TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
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• Transform daylight footage to night footage
• Add artificial lights and illuminate windows
 
 
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by Bogeymankurt 09/17/2007
awesome !!! your work's so great !
greetings from germany !!!
kurt
by Bogeymankurt 09/17/2007
awesome !!! your work's so great !
greetings from germany !!!
kurt
by Vitun Sharma 09/17/2007
gr8 work...... ur tuts rocks..... learned a lot thnx. keep going

love frm INDIA
by Titan 09/18/2007
Greetings from Detroit, hungry for more
by blacky 09/18/2007
thanks
by Lowpoly 09/18/2007
Incredible. I spend to many days trying to daylight look like night. Thanks to make it so simple. Dude, I am an Andrew's watcher since your creative cow tutorials. Keep with the good mood and the good comedy.
by Andres Ramirez 09/19/2007
how the hell do you find out how to do all that stuff?
by SiulF 09/19/2007
WWooo!
very useful
Good tutorial
by Jung Shin Formet 09/21/2007
Very useful!!!!!
Good Tutorial!
by webmano2006 09/21/2007
thinks for this great work , so I hope I want to see an expmle of an flash intro made by after effet like flash intro in templatemonster made by blur .
Greeting from Marrakech
by webmano2006 09/21/2007
thinks for this great work , so I hope I want to see an expmle of an flash intro made by after effet like flash intro in templatemonster made by blur .
Greeting from Marrakech
by Devil 09/21/2007
Thank's a lot!
by christian 09/23/2007
Andrew,you're the man!!!!!
awesome.thank you very much

christian
São Paulo,Brasil
by jorge hernandez 09/25/2007
this tutorials are GREAT, thanks by
compartir SUS CONOCIMIENTOS
thaks a lot, muchas gracias
Guatemala, City
by nifl 09/25/2007
Holy carp batman ! hahahahaha
by Tyiea. S 09/26/2007
it was fun.....thanx alot
by zeljko 09/27/2007
Hey man, you are so great.you relly can be pilot im
not going to be affreid fly,but im affreid to spand
a lot of time to lern those things: how the hell do like you Pleas keep going whit thees tutorials
meby one day im going to be your copilot
SRBIJA/formen YUGOSLAVIA
zeljko
by Patrick 09/30/2007
Hellow dude! ;)

All those things are so nice! Respekt too you!! (:


Patrick, Denmark
by serife 10/03/2007
great

from turkey
by javkhaa 10/04/2007
WOW COOL. from Mongolia
by Gaurav 10/05/2007
gr8 tutorials andrew.
learning alot from ur tutorials.
keep going. U Rocks
by kapil 10/06/2007
Very useful .Good Tutorial!
by mxh 10/08/2007
Very cool!!
by samiinour 10/09/2007
great tutos andraw keep us learning from you

Algeria
by Rutland Weekend Films 10/12/2007
Thanks Andrew, its very useful and you're an interesting teacher! Greetings from Great Britain!
by Videodude 10/13/2007
Nice.

Really great vid. Simple but very effective. Good work. And thanks for the humour, it really cheers me up

I'm learning combustion at the moment. It would be great to get one of your fantastic tutorials for that, 'cos you make everything seem so easy, and combustion just isn't easy.

Anyway...thanks.
by anselm 10/14/2007
this's good job. I am french, i just wanna say BRAVO and MERCI.
by Gbenro 10/15/2007
I'm from nigeria and hope to make good movies, your tutorials have been a great help. this one is off the hissle >-(
by Arouri 10/15/2007
I Want to say Thank you very much Andrew Kramer about this example. Great job from you i love AE and i would be very good like you.
by Arouri 10/15/2007
I Want to say Thank you very much Andrew Kramer about this example. Great job from you i love AE and i would be very good like you.
by Bas Mutsaards 10/16/2007
Hey Drew K,

I have no words for your tutorials!!! Im learning AE by your site, tutorials and DVDs (ive got the 7-pack, GREAT)! But my girlfriend is jealous, because lately i spend more time listening to you than i do to her!

