Tron Project and Walk-Through

January 23rd, 2011

Holy Monday batman! I decided to release the Tron-Pilot Project file created in After Effects with a short video walk-through. I talk about creating the 3D text and building a few expressions. It doesn’t demonstrate every little detail but it should be enough to help you through the project file. For the background blur, try using a photo of a city with the After Effects lens blur.

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Download Project CS4

Andrew Kramer

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8 years ago

219 Comments

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219 Comments

Huy

6 years ago

Hi Andrew. Can you please teach me a tip for making the text flying animation like your sample video??
Thank you so much. I really need it now

Munir

6 years ago

Hi peoples..how did you download and where you used those templates? I have Ulead 15. Please help me I need lots of free templates.

Warm Regds

Munir

pradeep

6 years ago

we have seen lots of ur vedios and try to work like that. but some time because of plugins we have to close incomplete file so will you plese provide us some plugin for affeter effect

7 years ago

Hi dude - could some one please explain to me how you did the DOTS INSIDE bit? I just wanna insert my letters into the template - I can change the letters - but I don't get the "dotsinside" bit - any help? An extra more indepth tutorial into this great visual would be great!

7 years ago

Hey there - awesome work!!!!

guys has anyone been able to figure out how to insert your own name/letters into the output comp - I love the animation exactly how it is - its just a bit confusing -

I wish there was a tutorial that went into a bit more depth -

7 years ago

thankyou!
http://vimeo.com/34009879

frank

7 years ago

dude sweet, but that was the sequel to tron

Naren

8 years ago

Nice work sir ..

8 years ago

Hey i can only watch half of the tutorial and it cuts off …Help someone please :D :(

Nuno

7 years ago

I myself can only get about 20sec.. then cuts of. Is there anyway you guys could upload it again please?

..and thank you, for all the awesome FREE tutorials!

deko

8 years ago

Like just for After Effects - amazing result.

JuanSul

8 years ago

Really useful expression!!!

WakoMation

8 years ago

Love the tutorial!

P.S. Does anyone know what I can do to put the FX on the new Comp 2 after Putting in all the letters? They're all there...and all white. But when I add the tint and glow FX...nothing happens. Has anyone had the same problem?

WakoMation

8 years ago

Oh...wait...nevermind. I figured it out...But hey! Still an awesome tutorial!

Matt

8 years ago

Hi the tutorial doesn't seem to work. It opens and nothing shows up in the preview part. I don't have optical flares but even removing that doesn't help. Thanks.

pandora bracelets

8 years ago

You have a very nice and motivating posting style, it makes me read your articles with great interest.

ANONYMOUS

8 years ago

i can't change the letters, because there's masks, i don't know how to work with masks :(
anyone can do it for me? thanks anyway

Hans

8 years ago

Same problem here. Anyone know how can we change the letters in the output comp.?

lovy

8 years ago

i want cs3 file of this project.

Josh

8 years ago

Thanks for another fun tutorial! Below is a link to what I have made using it so far (this was just for fun):

http://youtu.be/egvKbC9evlU?hd=1

Sharjeel Ahmed

8 years ago

Please Can You Upload The Original Template Which You Used For The Sample Video! :)
Btw, Thanks A Hundered Times!

queen

8 years ago

anyone got a cs3 or cs4 version of this???
no 64-bit. really want it..

Alex Huber

8 years ago

I definetley enjoyed this "tutorial" even though i'm curious about the look of the real text. Andrew somehow worked with masks and alot of vegas+glow effects. I can't figure out how to change the "video copilot" to my own text since i don't understand what the masks are for.

Ansh S.

8 years ago

Check out the first 6 seconds of my video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMREek8uz7I&fmt=18
I attempted to use the tutorial and the result turned out decent. Reply what you think about it. Thnx. - Ansh

Michael

8 years ago

Hey does this work on CS3?? Can it be opened in CS3??

