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Tutorial: Growing Design Elements in After Effects
by Jayse 7 years ago
Adobe After Effects Growing Design Elements in After Effects In this video tutorial, Jayse Hansen demonstrates how to create graphic elements that will grow in After Effects. This question comes up i
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Re: Growing Design Elements in After Effects
by Jayse 1 year ago
Hey motion-designers - I totally appreciate all the comments and I'm glad so many of you found it useful. I made the tutorial long, long ago so I think many of the links have died and the write on eff
Seq Header Duplicate
by Capital V Media 6 years ago
Seq Header Duplicate.... what is it and how do I remedy it Urgent. Quad machine, 4.5 g ram, FCP 5 export w compressor. Thanks Michael
Re: Seq Header Duplicate
by Jayse 5 years ago
if you encode settings on you assets are at a quality above 7 - that might be it. At least that solved it for me. I had it at 9 - changed it down to 7 and the problem went away. hope that helps! jayse
Seq Header Duplication
by Matthew Romanis 6 years ago
Does anyone know what "Seq Header duplication" as an error report on build format mean
Re: Seq Header Duplication
by Jayse 5 years ago
Hey guys - just ran into this myself. Surprisingly NO info anywhere about it - only questions. I was able to solve it for my particular project tho - so hope this helps. For me the problem was that my
Batch run-not pasted in center
by HHV_Pro 5 years ago
I had created Photoshop action that would resize the file to 480px height and copy it to new file with black background. This was working fine as a batch action in previous ver of Photoshop. Now in Ph
Re: Batch run-not pasted in center
by Jayse 5 years ago
Hmmm - not sure if that's a version difference or not - have you tried CS3 Maybe get the trial and see. Usually for centering things by brute force I'll add to my actions the following: Select All Lay
comparison of Premiere Pro and Final Cut
by Jayse 5 years ago
Hey guys! Did a search but didn't find this mentioned. has anyone created a list of comparisons between these two excellent editors I'm going to recommend a direction for our company to take - and wou
Re: comparison of Premiere Pro and Final Cut
by Jayse 5 years ago
It would be ashame that your IT guy would be the deciding factor. Wouldn't it! So when you're talking about running a handful of PC, it's a lot more of a headache on a PC. :) I think that's the fear
After Effects Rainbox Build
by KENMORRISON15 6 years ago
I am an After Effect Begginer. I know the very basics and keyframes and the concept of layers. That is abount it. I have a nice logo with a rainbow. I would love to have the rainbow build. Can anyone
Re: After Effects Rainbox Build - or radial wipe
by Jayse 6 years ago
Or you just use the radial wipe effect - just apply and animate one parameter. It's tyte for any circular reveals (such as rainbows) Hope that helps! jayseUltimate After Effects Video Training CDs Fre
no solution to h.264 gamma shift when rendering from AE?
by Jayse 6 years ago
So I've heard lots of people complain about the gamma shift and washed out colors that happen when you render a QuickTime file out of AE using h.264 codec. Has anyone found the solution to fix it Just
Layers IN AE W/ Cam movement
by Espnetboy3 6 years ago
Im trying to accomplish basically what andrew kramer showed in his compositing video tutorial about cam movement and DOF. I have my digi matte painting in photoshop. Its a flat tiff, and I want to cre
Re: Layers IN AE W/ Cam movement
by Jayse 6 years ago
typically what I'll do is make the PS file at least twice as big as I need. Keep all the layers in PS - save - import as composition in AE. Then turn all layers 3d except the background. Then change t
how can i change the color of a shape?
by Milton Hockman 6 years ago
i made a shape with the shape tool. it defaults to the foreground color. how do i change the color of the shape later down the line if i want to
Re: how can i change the color of a shape?
by Jayse 6 years ago
or just double click the icon in the layers palette - viola! (and you can also add a color overlay layerstyle)Ultimate After Effects Video Training CDs Free Photoshop CS Video Tutorials
Changing a file from 72 dpi to 300 dpi, Can any of you experts help a novice?
by jennifer 6 years ago
Hi. I need to make a psd file 300dpi. It is presently 72dpi. Can anyone recommend an easy way to do this or do i have to start from scratch Thank you for your help!
