5 Things You Didn't Know About Masks (in After Effects)

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
  • Here are 5 hot tips I bet you didn't know about mask in After Effects.
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    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro to masks
    1:08 Track Mask
    2:02 Compositing Options
    3:13 Pan Behind
    3:37 Quick Vignette
    4:16 Masks on Shapes

Комментарии • 45

  • @BenMarriott
    @BenMarriott 3 года назад +37

    Amazing! The Mask is a 1994 American superhero comedy film directed by Charles Russell, produced by Bob Engelman, and written by Mike Werb, loosely based on the Mask comics published by Dark Horse Comics.

  • @seencapone
    @seencapone 3 года назад +24

    Hot Tip: the ‘Create Nulls From Path.jsx’ script (in the Windows menu) will automatically assign null layers to each mask point. This works with Shape Layer bezier paths too. Then you can animate each mask vertice independently and precisely, or track the point to another object or footage, or assign expressions to the null to create procedural animation on your mask. Opens up a LOT of powerful possibilities for mask animation which on its own is pretty sloppy.

    • @seencapone
      @seencapone 3 года назад +4

      Another option in the Create Nulls From Path script is “Trace Path” which will track a single null automatically to follow along the path’s edges. The null’s rotation will also auto-orient to the path. It sets default position keyframes to trace the path around over one second, I think, which can be adjusted. Then you can track things like particle generators or other layers to the null.

    • @motionbynick
      @motionbynick  3 года назад +1

      fantastic tool!

    • @otis5d
      @otis5d 3 года назад +1

      @@seencapone Sean Capone ladies and gents!!! Google this legend 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

    • @eladbari
      @eladbari 3 года назад +1

      Exactly. A great built in script that AE added. Maks points>to Null. Still wish mask points would be as flexible to animate like other objects in AE..so you could use the Speed/Value graph on them and edit their curves

    • @ralphmoreau2768
      @ralphmoreau2768 3 года назад

      hoooooot tip!

  • @ItsRVV
    @ItsRVV 3 года назад +11

    Hee Nick awesome again, you forgot the "press and hold spacebar" while drawing a mask, the. You cann still move it

    • @motionbynick
      @motionbynick  3 года назад +2

      damn! I didn't know this one. Nice tip!

    • @bigogle
      @bigogle 3 года назад

      @@motionbynick "5 More Things You Didn't Know About Masks (in After Effects)"

  • @shanemcknight1583
    @shanemcknight1583 Год назад

    Love the tut!! Great take aways!!!

  • @abhilashm7977
    @abhilashm7977 3 года назад

    Very Useful and Amazing Stuff, Thanks 😃🔥

  • @christovicky1848
    @christovicky1848 Год назад

    Very very thank you so much nick🕵🏼👌🤙

  • @AtaurRaziq
    @AtaurRaziq 3 года назад +1

    Great tips!
    the right-click track mask looks like a simple version of the MochaAE plugin, which I'd use instead in most cases but great to have a quick option

  • @JonassaintStudios
    @JonassaintStudios 3 года назад

    Nice!! Thank you!

  • @ravifleming
    @ravifleming 3 года назад

    Learned what I don't know... Thank you !!!

  • @bayupranata9954
    @bayupranata9954 2 года назад

    Love it, thanks

    • @bayupranata9954
      @bayupranata9954 2 года назад

      i often using 5:23 this trick + adding feather for making gradient

  • @chalvlad
    @chalvlad 3 года назад

    crazy boy...thank you

  • @ManueldoesMotion
    @ManueldoesMotion 3 года назад

    That's awesome! I didn't know you could actually use the pan behind tool to move the footage behind a mask...

  • @user-ii4fs4nf5v
    @user-ii4fs4nf5v 3 года назад +1

    Интересно, спасибо!)

  • @ralphmoreau2768
    @ralphmoreau2768 3 года назад +1

    Nick awesome content as usual. would love to see if you could do a video on demystifying displacement; I feel it's one of those subjects that honestly escapes everyone. It's logic and how it works. And how it could be useful. I feel it's one of those powerful things that people don't get to under stand.

    • @motionbynick
      @motionbynick  3 года назад +1

      would love to explore this topic thank you!!

  • @ttag4260
    @ttag4260 3 года назад +1

    Add generate stroke to the mask layer to watch the mask shape and position as it plays

  • @xDaShaanx
    @xDaShaanx 3 года назад

    Thanks :D

  • @fedor3000
    @fedor3000 3 года назад +1

    Once again really good! ty! but nick... theres cc vignette.. just sayin

  • @macfreeman2164
    @macfreeman2164 3 года назад

    Great tips Nick! For the pan behind part, is it possible to keyframe that (have a layer move but the mask stay stationary)?

    • @motionbynick
      @motionbynick  3 года назад +1

      good question! Not that i am aware of. In this case, it is likely more efficient to use a matte or set matte

  • @artemtsenev
    @artemtsenev 3 года назад

    Good tips. I know only few.

  • @sebastienkohler5425
    @sebastienkohler5425 3 года назад

    Effectivly, that's things I didn't known about mask 👌

  • @vorval96
    @vorval96 3 года назад

    Hello Nick!
    You mentioned AE script sale. Can you share where do you usually get your plug ins?

    • @motionbynick
      @motionbynick  3 года назад

      Yes! My favorite scripts/plugins are from Mt Mograph and Battle Axe. Both have discounts with the code "NICK" :D
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    • @vorval96
      @vorval96 3 года назад

      @@motionbynick Thank you!

  • @motionbynick
    @motionbynick  3 года назад +1

    Got any of your own hot mask tips? 👇

    • @ItsRVV
      @ItsRVV 3 года назад +3

      Hee Nick awesome again, you forgot the "press and hold spacebar" while drawing a mask, the. You cann still move the mask

    • @emadsalah8769
      @emadsalah8769 3 года назад +6

      You can change the mask mode while you drawing it if you press the first letter of modes like a for add or n for none but for darken use d and for difference use f

    • @motionbynick
      @motionbynick  3 года назад

      @@emadsalah8769 N for none is great. Going to use this

  • @marcogrob3899
    @marcogrob3899 Год назад

    Hey man! Thanks!! I am loosing my mind! I have a green screen footage masked ( as with any footage! ) it works but as soon I add any FX then it disapears. No mask anymore...:-(( What did I do wrong??? Thanks for letting me know!! best Marco

  • @daveionwaschuck6394
    @daveionwaschuck6394 Год назад +1

    Could you remove that hot air balloon from the video?

  • @GamesForNoobs
    @GamesForNoobs 2 года назад +3

    I thought u meant covid masks lmao!!

  • @verygoodfreelancer
    @verygoodfreelancer 3 года назад

    5 Things You Didn’t Know About Mascs

  • @GamesForNoobs
    @GamesForNoobs 2 года назад

    The music is so annoying