It doesn't take long to create some truly interesting and immersive liquid backgrounds using shape layers in Adobe After Effects. Toby Pitman dives in.

Spry Accordions are a delightful way in which to deliver large amounts of information in a confined space. They are also a lot of fun for users if you use them in a clever way. David Smith shows how.

Becoming familiar with essential productivity tips & keyboard shortcuts will make life easier in any application you use, and especially in After Effects. Richard Lainhart shares 5 essential AE tips.

For anyone who has ever attempted to create Graphics in Photoshop intended to be edited into a video sequence and delivered via a TV screen or monitor, the results can be very disappointing.

Want to create Hollywood-style explosions as seen in your favorite action/thriller movies? Using After Effects you can and Richard Lainhart shows you how. Get ready to detonate...

Halloween is almost here and rather than get all dressed up you can create a scary digital portrait in Photoshop CS5 instead. Follow Richard Lainhart as he gives Jordan Rudess a vampiric makeover.

It's the final part of this 5-article series comparing Final Cut Pro X & Adobe Premiere Pro. David Smith sits back after a hard day's edit to explore the different export options in both NLEs.

Everyone likes receiving gifts. At macProVideo.com we love giving them, too! And MPV Star trainer Richard Lainhart has created 10 *FREE* exclusive After Effects Animation Presets!

Displacement Mapping might sound like a concept from a Sci-Fi novel, but in After Effects you can use it to create interesting distortion techniques right now! Richard Lainhart maps out the basics.

"Video is two-thirds audio", or so the saying goes. Whatever the actual percentage, bad audio can ruin a great film. David Smith takes a tour of audio editing in Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere.

Working on profile images or portraits pictures? This tutorial by David Smith shows who to use level adjustments on targeted adjustment layers to for eye-grabbing results.

There are more efficient ways to perform editing tasks in Premiere than by using the mouse. David Smith exercises his digits and demonstrates 5 shortcuts every editor needs to know.

Making stylized line-art or shape-art style images is normally the domain of Illustrator. However, Photoshop can be used to good effect. Toby Pitman outlines this stylized creation process.

Whether you use the built-in or 3rd party audio filters, Premiere provides an intuitive way to apply and control their parameters. Hollin Jones sounds out the basics in Premiere.

Much has been said about the radical new version of Final Cut Pro. So how does it compare to Adobe's Premiere Pro? David Smith contrasts how both NLEs deal with effects and filters.

Much has been said about the radical new version of Final Cut Pro. So how does it compare to Adobe's Premiere Pro ? David Smith contrasts how both NLEs deal with the editing process.

After Effects is very capable animation tool for both the "jointed" method and "squash-and-stretch" technique. Richard Lainhart pulls some effective character animation tricks out of the bag.

Lots has been written about the radical new version of Final Cut Pro X. So just how does it compare to Adobe's Premiere Pro? David Smith contrasts how both NLEs deal with media capture and management.

Working with textures and text in Photoshop can be a lot of fun. In this quick tip, Toby Pitman shows how to give the metallic texture effects that professional sheen.

Shape Layers are one of the most underutilized areas of After Effects, despite there being amazing things you create using them. In this tutorial Toby Pitman outlines 3 incredible Shape Layer tricks.

Follow this fantastic quick tip to learn how to use the Baseline Grid settings in InDesign to help align the text in your documents across all pages. In short, make your documents look professional.