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Aharon's tutorials have really helped me stay current and moving forward. Some of them have saved my bacon quite a few times.
Scott Adams,
Broadcast Designer
AFN South - Vicenza, Italy

Aharon's tutorials are a great resource because they're so easy to understand and follow. The straightforward way he presents these real-world concepts allows us to apply them to the situations we face daily.
Jim Geduldick,
Senior Editor
Little Airplane Productions,
New York, NY



As the creative director of All Bets Are Off Productions in New York City, Aharon knows what you need to know to get the most out of this very powerful program.

Yes, you may have seen a few of these tutorials online. But this is your chance to collect 'em all in their full-res glory, perfectly arranged for maximum impact. They'll make a difference in the way you work, and in the kinds of work you can do. You'll see why Aharon's quick wit and crystal-clear presentation style have made him among the industry's very most respected artists, consultants and teachers.

Complete table of contents

Part 1: Work Better in After Effects
Tips and Techniques for getting the job done faster and better
(Approx 180 Minutes - 161 Minutes of Video, +19 Minutes of Audio):

1. Introduction (audio)

Workflow
2. AE Workflow Tips #1: AE Duplication
3. AE Workflow Tips #2: Rendering
4. AE Workflow Tips #3: Open in Editor
5. AE Workflow Tips #4:Renaming Elements
6. AE Workflow Tips #5: Find Stuff
7. AE Workflow Tips #6: Dragging
8. Blending Mode Tips #1

Solutions
9. Fixing Scaling Issues, Part 1
10. Fixing Scaling Issues, Part 2
11. Keeping Your Speed Constant in AE
12. Scaling a Motion Path
13. Importing a Motion Path
14. Getting Data from AE 7 into Older versions of AE (After Effects 7 and ParticleIllusion 3)
15. Multi-Machine Rendering with After Effects
16. GridIron Nucleo Pro Introduction and Review

Understanding After Effects
17. Effectively Using AE Z-Scale
18. Straight Vs. Premultipled
19. Nesting and Pre-Composing - Part 1
20. Nesting and Pre-Composing - Part2

Effects Workflow
21. Super Tight Junk Mattes
22. Creating an Outline around an Actor
23. Force Motion Blur
24. Lip-Syncing in After Effects

Avoiding Problems
25. Broadcast Safe Colors in After Effects
26. Common After Effects Gotchas #1
27. AE Boomerang Effect, Part 1
28. AE Boomerang Effect, Part 2
29. Work Better in After Effects (Audio)


Part 2: After Effects Unplugged
Creating Popular Effects without 3rd Party Plug-ins
(Approx. 188 Minutes)

1. Introduction

Commonly Seen Effects
2. Creating the Old TV Signal Look
3. TV On and Off
4. Film Flash Transition
5. Horror Text Part 1
6. Horror Text Part 2

7. Creating and Enhancing Text Wipe On Effects in AE

Displacement Maps
8. Displacement Mapping Part 1
9. Displacement Mapping Part 2
10. Displacement Mapping Part 3

Fractal Noise
11. The Very, Very basics of Fractal Noise
12. Looping AE's Fractal Noise Effect
13. Effecting the AE Fractal Noise Effect

Bird Flock
14. Creating a Flock of Birds in AE, part 1
15. Creating a Flock of Birds in AE, part 2

Wave Form
16. Creating a Custom Wave Form - Part 1
17. Creating a Custom Wave Form - Part 2

Animate a Signature
18. Animating a Signature on Screen
19. Signature Part 2

Video to Vector Cartoon
20. Converting Video to Cartoon, Part 1
21. Converting Video to Cartoon, Part 2
22. Converting Video to Cartoon, Part 3

Download File Size:1.36 GB

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