Expendables 2 Title Sequence Done Entirely In After Effects Using ShapeShifter AE
Guns, knives and a skull… this title sequence has it all! And yes, this sequence is created entirely in After Effects, by power user Chris Bobotis. Pretty impressive, if we do say so ourselves. Tutorial in the works!
Important info: ShapeShifter AE (Mac version) for CS6 is currently in Beta. ShapeShifter AE (Windows version) is currently available. Any purchase of ShapeShifter AE for CS5 and CS5.5 will be given an automatic upgrade to ShapeShifter AE for CS6 when it is launched. Please get in touch with us to get the CS6 version.
May 15, 2012 Tags: After Effects, Expendables 2 Title Sequence, Mettle, Plug-in, ShapeShifter AE
Category: After Effects, ShapeShifter AE 4 Comments 
Captain Numerica on Red Giant TV
Harry Frank of Red Giant TV presents Part 2 of the the Captain Numerica tutorial set. Although it was first posted on March 27th, we just recently uploaded it onto the mettle Vimeo channel. Harry shares techniques on finishing the animation with effects and color correction.
Part 1 was presented by Eran Stern, of sternfx:
May 14, 2012 Tags: Captain America, Free Project File, FreeForm Pro, ShapeShifter AE
Category: After Effects, Contributors, tutorials 3 Comments
Ancient Journeys Blazing Fast / FreeForm V2
Gary Bird of Perth Australia created this in After Effects, as part of a sting for a kids’ history program. He uses Mettle’s FreeForm V2 to add relief to the map and create the fluttering flag, amongst other things. The free project file is also available for download below.
FreeForm V2 is blazing fast, with all the same great features you know from the version of FreeForm that is bundled with CS5.
FreeForm is no longer bundled in CS6. The good news: FreeForm V2 is available for purchase at mettle.com. All FreeForm project files created with the bundled version can be opened with FreeForm V2.
FreeForm V2 works with CS5 and CS6. Available now for Mac and Windows, only $99.
May 10, 2012 Tags: FreeForm V2, Gary Bird, Mettle
Category: Contributors, Free Project FIle, FreeForm V2, Mettle 3 Comments
Crystal 3D Logo Tutorial by Tim Harris Using ShapeShifter AE
Nancy presents a tutorial prepared by Tim Harris. He created a logo animation for his company using ShapeShifter AE, in After Effects. The crystal finish is very cool. Tim was kind enough to prepare a tutorial to let us know how he did it. Thanks Tim! Great work. 
If you would like us to profile your work, created using Mettle products, contact us!
May 7, 2012 Tags: ShapeShifter AE, tutorial
Category: Contributors, ShapeShifter AE, tutorials 2 Comments
Battleship Parody Part 2
The Hypno-Precompulator is back! And helps to keep the world safe for After Effects users everywhere.
In this tutorial, Mathais (mamoworld.com) shows how iExpressions makes it easy to create realistic movement in After Effects. He rigs a 3D character using iExpressions on the Generator, a feature-set found in ShapeShifter AE.
You can check out Part 1, presented by Ran Ben Avraham.
May 5, 2012 Tags: Mettle, ShapeShifter AE, tutorial
Category: ShapeShifter AE, tutorials 2 Comments
French Flair Shows in Film Title Sequence by Sonia Rechaux
The French have a certain “je ne sais quoi” when it comes to style. This really shows in the film title sequence for the movie Praschan Requiem, created by Sonia Rechaux.
Sonia Rechaux is a 2D/3D animator based in Bretagne, France. She also happens to use ShapeShifter AE, and makes great use of the Generator. Bravo et merci beaucoup Sonia!
April 17, 2012 Tags: ShapeShifter AE
Category: Mettle, ShapeShifter AE, tutorials 7 Comments
The Bevel Made Me Do It
Preview what you’ll get in our latest FREE Project File entitled Bevels and Styles.
Chris at Mettle prepared this project file in After Effects using ShapeShifter AE, and his usual tasty finishing touches. You’ll find 14 different Bevels, and 11 Styles, and 1 animated Bevel. A regular cornucopia of precomps. Great work Chris!
April 5, 2012 Category: Free Project FIle, Mettle, ShapeShifter AE 6 Comments
mettle + mamoworld = Amazing New Products!
Mettle, creators of Next-Gen 3D plug-ins for After Effects, and mamoworld, developers of MochaImport+ and iExpressions, are pleased to announce they’re joining forces. An agreement has been reached between both companies, to co-develop new products for After Effects, and other hosts.
While each company will continue to sell and develop their own products, they will also co-develop new products together that will draw on each companies strengths.
“We’ll utilize our collective expertise to create exciting new products for After Effects users. It is both a privilege and an honour to work with Mathias. We expect great things from this collaboration”, says Chris Bobotis, founding partner and CCO, at mettle.
“My tools have a strong focus on making complex things accessible via easy and intuitive interfaces — offering highly effective work-flows is essential. Mettle’s 3DNAE technology produces high quality 3D graphics ultra-fast. Work-flow and speed — these are the key ingredients for any production and that’s what makes this collaboration so exciting for me,” adds Mathias Möhl, PhD Engineering and CTO Development and Engineering at mamoworld.
Check out mamoworld products at www.mamoworld.com
March 23, 2012 Tags: mamoworld, Mettle, press release
Category: Contributors, Mettle 1 Comment
Captain America
ShapeShifter Ae and FreeForm Pro work together to save the world! Captain America’s shield can be made entirely in After Effects, leaving you more time to don that superhero outfit and race off to save the world. You don’t have to sit in front of your computer, wrestling with your 3D program, waiting for render passes.
Eran Stern has put together a great tutorial on how to create the shield and text. Check it out at http://www.sternfx.com/tutorials/110 Awesome Eran! Thanks so much. Eran is an independent content creator and motion graphics artist.
March 15, 2012 Tags: Captain America, FreeForm Pro, Mettle, ShapeShifter AE, tutorial
Category: Contributors, FreeForm Pro, Mettle, ShapeShifter AE 3 Comments
Welcome
Mettle produces Nex-Gen 3D plug-ins for Adobe After Effects We are an independent third-party developer. That means we develop and sell our own software products; Plug-ins we think will help After Effects users create more cool stuff, faster and easier. We also give away many free project files and presets, just to help you get going.
March 1, 2011 Tags: Mettle
Category: FreeForm Pro, Mettle, ShapeShifter AE 5 Comments