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Morphing 3D Shapes

Posted on 04. Oct, 2012 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Creating truly three-dimensional shapes in After Effects was always a task with no perfect, fast and convenient solution. With CS6 we now have the option to extrude vector shapes. But there’s a better way to create awesome 3D. About time!

File Sequence Detector

Posted on 18. Feb, 2012 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Did you ever had to deal with huge amount of files from different sequences stuck in one single folder? I know I have. And it’s a pain. But not anymore. Using a simple scripting tool I have build a piece of software that sorts your files and puts them in proper folders.

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The Matrix Raining Code

Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Have you ever felt that theres something wrong with this world? Have you ever felt you know something, and that what you know you can’t explain? Now you can. Sort off…

Creative Breakdowns

Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Best session up to this point. We’ve talked for about 4 hours. We discussed the movies you posted links to on my FaceBook fan page. Of course most of the fun stuff happens in the Questions and Answers segment, that never gets recorded. That’s one of the many reasons why you want to join the LIVE sessions.

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Rotoscoping made easy

Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Rotoscoping principals along with some tips, tricks and techniques I developed over few years. Learn how to create a perfect roto without killing yourself on the way.

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Simple Camera Rig

Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

If you ever struggled with your After Effects 3D camera than this tutorial is for you. Learn to rig your camera in seconds or buy a my script that will do it for you.

Expressions, particles, and random numbers

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

A couple of tips and tricks to improve your workflow with Trapcode Form and Trapcode Particular using expression and randomly generated values. If you missed the live session you also missed an additional hour of questions and answers. It was awesome.

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Know your 3D

Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Discussion on how to improve the After Effects and 3d environment workflows for better compositing and faster rendering. UV Passes, Normal Maps, RPF format… all that good stuff. Question and answers was also very very cool, but it was not recorded. It never is. If you want to ask me a question and get an answer make sure to register and join the next live session of “Happy AfterEffecting with Maltaannon”

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Radio Detection And Ranging

Posted on 29. Apr, 2007 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Collision detection and audio triggering. Learn how to build a radar that actually works using only four keyframes! This one is a must-see!

Signature & Custom Brush Tip

Posted on 20. Apr, 2007 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

Avoid common problems when creating a signature effect by customizing your brush tip, and learn how to create the effect itself.

Loopable background

Posted on 19. Mar, 2007 by Jerzy Drozda Jr.

When you’re creating background for a DVD project, website, or a TV commercial it’s always good to know how to loop your animation.