Tutorials [Archive] - VFXTalk.com

Paul Moran

January 7th, 2003, 03:33 AM

This is where we will build a huge list of After Effects Tutorials :D

Please email (vfxtalk@vfxtalk.com) or pm me or the moderator for this forum to add to this list....enjoy :thumbsup:

AE 5.5 Demo Version Download (http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/main.jhtml#product=13)

If there are any tutorials on here that either don't exist (broken link) or are just not very good tutorials, please do get in touch with me or the moderator, and we will remove them from the list. We have not personally been through every single one of these tutorials. Thanks.

3DBuzz After Effects tutorials (http://sv1.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/tutorial_results.php?division=3&cb_aftereffects=1&cb_textures=1&cb_compositing=1&cb_videoediting=1&cb_graphicdesign=1&cb_beginner=1&cb_inter=2&cb_advanced=3&rank=all&date_year=&author=&titleDes=&cb_title=1&cb_description=1&btnGameSubmit=Search)

FXGuide.com After Effects tutorials (http://www.fxguide.com/modules.php?name=fxtips&rop=fxtip_list&catid=5) (added by Hugh)

CreativeCow.net After Effects tutorials (http://www.creativecow.net/articles/aftereffects.html) (added by Hugh)

TIEMdesign After Effects tutorials (http://www.tiemdesign.com/HOWTO/aftereffects.htm) (added by Hugh)

BlackKnight

January 10th, 2003, 04:48 PM

Watch this space!

I shall soon be working on a greenscreen tutorial using After Effects 5.5. It will mainly focus on keying and finishing.

BK:D

Hugh

January 12th, 2003, 03:15 PM

I've got one that I wrote a while back (for PostProductionForum.com (http://www.postproductionforum.com)) on corner-pin tracking - I'll re-write that and post it on here at some point...

Paul Moran

January 12th, 2003, 03:51 PM

thanks guys for your time and efforts :) ...

now, how does one go about attracting new members :stupid:

:wizard: <-- Spell cast upon all digital compositors (you shall all register at VFXTalk.com)

Hugh

January 12th, 2003, 06:09 PM

One thing that we do NOT want to do is post in other forums - we don't want people to feel that we are stealing people away from their forum.

Newsgroups may be a good way of getting to people, as well as mailing lists - if we can get a good (small-scale) start, we may be able to get some of the bigger sites to mention us (places like CGChannel, etc...)

Some contact with professional compositors would make a big difference, too....

Anyone?

ValHallen

January 24th, 2003, 03:27 AM

OK, I have a HUGE amount of "kinda" tutorials that I wrote and used when I was teaching effects and comping, I can dig all that shite out and convert it from shorthand into something that people will understand, when I get a life back anyway .. hopefully not too long ....

Only thing tho is that they are mid-to advanced level tutorials ... umm things like "How to create realistic fire" and "How to make 3d redundant by doing good FX" and stuff like that ... definitely not beginners stuff, my students were all medium-to-advanced kinda thing

Also, attracting members .... just let the site do it guys, cos it's lookiing pretty damn good now! Keep the news current and the style, humor and info flowing and they will come ... yes, if you post it, they will come ...... :D

ValHallen, signing off, rodger breaker effects barbeque out ...

*sigh* I keep editing this

Hugh

January 24th, 2003, 04:16 AM

Thanks for the offer of tutorials!

If you've seen the tutorial system, you'll know the format that they are in - small(ish) 'steps', each one with an image (or not)

As I keep promising, the tutorial submission system will be up soon (it will DEFINATELY be up before the launch this time next week).... If you get something done before then, do e-mail it to me (hugh@vfxtalk.com).

ValHallen

January 24th, 2003, 05:57 PM

Watch this space/My name, been thinking about tuts and I will write some simple assed ones to start with, more theory and information rather than "how to build a robot" kinda of things ... eventually I will post the high-end AE tuts I have, but I thought that, looking at some of the posts over at 'Buzz that things like "Pixel Aspect" and "Codecs" might be a goodd place to start ....

Thoughts Guys?

:cyclops:

Paul Moran

January 26th, 2003, 12:44 AM

hey val,

yeah...thats fine...just kick off the AE tutes with some basic things and ease people into the good gear...sounds good!!!

