After Effects is powerful but also intimidating, which means templates and presets are amazing things to have. They can massively speed up a workflow, when there’s no need to reinvent the wheel. With so many great free templates out there that are customizable and fully animated, it was hard to narrow our list down to […]
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How to Use Roto Brush 2 in After Effects
After Effects recently added Roto Brush 2 to their After Effects beta version, meaning editors can start using this new AI-powered tool. If you want to quickly create amazing green screen effects without a green screen, this tool is your answer. What is Roto Brush? Roto Brush is a tool that editors can use in […]
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Motion graphics, video, and animation are all growing in popularity in 2020. It’s important to stay sharp on the latest tools, techniques, and resources at your disposal. In this list we’ll be covering the top 10 After Effects blogs. Ranging from basic editing techniques to complex 3D rendering and composing, this guide features blogs at […]
Continue readingDaVinci Resolve 15 Released With Fusion Visual Effects Integration
Today Blackmagic Design announced the latest release of their popular video editing software: Davinci Resolve 15 Davinci Resolve is a professional color grading application developed by Blackmagic Design. The application is used to correct and enhance the color of film and video, and is widely accepted as one of the most popular programs for professionals in […]
Continue readingHoudini Overview: VFX and 3D Modeling Software
Houdini is a 3D animation software that includes some powerful tools – powerful enough to be used in top-selling animated movies! In this article, we will take a look at some of the features of Houdini, and what sort of big-budget projects it has been used in. SideFX Company Background via SideFX Houdini is […]
Continue readingBlender Overview: Free 3D Modeling and VFX Software
(C) Blender Foundation, www.blender.org Every once in a while, you come across a piece of free software that has no business being free. Blender is one of those. The Blender project is a powerful, open source 3D creation suite that enables users to work on every aspect of 3D work. This includes modeling, animation, game […]
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As time goes on, film gets more advanced. Whether it’s animation technology, CGI, or creative editing, there are a lot of impressive works out there. What better way to appreciate it than by watching these 17 professional demo reel videos from 2017. Full of high-energy animations and even some behind-the scenes looks at how layers […]
Continue reading13 Amazing Special Effects Tutorials for After Effects
Adobe After Effects is a powerful tool, to say the least. If you have become a master at programs like Photoshop and Premiere Pro, another great program to advance your video editing and animation skills is After Effects. In this article, we share 13 tutorials for After Effects that range from beginner to expert. These […]
Continue reading14 Great Sites to Learn Video Editing
Video editing can be very challenging to learn. There are a lot of programs that you can use in your workflow and they are constantly updating along with cameras and other equipment used for production/post-production. Once you get a good baseline in the programs you need to use, you can build on your knowledge and […]
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