Basically the package teaches you to integrate AE with 3d programs like cinema 4d, 3ds Max & blender. more from andrew Kramer; "3D experience is not required; neither is an expensive 3D program for that matter. This DVD let's You choose your tools such as: Cinema 4D, 3Ds Max, or the powerful free program called Blender. The Blender portion of the DVD explains the program and everything you need to know to get started." Join discussion...

"Many individuals are not sure how to prepare downloadable streaming videos that will be placed on a web server. In this tutorial you can learn the general settings your can use when compressing content that will be downloaded. You'll learn techniques for adjusting frames per second, audio settings, key frame every, image smoothing and other video settings. This lesson also covers temporal compression and the 2-pass VBR coding method." This is part of a 3 episode tutorials I found on http://www.studiodaily.com. enjoy! Join discussion...

"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." Rabinowitz later did another tutorial on the subject. will post that later! Join discussion...

according to trapcode website: "Horizon is a camera-aware color gradient and image mapping tool. It is a fairly straightforward utility plug-in. It is meant to be used on the bottom (backmost) layer in a 3D comp. It generates a background that corresponds to the camera's viewing direction. Trapcode Horizon is useful for creating the stuff that is really far away (at infinate distance) in a 3D comp. It can be used for example when a 3D camera move leaves the viewer confused; Horizon can help generating a background that corresponds to the camera move and thus help the viewer understand what is actually going on. Or it can be used just for fun! Trapcode Horizon is a great companion to the other 3D plugs from Trapcode, such as Particular and Form etc. Hosts Adobe After Effects 7.0 and higher (Mac OSX/Windows)" Thanks Hosein for mentioning it here http://aftereffects.corank.com/tech/story/how-to-create-a-flock-of-Birds-with-Af Join discussion...

Having problems, crashes or installation errors with After Effects 7.0 or After Effects CS3 (8.0)? Here's a collection of tried and true remedies, but before you start reinstalling and trashing things, make sure you've tried to locate what part of your AE project is causing the problems. Join discussion...

Here's a fully animatable Earth project complete with water reflections and moving clouds. If you move the Sun to the back of the planet, you'll even see the night lights of the major cities! Requires Adobe After Effects 7.0 Professional. Join discussion...

This tutorial utilizes Trapcodes Particular, which is one of After Effects more popular 3rd party plugins. Creating an animation like a flock of birds is very versatile and is a great filler animation which can add a lot of style to a piece. You can also adapt this technique to create other flying creatures…. perhaps a flying skull with flapping wings? Join discussion...

For those of us who can't afford Maya Unlimited and its coveted Fluid Effects, here's a relatively simple way to create a convincing animated ocean scene using After Effects Pro. Join discussion...

"In this video tutorial, Jayse Hansen demonstrates how to create graphic elements that will grow in After Effects. This question comes up in the forums all the time. Now we have a step by step tutorial." Join discussion...

"This particular post takes you through the creation of an entire project, from modelling in 3dsMax to ray traced materials, rendering issues to After Effects, and how to make it all work together. Click here to view the tutorial (QT, h.264, 46 minutes, 59 mb)." Join discussion...