Join Chris Meyer for an in-depth discussion in this video Using clone presets, part of After Effects Apprentice: 13 Paint Roto and Puppet.
I created a number of Clone strokes in the previous movie.…I will select the Paint Effect, press Delete and that will get us back to…the original image.…In the previous movie, I was only using Clone Preset number 1.…There are actually five Clone presets to choose from.…The preset remembers all the values you have for the source layer that you are…cloning from, whether the clone stroke is Aligned or not aligned, whether you…lock the Source Time, and I will cover that later, as well as the Offset and…the Source Time Shift.…
The presets don't remember the options you have set with the top part of the Paint panel.…So these settings will apply to every preset.…Also note that the value you set for the Clone Source Overlay will also apply to…each of the presets.…Now what can you use presets for?…Well, let's say I would like to clone some of these items.…Let's say there are stars or birds in the sky and so on, and I would like to have…a preset for each object.…I will turn off the switch for Aligned.…That way, when I Option+click to set the origin of an object, and let's make my…
Chris Meyer
Trish Meyer
Updated
11/11/2016Released
12/21/2011The 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.
- Creating, erasing, and animating brush and clone strokes
- Using Paint to reveal a layer over time
- Creating animated distortions to flat artwork with the Puppet tools
- Replacing backgrounds with the Roto Brush
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 41s
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1. The Brush Tool
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Setting up5m 29s
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Duration options4m 42s
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Animating strokes4m 3s
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2. The Eraser Tool
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Eraser tool modes5m 39s
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3. Painting to Reveal
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Creating a reveal stroke6m 45s
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Finishing the reveal4m 11s
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4. The Clone Stamp Tool
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Using clone presets3m 7s
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Time-shifting clone strokes3m 43s
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5. Roto Brush Quick Start
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Basic Roto Brush setup3m 14s
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Creating a matte7m 26s
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6. Screen Replacement Using the Roto Brush
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The Roto Brush workflow2m 37s
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Choosing a base frame2m 30s
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Defining the base frame9m 21s
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Making corrective strokes13m 49s
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Creating multiple spans6m 51s
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Refining the matte8m 3s
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Refine Edge Matte in AE CC3m 36s
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7. The Puppet Tools
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Distorting a layer4m 12s
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The Puppet Overlap tool5m 55s
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The Puppet Starch tool4m 51s
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Deforming multiple shapes5m 36s
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8. Idea Corner
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Teaching a puppet to write6m 26s
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