TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
November 07, 2008
• Create a fluid energy wipe with built-in particles
• Blend title using turbulent displacement
 
 
TUTORIAL NOTES:
Be sure to check out tutorial 77 for energy creation.
Running Time: 10mins.


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by trevor speer 11/18/2009
this video was the best one out of all of them! thank you so much for the videos!
by Shayen 11/15/2009
Hi gus speacily to Andrew
I realy liked your work at this tutorials
I just wantto say hi and thank's for you and your friend they are pooooooooooooooom

Shayen - Yemen
by Aaron 11/12/2009
For everyone else looking for the original energy wave, and not apparently being answered via forum, I found it. If you go to the page where you can downloag the project ( http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/energy_wipe/ ) there is a very tiny tutorial note that says refer to tutorial 77 (soul Removal is the title)
also here is the link:http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/soul_removal/
by Piyush 11/09/2009
thanks a lot ...........
by astro boy 11/07/2009
so damn hilarious...
by Anthony baptiste 11/05/2009
ur the best man, in my school i do animation and this effect will be a go idea for my cinematic intro...........thanks :) or and i'll try and support u by buying some of ur products they are very useful
by jc1692 10/31/2009
thanks!!! your awesome dude!
by Pazzaz 10/29/2009

Thank you, another easy to follow tut
yet again am rather pleased with my end result
happy days quite addictive
onto my next.
by chenchao 10/29/2009
it is very amazing !thank you andrew
by mango 10/28/2009
Thank you Andrew. Thanks for all the long and short tutorials.
by rina 10/26/2009
woah bro ur tutorial r so pro , did you know for ufc 104 commercial they used this text style :O the same style the same energy whip when i seen commercial i was like * did andrew get a job in ufc* lol
by BAJI.SK 10/23/2009
THANKS FOR ALL TUTORIALS
by zhaoyue 10/21/2009
VERY COOL~~~~thanks!!!
by ytt 10/21/2009
I'm Chinese and my English is poor,but I really like your tutorials!
by diego 10/15/2009
hi, i would like to know if this works properly with an image png instead a text.
thanks a lot
by Mahamaniak 10/10/2009
Maybe 2 orbs :o XD
great tut ! thanks !
by Beat 10/10/2009
best tutorials i've ever seen! 5/5 stars!
by Kid AF 10/07/2009
If there is one thing to be said, is that you Andrew Cramer, is the answer God gave to us! Dude, you're the ultimate!
by Eddie 10/07/2009
wow man, im really am a noob at this stuff, but you are soo easy to follow - 5 stars
by Chris E. 10/03/2009
Great! This one is used in the UFC-Trailers :)
by baby bubb 10/02/2009
Its funny because while I was watching Ultimate Fighter a commercial for the UFC came on and they hella used this exact effect on the text... didnt even change it up...lol Unless of course Andrew made it....lol
by Bjørnar 09/21/2009
Awsom video Andrew love the effect. My evelution package is oe the way to my home! I can`t belive it ! Well tnx AGAIN!
by rastari 09/18/2009
hey man is so nice to have people like you in this business...

thanks
by I Pkpkerz 09/13/2009
wheres the previous mortal combat theme? I'm going crazy here please help me Andrew!!!!!!.
by MEHRAN-HEYDARI 09/05/2009
ZOHA 3D I LOVE ANDROW
I LIFE IN THE IRAN
by Bran 08/31/2009
Where is the tutorial that you made the flare in? I can't find it..
by Conor 08/30/2009
Thanks You Your The Best LOL
by sian 08/30/2009
Thank you Andrew!
by gw 08/30/2009
Love that energy revealing effect.
That magnifying glass reminded me of when I was a kid, I burnt ants with a magnifying glass in the sun. Now I'm kind to animals...so don't try that at home kids.
by nik 08/27/2009
Nice! Long, but verry interesting!
by ismi 08/16/2009
WOw eVer green tuitorials
by BlackDragon 08/10/2009
You are the best, thank you for the great Tutorials...

Greetings from Germany :)
by jackriot 08/10/2009
wow! thanks andrew!! amazingly, by this tutorial, i figured out how to make VFX just like in Jumper movie.. yess!! loving it.. thanks andrew! you're great..
by Jamee 08/09/2009
Thanks a million.

This effect will come in real handy for a local TV commercial I'm producing. Where would I be without my video copilot guides.

I have nothing but respect for the Video Co-Pilot crew.

Thanks Again
by Artyom 08/05/2009
wow!!! nice!!
by garrick 08/04/2009
dude ive been watching all ur tutorials and u never sees 2 amaze me great instructions high quality usefull work ur the best man tnx
by Shamakudza 08/03/2009
Great tutorials Sir Andrew Kramer. I really appreciate all the cool stuff n tuts you put out there, you rule the AE World.

