72. Meteor Crash 3D p1
September 19, 2008
• Create ground destruction in 3D Max using particle flow
• Render motion blur and shadows for AE compositing
Additional Tutorial Notes:
Using a skylight is an easy solution to soft shadows but for faster rendering try using an array of point lights in a dome pattern above your scene with shadows on.
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251 Responses to "Meteor Crash 3D p1"

by Johnny 09/19/2008
Awesome thanks alot Andrew!!!!!!!1
by The MAn 09/19/2008
YES
by Kitus 09/19/2008
Cool, looking forward to watching the AE one as well!
Thanks
by john 09/19/2008
awsome
by Rasta 09/19/2008
Sweet :D

thx Andrew ;)
by Shinerstrange 09/19/2008
Woohoo!
Let's get watching. :)
by bANKS 09/19/2008
Cool! Going to watch now.
by Tommy92l 09/19/2008
Sick tut
by Jan Post 09/19/2008
GREAT!
by Björn 09/19/2008
Great great great Andrew ! Thanx man !
by BrandonLucier 09/19/2008
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
by Joshua Krull 09/19/2008
Exciting..

Since you posted the Mini Movie I waited for this tutorial.. and it's so cool!! THANKS

GREETINGS from germany

Joshua
by Fabio 09/19/2008
That's POWA! Thanks Andrew, u're DA man!
by Charley 09/19/2008
It's been a while! Thanks for another great one Andrew.
by Fredrik Davidsson 09/19/2008
AWESOME!
Ive been w8ing for this!
by alexefrain 09/19/2008
awesome
men that was cool
by Scotty B 09/19/2008
This looks so good Andrew Great work WE LOVE YOU!!!
by alexander rojas 09/19/2008
EXCELENTE TUTORIAL...................
CARACAS VENEZUELA
by nolicanoli 09/19/2008
woohoo!
by nice 09/19/2008
best one yet!
by Fisu 09/19/2008
Dude, youre awesome! Love your tutorials.
btw, how much time do you spend writing the marvellous jokes you fire out in between tips
by D. Kwasnik 09/19/2008
Awesome tutorial!
by Cosmic 09/19/2008
Hey, Thanks Andrew for oyu tutorial =p
I LOVE ^^

I Speak french sorry for my accent ^^


by bwoogie 09/19/2008
Lawsuit in the works so i can buy 3dsmax (already have particular)
by mohabitar 09/19/2008
Wow you make me feel really bad about my After Effects and 3D skills, or lack thereof.
by David 09/19/2008
Amazing!

Visit www.ZomgStuff.net for more tutorials like this sort.
by Cityboy 09/19/2008
Dude...I love it! Quality as usual. Of course the procedures in Maya will be a little different but I will mimic the best I can. Thanks much!
by Steve 09/19/2008
AWESOMEEEEE
by MSDION 09/19/2008
Andrew. Once again,man. I don't know what to say except you will be greatly blessed by God for providing all of this valuable knowledge for free. I've learned so much and if no ones ever says it to you, you are appreciated.

P.S VA loves you!
by Joris Strickx 09/19/2008
Great tutorial. This is really going the way I'm looking for. And about the support. Can't support any more unless you bring out some more dvd's :p Money well spend.
by Jeppe Paustian 09/19/2008
Once again i can raise my skills :)
by Jason Boucher 09/19/2008
Hit the letter 6! Classic.
by SAHIL 09/19/2008
thank u so much mr kramer....the previous meteor as in d trailer lukd good ....this new one luks awesome........
wont we get the max project files
by Alfie 09/19/2008
Mr. Kramer, you are a truly genius. You're my idol and you're the main reason why i surf the internet everyday. To watch your amazing tutorials and to hear your lovely soft voice. We love you.
by CraZy DonKey 09/19/2008
Just the tips I needed.
Thanks
by ALEX 09/19/2008
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :) gonaa watch it now:):):):):)
by DARO 09/19/2008
Men there are few people like you so much talent and a great willingness to share.thanks on behalf of all your students
by Simen 09/19/2008
Aw!! :D
Been looking forward to this tutorial for a long time.
Thanks dude.
by Mohammed 09/19/2008
Thank you very much Andrew Kramer
I love your site and you tutorials very much
i hope you the best
by Payton 09/19/2008
FINALLY!!!!!

even though i don't have any 3D Programs... (twelve, no money)
by Billy 09/19/2008
Thank you thank you thank you!!!
by Jett 09/19/2008
You truly are the God of After Effects!thanks a lot andrew!
by Peter 09/19/2008
AWeesooOOommee! :O

Peter from sweden.
by kewi 09/19/2008
genius indeed genius, u have been a great inspiration and given me more interest in AE
by Blite 09/19/2008
Hi Andrew,
Man i love it..i already did one today using 3D studio max....i was wondering if this technique used on 3D studio max will work on Auto Desk Maya?