one, Bas from Den Bosch The Netherlands
by Jamz 10/17/2007
These are the most intriguing and hilarious tutorials!! IT's wonderful art! How about more on depth of field? Or am curious as to how to get a realistic ground, though with 2.5D I think it's not easy!!
by Diego 10/17/2007
Man... Your job is nice
Keep going..
Abraço do BRASIL!!
by Arjun Singh 10/17/2007
as always, your tutorial was awesome and very well explained........its so much fun learning all this cool stuff.
thanx a lot
by lirim 10/20/2007
this is job very nice,I'm from kosova,thanks man.
by Rafael 10/20/2007
TV Channel editor(Perú) - Awesome material, very usefull!, congratulations!
by hue.hoang@vtc.vn 10/24/2007
good!!!!!!!
by Givi 10/29/2007
you are the greatest person, i am georgian and i want to say "kle xar da dedamotknuli"
by Mathew 10/30/2007
You are really an After effects SUPERSTAR
by willy Krueger 11/01/2007
Waw Hebat yah.....Amazing!!!
by Saiyan 11/04/2007
Andrew Kramer, U ROCK!!! U gt a great sense of humour as well!
by max 11/06/2007
yo man u da best keep it up!!
by koommo 11/11/2007
Hey what's up!
Good job!
by koommo 11/11/2007
Hey what's up!
by Hiro 11/13/2007
Thanks for the great tutorial. Love the touch of humour aswell. Id much prefer to master after effects than be able to magic eye so dont worry about it!
by IMAM A.B 11/14/2007
What can I say? Even a novice like me got edged. Your tutorials are not only inspiring, but life in people who don't even have interest in effect. You make the whole things simple. Are they really? Well, I guess the world is made complicated because of complexity. But now with Andrew, the world of FX is made simple because of his simplicity.

I can't thank you enough. I got lots learn from your videos. This is from Nigeria.

Keep the good coming. Thanks
by Dred 11/14/2007
from Ukraine HOREYYY!!
by Damien 11/14/2007
Awesome!!! Greetings from Holland
by Tom Frisch 11/14/2007
Very good tutorial. I've read a bit on DNC (that's dirty!) and your tutorial really did a much better job teaching it than anything I've ever seen.

I also LOVED the tip about the proper way to roto. I've spent countless hours on wiggling masks to cover things like that elbow that pops into the screen. Good work.
by zura 11/19/2007
This is from georgia.my englesh is whery bad but i think it is ok.bicous i just whont to tell you thanks.
I got lots learn from your videos and this is wery importent for me bicous theres is no skoole.thenk you egen and egen
by Jerry 11/20/2007
yo andru that shyt is PHAT baby
You really killin it .

Anyway i alwas wondered when watching your tutorials (espacially those whith Sam) what is the camera you use to shoot all these footages?? the quality is awesome, can a regular guy cop it?

THANX PEACE
by mahdi naissipour 11/22/2007
so great!
I'm happy because i'm learning after effects with your best tutorials.
by Drew 11/24/2007
Thanks Andrew!!!

You're tutorials are awesome!

I have the trial for AR cs3 pro for only 20 more days. In those 10 days, I have watched your tutorials and learned so much!!

I'm really getting the hang of After Effects! Thanks!
by Jon Blake 11/28/2007
Great tutorials Andrew. Just one thing, there's no such word as HEIGHTH. There's WIDTH but only HEIGHT. Thanks.
by Bert 11/30/2007
This is great.

