For this project the client approached me with the idea of using postcards of towns featured on the show. His initial idea was to have the card flip to reveal the show logo but I recommended we have the card displayed on an old fridge door because I felt it would add character to the spots. The spot was done using Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects. [Read more]
This tutorial covers the basics of using Red Giant Software’s Instant HD plug-in. Instant HD up-converts DV video into a variety of HD video formats. You can choose from a list of preset resolutions to make it easy to integrate DV video into your next High Definition production. Watch tutorial
I whipped up this background using Zaxwerks 3D Flag for a recent History Channel job. You can switch the US Flag for any flag or image and if you want to make the flag even more weathered check out tattered flag tutorial.
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One of the lesser known features of After Effects is the ability to duplicate folders and their contents. So what you may ask? Well previously if you wanted to duplicate a number of compositions you had to select them one-by-one before duplicating; then if you wanted to put these duplicates into a folder you had to drag them into the folder. This took time, [Read more]
