7 years on and you're still the hero of After Effects. Thank you so much for this!

I can't think of another 3rd party effects seller that teaches you how to make their effect without their product. Andrew Kramer=Ridiculously Awesome!

I noticed some people are ungrateful. Rather than just pausing it they complain about the speed of your work. I greatly appreciate what you do. For those who cannot purchase vfx assets and such you teach them how to make it. You guys are frickin awesome!!! (lol,that sudden change of grammar)

I love this guy, like he really doesn't need to make all these tutorials, but he does, much respect for you sir!

One of my favourite tutorials you've done. Thank you!

This is why I have a high respect for you guys. Even when it doesn't directly increase sales by teaching people how to make their own, you don't try to hide the knowledge. Sincerely a loyal albeit poor customer.

I've watched so many AE tutorials, and you Mr. Kramer, are still my favorite. Its fast, yes, but you give so much info in each vid. That's what the pause button is for. Thank you for the uploads!

This is so awesome,so much to learn from you Andrew:)

Dude I learned so much: a. Creating the shockwave pattern itself b. Ensuring there is randomness and complexity through copies and variations within c. Using CC Glass to get the liquidy look d. Using Bulge effect to create a circular center e. Using VC Vibrance for Color Grading f. Using Unsharp mask to sharpen and for more detail (Sub scale influence also helps) g. Using Pixel polly to create particle explosion from the center Thanks Andrew!

good guy kramer. teaches people how to work around his own plugin

Your video tutorials made me enjoy Procedural Motion Design within After Effects so much. It made me start thinking more critically. I have a BFA in Graphic Design, and starting with Alpha channels pre-comps has helped me exponentially with other Adobe Creative Suite programs mainly Photoshop & Illustrator. Thank you for the wealth of knowledge and dedication to teaching motion design!

I have the Shockwave pack and having this tutorial now gives me more control over the effects I'm doing with it. Andrew you are a God sent.

Good guy Kramer. The only guy to make an After Effects product and then make a full tutorial on how to make it yourself a few months later.

A big thanks to Andrew for his hard work - its prety cool that you can create a schockwave like this in After effects. I know many of you want a TUTORIAL on the sci fi guns vid and I have my one version of the effect that is really close and I just did a tutorial for my subscribers. If you want have a look.

BRILLIANT tutorial, I love that you were able to make the effect with the basic AE filters etc. Thank you Andrew.

Está super genial este tutorial. Algo rápido para principiantes pero si lo pones a velocidad lenta aprendes a hacer las cosas. Gracias por el Plug-in

Great work! Thank you very much for sharing it! :D

Andrew you are the MAN!!! I Learn so much from your tutorials! Thanks Man!!!

I absolutely love your tutorials. Very funny, and you don't wait around and over explain things.

This was one of the first tutorials I saw when I started with After Effects a year ago, couldn't understand sh*t about it and stopped half-way through (probably less). I'm glad that now that I've more experience I was able to follow it! Thanks for the great tutorial man! :D

Damn...Andrew Kramer is a beast with after effects

Thanks a lot. I actually learned 5-6 effects instead of one.

Definitely subbing! This was an amazing video! I always thought effects like smoke cc and fractal noise were useless, I had no idea how to use them actually! Thanks so much for this tutorial!

''With just a little bit of work I actually made the design worse'' LOL hahaha

Making that cool smoke effect from a fractal and a single effect - impressive as fuck.

Oh! Godlike! I was jumping and waiting until he would add polar coordinates!:) One of the best tutorials I have ever seen! Thank you!!!

I appreciate how immaculate the energy of that blast is. It's got the perfect speed.

Sometimes you really notice that sound effects are extreme important :D

Reading through the comments I saw the several people had the same problem that I had at first. There were like glowing bands around the perimeters of the "waves". Luckily, I managed to find a solution! When creating new layers, the default colour is gray, and it should be black. So if you change the layer colour to black, it will get rid of the greying "waves" :D

This is very amazing Andew! Thank you so much for this. Another great tutorial.

It's brilliant the way you work in subtle advertisements for your products as well as subtly dropping in stuff like hot keys and insights to the design thought process, while making it fun instead of making it dry and smacking people in the face with some cookie cutter idea.

