Archives: December 2008

1. 

   Creating a Flock of Birds – Part 2

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 3333

   In part 2 of this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create and animate a flock of birds from the original bird.

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   Creating a Flock of Birds – Part 1

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 3855

   In part 1 of this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to build and animate a bird in AE 3D. In part 2, it will join a flock of birds.

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3. 

   Horror Text – Part 2

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 823

   In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to make Horror Movie style text appear on a wall.

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4. 

   Horror Text – Part 1

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 851

   In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to make Horror Movie style text appear on a wall.

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5. 

   Multi-Machine Rendering

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 1732

   In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to Render a project on several computers at once, without the use of the After Effects render Engine.

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6. 

   Creating Super Tight Junk Mattes

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 2107

   In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shares a method of quickly and automatically creating extremely precise junk mattes/gargabe masks for use in the keying process.

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7. 

   Keeping Your Speed Constant

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 666

   In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz discusses creating smooth spatial animation with no variation in speed using Roving Keyframes.

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8. 

   Fixing Scaling Issues–Part 2

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 456

   In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to ease the values of Exponential Scale to create a smooth end to your layers scale animation.

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9. 

   Fixing Scaling Issues–Part 1

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 616

   In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to Exponential scale, a keyframe assistant used to counter the issues that occur when scaling from very high values.

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10. 

    Creating a Cartoon from Video

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 2968

    In this 3-part tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz explains the process of converting video to cartoon by using only After Effects and Adobe Illustrator CS2. While the tutorial spans 50 minutes and covers a wide range of topics (some in depth and some in general), after you have gone through the process once, you will find that [...]

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11. 

    Creating an Outline around an Actor

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1261

    In this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the popular effect in which a colored stroke is placed around a keyed or rotoscoped subject.

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12. 

    Creating and Enhancing Text Wipe On Effects

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 6239

    In this tutorial,  Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a simple method of creating text wipe-on effects, and ways to enhance them with an updated look.

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13. 

    Working with Broadcast Safe Colors

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 896

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a simple method of ensuring Broadcast-Safe Colors in your final output.

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14. 

    Displacement Mapping Part 3: Text and Time

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 3751

    In part 3 of this 3-part series on Displacement Mapping, Aharon Rabinowitz covers displacement of Text, which follows slightly different rules than normal footage. Youll also be introduced to the concept of displacing time, which follows some of the same principles covered in the first 2 tutorials.

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    Displacement Mapping Part 2: Avoid the Pitfalls

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1022

    In part 2 of this 3-part series on Displacement Mapping, Aharon Rabinowitz covers the problems that arise while working with displacement mapping in After Effects. These solutions and workarounds will help you avoid the pitfalls often faced by animators using these effects.

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16. 

    Displacement Mapping Part 1: Basics

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1774

    In part 1 of this 3-part series on Displacement Mapping,  Aharon Rabinowitz covers the basics of using this effect in both After Effects 6.5 and 7. This highly detailed tutorial will get you started on distorting your footage with displacement maps.

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17. 

    Creating a Film Flash Effect

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 4703

    In this tutorial,  Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the coveted Film Flash transition in After Effects, without the use of any 3rd-party plug-ins.

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18. 

    Importing Paths Into After Effects

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1109

    In this brief video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a simple way to create masks and motion paths in After Effects using Illustrator and Photoshop path shapes.

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    The Secret to Scaling a Motion Path in After Effects

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 2936

    In this tutorial Aharon Rabinowitz shows you the secret to scaling a motion path in After Effects. If youve ever created motion in after effects that you needed to confine to a smaller area, but also needed to keep the exact same shape, this lesson will show you how you can easily do just that, [...]

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20. 

    Unlocking the Secrets of Effectively Using Z-Scale

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 3376

    To most After Effects users, the Z-scale property on a 3D layer seems like a relatively useless feature.However, in this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz unlocks the secrets of effectively using Z-scale, through the use of Anchor Points, Parenting, and Nested Compositions. These techniques will help you truly bring your animation into the 3rd dimension.

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21. 

    Lip-Synching for Character Animation

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1351

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shares some animation techiques for character lip-synching in Adobe After Effects. This is not just the simple method of using open and closed mouths -Rather, Aharon covers the more advanced use of phonemes, which are the different mouth shapes formed by a person when making various sounds in a [...]

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22. 

    Creating An Old TV Screen

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 3600

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz demonstrates a quick and easy way of creating that old tv look — complete with scan lines, interference and much more using Adobe After Effects without the use of expensive plug-ins.

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