Morhipo ads and how MovieType saved my skin


I remember the first time John from Motionworks shown me a beta version of MovieType. Pretty cool - I remember saying - I'm sure it will be useful to the people who do lots of 3D text, but not really something I would use in my projects.

While I was certainly impressed with both the idea and the implementation of MovieType, I really did not think I'd ever have any need for it. My motion pieces rarely, if ever, use 3D typography. I may throw an After Effects 3D text layer here and there, but that's pretty much it.

And then came the Morhipo.com gig.

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Preset+Tutorial: Floaties


In this tutorial I will demonstrate the use of a new free preset from QubaHQ.com - Floaties. Floaties is a text animator based fake particle simulator allowing you to create floating specs of dust, glitters, bokeh-style out of focus abstract backgrounds and other visual elements.

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Tutorial: Scrolling LED Text


In this After Effects tutorial I will show you how to create your own highly customizable LED screen effect, ready to convert any text or image into pixelated goodness. The video covers the setup, expressions and usage of this versatile preset.

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Tutorial+Preset: SplatterType


SplatterType is a custom preset I have developed recently that will allow you to create amazing ink and paint splatter animations with just a few clicks.

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Tutorial: Alphabet Soup (Fake Text Particles)


In this After Effects tutorial I will show you how to create a cool underwater opening title sequence using text animators and no plug-ins.

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Tutorial: Text Reveal (Efficient Method)


In this tutorial I present possibly the quickest and most efficient way of producing a handwritten text reveal in After Effects.

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