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Creating Maps in After Effects Using AEMap

By lesterbanks | Published: May 2, 2012

Fabian Morón Zirfas updates his AEMap script for creating vector world maps right in After Effects to version 0,2 and also provides two handy new tutorials showing the use of AEMap. Check out the AEMap script for After Effects over at AEScripts here.

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Using Shapes from Vector Layers in After Effects CS6

By lesterbanks | Published: May 1, 2012

Kevin P. McAuliffe takes a look at one of the new features in After Effects CS6 – Create Vectors from Layers, which allows you to create 3D extruded text, logos, etc quickly in After Effects using the new 3D Ray-Traced Engine. Check out the tutorial for Using Shapes from Vector Layers in After Effects CS6 [...]

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Exporting 3D Camera Tracker Data from After Effects to Cinema 4D

By lesterbanks | Published: April 28, 2012

Chris and Trish Meyer note that you are able to export the results of the new 3D Camera Tracker to any application that has a way to accept After Effects keyframe data in this article showing how to do just that. Check out the tutorial for Exporting 3D Camera Tracker Data from After Effects CS6 [...]

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Targeting Properties in After Effects in the new Ray-Traced 3D Engine

By lesterbanks | Published: April 27, 2012

Chris and Trish Meyer with a great post on the intricacies of using the new ray-Traced 3D engine in After Effects CS6, particularly how to target properties and parameters and how to do more with what is actually there. Check out the post for Targeting Properties in After Effects in the new Ray-Traced 3D Engine [...]

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Creating a Strobe Motion Effect Using Camera Tracker in After Effects

By lesterbanks | Published: April 26, 2012

Eric Bates takes a look at creating a strobe motion effect or a StroMotion effect using The Foundry’s Camera Tracker plugin in After Effects and discusses different methods for removing the subject from the background. Check out the tutorial for Creating a Strobe Motion Effect Using Camera Tracker in After Effects here. from the tutorial: [...]

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New Fractal 3D Noise for After Effects Creates 3D Noise that Interacts with Cameras & Lights

By lesterbanks | Published: April 24, 2012

A new offering from AEScripts, Fractal 3D Noise is really just that – a true 3D noise in the 3D space that interacts with Lights and Cameras in After Effects as an OpenGL effect. Check out the post for Fractal 3D Noise for After Effects here. Fractal 3D Noise has three geometry modes Uniform Horizontal [...]

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Resizing Heads using Multiple Shots in After Effects

By lesterbanks | Published: April 23, 2012

Flomotion takes a look at creating large heads on actors using After Effects such as the ones you would see on the Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton film, only on a budget by combining multiple shots to look like a single clip. Check out the tutorial for Creating an Alice in Wonderland Big Head Look [...]

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Creating a Rotating Counter in After Effects

By lesterbanks | Published: April 21, 2012

Andrew Devis steps through the creation of a Rotating Counter in After Effects that uses 3D Layers, and an After Effects Expression that will place layers at a fixed distance or rotation from the previous layer. Check out the tutorial for Creating a Rotating Counter in After Effects sing 3D layers and Expressions here, with [...]

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AE3D Tools Releases OSX version of DarkCorner After Effects GPU Ambient Occlusion plug-in

By lesterbanks | Published: April 20, 2012

AE3D has recently released the DarkCorner GPU-based Ambient Occlusion plug-in for Adobe After Effects for Mac OSX. DarkCorner quickly and interactively computes Ambient Occlusion for a given image or an image sequence and depth (Z) information, using the power of your GPU. The depth channel can be supplied within image formats like .rla or .rpf, [...]

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Creating a Planet & Space Scene Animation in After Effects

By lesterbanks | Published: April 20, 2012

VinhSon Nguyen walks through creating a planet and space scene animation in After Effects using CC Sphere and some texture maps and shows how to setup an environment with stars and dust and covers how to setup the lighting and atmosphere of the earth for the shot. Check out the tutorial for Creating a Planet [...]

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