1. 솔리드 하나 꺼내고 거기다 Fractal Noise 넣기 2. Fractal Type은 Dynamic으로 설정 3. 반전 시켜서 노이즈를 날카롭게 4. 사각형 툴로 마스크 해서 상단 부분 직사각형으로 잡기 5. 마스크 Feather값 주기 (시작 : 약간 부드럽게 > 끝 : 완전 부드럽게) 6. 마스크 위에서 아래로 움직이는 애니 주기 7. 프렉탈 노이즈 Evolution 애니 주기 Alt+시계클릭하고 time * 150 8. Transform > Offset Turbulence Y값 아래로 애니 주기 9. 프렉탈 노이즈 Birghtness 애니 주기 (시작 : 약간 어둡 > 어둡 다음 바로 밝 > 끝 : 완전 어둡게 애니) 10. Adjustment Layer 꺼내고 거기다 Polar Coordinates 넣기 (그리고 이 레이어는 가장 상단에 있어야함) 11. 걍 알아서 둥글게 말아 5:30 사실상 여기까지가 끝임 나머지는 위에서 만든거 복사해가지고 퀄 업 시키는 부분들 (노이즈 크기, 사라지는 속도, 노이즈 흐르는 속도 등) 그런데 여기서 저 모양대로 안나온다? 씨발 존나 좆같음 그대로 똑같이 1도 틀리지 않고 따라했는데 씨발 이럴때 방법이 있음 프렉탈 노이즈에서 Transform > Uniform Scaling 체크하면 이 크기 조절을 X축, Y축 나눠서 조절 할 수 있음 이거 건드려 보면 애가 중심점을 기준으로 쭉 길어지게 할 수 있음 영상에선 이거 안 건드리긴 했는데 걍 하셈 ㅅㅂ 저렇게 안나오는걸 어째 좋아보이는 이펙트 CC Glass - 보니까 Bump Map은 끄고 함 9:55 (끊긴 단면 없에는 방법은 이게 제일 좋은 듯) 1. Adjustment에 Offset 넣고 2. 오프셋 돌려보고 단면 찾아서 3. 거기다다 사각형 도형 마스크 해서 Subtract (체크는 안함) 4. 그리고 Feather 값 적당히 조절

23:10 imagine if someone were to take that simple effect and make an epic dragonballz action film with kamehamehas and stuff. LOVE YOU KRAMER!!!!

One of my favorite tutorials you've done. Thanks

My favorite tutorials always add in extra bonus stuff, this video is chock full of it! Thanks!

I have been using after effects for like 3 or 4 years and im 13 now. After effects is the best thing I have ever had

Hi, 10:42 I can't seem to figure out why my mask isn't working the way yours is. I follow all the steps exactly (cs6) but for some reason when I turn on the Shockwave Polar I still see the seams. Can you tell me one of the other ways to fix the seam? Other than that it's a 5 star tutorial. Thanks my man, CSMS

I can’t believe you you make tutorials that work around your plugins amazing guy you are

Am i the only one who gets some "rings" after the shockwave effect unlike in this video? I don't know how to remove them, I noticed they appear when I set the mode to "screen" at the two duplicated "wave", anyone else having the same issue?

10:04 He actually made 4 waves . i only got 3 ? Did i miss something?

Hey Andy, Great TT! No, not to long, I felt it was the time it needed to be. Def going to support you guy's in the future. Still new at this stuff and I feel I should get my head around AE before buying allot of plugins. Thanks

Toby Turner mentioned you in his vlog yesterday (said you were hilarious) so I decided to check out your channel. Funny and informative content. I especially like how you break down the scenes you've made to show what was real and what was effects, like the ones with the exploding train and alien gun. I'm severely impressed and completely green with envy that you got to work on Star Trek >:) and can I also say you have a very soothing radio announcer voice :) Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to trying one of your exiting tutorials when I have time to play with AE again. Hope you keep making great vids like these. Subscribed :)

More "100% in after effects" tutorials :)

1:25 In my mind I was like "GENIUS!"

The offset trick is brilliant! thank you ANndrew!

Thanks a lot andrew another great tut. you help us understand something new n amazing about the software with every single one of your tutorials.

