Adobe After Effects Video Tutorials
Free Video Training for After Effect 6.5, 7.0 and CS3
Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
Free Video Training for After Effect 6.5, 7.0 and CS3
Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
Over 17 Hours of Free Training
66. 3D Sparks Title
May 7, 2008• Create and animate Per-Character 3D Text in 32bpc
• Create Sparks with CC Particle world in 3D
Watch Video | Comments: 203 | Views: 28,471
65. AE Bump Maps
May 2, 2008• Learn to create bump maps from textures and lights
• Convert 3D position into a 2D position with expressions
Watch Video | Comments: 143 | Views: 40,712
64. Stabilize Shaky Footage
April 12, 2008• Learn advanced techniques for stabilizing footage in AE
• Composite smoke behind vehicle and other advanced stuff
Watch Video | Comments: 260 | Views: 71,696
63. Smoke Screen
April 9, 2008• Composite and animate smoke elements in 3D space
• Create a custom particle map and write new expressions
Watch Video | Comments: 271 | Views: 86,723
62. Colorful Universe
April 2, 2008• Create a dynamic space world with light streams
• Use an expression to create a 3D orbit
Watch Video | Comments: 367 | Views: 97,334
61. Growing 3D Vines
March 17, 2008• Use 3D Max to create growing 3D vines over a water floor
• Composite Z depth pass in After Effects for Depth of Field
Watch Video | Comments: 427 | Views: 102,682
60. The Healer
February 25, 2008• Create a healing effect as seen by many super heroes
• Cover advanced motion tracking tips and compositing
Watch Video | Comments: 459 | Views: 127,612
59. Frosty Breath
January 29, 2008• Create the illusion of cold breath on a warm day
• Use color correction to cool the mood of the scene
Watch Video | Comments: 281 | Views: 85,294
58. Fancy Title Plate
January 25, 2008• Create a 3D title plate with growing elements
• Use Evolution to enhance this simple design
Watch Video | Comments: 288 | Views: 170,567
57. Water Drops
January 25, 2008• Create water droplets on the lens with DOF
• Learn about setting for the MR Mercury filter
Watch Video | Comments: 132 | Views: 90,350
56. 3D Eyeball
January 9, 2008• Make a 3D eyeball that can look around the room
• Use CC Sphere to create a material of the eyeball
Watch Video | Comments: 169 | Views: 77,588
55. Eye Replacement
January 7, 2008• Create creepy eye effects by replacing with empty eyeball
• Use Motion tracking and a Null object to link parts together
Watch Video | Comments: 342 | Views: 80,277
54. Advanced Camera Tips
December 17, 2007• Create a Unique custom Particle System with Particular
• Use Null objects to create advanced camera movements
Watch Video | Comments: 420 | Views: 168,881
53. Planet Explosion
November 26, 2007• Make a planet explode using the shatter effect
• Composite explosion and add motion blur
Watch Video | Comments: 245 | Views: 132,357
52. Dead Planet
November 26, 2007• Create a dying planet with visible lava and cracks
• Render with built in transparency to QuickTime Movie
Watch Video | Comments: 179 | Views: 112,517
51. Evolution Preview
November 7, 2007• This tutorial is from the Evolution DVD out on Nov 12th
• Check out the cool Twister Preset and the possibilities
Watch Video | Comments: 262 | Views: 169,518
50. Skin Displacement
October 31, 2007• Simulate the look of bugs crawling under the skin
• Use displacement mapping and color correction
Watch Video | Comments: 376 | Views: 146,084
49. Magic Glass
October 15, 2007• Create the illusion of camera passing through glass
• Fade out reflection and add slight glass distortion
Watch Video | Comments: 301 | Views: 143,667
48_P4. Riot Gear Promo Title
October 10, 2007• Create a Title as seen in the Riot Gear Promo
• Learn advanced colorization techniques
Watch Video | Comments: 186 | Views: 124,005
48_P3. Medical Zoom 03
October 1, 2007• Composite blood render with live action footage
• Animate camera into 3D skin layer to reveal blood
Watch Video | Comments: 174 | Views: 98,290
48_P2. Medical Zoom 02
October 1, 2007• Import blood render and create 3D particle system
• Use particular to stream particles with depth of field
Watch Video | Comments: 81 | Views: 57,948
48_P1. Medical Zoom 01
October 1, 2007• Create a complex microscopic view of inside a body
• Model a blood cell and integrate with After Effects
Watch Video | Comments: 189 | Views: 113,734
47.6. 3D Titles in Cinema 4D!
