i am counting the hours!
If you’d really like, Mr. Kramer, I’ll buy you a turkey sandwich.
i didn’t think there was anything out there better than a boar’s head cajun turkey, until now! great work.
Andrew you are a god amongst men!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! You can bet I’ll by buying optical flares for all that you’ve done for the AE community!
omg, so many features….and for free
Superb…..n…amazing sir…
good job boys
thank you
I thought that mr. Kramer would release Optical Flares in November… YES, he specifically said ” Late November” and today is the 30th of November… I have been waiting for this one since my B-Day… Since October people!!!
Still… Looking forward to all this SHIZZ
This remembers me why I like after effects so much. It look so subtle
French Sandwich best …
who wanna a FS ???
try it
mouhahaahahahaha
When set to download? We are all very anxious! Thanks for everything Andrew.
Holy Crap!
I don’t usually comment, but this thing looks insane.
By far the most amazing free preset I’ve ever seen-period.
I used the first one like once… not to say it wasn’t good, just took too much brain power lol.
For this one, I think the auto focus is what got me.
Completely amazing.
Anyways, thanks so much, Kramer!
It’s mostly because of you that I’ve moved to New York got started freelancing.
They took one look at my reel and hired me!
I learned AE from watching your tutorials.
I’m pretty sure you’re the best teacher I’ve ever had in my life.
Here’s a look at the reel that got me started.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxIeYWYn-AU
Lot’s of your stuff is in here!
Thanks again, Andrew!
sounds fantastic, can’t wait.
Oh! Man…I thought for a minute there you were charging 5,000,000 in Turkish Lira. That would be like, like (trying to figure the exchange rate) well like alot, but hey, I am sure based on the features that it is worth it. I don’t have any Turkish Lira so FREE is good.
Happy Belated Thanksgiving!
oh my goodness!!
it’s really coming to us. .
sure target v2 is really coming!!!
can’t wait for this. .
you know what. .
i had a recent project
and my client really liked
my stuff. . i refer them to also
visit this site. . they really love it. .
thanks to video copilot forever!
That’s very nice from videocopilot. Thanks a lot
very cool thanks
Andrew you taught me AE, sure target is like coronation of easiness with which you did it, may you be so kind and think about some tuts with 3d max more please now ? I mean 3dmax -> comp with AE -> final result it would be great. I know there are many tutorials on 3dmax but other guys aren’t any good when we talk about the teaching.
Best Regards,
Greg
It looks like my grandma will be very happy at Christmas this year! Well actually maybe all my Christmas shopping is done!
Thanks Santa!
thanks for share your knowledge.
I’ve been making a living at freelance motion graphics for the past several months, and this is seriously gonna be amazing. I can’t wait until you release it, It’ll save me so much time.
im waiting for this plug in and we are your stuf andrew dont forgrt this
thanks chekit this
This is why you’re number 1 baby!
you are a ninja
Incredible – you guys are the best! Really.
Just in case vers.2 isn´t finished completely: The inertia inheritance is great. What do you think about not only making it possible at the stop of a camera-motion, but at the start? So it would in a way simulate the effect of the camera – after resting on the 1st target for a while – being taking in hand again an moving on to the 2nd one, you know?
Just an idea..
Anyway: great-great-great!
What does a guy have to do to get a preset around here? Justjoking, can’t wait for this one. All your VC Products are DA Bomb and worth more than we paid for them. Thanks to Andrew and his VC Team!
You are the best thing that ever happen to me. LOL.
Thanks a zillion for all d good works you’ve been doing. Holla, 4rm nigeria
team VC your cut billion hours routine
THANKS a lot/
yes..this is pretty much cool thanks a lot..very powerful plug-in
Oh my god… I cannot wait.
All of your plu-ins are awesome and it lokos like the level bar has just been raised… yet again.
Spectacular! Congratulations on the great success of the Video Copilot!
can’t pay the 5 millions, but i can buy you at least 100 turkey sandwichs… thanks a lot Andrew for this great work…
This looks perfect for a music video we are shooting on greenscreen and comping on similar white CGI cyc. Motions are perfect
good your souja in desert
WOW ! thanks, this is GREAT !
That’s great andrew! congrulations you are one of the greatest man top of the world for visual effects…
thanx..
Thank you so very much…
hi andrew thank you for your great works…. i am from turkey and i can send to you one very delicious turkey sandwich
hi andrew in need to the model your camera for me?(sony,canon,or …?)
mmmmm… turkey sandwich…
Can I have a turkey sandwich? Pretty please?
Smiling in anticipation, my heart fills with gratitude.
Sure Target for Christmas?
hi andrew thank you for your great works…. i am from turkey and i can send to you one very delicious turkey sandwich
When will this be available?
Hi !
When will be out ? Same time as Optical Flares (25/01/10) ?
