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Creating Normal Maps with Trapcode Form

Creating Normal Maps with Trapcode Form

In this demonstration, Harry Frank shows how to add light and reflections to Trapcode Form by using a custom...

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Fairytale Lighting in After Effects

Fairytale Lighting in After Effects

In this quick tutorial you’ll learn how to take video and turn into something straight out of a fairytale....

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Environment Replacement in After Effects

Environment Replacement in After Effects

Using The Foundry’s CameraTracker, a keyer and Trapcode Horizon, you can totally change the environment of a shot. Here’s...

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Music to Light Effect

Music to Light Effect

In this episode of Red Giant TV, I’ll shows you how to re-create the Music-to-Light effect (seen last season...

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Rendering with the Adobe Media Encoder

Rendering with the Adobe Media Encoder

Render your After Effects compositions in the background using the Adobe Media Encoder

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RGTV 50: Alien Attack!

RGTV 50: Alien Attack!

In this episode of Red Giant TV, I will show you how to destroy the city of Los Angeles...

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Music Visualization with Trapcode Suite

Music Visualization with Trapcode Suite

This tutorial is inspired by recent animated works that utilize music along with Trapcode Particular and Soundkeys. Here, you'll...

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Super Awesome Presets

Super Awesome Presets

Here is a set of 17 presets that I’ve compiled over the years. I used these often and find...

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Nulls vs Light Emitters

Nulls vs Light Emitters

Some people like to use Nulls or Solids as emitters in Particular, and some like to use Lights. But...

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Using the toComp Expression

Using the toComp Expression

This is an old tip that I've never formally published as a tutorial. It demonstrates a couple tips on...

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Creating a Shooting Particle Effect

Creating a Shooting Particle Effect

In this episode, designer I show you how to create a cool motion graphics “shooters” effect with Trapcode Particular....

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Creating a “Draft Switch” for Form

Creating a “Draft Switch” for Form

When working with high particle counts in Trapcode Form, the only thing that will speed things up is a...

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Video Rock Overview

Video Rock Overview

Now that Video Rock is distributed exclusively through Red Giant Software, there have been some changes. There’s a few...

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Preserving Detail with the History Brush

Preserving Detail with the History Brush

Adding stylized color treatments can greatly enhance your photos. Sometimes, with all of the layered adjustments being used, details...

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Using Adjustment Lights

Using Adjustment Lights

In this QuickTip, I’ll show you how to manage lights with Trapcode products: how to light 3D layers and...

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