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May 20, 2009 | 19mins.
• Create particles that only appear in the light beams
• Bevel the title and create a realistic soft shadow
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571 Responses to "Ancient Titles"
Dan
01/31/2012
I have now worked through my fourth tutorial by you, and have learned so much great information about AE. Thank you! You are awesome dude. No homo.
kerol
12/02/2011
why when i press the evolution button,the expression evolution did not pop up so that i cannot enter the "time*200"..FYI i using AE cs4..tq
Arnauds
01/21/2012
it's ALT + click on the stopwatch.
Elliot
11/29/2011
I like the blur part in the begining. Was it a lens blur? Gaussian? Fast?
victoriaN
11/18/2011
This is so cool :) do you use a Mac? I use a PC and have the same program, but it has some crucial differences that have hindered my progress with these tutorials...
MrFantastic408
11/17/2011
You are the boss Andrew :)
Greetings from Germany.
Greetings from Germany.
OxygenLifeless
10/17/2011
This is really coolLLL... and now i know how to just like paste a text to a wall like the optical flares picture in the adobe after effects tool.. :) thank you very much to you the legend of editing and a really great guy who share his really cool and excellent stuff ..thank you very much mister Andrew Kramer
Mariahellas
10/04/2011
greetings from Greece. Exellent work!
Tim w
10/03/2011
every god damn game trailer has started stealing directly off VC
Smithson
11/22/2011
You do realize that Andrew designs for major motion pictures? If you see something from Hollywood that looks like Andrew's work, it could very well BE Andrew's work. He does a lot more than just Video Copilot.
suchal
09/30/2011
Did you get an extra brain to get these ideas from??? You are just amazing man!!!!!!1
Andres Larrea
09/29/2011
Exelente. muchas gracias.
Dan
09/15/2011
Good tutorial,
Not as good as the others since this is the 1st I've seen where you leave out a few steps that can be quite annoying in figuring out later for the viewer. For one you duplicate the light comp with no mention of that. You do the same later to another. I caught it early but not mentioning steps leads to confusing people. It also makes a great tutorial, good. Anywho, thanks. It gave me some ideas for an intro before my scuba videos, since it has a cool underwater look.
Not as good as the others since this is the 1st I've seen where you leave out a few steps that can be quite annoying in figuring out later for the viewer. For one you duplicate the light comp with no mention of that. You do the same later to another. I caught it early but not mentioning steps leads to confusing people. It also makes a great tutorial, good. Anywho, thanks. It gave me some ideas for an intro before my scuba videos, since it has a cool underwater look.
Arvin
09/13/2011
You're my idol???
Cyan 3D, Bangladesh
08/26/2011
Good job, carry on.
abderrahim (maroc)
08/23/2011
merci Mr. Kramer
Monica What's-her'face
08/20/2011
Thanks. I've been looking everywhere for something like this. Sure it's not exciting but I need something "magical" (yeah. Funny word) yet "functional", you know what I mean.
So, thank you for posting this tutorial.
So, thank you for posting this tutorial.
henry
08/17/2011
that is great
Mohamed
08/04/2011
thanx alot
IU student
08/03/2011
Thumbs up if you're now 3/4 the way through with the training series.
Tina Jones
08/02/2011
Hi Mr. Kramer
can you do a video on how to load the files on a Mac please. and how to get them into effects please thank you.
can you do a video on how to load the files on a Mac please. and how to get them into effects please thank you.
bazli
07/21/2011
It's so cool!!
Thank you very much
Thank you very much
bazli
07/21/2011
It's so cool!!
Thank you very much
Thank you very much
Sytral
07/11/2011
17:58 help, my text is not in gold.
(sorry for my english i am french)
(sorry for my english i am french)
Random Person
11/17/2011
At the very beginning where you create the text, your default colour for text is probably still on black or white. Change it to a brown/tan colour like Andrew started with. :)
fayaz
07/07/2011
Andrew Kramer it as come out reellly goooood
Tim
06/28/2011
I'm a little unclear on how Andrew switches out the logos in the end. He says that by switching out the type/logo the rest of the actions will apply automatically, but I must be too much of a noob to understand how to initiate this. Does anyone have a clearer understanding of this concept?