Re: Changing a file from 72 dpi to 300 dpi, Can any of you experts help a novice?
by Jayse 6 years ago
it will most likely look like heck tho - so I'd suggest recreating it from scratch at the higher resolution. Think of it as really good photoshop training to have to do it all over again. the Lesson i
Proper aspect and point size for standard DV frame?
by Michael Munkittrick 6 years ago
I've got to resize a pretty large set of files and I need to know what the exact point-to-pixel values are for that purpose. Can you help Thanks,Michael Munkittrick Spiral Design Studios Gainesville,
Re: Proper aspect and point size for standard DV frame?
by Jayse 6 years ago
Not sure what you mean by 'point-to-pixel' size But standard NTSC DV size is 720x480 with a .9 aspect ratio - (Non-square pixels) A lot of people save their images as 720x540 - then squish these down
Designing in PS and Using Illustrator for Vectors-Help!
by Luis Gonzalez 6 years ago
I have been struggling with these issues for some time now and I need someone to put an end to the agony. I am currently working on a program for a film premiere and I have been told by many designers
Re: Designing in PS and Using Illustrator for Vectors-Help!
by Jayse 6 years ago
Kim had some good answers - here's mine for the rest: 1. Only true if you save out a flattened jpg at 72dpi of your image... then you will lose the crisp lines. But as Kim said - this is not longer su
dual monitors
by benhanjack55 6 years ago
I have photoshop sc2 and have just purchased a second monitor.It works fine but was wondering how to: 1)Set up my pallets etc where they will stay there each time i open up sc2 2)Any suggestions as t
Re: dual monitors
by Jayse 6 years ago
if you're looking for suggestions on setup - it often depends on what you're doing in PS. 98% of the time i have just my PS doc and my tool pallette open on my wide screen and that's my main focus. I
After Effects render farm
by Rick Morton 6 years ago
We're trying to build a render farm for AE. I have some serious questions! 1. Can we run the AE render engine on the new Mac mini even tho' it's not "native" for Intel 2. If so.. will it be faster th
Re: After Effects render farm
by Jayse 6 years ago
The intel macs run anything AE TERRIBLY slow - until 2007 when adobe creates native versions. So - it will run - just slow - slower than the original mac minis. AE does address multi procs - does it b
mac book pro
by criis daw 6 years ago
has anybody taken the new apple mac laptop out for a spin with AE6.5 pro or AE7 any opinion worth it
Re: mac book pro
by Jayse 6 years ago
Same with all adobe apps except the new lightroom - so stick with ur G4 for a while... or go PCUltimate After Effects Video Training CDs Free Photoshop CS Video Tutorials
Song in Jayse VideoWall Tutorial
by dvickers79 6 years ago
If anyone knows what song is in this tutorial, please help me out, thanks. http: www.creativecow.net articles hansen_jaysen shine
Re: Song in Jayse VideoWall Tutorial
by Jayse 6 years ago
Hey there dvickers - That's actually a good question -it was so long ago i've forgotten - as it was supplied by the client. I know a few people recognized it and mentioned it when the tutorial first c
Anyone successfully editing PNG sequences directly in FCP? if so - any tricks?
by Jayse 6 years ago
So obviously editing the png sequences in FCP is more sluggish than editing natvie DV files - but I'm trying to save the intermediary format and save quality at the same time. We render from 3ds Max 7
What's the best way to edit videos entirely generated from 3d or AE - as PNG, DV, Animation, PhotoJPG?
by Jayse 6 years ago
I have a ton of footage generated from Max and AE and I need to be able to edit it quickly in FCP It's rendered as Targa files originally - But this feels sluggish in FCP - Is converting it to DV QT f
Re: What's the best way to edit videos entirely generated from 3d or AE - as PNG, DV, Animation, PhotoJPG?
