Here is a free Earth project with 4K maps to use with Element 3D. You can also use the maps with CC sphere to recreate the project without Element 3D, we even have a very old tutorial to show you how. Watch the Blue Planet.
To customize the Earth, you can open the Element 3D layer and turn down the illumination map to shut the lights off.
NOTE: Please place the Earth folder inside "My_Models" folder
Documents\VideoCopilot\Models\My_Models
UPDATED: CS3 project file is now available
If you are trying to make sense of the words above... have at it! Actually they are various layer styles in today's free Project File.
Since they added Photoshop layer styles to After Effects, I pretty much never used it but I recently decided to spend a little time creating some clean titles to share with everyone here. I've even recorded a short tutorial to show you how to edit the project file along with some tips for customizing and adding textures. I'll be on soon with more tutorial so until then... Enjoy!
In this mystical new tutorial we will be compositing some stock footage elements and custom made particle effects to build a powerful wizardly blast. We will also use the ripple effect to distort the background around the explosion.
This tutorial uses a clip from Action Essentials 2 & Optical Flares but as a bonus, I have decided to release 120MBs of custom made smoke effects absolutely free.
This custom collection has over 25 HD (1080p) elements of particle smoke effects you can't get anywhere but Video Copilot!
Download Stock Footage now because we Love You! (54MBs Zipped)
Looks like we are having another free stock footage day that includes 15 new HD (720p) particle clips and a quick tutorial with some compositing tips & ideas. For tips on creating your own footage check out Flour Fusion show.Sweet Deal!!
FREE Particle Stock Footage:
Download Stock Footage (162 MBs)
Footage is in h.264 compressed MP4 files. Usage License. Enjoy!
Now that we have released our new promo video for 'Demon Cam', it's time to start sharing the fruits of the project to you! One of the most used elements was the mystical smoke found inside of the Orb, and now it's yours!
Be sure to mix it with additional particle effects like this crazy energy ball!
Download Smoke Elements
SPOILERS:
Now if you have not seen the film yet, please check it out first before reading on...
Watch Demon Cam Promo NOW!
So what's next?
Well, now that the film is out we are going to be sharing the secrets of our VFX compositing workflows for nearly all of the challenging VFX shots to help everyone see what is possible. Our goal was to make a promo video with as many impressive VFX shots as possible so we can try to push the limits of our tutorials and production values of a real-world project.
Now, I agree this was a lot of work to put into a 'VFX App', but what's AWESOME is that even if we don't hit it big like "Angry Birds", we still have some sweet real-world FX shots to make exciting new tutorials for months to come!
...Pretty clever
So get ready for a new tutorial or breakdown every week AND an impressive behind-the-scenes video covering various aspects of the production just for the Video Copilot community!
Here is an inside look at some of the shots we will be working on. Until then...
Watch The Demon Cam Promo
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