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• Learn advanced techniques for stabilizing footage in AE
• Composite realistic smoke behind vehicle with paticular
 
TUTORIAL NOTES:
In this 2-part tutorial you will learn a great technique to stabilize shaky footage and we'll cover compositing smoke behind this moving vehicle with Particular. Thanks to Mark Christiansen for his great technique for this tutorial. Check out his book 'Adobe After Effects: Studio Techniques'.
Running Time: 20mins.


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314 RESPONSES TO "STABILIZE SHAKY FOOTAGE"

by Geldrith 10/11/2009
First class.
by Prabha Gharat 08/19/2009
A really well presented site for a begginer....Thanks for updating new tutorials....
by john.B 08/07/2009
You are the best, love your tutorials they are very helpful. Regards (Romania)
by gen4ik-2201 08/07/2009
Your tutorials are awesome!!!
You are good man!!!
Your friend from Ukraine Gena...
by Fan 08/07/2009
Very good Mr. Andrew...
All your works are awesome!!!
You are good man, Thank you!!!
by Dawid 07/30/2009
Andre you`re crazy! Awesome work!
Greetings from Germany.
by DarkEntity 07/20/2009
You're the best Sir,Prof Kramer.amazing ...Thanks a lot!!
by kenny 06/12/2009
I laughed so hard when you said "we went to the zoo... and a snake bit me in the face".
by DHANANJAY RAO.E 05/28/2009
HI I LIKE IT VERY MUCH.



THANK YOU



DJ FOR U.......
by ahmde 05/28/2009
Good night

How you are, I hope everyone is okay
I'm Ahmed from Saudi Arab Saudi Arab
I wish everyone success for the site

Thank you for these valuable lessons and useful

Ahmed, your friend ^ _ ^
by fitto 05/03/2009
great as usualy you are the best
by zdmyiyi22 03/21/2009
Having problems downloading the 64. Stabilize Shaky Footage.Can you help me?
by clenildo vale 03/13/2009
vcs são demais.profissionais
by Jorge Nogueira 03/09/2009
Nice work!... u'r great.
by LUFREDDY77 02/20/2009
u saved so many lives with this tutos man...

thanx
by aaron joshua 02/15/2009
i like your tutorial about that car ...
great..

by the way


I'd like to learn more about after effect ,
can you email me at madgarcia13@yahoo.com were i can watch more after effect tutorials
by melle 01/21/2009
Hey JC. Trapcode Particular are not two different plug-ins. The plug-in Particular is by Trapcode. Unfortenently you have to pay for those plug-ins. But when you think it worth for you buying it heres the website: http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/trapcode-particular/ Well actually this plug-in is one of the most expensive plug-ins(299 Dollars)
by JC 01/20/2009
Hi Andrew I'm new to after effect and I bought 10 1 DVD after effect from you, but I have some trouble with the police car tutorial #64 I can't find the trapcode and particular effect in my program. I'm using CS3 too it's seen like you got alot more AE on your program when you make the tutorial. All the DVD I bougt from videocopilot.net dosen't had any of those
plug-in. Can you or any one let me know where can I find the trapcode thank you.
by X-POWER 01/13/2009
Thanks for this tutorial it will help me in my work.
by ilir 01/08/2009
great job thank's,ilir from kosova
by 3dman 01/01/2009
man you are the best, and your tutorials are helping the designers all around the world please keep going we are enjoing all the times we have with you.
by Janus 12/31/2008
happy new year andrew ... great friend ...
I wish the best for you in this coming year ... and keep learning together .!!!! agradesco tutorials you for your colleague.

God.

from Chile ... Janus.
jhavecorta@hotmail.com =)
by julian 12/17/2008
ANOTHER GREAT TUTURIAL!
by Brian 11/14/2008
is anyone even in the car haha?
by pawan 11/07/2008
Andrew Sir......
You are Grrrrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaattttt........
by Bob 10/10/2008
Sir Andrew..can i birth your children please?
by Phil V 09/03/2008
So much to learn from this guy. But Andrew you are GOOD!!!
by hi 09/01/2008
Hey, "Sir" LOL ANDREW
by Zombie 08/15/2008
Nice tutorial andrew
Thanks andrew
But there is a one thing i ask about it?
did you can to make a Motion track for the Mask,
I mean can you make the mask scaling by the motion tracker ,because i want to take face for some actor and add it to anoyher video and the video time about 30 min that meaning too much frames if i want to move it with another video each 5 fames i must change the scaling for the mask ,Please andrew help me to solve this probleam..... great regards to you
by hafid 08/12/2008
hello Mr andr you are fine ; thank you for all imagination that you have about creation the tutorials after effects and all programmes :i'm very importante to visite evrey day your site web because my specialité is cinéma visual effects in ouarzazte -maroc so just i want to communicate with you about all things ...if you want to visit ouarzazate city just call me and i'm near of you ..thank you about all things that you realise in your live imagination ......thank's
by Bilal Abdallat 08/06/2008
That`s awesome
I looking forward....
by Devin Williams 07/30/2008
hey Andrew, I must admit, you are a beast when it comes to these tutorials. You have motivated me to get into all this. But anywho, i wanted to know how to get particular. I dont see it in any of my effects or presets
by c.Ravi Teja 07/28/2008
Your videocopilot was just amazing I always watch it
by miooodeeek 07/27/2008
yeah, really great !
by iMan 07/25/2008
The trick for putting smokes behinde the driver is very nice.
by alucine 07/06/2008
the smoke element saved my life!

