Adobe After Effects

    Adobe is cutting availability to older versions of some Creative Cloud apps

    May 10, 2019 John Aldred

    Adobe has posted a short but to the point blog post stating that many older versions of Creative Cloud applications will be removed, limiting availability to…

    The beginners guide to creating hyperlapse – the easy way

    May 15, 2018 John Aldred

    Timelapses have become so common now that they’re almost cliché. Like every other type of photography or filmmaking, they’ve gotten to the point where creating…

    How to create an alternate reality mirror in After Effects

    Nov 27, 2017 John Aldred

    This is one of those classic movie effects, especially in horror movies. There’s your soon-to-be victim, looking at themselves in the mirror. They finish what…

    How to create the Hitchcock Vertigo dolly zoom effect with any drone

    Jul 14, 2017 John Aldred

    The Hitchcock zoom, Vertigo effect, dolly zoom, it has a bunch of different names depending on who you ask. But it’s all the same thing….

    7 great tips for working with photographs in Adobe Premiere Pro

    Jun 1, 2017 John Aldred

    People are using photographs in videos for all kinds of reasons these days. Sometimes it’s to supplement a behind the scenes shoot or a vlog. Maybe…

    How to effectively use Warp Stabilizer to make your shaky footage rock steady

    Mar 1, 2017 John Aldred

    Even if you’re trying to be as rock steady as possible with your footage, the camera almost inevitably moves in a way you hadn’t counted…

    How to create the dolly zoom effect without a zoom lens

    Oct 7, 2016 John Aldred

    The dolly zoom, also known as the “Vertigo Effect” or “Hitchcock Zoom” can be an amazing technique to add tension or drama to a scene….

    Faking the tilt-shift video look in Adobe Premiere Pro

    May 16, 2016 John Aldred

    Since the first tilt-shift timelapses started to appear online several years ago, it’s a look that’s been attempted, copied, and improved upon quite a bit….

    Adobe CC Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheets. Every. Single. One.a

    Dec 31, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    So there a great debate out there: which method is faster? Using the mouse or using keyboard shortcuts? I was sure that keyboard would be…

    How to Create Fringe-Like Titles In Your Videos

    Feb 1, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    One of the things that got me right away with Fringe is the fact that I am an uber-geek are the titles they put to…