TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
December 16, 2008
• Control 3D layers so they fade away in the distance
• Create a cool design and manipulate the powerful preset
 
 
TUTORIAL NOTES:
Additional Tutorial Notes: Compatible with AE 6.5, 7.0, CS3 & CS4. I tested myself! The Preset is inside the Project Link above.

Note: Preset is available in English and French
Running Time: 25mins.


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249 RESPONSES TO "3D FALLOFF"

by jojothethreat 02/17/2010
How did you make the "plant" ?
by ranz 02/08/2010
knockin on heavens door
by mahesh 01/13/2010
hay endrew this verry good tute it helps me more thanks
by Jie 12/14/2009
nice job~~~ I like it.
by n1nja 11/07/2009
thank you :: time and again, Mr. Kramer, your tutorials have saved the day, here at work. Respect.
by mango 10/29/2009
Thanks Andrew; thanks for the preset.
by tomasz 10/05/2009
very very nice :))
by RocK 09/22/2009
man ur the best, thnx a million ^_^
by caps 09/11/2009
Hello....
its Andrew at its Best
by sdasd 09/02/2009
Heya. Those Elvis sideburns are really shocking hahahah.
Learning after effects with you is really funny ^^
Thank you.
Compliments from Portugal.
by Simon 07/30/2009
you're doing the Lord's work man.. i got my first job, thanks to you!love the elvis part. fell out of my seat laughing..
by DarkEntity 07/24/2009
woooooooow!the best!
by Daniel 07/14/2009
hi andrew
Im from mexico
your tutorials are very awesome
very helpful
im starting now a short film

thanks!!
by ZSMB 07/12/2009
I <3 Motion graphics :D nice tutorial Andrew
by Emil Bagirov 07/10/2009
Hi, I am from Azerbaijan, Baku. These are very wonderful tutorials. Thanks for shareing. It helped me much. Thanks a lot...
by adil 07/04/2009
imfrom morocoand i find all this tutorial very helpful tanks andrew
by jacob 06/26/2009
andrew ur ownage and i love it keep it up :)
by Maurice 06/25/2009
You Just Rocks dude.
Your The best
Thanks for those awesome tutorials
by Volker 06/09/2009
Another great one, Andrew ! Thanx a lot !
by lsslhym 05/26/2009
Thank , I like
by Matthew 05/24/2009
Thanks Andrew! Great job as usual
by Shelltech83 05/15/2009
how do you move the camera?
i dont know the short cut
by Fernando 05/10/2009
hey andrew ! I raelly appreciatte your tutorials !
I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Your tutorials have been very useful to me ! really thanks ! keep it up.
by Stephen Carter-W 05/09/2009
Patrick stewart comes from where i live ^.^
by Mukesh 05/09/2009
such ...a great tutorial andrew...thanks...it's very helpfull for me..
by Nick L 05/08/2009
You are amazing!! I've always wanted to do things like this after watching the intro of the show Fringe. The intro to that show always suprises me all the time.

I am always playing around with AE whenever I have free time.
by monali 05/01/2009
Hi Andrew, By lookin at the preview, one can't sy how easy this tutorial is. Its really really gud.
I love you Andrew.
Pls. make a tutorial of a tearing skin.
by Rich D 05/01/2009
What a brilliant tut, just what i was after.

I loved the Elvis Gag too...

Many thanks Andrew

by Mark 04/23/2009
Great tut. Thanks sooo much
by xirtam 04/20/2009
You are genius!!
by Derick Brown 04/08/2009
The Elvis gag was hilarious, man.
by Derick Brown 04/08/2009
I love it, man!! Dang it, I love it!!!!
by inFLAME 04/07/2009
really cool=)
by David 04/05/2009
im doing a moving image course at university and these tutorials have been invaluable in helping me develop my work, thanks a lot man :) btw best tutorials ive found by far, keep up the good work
by Caolan 04/02/2009
Thanks For The Tutorial! Learnt sooo much ! i even did a video ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFKAJOYZIB8
by Washington 03/19/2009
valeu maluco esse ta firme!
by Boabramah 03/16/2009
Hi Andrew