ou yeah.
by Polish 06/21/2008
You are great !!!!
by nacho 06/19/2008
hola soy mexicano y ustedes?>-(
by xihachong 06/18/2008
I come from china
Thanks
hehe
by ananda 06/14/2008
love it
by Redsandro 06/02/2008
Hi Andrew,

Am I missing the point of the extra layers? I'd just put the smooth command right in the tracked footage with the Anchor Point keyframes. Seems to do the job just as good.
by smaiel 05/31/2008
realy great tutorial.. all ur training are most intresstin.. Thknks to share it..
smaiel From Morocco
by Ameurus 05/29/2008
great job thank's
by abd_ren_ren 05/28/2008
hey man you're great!!what can i say!!!
by fire69 05/26/2008
I'd like to work in this world of video montage! Great great videocopilot.
by Will T. 05/24/2008
Don't kiss snakes.

They bite.
by Gustav 05/21/2008
Nice tutorial!
But how the .. could that snake bite your face?
by shani 05/20/2008
u r too good sir................
by paul 05/20/2008
I have learned so much using these turorials--
its an amazing resource!
by marcelo 05/19/2008
Hi Andrew, its a great tutorial. Its really awesome have abailale that info to make our own proyects like prefessinals. Your work man let us possible make some diference. Thanks allot.

Hola Andrew, es un gran tutorial. Es realmente impresionante tener disponible toda esa información para hacer nuestros propios proyectos como profesionales. Tu trabajo, amigo, nos hace possible hacer algunas diferencias. Muchas gracias.
by christian 05/17/2008
amazing
by ray 05/16/2008
sweet tutorials

i had one question

how do we get movie like effect for example the video i shot with my friends looks realistic how do u get a movie like effect ,is it because those guys use hd cams to create a movie ?
by Joe Mar 05/15/2008
Simply the best.. from italy
by OS. 05/13/2008
Nice Job actually you have a gift not everybody
can have it

IT IS (CREATIVE!)

Thanks and carry on and advise from me:
Don't forget your breakfast!
by Hat 05/11/2008
You are an AFX god. That was some intense work.
by Asmatullah Khan 05/06/2008
best and very nice >-(
by Cess 05/06/2008
hey what program should i use for editing the videos?
And what screen capture one for recording my monitor?

please respond C:
by Alma 05/06/2008
Lo primero enhorabuena, como siempre genial.
2º No sé si es el sitio pero no he visto , donde puedo poner mi problema.
HAsta ahora podia en el momento de renderizar hacerlo en cualquier formato, pero ahora en Windows MEdia no puedo, me lo hace pero salen solo rayas, alguien sabria decirme por que?.

Gracias.
by Mahmoud Elsaid 05/06/2008
goooooooood work you Are Genuis
by prani 05/03/2008
you are genius
by BOBB 05/03/2008
MZURI SANA! (very nice in swahili)

Hope little Kramer dont grow to be a thug like daddy_ who stones police stations and shoots the car on da chase just to get a tut done.....guess u did this tut in handcuffs...Amazing kramer!!!

Thank for your efforts! you deserve the best!

UKO SAWA! ( u are perfect!)

by FutureKnight 05/03/2008
Sir Kramer, well done!
by montagillo 05/02/2008
como te lo montas amigo.
by montagillo 05/02/2008
como te lo montas amigo.
by Daniel Winter 05/02/2008
I bought that book after seeing it on here and it is an amazing book! I've found it so useful. It's pointed out the buttons I've seen but never dared to use and the way to whittle down what would take me hours into minutes!
by Caique Jorge 05/01/2008
Realy Nice!
by Tedy888 05/01/2008
cool...but i have a problem...in my AE 7 it doesnt show the parent button
by Mike Madden 04/30/2008
whats up with some cool green screen & people,riot gear,evelution,etc.something i seen on trapcode when doanloading trapcode plug-in 4 AE CS3

www.shilodesign.com/ CN elijah something like that
thank you .......you da man
by Ashif Khan 04/30/2008
Hi Sir, this product is totally awsome and all your tutorials are really kool. Just wanted to thank you for your dedication towards us. well thank you again on behalf of all of us....
by David 04/30/2008
Here's a really dumb question Andrew or to anyone that can help out. Every time i import a video into Adobe After Effects Cs3 Pro there is no volume.

