Recently in After Effects

at PVC catches up on news on After Effect -- Mocha and tracking, track mattes, organic lines in Particular, point clouds, HDR, and assorted tutorials, expressions, and plug-ins new and old.

Photoshop CS6: public beta resources @PVC

...details many of the resources explaining what's new in the Photoshop CS6  public beta. This PS update looks pretty deep, with a few big new features and many welcome enhancements. There's links at PVC.

After Effects weekly roundup

at PVC shares news on underwater scenes, AE 3D camera, game trailers, a push for better interfaces, and more.

Another week in After Effects

...the latest roundup @ PVC: lots of glitches, the return of Denoiser, a 3D shield, Trapcode MIR, expressions, and more.

Here's the shield in 3D built within After Effects with Mettle and other plug-ins, plus a sample from Data Glitch (after all Captain America is just a cartoon):

Lens wacking, free lensing, and light leaks

Lens wacking, free lensing, or the detached lens effect and light leaks have been well-covered lately. Over on PVC, there's a new mini-roundup of some resources for creating your own, downloading free or stock footage, and using the effect.

The picture is from Freelensing by Luke Roberts, which illustrated the basics in 2009.

Last week in After Effects

...the latest roundup @ PVC.

For those delaying until the last day, EFF posted How to Remove Your Google Search History Before Google's New Privacy Policy Takes Effect March 1. Pictured is Corner Cutters, a collection of utilities from AE Scripts.

After Effects weekly roundup

CC Hair, animation tools, plug-in news, multiplane & camera mapping, expressions, and more can be found in the latest After Effects roundup @ PVC.

Pictured is a frame from 'Create Your Own Little Fuzzy Friends' by Ran Ben Avraham, which leverages the rarely-used CC Hair plug-in and iExpressions physics.