Posts by: Aharon Rabinowitz

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   Spy Photo: New FREE Presets For After Effects

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Nov 21, 2010
   • Views: 16976

   Introducing Spy Photo, a new set of FREE presets for Adobe After Effects that makes it easy to create the look of snapshots taken by a spy or private investigator, as seen in film and TV. The presets are dynamic, and require no keyframes. Just marks where you want the effect to happen. After Effects [...]

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2. My Students

   By Aharon Rabinowitz

   Jan 23, 2009

   I love teaching. In my professional life,  nothing gives me more pleasure… with the exception of one thing: When I see some of the awesome work my old students are doing. Yeah, maybe I’m taking too much credit, but I like to think I helped. Here’s a couple of my favorites: “Billy Bombo” by Dan [...]

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   RGTV Ep 03: Looping a Particle System

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 29, 2008
   • Views: 6695

   In this Episode, you’ll learn how to set up a seamless looping particle system. We’ll be using Trapcode Particular and Starglow to create a stylized holiday snowstorm, but the concepts can be adapted for anything from backgrounds to lower 3rds.

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   Red Giant TV Ep 02: Binary Transition – Part 2

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 29, 2008
   • Views: 6365

   In this Episode, Aharon shows you how to improve on and finish the binary transition project by working with Time Remapping and Camera animation. Plus, see how Magic Bullet Looks and Trapcode Shine help add the finishing touches.

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   Red Giant TV Ep. 01: Binary Transition – Part 1

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 29, 2008
   • Views: 11254

   This episode shows you how to use Trapcode Form to create a dramatic transition where footage breaks into binary code, and re-forms as different footage.

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6. 

   The Bourne Flashback: Creating a Flashback Look

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 29, 2008
   • Views: 8972

   In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the flashback look as seen in the film The Bourne Ultimatum with some extra touches and hints.

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   Creating a Looping Particle System

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 29, 2008
   • Views: 4083

   In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz (Along with the help of his daughter Noa) shows you how to create a looping particle system in After Effects.

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   Shape Layer Tip #3: Trim Paths

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 29, 2008
   • Views: 45016

   In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use shape layers to easily create that Old-School look where a red dashed line animates over a map to indicate travel destinations.

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   Creating the Jumbotron Look in After Effects

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 29, 2008
   • Views: 6798

   Its game time baby! In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the look of a giant monitor, such as the kind you might see at a stadium or concert.

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10. 

    Changing Shortcuts with After Effects

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 1618

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to be an AE road warrior by changing the keyboard shortcuts to account for missing keys on a laptop – such as the Ram Preview key or the Audio Preview key.

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    AE Quick Tips #6: Remove Color Matting

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 2209

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz adds to the concepts he covered in his tutorial Straight Vs. Premultiplied.

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    Shape Layer Tip #2: Complex Shapes

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 2786

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to combine several shapes to make a complex shape.

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    AE Quick Tips #5: Perspective Offset

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 4199

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a cool tip for adding depth to your Fractal Noise animations.

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    AE Quick Tips #4: Copy Expression Only

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 672

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a menu item for speeding up the process of copying expressions to other layers, without typing or altering the current values.

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    Shape Layer Tip #1: Custom Shapes

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 2244

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to move beyond the Basic shape tools to create your own custom shapes.

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    AE Quick Tips #3: Show Waveform

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 1207

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz returns to the subject of Audio (Workflow tips #8) and shares a tip for working with audio waveforms that he got from an AE user via email.

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    AE Quick Tips #2: Preserve Transparency

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 960

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you an often-missed feature in AE that can help you when trying to create transparency in an image by using the layers below as the source of that transparency.

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    AE Quick Tips #1: Grow Bounds

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 2035

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you an often-missed tool that can help you out in a pinch, by expanding the boundaries of your footage.

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19. 

    An Introduction to Shape Layers

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 2588

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz introduces you to Shape Layers, one of the most powerful features in Adobe After Effects CS3.

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    After Effects Text Tips 3

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 2118

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz explores a few ways to correct some common problems experienced when creating text animators.

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    After Effects Text Tips 2

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 1981

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz explores creating Text animators, and talks about why you might animate properties together or separately.

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    Using the Echo Effect with Animated Layers

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 2877

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shares some tips and tricks for working with the Echo effect.

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    Creating a Hologram Look in After Effects

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 20356

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz returns to one of his earliest tutorials, Creating TV Look, and shows how it can be used to create the look of a Hologram as seen in science fiction movies.

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    Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 3

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 5078

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz finishes his series on weather replacement and shows you how to add realistic lightning to the shot.

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    Weather Replacement in AE CS3: Part 2

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 29, 2008
    • Views: 5447

    In this video tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz continues his weather replacement tutorial, and shows you how to add rain to your shot, as well as drops of water on the camera. Also, 3D compositing and color correction are covered.

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