Check out this brief video tutorial on using FxFactory the visual effects plug-in package for Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express and Motion. You'll see the filters, generators, and transitions included, and see how they are grouped inside Final Cut's browser. There are a tones ...more
Does a fishing rod seem like a boring thing to hold to you? Would you rather it be a lightsaber? Well now it can be, at least for the WoW characters that you are making a machinima with in After Effects. This video will teach you how to create a lightsaber in After Effects and ...more
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a PowerPoint video. This task is easy, simple and fast to do. Begin by creating the PowerPoint presentation and save it as a Graphics Integrated format. Then open the Windows Movie Maker program and click on Pictures under the ...more
This video shows you how to use clipping masks and the Pathfinder panel in Illustrator CS3. You manipulate a compound shape using the Pathfinder panel and use the shape as a clipping mask. Then you learn how to paste your masked image into Flash. Use clipping masks & Pathfinde ...more
In the first part of this After Effects tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create a customized, sound-reactive waveform using a stroke, a distortion effect and an expression. One reason you may want to do this is if you need a rounded wave (ie: a sine wave). Once you ...more
In this video, we learn how to use food for special effects film makeup. Using familiar ingredients you find in the kitchen, you can make a scene from a movie that looks real! Food can be made to look like really gross things in movies, using the right colors and consistencies ...more
You can learn how to use After Effects to make an interesting introduction for your YouTube video by following the steps in this video tutorial. You will need to use a preset called Trapcode Particular 2. 0. Once this trial version is downloaded, go into After Effects and sele ...more
This free video science lesson from Northern Kentucky University demonstrates a simple technique for demonstrating the effects of heat on air pressure by placing a candle within a graduated cylinder. For all of the relevant details, and a complete demonstration of the experime ...more
Rich Harrington demonstrates how to use After Effects CS4’s guides and device central tools to make sure that your video content will display correctly on whatever device your viewers will be using. After Effects CS4 has made it easier to design for special devices like high d ...more
This video tutorial will tell you how to make your own circuit boards for guitar effects. There are hundreds of great gadgets out there and a lot of the good ones don't come in a ready-to-build kit, so this video teaches you how to make your own circuit board. This method uses ...more
Learn After Effects: the best digital motion graphics software programs out there. In this video tutorial, see how to track footage and moves in After Effects with Mocha. It's a great tutorial created by Sasa Jokic of Formation Edit. Sasa shows how to track footage and match ...more
This video shows how to improve light in a room for different moods and effects. You will see how the lighting will fit the design of different rooms and still fill the basic needs of the light. A dining room with a dimmer switch will focus on the dining room table with ambien ...more
In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial the instructor shows how to prepare pan and scan images. To prepare an image by panning and scanning is quite different than preparing an image normally for using in your video. These images should be extra sized as you would perform special ef ...more
Create an effect in your video where the video footage is converted to black & white, pauses, and resumes playback in regular color. This effect is demonstrated by Aharon Rabinowitz with Spy Photo, a brand new set of free presets for Adobe After Effects.
Masking and keying are two of the more basic and important functions of Adobe After Effects. This video will teach you how to use them quickly and easily, using a little Counter Strike video as an example. There is no narration, but the material is simple enough that you shoul ...more
Have you ever wondered how there could be so many Agent Smiths appearing at the same time in the Matrix trilogy? Or do you want to wow your friends with a magic trick that you haven't even begun to learn? In this video tutorial you will learn how to create cool clone and levit ...more
Even the best After Effects user sometimes may loose footage. If you're a newbie or a veteran, this video may be helpful to you. Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to locate missing footage and other elements in your After Effects project. Find missing footage in After Effects. C ...more
In this video tutorial you will learn to make your color images look like hand colored black and white images in Photoshop. Learn to use the Poster Edges filter to enhance the effect. This trick renders a specific area of your image to stand out. Create "hand-colored" effects ...more
Indy Mogul's Backyard FX series has another great video for making high quality props and special effects. In this installment, you'll learn how to make a destructible wall, perfect for the big action sequence in your next low budget film project.
You can paint your plaster blue and coat it with a gloss, but there are easier ways to make artificial water for miniature dioramas, architectural models and war game terrain. Easy Water is a product made up of small plastic pellets that need to be melted and poured onto the m ...more
This video shows you how to use the history brush in Photoshop. This is one way to add effects to images.