Kojo

8 years ago

what did u use for the background

BC Motion Studio – Angola

8 years ago

First! Sorry my bad inglish, but Tron tecnic is awesome, realy amazing!

Serzhan

8 years ago

Wow Andrew!

I just saw your design being used on TV!!!
Today's edition of TAFF on German channel PRO7 analyzed fashion trends and the exact same composition for IN and OUT's!!! Amazing!

krishan indora

8 years ago

i love it
thanks sir
thanku so much love u

Scrone

8 years ago

Andrew Kramer is a saint!

Kaj

8 years ago

The sounds used in this one reminded me of X-Men or something like that. Would maybe have been cooler with those hornes blowing (From the soundtrack) but I'm guessing this was made for copyright reasons.
Anywho ... Loved it! :D

Vinoj D Raj

8 years ago

That was really awesome...i loved it very much...Hey Andrew i have request. Please create a tutorial which shows the power of trapcode form. I'm looking forward to that

kuunami

8 years ago

how was Andrew able to rotate with the orbit tool without a camera in his project? The orbit tool would not work for me unless I added one.

Stefan

8 years ago

Man, you're amazing. Really GZ on your jobs here ;)
Keep going and upload something more for us thanks in advance

Syny-proxy

8 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDz3WZaAFQI&feature=player_profilepage

Ray Ambler

8 years ago

I only have CS3. Can't I make one using CS3 only?

CALVINZ

8 years ago

Thanks ANDREW KRAMER is you who help me gain some skill and exitement on designing and animation. Thumbs up for your share. Keep it up~^^

Axle

8 years ago

dude, your epic

MIGUEL!

8 years ago

nice tutorial this is my job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHWhKFSvGAM

MarchewMaster

8 years ago

ehh, I can not do that because I do not know how to open a window where you type the value (6:30) ... I have Adobe After Effects CS5, if anyone can help?

Fakhrul

8 years ago

Help me out!How Can I Get This Font???Give The Link Please....

Dmitriy

8 years ago

Check it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Ykm4di_b4&feature=feedlik It's my work)))

jeffrey abrego

8 years ago

hey is there any wy i can download this tutorial cuz im about to go to my country for 2 moths and the internet there is not good soo i wnna see if i can download some tutorials to learn more there...thank you

Erian

8 years ago

I did a test using the same technique. Except I used conected the index to the rotation instead.
Check it out http://www.vimeo.com/19643095

marian

8 years ago

I tried something using this idea, but... I dont know...
'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is_UfLA9sV0

Dilan

8 years ago

really cool effect

hE4dr00m

8 years ago

Thank you for your awesome work!

Well, I mean, thank you for all tutorials!!!!

If I will ever be in the US, I have to visit you for a handshake! ;-)

Best regards from Hamburg, Germany!

Sudipto

8 years ago

Awsome....U did the unbelieveable on ae!!
Greetings from Kolkata/India

Daddy C

8 years ago

Andrew, what did you have for breakfast today? I would like to eat what you eat. :-)

Oh and thanks for the tutorials!!! All the best from Sunny dublin Ireland, come over for a pint sometime

TWEN STUDIO

8 years ago

you did a Very Good Job Andrew Kramer Keep going ;)

dan g

8 years ago

Has anyone had nice results with the background?

Ashwani Kumar

8 years ago

sir 3d tuto.. upload.

Ashwani Kumar

8 years ago

you great sir.

nice 3d.

ivAnrEy05

8 years ago

Please Do I Whole Tutorial Of TRON Font Effect Idol A.K :)

Ronnie

8 years ago

Hey Andrew, for those of us who really sit through the entire tuts we thank you for your attention to DETAILS and for those who pillage the project files they will undoubtedly will be in the ones sending questions instead of comments LMAO ! Just wanted to say thanks for not throwing in the towel on the tut above extrusion and all ! Best to the Family as always.