Thanks and God bless!!!
by Muhammed 09/19/2008
Andrew, if i thank you thats will never be enough, all what i can say that if there is a fans club of andrew i should be the biggest fan ever (Y)
Good blessed u bro and wish you all the best
greetings from Egypt
by EnergieVision.NET 09/19/2008
CoooL Tutorial
by Kelley Muro 09/19/2008
Is there a way to download this or something so your able to watch it if you don't have an internet connection?
by Amon 09/19/2008
Hi Andrew,
I found this site today. And I was shocked. You(videocopilot) are the one Im searing for. Because I'm a musican and for an musicvideo I can do everything by my self. VIDEOCOPILOT IS THE BEST.
Greetings from Germany

by Edd Black 09/19/2008
Even though my brain exploded, it was very interesting to see how you created the 3d elements for your piece.

I just can't wrap my head around 3d modeling even with your spot on tutorial.

Well, I am off for pt.2!
by Shavkat 09/19/2008
WOW Hi Andrew Kramer. That was amazing . I love your tutorials. This is what I wont. Thanks a lot . I'm from Uzbekistan. I live in Tashket.
Tashkent Loves you.
by Hamish 09/19/2008
haha the joke at the start was the best I've heard in ur tutorials for a while. Nice
by sig 09/19/2008
im trying to follow up the tutorial but when i get to the part in making 1 particle in the particle view , the animations shows one particle in all fmares except in perspective , any ideas ???
by Alejandro Ortiz 09/19/2008
Ok, a beer in one hand... popcorn in the other...and ready to enjoy this tut more than an action movie ! crap, I'm out of hands to click on "WATCH"... ok, my nose. Here it goes...

Greetings from Costa Rica
by Prodat TV 09/19/2008
Like Always The Best in tutos
Thx
From México
by Rick 09/19/2008
AWESOME!

I felt bad for poor Sam when you were talking about the "drag." :(
by Tyler 09/19/2008
you said "..the letter six.."

I chuckled.
by Pierce Borgens 09/19/2008
Andrew, seriously I am absolutely AMAZED at what your mind can think of...At Video CoPilot or anywhere else in your immediate vicinity, imagination doesn't seem to be a problem. Was very impressed at your work in Fringe (which I'm now addicted to), so keep it up man!

And by the way, in case you're wondering, the settlement from the lawsuit against Black Cats didn't turn out to be too big of a payoff...

;)
by ANDY 09/19/2008
Why can not I see your course?I like to listen to you talk about the curriculum, but now I can not watch the on-line
by Andrew 09/19/2008
Andrew, why don't you become president? Then everyone would know who to vote for! This is amazing, thanks!
by sig 09/19/2008
i just figure it out thanks !
by dasnico 09/19/2008
thank you mr. Andrew for your time !!!!!
by sig 09/19/2008
no i didnt smae thing keep happening im not able to see 1 particle but it has to be 3 or more
by as_ok(Kolkata) 09/19/2008
Hi sir,
How talented you are
by Zoomaki 09/19/2008
OOH YEAH THANKS GOD (Mr. Kramer)! FINALY THE TUTORIALS !!!
by ben 09/19/2008
this tutorial is so good! Did you use "speed holes" to do it?
by Raeden 09/19/2008
Hey wats up andrew kramer here for videocopilot.net and welcome to my very exciting tutorial hello andrew your the best i watching your tutorials very great................i will learned that soulja boy ( _ )
by AKUMARIO 09/20/2008
I burn my hand , as u say how do i get the money so i can buy particular this is alot of pain and is not funny anymore , ppl help plz help i live alone and i can not even use the phone , or drive or open the f door , jesus . what should i do i'm writeing with my pinky
by alone boy 09/20/2008
your the best andrew ;)
by choroloco 09/20/2008
yo bro, u ROCK!! thx a lot! step by step u make me better >;)
by Fazekas Máté 09/20/2008
Ez fantasztikusan jó gratula hihetetlen látványos és nagyon nagyon tetszik! Csak így továb és várjuk az új tutoriálokat!
by Shelton 09/20/2008
Grand merci à Andrew Kramer très bon Tuto.
Encore Merci.
by Malik Adeel 09/20/2008
ooooooooooh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah i love this tutorials

