TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
May 02, 2008
• Learn to create bump maps from textures and lights
• Convert 3D position into a 2D position with expressions
 
 
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Welcome to the first Short-Cuts Episode!
Running Time: 7mins.


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by Koke 11/25/2009
Hey Andrew, your videos are just great! I've learned more about after effects from these videos compared to the basic training when I first started using After Effects. I don't want to push you on anything, but could you continue making more "short-cut" tutorials? It doesn't have to be around 5 to 7 minuets, but it's kind of nice to have something at the maximum of 10 to 15 minuets. You are the best with after effects, thank you for helping me and so many other people out!!! It's a real pleasure!!!
by Sanin 10/31/2009
Great tutorials man,
I am really learning after effects with Ur help,


by mango 10/19/2009
Thanks Andrew. It works. Please do more short-cuts tutorial. It is fast, short and easy to understand.
by LiLL-E 10/12/2009
Love your tuts, Andrew!

I learned a lot, THNX for that.
Working with AE for 4 years now (not every day, but...) Now its the first time its not working!

Damn, I did everything as tut says. Only using other grunge texture, its NOT working! Someone ideas why?

Keep up the good!!
by tatuaz1983 10/05/2009
:)) cool
by Right One 08/25/2009
yah man, thx a lot for all the cool stuff!
by tuxkhan 07/30/2009
Thank you Andrew for this "simple" yet very exciting tutorial! and it's indeed exciting.
Greetings from Colombia...
by DarkEntity 07/20/2009
Fantastic tips!!!!you're the best in the whole world!!!!!thanks!
by Fire Works Studios 06/21/2009
Thanks you So much. Andrew Kramer!!!! you are the best
by B 06/04/2009
I wanted to learn After Effects,

And thanks to you im further than i ever thought Id be!!

Your tutorials are AMAZING!!!

Thanks!

B
by Ahmed Dashti 04/24/2009
Hey, I Watched this tut before. but i didnt post a comment... So thats the Comment :D

Thanks Andrew Your the BEST! :) From Middle East "Kuwait"

My Site: http://www.amt.netau.net/
My YT Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/AdobeMasterTuts

See ya! ;)
by Gunner54 04/08/2009
I would love to see a nice Shockwave effect Candy Bar Tutorial. I dont know if you have seen Terminator, but when it shows the Atomic Bombs going off. You see a shockwave hitting everything in its path. It would be nice to see a tutorial on how to do that.

Thanks.
by kwic 03/20/2009
Great stuff as always :) Ah, wanted to praise you for "holly carp Batman" from the one of previous episodes :P And "for you, Sir Andrew" or sth like that ;]

Anyway, cheers from Poland!
by Han 02/17/2009
I am sure that you'll be a great director and producer of movies, I'll wait with emotion your movies, I am thankful for everything Andrew.

God bless you!
by Alexei 02/09/2009
youre the best dude:D

10x a lott!! ^^
by Haroon Rasheed 12/30/2008
Thanks Andrew

from
PAKISTAN
by Amer 11/24/2008
cool tutorials Andrew keep up the good work and thanx for this tutorials!
it helped me for wat im makin
by Gabriel M. 11/18/2008
nice shorty tutorial!

quick, but very nice!

thanks again Andrew

U are da man!
by Gayan 11/14/2008
Hi Andrew.. thanks for all ur tuts..
one of the best site i ever seen !!!

Keep ur generosity
by perpeto 10/11/2008
Thanks for all of ur tutorials :D
Learned so much from u!!
Keep it up!!
by RnKstudios 10/04/2008
andrew kramer rules!!
by land 09/25/2008
show essas videos aulas
by Arsereg 09/20/2008
I don't see the video load!... T.T And this happen to a lot of tutorials...
by Cap. Mac Millan 09/19/2008
thanks a lot Andrew!

keep your personality and you will change the world, guy!

hehe!
by the-gusse 08/29/2008
im new to ae and I can now do cool things with adobe after effects..


