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79. Organic Mesh in 3D Max November 19, 2008
• Build organic mesh with noise modifiers from a sphere
• Use procedural texturing to give a uneven monster skin
• Use procedural texturing to give a uneven monster skin
78. Energy Wipe November 07, 2008
• Create a fluid energy wipe with built-in particles
• Blend title using turbulent displacement
• Blend title using turbulent displacement
77. Soul Removal November 04, 2008
• Create Energy particle system in After Effects
• Add facial Distortion and handy expressions
• Add facial Distortion and handy expressions
76. 3D Crater p3 October 27, 2008
• Composite 3D render and 2D elements in After Effects
• Add grunge and Smokes to final composite in 3D space
• Add grunge and Smokes to final composite in 3D space
75. 3D Crater p2 October 07, 2008
• Use 3D Max to create a crater over live action footage
• Create a high quality crater with the displace modifier
• Create a high quality crater with the displace modifier
74. 3D Crater p1 September 30, 2008
• Use Boujou to solve 3d camera movement from footage
• Export camera data for After Effects and 3D Max
• Export camera data for After Effects and 3D Max
73. Meteor Crash AE p2 September 19, 2008
• Composite 3D Debris and create meteor smoke trail
• Add dust atmosphere and street cracking
• Add dust atmosphere and street cracking
72. Meteor Crash 3D p1 September 19, 2008
• Create ground destruction in 3D Max using particle flow
• Render motion blur and shadows for AE compositing
• Render motion blur and shadows for AE compositing
71. 3D Shadows August 02, 2008
• Cast 3D shadows onto live action footage
• Use shadow diffusion and special material options
• Use shadow diffusion and special material options
70. Speed Particles July 19, 2008
• Use expressions to drive particles based on speed
• Create sandy like particles that fly off of text
• Create sandy like particles that fly off of text
69. 3D Offset July 18, 2008
• Learn powerful expressions for animating objects
• Animate a cellphone in 3D space and custom space
• Animate a cellphone in 3D space and custom space
68. Energy June 30, 2008
• Create a complex energy scene with CC particle world
• Animate particles in 3D with multiple instances
• Animate particles in 3D with multiple instances
67. Advanced Car Hit June 03, 2008
• Create a realistic vehicle collision with body damage
• Discover Keying tips, the puppet tool and much more
• Discover Keying tips, the puppet tool and much more
66. 3D Sparks Title May 07, 2008
• Create and animate Per-Character 3D Text in 32bpc
• Create Sparks with CC Particle world in 3D
• Create Sparks with CC Particle world in 3D
65. AE Bump Maps May 02, 2008
• Learn to create bump maps from textures and lights
• Convert 3D position into a 2D position with expressions
• Convert 3D position into a 2D position with expressions
64. Stabilize Shaky Footage April 12, 2008
• Learn advanced techniques for stabilizing footage in AE
• Composite realistic smoke behind vehicle with paticular
• Composite realistic smoke behind vehicle with paticular
63. Smoke Screen April 09, 2008
• Composite and animate smoke elements in 3D space
• Create a custom particle map and write new expressions
• Create a custom particle map and write new expressions
62. Colorful Universe April 02, 2008
• Create a dynamic space world with light streams
• Use an expression to create a 3D orbit
• Use an expression to create a 3D orbit
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
• Composite Z depth pass in After Effects for Depth of Field
60. The Healer February 25, 2008
• Create a healing effect as seen by many super heroes
• Cover advanced motion tracking tips and compositing
• Cover advanced motion tracking tips and compositing
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
• Use color correction to cool the mood of the scene
58. Fancy Title Plate January 25, 2008
• Create a 3D title plate with growing elements
• Use Evolution to enhance this simple design
• Use Evolution to enhance this simple design
57. Water Drops January 25, 2008
• Create water droplets on the lens with DOF
• Learn about setting for the MR Mercury filter
• Learn about setting for the MR Mercury filter
56. 3D Eyeball January 09, 2008
• Make a 3D eyeball that can look around the room
• Use CC Sphere to create a material of the eyeball
• Use CC Sphere to create a material of the eyeball
55. Eye Replacement January 07, 2008
• Create creepy eye effects by replacing with empty eyeball
• Use Motion tracking and a Null object to link parts together
• Use Motion tracking and a Null object to link parts together
