One thing that has confused/bothered me since the day I started video production was that different people use different words (whether correct or not) to describe what seemed to be the same thing. Are you rendering the video or are you exporting it? Are you capturing or digitizing? Is it a Montage or is it a Vignette? or is it a Vignette?… or is it a Vignette? Most of the time we just repeat what we’ve heard. Well, After Effects lingo was no exception, so I figured I’d pass on what I’ve found while looking for the correct meanings for myself.

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Just had somebody share this with me and wanted to pass it on. Nando Costa, along with the team at Bent put together this piece for Scott. I find it very cool that you can find out how to create a similar effect by following the tutorial by Nicolas Plaire found here.

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To celebrate the launch of our Ae Plus program, we’ve asked Lloyd Alvarez to hit it out of the park with a stunning tutorial. Over the course of two jam-packed video lessons you’ll learn how to create a breathtaking ‘Particle Ballet’ effect using After Effects. There’s no better time to Join Plus.

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Your most regularly updated source for AE content just got a little more Incredible! Prepare yourself for the goodness that is coming because the “After Effects” are gonna rock ya!

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I was up in NYC recently to go a conference. Finding myself with a few hours to kill in the city, I took a little train ride across town to visit Aharon Rabinowitz. He was kind enough to allow me to shoot some of our conversation to share with you guys. Make sure to check out his website All Bets Are Off Productions to see everything he has to offer!

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Well I’ve counted up the comment results for Mac Lover’s Week. I thought I’d share the results.

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This is a very action packed week for the Envato network as it turns 3 years old! Well along with that, we happen to be having our own little party “Aetuts+ specific”. We’re excited to celebrate Mac Lovers Week, a week where all our content is Apple-Centric!
If you “option” instead of “alt”… If you were perfectly content without a right click… if you have no clue what a “Start bar” is…

If somebody says “Steve Jobs” and you feel all tingly inside… This is your week!

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Learn how to turn yourself into a cartoony looking animation. If you have a client that wants something funny or if you’re just bored and need something to do with your friends, this is a simple tutorial that will generate some extremely entertaining results!

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First place winner of the Aetuts+ Logo Reveal Contest goes to Morten Kühl Christensen. Morten is a part of Two Penguins VFX, an internet based FX house with artists located Sweden, Germany and Denmark. Check out their work! Thanks to all who participated!
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Adam keeps digging through the good ol’ built in CC plugins and continues to come up with very clever and visually awesome solutions. In this tutorial Adam uses CC Smear as the basis to create text that appears in as if a spirit whisped into it.

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