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In this video tutorial, Eran Stern reveals the first text trick in his series and shows how to design an audio waves animation with the After Effects Text Tool.

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The Pusher The Pusher In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern creates a watery liquid push effect and color corrects the shot using the bundled Color Finesse plug-in. Runtime: 00:24:28 Added: July 22, 2010 Views: 8,644	00:24:28
Slow Motion Stills Slow Motion Stills In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates how to create extreme slow motion video using few still frames, with RE:Vision Twixtor Pro. Runtime: 00:17:48 Added: June 25, 2010 Views: 8,206	00:17:48
Markers Leaks Markers Leaks In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern gives an introduction to custom effects which trigger actions using layer markers inside of Adobe After Effects. You can download the Animation Preset from the http://www.sternfx.com/down Runtime: 00:29:36 Added: March 30, 2010 Views: 2,602	00:29:36
Sci-Fi Classics (Part 2) Sci-Fi Classics (Part 2) In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern takes the next step in the science fiction classic and finalizes the promo by projecting graphics in space from a flying saucer. Runtime: 00:21:32 Added: March 15, 2010 Views: 2,017	00:21:32
Sci-Fi Classics (Part 1) Sci-Fi Classics (Part 1) In this video tutorial, Eran Stern shows you the first step to create a retro design title animation for a fictional sci-fi movie. Runtime: 00:14:38 Added: March 09, 2010 Views: 6,576	00:14:38
Color Link Color Link In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern creates a colorful disco tunnel using shape layers and matching the look to a video footage using the color link effect. Runtime: 00:13:24 Added: February 19, 2010 Views: 3,688	00:13:24
Autumn Movies Autumn Movies In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern designs a high impact motion graphics promo using Zaxwerks 3d serpentine plug-in. Runtime: 00:26:35 Added: February 03, 2010 Views: 2,800	00:26:35
Jack of All Trades, Master of Expressions Jack of All Trades, Master of Expressions In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern demonstrates how to create a jumpy and squishy animation using the power of expressions. Runtime: 00:18:01 Added: January 26, 2010 Views: 7,117	00:18:01
Text Trick (Part 2) Text Trick (Part 2) In this video tutorial, Eran Stern explains how to design a Counting Circle Animation with the After Effects Text Tool. Runtime: 00:08:35 Added: November 24, 2009 Views: 8,746	00:08:35
Text Trick (Part 1) Text Trick (Part 1) In this video tutorial, Eran Stern reveals the first text trick in his series and shows how to design an audio waves animation with the After Effects Text Tool. Runtime: 00:09:56 Added: November 06, 2009 Views: 12,063	00:09:56
Adjustment Lights Adjustment Lights In this tutorial, Eran Stern teaches you how to control the scattering of light in a composition using adjustment lights. Eran creates a 3D world of dancing actors with realistic lights and shadows for a fictional show called "Born to Dance." Runtime: 00:06:58 Added: October 23, 2009 Views: 4,007	00:06:58
Paint Stroke Morph Paint Stroke Morph In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates using paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes. Runtime: 00:17:13 Added: October 09, 2009 Views: 21,318	00:17:13
Simple Morph Simple Morph In this After Effects tutorial, Creative Cow leader Eran Stern will show you how to create a simple morph effect using time remapping and pixel motion. Runtime: 00:09:36 Added: July 06, 2009 Views: 12,076	00:09:36
Laser Eyes Laser Eyes In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Eran Stern will show you how to create a fiery iris animation which has laser beams shooting from a girls eyes. Runtime: 00:15:30 Added: June 15, 2009 Views: 7,796	00:15:30
Blend and Bend Time Blend and Bend Time In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Eran Stern demonstrates how you can create the illusion of time bending with a special focus on the correct way of using the CC Time Blend FX. Runtime: 00:10:53 Added: June 08, 2009 Views: 4,342	00:10:53
