theserpent
Firecracker to the moon
Hey i looking for an tutorial to learn after effects from scratch 
OP
theserpent
Firecracker to the moon
Ya ok,But i heard to do things like fire in hand/intros you need to download paid particles 
,and for fire an stuff paid footages
,and for fire an stuff paid footages 
clmlbx
Technomancer
^that is one gr8 resource but it is more useful after you know at least Basic..
their are many tutorials available some of Good names are
Lynda
Digital Tutors
Total Training
I would Recommend lynda tutorials, It starts from very Basic and very easy tutorials, I highly recommend it.
their would be many After fx tutorials, Best one for you is Essential (at least for now) as it is basic, it introduces you to every tool and Ui, then their are many other packages which specializes in each tool or concept..
choose tutorial by software version you are using , so their will be no differences, So you and tutorial is on same page.
their are many tutorials available some of Good names are
Lynda
Digital Tutors
Total Training
I would Recommend lynda tutorials, It starts from very Basic and very easy tutorials, I highly recommend it.
their would be many After fx tutorials, Best one for you is Essential (at least for now) as it is basic, it introduces you to every tool and Ui, then their are many other packages which specializes in each tool or concept..
choose tutorial by software version you are using , so their will be no differences, So you and tutorial is on same page.
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theserpent
Firecracker to the moon
^^^ Thanks all of youll.
Where can i find free Footages Like fire, energy Ball,Powers like kameyamha(Dbz).
Where can i find free Footages Like fire, energy Ball,Powers like kameyamha(Dbz).
clmlbx
Technomancer
what type of footage are you looking for? shoot your video with action of having energy ball in your hand and then in after effects create one energy ball and then track it with your video and composite it..
First composition I made was talking with Myself in a video.. 2 version of me in a same video with interactive conversation.
First composition I made was talking with Myself in a video.. 2 version of me in a same video with interactive conversation.
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theserpent
Firecracker to the moon
^^ You used built in tools?No extra video cliping from net,Plugins?
clmlbx
Technomancer
For that "2 version of me" project no 3rd party tool or plugin was needed... In my opinion you should go step by step.. once you learn basic then you can estimate the limitations of tools and then you can find out different plugins and all..
1. Learn Basics (whole UI and tools)
2. Google for "After Effects" tutorials and follow that
or
Get "Video copilot" for all Hollywood effects... You know the Source
Even youtube has many and many available at free of cost (legally
)Go step By step
First learn basics then Go ahead
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theserpent
Firecracker to the moon
^Ok dont wana spend bucks for footage,plugin,particle
I was just going across some tutorials...all say you need this footage this and that particular blah ..blah...all cost around 130-200$
I was just going across some tutorials...all say you need this footage this and that particular blah ..blah...all cost around 130-200$
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theserpent
Firecracker to the moon
Hey guys im seeing this one.
VIDEO COPILOT | After Effects Tutorials, Plug-ins and Stock Footage for Post Production Professionals
But i dont have keylight..in my afe
VIDEO COPILOT | After Effects Tutorials, Plug-ins and Stock Footage for Post Production Professionals
But i dont have keylight..in my afe
sygeek
Technomancer
No one usually does, just download it
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theserpent
Firecracker to the moon
^ Finsh downloading .Thanks..I understood most of the things,Now i want to make an intro?Any tuts on that
.Thanks..I understood most of the things,Now i want to make an intro?Any tuts on that
gdebojyoti
AFOL
Can you suggest some tutorials for that?
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theserpent
Firecracker to the moon
^^ CLmlbx show me that video
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theserpent
Firecracker to the moon
^ Please give me a tut to make intro please
clmlbx
Technomancer
you mean like credits, right?
Actually I did not follow any tutorial had little advice from my teacher and then improvised..
what I did was, first made a script about what to say(dialogues.), also practice saying each dialogue and note down how many seconds it took to speak each..
make a proper set. Lights are very important, never rely on Natural light as it is not gonna remain same for long time, always use light setup (even a tube-light and torch will do) but all should be same for both videos,so no change,
place every prop, chair the way that you or any prop don't overlap yourself, check this, sitting on both chairs, so in short keep proper distance
just keep two chairs but what ever you set, it has to be remain same way as you have to shoot yourself two times, once sitting in First chair and saying all dialogues, and second time sitting on another chair and saying all dialogues..
most important thing making interaction to look real is to keep an eye contact(very Important), and don't forget to blinks, change posture, hand gestures,
After shooting both videos, take it to after effects, and place each video on its timeline,before start cutting, you check both videos playing together and check if any adjustment is needed to match both videos, like brightness color correction, light information.. If you don't have good config then render that to output(uncompressed video format) then again reload them for future editing
Now start cutting each dialogues where you need interaction and place that way in time lines,..
one most important thing to make output from AF is to Keep resolution highest you ever gonna need it and your output should always be in Uncompressed format, yes it will be very heavy file but later you can convert it to any compressed format you need with any converter..If you render it to low file then that's it,, By rendering in uncompressed file you have have flexibility to get many output from single file.. converting is faster then rendering.
one most important thing I forgot, never shoot with camera in your hand, If digital camera then always use tripod, if any other camera or say mobile, place it on a table and then shoot, but be very careful about camera's position should not be changed nor it's perspective, even slight difference may cause problem, so mark that place.
Actually I did not follow any tutorial had little advice from my teacher and then improvised..
what I did was, first made a script about what to say(dialogues.), also practice saying each dialogue and note down how many seconds it took to speak each..
make a proper set. Lights are very important, never rely on Natural light as it is not gonna remain same for long time, always use light setup (even a tube-light and torch will do) but all should be same for both videos,so no change,
place every prop, chair the way that you or any prop don't overlap yourself, check this, sitting on both chairs, so in short keep proper distance
just keep two chairs but what ever you set, it has to be remain same way as you have to shoot yourself two times, once sitting in First chair and saying all dialogues, and second time sitting on another chair and saying all dialogues..
most important thing making interaction to look real is to keep an eye contact(very Important), and don't forget to blinks, change posture, hand gestures,
After shooting both videos, take it to after effects, and place each video on its timeline,before start cutting, you check both videos playing together and check if any adjustment is needed to match both videos, like brightness color correction, light information.. If you don't have good config then render that to output(uncompressed video format) then again reload them for future editing
Now start cutting each dialogues where you need interaction and place that way in time lines,..
one most important thing to make output from AF is to Keep resolution highest you ever gonna need it and your output should always be in Uncompressed format, yes it will be very heavy file but later you can convert it to any compressed format you need with any converter..If you render it to low file then that's it,, By rendering in uncompressed file you have have flexibility to get many output from single file.. converting is faster then rendering.
one most important thing I forgot, never shoot with camera in your hand, If digital camera then always use tripod, if any other camera or say mobile, place it on a table and then shoot, but be very careful about camera's position should not be changed nor it's perspective, even slight difference may cause problem, so mark that place.