This tutorial rocks, it was absolutely priceless for creating ym own film logo. Thanks Mr. Kramer...you are a saint. Seriously.
This tutorial rocks, it was absolutely priceless for creating ym own film logo. Thanks Mr. Kramer...you are a saint. Seriously.
George
08/03/2011
Remember, he pre-composed the text. So what he did, was went into the composition with the text, and added other logos/text, then toggled them on and off to change the output to the main comp.
kady
06/21/2011
How can I type the time in the light solid to do that effect?? I can't see the opcion "Evolution - Expression: Evolution" to type the time in it... Can someone help me?? :((
Yster
06/22/2011
You have to hold "Alt" while clicking on the stopwatch next to "Evolution"
kcjj
05/31/2011
Can someone explain how to build the particle grid in cs5.5? Sorry, I am very new here and it seems a lot of options are different. I have particle playground but not cc particle world
SomeDude
09/24/2011
I dont have cc particle world. But I think it still looks cool.
zamy khan
06/08/2011
hey KCJJ..if ur new to after effetcs then first set up ur hand on CS3 then use CS5....thanks
snowdome
05/26/2011
It's so cool!!
Thank you very much
Thank you very much
kratos
05/16/2011
hey that intro is in god of war 4 trailer!!!
kosal
05/13/2011
hi! i want to download all these projects. how can i find all these projects? and i want bye all projects from you if i can. thank you so much for your website.
Chris C
04/26/2011
First follow-along tutorial, THANKS ANDREW!!!!!! Humor and skill much appreciated!
john
04/14/2011
thanks
Rodrigo B
04/08/2011
Hey Andrew, nice tutorial! Greetings from Mexico!
LongKenj
04/06/2011
Thanks so much [^^"]
bojack
04/01/2011
thanks for tutor.... nice......
mzeid
03/28/2011
merci
mais comment je peut avoir les plu-gins
Merci!
mais comment je peut avoir les plu-gins
Merci!
manzoor
03/13/2011
Excellent. Keep posting..
Daddy_C
03/13/2011
Andrew, without a shadow of a doubt your tutorials are the best ever. You are a great guy and you are gifted my man.
Enigma
03/10/2011
Hey nice Tutorial
But my problem is, when I want to open that project,
there comes an error, which says that I have to install the effects "CC particle world", "CC radial blur" and "starglow"
Sorry for some mistakes I am german.
But my problem is, when I want to open that project,
there comes an error, which says that I have to install the effects "CC particle world", "CC radial blur" and "starglow"
Sorry for some mistakes I am german.
Benjamin S
03/29/2011
You have to download the preset I assume. I just began looking in these tutorials, but yeah I think you need to download the preset.
Tri Nguyen
02/25/2011
Thank you!
Ch4llenger
02/24/2011
Just the right title sceen, I was looking for my school project. The tutorial is the best! Thank you VideoCopilot!
Cesar
02/24/2011
This is the 1st tutorial I achived, and it WAS GREAT!!!! thanks Andrew!
hpunited62
02/19/2011
Thank, your very nice
Clenn
02/17/2011
Very nice tutorial:)Andrew Kramer is genius!!!
Sip
02/14/2011
good work Sir. such a pretty cool effect.
aptallar
02/11/2011
i have problem in my AE it doesnt show toggle thing and that expression evolution thing and how to write time on it im a real NEWBIE with AE and i wanna do some effect for my school can some1 tell me how pls
LubluWorship
02/12/2011
Hey aptallar. When you go to evolution. There is a symbol next to it. You alt-click. Then in the timeline it will show where you can type the expression
jitu naik
02/07/2011
nice ur tutorial so tremendous
Help
02/05/2011
Do you know where i can find the Expression: Evolution, becouse when i click it than i go to the Effects>Evolution> than there isnt any expression: Evolution.
Z
07/07/2011
alt + click on the stopwatch then type in time*200 (or any number).
michael bukenya
02/04/2011
you are great man
Zie
02/03/2011
very nice, tanks for tutorial. a good job!!
ton
02/01/2011
very very nice! :)
Youtube.com/lopsideful
02/01/2011
Awesome!! Thank you!!