In this video we learn how to get your heart torn out with film effects. First, go to the butcher's section of your market and find a gross piece of meat. Then, cut a hole in your shirt and grab some fake plastic blood. Soak the meat in the blood and then place it into the shi ...more
In this video, we learn how to make someone burst into flames with After Effects. You will first need Fire Assets from Action Essentials 2 or from somewhere online. Know which you are going to use before you shoot so you can get the right angle. Then, bring your shots into you ...more
Giveaway Tuesdays has officially ended! But don't sweat it, WonderHowTo has another World that's taken its place. Every Tuesday, Phone Snap! invites you to show off your cell phone photography skills. Submit your best shot to our weekly competition for a chance to win an awes ...more
This video demonstrates how to animate text in a PowerPoint presentation. From the people who brought you the Dummies instructional book series, brings you the same non-intimidating guides in video form. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to animate text in a PowerPoint pr ...more
This tutorial will give you a brief overview of how to apply different effects to your images or videos in Adobe Premiere Pro. Specifically, they go over applying color effects, but the process is the same for any effect you may choose. You won't need your speakers on to follo ...more
Interested in using After Effects to create an intro for your next video project? Learn how with this video guide, which will teach you how to create and position title text within 3D space in AE CS5. Whether you're entirely new to Adobe's popular motion graphics and composit ...more
This video discusses how to add a sound effect to your video in Pinnacle Studio. You first select the video you wish to add the effect to and then, on the left hand side, select the sound effects button. It looks like a loudspeaker with a few lines coming out. The options incl ...more
This video covers the Expo plugin in Ubuntu Linux, which is similar to the Exposé feature in Mac OS X. The Expo feature can be found in the Advanced Desktop Effects Manager. Once you enable it and tweak the options, you'll be able to view multiple workspace areas at once and m ...more
In this video tutorial from Adobe Beginner Classes, join Dennis Radeke as he shows you how to create volumetric light on text inside Adobe After Effects, and teaches how to prevent DVD coasters in Adobe Encore. See how to create volumetric light on text in Adobe After Effects.
Learn After Effects: the best digital motion graphics software programs out there. In this video tutorial, see how to remove an actor with tracking and root in After Effects. Ben Heusner of Curious Turtle details the workflow for removing an actor in After Effects. Covers tra ...more
Learn how you can use Wondertouch's particleIllusion 3.0 software to add 3D particle effects to videos or images. This video specifically goes over importing your footage. Add video to a particleIllusion project. Click through to watch this video on filmmakingcentral.com
If you're a musician in need of some lessons, there's no better way to learn than with Music Radar's so-called "Tuition" instructions. Although the title tuition is misleading, this video class is anything but costly, because it's free, right here. Whether you're looking for h ...more
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to scrub the audio with the program After Effects. You can go about performing this by simply holding the command key and scrubbing the timeline, then that will scrub the audio and render the video. If you hold the option k ...more
Wax 2.0 (www.debugmode.com/wax) is a free non-linear video editor that can be used to add advanced effects to your videos.
