Join Chris Meyer for an in-depth discussion in this video Time stretching, part of After Effects Apprentice: 16 Creating a Medical Opening Title.
The previous movie used the only CS6 specific feature that's required by this entire final project.…And that is the ability to track a camera's motion.…If you don't have CS6 but you do have access to the exercise files, open up…Intermediate Comps and you can either work with our Tracked Hero composition or…select the Track Null and the 3D Tracker Camera, copy them and paste them …into your own Hero + Title composition.…I'll close this for now.…So we have a nice shot here and we've tracked its motion but it's not long…enough to fill our entire composition.…
Well, there's a couple of things we can do to help solve this problem.…One, is we may not need it to be visible for the entire composition.…I'm going to go back to the Final Comp and remember we went ahead and placed…these markers that indicated when various pieces of video came into the frame…and are out of the frame.…In my case, with my own particular arrangement of layers, my own camera move,…that time when Hero enters is at 05:16.…This time may change depending on how you've arranged your layers and how you…
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11/11/2016Released
1/17/2013The 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.
- Animating to music
- Arranging layers in 3D space
- Performing time stretches
- Working with 3D camera tracking
- Typesetting and animating text
- Adding effects like drop shadows and motion blur
- Creating and animating shape layers
- Building and delivering a broadcast package
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 3s
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Setting up1m 55s
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1. Roughing Out the Spot
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The magic tempos2m 5s
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Spotting hit points in music7m 14s
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Creating video placeholders4m 43s
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Arranging layers in 3D space6m 40s
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Refining the camera move4m 32s
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2. Building the Hero Shot and Title
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Placing the background5m 25s
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3D tracking the hero shot6m 26s
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Time stretching5m 42s
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Creating the main title5m 16s
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Creating the subtitle4m 3s
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Animating the title7m 37s
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3. Creating Video Frames Using Shape Layers
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Framing the hero6m 31s
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Refining the frame5m 2s
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Framing the extra videos6m 53s
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Creating variations4m 10s
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Assembling the main comp5m 9s
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4. Dressing Up the Background
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Adding background text7m 9s
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Creating wiggly lines7m 47s
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5. Finalizing the Proof
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Using motion blur5m 53s
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Adding drop shadows2m 27s
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Improving the video timing3m 37s
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6. Delivering the Results
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Setting up the main render3m 53s
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4:3 strategies4m 23s
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Delivering a package6m 39s
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7. Idea Corners
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Animated circle grid8m 57s
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Constant vital signs2m 56s
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Randomized lab results6m 38s
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Rounded videos3m 57s
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Color matching6m 44s
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3D lighting7m 50s
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A realistic EKG7m 39s
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