Mettle is pleased to announce Mantra V2, a free upgrade, which introduces AR production capabilities into Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro. The new features build on the 360°/VR VFX already found in the Mantra software, and offer more tools
Bring your 2D logo to life by transforming it into a 3D object that becomes an AR experience. Jonathan Winbush shows you how using After Effects, Mantra Version 2.0 and Adobe Aero.
New features coming soon in Mantra V2 make
We’re proud to present the first 360/VR stand-up comedy routine, from renowned American actor, voice actor and comic, Mark Christopher Lawrence. Hugh Hou (CreatorUp) and Jonathan Winbush (Winbush Design & Animation) joined forces for the
The best concert experiences have evolved into mind-blowing immersive journeys for the audience, combining sound and visuals. And we’re proud to count one of the best in the business as a Mettle customer. Johnathan Singer is a multi-media visual artist
New features in Mantra 2.0 will give content creators the tools to quickly and easily create AR assets, and export them in formats supported by AR players; USDZ (iOS) and glTF (WIN).
Jonathan Winbush shows how easy it is to
Learn how to add mood and texture to your footage using Mettle FLUX. In this tutorial, Charles Yeager shows how to camera track your scene in After Effects, and then add a FLUX “Volume” to match the camera movement.
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One of the coolest effects in the Award-winning MOONBASE [INVASION ReMix] is a 3D Holographic Avatar of Rock’n Roll Hall of Famer Mix Master Mike, mixing in real time. In this tutorial, Jonathan Winbush (winbush.tv) takes us behind
This latest overview for Mantra VR by Charles Yeager highlights some creative uses of Mantra VR. Check out some popular effects, and they can be applied to both 360° and Flat footage.
You can also watch the After Effects version
This latest overview for Mantra VR by Charles Yeager highlights some creative uses of Mantra VR. Check out some popular effects, and they can be applied to both 360° and Flat footage.
You can also watch the Premiere Pro version
The music video “Red Lion” by the multi-instrumentalist and director Oh. (Olivia Hadjiioannou) is presently a winner, finalist and official selection in 14 film festivals worldwide for Best Music Video, Best Experimental Mixed Media and Best VFX. We’re
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows how to create double exposure displacement mapping effects with FreeForm Pro, as seen in True Detective Main Title sequence Seasons One and Three. Learn how to create different looks, based on clever techniques and
In this broad overview, Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) walks us through the three main functions of the plugin: Mesh Warp, Displacement Mapping, and Primitives.
Learn many creative uses, including how to create a 3D nebula animation from a single
THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS is a four-part VR episodic series that immerses viewers in visually luxurious and psychologically complex dreamscapes based on Freud’s original case studies. The series is supported and distributed by Samsung VR as part of “VR
Matt Nefdt and Hanne-Lizé Delport share the timeline for their 360° Coral Reef animation. We see the process used for creating their animation, starting with a 360° underwater image from Adobe Stock, retouching it in PhotoShop, and compositing and layering
Matt Nefdt and Hanné-Lizé Delport think outside the box for the technique in their latest 360° animation, a beautiful underwater scene animated with glowing fish and coral. They used a clever combination of flat and 360° images in PhotoShop and
This tutorial shows how to create a night time version of your 360° landscape animation, also adding in a FLUX sky. It’s a sequel to Tutorial: 360° Landscapes with FreeForm Pro + GEOLayers 2 + After Effects CC 2019.
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows how to create a 360° landscape animation using Mettle FreeForm Pro and GEOLayers 2 in After Effects CC 2019. He uses the built in VR tools that are native to After Effects. This technique
Los Angeles-based electronic composer Piers Baron pushes the envelope technically and creatively in his latest music video “Majesty”. Legendary director Ty Evans draws the viewer into the ethereal soundscape with beautiful visuals, masterfully crafted, with stunning landscapes, cityscapes and skateboarder
We’re pleased to share another great animation from acclaimed South African director Matt Nefdt. Well-known for his haunting and ethereal Stereo 360° animations, Matt used After Effects with the latest version of Mettle FLUX. He takes creative advantage of
Adobe has released version CC 2019 for After Effects and Premiere Pro, and Mettle plugins are compatible. To use our plugins with the latest version, simply download the latest installers from your Mettle account. You can also download a demo
Looking for some After Effects inspiration? Look no further! We have 12 free project files, 3D looping animations, courtesy of prolific animator Dominic Pons. They’re made in After Effects with Mettle FreeForm Pro, our 3D Mesh Warp plugin.
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In Part 2 of the series we see how to bring 3D assets into Adobe After Effects to build our scene. This includes the 360° stereoscopic background loop made in Cinema 4D. (Watch Part 1 to see how that’s
FLUX V1.1 is now available, with many new features that extend the plugin’s toolset. It’s a free update for existing customers, and the new features are included in all new licenses. We have added more mutation variations, more presets, and
Hugh Hou (CreatorUp) and Jonathan Winbush (Winbush Design & Animation) join forces in this tutorial series on how to create cinematic 360°VR using Cinema 4D, After Effects, Redshift, Subpac, Mettle FLUX and Mantra VR. Jonathan used
We’re pleased to share this animation from South African director Matt Nefdt. We love the mysterious environment that explores the beauty of space and sci-fi. Read on to find out how he used Mettle FLUX and Mantra VR plugins
Kiwi singer and producer VILLETTE teamed up with longtime partner Red Bull Music to release a 360 VR music video for her forthcoming single ‘Money’.
The video for Money lets viewers experience the singer’s personal and inspiring world through taking
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows us some of his favourite ways to use the FLUX plugin for After Effects:
• Create a Nebula/Space Scene, Flat and 360° Format (00:42)
• How to track FLUX to a 2D scene (shot
Canadian Director Dejan Radovanovic, Studio UMMAGUMMA, created (Surface Tension) for the Generative Gallery, MARS Contemporary Art Center Moscow. The beautifully evolving art video is a perfect expression of Jordan Nobles’ music composition.
(Surface Tension) is a 12 minute
Learn how to create a gas planet Nebula in After Effects using Mettle FLUX and CC Sphere. Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) walks us through the process, and provides a free project file, which can be downloaded from the link
Francis Check of Video Realm Media shows how to create a mountainous landscape with an Aurora Borealis sky in After Effects. He uses Mettle FLUX for the sky (9:34), along with Terrascape, his 3D Model Pack for Element 3D.