This video shows you how to create and edit opacity (or transparency) masks in Illustrator CS3 to produce a variety of effects. Check out this cool video by Colin Smith now! Work with opacity masks in Illustrator CS3. Click through to watch this video on adobe.com
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla explains how he did a certain timelapse technique in conjunction with certin in-camera effects for the "Every Photo Shot for the Conan O'Brien Title Sequence" video. The video is available here: http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2009/08/every-photo- ...more
This video shows you how to easily create cool image effects in Photoshop using the infra red settings portion of the Alien Skin Exposure plug-in. Use infra red settings in Alien Skin Exposure plug-in. Click through to watch this video on flickr.com
In this video tutorial, Jerzy Drozda Jr (aka Maltaannon), will show you basic techniques for removing unwanted objects from your footage. The footage comes from the movie "Wywiad" so there is no project file. This tutorial involves working in After Effects and Photoshop, and u ...more
In this tutorial, After Effects is used in actual realtime to create a video comp that simulates a forward three-dimensional movement. Several images are arranged into a layered, three-dimensional composition, and a single image is tiled into a surface pattern that is offset t ...more
Pro Tools 8 enables you to add all kinds of effects to all of the audio you are recording and working on. Music producer and musician David Franz has taken on the role of educator to share the knowledge that can only come from his years of experience to demonstrate some of the ...more
This software tutorial shows you how to add an explosion to your footage in After Effects. You will need to find footage of an explosion first, then in After Effects you composite the explosion footage over your movie or video to create the desired effect. Learn how to tweak a ...more
This video shows you how to create a building explosion (more specifically, the Statue of Liberty) in Adobe After Effects in less than ten minutes. The smoke and fire are downloaded separately, while the shattering of the statue is created in After Effects. First, duplicate th ...more
Learn how to use Trapcode Particular 2 to generate a realistic crowd scene within Adobe After Effects. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and ...more
Working with sounds in Premiere Pro is just as important as working with video. This video will show you how to use some basic techniques to adjust your sound effects in Premiere Pro CS3, including how to use audio filters and create a simple echo effect on some dialogue. Not ...more
Check out this video from Chemical Reaction Tutorials (CRTutorials). If you love filmmaking, prop making, editing and everything else that goes along with making movies, then you'll want to see what Adam has to say about lightsabers. In the first video, Adam shows you how to ...more
If you have Adobe After Effects and want to create the cool light trails from the Apple Nano commercial, then this is the video for you. This professional will show you step-by-step the process needed for these effects Make the light streaks from the iPod Nano commercial. Clic ...more
This After Effects tutorial by Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use layer blending modes and offers some really good work flow hot key tips for the blending modes. This is a great video for beginners or users that need a refresher. Use layer blending modes in After Effects. ...more
If you're into screencasting, then you know all about Camtasia. But there might be a few things you're not well-versed in, like the mouse pointer. That little arrow could be constantly eluding you in Camtasia, but you can fix that! This video will show you how to highlight the ...more
Have Sony Vegas, but don't know all that it can do, like masking? Well, this video tutorial about masking in Vegas Pro 9 will get you started in movie visual effects. As in the video, you can give an illusion that there is a real tank in your backyard with masking. See how to ...more
Fancify your home movies with the techniques demonstrated in this free video software tutorial, which, specifically, addresses how to create PIP, side-by-side & cutaway effects within iMovie '11. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using these effects y ...more
It's no secret that the Canon EOS 5D Mark II is being used in low-budget indie films, as well as big blockbuster movies from Hollywood. But it's also become a staple for television commercials. Geoff Fox has been a weather forecaster for over 28 years in Connecticut and can b ...more
Using Trapcode Particular, Harry Frank teaches us how to create subtle unusual particle effects using the Aux Particle function in Trapcode Particular. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking ...more
Interested in getting rid of edge seams within Adobe After Effects? This video guide will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular compositing editor or just want to better acquaint yourself with the popular video editing program, you're sure to benefit fr ...more
In this episode we’re concentrating on creating video using Flash CS3. Paul Wyatt reveals the best ways to encode video, how to trim them, and how to work with effects and masks.
This video shows you how to edit textures of 3D objects and how to apply layer style effects to them using Photoshop CS3. This is a great video for anyone that has to work with alot of 3D models in their compositions. Edit textures for 3D models in Photoshop CS3. Click through ...more
This short video shows how to get great split-screen or Picture in Picture effects in Sony Vegas using a free tool called PIP Selector tool. Note: The free tool shown in the video only works in the full version of Sony Vegas (4,5,6,7,8), and will not work in Sony Movie Studio.
Word 2007 Rocks! but... Are you getting the most out of Microsoft's Word 2007? Have a look at this video tutorial (below) on how to add fill effects in word 2007. We go through the process of adding textures, gradients and images to shapes. Once you get the hang of using the ...more
Want to mix and scratch like a professional DJ? To be a good DJ you need to understand the concepts of mixing tracks, adding cool effects, and of course you need a good sense of rhythm to line up the beats. This how to video explains how to use the flanger on the Denon DN-S120 ...more
This is a quick and easy tutorial that shows you how to add better looking shadows to your projects in After Effects. The video takes two basic spheres and shows you how to alter Drop Shadow to make it look exactly how you want it.