This is Boabramah from Ghana West Africa

You have been an inspiration person for me.
I know i can get to where i wanna get to. But i know as youve been saying... it takes time and had work
bye
by Chris 03/05/2009
Thanks..brilliant...especially the bit with Elvis' hair!!
by Zaher 03/01/2009
Awesome work Andrew ,thank you so much ,
I was always wondering how to do that ,and here you go explained every thing.
by KarmaFx 02/26/2009
Great Preset! It would be great too if you can add a "Blur Falloff" with the same technique, i think that a Fast Blur effect will be more render friendly than the built in the camera, but if not it can apply a lens blur for a "bokeh".
Thanks for the great stuff Andrew!
by carlos 02/23/2009
No me funciona el falloff 3d cuando lo paso a la precomposicion. que puede suceder. tengo after cs4 en ingles
by latour77 02/23/2009
This is my first time to visit your web site.
So I'm very happy to watch this tutorial.
Many thanks to you.

Latour77
by ramana 02/19/2009
i have graphis
by Dezmen Sykes 02/07/2009
were can i get the plant thing you used in the tutorial?
by noname 02/02/2009
i can't say anything but all of your tutorial is great...thanks a lot...
by J@Rosales 01/29/2009
Nice Tutorial, Thank You Andrew
by Frank Busch 01/28/2009
Always good taste... always a good look. - this makes the difference...

thanks for the tutorial

Greetings from Berlin Pankow

by SiSc 01/27/2009
Hi,

I'm from Germany. I like this tutorials.
I learned a lot in watching it.

Thanks Andrews - you are the best!

I hope for more tutorials!

SiSc
by Mauricio Alzate 01/26/2009
excellent everything here is amazing
by Charles Pool 01/26/2009
You must raise the tutorial again so that one pauses to half when specific us the effect 3D Falloff.
by Tactic 01/24/2009
Hey the project doesnt work it says error when I try to extract it.
by fuxiaopang 01/23/2009
cool? i like it?
by Walter 01/22/2009
i as Walter i don't know wht we shall do with out you in graphics coz you have help me alot to improve on ma skills of graphics. thanks alot wwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Mark 01/22/2009
Last December upgraded my Premiere Pro CS3 to CS4 Suite, asked where I could go to help me learn After Effects, was given Video Copilot and all the stuff is amazing.

I'm a old man not a young wiper-snapper like you guys, makes me think there is hope for our country!

Andrew Kramer does a amazing job teaching and your products are first class already purchased Designer Sound FX and want Pro Scores, this is a way of the future giving quality products at a fair price along with exceptional instruction.

Thanks You
by chuchoelcojo 01/20/2009
regala mas cosas somos cubanos!!!!
by ruthine 01/20/2009
Really cool....
luv it!!
Kip it up andrew!!!
by ali 01/19/2009
thanks androw, u r the best of all
by ahmed 01/18/2009
hi andrew >>i'm ahmed from egypt... i like to be mad like u .... i will try...
by Chester Magreer 01/18/2009
Your tutorials are "a must see" for everybody who works with AE.

Cheers,

Chester
by deshawn 01/15/2009
thank you so so much andrew for your tutorials it help me alot. im really grateful for it. but i was wondering if there any way i can get better at. understanding expressions and programming when it comes to affer effects.
by thpriest 01/15/2009
hi, get stuff as usual. i have a question. if i want to use the preset but fade in then fade out, is it possible? how do i control it. i've tried duplicating the fade sliders, the control layer but can't get it to work. am i missing something?
by Tom 01/14/2009
Thanks man, helped me to save lotsa time working on a school project. Preset could use some work, but still is excellent for a freebie!
by steve 01/14/2009
excellent.....bravo.
What if we need both fade-in and fade-out?
The aep project would be appriciated too!

Thanx again!
by dickie ilagan 01/14/2009

another excellent work tutorial from you, brother.
i love the elvis humor, what a research... hahahahahaha.


again, keep inspiring us.
thanks
by Mike 01/13/2009
Great stuff Andrew but can you please make a tutorial how to make own presets? Im sorry if you already did it but i couldnt find it and it would be very helpfull, thanks Mike.
by dhanoman 01/10/2009
Andrew you're the man. Once again you've made learning AE easy and fun. Thanks a mil for your selflessness. We need more of that in the world today.
by Oscar 01/10/2009
That was increible. thanks
by vikram 01/10/2009
great work man.....i'm a vfx artist only because of U.......
by Shawn 01/08/2009
The Elvis bit was great!!

Thanks for another exceptional tutorial. I've learned so much from you, I just need to say thanks again. Hope your Christmas was Merry and your new year bright!