3D Watch Animation (Part 3) 3D Watch Animation (Part 3) In this video tutorial, Eran Stern shows you how to use AE CS3 to transition between the different 3D images, and to create a final animation project. Runtime: 00:16:35 Added: May 18, 2009 Views: 3,619	00:16:35
3D Watch Animation (Part 2) 3D Watch Animation (Part 2) In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Eran Stern shows you how to use AE CS3 to create Animated hands for the 3D watch. Runtime: 00:08:56 Added: May 11, 2009 Views: 1,230	00:08:56
3D Watch Animation (Part 1) 3D Watch Animation (Part 1) In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Eran Stern shows you how to use Adobe Photoshop to create different images of a 3D watch. Runtime: 00:11:56 Added: May 04, 2009 Views: 3,323	00:11:56
Jumbotron Jumbotron It's game time baby! Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the look of a giant monitor, such as the kind you might see at a stadium or concert. Runtime: 00:11:32 Added: February 25, 2009 Views: 2,945	00:11:32
Custom Waveform (Part 2) Custom Waveform (Part 2) Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to improve the look of the customized waveform and talks about how to get real control of your audio keyframes. Runtime: 00:06:01 Added: February 18, 2009 Views: 1,808	00:06:01
Custom Waveform (Part 1) Custom Waveform (Part 1) In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create a customized, sound-reactive waveform using a stroke, a distortion effect, and an expression. Runtime: 00:06:25 Added: February 03, 2009 Views: 5,411	00:06:25
Hologram Effect Hologram Effect Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz returns to one of his earliest tutorials, "Creating TV Look," and shows how it can be used to create the look of a Hologram as seen in science fiction movies. Runtime: 00:14:33 Added: February 11, 2009 Views: 5,975	00:14:33
Animating a Signature - Part 2 Animating a Signature - Part 2 In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz revisits his earlier podcast on animating a signature and shows you how to add a pen writing the signature in After Effects 3D Runtime: 00:08:24 Added: February 04, 2009 Views: 4,919	00:08:24
Animating a Signature - Part 1 Animating a Signature - Part 1 In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to animate a signature appearing on screen, and a few tricks to make it look more realistic. Runtime: 00:09:14 Added: January 28, 2009 Views: 6,256	00:09:14
Shape Tips #3 Shape Tips #3 In this podcast tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use shape layers to easily create that Old School look where a red dashed line animates over a map to indicate travel destinations. Runtime: 00:06:18 Added: January 23, 2009 Views: 20,635	00:06:18
Shape Tips #2 Shape Tips #2 In this After Effects podcast tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to combine several shapes to make a complex shape. Runtime: 00:06:10 Added: January 21, 2009 Views: 1,855	00:06:10
Shape Tips #1 Shape Tips #1 In this podcast tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to move beyond the Basic shape tools to create your own custom shapes. Runtime: 00:02:42 Added: January 16, 2009 Views: 1,570	00:02:42
Afterista - Part 2 Afterista - Part 2 Eran Stern continue to animate the vector shapes using After Effects and finalize the design for our Telenovela opener. Runtime: 00:14:03 Added: January 14, 2009 Views: 1,092	00:14:03
Afterista - Part 1 Afterista - Part 1 Eran Stern shows you a neat way to design a text title for a Telenovela soap opera opener using Illustrator open type font functions. Runtime: 00:10:38 Added: January 09, 2009 Views: 1,770	00:10:38
Smoking Letters Smoking Letters Eran Stern shows you a quick and easy way to make a smoky title effect using the displacement map effect and one text layer. Runtime: 00:08:51 Added: January 07, 2009 Views: 4,540	00:08:51
Invisible Cape Invisible Cape With the help of his brother Yuval, Eran Stern will show you a simple method to create the famous invisible look inspired from the movie "The Predator." Runtime: 00:11:26 Added: December 17, 2008 Views: 1,649	00:11:26
