Free Video Tutorials for Adobe After Effects: Author - John Dickinson
Tutorials: 41 | Rar: 1.39 GB | RS
01. After Effects + 3D Invigorator: 3D Video Wall
In this written tutorial learn how to create a 3D video wall in After Effects using Zaxwerks 3D
Invigorator.
02. After Effects: Interface Navigation
This tutorial was created to introduce the unified interface new in Adobe After Effects 7.0, but it’s
still useful if you are using After Effects CS3 or CS4.
03. After Effects + 3D Flag: Tattered Flag
In this written tutorial learn how to use After Effects and Zaxwerks 3D Flag take a clean sharp
Illustrator file and turn it into a weathered and tattered US flag. Of course you can replace the US
flag with the flag of your choice.
04. After Effects + Photoshop: Handwritten Text
The look where text seemingly writes itself onto the screen is popular and there are many different
ways of approaching it. In this written tutorial learn how to create precise handwritten text in
After Effects by preparing the text in Photoshop first.
05. Getting Started with Instant HD
This tutorial covers the basics of using Red Giant Software’s Instant HD plug-in. Instant HD
up-converts DV video into a variety of HD video formats. You can choose from a list of preset
resolutions to make it easy to integrate DV video into your next High Definition production.
06. Getting Started with Magic Bullet Looks
This tutorial covers the basics of using Red Giant Software’s Magic Bullet Looks plug-in for Adobe
After Effects. This is an easy to use yet powerful piece of software that is well worth the money if
you do any kind of color grading.
07. Final Cut Pro: Using Trapcode Shine and 3D Stroke
In this tutorial I demonstrates how to use Final Cut Pro to create this motion graphics animation,
using Trapcode products combined with various Final Cut Pro settings. Yes, it was a little strange
creating this in Final Cut Pro but overall I’d say it was a good experience. Even if you don’t use
FCP you might find it useful.
08. After Effects and ProAnimator: Reflection Maps
In this tutorial we look at how to add flare to your graphics by creating the effect of “light”
moving across your Zaxwerks ProAnimator or 3D Invigorator objects inside After Effects. In fact it’s
not light at all but an animated reflection map.
09. After Effects and ProAnimator: Importer
You may have been wondering what the ProAnimator Importer plug-in that ships with ProAnimator
actually does. It’s actually a great creative tool, allowing you to harness the fast and powerful
ProAnimator animation features and apply them to your After Effects 3D layers. The eyeball image is
by Martin Walls (http://www.sxc.hu).
10. Getting Started with Knoll Light Factory
This tutorial covers everything you need to know to get started with Knoll Light Factory, one of the
must-have Adobe After Effects plug-ins in any motionographer’s toolbox.
11. After Effects: Creative Background Design
In this free introductory video tutorial from the Creative Background Design in After Effects series,
your host John Dickinson demonstrates how to make a simple, seamlessly looping Fractal Noise
background and variations. John uses innovative techniques and explains several shortcuts that will
help your workflow.
12. Getting Started with Magic Bullet Frames
In this tutorial you’ll learn the basic workflow for using Magic Bullet Frames. Formerly part of the
Magic Bullet Suite, this plug-in for Adobe After Effects that allows you to create high quality
progressive frames from interlaced footage. Other effects include Opticals for beautiful film-like
cross dissolves and fades to black or white and De-artifactor.
13. Photoshop: Grungy Text
In this tutorial you’ll learn a simple technique using grungy brushes in Adobe Photoshop to make some
grungy text. If you like this you may like the on-demand e-seminar where I discuss this and other
techniques used to create the graphics for a Saw 4 promo.
14. Getting Started with Radium Glow
In this tutorial you’ll learn the basic work flow for Red Giant Software’s Radium Glow plug-in. This
was the first time I’d used the effect and have been pretty impressed with the results; you have a
lot of control over exactly how and where the glow appears on your footage.
15. Getting Started with Text Anarchy – Part 1
Text Anarchy is a particle generator specifically for text that allows you to create some pretty
detailed text-based looks very quickly. In this tutorial you’ll learn the basics of using two of the
key effects: Text Matrix and Text Grid.
16. Getting Started with Text Anarchy – Part 2
Text Anarchy includes the GridSquares and GridLines effects, previously part of Digital Anarchy’s
Geomancy. In this tutorial you’ll learn the basics of using these surprisingly useful particle
effects.
17. After Effects CS4 New Features: Part 1
In this video tutorial series we’ll take a look at all of the great new features in Adobe After
Effects CS4 plus many smaller updates and tweaks that you’ll probably never find in the manual. Part
1 includes the welcome screen, general interface enhancements and the new search features.
18. After Effects CS4 New Features: Part 2
Complex projects with many nested comps have always been a challenge to navigate, but the new
Composition Navigator and Composition Mini-flowchart make it so easy you’ll wonder how you worked
without them. In part 2 we take a look at the key techniques for using these new features.
19. After Effects CS4 New Features: Part 3
Up until CS4 the only way to work with true 3D objects in After Effects was to use a plug-in such as
Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator. Now thanks to Live Photoshop 3D, 3D objects can be imported directly without
the need for a plug-in. As you’ll see in this tutorial, it’s still early days but certainly gives an
idea of the direction in which After Effects is heading.
20. After Effects CS4 New Features: Part 4
CS4 introduces us to 3 new effects: Cartoon, Bilateral Blur and Turbulent Noise. Bilateral Blur and
Turbulent Noise are very similar to the existing Smart Blur and Fractal Noise effects. In this
tutorial, we’ll take a quick look at these new effects and see what makes them different.
