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In this 3-in-1 Tutorial we get the high-voltage action! This massive 56 min tutorial has so many tips and tricks you are sure to learn something new! Techniques: Direction Lightning Movement Dynamic Reflections with realistic falloff Sub Surface Illuminated Clouds Interactive Lightning bolts Nice Soft Glow recipe No extra Plug-ins needed! Read more…
Direction Lightning Movement Dynamic Reflections with realistic falloff Source: Video Copilot 2
Solving some interesting problems with Lightning and Electricity! Watch for the tutorial on Tuesday! Had a great time at NAB, Adobe has recorded my presentation, will be posting that soon! Thanks to everyone who stopped by, can’t wait to show you all the stuff we’ve been working on! Going Read more…
Yo Andrew! Where are all the Tutorials!?! A reasonable question actually. I don’t have a simple answer but maybe I can share a bit of my process with you. This year I’ve been working on a bunch of amazing content for Video Copilot! My goal was to dig deep into Read more…
I must confess… I was never a big fan of shape layers… we just didn’t get along. I was used to using masks but suddenly (around AE CS3) the same mask tool began creating Red vector shapes. At first, they seemed cool enough but after accidentally adding shape layers to my comps, Read more…
So we’re working on a new Blog Show and thought this was a good time to remind everyone to be safe! It has begun! #cinedrive #kesslercrane A video posted by Video Copilot (@andrewkramer) on Jan 31, 2017 at 3:14pm PST This does not end well for Sam… A photo posted Read more…
Just playing around with a new After Effects experiment without using any 3rd Party plug-ins! I need to refine some parts of the effect but I really want to make a tutorial for it ASAP! Here are some other projects you may have missed! Using Element 3D bummp mapping to Read more…
Create a dripping water displacement map Simulate realistic camera DOF Source: Video Copilot 2
In this tutorial we’ll use After Effects to create a realistic water effect without any 3rd party plug-ins! Great for adding atmosphere to a rainy scene or title. This effect is fully customization and can be used to create many cool FX! In this tutorial: Create a dripping water displacement Read more…
What is this thing! I’ve basically combined a bunch of stuff into one experiment! I might have been inspired by the amazing planet explosions from The Force Awakens but wanted to see if I could get a cool version inside Element 3D. Few Notes on this experiment; I added smoke elements, Read more…
Gear Up! #Element3D A video posted by Video Copilot (@andrewkramer) on Jan 3, 2017 at 9:10pm PST Maybe I just love apertures but this was a fun project to make! Using a few motion design 2 objects I built this animating gear. I just created a collection of models on one Read more…
Experimenting with realistic refracting water. #aftereffects A video posted by Video Copilot (@andrewkramer) on Jan 2, 2017 at 12:59pm PST I love using native effects in After Effects to create more realistic effects… Although I love some CC Mr. Mercury, I wanted to try to create something more realistic. Look Read more…
I hope everyone is ready for a great year! Can’t wait to show you all of the cool things we have been working on, from blog shows, to plug-ins & tutorials! My goal for this year is to help people get involved! More challenges, more interactive content and put the Read more…
Make your own ugly sweater! To celebrate the end of the year, here is the project template you’ve always wanted! Ugly Sweater Features: Control thread size and width Control Stitching angle Add dis-colorization to the threads I will admit this project turned out to be more complicated than expected! The Read more…
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Our new workflow enhancement plug-in has been updated with many bug fixes and a few new enhancements! In V1, you could: Access FX & Presets quickly Create FX Shortcuts Create FX Overrides Export Snapshot with PNG Automatic Snapshot Tool & Gallery + MORE! In V1.0.1 we added even more! Custom Shortcut Key Read more…
The console war continues on but this time, everybody wins! Our new After Effects workflow plug-in is now available for free! Speed up After Effects by making it work your way! Manage design progress with the new Snapshot tool and find the effects you need instantly! Workflow plug-ins can be Read more…
Speed up your After Effects workflow Get stuff done faster! Source: Video Copilot 2
I recently did some VFX for my buddy Ryan Connoly! Just in time for Halloween! There was only 6 visual effects shots but they had some very tricky challenges! I’ll go into some more details later on so I don’t reveal anything yet. But I will say that it was fun Read more…
Our new workflow utility now has some graphics! Introducing FX Console our new plug-in for After Effects that has been slowly developed over time as my personal utility to improve my workflow. It offers a variety of small features that make a big difference for people who spend a lot of time working Read more…