For those without a 3D program who are interested in following along in just After Effects, I've uploaded the Street Explosion footage with the project download. You can find that on the tutorial landing page.

If anyone would like to kindly contribute a PDF tutorial for creating some street destruction in another 3D program like Cinema 4D or Blender, I'd be happy to post them here for everyone to learn from and thank you endlessly. Even the basic steps would be nice to get people in the right direction. I'd do it myself but I have to finish this sandwich and it's been waiting a long time already.

FYI: The 3D tracking tutorial set will be out this month.

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I was reading a few comments today referring to the recent Meteor tutorial. A few people kept quoting me

"I'll hit the letter SIX"

It was a mystery until I realized SIX is a number! What was I thinking

In this new tutorial we will be creating 3d Debris and compositing in After Effects with smoke trails and dust.

This 2-part series is over 45 minutes long and absolutely FREE. So be sure to check out our great products, they are sure to give you an edge!

Watch Part 01 (3D Animation)

Watch Part 02 (After Effects)

Here is a short excerpt from one of the upcoming tutorials on The Meteor.
(The first set will be out this weekend!)

The message is:
Even non-3D folks will benefit from understanding the work flow between AE and a 3D program even if you are primarily a compositor or dictionary salesman! It's WIN-WIN.

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