Thanks for sharing your insights and thanks for the powerful preset.

Have a great weekend!
by Ryan 01/07/2009
I like the extra outtakes at the end!!!
by Kratos badass 01/07/2009
Someone can help me?. Today I am doing this amazing tutorial but, when I have to agree 3D falloff effect to my 3D layer, the software have a problem and I can´t use the effect.

My Adobe After Effects is spanish, if someone know how to help me, do it, please!!!
by ravi 01/06/2009
hi andrew ur tutorials r really so nice
by Nags 01/05/2009
Very amazing tutorials
Thanks a lot ... it's really nice tutorials keep it going man
by Chris Tamani 01/05/2009
galing!!!
by santosh 01/04/2009
dear sir
plz give me the tuts for making buildings in animated type
by mrkubom 01/04/2009
very good
by kawa 3D 01/04/2009
andrew pleas sendmi your one photo and yor signature on photo (kawa.sulaiman@vtel.ae)bicows ilooooooooooooooooooooooooove u so mach
by prosk 01/03/2009
Great work...ur my inspiration...ur the BEST...ur my MASTER :D :D :D!!!!!
Great Tutorial

Compliments from India
by Ryan Smith 12/31/2008
I noticed in this project you use a 24 fps setting. How would this translate in using an animation like this for television? I assume a PAL seting wouldn't work well for NTSC tv, right? Is there much of a difference? If so, why do you use PAL? Does it work better for the web? Or is it a personal preference?
by Mbiendi Armand 12/31/2008
that's great Andrew K if u teell me that u are not a christian i can't believe u thank's for All and Happy New year
by Matt 12/29/2008
Hey Andrew I was watching one of your old tutorials
(Frame Rate Conversion) and realized that you already had the 3d Falloff preset way back in January 2007. Anyway just something that I noticed, great tutorial keep up the good work and have a great holiday.
by StevyGee 12/29/2008
That's a pretty cool preset... It would be even better if it could blend in parts of a large 3D layer. I would need it for a "floor" that isn't facing the camera 100%. Parts of that layer that are farther away should fade out.
by Ahmed 12/29/2008
Thanks a lot ... it's really nice tutorial keep it going man
by Kabes 12/29/2008
Hey Andrew, whats with Elvis sideburns?! lol that was surprising....another good tutorial from you man!
by Luqs 12/28/2008
Hi! i am having trouble puting the Video coPiolit folder in my priset file, on my computer. as i copy and past the file comes out empty! thanks and keep up the good work
by Janus 12/28/2008
Don't forget to put it in the Presets section :)
by Ibrahim 12/27/2008
hey ur tutorials are great keep up the good work and i wish u have a good Christmas
by kawa 3d 12/27/2008
hello endrew im kawa 3d ilove u call my nem in your tutorials thankssssssssss(@)
by RAJAN THAPA 12/27/2008
wao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


awesome tutorial.............

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Drake S 12/26/2008
My AAE keeps freezing when i try to do this I dont know why but great tutorial
by Ernesto 12/25/2008
Great tutorial, great tool, Thanks

fom Hermosillo, Sonora México
by Ramez 12/25/2008
Hi Andrew , i am from Lebanon work in Dubai and its amazing keep going , bye
by ApisT 12/24/2008
great!!!!! wowwwwwwww so creative :P
by K[kei] 12/24/2008
allways...

mad x-mas,
by flyingboy 12/24/2008
Thank you for your help
by Nikhil 12/22/2008
Nice tute Andrue.... I am from India and gess what U Rock HERE....
I am watching ur Tute from long when u first posted ur 3d camera moving tute
Keep Up the Good Work... And give us some more Knowledge on Fx..
Bye.... Thanks
by yotas 12/22/2008
great.... thanks.. you are a generous man... god bless you.... and keep your humor... from Colombia
by Muhammad 12/22/2008
Hi,

I want to say that this is a great tutorial.

I've learned alot...

Thanx, and wish a good luck and happy holidays
by Oxo-Factory 12/21/2008
Very amazing tutorial
I'm french and i don't understand the expression you made. Is it possible to get from you a french version of it.
I know that i have change "slider" in "Curseur"
But what else
Thank you for your help
I am a fan of your work
by UBULKASIMHASAN 12/21/2008
great tutorial
great tutorial
great tutorial
THANKS.....
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