thank you very much

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by Motion Design 08/13/2008
thank's Andrew that was a great and the short tutorial i ever saw
thank's again from KHETTAB BILAL from ALGERIA
by fatih 08/09/2008
excellent tutorial man. ? love this site. thankss
?'m waiting new tutorials
hurry up :)
by Nato-Potato 07/27/2008
Hey thanks alot that was very shnazzy! I was wondering, this seems not to work to well when i turn the layer into a sphere?? oh well thanks again!
by Elias gonzalez 07/27/2008
Great!
by Jason 07/22/2008
Inspiring work well done you!
by Oliver 07/20/2008
Who da man? You da Man!
by najeeb 07/16/2008
thank
by Uks 07/09/2008
Great tut, thanks champ)
by Yarik 07/01/2008
Андрей, хорошая работа!
Очень насыщенный сайт! Спасибо большое!
by teacee 06/22/2008
Your the coolest and love the tutorials, a great inspiration keep them coming.
by Tot999 06/21/2008
Nice, keep on short cuts, your tuto and dvd are nice...You have to create The Andrew Kramer School...
by Tot999 06/21/2008
Nice, keep on short cuts, your tuto and dvd are nice...You have to create The Andrew Kramer School...
by mostafa 06/19/2008
relly relly i love you soo mach andrew .
by Dope 06/19/2008
Is there a way to get videocopilot presets etc. for free or must you pay for them?
by Paulo 06/18/2008
Great work Andrew as Always Lovely Tutorial
by dodge 06/15/2008
hello ... I have been following your tutorials ... and thanks. I afters efects CS3 installed, but in your third tutorial "keying and transparency" I can not find that option ... not find it on my software installed. I wonder if you can help in that regard?

I buy most of your products ... but first of all, I want to prepare and save money.

Besides, you have a collection of backgrunds, jpg etc. ... you use to the different compositions animated you do ....

I need to know ... if your products have some jpg or backgraunds etc. ...??? for use or if you know any website available that can give me some? and know how to install them or save them ...



The website is excellent! thanks
by jun 06/12/2008
love it
by Matt G 06/11/2008
These are so awesome!!! This can be used to very creepy effect...
by Jono 06/11/2008
I think il be different and say, omg that sucked ass.. Even tho it was pretty damn good. Lol
by MAX 06/08/2008
wow~ good~
by LJ 06/07/2008
Good
by ghada 06/04/2008
i want alot of tutorials from After effect please
by Jeff 06/03/2008
Hi Andrew, thanks for the cool work, just got inspired by all yo stuff, am new to motion Graphics especially AE and MAX,
Am from Uganda, East Africa
by xl 06/02/2008
hi,andrew,great your tutorials,helpful to me,thanks ,you are my teacher.
by plato 06/02/2008
yo andrew, we don't know each other but you're my favourite teacher!!
by quim español sala 05/30/2008
I really love and enjoy your tutorials, nice work!!
Regards from Spain.
by Nikola 05/30/2008
Hey thank a lot again another very cool tutorials....Continue on your way andrew that always nice to learn some cool tricks!
by Mauricio de Oliveira 05/28/2008
Caaara, muito fera!!!!!!

legal mesmo essa dica que vc passou
by gin 05/28/2008
nice work andrew... i love your site! more tutorial text effects plis thanks thnks
by andres moran 05/28/2008
si algo en español no estaria mal>-(
by Crown1 05/28/2008
the more funsize candy bars you get, the better halloween is!! pwnd lol
after effects skillz tru the roof man...
by Crown1 05/28/2008
the more funsize candy bars you get, the better halloween is!! pwnd lol
after effects skillz tru the roof man...
by aldo 05/27/2008
muy buen trabajo pero que acaso no vas a sacar algun material en español..que hay cosas que no entiendo te lo agradeceria si fuera asi...
by Advanguard 05/26/2008
Let me know when you start you stand up comedian act, you make your tutorials as painless as possible, with quick results, and humor, which is very important in this 30sec generation. I'm more of a 4 sec kind of guy, buda-bum-bah!
by Jossey E. C. 05/25/2008
hello andrew you are my hero hahaha please brother create a tutorial of leave color i love sin city me like the tecnic of color
color pass leave color change to color etc
thanks
sorry my bad english hahaha i am not american
by RickyMe 05/25/2008
Andrew Kramer thank you so much for this tutorial. It really came in handy!
by sidnei 05/24/2008
Mas bah tchê tu e bom mesmo home... pena que meu Inglês e fraco... Usa um tradutor hehehehh

excellent videotutorial
by Gianni 05/22/2008
Simply the best...Thanks Andrew!!!

Bye...from Italy.
by JAMES 05/22/2008
THAT WAS COOL! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ANDREW KEEP THEM COMING
by joseph Yacoub 05/22/2008
very professionell great i like your work!
Joseph Yacoub Germany-Syria
by grace 05/20/2008
How wonderful,I love this website so much!
by JimP1102 05/19/2008
Fantastic. I love it. Quick, no nonsense and to the point. Easy and fast for you, easy to digest for us. Now, howabout some tuts on Maya ?????
by The Steward 05/17/2008
I love this tutorial, it's great but it stops abruptly. Can you tell me how to get it to play completely. This issue is also found in some other tutorials, You great and doing just fine. Love ya!
by Deckard 05/17/2008
Andrew Kramer rocks.
I am really learning after effects with his help!

