{"id":21842,"date":"2013-04-03T17:14:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T21:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=21842"},"modified":"2013-04-17T14:38:39","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T18:38:39","slug":"brainstorm-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/brainstorm-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Tutorials: Brainstorm in Adobe After Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"

What if you could visually see different effects before you apply them to your After Effects project? \u00a0Using Brainstorm in After Effects you can.<\/h2>\n

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Common scenario: You’re working with a video producer and they aren’t sold on the look you’ve given a graphic or video. \u00a0They don’t know what they want exactly, but they know they want something different. \u00a0This scenario happens quites often in video edits – you’ve got to come up with a new style or technique but don’t have a lot to go on. \u00a0Frusturation ensues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Luckily, Adobe After Effects<\/a><\/strong> has a built-in tool that will help you BRAINSTORM<\/strong> a range of options based on keyframable effects in AE. \u00a0First you’ll apply an effect to a piece of media in AE. \u00a0Then, using the After Effects Brainstorm<\/strong> tool<\/strong> you can dial in the amount of randomness you’d like to see in your results. \u00a0The higher the randomness, the more variation you’ll see in your Brainstorm.<\/span><\/p>\n

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AE will dish out 9 effects variations<\/strong> based on the original effect. \u00a0With this you can apply one of the variations to a new or current compoisition or tell AE that you’d to brainstorm<\/strong> more results based off of one of the variations. \u00a0Keep repeating this process until you find the ‘perfect’ effect that satisfies your picky client’s needs. \u00a0After Effects Brainstorm<\/strong> will help you hone in on a unique look quickly and without having to manually modify keyframes and parameters to test the effect – huge timesaver.<\/p>\n

After Effects Brainstorm<\/strong> is an often under utilized feature, but it’s one that every AE user should be using! \u00a0In the video tutorials<\/strong> below (by three of the web’s biggest AE advocates) you’ll learn how to use After Effects brainstorm<\/strong> in your motion design and video editing projects:<\/p>\n

The Brainstorm Tool in After Effects CS6<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0Angie Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n