by Miguel 09/20/2008
i love your work, and i really apreciate it, you are the best!!!
by M Samim Naiby 09/20/2008
wowowo andrew u r the best it is amazing tutorials good luck man iam samim naiby frome afghanistan kabul
by Rabbit 09/20/2008
One of the best tutorial...

LONG
by DiiLMaN 09/20/2008
I have been waiting for this long time..

Thumbs UP for ANDREW KRAMER!!!!
by win 09/20/2008
cool)
by fu9 09/20/2008
ANDREW KRAMER FOR PRESIDENT :)
by Loay 09/20/2008
wonderful..!!!!!
by Tedy888 09/20/2008
cool
by blomd 09/20/2008
nice
by dashmaldives 09/20/2008
I learned a lot. u are helping to the world, who need it. really god bless u. u will get more banifit from haven,
by gav 09/20/2008
Just a big thanks andrew for all your work to helping others like me. Since i turned 30 i realised that would like to spend the next 4 to 5 years studying visual effects and then the next 30 working with them. Your site has helped me immensely with composition and now your working toward other areas. Cool!
by Thekiller 09/20/2008
Awesome tutorial but where is project file plz mail me any body but thanks for this tutorial
by eMJay 09/20/2008
Andrew Kramer Is The Best , Thanks For The Great Tutorials !
by mac 09/20/2008
hey,

good job man!
Thanks a lot!

by Olf 09/20/2008
It's so good it's the letter 6! Good Work.
by Marchy D 09/20/2008
This was great, Andrew. Tino was great in the flick, by the way. Fun stuff. Thanks again.
by yoadk 09/20/2008
best tutorial! thanks every day!you are the world best teatcher!
by Abbas Hussain 09/20/2008
Wow Great,
U r really a Bad Guy of Adobe After Effect
by Mr. 09/20/2008
Gracias Andrew.
Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!
this web is a miracle of nature.
by Drew 09/20/2008
"Now I'm gonna hit the letter 6" :)
by Drew 09/20/2008
Best half hour of the day....but I haven't seen part II yet, so who know.

Thanks!
by pablohill 09/20/2008
Amazing..... but can someone translate this for C4D users...
by X101 Tomori 09/20/2008
Hey Andrew! You've done it again. AWSOME TUTORIAL! I know this is just the beginning, keep it up dude. you are too much!
by Dakhlalla 09/20/2008
Awesome thanks alot Andrew
by Bulent Kalkan 09/20/2008
Hey What's up :) This is Andrew Kramer... My digital voice hero.. Thanks Dude..
by Tom 09/20/2008
Really really great stuff as always. Love all of this 3d integration. Just one question, if you are exporting out files with transparency anyway (png) then why does it matter that the background environment colour is a dark green?
by emin 09/20/2008
olay budur abi...
by Prak 09/20/2008
I Hoped You Did some boujou 4 tuts But this is great 2..

Peace out A.D
by St1 09/20/2008
Hail to the king baby!
by Scott Jason 09/20/2008
Yes? Very Cool
by aeron 09/20/2008
Ur a funny guy and very good at creating cool effects making them simple and effective, thank you
by Rick 09/20/2008
Dear Andrew,

I am having a small problem with the tutorial. I have followed up until the point where you need to create the particle generator. My problem is I can see the little ticks in all of the view ports accept for the one where I have my background. I have tried changing the color and switched it to circles, but I cannot see them.

Do you know what could be wrong?

