After Effects Parenting with a Null Object in 3D space

tutorial shows how to work with 3D layer and parent the 3D layers to a 3D Null Object. Check it out!

Nesting Compostition / Pre-Compose

An introduction to Nesting Composition / Pre-Compose.

Simply Track Mattes

Basic use of Track Mattes.

The Key to Compositing in Adobe After Effects

An article on compositing in AE. This is a long articles that cover most of the basic including Alpha Channel, Masking, Track Matte, Blending Modes, and more…..

Grow Bounds

A simple but very useful tutorial on effects ‘Grow Bounds‘.

Preserve Transparency

A tutorial on Preserve Transparency!

A Beginner’s course in 3D Layer

A beginner’s course in 3D Layer in After Effects combine with using Pre-compose.

Keying with Keylight

Few tutorials on Keying with Keylight filter in After Effects.

Keylight tutorial 1
Keylight tutorial 2
Keying with Keylight follow by Auto Trace (Masking)

An Introduction to Shape Layers

One of the new feature in After Effects CS3 – Shape Layers

Motion Sketch & The Smoother

Another tutorial on Keyframe Assistant in After Effects. This time covered 2 of them: Motion Sketch & The Smother