Category: Visual Effects

  • Vibrant Vignette Presets for Sapphire

    This week saw the release of my latest collection of Vibrant Vignette Presets for Sapphire. This collection features a weird and wonderful collection of vignettes in an attempt to prove that vignettes don’t always need to be black and circular.

  • Basics on Solids in Adobe After Effects

    Basics on Solids in Adobe After Effects

    When designing motion graphics in Adobe After Effects there are times you just need to create a plain old layer to apply effects to. Solids are just right for this purpose, and for lots of other uses in After Effects. This video is aimed at a basic level. It shows you how to create solid-color layers…

  • Thoughts

    OK, it’s been a while since I posted a blog, I’ve been really busy trying to reinvent myself again! The last year has been an odd one. I decided to take a few months off from doing international events after IBC 2007, due to sheer exhaustion. But just as I was ready to return, Adobe…

  • IBC 2007

    I have just returned from IBC 2007 I worked on the Adobe stand, delivering demos on After Effects CS3 and Premiere Pro and taking questions regarding After Effects. It was a great show, my highlights included seeing Nuke from the Foundry GridIron showed some amazing stuff in their VIP sessions and of course the Adobe…