The last step to make this text more believable is to integrate the pulses with the feet of the runner. You can do this by masking the feet and shoes and then duplicating them to their own layer on top of the graphics. In this movie, author Eran Stern will demonstrate how to mask the runner using the color range in Adobe After Effects.
- The last step here…is to integrate those pulses…with the feet of the runner.…Now my goal here is to mask part of the frame…and leave only the feet and the shoes…as an individual layer…that will be on top of the graphics.…This small treatment will help us to sell the effect…and as always, we can assist the visuals…by adding some sound effects…and a matching score.…So we're almost ready but we still have one thing…that we need to fix.…
In order to illustrate it, I'm just going to move over here,…and then I'm going to hold down Alt,…and using the scroll wheel on the mouse,…I can zoom in to this location.…And you can see that the pulse animation…that we've created in the previous movie…doesn't look right.…It needs to be under the runner's leg.…So, to fix this, I'm going to select the runner video,…and duplicate another version…by pressing Command + D or Control + D on the Mac,…and then I'm going to drag and drop it above everything.…
Maybe not above everything,…I'm going to leave the lights and the camera…on top of all the other layers.…
Author
Eran Stern
Released
7/13/2016Along the way, Eran demos a handful of advanced techniques, from tracking, rotoscoping, and particles to distortion and camera effects. After watching this course, you'll be able to create impressive promos, trailers, and openers that will stand out from the rest.
- Dandelion type: exploding text into dozens of seeds
- Time remapping
- Tracking text
- Rotoscoping with Roto Brush
- Floating type: creating a liquid text simulation
- Designing with shape layers
- Creating water effects with caustics
- Perspective type: attaching type to moving guitar neck
- Planner tracking with mocha AE
- Pasting tracing data
- Matching focus
- Hot spot type: adding motion graphics to a runner's steps
- Camera tracking
- Adding titles
- Creating a pulse effect
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 6s
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Using the exercise files1m 57s
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1. Dandelion Type Effect: Explode Text into Dozens of Seeds
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Adding glow7m 53s
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2. Floating Type: Create a Liquid Text Simulation
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Creating a displace source8m 13s
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Ripple effect transition4m 10s
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3. Perspective Match: Attach Type to Guitar Neck
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Pasting the tracking data6m 24s
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Preparing a blur map6m 20s
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4. Hot Spot Type: Add Graphics to Runner Steps
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Adding titles across Z space10m 14s
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Conclusion
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What's next?58s
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