54. Advanced Camera Tips December 17, 2007
• Create a Unique custom Particle System with Particular
• Use Null objects to create advanced camera movements
• Use Null objects to create advanced camera movements
53. Planet Explosion November 26, 2007
• Make a planet explode using the shatter effect
• Composite explosion and add motion blur
• Composite explosion and add motion blur
52. Dead Planet November 26, 2007
• Create a dying planet with visible lava and cracks
• Render with built in transparency to QuickTime Movie
• Render with built in transparency to QuickTime Movie
51. Evolution Preview November 07, 2007
• This tutorial is from the Evolution DVD out on Nov 12th
• Check out the cool Twister Preset and the possibilities
• Check out the cool Twister Preset and the possibilities
50. Skin Displacement October 31, 2007
• Simulate the look of bugs crawling under the skin
• Use displacement mapping and color correction
• Use displacement mapping and color correction
49. Magic Glass October 15, 2007
• Create the illusion of camera passing through glass
• Fade out reflection and add slight glass distortion
• Fade out reflection and add slight glass distortion
48_P4. Riot Gear Promo Title October 10, 2007
• Create a Title as seen in the Riot Gear Promo
• Learn advanced colorization techniques
• Learn advanced colorization techniques
48_P3. Medical Zoom 03 October 01, 2007
• Composite blood render with live action footage
• Animate camera into 3D skin layer to reveal blood
• Animate camera into 3D skin layer to reveal blood
48_P2. Medical Zoom 02 October 01, 2007
• Import blood render and create 3D particle system
• Use particular to stream particles with depth of field
• Use particular to stream particles with depth of field
48_P1. Medical Zoom 01 October 01, 2007
• Create a complex microscopic view of inside a body
• Model a blood cell and integrate with After Effects
• Model a blood cell and integrate with After Effects
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
• We'll add a seemless BG and soft shadows too
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
• Use a skylight to generate soft shadows
47. Audio to Animation September 17, 2007
• Convert music amplitude to drive particle animation
• Use particular to generate custom "waveform"
• Use particular to generate custom "waveform"
46. Virtual 3D Photos September 10, 2007
• Turn a 2D picture into a 3D virtual scene
• Create a clean plate and composite elements
• Create a clean plate and composite elements
45. Set Extensions August 27, 2007
• Extend a live action set with custom matte painting
• Link several motion trackers into one null object
• Link several motion trackers into one null object
44. Day to Night Conversion July 30, 2007
• Transform daylight footage to night footage
• Add artificial lights and illuminate windows
• Add artificial lights and illuminate windows
43. Demon Face Warp July 23, 2007
• Add face warp using reverse motion tracking
• Warp face using liquify & texture skin with shadows
• Warp face using liquify & texture skin with shadows
42. Advanced Sky Replacement July 16, 2007
• Use procedural mattes to remove a blown out sky
• Track background and create custom mattes
• Track background and create custom mattes
41b. The Blue Planet in 3D July 09, 2007
• Add 3D control to earth inside After Effects
• Use simple expressions to CC sphere plug-in
• Use simple expressions to CC sphere plug-in
41. The Blue Planet July 08, 2007
• Create a cool earth in After Effects
• Add atmosphere, rotation and cool lighting
• Add atmosphere, rotation and cool lighting
40. Earth Zoom July 02, 2007
• Create a cosmic Earth zoom in AE
• Use masking and parenting to link imagery
• Use masking and parenting to link imagery
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
• Import in to AE and use as a 3D scene from PS
38. 3D Camera Projection 2 June 27, 2007
• Convert a still photo to 3D geometry in AE
• Create multiple walls and a 3d light
• Create multiple walls and a 3d light
37. 3D Camera Projection June 25, 2007
• Transform a single image into 3D space
• Use light transmission to simulate camera mapping
• Use light transmission to simulate camera mapping
36. Time Freeze June 17, 2007
• Simulate a frozen world around one person
• This simple effect uses masks to create illusion
• This simple effect uses masks to create illusion
35. Jumpy Text June 04, 2007
• Create jumpy random moving text with expressions
• Define the expression to a specific direction
• Define the expression to a specific direction
34. Fly By Titles May 27, 2007
• Create titles that fly by the camera
• Learn a little bit about keyframes & interpolation
