Monthly Archives: December 2002
Winter Wonderland
After Effects Particle Playground piles up Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I showed you how you can use After Effects ? Particle Playground to create a plethora of falling turkeys. With the next holiday already here, let ?s create some snow … Continue reading
Rusting Away
Blending CG text with the real world As a compositing wizard, you may be asked to blend a CG element onto a real world surface. Transfer Modes and Opacity changes will only take you so far before you reach the … Continue reading
Timesaver/lifesaver
Replacing elements in an After Effects Timeline for instant repurposing There are going to be times when you need to repurpose an animation in an After Effects Timeline. Knowing how to do it quickly is not only a huge timesaver, … Continue reading
Copy and Paste
How to copy Illustrator paths to After Effects Instead of creating complex paths or masks in After Effects, it can sometimes be easier to create those items in Adobe Illustrator and simply copy and paste them into After Effects. Here … Continue reading
Quick Change
Using Adobe After Effects Change to Color effect Ever go on a shoot, only to come back and hear the client say, “Gosh I wish the (insert name here) would have worn a green shirt instead of a red one”. … Continue reading