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This project was created in After Effects (AE) by combining various AE effects with Zaxwerks 3D Warps, Zaxwerks ProAnimator and Knoll Light Factory. For a movie and breakdown click here.

If you do sports graphics Invigomany is worth its weight in gold. Serge Hamad, Zaxwerks power user and forum co-leader, has created a companion CD full of project files and texture maps. These project files enable you to create custom graphics of various sports equiptment. The maps are customizable right down to […]

If anyone has a current version of a Zaxwerks plug-in that they would like to get running on the Mac under CS3, here are the links. These plug-ins will run in AE 6.5, 7 and CS3. Most of these links are MAC ONLY because only the Mac versions were changed for CS3. The […]

Here’s another example of how you might use 3D Warps to add something a little extra to a project. Check out the example movie and project file here.

Take a look at this recent blog post for a quickstart overview on how Zaxwerks’ “3d Warps” works.
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Working in 3d space in After Effects can be a tricky business at best, and downright confounding at worst. I recently completed a project for a client and dealt with a couple of these issues in a quick, streamlined way using Zaxwerks’ “Layer Tools”. Click here to see how these tools can help you overcome […]

Every middle manager worth his/her mettle needs a nifty, extruded, animating pie chart every now and again. Check out the Quicktime tutorial and AE Project File here and see how Zaxwerks can help make your data look great.

We’ve received many questions from folks wondering how the Warps and Flag plug-ins are different. Perhaps I can shed a little light on what these plug-ins do.
First, let’s start with the simple answer: 3D Flag creates cloth animations that are completely real-looking. The cloth responds to wind and gravity in ways that […]

Here’s another 3D Warps example. You can check out the movie and download the After Effects project here.

I’ve posted a couple of example movies and the project file for some flowing ribbons created using 3D Grid Warp. You can find them here.

Hello,
Welcome to the Zaxwerks Blog. Here you will find links, discussions, announcements and insights into all things Zaxwerks. This has been a very exciting year so far with the release of two new products (Layer Tools and 3D Warps), updates to several other products and the promise of more great stuff to come.
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