February 2010 Entries
Film producers spend a good deal of time and money making getting a fluent shot. Whether it is panning to a new scene or zooming in at the right time. After Effects has a limited 3d world but it is absolutely amazing what you can do with it in terms of placing your virtual video camera where you want it.
I found a free plug-in from video copilot called sure target (sure target plug-in download) that makes it even easier to control the view or your world while still using null objects. Especially since the view of the world you...
So many sliders! I am sure I will have plenty of 'experiments' to post on this one!
It looks cool but I was not trying for this effect. Still trying to get the hang of things.
Here is a looping sequence of flipping tiles or squares made with after effects that we displayed on our netbook pcs we were giving away at our booth.
I figured I have done enough 'fun' stuff and need to get adobe after effects basics down.
The particles that come with AE cs4 are pretty impressive. My biggest obstacle right now is how to move the camera around quickly and 'ease'ily. I am doing better. I figured out that if you attach a camera to a null object it removes the complexity if you simply move the null object around.
Video Copilot Basic Training
This may look really simple but it took me 2 hours. :