TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
September 17, 2007
• Convert music amplitude to drive particle animation
• Use particular to generate custom "waveform"
 
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by Philip 08/31/2010
Hey Andrew, nice tutorial ;) really helped :)
maybe you could have a look at my attempt...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP4X0HUEWGE
by James 08/26/2010
Hey Andrew. I go to art school for media arts and animation, and recently just got into After Effects and motion graphics. You are a huge help. Thank you for your inspiration and knowledge.
by Cyn 08/20/2010
Thank you so much Andrew
by Iliyan Stankov 08/17/2010
Hi Andrew. At thind minute you say" I really wana do this in outside program". Would you share the name of the program you may use? Please reply me on the e-mail
by jhon wilmer 08/14/2010
HOLA MIS AMIGOS PUES DESDE AQUI DE COLOMBIA LOS SALUDO Y LES DIGO QUE ESTOS TUTORIALES SON UNA CHIMBA QUE BIEN , SI QUE ME AYUDAD EN MI ESTUDIO COMO PRODUCTOR DE MILTIMEDIA QUE CHIMBAAAAA
by Oybek 08/10/2010
Thank you Andrew from Uzbekistan
Come on to our old city Bukhara
by Renatas 08/08/2010
Hi i have i question, it was perfect when i do this thing on winXP, but when i got win7 then particles not work like before ( when I use camera noting happens, particles leave in the place, they do not tick in 1 particle they leave in many particles ) how to fix it? Thanks
by MANNU(INDIA) 08/07/2010
Hey Andrew

i am completely new to after effects and i have small problem when i put the sound into after effects, well there is no sound for some reason i cant hear anything
by mathias 07/22/2010
very good
by Malthe 07/22/2010
wow really amazing tutorial, looking forward to the other tutorials

my result - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7w8NXcmFpw
by Enrique 07/16/2010
Men all your tutorials are great,best resources for after effects on the web in my opinion,and even the jokes improves the tutorial! so they dont feel monotonous like a lot of tutorial i had see

Keep the good work!

sorry for any bad grammar,english is not my home language
by Essim mbwana 07/13/2010
man you are the best ,but what can i do to learn after effects and be profesion like you
by sp4rty 07/12/2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yoh82y9e8g

here is my contribution :)

thx a lot andrew, you're the master!
by Patrick (snAke2xLc) 07/02/2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp1UTl-Rq4E

really nice tut
by Cihan Sesen 06/28/2010
Good Story.
by TAO 06/26/2010
It's wonderful.Thanks!
by shriram 06/24/2010
hi andrew when i add grid for perspective effects my workscreen
by DudeMaistaaaaa 06/16/2010
great tutorial.

hate justin bieber -_-
by Daniel 06/15/2010
Hey thanks for helping me get an A on my last exam
by Helium X 06/06/2010
Hey Andrew, nice tutorials, I'm startin 2 be a pro at this AE stuff and its all thanx 2 u...anyways, i was wonderin if there's anyway of download the tutorial vidz coz the internet here in Ethiopia's real messed up and it takes like an hour to finish loadin the damn thing.....
Thanx though...
Girum, kante lela ethiopia wist silezih website miyawk sew alawkim...atitfi
by TzeSi 06/06/2010
Please Help Me!!

When i add the Trapcode Particular Effect (2.1) my screen just goes white.I cant add the particles :(
by Kevarium 05/26/2010
Hey Andrew,

I found this site by accident, now two days and 5 tutorials later i'm starting to get the hang of it :D Thanks for enriching my life! Keep it up, you are an inspiration to all of us !

Greetz,

Kev
by Girum the c# guru 05/26/2010
Hi Andrew am form Ethiopia..
am pretty good at developing software for differnet purpose but since i have found this page i have just become a vfx Guru and also making good birr(our money) i d't know if u stop making of this tuts i may or should too

so man plz keep doing more tuts we suport u by praying cuz u know we can't get dollar for u tnx man haa.. it's Africa dud
by Ibrahim Jr 05/23/2010
This is my favorite Project! But I didn't get the download of this project, because I must put a password (WinRar), what's the password? Thx!
by kraken 05/04/2010
Thanks for the tutorial, it was very helpful. I combined two of your tuts ;)

http://www.vimeo.com/11472835
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mRSTgH1wGk
by Haykura 05/04/2010
Very nice tutorial thank you Andrew !
by 3d models 04/24/2010
nice tutorials amazing, thanks!
by Schooner Smith 04/21/2010
Thanks A lot, i do a lot of After effects work for my Comp tech class and the tutorial's are amazing!!!!!
by chaquator 04/18/2010
I am only 9 and I masterd the 3-D stroke effect.
by ankur jain 04/14/2010
Nice , Helped a lot in my Project
thanks
by Matt 03/22/2010
hey Andrew thanks for the sweet tut!
i made this for my motion graphics class based off this and the 3D Stroke tutorial, check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19du-Lvjsow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JlIeZ1cqRg
by hejeh 03/18/2010
hey, where can i find the effects, trapcode particular?
by prantik 03/15/2010
he andrew it really good to see someone trying an getting successfull in afx, so nice knowing your tutorials and nice knowing you, wish you the very best in your life
by ahrixx 03/10/2010
Thanks for the tutorial, i found it very helpful.
Here's what i made :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8rHVAH0V3g
by SerkOw 03/07/2010
Hi ANDREW,

Thank you so much for your effort and the really good tuts.
I've learned much from you.
Here what I made:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsdz4jXvP0Q

Peace
by Andy 03/05/2010
Andrew...

y dont u make a movie...
u have the great skill...
u can make it happen...