Answer to Jake above. It is called the Energy Wipe Effect n not the Energy Wave Effect.
by AzteKpr1de 08/01/2009
Wow! dude this site is uberly AWESOME!!! I love this place, thank you so much for these FREE amazing tutorials! I really appreciate it!
by Fokus 08/01/2009
ahahah orbs (rotfl)
by jake 07/30/2009
where's the energy wave effect?
does anybody know?
by DarkEntity 07/30/2009
Really cool...great!!!thank you Sir Andrew!(Darkfaced)
by Elliot 07/26/2009
http://event.asus.com/rog/gene/
check this out guys, this tutorial has been used for the front page of a website, and to really good effect!. Great tut btw. i promise its not full of viruses or nething, check it
by madhu 07/22/2009
wonder full project
by kekane 07/20/2009
thanks u good
by Nowa 07/14/2009
In which tutorial are we taught how to make the "energy"...? He said he reused it... But from where...?
by cach 07/13/2009
Nice!! amazing!! congratlations!!
by shaheryar 07/11/2009
hey ur really really amazing uuummmaaahhh i love u andrew
by Darkfaced 07/04/2009
wow.....really cool...i'm from the Philippines and you are really awesome!!!!!thanks for sharing....
by Brad 06/26/2009
For some reason, my energy wipe is static during the animation across the screen. Is there a trick to getting the energy to flow while it flies from right to left across the title?
by Sina 06/25/2009
hahaha, i love the ending!!
"You're better than that, you're better than that, come on.......

What is that? An orb..?


Maybe TWO orbs!"

oooh man, too funny
by craig 06/25/2009
yeah brill tut.
by errisi 06/18/2009
awesome turtorial i lovee u menn but 1 question where do i download the EnergyPreCom that u did it
by Zk.Edits 06/17/2009
Nice tut Andrew Well Done I Love Your Work Thanks And Keep The Fire More up..... Thanx
by Andy 06/15/2009
I love you
by Leann 06/15/2009
I love your tutorials! I am trying to do this particular tutorial, and you mentioned that a piece of this tutorial is from a Mortal Kombat energy tutorial you had previously done.

Can you please put that tutorial back up? I would like to do this one. Thanks so much!
by Xavier 06/14/2009
Your tutorials are different than other because u take it step by step
others skip stuff n i cant follow them at all. All your tutorials are amazing and you are the best After Effect-ist (Thats not even a word lol) on the planet.
by rob 06/02/2009
WOW! great stuff! Was so impressed managed to get our company to purchase the DVDs, absolutely brilliant resource and great work! Thanks so so much
by nicolas 06/01/2009
Andrew sos el mejor!!
Saludos de Argentina.
by sase 06/01/2009
Andrew the best forget the restt !!!!!!!!!!!
by AntiDisabled 05/30/2009
Hi, How to download your work ? Its very hard to try do it my self :/
by Viraj 05/28/2009
Hey, I was wondering what Mortal Combat tutorial was Kramer talking about?
by Ammar 05/28/2009
awesommmmm. very nice
by flitoxz 05/27/2009
i'm a webdesigner, just hangin around, your tuts really push me te start learning adobe after effect and video manupilation :p very nive work, enjoy watchin even if i dont understand all the steps lool
by Dragon~ 05/27/2009
this is a really nice idea for an intro! =D ill have to try it out but where is a tutorial about the energy wave itself? i cant find it ;(
by Kaboom 05/27/2009
Awesome work Andrew!!

I'm a big fan and just wanna tell u that what u do is inspiring on so many levels. Thanks so much for sharing ur knowledge.

Cheers from India
by COYU... 05/22/2009
Adnrew!! sos un maestro!! un saludo desde ARgentina para vos y tu esposa!!!
by ATA 05/18/2009
so cools
by Phantom 05/11/2009
Awesome as usual Andrew great work :D
Luv this shit.
But can you pls tell me where I can find the original tute for the wave effect?
I couldnt find it anywhere :(:(:(
Pls help
E-mail me. Thanx
Keep up the Good Work m8

Cheers frm Srilanka.
by Shkelzim 05/08/2009
Awesome tutorials man.

From Denmark
by Dave 05/07/2009
Thanks bro great tut.
From Canada
by PAblo 05/03/2009
Hey. Is there any way you can do this without the particle plugin?
by Naseem 04/25/2009
realy nice art work
by roy 04/24/2009
how do you make that energy wave from vegas
by Chad 04/12/2009
Thanks a lot for the project, Andrew!
by razieh 04/12/2009
videocopilot.net is a great webside! It make me feel easy to handle after effects.i can`t believe how you are nice and kind
by Hassan 04/07/2009
hi andrew you r genius man i realy like your way of teaching.plz add some more tutorials on this site.
by me atif qureshi 04/03/2009
i love for that u r gaetest teacher in the hool world kpit up
by name 04/01/2009
I cant find energy creation tutorial please tell me where i can find it.
by nathan 03/31/2009
Sir Andrew, how can I download the video tutorial? so that even i am offline i can watch the tutorial. Thank you...
Best regards
by jaman funny guy like lol 03/31/2009
HEY ANDREW
THANKS FOR THE GREAT TUTORIAL. IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER! YAAAAA YESSSS I AM A NERD AND I LOVE DOING THESE THINGS IN MY BASEMENT WHILE SITTING NEXT TO MY MOTHER
WHOOOOOOOOT
by David_97 03/23/2009
I always have to watch the full tutorial in case of any more orbs...

