After Effects Archives - Michael Bullo

Export a single frame from an After Effects composition

There are a huge number of options to choose from when exporting out a single frame from After Effects. Fortunately, usually only one or two of these settings need to be changed to create...

Take Snapshot and Show Snapshot in After Effects

When animating in After Effects you will often find yourself repeatedly referencing a particular frame. This can be quite tedious as it requires moving back and forth between that reference frame and the area...

2d face into 3d with Photoshop and Displacement Map in After Effects

Starting with a 2D image, creating the illusion of a 3D face moving in 3D space in After Effects is quite easy with a good Displacement Map. This Displacement Map, which represents the depth...

Converting 2D images into a 3D animated scene in After Effects

Learn all the steps required to take a 2D layered Illustrator file, import it into After Effects and create an animated 3D scene. Creating and moving a camera in 3D space is explained along...

Importing an Illustrator file into After Effects

Importing a layered Illustrator file into After Effects can be a confusing task given the number of options available. This process gets more complicated again if additions are later made to the Illustrator file....

Track a face in After Effects then brighten and pixelate

The Tracker panel is a powerful feature within After Effects that allows for the automatic tracking of many things including faces. In this example the face of a moving person is tracked and then...

How to view transparency in After Effects

The ability to view transparency in After Effects is not just helpful when compositing graphics but it can be critical when rendering out video. Numerous video formats, such as MP4, don’t support transparency. When...

Collapse Transformations switch in After Effects

The Collapse Transformations switch has two functions. One of those functions is around vector artwork and is not explored in this video. The second of those functions involves nested compositions. By default, After Effects...

How to create elastic animated blobs in After Effects

By default After Effects layers act independently. This tutorial shows how to simulate gelatinous objects that interact with one another as they move around. Three examples are explored with animations that progressively increase in...