After Effects News 2018 July #1
Perhaps the biggest feature to hit After Effects in last 10 years or so is scripting (Adobe Help), seen...
After Effects News 2018 June #1
The media landscape for After Effects has passed its fourth or fifth extinction. We’re well beyond just forums, magazines,...
AE Project Diary: 6) Xian part 2. Color Grading
This is part 2 of my After Effects diary on the Xian project, and in it I’ll be looking...
Managing complex expressions in After Effects
Expressions in After Effects are a powerful tool for animation, but while they can be as simple as the...
AE Project Diary: 6) Xian part 1. Compositing.
When I started on the Xian project in 2011, it was the largest and most complex compositing project I...
After Effects NAB 2018 Update: Master Properties and Advanced Puppet
It’s that time of year when Adobe presents its latest software additions, with video first in line. For those...
Search – A Conversation with the Editors
Editors Will Merrick and Nick Johnson co-edited the film Search, which premiered last weekend at Sundance 2018. Search is...
Some clips from Quantel’s “Clips”
As one year finishes and another begins, it’s traditional to look back and reflect on the last 12 months....
Classic Course: Unsharp Mask
We assume only the true geeks (like us) are watching video training over the holidays, so here’s a particularly...
In Depth – Ignite Pro from HitFilm
I wanted to follow up my review of HitFilm Pro 2017 with a look at the two products that...