Thanks a lot
by shanaya 05/17/2008
i like your tutorial session you are the god of animation i just love you ilove you ilove youuuuuu
you are the bestest animator .i love youuuuuuuuu
by Muhannad Alani 05/16/2008
SMART ONE MR.KRMAER....

IRAQ THE DEAD CITY
by Anderson 05/16/2008
Pretty nice. I just wish it was downloadable ( is there any chance ? )
by Zorba 05/15/2008
cool~!!!
I Love you Baby
by liuyongjun 05/14/2008
great !
by george 05/14/2008
hiii wooow nice work realy i am a big fan of u thanks for u tout
i have request can u make a tut on the words poping out from bubles
thank you
by Luis Pacheco 05/13/2008
Andrew excellent work really, congratulations from Caracas, venezuela

Success for you friend
by prabath 05/13/2008

thanks androooooooo
thanks lot
by Gireesh Benannce 05/10/2008
Great tutorial man.. hope to see more tutorial in future .. good luck.
by DmXtReMe 05/10/2008
Hey Andrew i would like to take this opportunity to say a mega thanks to you, when i 1st starting using after effects to put it plainly i was useless but thanks to your tutorials i have a realitivley decent understanding of after effects.
by saymos 05/09/2008
From France :


A Very Good tutorial again !

Thx Ya !
by AKF 05/08/2008
You Sir, are a friggin' genious!
by cckid 05/08/2008
You rule man...you got me hooked to ae...respect and love your work
by BOBB 05/07/2008
Is there any site with such a well organized, easy to navigate through, Super productswith a Talented humorous trainer as COPILOT?

Andy, u are just amazing and the go thing is that u keep getting better and better.

FUNZO NZURI SANA!! (very nice tuts!)
by Anthony Le 05/07/2008
Andrew...will you have my babies?
by Dan 05/07/2008
Hey Andrew, but when you create a solid with the mask to simulate the globe of light, that result it's very similar to the Lux effect of trapcode, isn't it?

Thanks a lot for your awesome tips :)
by xXChocolateSTARfisHXx 05/07/2008
hey bro how r u nice work ......u r my hero man ....u r the ( god of motion ) ...i wanna your help with some thin plz man let me contact u thro any way u like BBye
by Peter Somers 05/07/2008
Superb tutorial, as always!
Being an application developer who changed over to video production, it's thanks to your site that I've learned the massive power of expressions in AE. Wouldn't be able to work without them anymore now!
Massive respect from Belgium!
by Ezequiel 05/06/2008
Thank's Man You are the Good Man!!!!
I Love your Work

Eze from Argentina
by Alex 05/06/2008
Thanks !amazing!
by Arm 05/06/2008
From Russia with love and respect!
Thanks you for all your work!
No words else to say )
by orlop 05/06/2008
And if you did that way any more complex tutorial, it'll be the best thing I could dream about. You know, just "this is the way I did these yesterday"... click, click, click... woooow big shot animated scene in five minutes ^____^

Just kidding, great job, man, thx a lot ;o)
by Ian C 05/06/2008
Did Sam Loya get fired or something? I miss him and his supple acting dearly.

Great tutorials man, loving the products as well

Check out my YouTube Channel: icorry
I've really gotten into graphic design since i started watching your vids.
by Habesha 05/06/2008
Hello sir the tutorials is Best but my internet connection is very slow so i can't see all the tutorilas so tell me how can i downloads the tutorials coz in Africa there is no good internet connections. 10Q for your best help.
by Ignacio Mclean 05/03/2008
From another fan from Argentina, ¡¡¡Thanks a lot!!!
by Tanner G 05/03/2008
SHORT CUTS!! I love It! Great Idea!
by Langalot 05/03/2008
Awesome, I dig the economy of the short cut. It's like a quick, stiff jab. Wakes you up. I hope we'll still see a long, drawn out fight scene once in a while, though. The fast, economical conquest doesn't give you as many opportunities for classic AK one liners. Once again, sir: You Rock.
by sebastian 05/03/2008
esto es algo q hice en la facultad, los titulos corren por cuenta tuya, gracias!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHG43lRx5dM
by el fersh0 05/03/2008
nice
by Mohamed Kamal 05/03/2008
Awesome! You're the best one in after effects world
by Mahdi 05/03/2008
Thanks
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