*SPOILER* Hehe, I also saw that in I think the Falloff tutorial. "Ok, maybe two orbs."

LOL
by calnna 03/14/2009
thanks ur tutorial...help me a lot..
god bless you!!!!
by lichengbing 03/13/2009
thanks very much..
by mithzy 03/10/2009
ure great andrew..
by joaquin 03/06/2009
you are a genius
Thank you so much!!!
by ShuCh3n 03/05/2009
I Wish you were my teacher! I learn really quick from you! Thx you :)
by paul 03/02/2009
pretty Good Andrew!^^
by Viktor Atanasov 02/28/2009
Very helpful tutorial ;)
But you're better than this! Go with 3 orbs-lens-circle-things!
by manoj dhore 02/27/2009
hi comp menter u have sow me good compositing style im from india i use shake i hade problem in warping now i understand it thankyou
by Jayanth 02/26/2009
awesome tutorial andrew! am sure ur sincere student :) very very useful and easy to learn! can we have more tuts with slow mo nd stuf !!

Thanks from India :)
by mokhtar 02/23/2009
thank you so much about subject
by okicahyo 02/22/2009
wonderfull ideas, very inspirite.
"salam" from Indonesia
by Jupukaka 02/22/2009
Amazing Stuff.


Creative and wonderful!

Love ur work.

~Jupukaka
by Danash 02/22/2009
man you are my hero I'm from Iraq and here you have a big group of FANS you raised the level man with out your tutorials and other stuff we would be far far away from where we are now thanks a lot and keep on the good stuff
by deepak 02/18/2009
you are great ak................
by Raj 02/14/2009
Thanks Andrew! I love all your tutorials. They're not boring lol. Awesome effect!! hope you liked the sandwich afterwards lol.
by shuva 02/08/2009
i like it very much.thanks andrew...
by NEO 02/06/2009
its a tutorial.. really it is.. great.
by Fausto 01/29/2009
Hi Andrew I’m new in this and I have a question I wanted to change the color instead of black a white solid, the thing is that when I do it I lose the wave effect, how can I solve it?
by Dan 01/29/2009
I was not able to find the original energy wave tutorial so I can follow this tutorial, Where can I find it.
by rsh456 01/24/2009
thanks from hyo-peru
by Ibraheem 01/23/2009
Thank you Andrew
by d0brin 01/20/2009
Hey i Have a problem with the expresions. I cant open the panel whare to type the expresion so cna you tell me how to open the panel. I am with Adobe After Effects CS4 and i was looking for those three icons that are show in the video under the Evolution Settings of the Twister layer but i cant see those icons they are not showing...please help...
by james 01/14/2009
in wich video i can make that energy wave..?
by chamusri 01/13/2009
good job
by Loco 01/11/2009
Thank you Andrew, Your truly helping me become a better editor.
by mohamma 01/09/2009
hey andrew i am mohammad in lebanon how are u realy realy u are amazing :D U ARE GENIUSE MAN MY EMAIL KDOUH26@HOTMAIL.COM
by trepator 01/09/2009
I'm from Portugal and a couple of days ago I saw a tv show about cristiano Roaldo in a portuguese channel (SIC). And guess what, they had the same energy wipe you did... Just changed the text. As you see, you're an influence even to tv channels. Cheers
by manuel 01/07/2009
hey. very very good.
thank'you so much for your amazing tutorials...

by Jude Angou 01/06/2009
you Guys are totally great [very cool work]
by Matt B 01/04/2009
thanks for all the tutorials! thanks alot! greatings from rainy England!
by Mariano 01/01/2009
Thanks mr. Kramer...

What are you doing at the last of the video?¿

it's a little funny :) :P
by madox 12/30/2008
it's GREAT!!!!!!
THANKS!!!!!!!!!
by exido 12/27/2008
lol the ending :D
by yangxujianjian 12/25/2008
very good!
by Interfase 12/23/2008
Andrew!!!!!!!!!
This is Andrew Kremer!!!
And you are in the elite...
by jeremy schiefer 12/22/2008
Hey! Great job, keep up the great work!
by Hijonix 12/21/2008
love your style keep it up and god bless

by kojo 12/21/2008
hi andrew god bless you soooooooooooo much, just keep the fire burning
by ptR 12/19/2008
your really so good Andrew!!!
far!!! so PRO!!!!
keep up the AWESOME WORK!!!!!!!!!!
by Ron Todman 12/18/2008
I have no words

Andrew you and your team are awesome.

