What After Effects is Hiding...
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- What are the best-hidden features of After Effects? In this quick video, I'd like to share my list of these hidden gems to help you work faster & smoother. I cover alternate techniques for animating using mattes and masks in your motion graphics.
Also, I've been experimenting with different editing styles! What do you think of this quick format of the tutorial? Please leave me a comment down below :)
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ngl life would be so much easier if adobe used the same names for same functions between its programs. If preserve transparency works just like a clipping mask in photoshop (the one program most ppl know) then just... just name both clipping mask....
But then I'd only have half as much to talk about :O
No, then Adobe gets too easy and isn’t it special anymore if you can use those programs.
@@officialberend5335 bro what
@@Tomyay sarcasm
i mean i think they all used to be separate programs before being bought by adobe but come on theyve had years to update them why cant they at least make the key to "play" what you're working on the same?? i hate switching between animate and after effects and having to be like "oh yeah, animate uses the enter key and after effects uses the spacebar" every. time.
One professor I had always told us to “click on it, and see if it explodes”, exactly because of these hidden in plain sight feature’s.
I love that philosophy
This video is a masterpiece! I can only imagine how much work this editing took. Not to mention the tips were mind-blowing, especially for someone that has lived the past few years inside Photoshop 😶🌫
Oh my, thanks for the awesome comment. I spent an extra day editing than I normally would and had so much more fun in the process. So glad you found it useful.
WONDERFUL VIDEO BEN! My gripe with design content in general is how the editing is sterile and boring which in turn doesn't engage the learner, and this video obliterates that peeve with humor and "get-to-the-point" editing. Love to see what new content comes from you next!
Oh my, thank so much. This is the best comment I could hope for. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It was a lot more work, but way more fun to make. :D
Heyy, it's just too much u know?
Mind blown - this is going to tidy up my comps so much, I've spent years doubling up on layers to use as alpha mattes
These are awesome tips Ben 😲
Indeed, Jordy. You and Ben are the best teachers ever!
Talking Ben
Dude, I've literally been looking for the clipping mask feature for years! Track matte and set matte never fully did the job. It's amazing how such a simple feature could be so elusive. God bless you!
Just last night I finished up a project that went really smoothly and thought “Well look at that, I have finally mastered after effects! I sure am an elite animator!”
So it was about time I found a video that made me realize I still have a lot to learn. Right on schedule😂.
Glad I got this out just in time. Don't want anyone getting too confident 😂 Congrats on that project Chipp, you're an elite in my books
@@BenMarriott Haha! You're the man.
I use all of these already... and yet I AM GOING TO WATCH THIS VIDEO MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE YOU HAVE TAKEN THE ARTFORM OF AFTER EFFECTS TUTORIAL TO NEW HIGHTS AND I AM HERE FOR IT! 😬
Oh man, thank you so much :D
Ben, I hope you never run out of toilet paper far too late into the business, that's how much I adore your work. This blew my mind right at the begining. I can already see the once long nights editing diminishing to a few hours, my cats thank you.
Awesome video. I’ve never really taken advantage of “preserve underlaying transparency”
Gotta disagree on b tiering Overlay mode.
If Screen, and Multiply are A tier, Overlay is actually the combination of both of those modes, anything below a 50% value gets multiplied while anything above 50% value is screened anything at 50% value (808080) just disappears. It’s A tier for sure!
Place grain on an middle grey background (808080) then apply it to the comp using overlay and mix to taste with transparency.
Amazing for textures.
Cheers, thanks for the tips!
Glad you are spreading the knowledge of silhouette and stencil. I've opened so many artists' projects where they have duplicated matte layers dozens of times and bloated/complicated a project because they aren't aware of those modes.
Dude I've been raging and being frustrated about layer masks and alpha matts in these 4 years using AE, I can't believe it's that simple and I haven't seen this before. Thank you so much, really.
