The other day, my wife and I were watching TV after dinner. Suddenly, the TV screen became dark and a news program started. It said “Channel 9 News.” That was so odd because we don’t even have channel 9 here. Continue reading →

This is a very simple After Effects sample using such effects as Noise, Directional Blur, Hue/Saturation, Bevel Alpha, Drop Shadow and Ripple. In fact, this is just the After Effects adoption of the Photoshop work titled “Sand Drawing” that we introduced last week. Continue reading →

This Adobe After Effects sample shows Apple Inc’s annual net sales figures between 2002 and 2006 (ending in September 30). Unlike the first dynamic chart sample, which we presented hours earlier, we have used three effects this time. Those effects include Fractal Noise, Hue/Saturation, Stroke. Furthermore, we used Adobe Illustrator CS2 to create a path on which a dynamic flare image travels. Continue reading →

This Adobe After Effects sample compares Apple Inc’s annual net sales of 2006 (ending in September 30) with that of 2002. The only effect used in this sample is Numbers. And I used Microsoft Excel 2004 and Adobe Illustrator CS2 to create several dozen layers, which are then imported to After Effects. Continue reading →

I tried to replicate the common introductory scene of the James Bond movies. The following Motion sample utilizes a couple of image filters. One is Vectorize Color, which allows me to flattern colors into several solid ones. The other filter is Ring Warp, which I used to create a twirling scene. Continue reading →