3D Extruder, from Ben Rollason at AE Scripts, is a script that makes it easy to create 3D extrusions in After Effects, automatically “using the time-honored method of stacking 2.5D layers. The benefit of this is your 3D extrusions are part of your real After Effects 3D space so they interact properly with other 3D […]
Day: June 23, 2011
After Effects A-Z: Card Wipe transition
The After Effects: Effects A-Z tip series from Motionworks continues with guest host James Zwadlo demoing the Card Wipe transition effect in After Effects. Card Wipe (AE Help) and Matrix (from AE Scripts) are both easier to use than the Card Dance effect. By the way, there’s a list of all of the effects covered […]
Element: 3D particle plug-in announced
Andrew Kramer shared some details about a new Video Copilot plug-in called Element (formerly Atom), a “3D geometry-based” particle system with array and material features integrated into AE 3D. Element was demoed at MGLA, with a demonstration planned soon for Video Copilot. […]