GO~! VIDEOCOPILOT...

the best tutorial ever...

from Malaysia
by Espen 02/25/2010
Andrew you are awsome!!
by KL 02/21/2010
Very straightfoward tutorials, many thanks for all the lessons. I'm interested in video production software as a side hobby and would never gotten anywhere without these great resources.

This is my result, I went for a mix of solid and scattered particles. Any criticism is welcome.

VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlwJG1waXIU
by goran 02/12/2010
Powerfull U_U
by manuvr 02/08/2010
hai your work very very good r u fine?
by BAKOU 01/29/2010
nice
by Morten 01/27/2010
@connor_canty2

You buy Particular to remove the "This is a demo" lines.
by atish 01/17/2010
hi all of u
by 000 01/11/2010
I am learning a lot from you.
by Xonaught 12/31/2009
Hey Andrew, this is a wonderful tutorial, perfect for some videos I had in mind. One question though:

How long did it take to render? I tried and it came to over 32hours... way longer than all the other stuffs that I had made previously...

If anyone knows how to speed up the rendering for this without affecting how this wonderful animation works, I'd love to hear it. Thanks and Happy New Year (since its already 31st)
by Oli 12/19/2009
You are the best of the best. My favorite website, I don't know how i could live without you.

Thank you so much Andrew.
by Zach 12/18/2009
This is perfect to promote my new sole organization for 2010. Thanks man, as always, you are THE MASTER...
by James P 11/22/2009
Hey Andrew

i am completely new to after effects and i have small problem when i put the sound into after effects, well there is no sound for some reason i cant hear anything

Your videos have taught me loads if you could help me then that would be much appreciated

by Experthanos 11/21/2009
Hey,Andrew!Take a look at this example of your effect.I just found it!It's pretty cool!
Here is the link:http://www.ferraricalifornia.com/webapp/hear.htm
by George Wicks-Farr 11/19/2009
sir,

really nice video, had a great idea of using this in a video of mine, before i understood you need to buy "Particular" :(

nice video !!
by kanu 10/22/2009
thanks you are the best teacher
by Narancs 10/16/2009
Hi Andrew!
Thanks this video is awsome!
i got a little problem. where can i get the
Trapcode-->particular???
by Carlos Menem 10/02/2009
Hi, great site. I love you Andrew. Great favicon! It´s a V! Why? Ohhh for video! You are the best!
by Saif Alnabi 09/19/2009
Man this one is good and is really Useful
Thanks a lot Ill be Using this one quite often
by Don 09/17/2009
Thank you so much
by Supers4upen 09/06/2009
maaaaan this one is really usefull, i used it for one teaser with a lot of chicks,and the end result is relly cool! :)
by Kayla 09/04/2009
That was a good tutorial but i got lost when the music input came along good job though
by ethan 08/30/2009
wow this looks like the wizards of waverly place "the movie" wand effect! so cool!!!
by andrew 08/14/2009
I can't download the project or view this tutorial. Can u do something with this ?
by kevin 08/13/2009
after i pre-render it and i preview it, it dosent make any sound can any one help
by merzimez 08/13/2009
pure awesomeness^^ but it'd be really cool if i could use this with an audioplayer
by Philippines 08/08/2009
Nice tutorial andrew, your my idol..
by Igor 08/07/2009
Awesome Works, Andrew
I really think that everyone it´s getting attach to all your tutorials, also from others partners.

Need to ask you a question regarding this tutorial. Let’s say that you have a chessboard and you want that every cube works as a meter for each sound (Bass, Treble) moving Up side Down, also that cubes are 3d, so whit a couples of cams can be see it from any angle.

¿Is this can be done?

Your Truly work-admire,

Igor
by Jonas C.K 08/01/2009
This tutorial is just awesome! Great work.

