The Evolution of Boris FX

Written by Kevin P. McAuliffe

July 27, 2026

Boris FX has grown from a small developer of video effects plug-ins into one of the most recognized names...

Additive Keying in After Effects for hair and fine details

Written by Chris Zwar

June 8, 2026

2019 doesn’t sound like it was that long ago, but a lot has happened in seven years. In fact,...

After Effects Guru Meditation: Different displacement options

Written by Chris Zwar

May 5, 2026

After Effects is, at its very heart, a compositing application and so After Effects comes with a bunch of...

After Effects Guru Meditation: Adding effects for an overall look

Written by Chris Zwar

March 16, 2026

When I first started working in the industry, the concept of color grading video was relatively new. I loved...

After Effects: How to animate flashing neon light patterns

Written by Chris Zwar

February 22, 2026

We all have to-do lists, and sometimes working through them takes longer than we expect.  Roughly 15 years ago,...

ZWARCHIVES – After Effects tutorials from the past 10 years

Written by Chris Zwar

February 2, 2026

Here's a collection of After Effects articles and tutorials that I've written over the past 10 years

It’s 2026 and my Unreal Engine 5 learning continues.

Written by Kevin P. McAuliffe

January 27, 2026

Last year I started to learn Unreal Engine 5 and, as many projects do, it got sidelined as life...

After Effects Guru Meditation: 2GB / 30000 pixel layer limits error

Written by Chris Zwar

January 26, 2026

There was a poster on the wall at my high school which said “To err is human, but to...

After Effects: Track Mattes vs Set Matte

Written by Chris Zwar

November 30, 2025

After Effects is a timeline based compositing app, and its primary directive is to composite multiple layers of video...

After Effects Guru Meditation 2: Compositing for faster 3D workflows

Written by Chris Zwar

September 11, 2025

Everyone knows what a compositor does, right? Well, probably not. One of the most valuable lessons I have learned...