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I am a Digital Compositor with a passion for Visual Effects. I experienced work in many projects, from being a roto-monkey to Head of VFX and I am always looking for new interesting ways to tackle problems and like sharing my knowledge. And I come from Austria, isn't that weird? You can even follow me if you're really bored.
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Enhanced Night Vision Goggles – Ae Premium
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Enhanced Night Vision Goggles – Ae Premium

Phil Strahl on Jun 14th 2011 with 2 comments

This tutorial deals with creating the look of Enhanced Night Vision Goggles from common source footage. I explain the theory behind it, look at some references, and show a fast workflow for completing the shot by making use of After Effects CS5′s roto brush tool.

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Create A Super Realistic Day For Night Shot Day 3 – AE Premium
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Create A Super Realistic Day For Night Shot Day 3 – AE Premium

Phil Strahl on Dec 26th 2010 with 0 comments

This tutorial demonstrates how to turn some generic daytime footage into a beautiful day-for-night shot. We will make use of a variety of techniques to get to usable mattes, work with solids & adjustment layers and even dip into the 3d-space for some advanced relighting.

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Create A Super Realistic Day For Night Shot Day 2 – AE Premium
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Create A Super Realistic Day For Night Shot Day 2 – AE Premium

Phil Strahl on Dec 25th 2010 with 2 comments

This tutorial demonstrates how to turn some generic daytime footage into a beautiful day-for-night shot. We will make use of a variety of techniques to get to usable mattes, work with solids & adjustment layers and even dip into the 3d-space for some advanced relighting.

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Create A Super Realistic Day For Night Shot Day 1 – AE Premium
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Create A Super Realistic Day For Night Shot Day 1 – AE Premium

Phil Strahl on Dec 24th 2010 with 22 comments

This tutorial demonstrates how to turn some generic daytime footage into a beautiful day-for-night shot. We will make use of a variety of techniques to get to usable mattes, work with solids & adjustment layers and even dip into the 3d-space for some advanced relighting.

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After Effects vs. Nuke – AE Premium
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After Effects vs. Nuke – AE Premium

Phil Strahl on Mar 16th 2010 with 43 comments

This tutorial compares the workflow of After Effects with Nuke and is intended for After Effects users who want to familiarize themselves with the interface and want to make their first steps in Nuke.

After a short introduction of myself I start a composition in both Nuke and After Effects and compare how each step in a everyday composition is carried out in the different applications. This is not a full beginner’s tutorial on Nuke but when needed I explain necessary keyboard shortcuts and concepts.

Also this time I mention and highlight keyboard shortcuts I use to speed up the work and especially mention differences in methods between Nuke and After Effects.

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Simulate a Realistic Sniper Scope Perspective – AE Premium

Phil Strahl on Oct 16th 2009 with 74 comments

We have another AE Premium tutorial exclusively available to
Plus members today. If you want to take your Photoshop and After Effects integration skills to the next level, then line up your cross hair, we have an exciting tutorial in sight for you.

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