Learn how to build this "Canyon Dusk" scene by using silhouette layer elements and effects...

This brief tutorial covers the compositing technique of light wrapping.

This plugin will create mattes that are attached to objects in 3D renders by using a PPass

YY_MagicKey is a very powerful keying plugin, minus the complicated settings. It was designed specifically with the keying-out of premultiplied stock elements (explosions, blood, muzzle flares, etc) in mind, and never takes a long time to set up.

Compositing fog elements seems like a pretty straightforward thing to do in After Effects. Shoot or render your fog element against black, and then Add or Screen it on top of your footage, right? Wrong. This method is incorrect. Let's go over why.

It shouldn't matter what rotation methods and parenting the original camera has, as it translates all of that into a free camera with only position, rotation, and zoom parameters.

SplatterType is a preset that will allow you to create amazing ink and paint splatter animations with just a few clicks. Based on a special font type.

This video effect uses the Echo effect in After Effects to create lasting echo trails on an alpha channel to simulate a "painting" effect.

A quick tip on creating "super tight" garbage mattes to aid keying.

Learn how to use Fractal Noise to create a textured fade on a layer in After Effects. Then add some more effects and elements to finish up the title effect.