September 26, 2007• Now we'll see if we can create 3D Text in C4d
• We'll add a seemless BG and soft shadows too
Watch Video | Comments: 197 | Views: 68,277
47.5. 3D Text in 3DS Max
September 25, 2007• Create 3D text with a seamless bg in 3ds Max
• Use a skylight to generate soft shadows
Watch Video | Comments: 267 | Views: 82,563
47. Audio to Animation
September 17, 2007• Convert music amplitude to drive particle animation
• Use particular to generate custom "waveform"
Watch Video | Comments: 393 | Views: 200,899
46. Virtual 3D Photos
September 10, 2007• Turn a 2D picture into a 3D virtual scene
• Create a clean plate and composite elements
Watch Video | Comments: 203 | Views: 127,636
45. Set Extensions
August 27, 2007• Extend a live action set with custom matte painting
• Link several motion trackers into one null object
Watch Video | Comments: 157 | Views: 109,528
44. Day to Night Conversion
July 30, 2007• Transform daylight footage to night footage
• Add artificial lights and illuminate windows
Watch Video | Comments: 107 | Views: 78,065
43. Demon Face Warp
July 23, 2007• Add face warp using reverse motion tracking
• Warp face using liquify & texture skin with shadows
Watch Video | Comments: 267 | Views: 200,191
42. Advanced Sky Replacement
July 16, 2007• Use procedural mattes to remove a blown out sky
• Track background and create custom mattes
Watch Video | Comments: 43 | Views: 62,399
41b. The Blue Planet in 3D
July 9, 2007• Add 3D control to earth inside After Effects
• Use simple expressions to CC sphere plug-in
Watch Video | Comments: 41 | Views: 50,541
41. The Blue Planet
July 8, 2007• Create a cool earth in After Effects
• Add atmosphere, rotation and cool lighting
Watch Video | Comments: 129 | Views: 98,520
40. Earth Zoom
July 2, 2007• Create a cosmic Earth zoom in AE
• Use masking and parenting to link imagery
Watch Video | Comments: 219 | Views: 164,997
39. 3D Vanishing Point
June 27, 2007• Use Vanishing Point to generate 3D from still
• Import in to AE and use as a 3D scene from PS
Watch Video | Comments: 35 | Views: 62,411
38. 3D Camera Projection 2
June 27, 2007• Convert a still photo to 3D geometry in AE
• Create multiple walls and a 3d light
Watch Video | Comments: 61 | Views: 68,682
37. 3D Camera Projection
June 25, 2007• Transform a single image into 3D space
• Use light transmission to simulate camera mapping
Watch Video | Comments: 41 | Views: 72,893
36. Time Freeze
June 17, 2007• Simulate a frozen world around one person
• This simple effect uses masks to create illusion
Watch Video | Comments: 126 | Views: 124,012
35. Jumpy Text
June 4, 2007• Create jumpy random moving text with expressions
• Define the expression to a specific direction
Watch Video | Comments: 30 | Views: 56,021
34. Fly By Titles
May 27, 2007• Create titles that fly by the camera
• Learn a little bit about keyframes & interpolation
Watch Video | Comments: 44 | Views: 81,755
33. Graffiti Writing
May 20, 2007• Simulate graffiti writing on a wall in 3D
• Add some paint splatter elements
Watch Video | Comments: 84 | Views: 142,832
32. 3D Ocean
May 14, 2007• Create a semi-realistic water surface in 3D
• Use a pre-composed displacement map layer
Watch Video | Comments: 18 | Views: 36,859
31. 3D Reflections with Refractions
May 7, 2007• Enhance 3D reflections with watery refraction
• Make surface appear wet and displaced
Watch Video | Comments: 24 | Views: 41,998
30. 3D Stroke Effect
April 30, 2007• Animate a thin particle system in 3D space
• Use expressions to enhance particle control
Watch Video | Comments: 73 | Views: 119,399
29. Speed Variation
April 23, 2007• Control speed from slow to fast like film 300
• Use pixel motion and frame blending options
Watch Video | Comments: 69 | Views: 78,930
28. Realistic Gun Blow Back
April 16, 2007• Simulate a blow back action from a small firearm
• Recreate the barrel and add motion blur to slide
Watch Video | Comments: 28 | Views: 39,557
27. 3D Room
April 9, 2007• Construct a 3D room from still images
• Animate camera down a hallway with titles
Watch Video | Comments: 73 | Views: 80,087
26. EarthQuake with 32bpc
April 2, 2007• Create an easy earthquake expression with controller
• Generate 32bpc motion blur from 8bit footage
Watch Video | Comments: 14 | Views: 37,025
25. Light Streaks 2
March 26, 2007• Use light streaks with live action footage
• Enhanced coloring method and 3D layer control
Watch Video | Comments: 106 | Views: 133,433
24. Blood Splatter
March 19, 2007• Learn how to make blood stick to things
• Use masks to composite blood behind actor
Watch Video | Comments: 26 | Views: 45,452
23. Moving 3D Lines
March 12, 2007• Create flowing light streams using a fractal noise
• Add 3D particles and a nice camera move
Watch Video | Comments: 84 | Views: 78,480
22. Fun with Ink
March 5, 2007• Create ink spatter elements and composite in 3D
• Use Particle World to generate fake ink
Watch Video | Comments: 27 | Views: 51,314
21. Simulated Lighting
March 5, 2007• Make a muzzle flash actually light up your scene
• Use for saber hits, lighting or even explosions!