great tutorials. I am getting the bundle for Christmas.
by kris 12/16/2008
wow! wonderful andrew kramer. Your the king of after effects and before the effects. Nice job!
by Tianaina 12/14/2008
you are awesome!! Thank you!
by Makarand 12/13/2008
This is awesome tute.

i like u r all tutes.
u r a nice guy. thanx for sharing u r knowledge
by mask 12/12/2008
DEAR TEATHER
I VERY VERY LIKE YOU TUTORIAL,BUT NOW I CAN NOT SEE THE TUTORIAL IN THE WEB.DO YOU KNOW WANT PROBLEM WITH IT! I LIVE IN CHINA! HOPE YOUR HELP!THANK YOU!!!
by Damo 12/12/2008
Dude, do you rehearse your stuff, I swear I've not watched a single tut yet and not ended up cracking up... Love your style mate :)

I think it's the ONLY way to learn, you make it easy to do and make it fun..

8]
by Oslyx 12/11/2008
Nice tutorial and thank you for this amazing tutorial ;)

from Belgium
by Onay AKMUT 12/09/2008
Awesome.
Andrew, thank you for this tutorial!

I'm from Turkey :)
by Bernardo Hernandez 12/08/2008
Hi Andrew, thank you for sharing your projects... greetings from mexico!
by Bernardo Hernandez 12/07/2008
Hi Andrew, thank you for sharing your projects... greetings from mexico!
by BOB YETI 12/07/2008
jxAhaxhaxhahaxhaXhaxaXHaxHxahxaHxAHxAHxHA maybe 2 orbs ? :D:D:D:D:D hAhaxhxahaxhxahxaxhAhxaxhAh
by diego 12/06/2008
thanks a lot man, I got a job by doing this tutorial, give me an adress so I can send you half of my next payment.

Owe it all to my manager andrew
by kardar 12/05/2008
very well done keep it up you are blessed from thousand of fan around the world

Awesome!


no words for thanks

god bless you
by raul 12/04/2008
hola es muy buena esta pagina queria saber si puedo descargar algunos videos para pòder asi ir aprendiendo los diferentes trucos que se pueden hacer con este excelente programa
by JULIUX 12/04/2008
DUDE YOU ARE THE BEST, WATCHING YOU ALWAYS FROM CARACAS!!!
by kris 12/03/2008
"you better than that, you better than that, maybe two orbs." lol! love at the end.
by Phyxsyus 12/02/2008
Dude... Thank you so much!!!
Your tutorials are the best ever!!!!!
Obrigado!!!(Thank you in portuguese)
XD
by mauro 12/01/2008
i watched just 2 or 3 tutorials..you're a genius..and an excellent teacher
by help 11/30/2008
i can't view the video tutorials,wth is going on?did u block the stream for a certain area?
by omar 11/30/2008
so strong ...I see ...good job ... thank you Andrew!
by Paul Wong 11/30/2008
Your comedy is better than your AE skilz. |<compliment|
by aria 11/29/2008
thx....
good...

see my site
www.aria3d.net
by hamselnaggar 11/29/2008
goooooooooooood
by Guilherme Rambo 11/27/2008
Andrew, thank you for this tutorial!

I'm from Brazil =]
by Seb 11/26/2008
Hey Andrew i love your tutorials (all of them) but now i ask you if you can make a tutorial of the most of the texts from your trailers from all of your DVDs ? (The Bullet and Designer sound FX etc.)
Thanks

Best Regards
Sebastian
by Bradney Jean-Baptiste 11/25/2008
Hey Andrew thanks
by zan 11/25/2008
I hate you Andrew Kramer, I hate you.
Another tutorial I have to watch!
Giving away the tricks of the trade...

I got better things to do than sit behind the computer...

I'd like to....to...to
by Daniel 11/24/2008
You make tutorials worth watching every second of.
dont ever stop. i owe you so much.
thank you.

!!!
by Lefteris Betsis 11/24/2008
Thank you very much!!! Great tutorial
by nahcra 11/24/2008
hey andrew ur files hangs when i view it online
man wat shall i do ..i cannot view it
by jit 11/23/2008
Nice tutorial.....Thanks Andrew...
by Monttor 11/22/2008
I made my own comp with 3 orbs, it looks great :)

by H-nitro 11/21/2008
omfg man u r rly cool teacher i have no time 4 life but after all i can take little time 2 watch your tutorial pro imba goshu master :P stay cool
by Biledogze 11/20/2008
Awesome! I'm french and i understand very good job Andrew! Your website is very great for all of my After effect creation. If you want i can traduce all of your Video-tutorial in french. If you are intresting contact me!
by G. sudhakar 11/19/2008
Really Excellence!!!! Mr. Andrew and Team
Thank You Very Much
by Ian 11/19/2008
awesome! i only just started watching these tutorials and ive been wondering how to do some sort of energy/particle/cloud movement for a video i want to do. this is great stuff!
by scott 11/19/2008
Hey Andrew, How do i install the CCparticle world, the CCcomposite, and the other missing parts of my
After Effects software...
by Freedolin 11/19/2008
first - thx a lot for all of your stuff you share with us!!
2. I want you to know that I've seen a couple of your tuts in german television!
Like MTV Germany...
They just copy it exactly with some of their brands.
I wonder if they got the permission.
But you see that your famous now!Even in Europe!