Thanks. I have learn cool stuff on this site.
by Dan 12/03/2007
Amazing tutorial! Im gonna use this for an upcoming project of mine! I just discovered this website yesterday and I am so excited about trying all these new ideas and editing techniques.
by Horatius 12/11/2007
very nice. thanks
from turkey
by ben 12/11/2007
really good thumbs up
by Varun Yadav 12/11/2007
Super cool....
I have been through many day-night conversion tuts, but this one is awesome.
Thanks man!!!
Surly, I am gona use something like this in my works.
by Varun Yadav 12/11/2007
Super cool....
I have been through many day-night conversion tuts, but this one is awesome.
Thanks man!!!
Surly, I am gona use something like this in my works.
by bromat 12/12/2007
Thanks. You are really a generous person who share your talents with others
by tsenguun 12/18/2007
i like it
by Mark Brashear 12/18/2007
This tutorial is really helpful. I edit with final cut, but I can take what you can do with Adobe and do the same thing with FC.
by Alexandar 12/24/2007
Great tutorials! Hope you continue with the good work. Because of you, I'm an After Effects master!
Greetings from Serbia
by swan 12/24/2007
greetings from
Canada!
by Nacha 12/26/2007
Gran, gran tutorial...
haces que todo parezca fácil.
Great:D
from ARGENTINA!
by Angel 01/03/2008
I am new to AE a novice, and have been watching all these tutorials and am just fascinated with what you can do with them.

Thank you for taking the time to make them!
by Andre Vieira 01/08/2008
Obrigado ajudou muito

Thank in Brazil we do not have good training >-(>-(>-(
by bahessou 01/09/2008
Great tutors
thanks man
by Joe M 01/11/2008
Very important technique. Night shots are hard to get.
by travis martin 01/12/2008
hey your work is very good, i learned many new things about adobe. tyvm
by gabibabi 01/19/2008
Good job Kramer! the entire world is thrilled by these tuts!

regards from Romania!


by Geoff 01/27/2008
Great tutorial, your my savior, really needed this effect. Don't have to reshoot. Thanks for all your hard work
by Kyle 01/28/2008
Holy Carp this is a good one.
by Victor 02/01/2008
i can´t find CC spotlight>-(
but wery good tutorial!
by tim visser 02/02/2008
this tutorials are realy useful to me. so thank you. i have learnd more EA in 4 weeks than in two years.

keep up the good work
by prabhat 02/04/2008
it is really very good , how could u think like this
by Matt 02/08/2008
another good tutorial but i was wondering wether it would be possible create a day to night conversion indoors if there is any tips you could give please let me no
by M.Sharaf 02/10/2008
Great tutorial Thanks for all your hard work
and we Waiting your tutorials.
by Asmatullah Khan 02/11/2008
V Great tutorial Thanks For your work
by toppie34 02/15/2008
very good tutorial i loved it preciesily what i needed
by hamany90 02/16/2008
thxxx alot ,, u the best of the best
by Hervert Pimentel 02/19/2008
That video this with bug?
by ash 02/25/2008
your too good bro ......beat steven speilberg
by Playstation3 User 02/27/2008
The Zip file(i clicked project button)doesn't include AE project files(include only footage)...Please FIX it..Please...
by Nishiki 03/03/2008
youre sooo the best!
by diego 03/05/2008
Andrew, you are an amazing teacher. Your explanations are perfectly clear. I learn a lot watching your videos, please never stop doing this!
Diego from Argentina.
by Nikos 03/10/2008
Thanks a lot.Cool tut.

Greetings from Greece!
by Alex 03/11/2008
Best of the Best!
Greetings from Russia!
by Pete 03/20/2008
awesome tutorial, thanks from the uk...
by Fredrik 03/25/2008
Very good.

Greetings from Norway
by Ricardo Dowridge 03/26/2008
Andrew you are truly a gifted one and indeed a Master
Keep up the good work.

Greetings From Trinidad and Tobago
by Woxi 03/27/2008
Great man!!
by 8XCAR 04/01/2008
Great Dude!

It looks fantastic. I will make a short film and I´ll use this tutorial.
Thanks for your information.
From Spain
Bye
by jolo baldivia 04/02/2008
que cool esta forma de pasar del dias a la noche
by Mike 04/02/2008
crazy stuff, thanks man!!
Love your work
by Jedi_portug 04/06/2008
Great tuts your making and thanks for making them free!

Greeting from Portugal!!!
by Fedeks 04/08/2008

UHHHHHHHH, FUMATE ESE TUTORIAL
by patrick 04/08/2008
WTF holy carp
by shockwave11 04/12/2008
all ur tutorials are amazing but i need help in creating meteors in AAE CS3 could u please give us a meteor tutorial take care dude ur just great
by zaccheus 04/14/2008
cool i even used iot for a still image. thank man
by Alexander 04/21/2008
Hi,
Your tutorials are so good. But on this one i can't find CC Spotlight I'm using AE 6.5. Do any of you guys know how or why i can't find it?