PostProduction4AE

8 years ago

Here is my Remake from Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Intro :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps3qX8kJEtU

JamieDesigns

8 years ago

Andrew I've just started learning nuke, and I realise that you concentrate on motion graphics as opposed to compositing; but seriously, I suggest you pick up a node based program and show us some proper compositing. I mean AE can do it, but it just doesn't compare to the likes of Foundry Nuke. Just a suggestion...

Orxan

8 years ago

it is good andrew......

JamZam

8 years ago

Heey man great tutorial! What about some more C4D or 3DS Max tutorials though? Would be greatly appriciated! :D
I also think this particular effect would be easier to do in one of those 3D programs.

nsq

8 years ago

and other bug:
http://img209.imageshack.us/i/bug2h.jpg/

now i just dream about Video Copilot - Cinema 4D edition :)

nsq

8 years ago

i have a bug doing this thing. check this out:

http://img841.imageshack.us/f/bugun.jpg/

anyone can help :(?

i'm using AE CS5.

Aniket

8 years ago

Could it work using the tron font

Jeyapero

8 years ago

So nice ! You've found a way out 3ds ma

Edward A

8 years ago

Did anyone else listen to the Tron soundtrack while watching this tutorial :D. Great video Andrew, you are God and I worship you 3 times a day, 4 if I am feeling generous.

Eugene

8 years ago

hi! andrew...i still don't understand about u changed the slider control into extrusion...how u could rename into it?

sorry 4 my bad english

David

8 years ago

You are very cleaver Andrew.

Thanks

Jay

8 years ago

Hey, awesome work! This video is really cool! I was looking for something like this as I need to do this kind of effect at work.
I was wondering if you were planing on doing a tutorial for a video like this one from razer's Tron mouse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFm6UOLltAk&feature=player_embedded

The video in itself covers a lot of special effects and would be really interesting if it was explained.
Thanks a lot for this video!

reno

8 years ago

I recommend you do a movie videocopilot and sell it in your products
I would buy it first

Sandr0G

8 years ago

Thank you so much Andrew!!!

Godfrey

8 years ago

Very cool, welcome to the future.

Shaani Ali

8 years ago

Nice...
When "O" comes up to camera, sounds like counter strike.. :P
Really nice but OP.. :(

Dmitriy

8 years ago

I have a background ... I did it myself. If someone need it I can give... or sell...)))

Toolbox

8 years ago

I can not launch the file project. I'm useing CS3. Any help with that will help.

Dmitriy

8 years ago

Cool!!! It's very cool!!!

bryan

8 years ago

hey andrew, nice work but can i know where to download the missing font?
thanks

chow

8 years ago

You are the best,man.
Thanks a lot for being with us.

Jad

8 years ago

Yeah !! but I didn't understand why you didn't consider this as a tutorial !! I think this was greaeaaaaaaaaaat

kamal98

8 years ago

WOW this is crazy... good stuff

Mohammad Bagher Mohaqeq

8 years ago

I forgot to mention above in the expression that we should set the opacity to Zero and then add the expression, and this expression should be used with the expression you showed in the tron project.

Louis

8 years ago

Andrew Kramer must be an Alien..

Mohammad Bagher Mohaqeq

8 years ago

Hello
another great one Mr. Kramer, i saw another expression to do the same thing but it was a hell of a book (i mean too many lines), but this one was a tiny cool one, Thank you very much. and i came up with an expression to make the opacity to be decreased as i duplicate it and make a gradual fade out along the axis. Here it is:

value+[index-100]*-1-[index*write any value you want here, this defines the step of opacity differences between two layers]

and if you can enhance it (that you can for sure) please post it so we'll use it.

Thanks in advance

Suraj Mandal

8 years ago

Vegas! Damn it why didn't i think of vegas. I almost cracked it. i made it 90% similar except for those lines running through the extrusions! i used Trapcode's Form and got 95%similar results but it either had too strong effect or too scarce look. Plus i know u majorly use the built in efects and that why i was banging my head on my table thinking how to do this with built in effects.

