Thank you so much for this! As an experienced Photoshop user learning AE 2020 I was frustrated always expecting AE to work similar to Photoshop, and to a certain extent it does. but this helped clarify the differences with regard to masking.
This was fantastic! I am very new to AE and just wanted to do something simple with a more complex shape, a heart, in a video and had no idea what to do. And masks were the answer all along. At first, they seem really intimidating, which they may be as you do more complicated animations, although your tutorial simplified them so well. Thank you so much!!!
The reason I'll keep on coming back to your channel is because of how explanatory you made this video and the fact that you pointed out important things that I never even knew I needed. Thank you 🫶
Logan Pinney yo could you help when i render a regular video with no masking it renders perfectly but when i mask a video the video doesnt render fully
@@itsaer0 hmm very strange. You may have accidentally turned off effects for that layer, it is a small icon beside the layer name, you will have to google what it looks like. Are you exporting to media encoder and output to .mp4?
I was really hoping this video would help me understand why I can't create a mask over my single shape layer (the only layer in the entire project, as I'm just starting), but I'm not seeing the issue even after watching this video. I started a new project, created a star and keyframed it to scale up from 0-50% from the center and rotate in 145 degrees. Then, with the layer selected, I created a rectangle from just outside the viewing area at the top right to the center (as shown in the video you guys did on the benefits of precomposing - with the rotating masked squares). All it did was create a new rectangle shape within my layer. Creating a new mask from the layer menu isn't working either. I can't even figure out how to draw a path with the pen tool and convert it into a mask. Nothing is working!
I know this is a very old question, but - masks and shape layers use the same tools, but are different things. You *can* make a mask on a shape layer, but you need to make sure you select that before drawing. Create a shape so the shape layer has something visible. To add a mask, you need to make sure you're drawing a mask instead of a shape - there are two little icons in your top toolbar, between puppet pin and the Fill/Stroke controls. The star means you're drawing a shape, and the little checkerboard means you're drawing a mask.
How can you animate the image by keeping the mask static? Like you have a long image going bottom to up and you want a specific window to show the image. TIA
Hi there! I am curious, I have two words that I want to animate by making the first letter of the first world to move to the right into the second word which would be moving left with only the last letter remaining. So how would I get it have the letters in between disappear when I am having the words move to the center and all but two letter disappear?
I couldn't figure out how to draw a mask from the center with Ctrl: You have to left-click with the mouse first and only then hold Ctrl down, whereas when you use Shift to draw a square or a circle it doesn't matter what you click first.
It sounds like you should actually be using track mattes. Fortunately, there's another video (also by me, if that's ok) on that subject - just search the channel! The thumbnail has a goofy-looking guy in a track suit (with a name tag that says "Matte.")
What if the mask isn't showing what you did? For example, I set the mask around my subject. Whenever I do add, it doesn't do anything nor does it show a difference.
Hi, I'm struggling with transparent pixels of images now and wandering is it possible to apply mask to layer cropping all blank pixels automatically? I can't do this in ps or somewhere else, because I use one premade composition many times, but I changed some layers every time by dragging them with Alt. I need to be sure that they will be in correct place (like I've draw it in ps) with all premade effects so that's why I import psd with only "Composition" and not "Composition - Retain layer size". But I really need this retain after :((
how are you able to select the masks and move them? for the life of me i can't figure it out. I click where it says masks, the points are selected, but when i drag the mask it doesn't move. what am I doing wrong?
how do i use masks and motion tile together ? let's say i've removed the borders from a video with a mask, and i want to put motion tile on it. when i zoom out however the borders that i removed create space between the videos (does that make sense ? ) basically what i'm asking is how do you "remove" the excess parts of a video that's not included inside the mask?
The easiest route is to pre-compose the element, and crop that pre-composition to the size you want Motion Tile to actually "see." Applying Motion Tile to that pre-comp (as a layer in a parent comp) would then get you the results you're after.
does anyone know how to change both shape of the mask and scale the image inside a mask without scaling the mask? (i want to make make shape which is changing shape and zoom out image inside the mask)
How do I get the mask to only cover part of the image, and then slowly fade away to the full image. For example, I have a lit candle. I want to cover the flame and then three seconds later I want the flame to be revealed. But I don't want to remove the entire candle. I want the whole candle to be seen and then for three seconds, I want the flame to slowly fade in.
@@kylehamrickmotion I tried about 30 different times, and every time it pretty much had the same effect of either fading the entire image or fading part of the image that I didn't want to fade but I could never get just what I wanted to
Incredibly well explained. I wish all TH-cam tutorials were as good as this. Bravo. 5 stars.
Thank you so much for this! As an experienced Photoshop user learning AE 2020 I was frustrated always expecting AE to work similar to Photoshop, and to a certain extent it does. but this helped clarify the differences with regard to masking.