Thanks in Advance
Alexander
by ^d_Jallad_b^ 04/23/2008
Great Work ,Reagrds 4 all the team there.
by LORDTRASGU 04/24/2008
muchas gracias! es genial este tutorial!
by Matt Grunau 04/25/2008
This is far an away my favorite and impressive, and more importantly, practical tutorial you have created. I am a little surprised it hasn't received as many views or comments as many of the others.

This has so many applications, it blows the mind.

Stellar work Jefe.
by Max Waldberg 04/28/2008
If I had teachers like you when I was a kid, I'm sure I would be close to a genius now! Why? Why did'nt I have teachers like you? Life is so unfaire!
Hey!!!! Great work!!
by lucas 05/07/2008
greetings from brazil.

hey andrew, i found some problems.

here are some tips for you and the guys:
-the spot light should reveal the real color of the ground(not just shine).
-the night isn't that blue (depends).

but i love your tutorials. thank you so much for this incredible job.

(sorry for the bad english guys).
by Rob 05/13/2008
Thanks so much for all your tutorials - I've learned loads!
by skarstoker 05/15/2008
fantastico ahora si que si...
by Janusz 05/15/2008
Those tutorials are fantastic!
It's so generous of you to offer them for free.
I greatly appreciate all that you do!
I was always affraid of AE untill I discovered your website!
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!
by jesin 05/17/2008
I would have been cool to light up the dust behind the car with the red tail lights.
by Drew 05/17/2008
Your Tutorials are sick man!

keep up the good work!
by Carlos 05/21/2008
Thanks for yours tutorial and Brasil is talk thanksssssssssssss!
by Lee 06/01/2008
Fantastic! not only a great tutorial, but also a carp thrown in for good measure!!
by Yadovitiy 06/02/2008
So cool )))
With respect,from Russia
by Kaami~ 06/04/2008
realy amazing... u rocks man!... :)
by stalin 06/05/2008
it's very good, i need at perfect time, thanks very much
by Dogan 06/09/2008
Yes man, this tutorial wonderful.I belive and i know, you are crayz. :D
by Jay CLUTCH THIS Rowlands 06/11/2008
AMAZING and THANK YOU. I am stoked!
by Ethan 06/13/2008
Sir, thank u very much...that was wonderful and awesome...
by cgtv 06/14/2008
OK
by An_annamator 06/14/2008
Sweet!, That helps a lot for my demoreel, even better than some of my instructors! oops !!
by yassien 06/15/2008
thankssssssssssssssss
by Zeeshan Islam 06/18/2008
Oh man you have knowlege power impressive . this is zeeshan islam. why dont you go other countries and teach arrange work shop for students and teach them buddy
by aneesh vfx clifanger 06/23/2008
thaks yaar i thought in vfx after effects is nothing bcoz we were using combustion and shake but now i am interested in after effects thanks a lot
by aneesh vfx clifanger 06/23/2008
thaks yaar i thought in vfx after effects is nothing bcoz we were using combustion and shake but now i am interested in after effects thanks a lot
by Pavlatoar 06/27/2008
You are the best!I don't understand how zou can know a lot of these things. Genius...
by Films lover 06/28/2008
All you do is a dream wich become real.

Greetings from Russia
by jigsaw_puzzle 06/29/2008
great tutorials, thank you
by Newton 07/02/2008
muito chiqui esse tutorial, parabéns pra todos !!!
by Ahmed 07/07/2008