Robert Streiferd
01/27/2011
EPIC!
Dan
01/27/2011
AWESOME THANKS ANDREW
Vicky Dimes
01/22/2011
I don't have that thing CC Particle World :(
I have Adobe after Effects C5!!
I have Adobe after Effects C5!!
Ash
02/06/2011
If u want one i can lend u :)
Vincent Campbell
01/20/2011
HEY WHAT'S UP ! God I like this famous opening sentence. You rock Kramer.
Juan Pineros
01/16/2011
Touche on the Pepsi comment, thanks for those jokes man.
victorAtaide
01/12/2011
Very Good !!! Showww.......!
JonnyMedd
01/10/2011
Why is yours always better!!! :D
Mine looks pretty crappy but i've only been using after effects for 3 days...
Your tuts are great, thanks :)
Mine looks pretty crappy but i've only been using after effects for 3 days...
Your tuts are great, thanks :)
Christopher Tan
01/10/2011
Thank you very much for the tutorial. It was fantastic, not to mention the funny humor. It made learning all worth while :D Keep up the good work!
Cindy
01/08/2011
You are amazing :)
RJ
01/04/2011
my particle waves are hardly visible....:S i have the same settings as you but they are barely there...
ulol
01/04/2011
cool
David
01/03/2011
my layout is a bit different for some reason... it doesnt have the 'mode' column where you can select 'screen'. Please tell me how i can get it!!! its really bugging me :S
Dominic Witherow
01/04/2011
Bottom left side of your timeline window is the toggle/modes button that switches on the transfer mode selection options.
Lucas
01/03/2011
press F4 or click on toggle switches/modes under this panel (:
ashwani kumar saini
12/21/2010
nice tutu sir.
Crush
12/21/2010
AK,
Did you do the title treatment for Merlin on SyFy. The titles are 100% exactly like this tut.
Did you do the title treatment for Merlin on SyFy. The titles are 100% exactly like this tut.
frank
12/19/2010
am a bit confused, cause am new to after effects, where do you get your source files from, or are they built in into after effect
John
12/13/2010
its a great tutorial!
learned much form it
but I have a small qeustion!
if you could or want, could you make an other tutorial with this text bursting into sand and blow to the side of the wall with the wind,
i already made the particals flown with the wind but the dust / break apart just keeps failing on me ;(
it would help me with a great intro cause you can make a hole (tekst) story like this sort a speak.
well anyways great tutorial you make young starters much more motivated!
learned much form it
but I have a small qeustion!
if you could or want, could you make an other tutorial with this text bursting into sand and blow to the side of the wall with the wind,
i already made the particals flown with the wind but the dust / break apart just keeps failing on me ;(
it would help me with a great intro cause you can make a hole (tekst) story like this sort a speak.
well anyways great tutorial you make young starters much more motivated!
AHMED
12/13/2010
MAN YOU ARE THE BEST YOU HELPED ME SO MUCH KEEP GOING TNANX>>>
tanner
12/10/2010
Check out the motion graphics on this: http://video.syfy.com/index/merlin/v1206294#////shows/merlin_1/promos_trailers_14/merlin--the-battle-for-camelot-begins/v1264237
Tolome
12/07/2010
incredible tutorial, you are the best, i like to know if you can show us some kind of tutorial about color balls make some kind of fusion and make a logo or something, i tried to figured out but i can´t resolved. tks again.
ALLRPCOM
11/21/2010
I saw this tutorial used in a pechanga commercial...lol.
bernardo
11/13/2010
were you found the astro text??? and where do you foud those footage the one that its orange an the one its gray?
Arek
02/25/2011
download the project files.. :)
bernardo
11/13/2010
great vid dude...im a big fan im onu of your youtube susbscribers
monster
11/03/2010
HI,Andrew
You are charming!!!!!!!!
You are charming!!!!!!!!
seifpic
10/23/2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzer2iNxrog either you copied or they copied! :)
Xenonn11
12/01/2010
I believe they copied because that video was released after this tutorial.
create_and_enjoy
10/20/2010
...doesn't it show the plus sign, or my keybord is broken and I refuse to notice...