The Pan Behind tool tip at 6:04 is exactly what I was looking for!! Thank you.
The BEST After Effects tutorial I've ever seen! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
This was fantastic! I am very new to AE and just wanted to do something simple with a more complex shape, a heart, in a video and had no idea what to do. And masks were the answer all along. At first, they seem really intimidating, which they may be as you do more complicated animations, although your tutorial simplified them so well. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you!!! Super useful video and explanation.
THANK YOU. So straight forward. And thanks for including that misstep. Those are essential for newbies to learn how to get around.
The reason I'll keep on coming back to your channel is because of how explanatory you made this video and the fact that you pointed out important things that I never even knew I needed. Thank you 🫶
That was a good video. Learned a few pro tips. Really helped.
Thank you for a clear and succinct overview of masks! Good teaching!
6:40 "Oops" Nice acting, Kyle.
I finally feel like I understand something now because of this video! Thanks a ton
Literally the point. Yay!
Thank you mate! actually so helpful!
Thank you for this. I was trying to get into motion things in after effects and then I found you, and you've helped me a lot. That intro was epic btw
AMAZING TUTORIAL! THANK YOU SIR
OMG, I am soooo glad I found your channel.
Incredible review and breakdown! Thank you guys for all the hard work put into this!
Second video of Kyle's from SOM that I've found super helpful. Thanks!
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Thanks for this, S.O.M is amazing, learnt so freaking much from you guys incredible work
Very informative! Thank you!
A Kyle video!! 🥬🍅🥕🥒🥑
Thanks Kyle!!!! Fundamentals done right!! SOM has helped me SO much. Mask up ppl!!!
Logan Pinney yo could you help when i render a regular video with no masking it renders perfectly but when i mask a video the video doesnt render fully
@@itsaer0 hmm very strange. You may have accidentally turned off effects for that layer, it is a small icon beside the layer name, you will have to google what it looks like. Are you exporting to media encoder and output to .mp4?
Logan Pinney i am exporting as rendering queue
Great video, so clear and easy to follow. Thanks!
Happy it helped!
Thank you very much for an excellent eplanation of the mask. I am a beginner in Ae and Motion Grapic.
Best tutorial on masking FR
Really good video man.
Very helpful! Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Thank you, this was actually so helpful:) great job
most elaborate Explanation for AEA mask. Nice tuts.
6:24 I need thisss! Tysm for this 🤩😩
This helped thank you
I was really hoping this video would help me understand why I can't create a mask over my single shape layer (the only layer in the entire project, as I'm just starting), but I'm not seeing the issue even after watching this video. I started a new project, created a star and keyframed it to scale up from 0-50% from the center and rotate in 145 degrees. Then, with the layer selected, I created a rectangle from just outside the viewing area at the top right to the center (as shown in the video you guys did on the benefits of precomposing - with the rotating masked squares). All it did was create a new rectangle shape within my layer. Creating a new mask from the layer menu isn't working either. I can't even figure out how to draw a path with the pen tool and convert it into a mask. Nothing is working!
I know this is a very old question, but - masks and shape layers use the same tools, but are different things. You *can* make a mask on a shape layer, but you need to make sure you select that before drawing.
Create a shape so the shape layer has something visible. To add a mask, you need to make sure you're drawing a mask instead of a shape - there are two little icons in your top toolbar, between puppet pin and the Fill/Stroke controls. The star means you're drawing a shape, and the little checkerboard means you're drawing a mask.
THIS IS WHAT I LOOKING FOR THANKS SIR!
At 2:25 you say simply click and drag, but where does the dark blue layer on top come from? How do you get the color around the mask?
Wow! Very nice tutorial.
I like the innovative way to say bye👍👍
You present so beautifully the topics...looks so amazing
thanks for all your cool tips
Nice and concise! Appreciated 🙏🙏
thanks!! your videos are great
thank you man
great tutorial
thank you that was so super helpful!
Thank you!!!!!!
Thank you a lot! It helped me! 😍
you had me subscribe at the intro
This was great. Do you have any suggestions or videos about MOCHA BORIS TRACKER? Thank you
Very cool,thanks for help❤❤
So simply explained. Thank you :)
Thank you
so how to delete in and out tangents independently?
How can you animate the image by keeping the mask static? Like you have a long image going bottom to up and you want a specific window to show the image. TIA
Hi, there’s a quicker way of scaling a video inside a mask without scaling the mask?
