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For those who have issues when adding the tracking data to 'Illumination', this is the solution: 1. Export Tracking Data > After Effects Transform Data [position, scale, and rotation] 2. Create a Null Object and paste it there. 3. Depending on which frame your effect is aligned to, parent the 'Illumination' layer to the Null Object. This is because by exporting it as a Corner Pin from Mocha, the corner pins are actually on the edge of the mask itself. Since our 'Illumination' composition setting is 1920x1080, it gets shrunk to match the mask's corner pins when copied over.
Could you please elaborate on this more, I exported the tracking data into the null object but it just adds the corner pin effect and doesn’t acc track with the footage, could you please please provide any more info on what to do to make it work? Thanks
This is SO god damned cool. I watched the entire video, even though I will probably never use this technique anywhere. It's just very fascinating to know how this kind of art/rendering technique is done. Keep up the great work! :D
The term Special Effects specifically refers to physical effects. Like real explosions, triggered charges etc. VISUAL effects is what you do in post. Nuke is used for professional compositing, but so is After Effects, to a much larger degree than many will give it credit. I worked for 3 years at a VFX house in Hollywood (Look Effects) and Id say we were at least 40% After Effects, 40% Nuke, and 20% Flame. The general rule of thumb is use the best tool for the job. Don't limit yourself.
FOR ANYONE HAVING TROUBLE COPYING TRACKING DATA TO ILLUMINATION MAP: I had the same problem as many of you where when I tried to copy my tracking data over from my solid to my illumination map, it would resize it or just not work. So what I did was changed a few of Andrew's instructions. 1. Use the "X-Spline" tool in Mocha instead of "Bezier" pen. 2. When exporting your tracking data, choose "After Effects Transform Data [position, scale, rotation]" 3. Instead of copying the data to a "solid", copy it to a "null" layer 4. Instead of copying the data from your null to your illumination map, simply parent the "illumination map" to the "null" layer. Hopefully these changes help you guys as much as it helped me.
Adding a displacement map to the whole effect would have made it a lot better, that way the texture would be deformed around his cheek and the corner of his eye. Either way, an amazing tutorial that I just watched for the 7th time. Much love Andrew!
You saved a man life with this video. I made this video by your tutorial and pass my motion graphic course in university. After that I'm just loving After Effect
Well, actually he reminded us (or at least me) about the "brainstorm" feature in AE and also about the "guide" layer that doesn't appear in the render. Those are two pretty useful tips in my opinion. And of course the sub surface idea was great!
OK, everyone like this so he can see please. After watching this and the Amazing Spiderman 2 trailer I would like you to make something of this sort but instead of these people Electro! If you could make a tutorial about this it would be amazing!!!
"We're not going to lunch later!" lol! Great tip to get some emotions and facial expressions without even trying hard when doing a little acting. Great video. I'm new to this and this works perfect enough for me ;-) Thanks for tips and the wonderful tutorial.
Videocopilot has AMAZING tutorials! I love em all... exept this one.. the effect simple does not work.... Maybe because its 5 years old and both Mocha and AE have hade some changes since then. but the changes are too big to figure out without a professional by your side... Been smashing my head behind a keyboard for the last 4 days now, working over time, and finally.... I just drew the masks frame by frame.... and it STILL doesnt look like this tutorial...
So everything worked like a charm until I got to copying and pasting the datatracking to the end of my clip. Its not following my face, its just sitting still in middle of screen. Any help?
Could anyone please help me? When I copy the tracking data from the solid layer with the Grid and Corner Pin applied to it; and Paste that info to my Illumination layer- it shrinks. To a point that makes it unusable.....I have gone back and redone it four times with the same results.... i'm loosing it. lol
I just say... THANK YOU! This tutorial was very good but i got one problem, when i paste the tracking data into the illumination map, it rescales. Do you know how to fix this?
Wow I have stopped doing VFX for a few years now but I remember watching your videos as my inspiration! I watched this just for the sake of the humor and the puns and the jokes are still great!
I found the button. But I still don't know why everyone is looking for that. Is this somehow gonna help me with sizing issue when importing the tracking data?))
Looks kinda flat. Would be cooler if you moved the vains a bit back i 'z' space, so it would have a bit more dimension to it. But other than that, nice effect!
Omg i think i cried over your username :'( tragic story... But yeah you're right. When i watched this for the first time, that was my first thought. It is pretty cool though, but i know he can do better. In his "City Demolish" video, he uses that 3D placement, so it looks like the holes in the building is actually there, and not just like a painting.
Yes, Mocha comes with After Effects, standard. It's a light version though. Mocha Pro or Mocha AE (which is NOT the version that ships with After Effects although it sounds like it) are capable of much more awesome things like object remove and 3D Camera Tracking.
There are many free options like Hitfilm (mixture of editing & compositing) ,Natron , Fusion ... and even Blender can be used like that, so there are no excuses :P
I am very much a beginner in AE so this stuff is a little above my station for now but I just wanted to say thanks for the excellent videos. It is fascinating what is possible and the explanation of technique is super helpful, top stuff, please keep up the great work, thanks again :)
I'm a complete novitiate as well, but imo the best way to learn this stuff w/o forgetting it is to follow him along slowly and just do the stuff even if you don't understand EVERYTHING beforehand.
Thank you very much. I think this is the most professional answer i ever get! Most answers are fanboy stuff. I also think "dont limit yourself" combine stuff and do new things to get the best result.
This is really cool and helpful! But am I the only one experiencing a bit of flatness in the effect? Like, it doesn't feel like it curves well with Sam's head. I'm still super impressed by Andrew's skills and will find use in this a lot :)
I like your tutorials the way you take your time to teach, but one thing I will like to comment about is " any of your videos try to start from scratch by opening a new composition because you are already my teacher. Am some how editor through your tutorials. Thanks.
Tutorial very good friend but I think you should focus a bit more on what I think is the tracking is the basis of all if the tranking jerky or something happens with everything else is not a good result ... I like your work continues.
