After Effects Ditches RAM Preview & Disney's $10B Drama | Motion Mondays

RIP Ram Previews, an animator takes aim at Disney, and inspiration on the grid.

This week After Effects is revolutionizing playback with a major update that's finally moving beyond RAM Preview limitations - and it's available right now in the beta. We dive into what this means for your workflow and performance.

Plus, Sarofsky reveals how they created the mesmerizing Goosebumps Season 2 title sequence using frozen paint and practical effects instead of CGI.

We’ll look at The Inspiration Grid, a fantastic new resource for finding fresh creative ideas, and break down Emanuel Colombo's insightful analysis of his 2024 freelance journey. We’ll also showcase incredible work from Kevin Parry, Heather Clement, and School of Motion alum Michael Mueller.

Finally, big news from Rive with Wix integration and new text features, an animator sues Disney for $10 billion over Moana, and we have a new Blender for 3D Artists course dropping February 3rd!

🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED

• COMING SOON - Blender for 3D Artists

• School of Motion Team Training

• Rive Academy Vol. 1

• Design Bootcamp

🗒️ SHOW NOTES

• Inspiration Grid

• Emanuele Columbo's 2024 Breakdown

• Antimatter

• Goosebumps S2 Titles Project Breakdown

• Wix Studio x Rive

• Rive Text Runs

• Animator sues Disney for $10B

• No more RAM previewing in After Effects

• Eran Stern looks at AE's new Disk Caching

• Ludus AI for Unreal Engine

• Shapen AI-generated 3D Models

• Freepik AI - now with sound

• Adobe TransPixar

• New Industry Podcast - Wes Slover's Collab Collection

🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

• Kevin Parry's Chair Stop Motion

• Heather Clements

• Michale Mueller's Showreel

• Pixrate's mindbending text animations

• SoM Student of the Week - Michal Rachel Shor