Thanks
Rick
by ORAS 09/20/2008
Hay awsome thx budy
by peter sadky 09/20/2008
thx for what u made for us its very good and i soo glad that i am the second one see it
by devendra 09/20/2008
once again a great work by andrew thanx
by el_lobo 09/20/2008
dude.. you are the man.. hands down
by johnny-reb 09/20/2008
wow that was great! its well beyond my skills.(im still playing with the lightsabers...lol) but it was realy cool to se howit was done. great job and i cant waite to see whats next.
by Erik Lopez 09/20/2008
Mr. Andrew, you did it again...amazing!!! thanks a lot
by Destryergla 09/20/2008
I thought you went a little too fast on the 3ds Max tutorial but it was worth the effort
by Deniz 09/20/2008
If i had more hands i would give u 5 thumbs up !
Thanks again man, because of u my business is going way better, and i can even start sharing this knowledge u pass on to us to other people.
Noble teacher, i wish u the best of luck in your life as well.
Peace from The Netherlands
by karama 09/20/2008
thanks man, it's fabulous en what i really needed in 3Dmax,some in-depth tecniques,
Jah bless Yah,Forever
by Bardia 09/21/2008
Thank you so much Andrew.
by Aziz 09/21/2008
Great Tutorial! But no so realistik!
Maybe you should render it on MENTAL RAY!
by yu qiang 09/21/2008
thanks
by D7 09/21/2008
one word to say :
excellent !!

thanx dude !!
by Harish 09/21/2008
thanks Andrew....great job.....
by DiggerDave 09/21/2008
Hey Andrew,

Great Tut as always,

Is it possible for you to put the 3d crash up for download for those of us without 3d Max, I have blender but am somewhat struggling.

Cheers Dave
by Zero Ho 09/21/2008
Excellent!!
I am a guy in Hong Kong.
I am being learnt more after effects technicial in your tutorial.
Should you teach me more???
by Jose Luis Guridi 09/21/2008
Excelent!!!!. I'm a Director in Chile, and we are fans of all your stuff. Tnanks Andrew !!!!!
mcmcine.com
by elvin 09/21/2008
at last! ive been watiting for this tut thank you master andrew ill be watching this right away! how about the big crater that tino is walking on that's awesome love to learn that stuff! keep up the good work and more power to your site!
by F A R H A N 09/21/2008
SHitttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

Thats Jus Wow


Respect U Soooo Much....Andrew Kramer...
by Geomotion 09/21/2008
never disappoint me with your tutorials.

best regards C U
wwww.youtube.com/geomotion
by Leonardo 09/21/2008
Teach us how to do all in AE because some of us dont have 3d max
thanks
by Mohammad Ramahi 09/21/2008
You're amazing ..

Good luck
by Arjun 09/21/2008
lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..aweson the name for andrew
by TEBO 09/21/2008
is there anyway to create this effect using blender 3D?? i have a mac so i am unable to use 3ds max.
by Boelk 09/21/2008
THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT TUTORIALS.
You're the reason, why I have an internet connection.

Greetings from Germany. ;)
by sig 09/21/2008
if anyone can help me for a second , im trying to make like an intro letters coming out from by scale to 100 , but when y try to track the text into expanding , instead of going from the middle to the sides , it goes from the left to the right , so the first dont letter moves instead of the one in the middle of the phrase which make the words spread to the sides
by hrrry 09/21/2008
That is one hell of an awesome tut !!!

BUT : i think you should do a tut how to do that asphalt chunks in BLENDER because theres a lot of people like me who cannot afford buying 3dmax ...

think about it... id be grateful to see a blender tut !
by delali 09/21/2008
you need to be arrested man...possesion of an illegal amount of skill....nice man.
by Zach Penix 09/21/2008
lol "hopefully sam's not watching." hehe
by renan 09/21/2008
heyy andreww
really, u are the better! really
...I go to here everyday, is an perfect help stuff, I'm from brazil, and you aree the better :)
by Eddy Rod 09/21/2008
GOOD!!!!!
MUITO BOM..... todos os seus tutorials são excelentes.

brazil - iguazu falls
by Bruce park 09/21/2008
wow!!!!this tutorial so awesome and excellent Andrew you are awesome
by Javed 09/21/2008
I love you man.....
You r the man with the crown on the head.
pls give me your pic. I'm gonna make it my wallpaper.

