Guys, Lance over and FlashDen has just published information regarding the Den’s newest competition. It’s a two part competition, with the first half involving mostly authors outside of FD. It calls upon VideoHive, AudioJungle, and GraphicRiver authors to submit files as assets.
The one requirement for these assets is that they need to be musically themed. Any music is sufficient. While full details regarding part two have yet to be released. I can only speculate that the second part will involve some sort of Flash file built around music with some integration of these assets.
There is $333 up for grabs to the winning author, so now might be a great time to get involved! Follow the link below for more information, and some examples of videos that would be acceptable.
FlashDen Music Competition – Phase 1
Have you ever had a text layer that has to be changing every few seconds or so? Does it get really annoying to have to trim your layers and replace it with a new one with a different set of letters? Well, in this very simple, yet very useful quick tip, we will explore changing the Source Text parameter in the pull down menu settings on your text layers in your comp. Using hold keyframes, you can set the Source Text to change over time, which in turn will lower your layer count and keep your projects more organized.
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Yes, you heard me correctly! Each month, we’re going to give away one free file on each marketplace (VideoHive, FlashDen, ThemeForest, AudioJungle, and GraphicRiver). Here on VideoHive we’re starting this program out with a bang! Please welcome this fantastic After Effects Project File titled Strange Dancing Lights by Generator!
Author: Generator
File: Strange Dancing Lights
Description:
Beautiful red background loop from Generator. Subtle enough to bring a heightened level of quality to any video project. This file serves perfectly as a background, but could be sped up, or slowed down at key points to really impact the feel and flow of the video. Slow down the animation when your showing some text, speed it up, to help aid a transition. This background is infinitely usable!
Main features:
- High Definition background animation
- Loops seamlessly
- Very solid color scheme
- Great depth of field
Usage:
You are granted ONE free usage of the item in a project, either commercial or non-commercial. You may not use the file in multiple projects unless you purchase additional licenses in the usual way. You may not redistribute the item in any way. If you need a different license for this file, you may purchase it here.
A big thanks for the free file, Generator! Here are some of Generator’s other great files:
Also, be sure to check out this month’s free files from all the other Envato marketplaces (coming soon).
There are hundreds of thousands of people that create visual effects and short films. They all showcase their work on the internet, but about 95 percent of those people you never actually see or hear about their work. Do you know why? Because they don’t have any credibility for what they do. Credibility is what sets you apart from the AE fanboy to the person that people ask advice from, watch the new demo reel every time it is updated, and when they see the name they stop for a second and look a little closer. People in the After Effects community for example, are John Dickinson, Aharon Rabinowitz, Harry Frank, and of course Andrew Kramer among tons of others. The thing all these people have in common, are they are knowledgable about what the do, are published in numerous different areas, and all contribute to our niche area of production. I am going to outline a few easy things that you can do yourself to give your name or company a sense of credibility and to possibly standout in the sea of onlookers and artists alike.
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Have you ever run into that issue when you import very large images (I’m talking like 10,000 by 10,000 pixels large), and you get image buffer errors, or it takes like a whole minute to draw a frame? Or perhaps you are using the CC Repetile or Motiontile effects to mirror the edges of an already large image so that you can move the 3d camera around, and still have a background for your image, only to find you are still getting huge frame renders and error messages? Well fret no longer my friends… I have a nice little, albeit very “derr… why didn’t I think of that” tip for you all to create some seamless backgrounds without having to worry about frame buffers and that other annoying crap that After Effects likes to throw your way.
http://www.vimeo.com/5824080 If you have ears, read blogs, or have twitter, you will have probably heard that Trapcode Particular version 2.0 has finally hit the virtual shelves. There is a reason why I didn’t write this the day it came out. One, because it was the day before I got married, and two, for the fact I wanted to have something to offer you guys in terms of tutorials and some inspiration to get you working on some cool new stuff to utilize the new features included with this release. There is bound to be an onslaught of tutorials, good and bad, long and short in the coming months with people jumping on the Particular 2.0 bandwagon, but the first tutorials that have been released have really given us some awesome insight to the possibilities with the new features.
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We have been getting a LOT of requests from buyers wanting a license to use files in products for resale, so we’ve made one!
The license is called the Single Use Conditional Resale Permitted License ["Conditional Resale"]. You can read about it here:
http://flashden.net/legal/licences
Right now every author is automatically opted-out, so you will need to opt in if you wish to sell your files under this licence (see instructions below).
The Conditional Resale license allows a file to be used in an item for resale, and it’s priced at 50 times the cost of a standard single use license.
So for instance, you could buy this license if you wanted to:
1. Put a GraphicRiver graphic on a t-shirt for sale in a store.
2. Put a FlashDen preloader into a Flash theme for sale.
3. Put a VideoHive video and an AudioJungle loop into software that would allow people to make their own custom video with music.
4. Put a ThemeForest theme into software that would allow people to create intranets.
How Do I Opt-In?
If you wish to offer your file under this license, all you need to do is:
1. Go to your Account page.
2. Go the the Edit tab.
3. Click on Item Licenses.
4. Click the boxes next to the license name to opt-in.
5. Press Save!
If you have any questions support will be happy to answer them!
Scripts are a very useful addition to After Effects, and can really open up some possibilities and avenues that you never thought of. Some scripts help do little tasks and save a minute of your time, and some can be used as dockable palettes to enhance other functions, such as unlocking the possibilities of Mocha and the other motion trackers. Hounding the interwebs every single day, I have found a bunch of websites that provide scripts, as well as tutorials on how to use them effectively.
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Every indie filmmaker is looking for the cheap alternatives to making their movies better. In an ongoing series of articles, I am going to showcase some of the low to mid level options for new filmmakers looking for gear to add to their arsenal. We are going to be looking at steadicams today exploring the different options from DIY to a couple hundred dollars, depending on how serious you may be. Everyone has a budget, there is most certainly a tool catered to yours.
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Everyone please join me in congratulating YoCreative for being VideoHive’s featured author!
YoCreative comes from Brazil and has been with VideoHive since April 2008.
YoCreative, is one of those authors that excites me when I see a new submission from him. I thoroughly enjoy reviewing his files, because he nails every step of the process, and allows me to sit back and enjoy the show. The camera moves, graphic quality, time line, and even organizational methods are outstanding. Everything he submits is broadcast quality and I would not be shocked if I saw some of his work being used by national television channels.
Here are a few stand out files. But be sure to check out YoCreative’s full portfolio!
