One of my favorite VST plugins to use when trying to find inspiration, is Output's Arcade loop playback plugin. In my opinion, it is by far the best value out of any of the loop subscription sites. Yes, Arcade is subscription based ($10 per month), but you will always have access to any loops that you download and use even if you cancel your subscription (or so they say). They are adding new kits and loops to the site weekly (if not more often). I also decided to create a new

In part 2 of this tutorial series, I show you how I created the #ToyStory4 logo in #AfterEffects using #Element3D.

About a month ago, someone commented on a #YouTube video that I had done, and they wanted to know how to create the "Toy Story Look" inside of #AfterEffects using Video Copilot's #Element3D. This request just happened to coincide with my kids binge watching the first 3 #ToyStory movies in anticipation of seeing #ToyStory4. As I was playing around...I thought it might be kind of fun to create a "real world" scenario for for this tutorial, so I mocked up a faux 10 second socia

I recently did a video for Boris FX showing off the the new #Sapphire Parallax Strips plugin inside of #Adobe #AfterEffects and Adobe #Premiere. Parallax Strips is a brand new effect and transition included in the Sapphire 2019.5 update that was just released. DEFINITELY check it out, and if you've never used the Sapphire plugins, they're a really great set of tools for your #MotionGraphics and #VFX toolbox!

Using Motion Boutique's #NewtonAE in Adobe #AfterEffects to generate a physics simulation and then attach the resulting simulation to Video Copilot's #Element3D objects for 3D physics in After Effects!

Previously I showed you how to texture box art for a product shot using the "Set Selection" tag in #Cinema4D as well as #Element3D in #AfterEffects, and in this #Tutorial, I'm gonna create #Octane materials and how I went about creating the final #Octanerender.

In a previous #Tutorial, I talked about texturing box art for a product shot using the "Set Selection" tag in #Cinema4D. In this tutorial, I discuss doing the same thing, but in #AfterEffects and using Video CoPilot's #Element3D.

Quite a few years back, I worked with Greenberg Direct to create some #3Dmodels and #3Danimations for a direct response commercial that they were doing for a product called Zyppah RX. It was a dental appliance that helped increase the air flow of a person at night to reduce the amount of snoring. Since the basic shape of the appli­ance is a “U”, that’s where I started. Using a text spline, I found a font in which the cap­i­tal “U” closely matched the shape of the ref­er­enc

A few weeks ago, Las Vegas hosted #NAB2018 and it was a blast! I had the privilege of participating as a presenter at the BorisFX booth discussing how I use #AfterEffects, #Cinema4D and the #Sapphire plugins in my day-to-day production workflow. I didn't have a huge amount of time to discuss all the projects that I wanted to discuss, so I'm creating a series of videos to individually discuss each project and go into more detail. In this first video of the series, I talk about

This has become my MOST used shortcut in #AfterEffects. It works on all kinds of layers. Even better, it works on layers that have masks applied to them! Check out the video below!

When working with the built-in #AfterEffects 3D camera tracker, something that's happened to me on more than one occasion is the inability to select track points. I can see them on my screen, but I can't select them. If this has happened to you, then you need to watch this video. I talk about some of the many pitfalls that can befall you when working away with the 3D camera tracker in After Effects.