I am making a video for linkin park "what i've done". And i need a good idea for some video going on in the background while the text is coming up in the front... I already have the text coming up in the front. Now i just need some really cool stuff going on in the background. I have Adobe After Effects CS4, And theese extra effect plugins:

Trapcode 3d Stroke
Trapcode SoundKeys
Trapcode EchoSpace
by connor_canty2 07/29/2009
Hay. Great turtorial. I just have one problem, which is the trapcode particular has two red lines in an "x" form across the preview windows and when I render it, they still show in the rendered file. Is there a way to remove these lines??
by Kozin 07/20/2009
Very good, i followed it until the Particular part came:S How can i get that particular Plugin or how can i do it without it?
by thawnu 07/18/2009
andrew i got some kind of a problem my particular
doens't appear
when you set the effect as trapcode particular your project creates that waterfall(something like that)of particular points
mine continues black i don't know what to do:S
help me out please
by salim 07/14/2009
good tutorial thanks a lot !!
by Aboubakar 07/11/2009
very good tutorials thanks for share^^
by sahil Jhamb 07/11/2009
i saw this effect in call of duty modern warfare 2 trailer

exelelnt work

i am only 13 and already mastered the demon warp

YEs
by Steven 07/03/2009
Hey, I have a question Andrew.
I'm creating a music video and I want the video to flash and shift (cause I'm aiming for an intense look) at every "strong" beat in the song. Or like strong amount of audio level. And I'm trying to come up with some expression to make that possible.

Let's say when its about 30 audio units then the screen flashes or twists.

- Thanks!
by Arnaldo 06/30/2009
hey andrew kramer, first, thanks for all this amazin tutorials, and the good stuff you are selling, it good that pepole like you can teach to future editors or animators, well i wanna know, if i can use this animation of the wave forms, but in a 3d studio max, so if you can make a tutorial, or just send me a e-mail to what changes i should do, i hope you read this message and can reply me, im your fan number one in colombia!! ;D

for the reply send me a message on trescoronas_15@hotmail.com

THANKS!
by VideoWORX 06/26/2009
Hey Andrew,

Your work is amazing... This site helpt me so much with AE FX, I love your work.

Later, Jaap Elstgeest from VideoWORX
by ritesh singh rathore 06/22/2009
oh kramer .... u r the god . thnxs
by ovidiupatronu 06/18/2009
thx man you're awesome !!
here is my work :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymkEXS97zYY
by SkitzoDelic 06/07/2009
Hey man great tut. Really like it.

Im searching for a tut that shows you how to controll light effects with music and objects.

Some kind of Equilizer effect.

Thnx though for this one.
by Andy Davies 06/06/2009
Looks great thanks so much!!
Nice name by the way!!
:)
by Ed Shaw 06/03/2009
Thanks for this it has been very useful. Is it possible to have the same effect but have it surround or circling a shape like a rectangle?

Keep up the great work!!
by Nickko 05/31/2009
MANNNN.. you are greattttttttttttttt
by made rudita 05/30/2009
andrew kramer, you're the best.. thank you so much.. thank you very very much...
by Joe 05/27/2009
Great tut, but i couldn't do it cos I went all the way through and then you just let out that I needed trapcode and I dnt have that so =(
by Kyle 05/26/2009
hey this is a great tutorial, i just cant do it, because my after effects isnt able to edit audio for some reason
by Bart 05/25/2009
Hi Andrew. You make great tutorials ! Ive created some of them with your help :D. Thank you for that. But could you try to find out how the created the Justin Timberlake video clip ? 'Caus it would be very awesome , if i could create something like that.
by OMONIYI 05/24/2009
i
love your tutorial how do i enrol you help most people very much
by MNH 05/23/2009
Hi Andrew great stuff, I love your site. I was just curious, about rendering this from after effects. Mine is only 10 seconds long and it's been like 40 minutes and it's still rendering??

Any ideas ANYONE?
by Mr. Bacon 05/21/2009
Hey Andrew!
Great tutorial! I was wondering if you have noticed that EA games used the same effect you display here in their new Need for speed: shift teaser? I don't know if you sort of invented the effect or whatever, but I thought it was cool to see it used like that ;)

anyway, here is a link if anyone wants to check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxkqsHf3rGk
by eduardc_4d 05/18/2009
you the best andrew :D
by Dracous89 04/29/2009
Awesome stuff Andrew. Thanks to this I got an A in my Visual Effects class in college!
Keep up the great work!
by MonsterMunch 04/27/2009
Hey.
Awesome tutorials Andrew!
You have helped me so much with my project! Thanks!
Keep up the great work :D
by John Andrew Jose 04/21/2009
Great Tutorial!

Thank you very much!
by Hannah 04/03/2009
Awesome tutorials. You guys are the best. Keep up good working. Congratulations.
by shadowcigo 03/29/2009
LMAO nice joke at the start :D good tut btw
by LUIS 03/24/2009
THANKS ANDREW!!!!!
by Faisal 03/23/2009
I love you man. You are great. You have been really very helpful. I don't know who to thank you.Wish you all the best.
by Huy 03/18/2009
good
by akshath 03/17/2009
i owe u a lot of money...andrew kramer!!!
by kamalsingh 03/16/2009
hey i have problem when i import the .mov file only mov file is import no sound import with the file plz help me
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