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Building plugins for After Effects isn’t that quite simple. There are many ways to create a plugin for After Effects and it depends on the type of plugin you want to create. In this article I will explore the various tools/technologies you can use to create plugins for AE and their respective advantages and disadvantages.
Data Glitch, a new After Effects plugin to Simulate Realistic Digital Image Glitch is now available for purchase. You can also download the trial version, which renders a watermark. Now, its time to make things go wrong!
An exciting new distortion plugin for After Effects. Data Glitch is useful to simulate realistic Digital Image glitches right with in After Effects.
A short tutorial to explain the concepts of Pixel Bender and how it works for people who have no prior programming experience. I created this tutorial long time ago, but never had a chance to post it. Any comments/suggestions are welcome.
David Van Brink of Omino Pixel Blog, released a new advanced pixel bender plugin called Omino Glass 32 that simulates glass refraction and natural Chromatic Aberration. It’s a great plugin that produces some really nice results.
I have been using AE for quite a while and like everybody, I also have a list of features that I would love to see in After Effects. Keep in mind that, these requests are based on my experiences and interests, but not based on any kind of industrial research or some other crazy statistical data.
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.
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.
A Pixel Bender plugin to create Realistic Bad TV distortion, based on the algorithm written by Memo Atken. Compatible with After Effects CS4 and Photoshop CS4.
I have started working on a personal project, which was in the dust for quite a while and the results are pretty interesting. This is a work in Progress and I usually don’t write about them. But, this is an interesting piece to watch!