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Below you will find useful information, including tips and tricks, how-to articles etc. Content is updated on a monthly basis. We also offer training on Adobe After Effects.

Ordering Effects in After Effects

Ordering Effects in After Effects

The order of your effects in the Effects Control panel will determine how things look in After Effects. Here I've applied a Drop Shadow effect to my spaceman and brought the distance away in the effects control panel. Read more.

Creating Spinning Objects

Creating Spinning Objects

In After Effects go to Composition/New Composition. Choose the preset of your choice. We are going with HDTV1080 29;97, background color black and then Click OK. We are ready to bring in our planet. We are using a flat planet map of the earth. Read more.

Illustrator to After Effects: 3D Logo Workflow

Illustrator to After Effects: 3D Logo Workflow

The ability to take a custom vector logo designed in Illustrator and bring it to After Effects for animation is invaluable. Animated network Idents, logos, lower thirds - the applications are endless. In this quick, down and dirty guide, let us look at the best ways to get your logos from Illustrator to After Effects and prep them to be animated in 3D. Read more.

Superhero Motion Effects In Adobe After Effects

Superhero Motion Effects In Adobe After Effects

The other day I was watching the series The Flash on Netflix and remembered how, when I was younger, I wanted to run "superhero" fast! Who wouldn't want to do that? For a short while, my 7-year-old self was a believer that this was actually possible. Unfortunately, the inevitable reality set in. Combine this with my body type and the fact that I hated physical education. I think you get the idea! Anyway, motion blur and motion trail effects have been a staple of the superhero and fantasy film genres for a very long time. Read more.

5 Common problems experienced using After Effects

5 Common problems experienced using After Effects

Whenever you are learning a new application there are always quirks, oddly programmed features and tricks you must embrace to take full advantage of that application. After Effects, like any professional software, has a number of these "quirks" or problems you need to figure out to truly master this amazing software. The following are common issues, with solutions, that many first-time After Effects users face when learning After Effects. Read more.

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