Peace
by Jared 11/18/2008
Is there a way to render this effect with alpha and preserve the color. When I try and render without the black background it get a black box around the energy effect. Yep... I'm a noob!
by nachosaenz 11/18/2008
Great tutorial.
Teach us but we will never forsake you're the best
by Green Marwa 11/18/2008
Andrew! You are a genius.here in east africa everybody visit your site
by zcm 11/18/2008
thanks
by Pegasus829 11/17/2008
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!
Can't get enough of these tutorials, just need to get more time off work to watch them now!
Keep up the amazing work
by Pedro Menezes 11/17/2008
Hey! congratulations Andrew you'r the best! I've 16 years old and i can't stop watching your tutorials...thanks to you i am a legend in my small island here in Portugal called "Porto Santo"... i'm just the best here..
See you next time ;)
by Gabriel M. 11/17/2008
you are the best in what you do

:D

thanks a lot andrew, sam, and all the other guys from videocopilotnet
by daniel 11/16/2008
holas alucinante tus tutoriales , pero si yo quiero comprar un paquet como hago si soy de peru hay alternativas haber si me reponden esa incognita.
salu2
by Neejoh 11/16/2008
"Maybe two orbs?" -- pure genius :D
by M Samim Naiby 11/16/2008
wowo Andrew it is amazing tutorial tanks man
by mohammed 11/16/2008
i like it very much and i will use it at my works
by MegamaX 11/16/2008
You are amazing Andrew.I am going to share this wonderful website with everybody!!!Thanx a lot!I owe you......
by passlen 11/15/2008
it's cool
by Guillermo from Modulo 4 11/15/2008
brinca brinca!!!
by Neika 11/15/2008
Thank you very much for this tutorial. Excellent as always. I have just one little question, 'cause I'm a novice in the 3D World. How can I add a background to this project in After Effects? I have a jpg image and I wish to put it on background. Thanks in advance. Cheers.
by Bogdan 11/14/2008
Andrew thank you so much for all your tutorials cause of you look what i can do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m959v3jA70 and yes i an 14 years old (just turned)
by explorer 11/14/2008
thanks, you change my life :)
by JP 11/14/2008
Hey andrew,

just a quick note to say thanks for posting such great tutorials. They have really helped me along.

you da man!
by Urbine88 11/14/2008
This tutorial help me a lot!!! Uhm, i have an idea andrew, can you make on your next tutorial a force field and a wolverine effect? i want to make one but i don't know how, but can you please make a tutorial on those things, we, your VFX fans would like to see it hehehe thanx again
by Sykes 11/13/2008
LOL you can do better than that...you can do better than that...what is this...an orb?...what about TWO orbs LOL

great simple tut :)
by Joe Smokie 11/13/2008
Dude, your hastily created effects are better than my "well thought-out" creations. Keep the tutorials coming; I'm learning a lot and completely appreciate them.
by sunil thapa 11/13/2008
I CAN'T HOLD MY MOUTH TO RAIN SOME WORLD. BUT WHT TO SAY TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOD KEEPGOING . THNX
by Rommel 11/12/2008
Whats After Effects without Andrew Kramer?

Genius!


Love everything here in videocopilot.net
by Josh 11/12/2008
HaHa
Great work.
I love the sarcasm at the end
"Maybe Two Orbs"
by Kalashnikov 11/12/2008
What's up Andrew, nice tutorial. We are still amateurs, don't know when we are gonna be good at it but hey what the heck. We've been hearing your voice but it would be nice to see how you look like.

Great work, keep it up.

Cheers
by chris 11/12/2008
thank you
by Alldin 11/12/2008
woow damn, great tutorial andrew !
V-copilot FTW!! =D
by James 11/12/2008
I just lost my job yesterday, but I feel great, because Andrew released a new tutorial! He so funneeee!!
by e-nano 11/12/2008
Hey, whats up Andrew?
I only said you are the best! Realy enjoy your tutorials, and I like so much your way to explain thats. I learn and understand thank to you because I was scare about AE in the past you know?
So, thank you very very much, and I hope you will make more fantastics toturials.
Kind Regards,
e-Nano
by Wouter 11/11/2008
Great! From Holland! :D
by Fred Castro 11/11/2008
HAHAHAH I LOVE ANDREW! WHAT A COMEDIENT! HAHAHAH ITS SOO FUN TO WATCH!!!

and always very useful stuff!!


thank you man!!! you have your place guaranteed in designers heavens you are my savior man! hahahaha

Fred
by Brian 11/11/2008
Cool.. now can you show us how to rotoscope lipstick onto a pitbull?
by tranvanhan 11/11/2008
Very cool
Thanks so much
by Muttaqi 11/11/2008
Love your tutotials.
Love your humours, LOL!

