Clamp Expression in Adobe After Effects
One useful expression is the Clamp Expression. This essentially “clamps down” on the values of a layer by creating a minimum and maximum value level.…
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Recreate the Nexus from Star Trek Generations
An After Effects tutorial. In this viewer-request video, I take on the challenge of recreating the Nexus from the first Star Trek: The Next Generation ( TNG ) movie,…
Selectable Track Mattes in After Effects
The recent Adobe update to add selectable track mattes to After Effects is a big deal. This will make your projects much cleaner and your…
Fractal Noise Transition/Reveal in After Effects
As you probably know, Fractal Noise is an effect that has tons of uses. Here, we’ll create a transition with it. We start by creating…
How to blend / morph shapes from one to another in After Effects
In this quick video, I talk you through the simple steps needed to morph a square into a circle using a simple technique which works for any…
Checkbox Expression Control in After Effects
The Checkbox Control is an expression control that works differently than the other controls in this group. This is because a Checkbox Control can only…
Color Expression Control in After Effects
Apply the Color expression control to easily change the fill color of multiple layers. For example, apply the Color Control effect to a shape layer.…
Layer Expression Control in After Effects
The Layer expression control is useful to have a layer use certain properties from another layer. In this example, we have two text layers that…
Making an alien planet using Video Copilot Orb
In this video, I show my preferred way of creating a texture for a new world. Rather than get stuck trying to force Fractal Noise to…
Using AI to create a space scene in After Effects
Tutorial showing how to use Midjourney A.I. AI (or A.I.) is the new “game changer” tool available for digital artists. There’s lots of possibilities to…