A FASTER way to MASK in After Effects

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@guntherthequizmaster9515 2 жыл бұрын

And that includes masking cartoon characters in all that stuff❓

@harihadwin4523 4 жыл бұрын

It takes around 45-50 mins .... I saw his desktop time at the corner 😁

@qalamahmadkhazain6220 4 жыл бұрын

It's means not easy? 😁

@sandwich3075 4 жыл бұрын

@@qalamahmadkhazain6220 yeah

@noteros25 3 жыл бұрын

you think thats alot of time? you realize things like this can take litterally days

@wherewhywhenwhowhat 3 жыл бұрын

@@qalamahmadkhazain6220 nothing is easy in life

@lizalovestay 3 жыл бұрын

Hari Hadwin no it doesnt hes also explaining thats why

@pascaldepree3008 5 жыл бұрын

This one step saved me around 20 minutes for each mask I do. Thank you so much for this!

@cliffalexander2890 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for pointing out using adjustment layers, for anyone who does not know, if you have everything in one mask and you mess up, it is a few hours of cleaning up you have to do. Thank you again for this technique. Almost feel stupid with the answer being right under the nose the whole time.

@antonnikolla1260 6 жыл бұрын

Good one, but you could also set the mask layer from "add" to "none" and you will see the main footage and get no black. Also, you can duplicate your main layer and add the mask. In this case, you don't need to do that TrkMat thing.

@CodyPyper 4 жыл бұрын

True, but the adjustment layer does come in handy if you are copying and pasting masks onto different size footage. So many times I've masked out a 4k clip and then tried to apply that mask to a 1080 clip, vfx shot, etc and it doesnt work correctly

@mpjstuff 3 жыл бұрын

True, but it's likely less processor intensive to do one adjustment layer as a mask (composited down), then 6 video layers with a mask. Both achieve the same result -- I'm just guessing it's going to make a big difference in rendering time -- AND if you apply an effect to the video itself, those separate layers are not going to function as a whole, and you'd get some kind of artifact showing the edge of the mask where the video overlaps.

@HypeTrains 4 жыл бұрын

Masking out body parts at a time is really smart! thanks for the tip, still relevant 2 years later!

@slackdave 5 жыл бұрын

A key technique when rotoscoping is to move the vertices in groups. Not one by one. That way you maintain the shape and reduce the risk of chattering edges. Also create ...keyframes. If you're tracing a ball that flies up and down. Trace first the lowest position, the highest and then the final low position. Then adjust the in-betweens, correcting the positions where after effects goes wrong.

@DJTronuk 6 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, wow... I can't believe after 10 years of editing, I never thought of this myself 😂😂. Thanks Josh, great tip bro! ✊✊👌👌

@Olufemii 6 жыл бұрын

DJTronuk awesome bro! Yeah! This technique is a life saver!

@SaltedMallows 6 жыл бұрын

Someone please help Im trying to apply a mask to the Adjustment layer but it doesnt want to apply to the adjusttment layer it Keeps applying to the actual video whenever I click on the screen of the video to apply the mask it switches down to the video ! HELp

@WoodysAR 5 жыл бұрын

@@SaltedMallows Maybe you are confusing the Video's window, with the Composite (project) window, It can happen easily because the video's window opens OVER the Composite window, if you happen to double click (ie click twice ;) on the name,.. Then you don't see it pop up and think you are in the Composition window! :O

@mariotte 4 жыл бұрын

I briefly saw this concept mentioned in another video and this is exactly what I was looking for! No just another "just rotoscope" when in many cases it is just same amount of work and worst results.

@atlas6251 4 жыл бұрын

i have never felt this calm while masking. thank you so much

@JustinSheu 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time and effort to show this! Extremely useful!!

@CANIbirne 6 жыл бұрын

I always like your videos, so that you keep making them :D Thank´s a lot for all your tips, they are very useful to me

@qwestf3940 Жыл бұрын

using it for a few years and now I want to upgrade and I'm happy I did that.

@KrunoslavStifter 5 жыл бұрын

You should look into Mocha rotoscoping. Saves time because you don't have to adjust for every key frame, Mocha interpolates well and you have more advance tools available that allows you to track more difficult shots, even with motion blur and occlusions. Once you are done the selections and track data can be used in AF as masks. I think Mocha is included in AF btw. Pro version offers more tools for removing objects etc. But for rotoscoping work you can use mocha that ships with AF.

@fareehabatoolmaan1209 Жыл бұрын

This works. Recommended to try this out. Thanks a lot for your help

@mgardner70 5 жыл бұрын

Man. I wish i had known this a while ago! This tutorial is worth every single second. Great. Work.

@laroslav9137 Жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are appreciated. You explain everytNice tutorialng so simply and show the fundantals of producing. Many people and myself thank

@Kimera_Alternate_Realities 4 жыл бұрын

How underrated video, this is wonderful, thanks for sharing.

@inciteful_kavi6332 3 жыл бұрын

thank you. Only vid showing this on KZfaq and now I'm not confuse anymore. Continue to follow whatever dream you have. peace and love hommie

@GrantFoxOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

This was helpful thanks

@adepew 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Never would have thought of this, thanks so much.

@natasfresas 6 жыл бұрын

This is actually great! Thanks for the tip man!

@GriffinKerwin 6 жыл бұрын

Yes! Love this

@Olufemii 6 жыл бұрын

Griffin Kerwin 🔥🔥🙌🏾

@neko9141 6 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful, thank you!

@Vine-ji1hu 5 жыл бұрын

Freaking awesome content and you saved me TONS of tedious mins of masking time lol. Keep up the great video content.

@JulienAndo 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect! thanks for the tip!

@shamicashaniquaanderson7616 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!! This is such a monumental help.