Eric M

8 years ago

Awesome TUT!!! Thankyou VERY MUCH!!! Does anyone here know an AE tutorial for creating the Tron Light Streak effect that emits light ribbons off the bikes on TRON LEGACY? ( I guess Im asking alot huh? LOL!) I watched the VCP tuts on light streaks 1 and 2 here at VCP, but they do not show how to emit these light ribbons off text objects or graphic objects... Any help is appreciated please email me at wildcard2127@yahoo.com Thanks. Thanks again VCP and if you made a good tutorial on this Im sure we would be in your debt forever and we would all subscribe for it too... TANKS!

Lil-G

8 years ago

nice logo........ :)

tison

8 years ago

wow!!! andrew god bless you....

its nice to learn from you it help me much right now

Trench

8 years ago

Andrew, I must humbly beg of you...

Please make a tutorial, please.

I never download project files, it goes against my technique. And your tutorials are always so dang awesome. I can learn such awesome things by going through them several times, deviating a little bit more each time to get something new.
I would be indebted to you for a rather long (though unspecified) period of time, should you make a tutorial out of this.

Much respect.
~Trench

Alexandre

8 years ago

Is it normal that the optical flares doesn't work? And that there's alot of errors? Do I have to buy anything?

Thanks!

HiiDefintion

8 years ago

Thanks so much, you've finally revealed the secret of making 3D titles in After Effects!

ömer tatlısöz

8 years ago

thanks Andrew...

PaulWrightythen

8 years ago

Hi, cheers for this tutorial. Really quite simple when you get to the bones of it but I just never ever would have thought of it.

Chris

8 years ago

Great!

How about some retro or even better Doctor Who Title sequences. People seem to be doing a lot of these. (including me)

rachid

8 years ago

Thanks Andrew! I love your creative

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGvA9wxeVdE

8 years ago

Is it posibble to set a Optical FLARE as a particle?

Mark26

8 years ago

I'm gonna create a website called www.iloveandrewkramer.com
your the best Andrew! Ever since I saw the tron trailer had been itching to try and do something like this :) thanks!

Stephen Matute

8 years ago

Super Ultra Sick! Thanks Andrew

TJ Cooley

8 years ago

Very Cool - Thank you! - have you thought about doing a tutorial that is similar to the 3D type TRON credits? To kind of give a 3D feel to credits - Thanks

M3DD

8 years ago

THis is for the arabian guy:
UNDERSTOOD MY FRIEND !!

Great Tuto Mr Kramer
God Bless Ur talent.
M3DD

Ken

8 years ago

Awesome, Andrew! You're amazing!

Ken
Manila, Philippines

Will

8 years ago

Hey Andrew
First, I'd just like to thank you so much for posting this for us
I have two questions though, both may seem weird or vague
First, what font are you using, cuz I'm pretty sure that it's not typograph pro
Second, how do you actually make it look good? I know its vague, but I'm just a young teenager getting started in After Effects, and when I made this, it looked really bad and fake, the lines were too rigid, colours too weird, etc, so I was wondering if you could give me (the entire video copilot community) a few tips on just generally improving both our motion graphics and our video FX skills, just to polish our finished product
Thanks so much again for being such an inspiration to me and the rest of our community, keep on working :-)
-Will

islamoNET

8 years ago

thanx andrew fo this tutorial
its very nice
thanx again

Shawn

8 years ago

Thanks Andrew! I love your creative solutions to things like this, and I wanted you to know that your time is always appreciated. I wish I had kept my C++ skills sharp because I would love to work with you. Alas, I'm too rusty, I fear. Best wishes to you and the VCP team!

Peter Kreitner

8 years ago

You are really a USER!!! :D awesome!

