James Ramirez aka friedpixels recorded a step by step jam session showing how to create pink lightning using Stardust. Includes free AE project download.

Great character animation using bq_HeadRig, Keysmith, Rift, pt_Multiplane, Explode Shape Layers and more by eg design. Includes process reel.

Awesome photo realism by Polynoid

Fantastic reel using Newton, Pastiche, Explode Shape Layers, Connect Layers and more by Knights Like These.

PSA using Joysticks 'n Sliders by Adam Belis

Explainer using EaseCopy and Ease and Wizz by Dan Noakes

Explainer using Plexus, Element 3D and malty Simple Camera Rig by Thibault Millienne

When shooting 360 video, moving the camera often introduces jittery motion and stabilization issues. If not corrected, these videos can cause nausea inducing viewing experiences and negative reactions to immersive video.

Mocha VR plug-in for Adobe is a simple solution for 360º stabilization and can be run directly inside Adobe Premiere Pro & After Effects. This video will focus on "stabilizing the horizon" with Mocha VR and Premiere Pro.

Gardner Raymond shows us how to use Plexus to make a laser engraving effect.

Nice sound design and mix of graphics with live action on this opener for Fox Asia by Echoic

friedpixels aka James Ramirez had some fun with Stardust

Learn how to use noise and masking to make stunning pixel sorted images using AE Pixel Sorter

friedpixels aka James Ramirez does a fantastic overview:

A look at the Stardust plugin for After Effects in comparison to the Trapcode Suite. This is the second explainer video I've ever made, so I hope you can look past my inexperience and enjoy the video. I'm just generally excited about Stardust and want to share that with the community. This is by no means a bash to the trapcode suite, anyone who knows my work knows that I live and breath that suite, this is just a comparison look.

Beautiful title sequence using Plexus by @Bit0un for @DTMCproduction

Fantastic animated collaboration using Paint & Stick by Ricardo Mendes and other amazing brazilian animators.

In this interview Mathias Möhl talks with Emil, known for his youtube channel Virgeo1228, about creating high quality stop motion movies with LEGO and Auto Lip-Sync.

David Lewandowski drops the next installment of his Going to the Store bad mocap series

Mettle Skybox Suite of plugins will be exclusively available as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud membership. Adobe is targeting to release the integrated functionality before the end of the year. You can expect to hear and see lots of exciting news before the end of the year.

Check out our exclusive interview with super-star designer and all around awesome guy Kim Holm.

Lovely work using Prism, BAO Boa, Newton, Ray Dynamic Texture, Joysticks 'n Sliders and more.