21. After Effects CS4 New Features: Part 5
After Effects CS4 includes numerous less obvious features that are great general time savers. In this
tutorial, we’ll take a quick look at the new 4:3 inside 16:9 safe guides, Separate Dimensions, Centre
in View, Flip Horizontal and Vertical, Shape Layer’s new Wiggle Transform and more.
22. Bond Classic Bond
In this recorded e-seminar I walk through the techniques used in Adobe After Effects and Adobe
Illustrator to create the silhouette look used in the award winning Bond Classic Bond teaser. Topics
include working with green screen, preparing footage for clean vectorization and batch vectorization
of sequences using Illustrator and Bridge.
23. Getting Started with Primatte Keyer Pro
Primatte Keyer is a popular and powerful keying plug-in that has been used in numerous high profile
motion pictures. This video tutorial walks you through the basics of using Primatte Keyer Pro in
Final Cut Pro but is also suitable for After Effects, Motion and Avid users.
24. Photoshop and Illustrator for After Effects
This 1 hour recorded e-seminar covers some basic techniques, some little-known techniques and plenty
of handy workflow tips for using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator with Adobe After Effects. Click the
thumbnail to view full size images.
25. After Effects: Grungy Text 1
In this short tutorial learn how to use After Effects’ Fast Blur, Turbulent Displace, Roughen Edges,
Texturize, Displacement Map and Gradient Wipe effects to give text a grungy look.
26. The Dancing Can – Part 1
In 2008 I did a series of roadshows for Adobe where I presented a neat little animation of a dancing
can. In this series of tutorials I’ll walk you step-by-step through various After Effects techniques
for creating this spot. This section deals with Puppet Pin tool basics and how to use the cool motion
sketch feature to animate to music.
27. The Dancing Can – Part 2
In part 2 of this series learn how to use After Effects Shape Layers, Fractal Noise and Grid effects
to create background elements, then animate them using the Convert Audio to Keyframes feature.
28. The Dancing Can – Part 3
In part 3 of this series learn how to use After Effects Shape Layers to add dynamic and organic,
self-animating elements to the background.
29. The Dancing Can – Part 4
In the final part of this series learn how to use After Effects’ Color Link effect to integrate the
can into the background, work with various Layer Styles, create a 3D text animation and add other
finishing touches.
30. After Effects: The Dark Knight
In this 30 minute tutorial you’ll learn techniques and workflow used in Adobe After Effects and
Illustrator to create the dramatic effect of the Batman icon shattering apart revealing a bright
light source behind. Plug-ins used include Knoll Light Factory, Trapcode Particular and Shine. Thanks
to Ko Maruyama and Jonas Hummelstrand for creative input.
31. After Effects: Looking Through Lights
In this 3.5 minute video tip learn how you can look through a camera linked to a light and see
exactly what the light is pointing at, making lighting your After Effects scene easier and more
intuitive.
32. After Effects: Paste at the current time
In this 4 minute video tip learn about precomposing, versioning and the must-know shortcut for
copying and pasting. No more pasting layers the hard way.
33. After Effects: Leave Color
In this 2 minute video tip, check out how to use After Effects’ Leave Color effect to create the look
where you footage is made black and white, leaving only a single color, made popular by the film
Pleasantville.
34. After Effects: Modifying a Preset
In this video tip (no sound) you’ll see how I made the background in the TNA spot. Simple stuff but
a good reminder not to forget about the presets that ship with Adobe After Effects and how you can
save time by modifying them for your own purposes.
35. After Effects: Copying a Mask to a Shape Layer
The simple act of copying and pasting an existing mask onto a Shape Layer in After Effects CS3 can be
tricky and frustrating. The key is to only select the Mask Path parameter before copying and only the
Path parameter when pasting.
36. ProAnimator: Reversing an Animation
In this video tip (no sound) learn how to select all segments on a layer and reverse an object
animation in ProAnimator. This technique is also for Camera animations but at present there is a bug
that prevents it, although you can try dragging the poses manually.
37. After Effects: Looping a Precomp
Beginners often ask how to loop layers in After Effects. While looping a footage layer can be done
using the Interpret Footage option, looping an unrendered comp takes a little more work but is still
easy. In this video tip (no sound) learn how to use expressions to loop a precomp.
38. Introduction to After Effects
In this recorded e-seminar I’ll show you how to build a simple yet dynamic type-based animation.
Topics include working with Illustrator files, setting up simple relationships using expressions,
per-character 3D type, setting up 3D layers, creative use of shape layers, Brainstorm, modifying and
saving a preset.
39. Saw 4
In this recorded e-seminar I walk through various techniques used in Adobe After Effects and
Photoshop for creating the grungy, dark look of Saw 4. Topics include sourcing and combining stock
images, using Photoshop brushes to give text a grunge look and create blood splatter, color grading
and lighting.
40. Enchanted
In this recorded e-seminar you’ll see the techniques used in Adobe After Effects and Photoshop to
create promo graphics for the film “Enchanted”. Topics include creating gold text in Photoshop using
Layer Styles, using custom emitters in Particular, creating a light sweep and enhancing the sweep
with Shine and color grading.
41. Fox Classics Image Spot
In this recorded e-seminar you’ll see some of the techniques and workflow I used to create the award
winning Fox Classics image spot. Topics include creative color grading, rotoscoping, creative
lighting and camera techniques.
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