Adding Particles Based on an Image’s Color Range Using TrapCode Particular in After Effects

By lesterbanks | Published: May 7, 2013

Employing the same techniques from a previous tutorial that showed how to base extrusions based on image color values in After Effects, Mohammad Bilal extends the premise to using TrapCode Particular to emit particles from specific colors of an image.

In this tutorial I will show you how to use a color from a logo as a particle emitter

Using pats of the image set as a particle emitter, Mohammad Bilal walks through the process for creating a fire effect on certain parts of a logo. It is worthwhile to note that the practice of using images, mattes, or masks all share the same premise in computer graphics, and have their roots based on photographic processes, which Mohammad Bilal makes great use of here.
Check out the complete tutorial for Add a Particle Emitter in After Effects to Different Parts of a Logo Based on Its Color Range here.

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Accessing Multiple RenderQueue Items in After Effects With ExtendScript

By lesterbanks | Published: May 6, 2013

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Part five of the After EFfects ExtendScript series by David Torno, posts coverage of accessing multiple items in After EFfects through ExtendScript, moving to the next steps by creating a larger multiple line script and combining JavaScript code.

this week we will be accessing renderqueue items, templates, outputmodules, as well as the file output name and path

David shows how to use variables, “for” loops, alerts(), with an example in accessing the After Effects RenderQueue, showing how you are able to batch retrieve RenderQueue Items, Output Modules, and file output paths.

Parts one through four of David’s After Effects ExtendScript Training covering the basics of Javascript, the Adobe IDE and the After Effects Object Model Structure can be found here.

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Explode Shape Layers Places Paths and Groups in After Effects to Individual Layers

By lesterbanks | Published: May 4, 2013

Often times working with shape layers in After Effects, and Layers converted from Adobe Illustrator can be a little task intensive when you rely solely on After Effects. In trying to find better workflows, Zack Lovatt created the Explode Shape Layers script.

This script will take a shape layer and split each of its content groups or paths into individual layers, for finer control & easier access

Explode Shape Layers will take a shape layer in After Effects and split each of its content paths or even groups into individual layers, ultimately giving you much better control and access to shapes.

Any effects or filters on the initial shape layer will be carried through to the new layers along with any keyframes, settings or markers. Check out the Explode Shape Layer script for After Effects here.

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Creating Animated Paint Strokes in After Effects Automating Drip Effects With TrapCode Particular

By lesterbanks | Published: May 4, 2013

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A look at adding dripping paint in After Effects using Trapcode Particular in this Red Giant Quick Tip from Harry Frank where he creates paint strokes in After Effects and automating the dripping effects with Particular.

In this QuickTip, Harry Frank shows you how to create a spray paint effect with paint drips

In fact, the whole set up is created using particles from Trapcode Particular, using a light source to animate the drawing of the strokes in After Effects, and using the attributes from Particular, creates the dripping effect completing the project with only two layers. Have a look at the Red Giant QuickTip Paint Drips with Trapcode Particular here.

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Align3D Tool Distributes and Aligns 3D Layers in After Effects 3D Space

By lesterbanks | Published: May 3, 2013

Wish there were tools that could align layers to After Effects 3D space? Align3D for After Effects is a simple align tool for After Effects’ 3D space providing a way to easily distribute or align 3D layers from its author Misaki Akatsuki.

“Align3D” is the simple 3D space align and distribute script that can be used intuitively

Align3D will allow you to easily align or distribute transforms of layer Anchor Points, Position, Scale, Rotation, Orientation, Opacity and Point of Interest. There are also options for aligning 3D layers to the selection, the composition, the Action Safe or Title Sage Area of the composition, or the center cut action or title safes. Check out the Align3D Distribute and Align Tool for After Effects 3D Layers here.

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Paint Out Creates a Better Painting Workflow within After Effects

By lesterbanks | Published: May 1, 2013

Designed to speed up and simplify the painting workflow in After Effects, Paint Out allows you to visualize, manage, and control paint strokes in After Effects with ease. This would include eliminating tracking markers or dirty of footage with Paint Out and a few simple clicks of the mouse.