Morty

8 years ago

Hmm, thank you very much for that nifty expression, I can see a lot of places in which it can be very useful :)

8 years ago

Hi Mr.Andrew
Can you please make a tutorial about slashing tips blog, I think that would be very great.

Thank you
Best Wishes

Markus

8 years ago

i think he did in the blog show video

Benjamín

8 years ago

Hey Andrew, just a question>

¿Why are you still using AE CS4?
¿Are you tired of using CS5?

Alptonay

8 years ago

That was the one of your best creativeness... I couldn't think that "vegas" works in that way.. I thought you used "trapcode form" before I watched tut overview.. You are awesome Andrew!

8 years ago

thanks for good tutorial :) can you please tell me how i make the letters spin and turn in front of the camera, thanks

ایمان براتی

8 years ago

سلام
خسته نباشید
خوشحالم که در این آموزش هم مثل همیشه توسط شما به یک نکته کلیدی در افتر افکت پی بردم
شما از کوچکترین نکات افترافکت بیشترین استفاده را میبرید
موفق باشید

8 years ago

tnx andrew you the best

Samir

8 years ago

Awesome video
Coolz

8 years ago

please make a tutorial or just make a cs3 version cuz i dont have cs4. please! and thanks for having this free site :)

Boye

8 years ago

Hello Andrew,

Thanks alot for the great tutorials !
Your truly a hero ! :)

Cheers, Boye

Jules

8 years ago

I've been wondering what you would make of the whole Fakebook-strings-animation-expression-stuff... is it safe to say that this is it? :-)
Be that as it may - nice and neat concept, love the look of it! Thanks for sharing!

David

8 years ago

You're a genius Andrew. Thanks for the short.

sumedh

8 years ago

The Man, The Machine , Andrew Krammer..

Wayne Heywood

8 years ago

I want Optical Flares.. I want it I want it I want it... Guess I'll have to ask my wife to buy it for my birthday! I really was hoping that I could live without it but.. I'm not sure even AE can live without it!

Ann

8 years ago

SUPER GREAT JOB ANDREW! it would be really nice if you made one using After Effects CS3 :)

dan

8 years ago

nice, was more interested in the background, truth be told

ike

8 years ago

hi Andrew...this effect cant it be done with cs3...And is there any specific composition that must be used while adding effect on a music video clip?

moh algeria

8 years ago

dear Andrew Kramer ,
Hi again , i'm new in after effect and please can you give me some advice to start work with it ,
best regards.

NSQ

8 years ago

http://www.videocopilot.net/basic/ <- best place to start.

Ray

8 years ago

Always look forward to the new tutorials.Thanks

Maverick

8 years ago

Thanks for the tutorial & project file ..

kamaru

8 years ago

thanks andrew,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

John Stanowski

8 years ago

We can't download this tutorial?

OlympiaLogger

8 years ago

I know, this is off topic...
...but it's just too kewl not to post

http://www.steampunkworkshop.com/victorian-all-one-pc

James Reid

8 years ago

That is epic!!! I want one

Mike Kim

8 years ago

So how do i change everything into what i want it to say?
Ive been looking through the template and i wrote new things in but it still came out weird..
and help?

akshay acharya

8 years ago

awesome project andrew..........
its really cool and best .............

Philippe

8 years ago

It is absolutely the best way to learn when you just post the project files.
Keep doing it! Thx.

clancy30

8 years ago

Hey andrew can you show us more stuff about the new OF PRESETS, am gonna get it soon.

illd

8 years ago

The tip with the strokes and matte is really cool. I always forget about that vegas effect...Thanks VCP

ram

8 years ago

Great how you've taken inspiration of the Tron intro and did it your own way instead of doing an exact copy like most other examples. Thanks for the Vegas idea too!

Trevor

8 years ago

I just had the "tutorial" going while I was working and I have to say, if ANYTHING, I'm walking away with the awesomeness of Vegas. That's such a cool plugin that I didn't know existed! I'm pumped to incorporate it into some effects.