Hey Andrew, ur geneous mate, good job n God-bless u
by Amine Abdallah 07/15/2008
salam androw wash dart bazzaf chbab wa hayal, makountch dhan belli Aftar Effects ydir kamel hada elchi wa ntaya thani Kima ygoulou "chouia ma el-hanna wa chouia man rtabt elyaddine" THANKS
by Alejandro Avid 07/21/2008
u r #%&!ing amazing dude...!
by Mike 07/22/2008
This is an amazing technique, I will definetly be using this
by Rachel 07/25/2008
Wow~
very easy and very nice~
I'll try it~
Thanks a lot~
by Rachel 07/25/2008
Wow~
very easy and very nice~
I'll try it~
Thanks a lot~
by Chester 07/31/2008
holy carp batman! hahaha that was halarious, but very nice tutorial, there's alot more than i thought there was to this DTN conversion
by Tucci 08/02/2008
DUDE WTF LOL that carp thing is so random, I JUST searched carp today randomly i dunno why, then i see this...i was even looking at the same picture lool weird. btw ANOTHER awesome tutorial. im almost done with all of them!
by Tucci 08/02/2008
Actually it wasn't random, I was photoshopping a piranha into that stupid mini carp pedicure tank they have that you put your feet in...just thought you might like to know that, haha.


ps- do a "Jumper" teleport effect tut!
by Guz 08/04/2008
Man, HOLY CARP, that was some awesome, intuitive tutorial. Thanks a LOT.

Cheers from Brazil
Guz
by Hossam.sleem 08/04/2008
wounderfull
by Withuran 08/12/2008
You sure are the World's Mr. After Effects

Thank you so much for your help, Andrew.

Greetings from Norway :P
by Alex 08/18/2008
Thank you So much, you are changing my IB film outcome.! =-)



Greeting from Australia.
by Mulc 08/22/2008
I am asking the same think like some of guys here how did he come up with those ideas.
And your joke's are just killing me.So i realy like to lisen you instead of some serious guy where i fall a sleep.
by zoro 08/23/2008
think~ nice tip ~
by George 08/23/2008
Brazil says: Good Tecnique!
by sc08mt 08/29/2008
thank you so much!
by ahmed 09/03/2008
egypt says so so so good work
by Trygve 09/04/2008
Hey from Norway! I love your tutorials :D, but im new at After Effect and i dont understand that key frame thing, yeah im stupid, so can you email me and tell me some basics or something?
by boronzox 09/04/2008
Thanks for all tutorials Andrew.

This is www.aftereffects.tr.cx site by Turkey.

Greetings to you.

We hope you join to our forum. :D
by Laboriontech 09/07/2008
Stupesho !!!! (wounderfull)
From italy
by Micky 09/10/2008
Andrew, I love your tutorials and I plan to buy all your software soon...
Greeting from Africa...Ghana to be precise
Thanks a million
Micky
by Abhilash Nair 09/14/2008
Very Great tutorial it helped me lot thanks a lot n make more easy tutorial.. Takcare GodblessU. keep going....
by Sajjad 09/18/2008
I like this Tutorials
Thanks
by Rikne 09/19/2008
Hey! Thanks for all these tutorials! Hopefully i will apply all to my work! Great job!
by skaplan productions INC 09/20/2008
Mr.Kramer,

When adding the car lights that are emiting from the actual car, is is possible to parent the lens flare to the null object?
by marko 09/28/2008
wow man you are great..!! greetings from Mexico city... keep it up andrew..!!
by Jeewantha 09/29/2008
Andrew Kramer thinks for this great work. U are really good. Great person.
Thanks you (Jeewantha from SRI LANKA)
by stef 10/03/2008
Hello everybody, beautiful tuto, thanks so much, but i would like to know if this video exist in french traduction ? in my country we are fan but there's so little piece of tutorials. thanks for your answers. mail to rsquales@msn.com
by justin 10/03/2008
great video!~~
never have to take picture or video at mid-nigt anymore!!
great idea!
by David Lopez 10/17/2008
Everything u do is awesome!!!
hopefully one day I'm as good as you (or i can settle for close enough). lol. Keep the tutorials coming!!!...we love you.

-Fresno, Cali
by Mangesh 10/18/2008
This tutorial has helped in clearing doubts about converting day to night transmissions. This tutorial has made difficult looking task undercontrol.Thanx and hope to see some new techniques too.
by praful vyas 11/05/2008
Grrrrrrrrrreat Andy. you are simply Great as always.thanks a lot.

