17 Amazing After Effects Presets
Here is a set of 17 fantastic presets that you can use to speed up a lot of tedious tasks in After Effects. For example, Autofade will automatically fade in and fade out a layer based on the position of two markers and update in real time if you move them. Others include animating motion parameters easily automating text with bullet points and lots more, all explained in a short video.
Free After Effects CS5.5 Stereoscopic 3D workshop
Signup to receive this free stereoscopic 3D workshop by Angie Taylor (usually $30) where you will learn how to composite in stereoscopic 3D using After Effects CS 5.5 3D tools.
Digital Billboard Tutorial
Particles, reflections, flares and more. This motion graphics tutorial delves into all this and more to produce the electronic billboard look seen above.
Creating a 3D look in After Effects
This tutorial by the very talented Chris Zwar, shows how one can create elaborate ‘3D’ scenes in After Effects using nothing but flat 2d images. Chris takes us through a lot of his process and shares many tips in this multi part tutorial, you can also Download the After Effects project files
Destroyed Planet Motion Graphics Tutorial
Great tutorial on creating a burning planet from 2D image maps using the CC Sphere plugin in After Effects
Create a 3D Scene – After Effects Tutorial
This After Effects tutorial gives a good look into creating a 3D scene from 2D elements (thus the 2.5D referred to in the post title)
The Future of Automatic Motion Tracking
While not a tutorial, from Adobe Labs, here’s a fascinating look at what the future may hold in motion tracking and all it could do in After Effects.
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