Category Archives: After Effects

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   Fixing Scaling Issues–Part 1

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 660

   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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   Creating a Cartoon from Video

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 3162

   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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   Creating an Outline around an Actor

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 1346

   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: 6722

   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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   Working with Broadcast Safe Colors

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 996

   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: 3966

   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: 1073

   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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   Displacement Mapping Part 1: Basics

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 1915

   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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9. 

   Creating a Film Flash Effect

   • By Aharon Rabinowitz
     Dec 28, 2008
   • Views: 5370

   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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10. 

    Importing Paths Into After Effects

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1221

    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: 3268

    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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12. 

    Unlocking the Secrets of Effectively Using Z-Scale

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 3542

    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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13. 

    Lip-Synching for Character Animation

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 1491

    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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14. 

    Creating An Old TV Screen

    • By Aharon Rabinowitz
      Dec 28, 2008
    • Views: 4188

    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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