Echo Effect Echo Effect Creative COW leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares some tips and tricks for working with the Echo effect in After Effects. Runtime: 00:05:50 Added: December 12, 2008 Views: 10,237	00:05:50
Light Writing (Part 2) Light Writing (Part 2) In this tutorial, Creative COW leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to improve the look of the light writing effect covered in part 1, adding intense points of light and other improvement ideas. Runtime: 00:09:57 Added: December 05, 2008 Views: 2,109	00:09:57
Light Writing (Part 1) Light Writing (Part 1) In this tutorial, Creative COW leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use AE to simulate the popular light writing effect seen in recent Sprint commercials. Runtime: 00:15:57 Added: November 13, 2008 Views: 6,323	00:15:57
Digits Man (Part 2) Digits Man (Part 2) Eran Stern continues to refine the design of the Digits Man promo. Learn how to create a subtle background using the Shape Tool and spice it further with additional effects and Text animations. Runtime: 00:12:11 Added: December 03, 2008 Views: 1,333	00:12:11
Digits Man (Part 1) Digits Man (Part 1) Eran Stern shows you a a cool technique for filling an image of a human head with animated numbers using the After Effects Text tool. Runtime: 00:08:48 Added: November 19, 2008 Views: 2,720	00:08:48
Expression Tips #1 Expression Tips #1 Creative COW Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you some basic expression principles and shares a very useful expression that can be used to convert one set of values to another. Runtime: 00:08:00 Added: November 06, 2008 Views: 5,915	00:08:00
Force Motion Blur Force Motion Blur Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to add a motion blur to effects that don't support this feature. Also covered is adding blur to video footage that has been sped up. Runtime: 00:07:17 Added: October 31, 2008 Views: 13,707	00:07:17
Weather Replacement (Part 3) Weather Replacement (Part 3) In this tutorial, Creative COW leader Aharon Rabinowitz finishes his series on weather replacement and shows you how to add realistic lightning to the shot. Runtime: 00:14:51 Added: October 23, 2008 Views: 8,474	00:14:51
Weather Replacement (Part 2) Weather Replacement (Part 2) Aharon Rabinowitz continues his weather replacement tutorial, and shows you how to add rain to your shot, as well as drops of water on the camera. Runtime: 00:11:36 Added: October 16, 2008 Views: 10,464	00:11:36
Weather Replacement (Part 1) Weather Replacement (Part 1) In this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to change the weather from a sunny day at the beach to a very cloudy day. You'll learn techniques in color correction and compositing. Runtime: 00:08:47 Added: October 14, 2008 Views: 8,509	00:08:47
Remove Color Matting Remove Color Matting In this tutorial, Creative COW leader Aharon Rabinowitz adds to the concepts he covered in his tutorial Straight Vs. Premultiplied. Runtime: 00:05:12 Added: October 02, 2008 Views: 8,977	00:05:12
Straight Vs. Premultiplied Straight Vs. Premultiplied Aharon Rabinowitz helps you understand the differences between Straight and Premultiplied video when working with After Effects alone, as well as between AE and other programs. Runtime: 00:06:10 Added: September 25, 2008 Views: 7,733	00:06:10
Super Tight Junk Mattes Super Tight Junk Mattes Creative COW Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares a method of quickly and automatically creating extremely precise junk mattes/garbage masks for use in the keying process. Runtime: 00:10:35 Added: September 11, 2008 Views: 21,982	00:10:35
Bird Flock (Part 2) Bird Flock (Part 2) In part 2 of this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create and animate a flock of birds from the original bird. Runtime: 00:09:44 Added: September 04, 2008 Views: 17,708	00:09:44
Bird Flock (Part 1) Bird Flock (Part 1) In part 1 of this video tutorial, Creative COW Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to animate a bird in After Effects. In part 2, it will join a flock of birds. Runtime: 00:07:52 Added: August 28, 2008 Views: 22,455	00:07:52

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