TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
June 30, 2008
• Create a complex energy scene with CC particle world
• Animate particles in 3D with multiple instances
 
 
TUTORIAL NOTES:
Project file contains the tutorial example as well as my original comp. Check out Tutorial #26 for camera shake tips.
Running Time: 20mins.


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by sanjeev 03/15/2010
thats great
by Kelley 02/28/2010
This was a great tutorial Andrew! I learned a lot and I plan on making some cool videos. I need to find a tutorial on how to use the program Tsunami.
Anyway Andrew thank for showing me some new stuff on
CC particle world.
by satish 02/23/2010
thanks and it's superb
by RENILDO SILVA 02/09/2010
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by super user 02/09/2010
actually there is one word i can say to you.......... ((wow))
man i like your tutorials it's really helpful and perfect.
well, keep up the good work guys ..hope i can make may own tutorials like you some day..
by mendoza 02/08/2010
muy bien......good
by Jan 02/06/2010
Thank you so much! I have been enjoying the tutorials and learning so much. Check out my "ocean tornado." http://www.viddler.com/explore/jmarvin1/videos/10/
by mendoza 02/05/2010
esta muy buenos los efctos
by candice 01/31/2010
I can't watch the 68th tutorial.I very like it.
by ashish paudel, nepal 01/31/2010
thank u
by Paulo 01/29/2010
BRASIL ...




And Andrew U ROCK GUY


Free Tutorials XD We're 'empty' xD
by soovantha 01/26/2010
wow i like all video of Mr.Andrew Kramer.
I like make effect so much. so this site so great.
It's the best site that i like.
really thanks.
by Frederik 01/24/2010
I got a serious problem, I can't find out where my snapshot pictures are:S
Can you tell me where they typical were outputting?

Greets from
Denmark
by moh-dz 01/21/2010
thanks a lot for this tutorials , really it's very helpful
by china 01/20/2010
thank you
by Ty 01/17/2010
every time i insert the particle world its flat. when i make it 3d and rotate it its flat. Please help
by johnson 01/17/2010
I like ! COOL...
by vasu 01/12/2010
hi thanks yar
by John Gabriel 01/11/2010
its amazing!
by xionghao 01/07/2010
thank you!
by virat 01/05/2010
thank for great tutotial
by Thomas 01/04/2010
You guys are AWESOME!!!!!
by kogyblack 01/02/2010
Aewsome tut!
Very direct and enjoynable!
by Remix 01/02/2010
I can't get the particles to suck inwards...
by htinyarsai 01/01/2010
Thanks a million,Andrew Kramer
by surat goswami 12/29/2009
you guys are doing awesome.........thanks!
by Femi 12/24/2009
Andrew,

Thanks so much for sharing. You ares imply awesome!

From Femi - Kasoa, Ghana
by gangadhar 12/23/2009
wow , very cool, I am verry happy for your tutorial so i love you.

by David 12/19/2009
YOU SOOOOO ROCK DUDE!!!
by prabal 12/09/2009
great dude thanks a lot.....................
by Rotimi 12/03/2009
Andrew you are a great teacher thanks very much from Nigeria
by Chrysanthemum 12/03/2009
Oh my my! You and your tutorials are the best! This is so amazing :3
by lee 12/01/2009
~cool
by hunan 11/30/2009
more than thanks
by Anas H. 11/27/2009
thnx man :)
soon I will buy the whole programs :)
by barock 11/26/2009
dude! thank u so much!! awesome tutorial!! u rock dude! greetings from colombia ^^
by alex 11/21/2009
THX AWESOME TUT.
by Elias 11/19/2009
God bless you so much you are a mentor
by Rich Keel 11/10/2009
Been wanting to do this for some time but I never had the time or the CC particle World because I had an "illegal" copy :) - hey I had no money :)

Anyway now I have the CS3 suite and I could do this tut. Awesome! AK's still looks better but I found out some stuff I didn;t know before.

Thanks,
Rich
by The Game 11/08/2009
MAn This Is Very Good
Thanks Alot
by longyi 11/06/2009
cool! I'm from china.I love watching movies an want to make movies effects.I started to learn AE just a week ago.your video has a lot of help to me.Thank you.
by someone 11/02/2009
This stuff is so cool!!!!



I made a tutorial on youtube called adobe cs4
by Markuss 10/29/2009
Excellent!Im living in La Punta, San Luis Argentina.
Thanks for a great tutorials! I learn to much
( sorry but my english is to bad! ) in this site, congratulations!
by joseph 10/26/2009
wow man it is the best effect i ever see the best of the best.
by h2spot.net 10/25/2009
very nice tutorial...
by Igor Loss 10/24/2009
Amazing!! Thanks you so much, Andrew! I love your work!
by enzo 10/23/2009
Andrewwww maman, i followed this tut STEP-BY-STEP and guess what??! i NAILED IT :)))) man, i added my own craziness to it and turned out kick ass so thanks a BUNCH for your awesome tuts.. Am super excited.. oh i also followed your other tuts and nailed them too only this one i was able to go ahead and make my own moves. Think am getting the hang of it, photoshop kinda helps alot too so.. oh people lookey here THE NEXT ANDREW KRAMER in the house :)YOU ROCKKKKK ANDREW
by mango 10/20/2009
Andrew. You are famous. This tutorial made it to Comedy Central.
by Sengee 10/19/2009
Thank's very much site Mongolia
by SAURAV 10/18/2009
outstanding
i love it
gr8 work andrew
by Kao Yang 10/16/2009
Oh, My god. I love this one. I can't believe it. I love all of your tutorials.....and you.
by satyabrata 10/15/2009
I am verry happy for your tutorial so i love you
by sydney 10/12/2009
oh my god, that is amazing! great tutorial!
by Rutger 09/30/2009
Thank you very much for this amazing tutorial Andrew!
This one's very very helpful!
by kalyan 09/30/2009
hay andrew ... i love your works , great job
by rahul 09/29/2009
oh may god, nice work.
by mIrSooo 09/22/2009
Tnx for this! I love it. mIrSoooo Bosnia
by Taiwo 09/22/2009
excellent and incisive great job. thanks