“Down past the chaotic lands of hard mix, difference, and classic difference…” got me good
The tips & editing are on point as usual, but the cam setup is looking exceptionally crispy today 👌🏾👌🏾
Thanks Mason :D Gotta justify the new camera purchase somehow
Love how this is concise, easy to follow, but somehow also packed to the brim with humor and polish. Full blending modes tier list stream when?
damn, this transparency feature is simply life changing, I've spent years trying to solve this problem precomping a thousando of comps and layers and using the track matte feature, which always worked but was very unpratical
and sometimes I tried using the effect Set Matte, but for some weird reasos 90% of the times it simply didn't worked at all
thanks a lot for sharing this tip man
You have a god level way of presenting this stuff man. Congrats.
This video deserves to be viral!
Great work and great tips!
I love how you've been spicing up the videos! It's a refresher from the more procedural tutorials on RUclips. Great work!
You’ve saved a life today with that transparency setting today, hero
So many insane it creative uses just came to mind! YOU ROCK SIR
this is actually one of the only times I already knew about the features you were showing. I like to use them a lot, they're really practical, esp the stencil alpha
Wow, the effort level is over 9000!
it’s a good day when there’s a new ben marriott video
vouch
I gotta say, today was a good day.
Been using After Effects for the better part of 7 years now and these are all new to me, and boy would they have saved me some time back in the day LOL, earned a sub from me, cheers for the great tips
They say 'what, were you living under a rock?'. More like IN a rock. Wasn't expecting to get anything out of this video, but this sh*t took a drastic turn. Amazing.
Although I knew bout these features. But these are the things teachers at art schools should teach, these are very very powerful yet easy features that save heck load of time. Great video, short, straight to the point with some good humor!
Wow great tips mate! Really clever use of After Effects 🔥🔥
0:30 In my almost 20 years of using Adobe products I have never before used this function, whilst 2:10 stencil alpha and silhouette I use at least ones every project, thanks for the tip Ben :D
I've used Photoshop professionally for about 15 years and I've lost count of the number of random features that actually solve super annoying problems. Gotta love content like this!
*Mind-BLOWN* What the hell, this amazing!
The editing in this video was amazing
These are actually awesome! Need MORE videos like these. thanks
Jeeze that could have saved me hours of work using multiple track mattes over the years. This is great, thanks!
holy f man, the tips were great but the editing was next level, congrats! keep 'em coming Ben
Not only a great teacher but a true storyteller!
the comedic part of this tutorial is spot on. cracked the hell out of me. :D
the "preserve underlying transparency" tip was everything i needed. now i can finally get rid of masks and keyframing
That B-Roll tho... Thumbs up!
These sweet minds developing solutions for all humanity..what an honor..
Hands down, one of the most resourceful artist channels on RUclips.
Now I finally know how to use these tools, it's been 3-4 years now since I first started using after effects.. Thanks.
This is just amazing, I am watching and listening this guy creating extraordinary things, while I am struggling to create best content possible! Heeeelp! 😅
It's 4am and I'm bingeing old Ben Marriott videos for a project only for him to upload a new one! I LOVE THIS! 😅
absolutely top tier editing - plus a new feature i didnt know about! thanks ben!
Make more like this. We like em short and digestible. Good work 👏
The king returns
Ive been using adjustment layers with masks for along time now. This "Preserve Underlying Transparency" is a game changer. Thanks!
Danggggg! Blew my mind. Thanks so much for making this video Ben!
That bit about preserve transparency KILLED me hahaha so relatable.
This tutorial (like every one you make) is unmatched
Lol would love to see a after effects tier list 😄!!!
The personality and comedy in this is worth the watch even if you already know about these features...which I did not. So, two reasons to watch 😂
Mind-blowing! 😍 Thank you so much, Ben! This editing is brilliant!!!👏
Thank youuu :D Who knew you could use motion graphics to better explain motion graphics... XD
The video is great, we already expected that. But the references?, oh my god, towerfall? tier lists? i'm one happy dog right now!