See ya’
YEAH!
Publish it!
Can’t wait too long!
I’m gonna eat the sandwich…
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hey andrew I’m from Dominican Republic and was just watching the tutorial, when it says ”stop, drop and roll…” and in that exact moment the building started shaking!…. that´s kind creepy…
just wanted to share that experience…
Btw excelent tutorial!! I can’t wait to use it!
thanks!
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S FREE!
Way too good for free. VC rules.
Well. Im a little strapped right now so I dont think I can swing the $5 mill…but I have half a turkey sandwich from last night that you are more than welcome to have. Well.. almost a half a turkey sandwich…I got a little hungry watching the Sure Target 2 video (burp) Excuse me.
HAHAHAHAHA! I love the value you placed on this stuff…it’s definitely worth that. Thanks for sharing your endowments with us.
Can’t turn on Depth of Field. after selecting checkbox (Inever get to actually see a check)AECS3 displays a dialouge box that says windows has encountered a problem and then shuts down.
Hey Andrew, Just tried this out and used the Null technique with 5 3D objects created in Zaxwerks ProAnimator worked like a charm and gave me the kind of control that I was looking for to create a stunning intro Needed a little bit of tweeking in the 3D space but it was fast and amazng. Giving it away for free, such a quality plug-in really sends a message out there. That there’s still people who are not all about money.
On a side note I’ve lost my iPod some time ago and wanted to know if you could predict anything on it’s whereabouts.
Muy buen proyecto, ojalá saquen varios tutoriales mostrando como hacer textos buenos en 3d. Muchas Gracias.
thank you can’t believe that it’s for free!
actually the free part is like a Christmas in January..and we can’t wait…..Thank Andrew coz you r the best…
Holy Crap.. You just blew me away… and I mean it…Have you heard of the phrase, ” Blew My socks off” Well you sir have managed to go step further and it would be real safe to say that , ” you just blew my underpants off” loving ur content and site
Your tutorials and plugins are just wonderful. And I am the more amazed when you make them free. Thank you for sharing all you know.
Hey Andrew I’m new to after effects and I’m learning pretty quickly. But I can’t seem to create my own kinetic typography video and I was wondering would sure target help me. I love your tutorials and would be so grateful if you would do a tutorial on kinetic typography.
You are the man Andrew, and if you open your own school, I want to be your first student.
wow, i cant wait to try it, pls let me know if its ready to download
Yo Andrew, for some kind of reason I can’t find Sure Target 2.0 for download??
Is it moved? Searched all over the site but can onley find the tutorials.
Anybody know?
Ciao from a cold, snowy Amsterdam…
cool preset bro..! but, why i can’t move the target potition, like Andrew did? (like in the video tutorial at minute 08:00)
thanks…
Way too good for free. VC rules.
This is a nice theme
how do i create more than 100 targets in sure target 2?
tried searching for it with google, but no look. anybody know?
hello,,i’m from indonesia
glad to know u,,,
andrew you’re my the best ae teacher
thanks a lot for more your tutorial and project
oke..sure target 2,,,of course,, i’ll wait it..
videocopilot is the bomb! The AE The Authority! Thanks!!
This theme realy good any more info has any know Thanks
you are too generous Andrew. you give us all so much. i’m very grateful. in return, i buy all your products too. you’re always looking out for your peers. i commend you. i wish all businesses would follow your example. much peace and aloha..
I still have some turkey left over from the Canadian Thanksgiving, so that will be heading your way Andrew.
you are too generous Andrew. you give us all so much. i’m very grateful. in return, i buy all your products too. you’re always looking out for your peers. i commend you. i wish all businesses would follow your example. much peace and aloha..
hi andrew thank you for your great works…. i am from turkey and i can send to you one very delicious turkey sandwich
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Was a beautiful page. Thanks to the designers and managers.
nice theme i enjoy taht
the description is very interesting i look forward to try it, thanks for posting it.
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from where did i get the plug in sure target free download
I cannot get this plugin to work on CS5 (64bit Mac). Things get offset, the dolly feature does not work etc. v 2.0.12
I was watching your tutorial before i really saw the difference from the previous version an d i was thinking, GREAT!………so i decided to download Sure Target Version 2.0.12 using my phone and i must agree i was laughing even before it was done downloading. It asked me to……..”Select Target Folder”
Congratulations for this nice plugin but it has a significant error. It doesnt let u to go from object 1 to 3 without passing trough the object 2 before and this is a major impediment
Just in case if you were in a trouble in sc3 with sure target 1.5 auto rotate, do upgrade! just remove the sure-target previous .ffx in preset folder and copy new v2 SureTarget.aex in to plug-ins folder(root). It should work and save lot of time.
how can I get this free plugin?
Thanks for shaaring goods information.