2013
Digital Tutors
Laura Smith
02:55:12
English
In this series of After Effects tutorials, we will learn how to animate a logo using particles and animated videos to reveal and enhance the logo presentation. We will learn how to manipulate a video using effects and the simple transformation properties to cause it to perfectly fit on top of an element we would like to reveal. After changing it's track matte, we see how quickly you can use the effect in multiple ways. Then, we move on to creating particles. We use a few different particle systems throughout this tutorial depending on what we need the particles to be capable of doing. Some systems are easier to use than others, while some offer more customizable options. No matter what though, all of the particles we use in this tutorial come with After Effects, so no need to worry about expensive plug-ins. By the end of this training, you will have a mastery of using luma and alpha mattes as well as how to manipulate a particle system to create many different looks.
Chapters
01. Introduction and project overview
02. Setting up the logo and background
03. Revealing the water with a luma matte
04. Revealing the mantra letters with a luma matte
05. Creating a particle system as an alpha matte
06. Making the Particle Producer follow a path
07. Creating interest with appropriate textures for the logo
08. Building a particle trail of sparks
09. Refining the particles and causing them to bounce and reflect
10. Using a flare to lead the particle trail
11. Making a background with bokeh particles
12. Creating reflections and glow for the other elements
13. Animating the drops
14. Perfecting the close of the animation
15. Adding a camera move
16. Using lens effects to add reflections and blur
http://www.digitaltutors.com/tutorial/1179-Animating-a-Logo-with-Particles-in-After-Effects

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