Chris Lavelle walks us through the features of FreeForm Pro, mettle’s 3D plug-in for After Effects. He explains every feature in detail, step-by-step. An extremely thorough video manual/tutorial that can be used as an introduction to FreeForm Pro, or as …
Dave Legion has put together a comprehensive set of tutorials on Character Animation. The series is called “Build Me Some Hope”, named after a character from “A Story of Hope”, an animation he worked on for the FH Foundation. You’ll …
Sonia Rechaux was classically trained in design schools in Paris, France. She learned Adobe After Effects at a Parisian advertising agency, and now works freelance. When she began work on a film title sequence for Praschan Requiem, a French …
Here’s a great example of character animation in After Effects, using mettle’s 3D plug-in FreeForm. Gareth Jones has put together a fun piece for Virgin Media/Ignite. FreeForm makes 3D movement in character animation much easier, especially head rotation. For example, …
Tsukasa Kishimoto (vj nanographica) creates 3D projection installations in clubs and special venues in and around Tokyo, Japan. He uses After Effects for his motion graphics sequences, with mettle’s 3D plug-in FreeForm Pro as one of the tools to achieve …
Cameron Gough runs an award-winning animation studio in Melbourne Australia, that goes by the name ‘Dirty Puppet’. He works in After Effects, and integrates our plug-ins as part of his tool-set. He uses Freeform Pro on various projects to help …
Here’s an in-depth tutorial that goes over the new features in Version 1.5 of FreeForm Pro and ShapeShifter AE. Kevin Schires, who worked on the programming at mettle as part of the engineering team, has put the tut together for …
Check out this 3D AquaMan logo, made entirely in After Effects with ShapeShifter AE. Complete integration into the After Effects UI lets you stay in the familiar interface of AE, and use simple tools and effects to create complex …
“Don’t worry, when it all dries up and all is seemingly lost. When you can’t sleep for that one transition. When you find yourself gently thumping your head on the wall wondering if there is a way out… Keep going… …
Tim Harris shows how to use the new fog and mist features in FreeForm Pro Version 1.5. He starts things off by creating 3D terrain with FreeForm Pro. He makes a 2D Displacement Map that will be used to create …
Jason Moll had some fun with his company logo, trying out different 3D variations using ShapeShifter Ae in After Effects. He created a video to showcase them and shared it with us. “Hi, I’m a motion graphics artist and partner …
Here’s a simple tutorial …
Sometimes our customers say it best: “With ShapeShifter I can save lots of time and do everything I want directly in Ae. Just simple 2D animation stuff that everyone knows how to do and ShapeShifter will do the rest for …
We continue with Trevor’s great tutorial series, currently being hosted by aetuts+. Trevor explains the steps he goes through in designing his Superman logo, from concept hrough creating and rendering the 3D design in After Effects, with mettle’s ShapeShifter Ae …
There’s a great tutorial series from Trevor Coates, being hosted on aetuts+. In it, Trevor explains how to create and animate a 3D logo in After Effects. The logo just happens to be his version of the Superman logo, inspired …
Introducing mettle product bundles! You can save up to 30% from your total purchase cost on our popular plug-ins FreeForm Pro, ShapeShifter Ae, the Mylenium Edition Project Files, as well as the Aqua Pack project files.. The more you buy, …
Dan Gies has put together a great tutorial series, which is being hosted on aetuts+. The series explains step-by-step how to animate his Rocket-Dees bird character in After Effects. Dan uses FreeForm Pro, Trapcode Particular, Expressions, and the After Effects …
Andrew Embury has created a terrific animation for American Express using FreeForm V2. The terrain distortion is done using FreeForm V2, which can easily transform a flat layer into a 3D grid with control points; perfect for terrain. Each control …
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Design Challenge. We wanted a truly impartial vote, based on popular opinion, so the winners were selected by popular vote on aetuts+. Thanks to all who participated! We had a great …
We’ve received all the submissions from our Man of Steel & Style – Superman 3D Logo Design Challenge. The judges have gone through the submissions, and have chosen the top 6 finalists. Now it’s up to you to decide which …
The Superman Design Challenge is wrapping up, and we’ve got some great entries from all over the globe! From Singapore, Germany, England, the US and Canada, to name a few. The Superman logo is one of the most recognized logos …
To go along with our Man of Steel and Style Design Challenge, we have a Superman-themed tutorial put together by Kevin Schires. Kevin is the creator of Elementary, a script that allows 3D plug-ins to cast shadows and create reflections …
Our Superman 3D Logo Design Challenge is well under way! We have already received quite a few great submissions. For more info on the Challenge, see the previous post. We’ve set up a Vimeo Channel for submissions. Here are …
We now have a Superman Gallery, as part of our FREE STUFF. We have been receiving lots of Superman-themed samples from ShapeShifter AE users out there! So we have created a section to showcase different Project Files, Wallpaper, Tutorials, etc. …
There’s a great new tutorial created by Maltaannon, that shows a morphing 3D Superman logo within a cityscape. It’s done entirely in After Effects, using ShapeShifter AE.
“If I would have to make just one pick, just one solution that …
This experimental piece by Artist Davide Pepe uses ShapeShifter AE to great effect. Davide works and lives in Bologna, Italy. Has been developing, filming, and producing artistic short films, music and dance videos since 1995. He also works as an …
What’s better than a free project file? We’re always adding new ones available for download on our website. So stay up to date and check us out. We create some of them ourselves, and some are created by users like …
ShapeShifter AE and FreeForm Pro have been available for Windows for quite some time. Now they are also available for Mac.
Technical specs:
Mac: NVIDIA equipped Macs with 1 GB of VRAM or higher.
PC: NVIDIA and ATI/AMD systems with …
Lady’s turn! Here it is: the female version of Evolution of Style. You may recognize this as part of an ad series done for Garnier. We did an earlier blog posting for Evolution of Style, which showcases the men’s hair …
Mettle is in the process of redoing the brand identity for musa machina. This still is part of an ad series that showcases the new logo design. Musa machina is a sound design studio that Mettle often collaborates with. They …