Watch Video | Comments: 19 | Views: 29,331
20b. Light Sabers V2
January 22, 2007• New Light Saber preset with enhanced motion blur
• Obscure the Light Saber when behind Objects
Watch Video | Comments: 89 | Views: 59,538
20. Light Sabers
January 29, 2007• Use Custom Preset to generate instant Light Sabers
• Change color and size Setting Globally with ease
Watch Video | Comments: 77 | Views: 48,975
19. Frame Rate Converter
January 22, 2007• Convert frame rates from PAL to NTSC to PAL
• Change 60i footage to 24p and much more
Watch Video | Comments: 17 | Views: 25,724
18. Light Streaks
January 8, 2007• Use Trapcode's Particular to generate light streaks
• Use an expression to generate random movement
Watch Video | Comments: 80 | Views: 84,309
17. 3D Reflections
January 1, 2007• Create easy 3D reflections with no plug-ins
• Simulate reflective falloff and blurry reflections
Watch Video | Comments: 50 | Views: 58,601
16. Flip-Book Motion
December 18, 2006• Create a page peel animation effect
• Use time-remapping to adjust speed
Watch Video | Comments: 11 | Views: 32,554
15. 2D Depth of Field
November 6, 2006• Create depth of field with live action footage
• Take advantage of the new lens blur effect
Watch Video | Comments: 15 | Views: 33,947
14. Simple Bleach Bypass
October 23, 2006• Use simple tools to create a great bleach bypass
• Can be done with earlier versions of AE
Watch Video | Comments: 12 | Views: 31,711
13. Assisted Suicide
July 4, 2006• Learn a great rotoscoping technique
• Composite digital blood burst & a muzzle flash
Watch Video | Comments: 72 | Views: 79,677
12. Elegant Slideshows
June 26, 2006• Automatically resize images in Photoshop batch
• Sequence layers quickly in After Effects
Watch Video | Comments: 38 | Views: 47,730
11. Introduction to HDR & 32bpc
June 12, 2006• Use camera raw images & create HDRI in Photoshop
• Create blooming and realistic motion blur
Watch Video | Comments: 6 | Views: 31,566
10. Basic Color Keying
May 14, 2007• Use Keylight to achieve great green screen work
• Learn basic color correction techniques
Watch Video | Comments: 49 | Views: 55,591
09. Proxies & Workflow Tips
May 15, 2006• Set up low resolution proxies in AE to work faster
• Manage render settings and templates more efficiently
Watch Video | Comments: 9 | Views: 22,962
08. Text Blur Titles
May 1, 2006• Use the new Text animation effect: BLUR
• Add a lens flare to enhance animation
Watch Video | Comments: 43 | Views: 54,513
07. Blemish Removal
April 24, 2006• Remove facial blemishes, spots, discolorations
• Match grain to cleaned area of face
Watch Video | Comments: 16 | Views: 31,539
06. 3D Compositing
May 1, 2006• Move layers in 3D space with depth of field
• Animate camera and Add Effects
Watch Video | Comments: 32 | Views: 56,720
05. Camera Shake with Wiggler
April 3, 2006• Add camera shake to high power moments
• Use the wiggler to generate random motion
Watch Video | Comments: 31 | Views: 48,272
04. After Effects 101
June 13, 2005• Learn the basics of After Effects 6.5 Pro & UI
• Importing video, effects, keyframes & rendering
Watch Video | Comments: 32 | Views: 33,925
03. Old Film Look
June 13, 2005• Create an authentic old-film look
• Introduction to transfer modes and masks
Watch Video | Comments: 36 | Views: 54,003
02. Deinterlace in AE
May 23, 2005• Learn simple method to deinterlace footage
• Explain track mattes & Interpret footage settings
Watch Video | Comments: 22 | Views: 38,529
01. Basic Sky Replacement
June 6, 2005• Learn to enhance video with sky replacement
• Perform 2d motion tracking & basic color correction
Watch Video | Comments: 55 | Views: 58,336
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