Thanks Kramer!!
by Mihai 11/11/2008
God bless you, Andrew!
You don`t have a gift... you are a gift.
Great job!
by johan 11/11/2008
nice tutorial, as usual :D and laughed about the ending, haha those damn orbs wasent the real andrew skilled thing, they where something new :P :P :P
by oras 11/11/2008
thx man awsome
by Gareth 11/11/2008
Thanks Andrew.

One problem I notice is the light from the 'energy' drops off sharply on the left.

I realise this is because of edge of the layer.
Is there any way around this beyond making the layer larger. I get this a lot when using trapcode shine. It would be great if it could 'spill' over to the other layers
by luigi 11/11/2008
evry tutorial very good....a fan from italy
by Gianni 11/11/2008
Hi Andrew you're very fantastic!!!

Greetings from Italy!!!
by kra7ko 11/11/2008
what program must i have to can watch the tutorial?I have Adobe Player 10 but still can't..
by Musthaq 11/10/2008
wow wow v.. another great tutorial. thanks.
by manu 11/10/2008
again and again and again again
thx
by a 11/10/2008
Thank you Andrew!
I LOVE YOU
by IvanSW 11/10/2008
Hi Andrew!
A great tutorial as always.

I want o ask you something I guess many people are gonna be interested knowing the answer to.
What camera would you prefer working with? Since this question depends of many variables I want to focus it this ways.
Let´s suppose that you are asked to propose a new TV series in a local network, it is low budget, but they wish to make it something between “Supernatural” and “Heroes” in terms of style and use of special effects, and they ask you to come with a trailer of 5 minutes of ideas and concepts, lots of cool effects, look for color and texture of the picture, etc.

They give you 6 months for you to work in it, you have only two people for staff, a basic set of lights only able to light small interior places, a couple of actors, some locations (houses of friends of the producer, basically) and they give you to choose a camera HDV of any kind, of up to $10,000 dollars in value, at this stage you can´t buy or use any complements or extras for the camera, like optical lenses, filters, etc.

Now, which camera would you pick and why?

I have a couple of propositions, would you pick anyone of them or would you go with another.

Canon XL H1
Panasonic P2
JVC GY-HD100

I know this question is very hard, since each camera accomplishes different things, but I want to know what Andrew Kramer would use.

Thanks for sharing all that knowledge with us.

Ivan Leon
by Kael 11/10/2008
Oh man, those last fifteen seconds had me laughing harder than I have in a good while. Haha, great stuff, Andrew, and a good tutorial as well!
by wEaK 11/10/2008
Andrew, Your My Favourite , but not in that way :)

I wanna be more peoples like you !

Good Job, Good Tutorial...! 100 stars !

I don't understand this program, but i'm watch your videos with pleasure !
by Bryan 11/10/2008
hey Andrew. just wanted to let you know. I owe my career to you and your website. Thank you so very much!!!!! I love all of you tutorials. i bought your SFX library. Every motion graphics designer should have your sound effects library. A swoosh and a woosh for every occasion.
Thanks for everything!
Bryan
by Tim 11/10/2008
Awesome like always!

And thanks for the laughs.. it's been a long night trying to make a deadline.
by chino_ 11/10/2008
Fu.... awesome

cheers man, from all back here in Brazil

by DAve 11/10/2008
Hi i need some help here, i can't open the project file, as i only have after effects version CS2, can't afford to upgrade. Help!
by Uziah 11/10/2008
Many thanks from Germany....
Keep on encouraging people to allways improve their work and transfer what they have learned to their own projects...
I learn more from you than in university....

Keep doing what you´re doing

Uziah
by Sergey 11/10/2008
Love your work, impeccable as usual! ;)

-S (Russia)
by Biohazard 11/09/2008
Australia loves you man.
Keep on doing what your doing :)
by Eugene Opperman 11/09/2008
Another great one..
Huge thanks to the VC Team.
Includnig the orb was an awesome touch especially considering your sandwich was getting cold.

PS, have I missed the T-Shirt results or is that still being finalised?

Eugene
RSA
by Keszler 11/09/2008
This is Uber nice.
Thank you Andrew the guru.
by Phantommxr 11/09/2008
Very nice, good to see your back with nice tuts...you are the best at making tutorials out there, very well spoken give us enough time to pause for a sec to catch up with you, keeping it light...wish you had a photoshop or dreamweaver tutorial dvd...the others I have bought are garbage..not everyone should speak on there tuts...ya know?
by AEcrazy 11/09/2008
Excellent!!!
by Guitareirik 11/09/2008
Nice one!
"Two orbes!" :D
by dex 11/09/2008
thanks man.
what's with this POG thing, everytime there is a reference to it like "POGed with the stick". when do you finally reveal that big secret about your new project?

be the way in the FRINGE there also some references like S.E.KRAMER MANUFACTURING etc. Did you think of that, huh? :)

by the way, is there gonna be a tutorial on how you did the FRINGE intro?

greetings from Germany

Dex
by Sunman 11/09/2008
Nice ... and with comedy to boot. Awesome job Andrew, as always.
by Dan 11/09/2008
People please upload me EnergyPreComp
by I Love Andrew Kramer 11/09/2008
Thanks Andrew Kramer I Love You So Much

Thanks Again
by Markv1 11/09/2008
Sweet tut dude, with the right amount of comedy :p

'What is this... an orb?? c'on... you're better then that... you're betetr then that...


