motion graphics resources

Coverflow effect with After Effects expressions

Jackie — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:52:02 +0000

Here’s a thread about creating the Apple Coverflow effects using After Effects expressions on Creative Cow. There’s even a project file to download and use.It’s here.

Mylenium’s Downloads & Tutorials

Jackie — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:19:57 +0000

Mylenium has some great free project files to download to jump-start your projects!
AE Transitions, Countdowns, Design Elements, Particular Presets, Form Presets and more!

Trapcode Form Training

Jackie — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:07:05 +0000

Harry J. Frank has a training video on Toolfarm for Trapcode Form here. You can watch the promotional video here.

JJ Gifford’s Expressions Tutorials

Jackie — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:48:11 +0000

Can be found here.

Colin Braley’s Expressions Tutorials

Jackie — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:39:19 +0000

Some very cool projects here.

After Effects Tutorials on Video Copilot

Jackie — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:22:57 +0000

…by Andrew Kramer are here. Good tutorials on compositing, flowy light lines, 3d space and special effects.

Animated Ink Splatters w/Particle World

Jackie — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:21:25 +0000

More here.

Studying Shape Extruder in AE CS3

Jackie — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:11:50 +0000

On Creative Cow, Jerzy Drozda Jr. writes:

ShapeExtruder uses Shape Layers in After Effects CS3 to create the illusion of objects being extruded. The only problem was moving paths from Adobe Illustrator to After Effects as Shape Layers because when you copy them from Illustrator and paste them in After Effects they are pasted as masks. The script I’ve mentioned above converts masks to Shape Layers allowing you to create 3D logos easily.

More here.

Advanced Camera Moves & Trapcode Particular

Jackie — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:35:40 +0000

Andrew Kramer has a great tutorial on advanced camera moves, and the tutorial also includes a brief lesson on using Trapcode Particular with After Effects cameras as well.

The tutorial and project file is here.

Expressions

Jackie — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:20:08 +0000

Aharon Rubinowitz has some helpful expressions tutorials on Creative Cow:

Expression Tips #1

Expression Controls #1

Expression Controls #2

Expression Controls #3

Creating an Automated Odometer (includes project file)