Praful (from India)
by Andrew from England 11/07/2008
Awesome - very well explained and highly effective!
by Aly 11/14/2008
Can somebody help me please? I dont have these spotlight thing can i download somewheare??????
Great tutorial...
by park 11/17/2008
you are greatman
by Christoffer Boman 11/22/2008
Brilliant man. I'll try to learn this one too.
How about "night to day conversion" is it the same but vice-versa?

Take care man!
by santhosh radhakrishnan 11/29/2008
quite cool with the techniques......could hav got more accurate with the tracking facility incorporated in AE. nyways good work
by Jordan Harrison 12/05/2008
Hey man

nice 1

could u please make a tutorial on how to fly
please

i bet to all mi m8s that i would get some footage of mi flying please man
by sfx dude 12/15/2008
can you do a night to day conversion
by seko 12/17/2008
hi
i want traning affter effict and motion and color plaes
by Angga Prima 12/27/2008
Wow its perfect
i like it,thanks for all
by guntur-indonesia 12/28/2008
absolutely hugh fantastic..keep on share u'r talent..:)
by orwell 01/07/2009
HOLY CARP!!!
Great tutorial, thanks.
by elvio 01/09/2009
Dear friend!
wonderfuls tutorials!
from argentine
thanks!
you are fantastic!
by Shuva 02/04/2009
how can i download this video tuterial?please help me.
by Phil Nicols, WiseGuyProductions.ca 02/15/2009
Simply Brilliant!

.. you can give anyone the same tools as a master carpenter but when asked to build a cabinet, the outcome will be very different - even though they are the exact same tools.

Andrew's use of these tools is like an artist with a paintbrush.

Inspiring and Simply Brilliant!

best, Phil
by Don 02/18/2009
Thanks alot Andrew. Because of this website and this PARTICULAR tutorial, i was able to create a day to night conversion for my client. If u were in Melbourne, i'd buy you beers the whole night. Have a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olX1-DLvshQ
by Spitfire 02/21/2009
great andrew

greetings from albania
by puchiewow 02/21/2009
Mr. Kramer... I Learned a lot from you... A Lot of Thanks From The FILM ACADEMY of the PHILIPPINES (Editors Guild)
by zu 03/04/2009
Thanks, Andrew! Great tute - explained everything succinctly! Helped me figure out how to do a lighting effect I needed!
by Yuyu Alejandro 03/16/2009
Sir Andrew, you are a great teacher. thank you for sharing your knowledge to everyone. your works are incredible.

greetings from Clark, Philippines.
by Socks 03/16/2009
Very sweet
Can anybody tell me where to find the CC Spotlight preset???

Greetz from Amsterdam
by lonin 03/22/2009
Hay yoa rocked me I'm lonin from Sudan living in Australia special effects student thanks 4 dat keep ir up
by s Faizan 03/26/2009
Very Thanks Andrew Sir me from pakistan u r tutorial Mind blowing keep more share tutorial By
by T. J. 03/28/2009
Loved the tutorial. This was exactly what I was looking for. I'm filming a promotional video for a martials arts school and was looking to do some good night shots that my camera just won't do. This is perfect. Thanks.
by david 03/30/2009
i dont know what to say.

You're GREAT
by cynthia 04/21/2009
these are super awesome :D
by Jorge 05/02/2009
en realidad, tus videos son los mejores en la web, andrew, eres dios =)
by Lochie 05/15/2009
Great tutorial, this should help me out a lot. Keep 'em coming!
by Rin Jacob 05/20/2009
hai,
my dear friends,you are really rocking through the video copilot.First me very passion about to do more 3d character aniamtion.Now you guys are changing my mind to vissuel effects.hahaha just joking........very good tutorial..keep going.God bless you guys.......

YOURS FRIENDLY

RIN[INDIA]...KERALA
by FILKENTON 06/17/2009
Thank you. I have the project that should be done by turning daylight footage into nigth footage. I am not trying the technique out yet, but your technique must be very helpful.

Thank you

One voice from Tokyo
by Steven Noni 06/29/2009
Andrew Kramer for video copilot.net i like that
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