Join Chris Meyer for an in-depth discussion in this video Setting up a stabilization, part of After Effects Apprentice: 12 Tracking and Keying.
- [Instructor] If you have access to the exercise files…that came with this course,…open up the project file AEA Tracking and Keying.aep.…If instead you are following along…using our book After Effects Apprentice Second Edition,…open up lesson 09.AEP.…Over in the project panel, inside the Comps folder,…is a composition named 01-Stabilization*starter.…double-click that to open it.…We're going to start you off with a simple…motion stabilization challenge.…I'm going to press zero in the numeric keypad…to RAM preview,…or if you don't have access to an extended keyboard,…you can go ahead and click on the RAM preview button…over here in the far right of the preview panel.…
This is some stock footage of…wildebeest walking across the landscape,…but you'll notice that the shot is bouncing up and down.…If you're not quite sure about the motion,…put your mouse over something that should be stable,…like these clouds,…and see how they move in relation to your stable cursor.…That will show up any stabilization problems in the shot.…
Chris Meyer
Trish Meyer
Updated
11/10/2016Released
11/23/2011The After Effects Apprentice series was created by Trish and Chris Meyer. These tutorials are designed for After Effects CS4 through CC, and can be used on their own or as a companion to the Meyer's book, After Effects Apprentice.
- Understanding motion stabilization and keying
- Performing a track
- Applying tracking to effects
- Keying with KEYLIGHT
- Replacing images
- Improving the composite
- Garbage masking
- Dealing with interlaced footage
Skill Level Intermediate
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Q: This course was updated on 12/12/2012. What changed?
A: We added new chapters on the Warp Stabilizer and the exciting new 3D Camera Tracker, and new movies on the Tracker panel, converting to ray-traced 3D, and rolling shutter repair, all new features introduced in After Effects CS6. In addition, there are new sets of exercise files designed for After Effects CS5.5 and After Effects CS6 and a companion movie that shows our premium subscribers how to use the exercise files.
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 34s
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The Tracker panel4m 15s
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1. Warp Stabilizer
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Warp Stabilizer basics5m 50s
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2. Point-Based Tracking and Stabilization
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Setting up a stabilization2m 48s
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Track points explained5m 48s
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Performing a track5m 11s
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Applying a stabilization2m 41s
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Performing a motion track5m 56s
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Applying the results4m 31s
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3. Tracking and Effects
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The Radio Waves effect4m 15s
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Tracking the mountain5m 31s
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Compositing the effect4m 1s
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4. Perspective Tracking
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Improving the composite5m 39s
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Tracking with mocha AE8m 59s
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Tracking for mocha shape6m 6s
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Masking for mocha shape7m 28s
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5. The 3D Camera Tracker
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Tracking in 3D (new in CS6)4m 22s
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Adding text (new in CS6)5m 32s
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6. Dealing with Obscuration
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Tracking dots5m 43s
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Dealing with obscuration5m 12s
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7. Using Keylight
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Basic keying7m 10s
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Refining the key5m 10s
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Key Cleaner in AE CC4m 51s
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8. Quizzlers
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Quizzler challenges3m 35s
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9. Idea Corner
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10. Sidebars
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Legacy tracker advice8m 14s
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Tracking interlaced sources5m 59s
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