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a personal site dedicated to my views and projects related to various topics like motion design, data visualization & opensource.
Trapcode Lux is an amazing After Effects plugin, which generates Pseudo Volumetric Light effects, written by Peder Norrby. There are many times, I wanted a plugin/utility to create such an effect in other programs. In this article, I discuss the various methods this plugin possibly utilizes to create those beautiful point light effects.
Read on...There is a lot of talk going on recently in the After Effects world about plugins. While there are many new exciting plugins that are coming out this year, there are quite a few plugins that won’t be compatible when the next version of After Effects comes out. Amidst all of this, I have a little announcement to make. Both of my plugins ‘Separate RGB’ and ‘Bad TV’ will be going native pretty soon.
Read on...- vvvv:a multipurpose toolkit pronounced 'fear vow' or '4 v's', it is one of the best data flow visual programming tool kits with emphasis on real time motion graphics, audio and video synthesis in large media environments.
- Subblue-Generative Art An ex-physicist, who has an amazing art work in Generative and Mathematical forms. It is also an amazing resource to develop your skills and has source code to lot of cool programs and tools.
- Motionscript.com One of the best beginner's website if you are new to expressions ans scripting in Adobe After Effects. It is a very good resource and covers everything right from simple sine waves to complex particle generators.
- goToAndLearn A Lot of Flash, Flex, and PaperVision 3D video tutorials. A wonderful resources for both beginners and advanced users.
- GOOD Magazine Infogaphics A collection 50 Amazing Infographics which serve as an amazing inspiration to every data visualizer. GOOD is a renowned magazine for data visualization.
- aetuts+ A wonderful After Effects resource from beginners to Pros. It has tutorials authored by various people in the After Effects community with some very interesting effects.