Taiwo from Nigeria
by Brendan Peterson 09/09/2009
This was an awesome tutorial! It wasn't exactly what I thought it was but it still will look really good for my superhero movie.

thanks a lot.
by kalidas 09/05/2009
good...................man super.
by Largo 09/01/2009
Compadre te pasaste... excelente tu trabajo, te felicito!
by flavio carvalho 09/01/2009
muito bom esse tutorial ,
thanks ANDREW!
by Daniele Amadei 08/31/2009
Hi!!!
I've watched all tutorial and it's amazing!!!!GReat Job!!But i can't do the same on my Mac whit the very firts particle world called "sucking particle"...i followed all step but nothing appens...someone can help me?!
Thx again from Italy!!!!!
by Knight Walker 08/24/2009
Some one please show me a awy of downloading these toturials.
by Knight Walker 08/24/2009
I am astonished by what you guys have acomplished. I need to buy you extra staff like plugins graphics and more staff. Our country has no credit card previlages (Uganda) but i love your work. Get me a way Out
by jhor 08/19/2009
Andrew, you r the Amazing! your tutorials are the best in internet
by j money 08/16/2009
bro your tutorials are insane! greats stuff
by HESAM 08/04/2009
i can just tell you one word. AMAZING
by Steve 08/03/2009
…or the trkMat (for the smoke)
by Steve 08/03/2009
I cant find the "Mode" button anywhere in after effects CS4!
Please help

btw Great tutorial.
by Travis 07/28/2009
This tutorial made it to the Colbert Report. Check it out :D

http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2009/07/28/colbert-on-tasers-bro/

It's at the section when he introduces his new segment called "Current Events".
by Jayesh kumar 07/28/2009
Thanks Andrew...
by Jim Ansell 07/28/2009
Tweek this a bit more and it's a great way to re-create the proton blaster effect from Ghostbusters!
by Matt 07/28/2009
Very cool man.

Thanks from Czech Republic
by KASHIF 07/28/2009
Really Very Good.
by Alexander 07/26/2009
From Costa Rica.... U simply Rock !!!!
by vipul 07/25/2009
thnx dude i loved it
by pavan 07/24/2009
hi andrew .....how r u..i love this tutor very vll...thanq 4 this exaiting tutor.......thanq
by ag 07/23/2009
hi
very nice.I wants more more ...really


bye
by MACK 07/22/2009
MAN U ROCK.!!!
by Julio 07/19/2009
thanks andrew!
I made one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lhjYDyI2z8
see ya
by ricka 07/18/2009
i dont have CC end other stuff wier i can get it??plz help me!
by cyz 07/13/2009
thankyou very much i like it
by claudio 07/09/2009
estubo super bueno,lo maximo, sigue nomas
by Jacob 07/09/2009
great tuts man! thanks a bunch u been of real help :)
by Sai Tai 07/09/2009
Andrew your my sun shine for my lofe
by Matt 07/08/2009
Great vid. i saw alot of them and they are great! keep up the good work =)
by Raphaello 06/30/2009
Great Great Awesome ANDREW. i guess the after effects icon should be replaced with your photo. you are a real rare guru. i always wanted to do these kind of things......keep up the good work ANDREW
by shinwa 06/29/2009
goooooooood
by Goldenreelprod 06/27/2009
This is a great tutorial check out my video of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNa336VnnDQ
by Killerbunny27 06/27/2009
Uhhm.. when i change the X and Z radius it does something wierd, it makes a square and i cant figure out how to change it..
by P2 06/25/2009
Why dont yo work in Hollywood movies?... i dun think i have seen ur name in any...any personal reason?
by Daniel Sanabria 06/24/2009
Ta bonito!
by Daniel Sanabria 06/24/2009
Mierda! que bueno!!!!
by Daniel Sanabria 06/24/2009
Puta!!!! Que exelente!!!
by Dragondude1105 06/23/2009
This is awesome, but I just can't get the "sucking particles" part to work. went to -1.5 velocity but it doesn't flow inward. Dunno what I'm missin. Otherwise, I really like this effect! :)
by V.C 06/23/2009
AWESOME! DANCES FOR YOU. FROM CHINA ....
by editmax 06/15/2009
thank you ,very nice
by tom 06/15/2009
your best!!
by ThePerson 06/14/2009
Sorry, but for some reason this is bothering me. The streetlight should sway a little bit. But this is awesome. Seriously.
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