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To The Aotg.com Community,

It is with a heavy heart that we announce we will no longer be updating Aotg.com. Back in 2007, when we started, there was a lack of access to information about film, television, and commercial editing. We wanted to fix that by creating a central location for content about editing to be stored.

Since then, we've watched the amount of content about editing on the internet grow exponentially. We've also watched social media tools come and go with that growth. Does anyone remember Google Wave!? These social media tools changed how people access and search for media and information. People tend to turn to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram for their news and information, and those are all great tools to promote your sites, but as a site that aggregates links to other sites for users, it just doesn't work for us.

We will keep the site live but archive the ability to add links and comments. We will keep our database live with the links for those who desire to use it to search for editing information and research.

Our podcast, The Cutting Room, will move over to the Filmmakeru.com website and will continue to be a place for interviews with editors and other film professionals.

Everyone who worked for Aotg.com loved what we created and are proud that we could help so many editors find content that spoke to them.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the various post events worldwide in the coming years!

Yours truly,
Gordon Burkell
Aotg.com Founder

Offset Text example

June 26, 2015, 04:55 AM

https://www.aotg.com/offset-text-example/

An example of an offset text technique. this is using text animators, and some 3D stuff. I think it ends up looking cool how each letter is in a different place in z space.

Understanding Layer Control in After Effects

June 25, 2015, 04:03 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2015/06/layer-control-after...

Tips for using the the Layer Control expression control in After Effects.

Create a Displacement Map in C4D To Use in AE

June 25, 2015, 04:01 PM

http://www.mettle.com/create-a-displacement-map-in...

Chris Lavelle shows us how he makes a depth map in C4D to use in After Effects with FreeForm Pro. It’s one way to make a Displacement Map that can be used by FreeForm Pro. Why not stay in C4D to continue the project in true 3D?

After Effects Layer Control

June 24, 2015, 11:42 PM

https://www.aotg.com/after-effects-layer-control/

Layer control is a little known effect in After Effects, once you know it, it can become super useful. Its almost like parenting, but yet different at the same time.

Import FBX to After Effects

June 24, 2015, 11:39 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2015/06/import-fbx-to-after...

FBX to Ae plugin allows you to bring in cameras and solids from 3D applications into after effects with animation

Removing a microphone with mocha Pro

June 24, 2015, 11:38 PM

https://www.aotg.com/removing-a-microphone-with-mocha-pro/

In this short and clear video tutorial, Mary Poplin goes over the basics of removing and unwanted object with mocha Pro. Only 1 clean frame is painted in Adobe Photoshop and than mocha Pro's Planar Tracking and Remove Module does the hard work of matching the perspective and lighting.