So, I've known for a while the preserve underlying transparency for a while now, BUT there are some projects where I need everthing on the same Comp... so recently I've been using an adjustment layer on top of everything with a solid composite, to have a solid BG. XD
Great Video, Love the new Background (the studio)
very Useful tips bro!
OMG Ben!!!! I've been looking for a similar way of giving textures to shapes like in photoshop!!! hahaha!!!! It was right there!!!!
Unbelievable I never knew these! Thank you
This video is great! I'm only concerned by the amount of artists not knowing these every-day necessary features. Next video will present Nulls and people in the comments will be dying at how they never knew about it..
Daaamnn the amount of planning this would take., thank you again for your insanely hard work Ben. It shows in all the things that you do
after 1 year, i finally know this feature, thank u so much. im viewers from indonesia
Now that is one useful feature! Thanks for sharing.
I know you mentioned it on Instagram that you spent a lot longer editing today's video but it was really worth it! Great video as per usual Ben
i will stan overlay until the end of time, its a secret s tier when used with middle gray
Thems fightin words!
Oh, thank you so much for the tips, preserve underlying transparency i knew that was there but never payed attention or knew how to use it, thanks for sharing!!!... Greetings.
Lol you clearly had a lot of fun with this one, thanks for another great video!
Going further : that "Trkmatte" option right to the transparency checkbox is useful if you want to apply a clipping mask only to the layer that is underneath it. I use it all the time 👍
Wooooow! 😮 Incredible as always!
WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS ALL THE TIME OH MY GODDDD THANK YOU
We need more videos like this one!
THIS *N*E*E*D*S to be a series!
I often use Difference to make sure I've got layers lined up properly, whether it's photos or graphics or whatever. Alpha Add is another good one which helps merge alpha channels from overlapping elements, both are easily overlooked until you know what it's for!
Wow, new set up... looks great!!!
More of this! I really enjoyed it
Daaaamn, thank you so much for this
You're welcome Kata, thanks for being in the early gang! Congrats on first
@@BenMarriott oh my, I didn’t even realize 🙊
Nice tips, thank you, Ben
Thanks for watching Artem!
Top notch tips and editing, as usual 🐬
This video is incredible!!! shoutout to Wayne Knight!
trying to learn AE for my graphic design course.....welp its my first time, watching these help me a lil hehe, thanks chief!
I found the elusive T once a few years ago.. then I forgot how I got to it and it was left on the blurry back burner of various other useful things I learnt but have forgotten how I got to. Cheers Ben!
new studio setup is 🔥
Humorous, helpful, and entertaining!
WTF! I have used AE since before the CC thing started and I have NEVER known about some of these! Very helpful video, thank you!
As usual, Great Video, GREAT HAIR!
Haha, the hair is half the work
Always incredible! Love these videos!
Those stencil blending modes are great for putting stuff inside text (or anything I guess lol)
It took me wayyyyyy too long to figure out how to do that in a streamlined way and always wondered why it was so easy in photoshop until I found them
Wow, i learn someting today. Thank you for the tips.
I like the animation you made there. Chicken and computers mix quite well. I happen to eat chicken in front my computer while animating. The looping textures are very nice.
Wait what!?? ... this is super great!
Thank you for shedding light on these, pretty useful underrated stuff
Thanks for the great content Ben!
Loved it and laughed actually. Thanks man I needed that, building my own cinematography business has taken a lot out of me these last few months
I love the use of Wayne Knight in tis video.
Dude this is pure gold! Fantastic editing ✨✨✨
I barely use after effects, it's been almost a year probably since I last opened it but I stayed for the sense of humour & video edition! :D
Great as usual! Thanks for sharing
You're always dropping super useful info. Thanks!
I've used the stencil blend modes before, but didn't understand the T button until now. Thanks!
Ooooooh I just learned something new haha thanks Ben😀👏🏾