Comments on: Retro Style Graphics

By: keaton

keaton — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:40:18 +0000

really really great tutorial! exactly what i was looking for

By: Seth

Seth — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:39:14 +0000

Where do I drop the file in the Ae preset folder?

By: new guy

new guy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:07:37 +0000

I believe I figured it out. Before I was simply exporting it as a Quicktime movie from the file menu, but it works now when I add the Composition to the render queue and then render it from there. Although I don’t know exactly what the difference is between the two I’m glad I was able to figure it out. Thanks.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:26:59 +0000

This shouldn’t be the case… are you perhaps rendering with an alpha? The transparency and interpretation by be occluding the effect. But, it does not need to render in 32 bpc at all.

By: new guy

new guy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:45:54 +0000

I’m new to After Effects so maybe this is a dumb question, but when I export the animation the glow effects disappear. I’m guessing this is happening because I’m working in 32bpc in AE and when I export it it gets bumped down to 8bpc. (Apparently not many video formats can maintain 32bpc if I’m not mistaken?)

So my question is, how do I make it so that I don’t lose the glow effects?!

By: admin

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:27:41 +0000

Thanks Dave!

I keep getting emails that the preset link “doesn’t work” but every time I check it, it is working. I think the problem is that some browsers simply try to open the FFX file. So, I’ve zipped it and changed the link. Should work for everyone now.

By: Dave Legion

Dave Legion — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:45:01 +0000

Inspiring work

Love the retro look using the 3d glasses technique.

Could of come in handy for when we had to create a B-movie style-esque music video. Still running that video through to VHS and then repeatedly re-recorded it over and over till it ACTUALLY got damaged worked :/… just took a million times longer.

Your link for the ‘graymachine 3D preset’ is out of commission.. also could of been handy.

Keep up the great work

By: admin

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:54:03 +0000

Hmm.. not sure.. in Finder>Preferences perhaps?

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:30:15 +0000

here is a weird question, how did you modify your finder sidebar to include “Media”

By: admin

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:16:47 +0000

Click where it says “Use the graymachine 3D preset to create 3D…”.

It’s a link.

By: Aston

Aston — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:28:30 +0000

Great tutorials, a little questions though, I am probably being completely dumb, but I can’t seem to see the 3d preset file to download, I have also looked elsewhere on the site.

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