simply the great.....
by Z E R 09/21/2008
anyone know how do do this in blender?
by tuka 09/21/2008
I got give to you you know all these grammuy award should be given to you you have sence of humor your tutor does make me laugh like shit my self you so funny with joke ''' if you can buy particular get mudd and fireworks and blow yourself and sue the company this talent coming up with that think i got to give to you are man
by tuka 09/21/2008
I got forget about to tell this tutor open my eyes for 3D Max I do have it 2009 and actaully I 'm stll learning I did the twitch but not so good as you and also I never taught You can put Image inside thei interface perspective if you know what I mean this is new to me just learned today from you amazing now it makes sence with 3D Max I can put Footage and use any object such box now I 'm getting into thanks andrew and beside I" m still big fan of you and I buy your stuff all though some them I didn't need but twitch plugin I use everyday thanks andrew
by Vitor Reis 09/21/2008
Great tutorial Andrew!!! Your tutorials and tips have helped me alot on work and at college.. hahahaha!!!!

thanks for all the great tutorials and keep up this great work you do. Great teacher, crazy comments, funny jokes!!

Greetings from São Paulo - Brazil

Vitor Reis
by Coapan FROM MODULO 4 09/21/2008
brinca brinca!!!
by lito 09/21/2008
Thanks and greetings from Peru, teacher Andrew Kramer...
by georgetom 09/21/2008
it's worth the wait
by trex 09/22/2008
....hmmm,
ok!
by Mr N 09/22/2008
really great tutorials Andrew (and co) very impressive and informative. Getting into max at the moment so this really helped explain a few things.

Much appreciated. Bought some products to thanks as well

N
by lee 09/22/2008
Plz CINEMA4D Tutorial,, OTL
by Kenji 09/22/2008
great... i love this tutorial... is awesome
by gnakli 09/22/2008
Hey what's up andrew, on this tuto i'm a bit stopped at the beginning in 3ds max when you talk about "hold down alt" to do a middle drag
what is it i've tried several time and i'm still stuck. Could you explain it more clearly for people not use to 3ds.

I need help please...
by Kenneth Sebastian 09/22/2008
Thank you so much. Usually tutorials like these are so expensive. It makes young artists like me very easy to learn High Standard visual effects. And most important of all, the way you teach is so clear and fun.
by vaguener 09/22/2008
AMAZING 3D TUTO
by Roland 09/22/2008
Same problem here as gnakli. I have never worked before in 3d max and i cant find out how you do that middle drag thing.. can anyone please explain. I use a trail version of max 2009.
by Gordon 09/22/2008
wow! great job! my favorite tutorial so far. thanks again!!!
by Babatunde Tunslike 09/22/2008
Crazyyyyyy, Andrew u are too funny, i actually havent watch the tutorial, i was just overfilled with that first joke "packing some sands into your hands and blowing it up, then buy particular and work with your left hand"......very funnny
by moshood 09/22/2008
andrew nice work, God bless u more and pls can u present to us the fire effects tutorial like the one in final fantasy 4 movie the fire effects around the guy.
thx
moshood.
lagos nigeria
by Eric 09/22/2008
Thanks so much Andrew!!
I was hoping for so long for a good 3ds max tutorial, and here it is!!
hope there's gonna be more 3ds max tutorial coming out from you!
by Marco Cardenas 09/22/2008
HAHA I STARTED LAUGHING SO HARD

"I would go to the casino and go to a blackjack table and when the dealer is dealing the cards. I would punch him in the face!"