by Jayse 6 years ago
Thanks for your help Shane! The desination will be the highest quality QT file that will play on a laptop fullscreen (for presentations) - I'm assuming 720x480 QT h.264 files paired with a duplicate i
Those stains
by Coyowin 6 years ago
Can anybody tell me how to do a stain effects like viva la bam's
Re: Those stains
by Jayse 6 years ago
Hi Coyowin - try to post a direct link for what you're talking about when you post questions like these. I'm not sure exactly what you're talking about - but a lot of times for those stain type looks
AE7.0 Yawning Gap
by Taliesn 6 years ago
Alright I *am* atleast appreciative that the upgrade price is a sober $200 for the Pro version , but as stated elsewhere , the lionshare of noticable new features are performance oriented. This inclu
Re: AE7.0 Yawning Gap
by Jayse 6 years ago
I also believe there are much better things they could add and trouble shoot and spend time on than capture - it did come up a lot in the testing - arguments both ways. But - if you don't want to buy
turning brushes in Adobe Photoshop CS2
by Kelley Neff 6 years ago
Hi I made a brush I need to turn. The brush I made are a pair of eyelashes and they sit sideways. I need to know how to turn them so they will lay on the eye properly and also size them down to fit. C
Re: turning brushes in Adobe Photoshop CS2
by Jayse 6 years ago
no problem! Took me quite a while to find it too - i was actually creating different version brushes for a long time before I stumbled upon that and was like - Eureka! jayseUltimate After Effects Vide
Question about changing text in Photoshop?
by eric pautsch 6 years ago
I have several photoshop file with text that I need translated to different languages. Since the translator probably wont have photoshop can I have them translate into a text file then copy that trans
Re: Question about changing text in Photoshop?
by Jayse 6 years ago
Rich is right - make sure to get it proofed by the translator after it's in PS. Things get a little weird in my experience even with the same fonts - especially if going in and out of MS Word. Good lu
Color Stand out
by Ghoffman 6 years ago
Is there an easy way in Photoshop to Swap colors, as in is there a way to get one color to stand out and the rest of the picture be in Black and White. Thanks, Garrett
Re: Color Stand out
by Jayse 6 years ago
an easy way to do what you're asking for is to add a hue saturation adjustment layer above your color layer. When the dialogue box comes up - slide the saturation all the way down until the image is c
Saving for the web
by Jimmy Stewart 6 years ago
in both photoshop and illustrator everytime i save my images as a "jpeg" for the web, it gives the image a white background. i just want a transparent background for the image...its going to go into d
Re: Saving for the web
by Jayse 6 years ago
-_- yikes... Not to encourage but... :-P this actually starts to get less calf-like the more one tries to do it - since IE doesn't support transparent png files - you'll need to look up the code worka
Please Help Printing Problems
by daveyg 6 years ago
Okay, I have iillustrator and when I go to print, for some reason the blue lines in the print preview window are way out of wack. It is completely shifted towards the top. The only way for me to get m
Re: Please Help Printing Problems
by Jayse 6 years ago
Not sure i understand your problem - but i'll try to help. When you print is it cutting off directly proportional to those lines Many printers have SET in Stone limits as to how near the edge of the p
Working with HD in AE
by Jack Hilkewich 6 years ago
I have just started a project using HD footage. WOW what a difference in speed. Does anyone have any suggestions how to work with the footage more efficiently Can I work on things in SD then re-interp
Proxy Usage - PDF help @ Xeler8r.com
by Jayse 6 years ago
Proxies are awesome and just not used enough by the general AE crowd. However they are extremely easy and a huge time saver. If you need more help - I write about them and MANY other ways of speeding
Casting a shadow from an invisble object.
by Shawn Lance 6 years ago
I usually get my answers from the archives ( what a resource! ) but I can't seem to narrow my search this time to get the suggestions I need. So..., simply put, I want to have a light shine on an obje
Re: Casting a shadow from an invisble object.
by Jayse 6 years ago
not sure if i entirely understand your needs - but you can make a layer cast shadows ONLY - in which case it will disappear and cast a shadow - it's in the material options of each 3d layer Then all y
AE 7 - Am I disappointed or...
by TonyTony 6 years ago
am I confused Well, I was disappointed. When I saw that early product sheet last week I thought "this can't be all there is". But, yes this is all there is. Now every release doesn't have to be earth
Re: AE 7 - Am I disappointed or...
by Jayse 6 years ago
Like Barend - I haven't needed to go back to 6.5 since August either... It's a thing that, I think, might only be experienced. Once you get used to the interface it's mad brilliant and works in a way
Good training = Bedtime reading
by FoxxieFrannie 6 years ago
Does anyone have any suggestions as to a book or training video for both Photoshop basic and Illustrator I fudged a bit taking a job and now they think I"m an Adobe pro. I've worked my way through the
Re: just in case...
