Sometimes it’s hard to key out a background without messing up the colors of the foreground subject that you’re trying to isolate.

Here is a quick tip on using Preserve Transparency in After Effects.

Create "dynamic sparkles" which adhere to the highlight features of an element...

The project is driven by two basic compositions - one contains the image to be wiped on and the other contains a very basic gradient to control the direction of the wipe.

Motion designer Harry Frank shows how to breath new life or make a retro look with standard After Effects Lens Flare by using Shape Layers and Trapcode Shine.

In this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you tips and techniques for creating interesting fire and water-based effects with your Artbeats footage.

The Difference Matte effect creates a transparency a mask or a matte by comparing the pixels in a source layer with the pixel in a defined difference layer, and then keying out (eliminating) pixels in the source layer that match both the position and color in the difference layer.