I use a headset at the moment cause my speakers blew out on me but would that have anything to do with it?

I've been playing with music vids in After Effects but i can't get the volume to play on them..

Any help would be great thanks guys!

(Yes i'm new to the program)
by kinley 04/30/2008

dats really goood stuff... hats off to u sir
by YOUDEE 04/30/2008
helo andrew, i am ur student in nigeria. i hve bn watching ur tutorials an i want 2 commend u 4 being so kind hearted 2 share ur knoledge with ppl. i will like 2 have ur entire tutorial packge, 3d max and after effects. hw much will it cost me 2 get all the cd copy?
by donnie_darko 04/29/2008
very good and great tutorial
by Joey 04/29/2008
You're amazing man! I'm on this site every day!!
by NIZAR 04/29/2008
Andrew your are the best so far thank you alot for this great tutorials
by MediArtists 04/29/2008
ThX, Master Andrew


God Bless U !
by Thomas 04/29/2008
I'm not actually posting on this tutorial, but i just wanted to say i found a way to use 3D objects in AE, you just import a file, jpg or png or something, and use the shatter effect, but instead of shattering it, just keep is as an object, thats how you can make cubes and stuff.
by mikiii 04/28/2008
Andrew is the best!! keep going.
Greetings from Serbia!!
by rahmanjin 04/28/2008
Nice one. Hey, its been a while since this last tutorial. Waiting for the new one. Come on Andrew, your move.
by fabio sousa 04/28/2008
can u do a tutorial explained how to do a ice man effect? you guys are the bests. i love your tutorials.
by buddhi siri 04/28/2008
v nice .. V V V nice
by BADOEY 04/27/2008
i luv u dud....
by Taylor 04/27/2008
ive been waching ur videos since you started. but ive never had after effects. i was 10 when i started waching now, im 14 and i saved up enough $ to buy after effects CS3. since ive been waching your videos i know how to use it. thanks andrew for your tutiorals.
by michael 04/26/2008
hey Andrew greate tutorial thats a very cool thing to make the stablize

I faind it easier than to do it in the trypod.

but is theare a way to import 3D staff from maya Cinema 4D?

into after effects?

bye

michael...
by dickie ilagan 04/26/2008
Another superb and awesome technique as expected. Thanks again..!!!
you're a great teacher to all of us...!!!
by Paulo 04/26/2008
hello,
I'm from brazil, I'd like you to make a tutorial to explain how to create fire and fereblasts on after effects.
thank you.
by kewal 04/26/2008
really....,... by a snake
by chizz 04/25/2008
lol got bit in the face by a snake, genius
by cody 04/25/2008
oh man! i wish i was related to you lol... im really hopeing you will put a tutorial on there about telleporting just like the movie "jumper".. also a tutorial on how to go invisible...
there are tutorials out for these but none of them make near close sense to how much sense yours do.!
by Matthew Grunau 04/25/2008
Another great one.

That was great use of the image itself to create a track matte. Very inventive. Well done.

Thanks again for all Andrew.
by es 04/25/2008
amazing videos

Greetings from latvia
by Mayc 04/24/2008
It is great.Thank you.
by vinnie 04/24/2008
good co lour collection
by Luc Meisel 04/24/2008
Were you really bitten by a snake?

I want to know cause it scared the hell outa me and I am very frightened of snakes and I think that it was a very weird comment and was shocked to hear it.

If it was a joke then why a snake why not a bear or a rhino?
by vfxnitin 04/24/2008
Sir,
Thanx for this tt..
well..i m really inspired by ur works and all the stuffs u hav..as i m working for visual company..i hav done lots of improvements and really gain my salay Up...visit my page to seee my work sir:
www.youtube.com/vfxnitin
by ashraf salah 04/24/2008
thank you mr. andrew for all great tutorials.
i wonder if you can make some tutorials
abot 3dmax character animation in the future
thank you again
by Travis 04/23/2008
SIR, I THANK YOU
by Tianaina 04/23/2008
thank you, thank you, Andrew
by Arek 04/23/2008
Awesome tutorial man!
by vega 04/22/2008
i'm from spain, seville. It's incredible. since a year ago it's my AE reference. I'm learning a lot. You are my boss (not springteen).
Great tutorial my personal(?) guru.
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