@user-lu1jd1pv9k 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this technique !

@squareinsquare2078 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Had a totally different problem but this actually solved it!

@dante7430 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks this was so helpful I'm a beginner editor and I'm still learning alot about after effects so this was really helpful

@jumanjiwarlord 5 жыл бұрын

What’s the advantage of using the adjustment layer / track matte technique? I assume you could just duplicate the layer and mask each “ligament” individually anyway?

@chrisadams6332 6 жыл бұрын

You are the best, this was so helpful. Thank you.

@syahidsabil6294 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! You nice tuto!!

@brandonmanderson 6 жыл бұрын

Gotta try this out! Thanks dawg!

@omarbishtawi4280 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great tip ..... really time saving

@TheLunablackheart 5 жыл бұрын

An absolutely amazing trick which I never ever would have thought of. Wow. Dope dude.

@leorodion 6 жыл бұрын

I never thought of this, thanks

@gilbertoleonardo2432 Жыл бұрын

TNice tutorials might just be the first motivational comnt ive ever seen on a tutorial vid. ga thanks bro

@batmanwholaughs5065 Жыл бұрын

getting going on my compositions!

@KeyIntelMedia 4 жыл бұрын

If you look at many tracking videos this segmented strategy is the way to go. nice video

@hamzakasbaoui4156 Жыл бұрын

What a video bro! Can't thank you enough! Thank you so much you made life so much easier!

@RPPRods 6 жыл бұрын

GREAT TIP! Thank you!!

@_Gabyo_ 6 жыл бұрын

One thing I would really like to be able to do is to parent adjustment layers to tracking points. It would be really useful when the camera is moving but the subject not so much, and more precise when working with masks or effects such as mesh warp. I don't know if there's an expression for that but I couldn't find answers online.

@ryanfilmsanimationyt 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JoaquimNelson 6 жыл бұрын

That´s indeed a great technique, I usually combine this one with some rotobrush work, but that´s only after Adobe invented the rotobrush. Still, there are some cases where you have to do it manually and this is definitely the way to go. Great job! Keep up the good work, got yourself a new subscriber! ;)

@toubeelo1979 6 жыл бұрын

I don't anything about video editing, but I subscribed to watch your tutorials/advice/tips for future use. Question: does masking separate parts of a clip make your final result longer to render?

@josiahtaundidesigns Жыл бұрын

Awesome tut. Love from Calgary, Alberta

@IshikaShanai 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@k411tak5 Жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial Micheal, great video to get us started. May you tell - how do I link two or more channels (in the rack channel) as to share the sa

@Yellowlief 5 жыл бұрын

DUDE YOU ARE A GENIUS I LOVE YOU

@TiaanAdrian 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Tip :D

@benjaminrodriguez671 4 жыл бұрын

amazing thanks for the tips

@yongstudio1251 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You saved my time

@kittykat8676 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@ronmayo4041 6 жыл бұрын

Thank You, in hind sight I should have implemented this much more.

@ssojyeti2 5 жыл бұрын

This makes so much sense

@loganmacintosh6614 6 жыл бұрын

THIS IS GENIUS

@riseofzi3 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro. That's what i need.

@SmartVideoBE 6 жыл бұрын

40 minutes to be exact ;) thank you for the great tip!

@g__uii6057 Жыл бұрын

Thank You So Much Bud

@TudorNecula 6 жыл бұрын

this is gold !

@OrenJury 6 жыл бұрын

such a good idea, thanks

@LeiteDsnPedroI 6 жыл бұрын

*I agree with the thumbnail.*

@cooldude87ish 6 жыл бұрын

Great Video HOmie!

@snyd7100 6 жыл бұрын

oh my thank you!!!

@Kineticartist 4 жыл бұрын

word damn thats the treat bless you

@neandertalero 4 жыл бұрын

nice bro! thnx for sharing

@JoelGustafsson 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting! :D

@jamieredden8124 6 жыл бұрын

Just curious as to why you didn't track mask for some parts? Also you can drag and select multiple points so you don't have to move multiple points individually along his arm and things like that.

@Luckylukeproduction 6 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@Zgjimik 6 жыл бұрын

Subscribed, you are awesome.

@DakNamTiltu 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for the tips....

@truth9547 5 жыл бұрын

Im HELLA late...this is AMAZING. Thank u!

@valerio51987 4 жыл бұрын

is that really better than roto brush plus refine tool? I mean roto brush looks much faster and the result it's still good

@ErCapoAlex 5 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot brooo

@lordloco79 6 жыл бұрын

You genius! Thanks

@JayCarver 6 жыл бұрын

Is there any advantage to adding the mask to the adjustment layer and making the clip a track matte versus just applying the mask to the actual video clip?

@davidpoulton7694 4 жыл бұрын

The rules apply to also photoshop. It is sometimes easier to mask parts individually instead of taking on the whole selection.

@essvisuals6882 5 жыл бұрын

cheers mega helpful :)

@nturner2176 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@Jacobooze 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the tip, I know this was in 2017, but the mask mode can be set to none instead of applying it to an adjustment layer, the less layers in a compostion, the better haha.

@shepherdsoccer9833 3 жыл бұрын

yeah

@dcohencpt 3 жыл бұрын

would using the mask tracker that tracks the mask and key-frames for you automatically combined with this make it faster?

@BassemInJapan 5 жыл бұрын

thank you you are the best

@fiftyclown 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant little hack!

@fabriciobarra394 Жыл бұрын

Much love

@ToneyFranco 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@TechVenture 6 жыл бұрын

Your voice is amazing

@Floglo 4 жыл бұрын

Shit that's exactly what I was thinking that masking in after effects is sooo annoying there has to be a better way lol so i found your video! Thank you