:thumbsup:

paul

ValHallen

January 26th, 2003, 08:42 AM

OK, it looks like draft .0001 has gone up .. take a squiz and let me know what you think/what needs to be changed .. it's not so much an After Effects tutorial, as more of a general theory .. in fact it dowsn't mention any comping package by name at all .. not bad huh :D

Anyway, it's almost 4am, so I'm posting and then off to sleep.

Have a peek, let me know, catchya later.

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/uwd/tutorial/pixel/

Hugh

January 26th, 2003, 08:55 AM

Just had a read through it - it's very clear and easy to understand. I've never been entirely clear on pixel aspect ratio myself before....

I couldn't see anything that felt it really needed to be changed - it seems to cover all of the basics.

Thanks for that!

ValHallen

January 26th, 2003, 04:15 PM

Well I guess that begs the question of how do you want it? Want me to leave it there and link it, or do you wanna grab it and whack it up here ... up to you guys :cyclops:

Hugh

January 26th, 2003, 04:21 PM

It's got quite a nice layout at the moment, so let's leave it where it is for now (I'll put a new tutorial in the system with a link to it) - the tutorial system will (hopefully) be somewhat easier to use soon, and then I'll have another think about that....

ValHallen

January 26th, 2003, 04:23 PM

Cool.

Hugh, dude, DO YOU SLEEP?!?

:D :cyclops: :drool:

Paul Moran

January 26th, 2003, 10:03 PM

Originally posted by ValHallen
Cool.

Hugh, dude, DO YOU SLEEP?!?

:D :cyclops: :drool:

Val, i often ask myself the same question :p ...Hugh has been the champion of champions for VFXTalk...constatly improving upon the way things are done/handled ... Here's to hugh :cheers: :grouphug: :thanks:

paul

Also, your pixel aspect tute is very nice

ValHallen

January 28th, 2003, 12:19 AM

Ahhhh, the dedication of the insane! The ONLY way to succeed in this industry :cyclops:

Oh and by the way, if you ever call anything of mine "NICE" again, I will hunt you down and beat you to death with a sheep .. not kidding!

:die:

Well, actually I AM kidding but hey, whatcha gonna do? :P

No mail from you yet man.

Paul Moran

January 28th, 2003, 03:34 AM

hey Val,

i hope you will be a "nice" moderator :p

hehehe

paul

ValHallen

January 28th, 2003, 03:51 AM

:laughabov

FINALLY!!! MUahahahaahahahahahahhahahahahahAHHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAH AHHAAHHA *ack, cough*

I have the POWER

What do you mean I can't bring that thing in here?!?! That's my scepter of power!! What?!?! And lose the wizard's hat as WELL!!!

:twisted:
:spew:

Really, I just want to play withthe smileys!!!!

Hee hee, no, I solemnly swear to be the best moderator I possibly can ... just bear in mind ... I AM THE LAW!!!

wanders off to change nic to DREDD

Paul Moran

January 28th, 2003, 04:02 AM

easy Dred :D

ValHallen

January 28th, 2003, 05:24 AM

Well at least I'd never take my helmet off now woudl I?

:twisted:

Hugh

January 28th, 2003, 05:46 AM

that's a good point.....

And having seen your picture .... well, let's not go there....

(Anyone who's interested, the picture will be up on the about page soon.... - before launch date, anyway!)

ValHallen

January 28th, 2003, 06:01 AM

EEEEK!

Not THAT picture!!! Shit's that's 5 years OLD man!!!!!

Will stick face (or other bodily bits) in scanner tomorrow!

:twisted:

Paul Moran

January 28th, 2003, 06:03 AM

thought u were off to bed....remember....i see all mooohahahahamooooohahahaha.... a great lidless eye...

ValHallen

January 29th, 2003, 04:08 AM

OK, Explain this .. if you're a great lidless eye ... (and I just don't WANT to know WHAT you "bind in the darkness") what happens when you sneeze?

And how do you sleep ???!?

