The One-Two Punch!

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth!"

Alright! I'm on it!!! I was feeling TOO good, too confident and thought I could get these two tutorials done faster!

But alas it is only a day or two away! I promise awesome useful tips! My pencils down and the fight is on!

Working on a teaser using new Bevel technique! #noPlugins

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8 years ago
[UPDATED] Fantasy Type FX will soon be a reality!

Tutorial Update: Almost there! Some last minute refinements to make sure edges are crisp for this exciting new tutorial but no sleep until we launch this baby! It's still Tuesday in Hawaii right?

Interactive bevel shading from BG. #noPlugins #aftereffects

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POSTED:
8 years ago
More Procedural FX!

I've got a crazy new tutorial in the works and I'm announcing a release date! The pressure is on! Next Tuesday, Mar 20th, I'll be showing you how to make some sweet procedural FX inside of After Effects without 3rd party plug-ins!

Experimenting with text without extra plug-ins! 💯 After Effects!

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100% After Effects! #procedural

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8 years ago
Getting Ready for NAB & New Experiments!

It's that time of the year for the NAB show! I feel like I've been going since before I started Video Copilot and it's definitely a show I look forward to, especially since I love to see all the new gear!

This year I'll be presenting at the Adobe Booth on Monday and Tuesday (April 9th & 10th), it's always a lot of fun and I think Adobe will be Live Streaming it as well so be sure to follow me on Twitter/Instagram and I'll post the link!

More Experiments!

Experimenting with text without extra plug-ins! 💯 After Effects!

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But before the show I hope to share this new project involving sweet bevels without using plug-ins! Even though there are a millions things going on at VC right now, I want to hurry and get this tutorial while it is fresh in my head so look for it soon!

100% After Effects! #procedural

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I'm also excited to be being part of the MoGraph Meetup where a bunch of designers will be hanging out! Join us Sunday Night before the show!

We even made new shirts for the show!

Doing work stuff with air cannon... #videocopilot

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Bonus Podcast with Animalators!


 

POSTED:
8 years ago
New Tutorial: Colorful Glitch FX! 100% AE!

Here it is! A brand NEW Tutorial! Wow snap. Let me tell you it, feels good to get stuff finished and I look forward to show you all of the things we have been working on!

New Tutorial Features:

  • Procedural Glitch design
  • Build a realistic reflective surface 100% inside AE!
  • Unique Color glow procedure
  • Ability to animate between different titles

Watch on Youtube in HD!

Project files and Texture!

Technical Rendering Note: I've heard some people having issues with Fractal Noise not rendering correctly and I think you need to disable GPU Acceleration for the Project. File>Project Settings, "Mercury Software Only". Hope that helps!

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8 years ago