Maybe TWO orbs...


xD
by vodanhcp 11/09/2008
thanks Andrew Kramer
love videoCopilot
by G O R A N FX™ 11/08/2008
i love you Andrew Kramer
i have love All staf Video Copilot
www.goranfx.net
by G O R A N FX™ 11/08/2008
l love you Andrew Kramer
by ouyeantai 11/08/2008
videocopilot.net is a great webside! It make me feel easy to handle after effects. And the great thing is the Tutorials is totally free. Of cause I have bought three videocopilot's DVDs and that's very good. Last I want to say is "Andrew keep it up and I will alway support you.
A fans from CHINA
by Billy W 11/08/2008
Once again, Awesome! Great job!
by Luís Guilherme Sella 11/08/2008
Thank you, Andrew. Really thank you, man. Your tutorials are amazing.

You can't imagine how much you have helped me.

Greetings from Brasil.
by Will E 11/08/2008
hahahaha ledge! im tired and grumpy, now im happy and will sleep better. nighty x
by Aaron G 11/08/2008
hi, love the tuts but could you make one about using AE to create dvd menus and what-not.

-thanks
by jack 11/08/2008
wooooooow its cooooooool yar

thx alot again for new tutorial
by Siam Tonsing 11/08/2008
Yieppy... Great new tutorial again. Thanks again.
Its awesome and so wonderful.
Many many many many thanks.

We like to see more of your new Ideas of yours.

Good Luck and Thanks,

Siam Tonsing
by Xponential 11/08/2008
Hahahah nice improv Andrew!! you are so funny! ahhahahaha the whole thing about the orb made me laugh to tears
by Andy Castro 11/08/2008
And Andrew Kramer Said.....








Let Them Eat CAKE!!
by Allan Zachirius 11/08/2008
Ammmmmmmmaaaaaazing work kramer :)!! Im a HUGE fan of yours, Loved your DVD's!! Just wondering if you could create a tuto for growing flame or electricity generated from the hands like in heroes or so, thought about using a combination of camera focus [Through AE] a bit of slow motion and inks from riot gear to make the flame from hands effect, Altho would suck that it isnt in real time. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post but yeah, Good job kramer :)!
by Christoph Krause 11/08/2008
I love your jokes xD
by Eric Hartmann 11/08/2008
Funny stuff especially at the end - thanks Kramer!
by videocopilotfreak 11/08/2008
hi can some1 send me the link where i can see how to make the energy ?? thx .... =D
by Ahmed Dashti 11/08/2008
Thanks For the tut Andrew Kramer!!!
by hg 11/08/2008
cool
by Tedy888 11/08/2008
nice!
by new-mriri 11/08/2008
WE ALL LOVE YOU FOR THIS MAN YOUR TEAM ARE THE BEST
by waaaaooooyyy!!! 11/08/2008
Tanx alot andrew
do in again...
by jaikai11 11/08/2008
dont like this one!
a bit cheap looking.

grteetz
by Inxx 11/08/2008
yeah, the orb... :D
by Líl. Knatte 11/08/2008
you are amazing :) what are you going to do next?... damn you are good, very good. i hope that i can get some points in computer shit in school xD
by Rytje 11/08/2008
Very dry: Maybe two orbs.. haha

Great tut Andrew.
by heLLyeah 11/08/2008
Oh Man ! You're for us like a Prometeus. You bring us fire and teach us thing most of us couldn't imagine before :) Impressing work, You are the MAN !

with greetings, fan
by Sascha 11/08/2008
oh my god! hillarius :D
Yesterday i watched the soul tutorial an was thinking about exactly this effect you did here :)
by Bojan 11/07/2008
You are a king, Andrew...
by Josh 11/07/2008
"maybe i could add some other cool stuff, naw, better not" U really are the funniest dude, if u ever get tired of doing motion graphics and vfx, give stand up a try, thanks for the tutorial
by rookie artist 11/07/2008
WOW NICE!