Moritz Schauer

8 years ago

Hey Andrew!
I decided to use your project for a production for my school in Germany. Could I do this?

GOD

8 years ago

Yes, you can my child!

m0Nte

8 years ago

great job. my AAE cs4 miss some footages ;/... this is problem of plugins ? ;/ i dont have any ideas .

Andrew Kramer

8 years ago

Try to download the project again. It does use Optical Flares and you will see an error message if you do not have that plug-in. But just disable the "Optical Flares" Layers and it should work. Also It may be using a font that is not available but you can change the font to something else like Arial.

ratmith

8 years ago

Thanks!! Always look forward to the new tutorials.

Jason

8 years ago

hahaha! the HD VCR joke is funny to me b-cuz I had and old friend that was convinced that Blu-ray VCR's were on there way! pretty sure he is still clinging to the faith there. u would'nt by any chance knw him?;)

ae safuan kaybe…

8 years ago

this tutorial made with AE CS4... can i use my adobe AE cs3

David

8 years ago

THankyou for another great tutorial (or whatever you want to call this one!)

Made me chuckle with your VCR comment, and it also made me think about the name of this website. Video indeed.

I wonder how much they want for digitalcopilot.com to bring you into the 21st Century? :p

Nico Hirsch

8 years ago

hey! thanx =) very awesome :)

RJDesign

8 years ago

Great job Andrew! Love watching your tutorials! I've learned a lot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B0c0D2tA4U

This is my TRON inspired title sequence. Check it out and tell me what you think! Thank You!

sunil thapa

8 years ago

thnx mr. krammer..........nice.........oneeeeeeeeeeeee

Chris

8 years ago

Question I have for you Mr. Kramer is when will Optical Flares be available in 3D? It seems TRON feels that this is a possibility - if you watch the film... ;-)

Fabiano

8 years ago

Really nice Andrew.
By the way...
I klnow it's not the place but...

What about a tutorial of the 3D text you did to Pro presets 2? I know it's a 3DsMax tutorial, but I'love to see it.

Popov

8 years ago

That is amateurmedia.com font and video too.

Tcarle

8 years ago

Amazing Andrew keep it up! See you next time!. Thanks.

Mark

8 years ago

Thanks Andrew great work enjoyed the tutorial as always.

greatings from Germany

daddybaby

8 years ago

Kramer for president of gotham city

B!zzy

8 years ago

a litle bit boring but thx andrew, please make more SFX !

greez

B!zzy

Brandon

8 years ago

Thank you andrew, this looks really amazing, I will learn a lot from this!

Matthew Hawkins

8 years ago

Woah man. You just totally threw off my Zen man!
...
Thanks! Love it. Gotta try it out now.

cyntific

8 years ago

Thanks for making Mondays rock!!!:D

chad

8 years ago

Thanks Andrew. (Picture the "In a World" trailer voice guy....) ahem.... In a world where everyone wants something for nothing.... One man steps up to the plate to share his knowledge freely with the minions.

But seriously, thanks. Great project file coverage.

Napster

8 years ago

You're the best! I'm waiting for the next tutorial =). From Spain.

Brandon

8 years ago

Awesome, Tutorial/Project over view thing, LOL. Thanks andrew for your creativity, and , well for you just being you.

alex sanchez

8 years ago

Thanks again Andrew Kramer, we appreciate your time and dedication towards us your loyal padawans. Thanks!

wantedeffect

8 years ago

thanks Andrew you are the best!

Infurious

8 years ago

thanks Andrew you are the best!

Luis Eduardo Valverde(valvicto4)

8 years ago

:OOO
thanks Andrew.
I'm watching the video tutorial :P

PD:
the optical flares pro presets 2.
I'm from Colombia. If I buy this pack you send the DVD for Colombia or what?

