- #ANIMATION COMPOSER AFTER EFFECTS MISSING MOVIE#
- #ANIMATION COMPOSER AFTER EFFECTS MISSING TV#
- #ANIMATION COMPOSER AFTER EFFECTS MISSING FREE#
Drag the Clouds.psd file from the Project window into the Timeline (at 0 seconds), then drag it to sit directly above the Angels’ silhouettes layer (between it and the Logo Yellow Shape layer). Let’s now make the Angels themselves transparent, but not overall. STEP 8: Add Clouds File Create Luma Matte You can now see blurred stars only in the logo and the rest of the Comp is visible again! Hit 0 on the keypad to perform a RAM preview and see the motion.
#ANIMATION COMPOSER AFTER EFFECTS MISSING MOVIE#
Next to the blurred Starfield Movie 2 layer, choose the pop-up menu in the Track Matte column, and select Alpha Matte "Logo Black Shape." The Logo Black Shape layer now becomes a matte for the Starfield Movie 2 layer. In the Timeline, click the Switches/Modes button at the bottom to view the Mode and Track Matte columns.
STEP 7: Switches/Modes Create Alpha Matte The stacking order here is very important when creating mattes. Drag the layer up in the Timeline until it sits directly below the Logo Black Shape layer (between it and the Logo Yellow Shape layer). Now go to Effect>Blur & Sharpen>Gaussian Blur, and adjust the value to around 5 pixels. Select the Starfield Movie layer in the Timeline, and press Command-D (PC: Control-D) to duplicate it. The first effect we want to create is to have the starfield visible in the black area of the logo, but blurred out of focus. STEP 6: Duplicate Stars Blur Change Layer Order To fix this, choose the Pan Behind/Anchor Point tool from the Tools palette, and drag the anchor point (in the Comp window) to the desired location. Not only does this affect rotation but also more importantly, scale for later on when we zoom the pistol up to fill the screen and reveal the action clip. You probably notice that the object’s anchor point isn’t on the handle where it needs to be. Now hit R and drag on the Rotation value to get the angle correct (–30° in this case). Now, drag the pistol itself in the Comp window to the desired position, somewhere above and between the two title words. Drag on either value to scale the logo down (or up) to your preferred size (we used 30%). Here, it comes in too large, so hit S on the keyboard to reveal the layer’s Scale property in the Timeline. Your composition should look something like this.įinally, drop the White Logo Pistol into the Comp. With your 8-second Comp open, drag the following elements from the Project window into the Timeline, and arrange them as shown (from the bottom up), making sure the Current Time Indicator (CTI) is at 0 seconds: Starfield Movie, Space Model Outlines (Angels’ silhouettes), Logo Yellow Shape (outer), Logo Black Shape (inner), and the Space Angels Title at the top. STEP 3: Organize Layers in Comp Check Stacking Order All of these elements should now be imported into the AE project via File>Import. Also, we created a simple Photoshop document (size 720×540 with square pixels) and applied the Clouds filter (Filter>Render>Clouds) to it.
#ANIMATION COMPOSER AFTER EFFECTS MISSING FREE#
In this case, we’ve started with a selection of Illustrator graphics: the words "Space Angels," silhouette outlines of the "Angels" (with a nod of thanks to House Industries), yellow outer shapes to sit behind the title, a smaller black shape that will go above it later, and finally a pistol logo that’s perfect for the transition later.įor video, we’re using a small selection from Artbeats Video Library: one of their free clips of a single flame, a cool animated starfield for the background, some swirls from the Light Alchemy collection, and a really nice fly-by of snowy mountains to use as the action clip we transition to. We’re looking for a mix of video, vector graphics, and an icon that’s central to the logo that can be used for the jump from title to action. The specs for this project are an NTSC square pixel composition (720×540), 29.97 frames per second, 8 seconds long, with a background color of black.įor a QuickTime preview of this project, click here.įirst, assemble the elements to use in the titles.
#ANIMATION COMPOSER AFTER EFFECTS MISSING TV#
Using just a few of these, and some sneaky techniques, we can create a fun intro to a TV program (the fictitious Space Angels) and a cool transition from the logo to the first scene of the action. One of the easiest ways to control the transparency of elements in After Effects is to make use of a matte however, mattes come in various flavors-track mattes, garbage mattes, layer blend modes, and alpha and luma mattes, among others.
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