YOUR AWESOME!! GOOD TUTORIAL ALSO LOL
by Indiefilmmaker 09/22/2008
Great Tutorial, Andrew!
One of the things I liked a lot, besides the cool effects is, the whole tutorial is very time efficient in spite of the enormous material covered.
Would it be possible for you to make the same tutorial in BLENDER?
Myself and many Independent Filmmakers/Visual FX-Artists are on Mac and 3DsMAX is used only on PC.
Also would you have knowledge on how BLENDER compares to other top notch 3D programs such as Maya, Lightwave, 3DSMAX, and Cinema4D? Please let us know.
Thank you.
by I FUCKIN LOVE YOU 09/22/2008
I love you holy shit, im going to like buy your next product immiediatly just cause you said the joke about punching the dealer in the face. wow i lvoe you
by muna khan 09/23/2008
i have no words for comment you are one in a million who share amazing ae tips.thanks for great tutorials.
by Jackienp 09/23/2008
I don't know why use PNG 48bit for render.
I only know PNG can contain alpha channel,but
Why 48 bit?
Thank you for all answers.
by Pee 09/23/2008
YOU ARE GOOOOOOD....
seriously...it's not a meteor that's coming down... It's Andrew #%&!in Kramer ...taking over this World.
by micahel 09/23/2008
so #%&!ing good love it !!
by Garrett Wesley Gibbons 09/23/2008
Andrew, you're a saint. You're really building up a lot of people's skills and you're really going out of your way to help a lot of people. The fact that you've made all of these tutorials, and continue to do so, completely defies all logic. I think that you're doing a really really really good thing, here. Keep it up as long as you feel inclined! Your contribution is enormous.
by werka 09/23/2008
fantastico tutorial, gracias andrew la verdad que es una alegria podeer nuevamente leer un tutorial tuyo, thanks!!! great tutorial from argentina!!!!
by Charles X 09/23/2008
That good tutorial, besides that it include a tutorial with examples of 3d max I needed to learn, THANK YOU MASTER.
3D-Max and After Effects Rules!!!
by xmayax 09/23/2008
The animation is ok, but as a "production", looks really fake. Lack of reactive lightings, motions of the scene's objects are missing, it looked like just a still photo being enhanced thru animations, the life is missing.
by tarek 09/23/2008
andrew that was really cool ...u have to make some 3ds max animation tutorials
by ronslap24 09/23/2008
Hey, Wazzup Andrew Kremer! Voice Sounds Good Huh!? Anyway thanks dude for sharing this great great tuts... I really really love it...
by sumedh 09/24/2008
YOU ARE GOOOOOOD....
by RED EYE PRODUCTIONS 09/24/2008
Thanks alot.
" tusi great oo " ;)
by Eslam 09/24/2008
This IS Andrew I Know
by Buba Martinez Romero 09/24/2008
Simply incredible.
AK Rules!
But your better work its your daughter¡
Felicidades from spain
by J@Rosales 09/24/2008
Nice Work Andrew
Thank You
by zunaid 09/24/2008
WOW Hi Andrew Kramer. That was amazing . I love your tutorials. This is what I wont. Thanks a lot . I'm from India. I live in Pune.
zunaid Loves you.
your tuts is very nice
by Rick 09/24/2008
Thank you so much Andrew, you Rock! Here is my attempt at the meteor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6PIzfknfNQ
by devilray 09/24/2008
I can't see it!
by Jojow 09/25/2008
Wellcome back dude!!!! =D
We miss you!!!! ^^
by Tic 09/25/2008
really nice work - can you start using blender for your 3d work
i'm learning 3d work and right now any os can follow along in blender.

great work
by raju 09/25/2008
hi andrew i am pakistani my name is raju and i am intersted watched your tutorial andrew plz new tutorial is camera technique for using a particles
by Paulo 09/25/2008
Good tuturial :D but why you dont use Autodesk Maya 2008
by niki 09/25/2008
THANKS ANDREW!!!
by dan 09/25/2008
hey any solution to why i cant drag and drop the frame that i saved as a jpg into 3ds max?
by Filipe Monteiro 09/25/2008
Hey, Andrew. Great 2-Part tutorial, you are very good at what you do. I was hoping that you could explain, even as a blog post, how users of Cinema 4D can achieve the same effect. Thanks a lot.
by Spartacus 09/25/2008
That's the best tutorial I've ever seen on using the Max particle system.

Nice one Andrew.
by mulugeta 09/26/2008
Thanks very much this is from Ethiopia Africa Andrew i am working on Cinema 4d 10 i do not know 3d max give me some tip it will be help me... God bless!!
by r4z2 09/26/2008
Now you need a c4d tut for this :D
by ???? 09/26/2008
THANKS VERY MUCH
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by kornet 09/26/2008
Molotok Andrjuha!
by gigamax 09/26/2008
vaaaooooyyy!!
so nice! thanx for toturial Mr cramer
by Marco 09/26/2008
Hi Andrew please can you tell me what video camera have you used for this video?