Though Couldnt download the tutorial and my internet connection is unstable.
by Shavkat 11/07/2008
Hi Mr.Andrew Kramer. Thanks for the new stuff. That was pretty nice. Thanks a lot. You are the best in the world. Form Tashkent bye bye
by Loay 11/07/2008
nice use for the energy particles.
actually I like your way in using all possibilities available.
Thanks !
by Guru Prasad 11/07/2008
cool man thanks for that!
by jeddel 11/07/2008
asome tut
Keep that hard work andrew


Your fan#1

Jeddel
by 2slam 11/07/2008
gooooooooooood
by John 11/07/2008
Wow, that ending is why you are my favorite of all the tutorial guys. Excellent work, my friend.
by seubsakul (x) 11/07/2008
wow!!!!
Thank you :>
by kamal98 11/07/2008
Totally out of this world anther great one thanks alot.
by Taleph 11/07/2008
Another Great one. Thanks alot, Mr. Kramer. ;)
by Jeremy 11/07/2008
great tutorial!

p.s when are the shirts coming out! i want to buy one so bad!
by Adam 11/07/2008
Love this new tut Andrew! :D
Hope you had a nice birthday!
by Hamish 11/07/2008
Needs 3 orbs, never forget the old rule of 3's
by Rcorp 11/07/2008
want to things easy? learn without the project!


y a los dominicanos singuan trabajando con proyectos ajenos! usen su creatividad.
by kenarrox 11/07/2008
jah.. ga' PERTAMAX GW...he he

wonderful tutorial
your the best...
by Líl. Knatte 11/07/2008
hi i havnt get adobe after effects yet "/ going to get it in christmas ^^ :P but these tutorials... like this are im going to need a plugin to this or just start the program and start make it?... im not so good at this ^^ sry my bad
by kewan 11/07/2008
nice!
by pev 11/07/2008
worldhalo

not tutorial - Project file!

Maybe two orbs?
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Andrew Thanks!
AND
Happy Birthday !



by Hadi 11/07/2008
Well it was ur birthday. It is abit late but still Happy Birthday.
The tutorial is Awesome.
by worldhalo 11/07/2008
Hey man i am not sure where to find the tutorial on the Energy. could you please tell me?


Thanks
worldhalo
by Ron In Calgary 11/07/2008
Thanks for all you do, and Happy Birthday big guy ... well belated Birthday
by Tiffany 11/07/2008
lol
Love it- cool effect
by keivan 11/07/2008
thanks mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.. you are perfect :)
by Steve 11/07/2008
LOL LOL LOL Maybe two orbs? You really crack me up.

Thank you Andrew. As usual your tutorials are excellent and very useful. :)
by Parrudinho 11/07/2008
Nossa que legal vlw mesmo muito boa as aulas de facil entededimento e muitao utilidade vlw abraço
by Bryan 11/07/2008
Two Orbs!!!! Great!!! Thanks for all that you do for Videopoilot.net!!!
by alfredfx 11/07/2008
LOL really liked the "Fail Tutorial" thing.
by Peter Wong 11/07/2008
Hahah Gotta love AK's humour
by Rus Paul 11/07/2008
<3 Najs. Thansk again xD
by Alex 11/07/2008
Two orbs? yeah, that make sense! :)
by Menagament 11/07/2008
AWESOME! but i have problem.. whre i can get cc plugins? :[[
by tommie12P(Thorsten Miess) 11/07/2008
"Maybe two orbs" LOL! Your right It doesnt make any sense.
oh...I am not talking about it. nobody read this
by Jared Wineera 11/07/2008
Amazing ... another great new tute. Also a special thanks for the "cake" Andrew, keep up the great work mate.

Jaz.
by Alex 11/07/2008
Sweet, just awesome!!!!
keep making super-heroe fx please :)
I´m looking for Sam, what have you done with him? just kidding :) !!!

hi from Uruguay!!! (again)
by Lyndon 11/07/2008
awesomeness, you don't stop w/ your coolness.
by Clax 11/07/2008
Thank you Andrew! This tutorial gave me a few ideas for a typography video I'm working on.

(Do you ever experience a sort of writer's block thing for videos? Yeah.. It's been one of those weeks.)

Anywho, good tutorial.


(Come on. Really? An orb? Why not TWO orbs!) Bwahaha!
by dylan 11/07/2008
nice tut, was short and good. =)
by artflame noir 11/07/2008
hahaha... man beside always learning something cool, you make laugh every time. God bless you and your sense of humor. It comes in great after a whole day of editing.

sunny greets from Thailand.
by mimou 11/07/2008
i love you andrew hahahahhahahahhaha
you are the big arts gay in the world
niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
by R-CANE 11/07/2008
Love that energy revealing effect.
That magnifying glass reminded me of when I was a kid, I burnt ants with a magnifying glass in the sun. Now I'm kind to animals...so don't try that at home kids.
by Billy 11/07/2008
Thank you Andrew!
by Jorrit Schulte 11/07/2008
Already?!
GREAT!
Gonna Wach it now!
by Henry 11/07/2008
That's awesome Andrew!
Thanks for the amazing free tutorials!
by Heitor 11/07/2008
Amazing Andrew!
Keep on with the excelent work!
From a big fan of yours here in Brazil ;D
by nate 11/07/2008
Sweet Tutorial!! Love your stuff, Andrew!
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