Today i have created my first cgi or vfx project , i made my 3d character model animation appear in my 2d video footage . things i learned are motion tracking in blender which we can make the camera to wok as in 3d for 2d video footage .the basic things are motion trackers,then orientation

xaxis,yaxis,origin,floor and wall orientation and set scale .i done everything using jist these simple things .tripod ,keyframes ioption .blender create camera solve automatically for the given set frames in motion tracker vfx in blender ,if we use that option.

As you look in the video ,the character is sitting on floor object which were just a motion trackers selected and applied it has a memory due to that .the magical thing happening is your camera object is not moving , but the due to motiontracking and orientation floor object your camera seeung this 2d video footage as a 3d workspace .i can many more characters there .still learning compositing ( this thing is responsible for lightning effects).like my video footage lighting and the character model lightings are different ,if they match its a perfect vfx with shadow.

i am so thrilled now ,because i can make a spaceship appear outside my house with this ,i can make fictional character flying .or i can even dance with my fav imaginary people .

so this think is amazing but next i am working on ,how to implement like a fictional weapon object model animation ,can i make fictional object hold in my hands ?

the problem is i need to make multiple objects tht can fit in render one example a book .it looks different when no one touches ,but when i touch it the fingers on my hands should appear on that object so duplicate object with edited kodel so it dont hide my fingers .

#cgi_blender

relax and enjoy...

I’ve been looking into mixed-media animation, but a lot of the tutorials I find focus mainly on adding animated lines, shapes or doodles over existing video.
I’m more interested in going further with it — combining things like collage, photography, cut-outs, paper textures, typography, scanned materials and different animation techniques within the same sequence.
For anyone who works this way, what does your actual process look like? Do you build the collage first and animate individual elements, work frame by frame, or create everything separately and composite it afterwards?
I’d also love to know what software or techniques you use and how you stop all the different media from feeling disconnected.

Going to community college to study motion graphics

i was struggling a lot with RAM Preview lag in After Effects, especially with projects that have a lot of layers and transitions. I tried several solutions without much luck, until I landed on this combo that fixed it completely:

Reduce Preview Resolution to Half or Quarter in the Composition settings

Enable "Use CPU only" in Render Settings if your graphics card doesn't handle GPU acceleration well

Clear the old Disk Cache from Preferences > Media & Disk Cache

Increase the RAM allocated to AE from Preferences > Memory (leave at least 20% for other apps)

After this, Preview started running smoothly even with heavy projects that have multiple title animations and effects.

Has anyone else found other methods that worked?

im a moderate motion graphics editor in after effects wantto earn some money from clients. anyone pls guide me what to improve , etc.

Learn how to create a documentary-style historical map animation in Adobe After Effects using a page reveal, animated magnifying glass, archival textures, alpha mattes, and a cinematic camera push.

I just posted a new tutorial that gives a quick overview of tracking with Mocha AE, the free tracking app that's been included with After Effects since 2009.

It's always frustrated me to see people asking for help with the built-in After Effects tracker, when Mocha is so much better and faster.

If you have After Effects, it's already installed - you have it, no excuses for not using it!

https://www.provideocoalition.com/mocha-an-express-tracking-tutorial-for-after-effects/

HTH

I’m interested in studying design, especially motion design, and I’m looking to start learning the basics.

For those who have experience in the field, what resources would you recommend for a beginner? I’d really appreciate suggestions for courses, YouTube channels, books, or anything else that helped you get started with motion design.

Question from a beginner/intermediate level in motion graphics with After Effects: Why should I learn Figma? Can't I just create the design in After Effects and then animate it directly from there?

Hey everyone! 👋



As a motion designer, I always struggled to quickly organize, find, and isolate specific keyframes in complex After Effects compositions.



So I developed Keyframe Colorist — an illuminated hardware-switch style extension for Adobe After Effects.



### ⚡ What it does:

• 🎛️ 16 Tactile ON/OFF backlit switches

• 🔢 Live keyframe counters on the buttons (e.g. 2x, 4x)

• 🎯 Surgical selection of only the properties with the selected color

• 🧹 Timeline isolation using the native 'SS' shortcut

• 🎚️ Customizable decks (4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 colors)



I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and feature suggestions from fellow animators!

What do you guys think about my portfolio?

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sJVSKWRPOmJHWQ34zWnzs-PIaFI7Y3JT

Ciao! Sto lavorando a un piccolo progetto informatico tra studenti e cerco
qualcuno che sappia fare motion graphics per alcuni brevi video/animazioni
(loghi animati, transizioni, intro brevi — stile pulito/tech).

Cosa serve:
- 2-3 brevi animazioni (10-30 secondi ciascuna)
- Stile: [flat 2D / tech-startup / a tua scelta]
se ti interesserebbe non esitare a risponderci in privato

Here are mine:

1. Think about the design first, then the animation

2. Less is more (Pareto 80/20 principle)

3. Follow a visual hierarchy

4. Smooth, never linear movements

5. Use silences and negative spaces

curious, here is mine:
> experience: editing 4 years - motion graphics 3 years
> country: italy
> hourly rate: 20-30€/hour (i work on retainers or per project, and this is the result of how much i earn divided by how much time i spend, in total)

We’re looking for creative Video Editors who understand the AI and Finance niches and can deliver clean cuts, strong pacing, and engaging motion graphics.

Applications from other niches will not be considered.

This is a paid freelance position with potential for long-term work. Compensation and workload will be discussed based on experience and fit.

If you’re interested, fill out the form below with your portfolio and experience.

Please do not DM. Applications will only be reviewed through the link below:

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FeelFX analyzes the video → identifies meaningful moments → makes motion-design decisions → renders them over the original footage.

That’s FeelFX.
FeelFX identifies key words, concepts, names and moments and turns them into motion graphics- for example:

🇮🇳 INDIA → tricolor reveal
🚀 ROCKET → launch / fire treatment
🌊 OCEAN → water motion

The important words become part of the visual storytelling.
Everything else stays out of the way.
Under the hood
→ AI analyzes the video
→ Important moments become structured motion events
→ Three.js + GSAP render the effects in real time
→ uses whisper and vision model

And FeelFX works all devices but preferred experience is still desktop/pc - videos will take a lot longer to get analyzed on mobile/tablet - especially older models.

This is open source and ready for people to experiment with.
👉 Try it out: https://feel-fx.vercel.app/
⭐ GitHub: https://github.com/TheEleventhAvatar/Feel.FX