Ahmos

8 years ago

AWESOME ! Thanks AK . but Where Galactic Orb tutorials?!

andrea

8 years ago

hi andrew!
you were mentioning a script that allows you to duplicate a comp with all the dependencies, but that you edit the video...
do you have the link (or the name) of that script ?
cheers!
ar

arlenxu

8 years ago

Awesome! wait it for a really long time from christmas. thank you

Robert

8 years ago

Awesome!!!! Thanks!

8 years ago

Thank You Man So Much.
I will try the project after a few minutes.
and Please make a tutorial about Galactics orb.
Thank You Again.
Good Luck...

AlexLefty

8 years ago

Any chance of posting the project saved in CS3 version?

Christian

8 years ago

will there be a tutorial on this? i hope there will be.. :)

NSQ

8 years ago

AWSOME! I will buy a comp script for this forsure. Finaly the way to make 3d titles and the expresion is quite simple to remember. Your are officialy the best, Andrew Kramer :) Always a step ahead.

Andrew, are you still doing thinkgs for Fringe & JJ Abrams? I watch last episode and i feel your hand on it an im not talking about open sequence !?

Best,

markus

8 years ago

same feeling here about fringe! :D

Cody

8 years ago

Yay! Thanks Mr. Kramer.

Rangetogethe

8 years ago

pretty basic text extrusion but, as always, just a bit extra with the strokes and dots.

also nice to see how you control the extrusion exactly the same way as I do it :P

Michael

8 years ago

Nice AK! Can't wait to watch this one at home (at work right now lol) Hopefully packed with jokes. When are we looking at the Galaxy warp orb tut? That one looks especially awesome!

R-CANE

8 years ago

I love the new approach to the 3D extrusion. makes it also a bit translucent. I sometimes use the shatter-effect to make Real 3D text, but that was before I got the Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator. Also a pretty sleek plugin.

DrEvil

8 years ago

I think your next tutorial should be an animated younger Jeff Bridges :)

codeAndreas

8 years ago

where is the skript, that multiplies the comps for the other letters?
its not in the download. there is just the Free_Tron.aep.

thx

Gdesign

8 years ago

I think you must copy it directly from tutorial, is not write in the folder with project file.

chantale

8 years ago

you have to buy it - http://aescripts.com/true-comp-duplicator/ they give an indication of what they'd like for it, but you set your own price

pr@dipta

8 years ago

Thanks Andrew...
We love u & After Effects
Best work again.. Chears .. :)

Brett

8 years ago

Legend! Thanks Andrew!

Nadir Fejzić

8 years ago

Cool, I Have After Effects CS4 on my luck !

Thanks Andrew for Project file

Mapache

8 years ago

Kramer thanks so much

Max Manus

8 years ago

Take a look at this awesome trailer i made using VideoCopilot Op.flares, AE2 and more!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2OudG6AXDs

Tell me what you think Andrew! pleasssee!

Gdesign

8 years ago

Not many tuts for a long time. Are you busy with other projects? Very nice effects, anyway! ;) Thanks

Simplice SIZA

8 years ago

Hi AK,
thakns all you do, so i do not speak very well english bu i am Malagasy boy so thanks for all, and nice tut also, so if possible tell me what codec do you use? but when i rendre some comp the size more 1Go an quality is bad , so help me about the codecs please; you fan here MADAGASCAR

Signd

8 years ago

Thank You so much dear andrew ...

GOD BLESS YOU

gigi

8 years ago

awsome andrew, but , why when i try to use Optical Flare on Mac doesn't work!
:D

KenzCreation

8 years ago

Cool!! i had been waiting this for so long!
thanks again Andrew!!!!

bynike

8 years ago

WOW! Fantasic Look!
Thank you very much!
God bless you!

moh algeria

8 years ago

Hi Andrew.
i wish you a great time , and really i learn a lot of staf from you thanks very much ,

Salem Musaffer

8 years ago

Many Thanks man.........

Shuvo

8 years ago

Nice Andrew Thanks for Upload it.

