Category: How Tos

How to pickwhip and position bulge center in After Effects to skinny legs?

  1. create a null layer
  2. then use motion tracker track 1 point
  3. apply X and Y to null layer
  4. Create new BULGE effect in a new Adjustment Layer
  5. alt+click the Bulge Center timer icon
  6. in the expression area, select the pickwhip icon, and select the Null’s position, that’s it!

Reference:

Help getting distort->bulge to follow motion tracking? from AfterEffects

How to fix or make a perspective image flat in Adobe Photoshop? And how to do a screen replacement in After Effects?

  1. Edit > Perspective Warp.
  2. Draw the plane/corners
  3. Switch to Warp
  4. Redraw a flat plane to map the image correctly.

Reference:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/perspective-warp.html

 

Screen replacement video:

How to show track points for selection for 3D Camera Tracker in After Effects 2020?

How to show track points for selection for 3D Camera Tracker in After Effects 2020?

 

View > Show Layer Controls

 

Reference:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/after-effects-3d-camera-track-can-t-select-track-points/td-p/5959152

What is a list of useful shortcuts for After Effects workflow?

How to set Work Area to a selected Layer? Ctrl+Alt+B

How to quick playback a Layer? Shift+0 on numpad

i o

i – to go to Start of Layer

o – to go to End of Layer

 

References:

How to Set Work Area to Selected Layers in After Effects from AfterEffects

https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/30-essential-keyboard-shortcuts-in-after-effects

 

How to sharpen eyes in After Effects?

 

  1. Pre-comp the layer and apply unsharp mask. (child comp)
  2. Use mocha in that layer to track the eyes.
  3. Create AE masks
  4. Now copy the masks , and paste on PARENT comp, to reveal and feather the eyes of the child comp – the eyes are now cut out from child comp, because of the masks.
  5. Adjust to fit.
  6. Now export this into a video, send to phone, Facetune Video, whiten eyes
  7. Export back to computer
  8. Import into PARENT comp and paste the EYES mark on the comp, adjust opacity to fit!