One more try:
c = Math.sqrt((a*a) (b*b));
or better
c = Math.sqrt((a*a) [PLUS_SIGN_HERE] (b*b));
Cheers!
create_and_enjoy@yahoo.com
[TO THE COMMENTS MODERATOR: Publish only the firs comment of these three with the plus sign in the right place]
One more try:
c = Math.sqrt((a*a) (b*b));
or better
c = Math.sqrt((a*a) [PLUS_SIGN_HERE] (b*b));
Cheers!
create_and_enjoy@yahoo.com
[TO THE COMMENTS MODERATOR: Publish only the firs comment of these three with the plus sign in the right place]
create_and_enjoy
10/20/2010
@Jared
:))))
It seems I missed the plus sign too...
OK, here it is>
c = Math.sqrt((a*a) (b*b));
And by the way, the anchor point of the text layer should be, horiyontally, in the middle of the textline (or at the middle of the lines, in case of multiline text) for better looking, as long as the script refers to the position of the text layer
Cheers... again!
create_and_enjoy@yahoo.com
:))))
It seems I missed the plus sign too...
OK, here it is>
c = Math.sqrt((a*a) (b*b));
And by the way, the anchor point of the text layer should be, horiyontally, in the middle of the textline (or at the middle of the lines, in case of multiline text) for better looking, as long as the script refers to the position of the text layer
Cheers... again!
create_and_enjoy@yahoo.com
create_and_enjoy
10/20/2010
@Jared
Well, as far as I can see, what you wrote is similar to what i did in the example here http://vimeo.com/13575169.
First, you get the error message because AE dousn't identify a numeric value; possible division by zero indicates that the problem is in case of a division, and the only division you have in the code is this:
m = Math.asin(b/c);
thus, the error can appear if c is not a numeric value (or probably zero, but and this can happen in only one
particular case: when the coordinates of the center of the radial blur, are IDENTICAL with the coordinates of the position of the text).
But, looking at the code you wrote, if what you wrote here is exactly the code you wrote in AE, that's "bad"... :)
And this is the line I consider here:
c = Math.sqrt((a*b) (b*b));
First, you missed a plus sign and then you replaced an "a" with a "b". the correct line is:
c = Math.sqrt((a*a) (b*b));
If you had the plus sign, you wouldn't get any error, but it wouldn't have looked ok (the link would't have been correct, because the value of "c" would have been wrong).
The formula is simple as long as you know that the sum of the squared values of "a" and "b" is equal with the squared "c". (Pythagoras). Therefore, the formula is as shown above...
Cheers...!
create_and_enjoy@yahoo.com
PS Hope that Andrew approves this comment in time for you...
Well, as far as I can see, what you wrote is similar to what i did in the example here http://vimeo.com/13575169.
First, you get the error message because AE dousn't identify a numeric value; possible division by zero indicates that the problem is in case of a division, and the only division you have in the code is this:
m = Math.asin(b/c);
thus, the error can appear if c is not a numeric value (or probably zero, but and this can happen in only one
particular case: when the coordinates of the center of the radial blur, are IDENTICAL with the coordinates of the position of the text).
But, looking at the code you wrote, if what you wrote here is exactly the code you wrote in AE, that's "bad"... :)
And this is the line I consider here:
c = Math.sqrt((a*b) (b*b));
First, you missed a plus sign and then you replaced an "a" with a "b". the correct line is:
c = Math.sqrt((a*a) (b*b));
If you had the plus sign, you wouldn't get any error, but it wouldn't have looked ok (the link would't have been correct, because the value of "c" would have been wrong).
The formula is simple as long as you know that the sum of the squared values of "a" and "b" is equal with the squared "c". (Pythagoras). Therefore, the formula is as shown above...
Cheers...!
create_and_enjoy@yahoo.com
PS Hope that Andrew approves this comment in time for you...
Jared
10/19/2010
I input this information, but I am getting error messages "AE Warning: invalid numeric result (divide by zero?) Expression disabled."
I got it to work for like a split second and I'm not sure what happened, it just stopped.
