A Displacement Map effect changes the position (displaces) of pixels either horizontally or vertically or both, based upon the grey-scale or luma values in a separate reference layer. To use this effect, follow these steps... 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...

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...