Posts by: Aharon Rabinowitz

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   Understanding Straight vs. Premultiplied

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 2487

   In this Video Tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz helps you understand the practical differences between Straight and Premultiplied video, when working with After Effects alone as well as between AE and other programs.

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   AE Workflow Tip #1: Duplication

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 1042

   In this Video Tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz helps you improve your workflow through the use of duplication in After Effects. Topics covered include, duplicating layers, render settings, overwriting renders, and creating videotape containing both RGB and Alpha transparency information for archiving.

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   Creating a Flock of Birds – Part 2

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 3450

   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: 4024

   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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5. 

   Horror Text – Part 2

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 859

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

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   Horror Text – Part 1

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

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

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   Multi-Machine Rendering

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 1790

   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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8. 

   Creating Super Tight Junk Mattes

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 2194

   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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9. 

   Keeping Your Speed Constant

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 681

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

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10. 

    Fixing Scaling Issues–Part 2

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 464

    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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11. 

    Fixing Scaling Issues–Part 1

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 631

    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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12. 

    Creating a Cartoon from Video

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 3064

    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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13. 

    Creating an Outline around an Actor

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1304

    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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    Creating and Enhancing Text Wipe On Effects

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 6491

    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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15. 

    Working with Broadcast Safe Colors

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 940

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

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    Displacement Mapping Part 3: Text and Time

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 3870

    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: 1052

    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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18. 

    Displacement Mapping Part 1: Basics

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1843

    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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19. 

    Creating a Film Flash Effect

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 4965

    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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20. 

    Importing Paths Into After Effects

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1157

    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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21. 

    The Secret to Scaling a Motion Path in After Effects

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 3124

    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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22. 

    Unlocking the Secrets of Effectively Using Z-Scale

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 3473

    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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23. 

    Lip-Synching for Character Animation

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1428

    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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    Creating An Old TV Screen

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 3931

    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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