Any suggestions?
code to link shadows and light:
cx = thisComp.layer("text-shadow").effect("cc Radial Blur")("Center")[0];
cy = thisComp.layer("text-shadow").effect("cc Radial Blur")("Center")[1];
tx = transform.position[0];
ty = transform.position[1];
a = cx - tx;
b = ty - cy;
c = Math.sqrt((a*b) (b*b));
m = Math.asin(b/c);
dg = radians_to_degrees(m);
if(cx<tx)
{
n = 180 - dg;
n;
}
I got it to work for like a split second and I'm not sure what happened, it just stopped.
Any suggestions?
code to link shadows and light:
cx = thisComp.layer("text-shadow").effect("cc Radial Blur")("Center")[0];
cy = thisComp.layer("text-shadow").effect("cc Radial Blur")("Center")[1];
tx = transform.position[0];
ty = transform.position[1];
a = cx - tx;
b = ty - cy;
c = Math.sqrt((a*b) (b*b));
m = Math.asin(b/c);
dg = radians_to_degrees(m);
if(cx<tx)
{
n = 180 - dg;
n;
}
create_and_enjoy
10/15/2010
Hey,
About linking the position of the CC Radial blur center to the rotation value of the "light" within the bevel and embos layer style...
Look what I came up with:
http://vimeo.com/13575169
Greetings!
create_and_enjoy@yahoo.com
About linking the position of the CC Radial blur center to the rotation value of the "light" within the bevel and embos layer style...
Look what I came up with:
http://vimeo.com/13575169
Greetings!
create_and_enjoy@yahoo.com
ahmad
10/09/2010
good ?
Fuji
10/05/2010
i seem to be missing all the CC effects after i formated my computer, and i cant remember what i did to get them or if they came with the AE CS4.. anyone with a suggestion ?
Mike
09/28/2010
For some reason when I open CC Particle World it doesnt look anything like the example. Mine is all bunched up in a small circle.
Taha
09/27/2010
amazing tutorial..
Cairo
Cairo
zin_onos
09/25/2010
this was used in SAW V!
Karlene
09/25/2010
Sir Andrew Cramer... thanks so much for all the tutorials :) ^__^ its been a fantasic help to my school projects. :)
Jenna
09/15/2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSL8v6PtGaU to go with the comment below :/ vv
Jenna
09/15/2010
I also made this :) It's only a preview, but when I get the actual series up, I hope to do a lot more with it!
Thanks again for the awesome tutorials!!
Thanks again for the awesome tutorials!!
Chris
09/15/2010
I saw this same title used on the TVs at the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. You must have some fans at NBC.
Jenna
09/13/2010
Ty so much for the bundle!! Here's what I made with it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM5ipSPcA8I
www.youtube.com/MissSeptula
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM5ipSPcA8I
www.youtube.com/MissSeptula
Essam
09/06/2010
wow... this tutorial is awesome..
I love man..
I love man..
Erdi
08/24/2010
Excellent.......
smoshyguy7
08/24/2010
Andrew , you're amazing. Keep up the good work.
colinst14
08/23/2010
Hey guys.
First off great tutorial Andrew, first thing ive ever done in After Effects and i didnt manage to mess it up :).
Anyways, on my compositon screen, after being done, there is a green diagonal line coming done from the top. Its in the small particles layer, because if i move them it follows. Is there any reason why this is there?
Thanks
First off great tutorial Andrew, first thing ive ever done in After Effects and i didnt manage to mess it up :).
Anyways, on my compositon screen, after being done, there is a green diagonal line coming done from the top. Its in the small particles layer, because if i move them it follows. Is there any reason why this is there?
Thanks
Dustin
08/22/2010
Andrew, awesome tut. Kick ass concept!
borrison
08/14/2010
Thanks Master of masters!!!
greetings from Bolivia
greetings from Bolivia
ANAS
08/13/2010
thank you so much
from yemen
Iam muslem
from yemen
Iam muslem
apep
08/11/2010
where can i get those pictures.
- sry im new , and sry for my bad english.
- sry im new , and sry for my bad english.
Ivan
08/10/2010
Wow, You Are So Awesome!!!
From MACEDONIA
From MACEDONIA
Max
08/10/2010
Armada Music uses the same but than in blue! check www.youtube.com/armadamusic i think they stole it...
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