Hi, question I keep having those blue lines of the solid around it. How do i remove that>?

SCI-FI WEAPONS TUTORIAL PLZ DUDE

IMO, one of the coolest effects of this is the faded particles after the shockwave. I'm not quite sure how to describe them, they are like fire/liquid :)

Love your tuts Man u have really helped me in my motion graphics career you Rock

18:57... Gotta remember the time I was at, it's 4:12am and time to sleep :D

VC COLOR VIBRANCE Plugin required (free)

Awesome.. Thanks for taking the time to make tutorials.. Don't stop.. They are very very helpful.. Thank you..

8 years since and still great tutor!

Kolik tak se na to dívá čechů ? :D

Can you make it easier to understand? My thing doesn't move AT ALL!!!!!!

I could not ask for a more exciting tutorial. Thank you Andrew Kramer!

That was the best VFX tutorial I've ever watched!

thank you 1,000,000 times god bless you honey

the mask wont move,,, PLS HELP ME

Amazing. One of the best tutorials I have ever seen :))

I did love your works, thanks for the tutorials.

"We're using Color Vibrance, right, this is 2014."

When I play back my shockwave, I have a ring around the outside that doesn't fade out, no matter what the brightness of the fractal noise is...help?

Wow. Amazing work, thanks so much for this!

Wow 9 years and still be a useful tip, we miss you a lot Andrew

dang mine looks so bad lol

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA whenever andrew uploads i AM HAPPY AS FUCK

I'm still amazed you find a new way to use fractal noise in every single video!

Anderw Cramer is the legend of after effects. I have a very high respect of you sir. Cause you always love to share your remarkable knowledge of after effects with great inspiring tutorials. we owe you sir!!

Why "easy ease" these keyframes? What does it change?

what is this wizardry?!

You guys are actually my favourites!!

This is very easy and well done! thanks Andrew!

My Favourite LMAO Moments Of This Video 20:43 22:14

Hey, I'm 15 and have been animating with different programs for 3 years now, My parents believe that anything involving explosions or special effects is violent, to the point where they will kick me out of the house if I animate something like this (simple shock wave) :/

Thanks for this awesome tutorial, i totally respect you.

Guy your tutorials are simply fantastic. Easy to understand, you're awsome. tks

Thumbs if you noticed how it went from 3 waves to 4, with no explanation.

thumbs up If you watched to the end

the one thing I wanted to learn for free and you did an excellent job,Thank you

Wonderful tutorial!

THIS IS 2014!!!! XD

The effect was very well made, but not the tutorial! Something that I watch on a lot of tutorials are people explaining just what they're doing, but not WHY, HOW or FOR WHAT HE'S GONNA USE IT, maybe.. Remember, you are explaining this to young deficient children haha' Which means, go slower on certain parts and more technical! Because between us.. who REALLY want to learn the technique, will watch even AN HOUR of tutorial! Anyway, very good effect! Congrats! PS: take that as a "helping critic!" ;)

Thank you so much! Your team is awesome!

super fantastic I learn a lot now I can make different versions of the shockwave thanks

Thanks a lot for the tutorial. Everything worked out great😃

So similar to one of my catchphrases..."with a little work, you can always make it look worse." I'm usually referring to the uneccessary use of filters as well.

PERFECT TUTORIAL TANK YOU!! from Portugal

Damn you! Now I want to learn AfterEffects and I was just randomly browsing youtube! Awesome effect, really like it!

This is totally amazing!!!Thank you so much!!!

Always love ur tutorials.thanks!

Simply awsome! I think to show how to recreate their own product for free is huge!

I don't even have after effects, but I'm going to get it right now! This tutorial was great.

6 guys couldn't make it. i love how you don't care about the profit and teach people how to make things that it would cost them a lot. the word needs more people like you. all i know about after effects i learned it from you.

Very good and understandable video, thank you, I looked for it so long)

Thank You So Much!!! I also downloaded plug-ins and so cool man! I pressed Subscribe for you man!

Very Good. Had been looking for this. Thank You so much.

You are officially the king of After Effects!

Thanks for the easy to follow tutorial! like your voice also :D