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INTERVIEW: Jonathan Walton on the evolution of music video

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Jonathan Walton has brought some of the biggest names in the music business to our screens. We met him at Adobe's Creative Day event and chatted about editing software and getting up close and personal with rock stars.

Behind the scenes of Hidetake Takayama’s Express

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Director Kohta Morie reveals the story behind his emotional music video for Express by Hidetake Takayama.

Aardman's stunning music video for ‘Winter Trees’

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Aardman combined 2D and 3D seamlessly in this promo for folk trio The Staves.

Revealed: the new features of Adobe's CC software

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From Photoshop to Dreamweaver, we reveal the best features of the new 'CC' versions of 16 Adobe tools.

Adobe unveils brand new version of After Effects

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  It's been an exciting day of new Adobe releases, and After Effects users haven't been forgotten.

Adobe launches collaboration platform for video pros

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Adobe Anywhere for video aims to make your life easier

Create dripping metal sparks in After Effects CS6

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Sometimes you need heavy sparks to drip from the ceiling. Christopher Kenworthy shows the shortcuts to perfecting this particle effect

Adobe video reveals the future of After Effects

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http://tv.adobe.com/embed/1149/16771/ After Effects is 20 years old this year (yes, really!) and in that time it has evolved hugely in order to make rotoscoping much less of an eye-bleeding task.

Breathtaking fluid simulation showcases power of RealFlow

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Get ready to stare in awe with this RealFlow creation from 3D artist Paulo Wang. We couldn't believe it was his first attempt!

Speed up your workflow in After Effects

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Things can often get out of hand when working in After Effects. Alex Donne-Johnson shows you how to maintain a good workflow

Sharpen soft footage without artefacts

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Christopher Kenworthy shows you how to control contrast and colour in soft footage to create the illusion of sharpness

Dark and mysterious short showcases Cinema 4D

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Swedish animator Rickard Bengtsson's first foray into 3D is an epic, cinematic experience. We take a look behind the scenes.

Use stills to create a dynamic 3D landscape

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With a 3D package and some decent 2D landscape photographs, you can create a full-motion fly-through sequence. Michaeljohn Day reveals how

Intricate 3D animation explores inner space

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Visual artist Markos Kay’s stunning CGI animation takes a voyage through the bloodstream. We chat to him and find out how it was made.

Produce a hand-drawn aesthetic in After Effects

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Dylan White shows you how to process digital animation so that it appears to have been handcrafted

Infuriatingly good interactive music game from Sehsucht

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Sehsucht has developed their recent animated spot for MTV into a brilliant – if maddening – new browser game

8-bit character wreaks havoc on quiet street

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See dubstep producer Xilent cause panic in the streets as his robotic alter ego

Stunning short film uses After Effects to the max

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'November Növelet: Useless' is a brilliant use of some of the best-loved designer tools including After Effects and Blender.

A big hand for Elijah Wood

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The director who gave Frodo Baggins a weird, animated prosthetic limb made of inanimate objects tells us how it was done