Hi there! I am curious, I have two words that I want to animate by making the first letter of the first world to move to the right into the second word which would be moving left with only the last letter remaining. So how would I get it have the letters in between disappear when I am having the words move to the center and all but two letter disappear?
the fact that school of motion never told us how to make their own intro is funny
its very use for beginer really
Why does everyone avoid talking about converting a shape layer into a mask? Like "That's a whole other topic", but where is that video??! Help!
very helpful! thanks a lot! :)
I couldn't figure out how to draw a mask from the center with Ctrl: You have to left-click with the mouse first and only then hold Ctrl down, whereas when you use Shift to draw a square or a circle it doesn't matter what you click first.
this was 101% usefull
Great tutorial!! thanks
Definitely the most pro tutorial I have found...just a great job FIVE STARS FOR YOU!! THANKS
4:12 Didn't know that! just learnt something new in After Effects.. that i know pretty much everything.
How do you replace the image inside of the mask if you dont want to redo the mask again for images
It sounds like you should actually be using track mattes. Fortunately, there's another video (also by me, if that's ok) on that subject - just search the channel!
The thumbnail has a goofy-looking guy in a track suit (with a name tag that says "Matte.")
What if the mask isn't showing what you did? For example, I set the mask around my subject. Whenever I do add, it doesn't do anything nor does it show a difference.
thank you sir !!
LIFE SAVOR!!!
Thank you!
I hope u upload tutorial more frequently, 2 - 3 videos per week.... I am really interested in your tutorial
Hi, I'm struggling with transparent pixels of images now and wandering is it possible to apply mask to layer cropping all blank pixels automatically? I can't do this in ps or somewhere else, because I use one premade composition many times, but I changed some layers every time by dragging them with Alt. I need to be sure that they will be in correct place (like I've draw it in ps) with all premade effects so that's why I import psd with only "Composition" and not "Composition - Retain layer size". But I really need this retain after :((
how are you able to select the masks and move them? for the life of me i can't figure it out. I click where it says masks, the points are selected, but when i drag the mask it doesn't move. what am I doing wrong?
the mask paths stopped showing up on my composition tab
how do i use masks and motion tile together ? let's say i've removed the borders from a video with a mask, and i want to put motion tile on it. when i zoom out however the borders that i removed create space between the videos (does that make sense ? ) basically what i'm asking is how do you "remove" the excess parts of a video that's not included inside the mask?
The easiest route is to pre-compose the element, and crop that pre-composition to the size you want Motion Tile to actually "see."
Applying Motion Tile to that pre-comp (as a layer in a parent comp) would then get you the results you're after.
What if you have several flowers to select with the mask tool?
how can we copy the mask from a layer to another & then flip it without affecting the whole layer?
Ok but how do i make a straight line after a curve ? I tried to disabled the Rotobezier but it still dosen't work
how do you center mask tho? there are only feather, opacity, mask expansion settings in there, how do i adjust just like shape layer?
It doesn't have those same capabilities.
i made a mask that it's position moves on loop (with loopOut expression).. but how i apply it to a composition?
when i uses ctrl it just moves my whole project
YEEEEES!!!!!! Thank you
My tool isn't coming up. Like the mask tool isnt there. is there anything i need to download?
great video
i want to do masking with mask 1 but it changes to mask 2 after some time ?
Hi! How about Masking with 3d layers
6:11 but where can I put keyframe for this movement??
how can i draw a mask at a keyframe, and draw on avery keframe a new mask for the same layer?
yo could you help when i render a regular video with no masking it renders perfectly but when i mask a video the video doesnt render fully
I am clicking the layer, and it keeps making a shape layer. Its really starting to piss me off im doing everyhing right
did you find a solution? I'm facing the same problem
does anyone know how to change both shape of the mask and scale the image inside a mask without scaling the mask? (i want to make make shape which is changing shape and zoom out image inside the mask)
Can I use a black and white png as a mask?
We should all sub and like cause this is very useful
How do I get the mask to only cover part of the image, and then slowly fade away to the full image. For example, I have a lit candle. I want to cover the flame and then three seconds later I want the flame to be revealed. But I don't want to remove the entire candle. I want the whole candle to be seen and then for three seconds, I want the flame to slowly fade in.
You can use a combination of masks, and adjust/animate the Mask Opacity to achieve what you're after.
@@kylehamrickmotion I tried about 30 different times, and every time it pretty much had the same effect of either fading the entire image or fading part of the image that I didn't want to fade but I could never get just what I wanted to
@@kylehamrickmotion Maybe you can but i cant figure it out
My stuff is backwards. And it is not working. I'm so frustrated.
You are sent from god!!!
your courses on school of motion are very costly . Is there any discount?
After Effect Introduced roto 2.0 but never forget to use mask in this times
I can't rename my mask. I tried multiple times. It won't let me rename. I don't know why. can someone help?
Can i draw a paper phone then display stuff on it, if so how?
yet when i make a mask the background doesnt turn black
great
Wow nice content