Take the pain out of painting! Control, manage and visualize a large number of Paint Strokes easily and intuitively

Paint Out takes some of the manual labour out of painting tasks in After Effects by using tracked nulls to manage paint strokes effectively. This can actually be any null; One created by the AE trackers (3d tracker, 2d tracker), nulls from tracking data from other applications imported into After Effects, or Paint Out has the ability to generate trackers and nulls automatically.

Once tracked nulls are created, Paint Out’s vector feature allows you to easily define an objects rotation and has the clone behave accordingly. You are also able to edit the clone stamp’s stroke size, color and other brush attributes, and see these tweaks in the viewport, as they happen.

Check out the Paint Out After Effects Script for taking the Pain out of Painting on AEScripts here.

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Understanding the After Effects Object Model Structure in ExtendScript

By lesterbanks | Published: April 29, 2013

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Adding to the After Effects ExtendScript Training Series, David torno covers the After Effects Object Model Structure showing how you are able to access portions of After Effects via ExtendScript, retrieving AE project, comps, assets and layer information in After Effects through scripting.

This week we will be diving into the After effects Object Model structure learning the order in how we can access After Effects via ExtendScript

David also demonstrates some tips for an efficient script writing setup in After Effects, showing how to create keyboard shortcuts for the script you create, and how to create a temporary file to build all your After Effects scripting developments in.

This represents the fourth in the series, with the first few parts “An Introduction to Scripting in After Effects Using ExtendScript” available here.

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Create Easy Controls as Pseudo Effects in After Effects Using Slim Expression Controls

By lesterbanks | Published: April 27, 2013

Create your own effect in After Effects, or rather, what appears as an “effect” in the After Effects Control Panel with Slim Expression Controls for After Effects, which will allow you to neatly organize your expression controls.

Ever wanted your expression controls to be neatly organized into a single effect?

Typically, creating controls in After Effects will show up in the Effects Panel as a simple list, uncategorized, and non-hierarchal.

With Slim Expression Controls, you are able to create what looks alike a typical “effect” in After Effects with categorized groups, placing all of your controls in a single effect.

Slim Expression Controls will also let you create defaults for your values and group the controls as you see fit, and you can even create an installer for your “Pseudo Effect”, giving you the option to share your effect, or save your settings for another time.

As with something new on AEScripts, there is a special introductory price for Slime Expression Control until May 10, 2013, where you can purchase it for $29.99, after that it goes to $39.99. Check out Slim Expression Controls for After Effects here for more information.

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Animating Extrusions Based on Color Range in After Effects

By lesterbanks | Published: April 25, 2013

Mohammad Bilal shows how to base extrusions on color range of an image in After Effects, using Ben Rollason’s 3D Extruder Script, which automates the process of “faking” a 3D look in AE using the staked layer technique.

the step by step process to animate a flat logo image into a 3D extruded layer

Using simple techniques Mohammad Bilal breaks a logo into its various color parts, and then uses the 3D Extruder Script based on those After Effects Layers. Check out the tutorial for Animating Extrusions in After Effects Based on Color Range here.

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Repairing After Effects Text and Expression Errors Easily

By lesterbanks | Published: April 24, 2013

Andre Navarre shows some workflow and timesaving scripts that you can use for things like changing text and fonts globally in your After Effects project, and also demonstrates using scripts to find and fix broken expressions that can be caused by renaming effects for example.

Getting missing font errors? Can’t find a text layer? Your expressions are broken? Running out of time? Don’t worry! You can easily fix all of these problems…

Andre demonstrates the usefulness and panic-saving effects of the ExpressEdit 2, TextEdit 2, and ExpressionUniversalizer scripts for After Effects. Check out the Quick Tip for Fixing Text and Expressions in After Effects Projects here.

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