John Dickinson posted an excerpt from his last Adobe E-seminar revealing how After Effects’ Align Panel has been upgraded to include the ability to align something in reference to the comp itself. He also shows some surprising ways to take advantage of the new feature. He then explains another new feature: the ability to Orient Each Character Independently when using Per-character 3D. Click to watch.
John Dickinson‘s new tutorial for Digital Juice looks, on the outside, to be a how-to for their line of stock After Effects elements Motion Designer’s Toolkit 2. It is, in fact, packed with After Effects tips and tricks, standard effects, blend modes and techniques. He also shows a number of ways how precomps make working on complicated projects so much easier. This 30+ minute tutorial is definitely not to be missed. Click here to view.
John Dickinson interviews Chris and Trish Meyer, pioneers of desktop video and authors of Creating Motion Graphics, After Effects Apprentice and other books. Watch the interview here.
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