My After Effects World Conference Visit


I'm excited to tell you that I had a blast at this years After Effects World conference and met a lot of great people.

I was also given an opportunity to do a keynote presentation which is much different than sitting behind a computer and demonstrating software. I talked about what motivates me, personal challenges and what I think are the keys to becoming a better artist.

The good news is, this time we filmed it. Now that the footage has been downloaded safely, I'm happy to announce we'll be posting it online this week, for all to watch.

I hope you will check it out!

POSTED:
11 years ago
Announcing Element 3D V2!

It has been a little over 2 years since the release of Element 3D V1 and I still remember it quite vividly. I recall staying up all night before the launch, trying to get everything done.

I was nervous and excited. My son Josh had just been born a week earlier and I was working from home at the time. The pressure was on!

Finally everything was in place and we hit the GO button. The page went live! I exhaled with a strange form of guarded relief. There was no turning back.

The next thing I remember in my semi-conscious state was the absolutely incredible response from the community. The heartfelt comments and appreciation. Even to this day, when somebody gets a chance to use Element 3D in their project, I'm truly excited and thankful.

At Video Copilot we know the bar is raised high and we accepted the challenge.

Today, I'm pleased to announce the next major release of Element 3D V2! This November, we're thrilled to bring our latest plug-in to the world!

Our team has worked exceptionally hard to try and bring you incredible new features that will save you time and create impressive results without a SHADOW of a doubt.

Join Us October 6th for the first sneak peak and some actual product details!!
(Right after I get back from After Effects World!)

UPGRADING: We will have special upgrade pricing for previous owners as well. This is a BIG Release!

POSTED:
11 years ago
Pixel Screen Experiment!

Here is a fun experiment I created to simulate cool LCD Pixel effects using built-in plug-ins only! It uses the Camera Lens Blur effect along with a depth map to create realistic DOF.

Watch Breakdown on Youtube

Download Project File (CS6)

Sound FX Created with MotionPulse!

POSTED:
11 years ago
After Effects World Keynote!

I'm very excited to participate in the upcoming After Effects World Conference this month!

I'll be presenting the Saturday evening Keynote and hopefully hanging out with everyone afterwards! It should be even more exciting than trying to create this fake production stock photo! ** Let me just adjust this knob....**

I'll be along side many talented video pros that you may already know so be sure to check the Sessions List.

After Effects World Conference is a 3-Day conference with presentations by many experts and members of the After Effects Team.
More Info about the Show here!

It's not too late to sign up!

POSTED:
11 years ago
Free Script: 3D Pre-Compose + Tutorial!

I finally got tired of doing this manually, so we created a free script!

What is this script for? The 3D Pre-Compose Script makes it easy to pre-compose 3D-aware layers by automatically copying all cameras & lights into the new comp with linked expressions! Just watch the tutorial to see all the amazing possibilities! Plus it's Free!

Watch Tutorial on YouTube

Watch Tutorial on Video Copilot

What can you do with it?

  • Create displacement maps out of 3D aware layers
  • Isolate 3D layers for different lighting setups in the same scene
  • Disable DOF for certain layers
  • Lens Flare obscuration maps in 3D: For Element 3d & Particular etc
  • Apply 2D effects to a 3D layer in screen space

Download Script

POSTED:
11 years ago