Harpreet Singh

8 years ago

awesome job Andrew,nice quality...thanks ,Andrew Kramer is the man

Mark

8 years ago

in Holland we say : goed bezig! ;-) Thumbs up

Cartman

8 years ago

I am happy! But, when we will see a lesson Galactic Orb?
I wait an answer, please! :)
thank you very much!

arleksey

8 years ago

I`m almost at the same level of happiness as this was my HNY-gifts!

Big Thanks for sharing!

KamKar

8 years ago

thanx andrew
very nice...

Rose Penchus

8 years ago

You are the man,

But my good man, can you please publish a tutorial strictly on expressions, from the basics to the more advanced. What I mean here is, e.g. when should I know when to use wiggle, time, and the rest of the other complex stuff, if you know what I mean. If could list a few examples such as e.g again, time; when you are trying to blah blah. Wiggle, when you are trying to blah blah.

Get the the point. I have noticed that once one understand expressions, after effects rocks.

I tried to listen to other online tutorials about this and the guys are just lousy, it's like a physics lesson.

You tutorials are the best.

But any

iacere

8 years ago

Yeah youre right, that would be nice!

Mickey

8 years ago

Yes Please Please Please Please. Would love a tutorial strictly on expressions.

Gabriel S

8 years ago

BEST. IDEA. EVER. I def want to learn more about expression. They make life easier!

James Reid

8 years ago

awesome job andrew. I was wondering how you managed to get the extrusion on the layers. Thought you might have used form and the ofset the time of the animation. Good tip though. Oh BTW where did you get the expression for the comp copy?

Steyn

8 years ago

I have seen this expression at this link before: http://www.maxafter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102&Itemid=57

I have used this same expression in my attempt of the Tron logo before AK released the Tut. However mines not as sleek: http://www.maxafter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102&Itemid=57

Well done AK. You have a great gift and talent. Use it. Expand it. Make it echo.

Steyn Viljoen
Cape Town - SA

James Reid

8 years ago

Thanks Steyn, If your into expressions you should check out AE enhancers. They have a couple of good ones.
Thanks again

Steyn

8 years ago

Cool. Will check it out.

Magix

8 years ago

thanx andrew, i just wanna let u no its plugin missing some footages.

again thanks

Andrew Kramer

8 years ago

Try the new project, I updated the one that I used in the tutorial. Thanks.

awesome

8 years ago

dude... epic honor! you got a reply from sensei AK!!!

Basil

8 years ago

OMG ITS THE ALL MIGHT ANDREW KRAMER HAIL!!! THEE!!! HAIL THEE!!! U ARE MY SENSEI U ARE AF GOD!! BOW DOWN KISS THYS BLESSED HANDS ALL HAIL REPLY FROM AK :')

8 years ago

WOW. AK aka The Master :)

Dwaine Vassell

8 years ago

Another great tutorial and yes...I think your right on a no Tron 2 movie, Lol!

How about a tutorial on a Transformers logo sequence with AE CS5?

Anonymous

8 years ago

Umm, Dwaine, you DO realize Tron Legacy is already Tron 2, right? And according to IMDb.com, a Tron 3 has been announced.

kvins

8 years ago

Transformers its good =) i'm waiting

ah shang

8 years ago

yeah!!!nice !!excited!!!!wow!

Jake The Muss

8 years ago

Quality!

Cheers AK :)

FOX

8 years ago

3Q very much

8 years ago

Definitely enjoyed seeing how you went about your extrusion technique. It's interesting to see how many ways you can go about doing the same thing. There's another expression off the top of my head for extruding text in AE that uses a similar process (adding the expression to the position, duplicating layers and leaving the uppermost layer without an expression) . I'm sure you've seen it around.

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thisComp.layer(index-1).transform.postion+[0,0,1]

It'd be nice to see a tutorial based on extrusion expressions like this one and theone you used. Just a thought haha!!

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