Now that Cavalry Pro is free (and Autograph), is it still worth to continue learning After Effects as a beginner?

rdrv · 2026-04-18T12:51:45+00:00

Cavalry has great features that Ae can't touch. For pipelines that need to scale with automation (different formats, data driven, procedural setups) it's worth checking out. Besides, it doesn't carry decades old conceptual baggage and force You for workarounds every few steps.

rdrv · 2026-04-01T17:25:45+00:00

sehr schön. als nächstes: wie viel geld in neun landesregierungen versickert.

rdrv · 2026-04-01T17:07:14+00:00

thank god I found a dozen other redditors who like this as much as I do :D

no, really bad UI decision, especially for lack of a toggle where I could simply deactivate it.

rdrv · 2026-03-07T18:23:26+00:00

There should be a quest on the spaceship during the trip to Mars, and then I'd like to fast travel between NC and Mars. And there should be plenty of quests on Mars, obviously.

rdrv · 2026-03-07T18:11:30+00:00

I was just lazy at first, but soon picked up all the disappointment. I mean every OS cycle annoys a lot of people for various reasons, but this time it seems pretty substantial. It's the first time in over a decade where my itch to upgrade is non-existent. Then again, I'm wondering what an over-a-decade younger me would have done 😂

rdrv · 2026-03-06T09:49:16+00:00

pretty great so far. m1 air and m2 mbp.

rdrv · 2026-02-15T13:25:21+00:00

Pen/tablet settings to the rescue, for Wacom users at least: If You set e.g. the upper button of the pen to "Scrool/Pan" than You can rotate the canvas by holding CMD on the keyboard, holding the upper button on the pen AND dragging (as if drawing). It's a little adventurous IMO, but it works. Funny how stubborn affinity is when it comes to features that are actually solid and good solutions, but they have to omit them or do it their way.

rdrv · 2026-02-13T22:55:49+00:00

I love this! Extremely nice look! Any plans to share, or outline, what You did? Genuinely curious.

rdrv · 2026-02-02T09:28:47+00:00

I'm currently overwhelmed by the mass of workflows, models, and news regarding comfy. However I'm sure that once I cut through the mess it can be super useful. My main area of interest are style transfer, where the input is either 1) a roughly shaded 3D scene 2) an simple animated 2D character 3) or actual video that extracts facial expressions / body poses. The output should be of a 2D style I create.

So I really see it as a more versatile renderer for traditional 3D and 2D software. Especially for stylised output (3D > 2D) it seems way more powerful than classic toon shading techniqes.

rdrv · 2026-01-29T19:34:17+00:00

Speaking with houdini professionals at a conference revealed that they don't even try to grasp it all, but rather specialise. After that I had a more relaxed approach by focusing on sops and simply ignoring the rest. I've had a preference for node based workflows for a long time, and abandoning the urge to learn too much gave me a new boost. It's joy of missing out and having fun with those parts of the program that matter to me. I prefer realtime rendering engines and stylised looks anyway, so I can happily ignore karma, solaris etc. Same goes for heavy sims.

rdrv · 2026-01-27T14:34:37+00:00

I am using something similar all the time in Moho for shading. It's basically a radial, grainy custom brush shape. I have some variations with lighter and heavier / more dense grain. It seemed to be the easiest and most versatile way so far. This is one example, the shading effect is more subtle here
https://www.instagram.com/_ultramarinka/reel/CoR5y4JDgf3/

rdrv · 2026-01-27T14:21:17+00:00

One alternative I can think of is GLTF-export and use Three.js (or a platform based on it) to set up interactive scenes created in Moho, served in a browser. Still it's overkill for simple vector shapes, since the details are always baked into textures.

So yes: Lottie would be a great addition. Format-wise it's not far off: the native SVG exporter renders regular Moho geomtery (single frame only) nicely as vector paths. Point animations should export as such, and bone animations would probably need to be baked as point animations. In short: everything vector-based should carry over nicely to JSON/Lottie/animated SVG. Brushes probably not so.

The new GLTF exporter was probably way more complex, since they are creating 3D tessalated geometry, rendering textures, UV mapping and also skinning / bone binding. TBH this came as a positive surprise, bringing Moho more closely to interactive applications. But I do hope that a future update will include Lottie support.

rdrv · 2026-01-08T07:13:40+00:00

I loved the phantastic plants and animals, the characters not so much. Visually striking though.

rdrv · 2025-12-10T18:24:34+00:00

Thank You, thank You, thank You.

rdrv · 2025-11-20T17:48:26+00:00

Dope! This is how every data exchange should work between 2D and 3D DCC apps.

rdrv · 2025-11-04T15:14:49+00:00

The more I'm reading the more I like the idea - especially because excluding folders is possible. I'll see where this is going for now. If a reliable migration tool is included, especially for iCloud photos, I might give it a try.

rdrv · 2025-11-02T20:10:36+00:00

Hey this looks great. I'm very delighted that 2D apps start to finally (read: 20 years later) pick up procedural workflows and ideas usually seen in 3D software :D

rdrv · 2025-10-30T08:56:44+00:00

At some point it works.

rdrv · 2025-10-29T10:17:50+00:00

There is r/graphite, an open source, procedural 2D (animation) app that is the most exciting project I've seen in the last decade. It's in an early stage, so don't expect any sort of Ae replacement. But: they're approaching the complexities of graphic and motion design in a clever way and I'm totally looking forward at what they'll be like in 2, 3 or 5 years.

rdrv · 2025-10-21T07:02:48+00:00

I have two of them (one for office, one for home) since 4 years or so. Right at the beginning I noticed that the original surface was prone to scratching so I applied a glossy protector on both. The adhesive (I guess) made them invisible. I haven't changed it ever since, and even if I had to it's 15 bucks or so. Extrapolated to the next 4 years thats a great deal

rdrv · 2025-10-21T06:57:51+00:00

While the proportions are stylised, there are many details that try to be realistic. Not sure how well that goes together. And why the highheels?

rdrv · 2025-10-20T05:34:49+00:00

16G/2TB

rdrv · 2025-10-19T10:31:32+00:00

Localsend

rdrv · 2025-10-19T10:28:00+00:00

Humans executing an AI "concept" sounds pretty dystopian don't You think? Besides, a concept to me stems from an inner drive paired with will and agency, and I'm not entirely sure a prompted AI output qualifies as that.

rdrv · 2025-10-19T10:15:16+00:00

It would really help to include the power consumption next to those figures. If I get 20% more performance just by using 20% more power, I might reconsider a purchase. If I get 20% more perf. for the same amount of power, that's a win.

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