I came across and this short film and it reminded me of so many friends’ first video projects… except done really well. I asked David to show the basic techniques he used to create this effect driven action sequence. He’ll show some Time Remapping, Distortion, and Color Correction tips that could even save you from running into yourself in an old building…
Writing With The Clouds
Nov 2nd in Basix by Remington McElhaneyI think at some point everybody has enjoyed trying to point out shapes of animals or other random things while looking up at the clouds. Well today you get to decide what that cloud shape will be! Without using any 3rd Party Plug-ins, I’m going to show you guys a simple way create clouds from shapes, text, a logo… anything you want! In this tutorial the main focus will be on track mattes and working with masks.
Mac OSX Wallpaper Creation – With Invigorator Pro Day 2
Aug 19th in Basix by Saqib NaqviIn this second part of his tutorial, Saqib recreates the Mac OSX Wallpaper. He will show us some of the basics of Zaxwerks Invigorator.
Mac OSX Wallpaper Creation – With Invigorator Pro Day 1
Aug 18th in Basix by Saqib NaqviIn this tutorial Saqib recreates the Mac OSX Wallpaper. He will start off Day 1 setting up the background to create the simulated aurora feel. Then be ready for Day 2 as we jump into Invigorator to create our 3d logos.
Final Cut Pro: The Beginner’s Series – Day 2
Aug 17th in Basix by Gustavo OchoaWhile After Effects is all we need to create brilliant motion graphics and VFX, Final Cut Pro is where many of us take our raw work and splice and dice it into a final, polished video. In this second part, Gustavo adds on to the starter tutorial created for those who are not familiar with Final Cut Pro and would like to learn how to edit and compose their After Effects footage.
In the second Day of this multi-day beginners’ series he provides some RAW footage to work with and takes us further into the basics of editing.
Create the JibJab Effect
Aug 12th in Basix by Adam Everett MillerLearn 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!
Final Cut Pro: The Beginner’s Series – Day 1
Jul 29th in Basix by Gustavo OchoaWhile After Effects is all we need to create brilliant motion graphics and VFX, Final Cut Pro is where many of us take our raw work and splice and dice it into a final, polished video. Today Gustavo delivers a starter tutorial for those who are not familiar with Final Cut Pro and would like to learn how to edit and compose their After Effects footage.
In the first Day of this multi-day beginners’ series he gives us a brief overview of the program’s layout along with some simple functions you will use regularly in your video editing work.
After Effects for Beginners: Advanced Techniques
Jan 12th in Basix by KajikWhen we launched we asked you to tell us what content you wanted and quite a few of you told us you wanted the basics. This is the second installment of our 3 part series for after effects beginners. Each section lists at the top the topics that are covered in that section. Even though this series focuses on the latest CS4 release, most of the concepts apply to all the versions of After Effects.
This third part of the Essential Training series will teach you some advanced techniques in After Effects. You will learn all the basics you need to be able to use After Effects and understand the cool tutorials out here.
After Effects for Beginners: Effects & Animation
Jan 7th in Basix by KajikWhen we launched we asked you to tell us what content you wanted and quite a few of you told us you wanted the basics. This is the second installment of our 3 part series for after effects beginners. Each section lists at the top the topics that are covered in that section. Even though this series focuses on the latest CS4 release, most of the concepts apply to all the versions of After Effects.
This second part of the Essential Training series will teach you how to get started using effects and creating basic animation in After Effects. You will learn all the basics you need to be able to use After Effects and understand the cool tutorials posted here.
After Effects for Beginners: Getting Started
Dec 30th in Basix by KajikWhen we launched we asked you to tell us what content you wanted and quite a few of you told us you wanted the basics. Well we are listening and this is the first installment of a 3 part series for after effects beginners. Each section lists at the top the topics that are covered in that section. Even though this series focuses on the latest CS4 release, most of the concepts apply to all the versions of After Effects.
This first part of the Essential Training series will teach you how to get started in After Effects. You will learn all the basics you need to be able to use After Effects and understand the cool tutorials posted here on AETUTS.