Big thanks!
by Austin 09/26/2008
This tut is d bomb, God bless you Andrew
by Rick 09/26/2008
Hey, I just got a great idea! Instead of doing s street hit, it would be pretty easy to to it for tile. Just make your hunks square and broken shards. :D
by Saleh 09/27/2008
Great tutrial

Saleh from Saudi Arabia
by MAX.Coool 09/27/2008
thanks Andrew > this toturials is very very cool.
by Joey 09/27/2008
Hey anyone know how to do this on Blender? Unfortunately those of us with Macs cant use 3DS Max
by Ricardo Elizondo 09/27/2008
This tutorial was really good, there is no one like you on teh internets.
But why would you use a platform specific program like 3Ds max?
I myself use OSX, and having no knowledge of 3D animation, cannot follow your tutorial in Maya.
Just a suggestion.
by Angryman 09/29/2008
Absolutely fabulous! Stunned, yet again.
by Ricardo Musch 09/29/2008
Great tutorials Andrew :D


@ Ricardo Elizondo (namesharer :D)

Lat time I checked 3D's Max, Maya and Blender are available for the Mac.
by Brenton richards 09/29/2008
WOW! this one wa greate! it really helped me out, thanks a lot Andrew, your the best, keep it up!
by bahgat 09/29/2008
thank you
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by Pablo 09/29/2008
Awesome tutorial, the "punch him in the face" joke made my day, thanks!
by Angel 09/30/2008
hey andrew, first of all excellent tutorials, I'm new here and I have a very big question that maybe you can help me, I want to edit in After Effects, but my computer is very slow, I have a Core 2 Duo processor and 2 gigabytes of memory RAM. I am recording in a Sony HDR-SR12 which is full HD AVCHD format, to pass it on to the computer is in m2ts format, convert it to mpeg2 but it is impossible to move forward, impossible edit. . What do I need?

A greeting and thank you very much.
by Florian 09/30/2008
Uh Maya and Blender are available for Mac, but 3Ds Max isn't ;).
by Emre Eldemir 10/01/2008
GREAT...!!!!!
by Juan 10/01/2008
Great!!, I´m wondering... will you put the project files?
by jamel 10/01/2008
Andrew Kramer, ya rien a dire bravo tu es le super ,je souhaite vraiment te rencontrer un jour,bonne continuation et merci encore pour tous ces tutorials,que dieu te garde,encore bravo...
by manny 10/01/2008
Thanks andrew!Great tutorial! However,many AE users are more adept in using Cinema 4D.I would really appreciate if one of these days you could create a tutorial that uses Cinema 4D and after effects. thank you very much.
by Ghosty 10/03/2008
Hello from Odessa (Ukraine)! Very great tut's!!!!!! Thanx a lot!)))
by Karti 10/04/2008
Thanks Andrew It really great work. Could i know perfect System configuration for AE CS3. Bcz I cant work with Trapcode Particular.
by TheGerg 10/05/2008
Great tut dude. Your 3d max tutoring is greatly appreciated. Only problem i have is that my copy of 3d max doesn't have "bevel" in the modifier list. Does this mean its a separate plug in or do i just have a crap copy ?
by elsaloff 10/05/2008
Thanks Andrew,
I was about to quit my job when I found your tutorials.
To learn this stuff is generally just to expensive and working with dumb clients is really frustrating. .
Thank you for being my guide and make me recover my passion for this work.
by Muhammad Waseem Ata 10/06/2008
Hi!
Very nice work this will make us professional worker.
by aminod 10/07/2008
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees coooooooool
by jimmie 10/07/2008
best teacher eva
by Squiffo 10/07/2008
Hey Andrew,
Are you related to that Kramer guy in Seinfeld?
by Tcheky 10/09/2008
hi Andrew... watching the tut right now... cool stuff!! stunnin'!! Thank for your work guy... help me a lot
by Hemanathan 10/10/2008
This is awesome andrew can u show me tutorials regarding rope removing techniques in stunt sequences.........
by hemanathan 10/10/2008
This is awesome andrew can u show me tutorials regarding rope removing techniques in stunt sequences........
by izzul 10/10/2008
Can you please give me 3dMax final folder ?
a folder that contain all the meteor jpg


help me.....
by hany khattab 10/12/2008
i would like to have this part explained in Cinema 4D since i'm not very familiar with MAX at all.

that would be a great help if you can find the time to do it.

you rock man

thanx
by Will Holdoway 10/12/2008
Hi, could you upload the 3ds max file somewhere please as I am having difficulty recreating it and need it for a charity event.Would really be great.

