The new 3D Camera Tracker can give you some amazing results in analyzing 2D footage and creating a true 3D camera to work with. But there are times when the tracker gets “fooled”. In this episode, Colin uses real-world footage that includes a camera pan, moving subject and an escalator and shows what to do when the tracker gets confused by all that motion.

Explore the Global Performance Cache (AKA the “Hash Cache”), along with the “Persistent Disk Cache” and learn to take advantage of their strengths to dramatically speed up the way you work in After Effects. Work through a comp specifically designed with examples that help you understand the new caching functions and what you can do to get the most from them.

Explore the Global Performance Cache (AKA the “Hash Cache”), along with the “Persistent Disk Cache” and learn to take advantage of their strengths to dramatically speed up the way you work in After Effects. Work through a comp specifically designed with examples that help you understand the new caching functions and what you can do to get the most from them.

Transform a 2D layer into an Environment Layer and discover what an Environment Map is and how it works. Apply effects directly to the Environment Map to precisely control object reflections.

Discover the power of this industry-standard video-compositing, motion-graphics-design and animation tool. Learn how it integrates with the Creative Suite, see how it is used in television and film to create special effects, how to composite scenes with blue/green screen keying, and complete creative tasks like drawing, 3D, and titles.

Evangelist Rufus Deuchler provides an overview of CS6 Master Collection.

Sr. Product Manager Steve Forde takes a deeper look at what's new in After Effects CS6.

Adobe Evangelist Jason Levine provides an overview of what's new in After Effects CS6.

The Pen tool can be found in many Adobe applications and they way it works can sometimes be a little different. Colin Smith will take you through the similarities and differences with the Pen tool in Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and After Effects. Colin also talks about AICB, what it means and why you should use it.

See how After Effects CS5.5 greatly eases the creation and control of stereoscopic camera rigs for 3D layers. Chris Meyer explains the resulting chain of compositions, including how to preview, where to add stereo footage, and what to render.

What are Solid State Drives and how do they impact your workflow? Karl Soule shows you how to get maximum productivity in your video editing and motion graphics workflow by using this exciting new technology.

Watch Steve Forde, Adobe's Product Manager for Adobe After Effects, demonstrate a new way to transform shaky hand-held footage in After Effects.

In part 1 of 2, see how Adobe Media Encoder is becoming easier to use, with numerous user interface improvements for importing assets. Drag-and-drop import from Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects and an improved watch folder interface make working with AME faster and easier. (by Tim Kurkoski and Todd Kopriva)

Learn how to configure After Effects to use RAM and CPUs as appropriate for your computer system, your footage, and your project needs. You'll also see what hardware factors affect performance and what improvements can be made to increase performance.

What is a J or L cut? Why do I need it? Join Dennis in Adobe Beginner Classes as he tackles the tough questions that face editors who are just starting out. In this Premiere Pro Basics episode, Dennis will discuss what these edits are and how they can be used in the story telling process to good effect.

Wish you could render After Effects comps in the background? Wish you could create a watch folder to batch convert media? Wish you had a 64-bit capable application to do all of these things? Well, Adobe Media Encoder is all of that and more. In this episode, Dennis delves into what he thinks are the hidden gems of this under-appreciated application.

Motion Graphics is tremendous fun and you never learn enough to satisfy you. But what if you're just getting started? This tutorial gives you some basic ideas on building a simple motion graphics composition - in this case a wedding type theme. Simple, easy and hopefully entertaining.

Showcasing new features of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium to prepare students for future success. CS5 is the industry-standard software that teaches video production skills and enhances activities in school programs.

In this episode I'll show you my Top 5 Favorite features of the New Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium. See what I absolutely love about Premiere Pro CS5 and After Effects CS5.

Learn about Adobe After Effects CS5, the powerful, industry-standard motion graphics, animation, compositing, and visual effects application.

Today's video production workflows benefit tremendously from applications that are designed to run natively on 64-bit operating systems. Learn what you can do to optimize your hardware for optimum performance.

The vast majority of video professionals use Adobe Photoshop software to help them create and enhance visual effects and motion graphics, or to prepare still images and text for inclusion in video projects. With new Photoshop CS5 Extended, you can leverage cross‐platform 64‐bit support, the unrivaled Photoshop image‐editing toolset, and Adobe 3D Forge—the powerful Photoshop 3D engine that enables you to create and enhance 3D and motion‐based content. Plus, you can enjoy tighter integration with Adobe tools you use every day, including Adobe After Effects CS5, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. Realistically blend colors on canvas with the new Mixer Brush, and paint on 2D and 3D artwork more naturally using lifelike Bristle Tips. Remove an image element, and let Content‐Aware Fill intelligently replace the missing pixels.Use new Exposure Merge technology to create photorealistic or wildly surreal 32-bit HDR images with unprecedented speed, control, and accuracy. Take advantage of new Adobe Repoussé technology to easily create 3D artwork from any text layer, selection, or layer mask. And so much more.

Whether you're helping corporate clients communicate through images, expressing your vision in fine art, or capturing life's moments at weddings, in portraits, or for news media, you're driven by the art of your craft. That's why professional photographers have long relied on Adobe Photoshop software for the ultimate in creative control and image quality. New Photoshop CS5 helps you achieve the visual and emotional effects you’re after with re-engineered features for reducing and adding grain, performing post-crop vignetting, and sharpening. CS5 reinvents HDR imaging with Exposure Merge, which makes it easy to preserve the full tonal range of a scene—or go from photorealistic to wildly surrealistic—and automatically remove ghost artifacts. It delivers new black-and-white conversion features and a GPU-enabled crop experience. It accelerates your workflow with powerful new selection technology, integrated Adobe Mini Bridge for faster file browsing, and cross-platform 64-bit support for faster performance.

Almost everyone who is a regular user of Photoshop knows and loves Layer Styles - but what if you're just coming to it! Join Dennis as he covers the basics of Layer Styles for creative titles and elements.

Encore CS4 ships with several gigabytes of content to help you create dynamic menus for your DVDs with ease. But what if you want to take a button from one and a background from another?

In this After Effects tutorial, Karl Soule goes over some of the new features in Adobe After Effects CS4 including enhanced Search functionality and Nested Comps.

Heard about the word 'rotoscoping' but not sure what it's about or what to use it for? Join Dennis as he explains the basic concepts on how and why to rotoscope in this Adobe After Effects CS4 tutorial.

Shot on location in New Zealand, home of such movies as the Lord of the Rings and theChronicles of Narnia. What a great place to showcase Adobe CS4 Production Premium's truly tapeless video workflow with no rendering!

In response to an email question, Kush wanted to find out ways to fake a 3D reflection on a flat plane in Adobe After effects. Now he is left only with a set of clues in the form of what sounds like a poem.

Take advantage of an incredible variety of workflows when using Lightroom and Photoshop together. You'll learn what your three basic options are, and how to use them for best results.