Recently I needed to create a look where rows of text animated vertically down, fading on in turn as they moved . This could have been achieved in a number of ways using multiple layers and keyframes, but that would have not only added complexity to the composition, it would have made updates and versioning more time consuming. Read more…
A simple red silk-style banner created in Adobe After Effects using Trapcode Form. Also includes a logo displaced by the Form layer using the Displacement Map effect. Read more…
Here are a couple of Form experiments. Both use the String settings; one for an amorphous background element and the other for an interesting text reveal. Click the thumbnail for large images. Download Project
Recently I was asked to come up with an idea for a show and as seems to be the case lately, had very little time to develop it. Click on the thumbnail and the first picture you’ll see are my initial ideas created in Illustrator. The second one is better than the first but simply making the T and A capitals in a script font (Scriptina) wasn’t working, Read more…
In this short tutorial learn how to use After Effects’ Fast Blur, Turbulent Displace, Roughen Edges, Texturize, Displacement Map and Gradient Wipe effects to give text a grungy look.
This After Effects CS4 background is based on a 3×3 Grid created in Adobe Illustrator. Click the thumbnail to view full size images.Take a look at this on-demand e-seminar for tips on how it was set up and how to work with the Illustrator file to change the shapes. Download project
Summer is almost upon us here in Australia but I know that many of you on the other side of the world are heading into a long cold winter. So I thought I’d make a pretty snowflake background for you to use. It’s based on a very handy confetti background created by Peder Norby from Trapcode.
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This project is another good example of taking poor quality 4:3 vision, making it 16:9 and giving it some polish. The tools included Adobe After Effects, Zaxwerks ProAnimator, Trapcode Horizon and Shine, and Maltaannon’s Screenify effect (featured in MILG 5). The vision was treated with the Screenify effect— which adds a realistic jumbotron Read more…
The Pixel Lab continues the Cinema 4D model pack collection with Music Pack, 21 music-themed Cinema 4D models.
This breakdown of the Ministry of Sound Headphones spot, created in Cinema 4D by @paulclementstv is truly mind-blowing.
The Pixel Lab has launched Financial Pack, 20 city finance-themed Cinema 4D models, for the usual bargain price.
Brainstorm Digital has posted an impressive breakdown of shots from the hit HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
The Pixel Lab has launched City Pack, a huge new Cinema 4D pack with over 20 city themed models, 3 full 3D environments, 16 graffiti C4D textures and 40 image textures.
Digieffects® (www.digieffects.com) announced the immediate availability of Delirium v2.5, Damage v2.5 and Buena Depth Cue v2.5.
Maxon has released a new plug-in for Adobe After Effects, allowing Cinema 4D R13 users to import After Effects projects into Cinema 4D.
Mamoworld has just released iExpressions, a new companion for After Effects that dramatically increases the accessibility and usefulness of expressions.