Thanks,
Will Holdoway
by ironsuperman 10/12/2008
andrew..how did you import the jpeg on 3ds max as reference im following your tutorial but on 3ds max dragging jpeg or even bitmap didn't work..please help...
by ali alyan 10/13/2008
cooooooooooool
thanks man that is what i say it work
by Chris 10/14/2008
I just sued the firecracker company, I should get my money soon, thanks for the awesome money making tip
by Daniel 10/14/2008
Very good!
But.. poor sam ><
by GuillianoV 10/15/2008
Andrew could you do it in Blender? cause allot of us don't have the money to buy 3ds max! :(
by Bailey 10/15/2008
Is there any equivalent to boujou that isn't $10,000 to buy?
by Bas Maas 10/17/2008
HAHAHAHA I lauged my ass off. Realy xD

And also a very good tutorial.
by cyberhuntera 10/17/2008
Wow.. awesome I am doing the ground breaking effect it's awesome, but I'll use it when I fall from the sky :D
by Min 10/18/2008
you guys rock \m/_ , ur great!! thanks for all of these man !! thank you really!!
by david 10/19/2008
Awesome you rock
by gzgywk 10/19/2008
thanks!!!
by francisco 10/20/2008
I Kramer,
congratulation for having this wonderfull site,
actually you are not only helping me out to get know AE cs3 but also I have improved my skills hearing in english. So for all that thanks. I am having troubles with this tutorial in way that every time I draw the chunks in Top view i see them also in prespective view. I sthat normal ?
by Mariano 10/21/2008
Thaks so much i from Argentina and i only 13Years old and i'm a like so much after effects ....if you are reading this please you can upload a video about transformation Like transformer or a video about 3ds max for make a scene of a meteor crashging on earth and leaving a crater...thanks

Mariano
Sorry i dont talk good English...please...sorry
by ken7795 10/21/2008
I am having the same problem that sig was having in my attempt to duplicate Andrew's work precisely. I can only see the "particle" if I create at least "3". When I limit particle birth to "1", I cannot see it in the perspective view with the image.

Does anyone have the answer to why this is happening?
by fred durst 10/21/2008
hi andrew you bed work AE ! a i AE best master ok !
by Areeba Hanif 10/22/2008
Andrew you have no idea how you have transformed so many lives. I know its a strong word, 'transform', but its the only one that justifies it. Please give us Middle Easterns the chance to host you sometime soon. Dubai calling!
by bbeut 10/23/2008
thanks from Senegal
by Gert-Leon 10/26/2008
Did'nt you have another tutorial about making a meteor completely in After Effects, without other software?
by suraj mainali 10/27/2008
hi andrew master of all after effect .
i have one little problem that i'm unable to watch the Meteor Crash 3D p1 video
help me i'm loosing my patient

thank u
by colby 10/28/2008
hahaha. you said "now we press the letter 6..." hahahaha. 6 isnt a letter!

ps. i LOVE the jokes in between the tips. especially the lawsuit 1.
by john 10/29/2008
hi can anyone help me. everytime i hit render i get a message that says out of memory for advanced ray tracing shadow generator. please help it is driving me crazy
by Mr. Janesch 10/30/2008
Sweet!!!
by koerdos 11/01/2008
hahahahaha i love the joke at the beginning
ps 'again'
dude I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU ! thx
by Hemanathan 11/02/2008
HI
andrew can u show me some tutorials relating wire removal technique in stunt sequences
by Kemal 11/11/2008
Hello there. Your awesome tutorials are much much appreciated. I just love it. You are a very talented man, and on top of it, you explain very very well. Thanks from Denmark.

P.S. Sometimes the tutorials won't load, I was wondering if it was my computer or if its overloaded or summin like that.

Anyway, amazing job. I might buy some of the DVD's here, your tutorials make me wanna work more with the software.
by foebea 11/22/2008
I got it all tried out, great tutorial. How do you like this meteor crash? It's not mine, rather a real one that you might use as reference for your own if you like. http://www.nowpublic.com/world/massive-fireball-falls-south-lloydminster-alberta
by Jake7 11/30/2008
Hey mr Kramer you are Great!!

By the way, can anybody tell were i can find the plugins (from Andrew Kramer) for after effects??

by Lee 12/02/2008
please may you make some tutorials in blender, because i can't get 3d max.

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