March 13, 2012

After Effects weekly roundup

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

March 6, 2012

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):


February 29, 2012

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.

February 28, 2012

February 21, 2012

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.

February 15, 2012

Recently in After Effects


The latest roundup @ PVC samples news on After Effects.

Pictured is a snapshot from tutorials on Xbox Kinect mocap animation in After Effects by Victoria Nece.

February 8, 2012