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Smoke Effects and Light Trails - Part 1

Tutorial • Intermediate

In Part 1 of this tutorial we will be creating some smoke effects and blending those effects in with our keyed footage. In this example, I used Trapcode...

Lee • 13 Jul 2011
Motion Graphics

Elemental Combat Series: Flamethrower

Tutorial • Intermediate

Using stock footage from a flamethrower and multiple camera shots stitched together, create a dynamically animated scene that sees the ability to shoot fire...

Wren Weichman • 29 Jun 2011
Motion Graphics

Elemental Combat Series: Fireball

Tutorial • Intermediate

Learn to create a fireball from a couple fire elements and then composite it into a scene that has been stabilized and tracked. You can use the same...

Wren Weichman • 28 Jun 2011
Motion Graphics

Elemental Combat Series: Electric Hands

Tutorial • Intermediate

Use the "Advanced Lightning" effect to composite some electric arcs in your hand. Then using a blur to make the lightning glow, we'll add some light to the...

Wren Weichman • 27 Jun 2011
Motion Graphics

Capture A Digital Satellite Government Surveillance Shot

Tutorial • Intermediate

Today's tutorial is stocked full of all sorts of handy quick helpers as we talk about how to pull off a shot similar to the satellite perspective shot from...

Adam Everett Miller • 20 Jun 2011
Motion Graphics

After Effects This Week

Tutorial • Beginner

The last week or so has seen much activity on the Premiere side -- before the deluge of FCP X -- but there's also plenty of After Effects news on tutorials,...

Rich Young • 3 Jun 2011
Motion Graphics

Insanely Detailed Stock 3d Car Models

Tutorial • Beginner

Whether you’re looking for 3d models of sports cars, SUVs, sedans, or anything else, you’ll find them on our sister-site, 3dOcean. The following stock 3d...

Chris Tate • 1 Jun 2011
Motion Graphics

Tutsplus Poll: Choose A Tutorial - Hollywood Movie Title v2

Tutorial • Beginner

Back in October 2010, Aetuts+ and Cgtuts+ put together the Hollywood Movie Title Poll where you voted on which titles you wanted to see taught.... from this...

Adam Everett Miller • 24 May 2011
Motion Graphics

"PFhoe-ly Cow!"... It's Time For You To Vote!

Tutorial • Beginner

So I was going to judge the entries for the "PFhoe-ly Cow!" Matchmoving Contest myself... by myself, but after watching through them all... I honestly gotta...

Adam Everett Miller • 9 May 2011
Motion Graphics

Advanced Motion Tracking with Mocha AE

Tutorial • Beginner

Trey Morgan started an extended tutorial on motion tracking with Mocha for After Effects, Advanced Motion Tracking Part 1. In part 1 (59 minutes) he...

Rich Young • 1 May 2011
Motion Graphics

After Effects Weather Tutorials

Tutorial • Beginner

Filmmaker IQ has a novel angle with its latest AE tutorial collection 60 After Effects Weather Tutorials. The collection includes several from Aetuts+ but...

Rich Young • 14 Apr 2011
Motion Graphics

Complete Introduction to AE CS 5.5

Tutorial • Beginner

Chris Meyer introduces his favorite new features in AE CS 5.5 in a complete video training series through Adobe, AE CS 5.5: New Creative Techniques...

Rich Young • 11 Apr 2011