• Learn a little bit about keyframes & interpolation
33. Graffiti Writing May 20, 2007
• Simulate graffiti writing on a wall in 3D
• Add some paint splatter elements
• Add some paint splatter elements
32. 3D Ocean May 14, 2007
• Create a semi-realistic water surface in 3D
• Use a pre-composed displacement map layer
• Use a pre-composed displacement map layer
31. 3D Reflections with Refractions May 07, 2007
• Enhance 3D reflections with watery refraction
• Make surface appear wet and displaced
• Make surface appear wet and displaced
30. 3D Stroke Effect April 30, 2007
• Animate a thin particle system in 3D space
• Use expressions to enhance particle control
• Use expressions to enhance particle control
29. Speed Variation April 23, 2007
• Control speed from slow to fast like film 300
• Use pixel motion and frame blending options
• Use pixel motion and frame blending options
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
• Recreate the barrel and add motion blur to slide
27. 3D Room April 09, 2007
• Construct a 3D room from still images
• Animate camera down a hallway with titles
• Animate camera down a hallway with titles
26. EarthQuake with 32bpc April 02, 2007
• Create an easy earthquake expression with controller
• Generate 32bpc motion blur from 8bit footage
• Generate 32bpc motion blur from 8bit footage
25. Light Streaks 2 March 26, 2007
• Use light streaks with live action footage
• Enhanced coloring method and 3D layer control
• Enhanced coloring method and 3D layer control
24. Blood Splatter March 19, 2007
• Learn how to make blood stick to things
• Use masks to composite blood behind actor
• Use masks to composite blood behind actor
23. Moving 3D Lines March 12, 2007
• Create flowing light streams using a fractal noise
• Add 3D particles and a nice camera move
• Add 3D particles and a nice camera move
22. Fun with Ink March 05, 2007
• Create ink spatter elements and composite in 3D
• Use Particle World to generate fake ink
• Use Particle World to generate fake ink
21. Simulated Lighting March 05, 2007
• Make a muzzle flash actually light up your scene
• Use for saber hits, lighting or even explosions!
• Use for saber hits, lighting or even explosions!
20b. Light Sabers V2 January 22, 2007
• New Light Saber preset with enhanced motion blur
• Obscure the Light Saber when behind Objects
• Obscure the Light Saber when behind Objects
20. Light Sabers January 29, 2007
• Use Custom Preset to generate instant Light Sabers
• Change color and size Setting Globally with ease
• Change color and size Setting Globally with ease
19. Frame Rate Converter January 22, 2007
• Convert frame rates from PAL to NTSC to PAL
• Change 60i footage to 24p and much more
• Change 60i footage to 24p and much more
18. Light Streaks January 08, 2007
• Use Trapcode's Particular to generate light streaks
• Use an expression to generate random movement
• Use an expression to generate random movement
17. 3D Reflections January 01, 2007
• Create easy 3D reflections with no plug-ins
• Simulate reflective falloff and blurry reflections
• Simulate reflective falloff and blurry reflections
16. Flip-Book Motion December 18, 2006
• Create a page peel animation effect
• Use time-remapping to adjust speed
• Use time-remapping to adjust speed
15. 2D Depth of Field November 06, 2006
• Create depth of field with live action footage
• Take advantage of the new lens blur effect
• Take advantage of the new lens blur effect
14. Simple Bleach Bypass October 23, 2006
• Use simple tools to create a great bleach bypass
• Can be done with earlier versions of AE
• Can be done with earlier versions of AE
13. Assisted Suicide July 04, 2006
• Learn a great rotoscoping technique
• Composite digital blood burst & a muzzle flash
• Composite digital blood burst & a muzzle flash
12. Elegant Slideshows June 26, 2006
• Automatically resize images in Photoshop batch
• Sequence layers quickly in After Effects
• Sequence layers quickly in After Effects
11. Introduction to HDR & 32bpc June 12, 2006
• Use camera raw images & create HDRI in Photoshop
• Create blooming and realistic motion blur
• Create blooming and realistic motion blur
10. Basic Color Keying May 14, 2007
• Use Keylight to achieve great green screen work
• Learn basic color correction techniques
• Learn basic color correction techniques
09. Proxies & Workflow Tips May 15, 2006
• Set up low resolution proxies in AE to work faster
• Manage render settings and templates more efficiently
• Manage render settings and templates more efficiently
08. Text Blur Titles May 01, 2006
• Use the new Text animation effect: BLUR
• Add a lens flare to enhance animation
• Add a lens flare to enhance animation