Category Archives: Tutorials

Class Notes, Tutorials, Uncategorized

Color keying and basic color correction

April 13, 2015 animishmish

The is a quick introduction to “Compositing” – creating a shot out of different elements (green screen footage/ videos or images) and blending them (realistically/ graphic style) together.

Green Screen

Green Screen Vs. Blue Screen:

When shooting people green screen usually works better. However, if your subject wears something green ( or when shooting a tree for example) you can always use a blue background.

Green screen tutorials using “Keylight”:

Best basic tutorial for this subject ( ignore all the DV footage comments)

http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/basic_color_keying/

More detailed tutorial:

After effects CC 2014:

Advanced:

http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/advanced_soft_keying/

Advanced excellent tutorial about “Light Wrap”

Advanced “Junk Matt” techniques:

Extra – specific compositing tutorials:

Green Screen from downloaded stock footage:

Class Notes, Tutorials

Useful effects tutorials

April 13, 2015 animishmish

Overview of different effects:

You can also create your own effects preset:
http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/quick-tip-saving-presets-in-after-effects/

Here are some color correction tutorials:

Write-on effect:

Extra Tutorials for your type animations

April 11, 2015 animishmish

mattrunks.com/tutoriaux/flying-drop-gouttes-volantes-et-animation-vectorielle

Dasom:

Balloon Text – After Effects Tutorial

Class Notes, Tutorials

Adobe Premiere Pro to After Effects Workflow – Tutorial

March 31, 2015 animishmish

New to AFX CC 2014:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-at-nab-2014/whats-new-in-after-effects-cc-nab-2014/

Class Notes, Tutorials, Uncategorized

2D tracking tutorial

March 31, 2015 animishmish

Advanced:

http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/demon_face_warp/

http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/magic_tracking/

Assignment #05 - 3D tracking, Class Notes, Tutorials, Uncategorized

Advanced tracking technique with Mocha

March 31, 2015 animishmish

This wasn’t covered in class – BUT:
Mocha is a free tool that comes with After Effects, if your shot is challenging to track – you might want to check this tutorial:

Working with illustrator files in After Effects

March 23, 2015 animishmish

Solving floating elements in a 3D scene

March 23, 2015 animishmish

1. Camera Projection:

2. Vanishing Point:

Assignment #05 - 3D tracking, Resources, Tutorials

3D Camera Tracking

March 23, 2015 animishmish

Inspiration:

3D Camera Tracking Tutorials:

Fast 2 minutes overview – including shadow catcher and lights:

Here is a frame from the video to show how to create a shadow catcher and light:

In-depth tutorial:

Mask out element to look like they are behind:

Masking out people from the frame to help solve camera:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/no-stupid-questions-with-colin-smith/after-effects-advanced-3d-camera-tracker-for-hard-to-track-clips/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/3d-camera-tracker/

Resources, Tutorials

Track Matte layers ( masking a layer with another layer)

Video March 13, 2015 animishmish

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cc/understanding-track-mattes-luma-and-alpha/

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