Custom Particles in AE Particle World

Dear Alex-

To create custom particles:
- Create a composition out of the item you want to use as a particle (square compositions work best)
- Drag it into your main composition, and turn off its visibility
- In Particle World, use Textured Quadpolygon as your Particle Type
- Under Texture Layer, choose the composition you want to use as the particle
- Make adjustments in size as necessary within the particle composition if the whole item does not show

Have Fun,

ML

After Effects Resources (Video Class)

Here are links to the After Effects resources from the demo notes:


General
http://library.creativecow.net/series/After-Effects-basics-tutorials-by-Andrew-Devis

Text
(33-45 from the above link are about text)
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7caba.html 

Masks

http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/AE_Creating-Masks/video-tutorial

http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/AE-Basics-46-Feather-Mask-Tool/video-tutorial

Motion Tracking

http://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/tracking-stabilizing-motion-cs5.html

Simulation Effects

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103a9d3c597-7acba.html

Time Effects

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS09B6A698-8F9E-4a00-8D1B-07FC62FB2D30a.html#WS641C5190-1DAD-4150-B17F-F339C6DF1FB2a

Cameras and Lights

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7e29a.html

http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/Animating-a-Camera-1/video-tutorial

http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/Animating-a-Camera-2/1

http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/Animating-a-Camera-3/1

Article links for Blogs Due 12/2

http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/stop-motion-casts-a-spell-on-spongebob/

http://entertainment.time.com/2012/11/16/does-twilight-really-ruin-real-life-romance/
(This one's for you, Will.)

Article links for Blogs Due 11/18

http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681868/barry-levinson-explores-iphone-filmmaking-environmental-disaster-in-the-bay

http://www.techhive.com/article/2013697/these-sunglasses-can-help-colorblind-people-experience-a-more-colorful-world.html

Article links for Blogs Due 11/11

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/disneylucasfilm-what-does-it-mean-72685.html

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/01/showbiz/voice-actors/index.html