And maybe we could make a new smiley, or lots of smileys!!! Here's my suggestions (I love those little guys)

a great lidless eye
snot
divorce
hairball
compositor
zombie (woo .. Hugh you GO boy)
paper dart
gold plated toilet
psycho
old sock
dog pooing (surfer thang)
and dog poo

roguenroll

February 21st, 2003, 12:18 PM

heres a few from another forum, I think a few are dead.

I've been looking around for more AE/Prem resources.
I'm a Lightwaver, wanting to learn much more about comping.

'So here I am.

Roguenroll

http://www.forge.net/tuts.htm
http://www.digitaleditor.com/tutorials/beizer.html
http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/aftereffects.html
http://www.pacific.adobe.com/produc...tereffects.html
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/aftereffects.html
http://tiemdesign.com/howto/AfterEffects.htm
http://www.creativemac.com/HTM/Sect...s/tutorials.htm
http://www.creativecow.net/tutorials.html
http://www.walkereffects.com/suppor...oise_tutorial1/
http://www.walkereffects.com/suppor...ting_tutorial1/
http://www.it.bond.edu.au/inft340/l...tut%20index.htm
http://www.theforce.net/theater/tutorials.shtml
http://msp.sfsu.edu/instructors/rey.../tutorials.html
http://www.bloomfield.edu/towsen/dv/DVtutorials.htm
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey...edia/animation/
http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=6865868
http://www.3donline.com.br/workshop/gratis.htm
http://www.aefreemart.com/
http://www.kaischaller.com/carl/holo_tut/holo1.htm

go to tutes:
http://www.aaronfxsite.mirrorz.com/

Hugh

February 21st, 2003, 07:35 PM

Nice list there - thanks for that!

Once I get the new tutorials system up and running (3/4 days, I reckon), each section will have a bit for 'off-site tutorials', which I'll put all of these into...

Freak

August 13th, 2003, 03:48 PM

Here is some more, haven't checked them all, so some of them may lead to no where :(

Bute here goes:

http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/multimedia/animation/
http://msp.sfsu.edu/instructors/rey/aepage/tutorials.html
http://tiemdesign.com/howto/AfterEffects.htm
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/simpson_mark/shine/index.html
http://www.trapcode.com/download.html
http://theforce.net/theater/fxprojects/index.shtml
http://www.pacific.adobe.com/products/tips/aftereffects.html
http://www.forge.net/tuts.htm
http://www.digitaleditor.com/tutorials/beizer.html
http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/aftereffects.html
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/14/index2a.html?tw=multimedia
http://www.geocities.com/pixelmagic2002/CineAltaMotion.html
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/unguren_ben/shatter/index.html
http://www.aefreemart.com/tutorials/index.html
http://www.3donline.com.br/workshop/
http://www.jjgifford.com/expressions/
http://www.aefreemat.com/
http://www.ayatoweb.com/
http://www.bloomfield.edu/towsen/dv/DVtutorials.htm
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/aftereffects.html
http://www.creativecow.net/tutorials.html
http://www.creativemac.com/HTM/Sections/Tutorials/tutorials.htm

Cheers! :thumbsup:

Hugh

August 14th, 2003, 04:51 PM

If you want to quickly flick through those, and check which ones are good tutorials, then please do mark them in some way, and I'll whack them in the off-site tutorials page.....

I would do it myself, but a distinct lack of time is presenting itself at the moment.

gordonrobb

April 12th, 2005, 03:42 AM

Sorry if I am not seeing something. But where is this tutorials system?

Paul Moran

April 12th, 2005, 07:10 PM

Sorry if I am not seeing something. But where is this tutorials system?

Hey Mate,

We did have a tutorials
system custom written by our technical editor Hugh in our last version of VFXTalk ... we havnt had the time to recode the beast over to out new version yet .... Im sure it is WIP ;-)

gordonrobb

April 13th, 2005, 03:03 AM

Thanks for the info.

baba_tunday

November 30th, 2006, 10:00 AM

I've got one that I wrote a while back (for PostProductionForum.com (http://www.postproductionforum.com)) on corner-pin tracking - I'll re-write that and post it on here at some point...
Hey hugh - nice one one all the work you and the others are pouring into this site.. its looking great!

i don't suppose you managed to dig up that tut on corner-pin tracking?

much obliged
Baba