by Jayse 6 years ago
I have some free Photoshop tutorials at www.xeler8r.com - as well as a more comprehensive CD Video set (over 10 hours) - made pretty much for people exactly like you that need to be experts FAST. I te
hotkeys not working in photoshop cs
by Dustin 6 years ago
for some reason, any hotkeys involving ctrl or shift aren't working, like ctrl + or - for zooming, or ctrl-Z for undo. This definitely inhibits my workflow. I have checked the hotkey mapping, and ever
Re: hotkeys not working in photoshop cs
by Jayse 6 years ago
Also make sure your CS is a legal copy - as some cracked versions of Photoshop CS are widely known to not support keyboard shortcuts. Ultimate After Effects Video Training CDs Free Photoshop CS Video
Pen Mouse
by JustAnotherGuy 6 years ago
Hey hey, I'm curious about purchasing a pen-mouse alternative to assist with drawing within Photoshop. Is this a wise purchase If so, how can I tell which is the best for my budget I've seen packages
Re: Pen Mouse
by Jayse 6 years ago
Tablets are GREAT! But they do have a learning curve. If you're left handed like me - even more. I was used to using my right hand to mouse around - so now being able to use my left like I draw was to
Can you control Playback Speed of video within Flash? with a slider type deal?
by Jayse 6 years ago
Hello everyone! I've been searching on this for a while. No one seems to have a concrete answer. Any help or suggestions are appreciateD! The TASK I have a video FLV using the standard player componen
Re: Can you control Playback Speed of video within Flash? with a slider type deal?
by rene hazekamp 6 years ago
if you want to you can, but I don't know an elegant solution. you can't do this with streaming flv files, but if you embed your video in a .swf file and make a dragable handle that controls setInterva
Error: file path not found -10010 - what is this??
by Jayse 7 years ago
Hi guys! I did a search and can find nothing on this error. Was hoping some of you gurus might know how to fix this. My problem is in simulating or burning when I have menus in DVDit Pro 6.0 I get the
Re: Error: file path not found -10010 - what is this??
by Jayse 7 years ago
yeah - I went to another machine with C as the startup and all works fine. H is the start up on my Alienware laptop since it has 8 media drives - when you do a clean install it recognizes THOSE as the
can't export--- help!
by Heather 7 years ago
Hello, I seem to be having some trouble with exporting movies. I understand how to do it, but when I export to either Adobe Media Encoder as an .mpg, to DVD or locally on my computer as a .mov or .avi
Re: can't export--- help!
by Jayse 7 years ago
Also - just as a thought - if you have stills - keep them below 1500x1500px Premiere will import bigger - but is funky upon rendering if you do. hth, jayse Ultimate After Effects Video Training CDs Fr
Pasting - in place, dagnabit!
by Eric Chard 7 years ago
How does one CUT and PLACE an element from a layer, and have it plop down, in a new layer, in the same spot as whence it came This has been bedeviling me for years, but I usually just work around it.
Re: Pasting - in place, dagnabit!
by Jayse 7 years ago
Yeah - I almost NEVER want something pasted to be offset, yet in nearly all programs it defaults to it - silly-ness I tell ya. Glad I could help! jayse New In depth Photoshop CS Video training - free
Tutorial: Creating Surreal Clouds without Plug-ins
by Jayse 11 years ago
Adobe After Effects Creating Surreal Clouds without Plug-ins In this tutorial, Jayse will show you another way of creating moving clouds using Adobe After Effects 5 without needing extra plug-ins. If
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Re: Creating Surreal Clouds without Plug-ins
by teresa lim 1 year ago
thank you thank you :)
Tutorial: 3D Schematic Grid -- from Illustrator to After Effects
by Jayse 11 years ago
Adobe After Effects 3D Schematic Grid -- from Illustrator to After Effects In this tutorial, Jayse will show you how to take Illustrator artwork and import it into After Effects 5. For the final touc
Tutorial: Shine Video Wall in AE 5
by Jayse 11 years ago
Adobe After Effects Shine Video Wall in AE 5 In this tutorial, Jayse will show you how to use some of the cool new 3D features of After Effects 5 as well as using the new plug-in called Shine to live
Shine Video Wall in AE 5
by Enrique Borja 4 years ago
very nice tutorial, i realy enjoy it can you pleas elaborate e little more on how do you make the flikering text on your video example thanks in advance


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