Today’s tutorial will show how to quickly and easily create a tunnel effect using Mettle’s FreeForm Pro. You’ll be able to deform it, stretch it, change its texture, and much, much more. The best part is that even with lots going on, you’ll still find the render time is surprisingly fast!
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In today’s tutorial we’ll be recreating the “Climbing the Billboard Charts” effect similar to the effect used at the beginning of “Get Him to the Greek”.
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You’ve watched thousands of tutorials. You’ve put in countless hours and spent many late nights working on personal projects. You’ve finally come to the conclusion that this may just be something you would like to do for a career. It can seem a little intimidating at first, because how are you going to convince someone to pay you to do this? Up until now you’ve been your only client. How do you get more? I’m going to share my insight and experiences on how to successfully launch your freelance career this year!
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Using just a few video elements of torch flames, we composite a burning hand by using a series of null objects and expressions to drive a time lagged displacement effect to simulate fire burning from a moving source. We use the Puppet tool for the distortion and throw on some tracked lighting effects and a displacement map for the Heat. This principle can be used to add realistic, fluid motion to any tracked object.
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In today’s Quick Tip you’ll learn how to make a “Type-On” preset using only Source Text expressions. After Effects comes with a default “Type-On” preset, but this method allows you to have a blinking cursor on screen while the text appears.
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Nancy from Mettle interviews Dan Gies. Dan is an award-winning animator, coder, illustrator, musician, and above all else, a great storyteller. He is also the author of what some have called the definitive tutorial series on character animation in After Effects: How To Create and Rig a Realistic Puppet.
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In this tutorial we will be creating a really cool title effect suitable for epic title sequences. The tutorial will explain the steps in order to create a Time Trail effect, and then disintegrate the title to transition out.
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This tutorial will walk through how I simulated a cord dragging behind a car. Through using Trapcode Particular with a wiggling emitter, we can create the illusion of a single cord moving. We’ll add shading, motion blur, and a shadow to add realism.
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In this tutorial we’ll go behind the scenes of creating one of Videohive’s top selling projects – Space Odyssey. We’ll dive into Trapcode Particular and twist its settings in order to a create visually spectacular particle effect. We will then use the experience we gained to create a simple logo animation.
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Are you looking to start your new year with a fresh set of prints to help promote your design business? Today, our friends at UPrinting are kicking off 2012 by giving away business cards, posters, or postcards to 36 lucky Tuts+ readers. To enter, all you have to do is submit your entry using the form below and select which prize you would prefer.
Update: The winners for this giveaway have been selected. Thanks to everyone who participated.
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