Lightsabers in After Effects - Unique Method!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Here's a helpful expression to turn down the intensity of a light as it turns away from the camera!
v = -toWorldVec([0,0,1]);
i = v[2] * value;
Math.max(i,0);
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Adrian and Chris teach you how to make lightsabers using a unique and faster method inside of After Effects with Element3D!
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Hey Craters! We're still working out the kinks on the new glow plugin. We want it to be perfect for you! Expect it to become available soon!
Yayyy! Epic, thanks for much for this video, I've only watched part so far, looking forward to finishing it ;)
@Corona Kuro lol!
Soon theres been a year and the only thing that is. Is a script not a plugin
this is amazing, u need more recognition
@@darfcool2.048 they released it now but only as a part of their plugin LaForge
3 uploads in 1 day? Wow!!!
tracking the hilt instead of the blade was smart asl never thought of that, this is a sick method much more reliable and effective then the saber plugin, and saves time from masking every frame. thanks!
Okay, as a 63 year old guy with a web series, i apparently have all the wrong assests, now i have to buy element 3d? i dont understand, i currently own hitfilm pro,After Effects 2020 vegas pro 18, boris continuum (current), and Mocha pro current also, and this is now the best way to do light sabers? okay..... i feel like such an idiot, not knowing i should have bought element 3d...hmmm. okay. Doesnt anyone else think this video was to fast and to difficult? i hope its not just because i am an old man? ill keep watching maybe one day you will have a tutorial video i can actually replicate with ease..... thanks guys, Pipefittermike on youtube.... ohh and i subscribed!!
I really need a tutorial to make those stunt dueling lightsabers. I get that's not really what you guys do. Just asking for someone out there to see
Ultrasabers makes cheap ones. Maybe order from there?
just buy one from ultrasabers theyre really good and only like 55 bucks
@@dr7226 as someone that has a lot of experience from buying custom and replica lightsabers, DO NOT BUY FROM ULTRASABERS! their products do not have the same quality as others at similar price points, and they do not pay their employees very well. I would recommend sites such as the pach store for a high quality, cheap lightsaber prop with lighting.
@@otodtag yea i have a few now and they aren't great my next one will probably be saberforge
@@dr7226 yeah, Saberfoge are more respected by the lightsaber community, they have pretty long delivery times but they make really good looking products
It's great to see ol' Renderhog again. That and CrateDate are two of the best jokes you guys have ever made 😁
Gonna try this method soon! Saber can indeed become pain in the ass with turning on and off the motion blur to make it look right and sizing the ends. Went from masking to sabers to this. What an upgrade. Sabers can indeed look good...if you have time on your hands like a DeLorean or a TARDIS
Also are you guys gonna do a tutorial on that Force lightsaber trick? LOOKS SO COOL!
Something you can do to make it a bit more realistic / like the new movies is to actually not use the levels effect until the saber is fully white
motion blur lowers the exposure so if the lightsaber is so motion blurred that it becomes a big fan shape, it should be less white in the middle
you should still adjust it a little but not to the point where it's fully white
I'm fine with it being fully white but it isn't as realistic
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. They went through all the work to 3D track and ended up just blowing it out anyways when they had perfectly realistic motion blur data. You should brighten it up a bit to match the exposure of the scene, but definitely don't clamp it to white.
Nails across a chalkboard....I totally heard that. (shiver) Opacity is a funny word so no worries Adrian.
As much as I like this and think it's creative, I'd still go with the usual saber plugin, plus a few tweaks. This seems like a lot of work for a lightsaber shot...
That's fair, but with this technique you get photorealistic motion blur and a properly placed lens flare.
Not saying that you shouldn't use saber, it really is a great plugin that gives you a lot of control and great results, just demonstrating why this is the technique they use in hollywood.
Good video
Thank you for the new lightsword sounds!!!!
Dope intro!!
Woah! Nice! Love the vids and the comedy. Wish I had better VFX....lol
Working on a fan film now. It's best to use a neopixel blade.
They work great in the dark, but what if you're outside on a sunny day? You'll still need to add some VFX on top of them in most cases or they'll just feel like an LED and not a blade of energy. Corridor Digital has a really good method in the BTS of their more recent lightsaber video "To The Death" a couple years ago. They used compositing in DaVinci Resolve (could probably be done in AE too though) to essentially key/select the bright blades and add some additional brightness, glow, and flicker. It's probably the best method I've seen for lightsabers because it doesn't require any rotoscoping/tracking, but still, it doesn't work well in bright sunlight.
@@EyeMCreative Yeah it drowns it out a little but a little tweaking in post you can make it work.
This looks really great!
3 videos?! Niiiiceee
Hi ProductionCrate
I was wondering what your method was from the blaster video
Now I can find out
Edit: oh crap I don’t have Element 3D
Edit 2: now I do
So I came in contact with an OLD WW2 neighbor who happen to have a Graflex 3 Cell Camera WITH The Flash - everything all there. I didn't know this history (shame) - - but when I opened the box I had felt like I was called to the force!
That being said - not I want to make a short film on the "Jedi Camera Man" :-D
Sorry again I have question how you call the null-object, it is important for that or not. 3:50 minute of the video
Hi all. Just wanted to check if Crates Glow is the same as Crates Radiant Glow? Crates Glow is a script but from the tutorial it looks like a plug in.
In any case Crates Glow script is rotating my saber effect. Should I apply the script before adjusting the position of the lightsaber?
Anyways I just discovered this channel and your webpage. Great stuff! Looking forward to checking your other content. Thanks again!
I'm trying this for 3 days now, and still having a lot of issues with the orientation still looking weird...
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Can I plz do Leo’s laser sphere ability of of lab rats
It works without mocha or not?
Ok
👍👍👍
How much of this method could be accomplished using soley Blender?
Probably all of it. I dont know the steps but Ian Hubert has a video about lightsabers, maybe look that up.
@@AdrianJensen I found a video that's similar.
th-cam.com/video/RWNn0j6RV7Q/w-d-xo.html
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Opacaicity?
I'm the MAYOR of Opaque City.
4 uploads? Whhhhhaaaaatttttt??????
only 3 (4 if you include the Craters channel!)
I wanted to watch this because it seemed interesting, but I had to give up about 3 minutes in because of the obnoxious commentary.
Hehh
lemme guess... 3d lightsabers?
Wow ! Great video !! Three videos in one day ! Oh it’s Christmas (lol it’s Halloween) ! Thanks
My god i love you guys!
This should be more easy not harder
How does your get the saber behind you
Did you guys do a element 3d light saber model for the spinning lightsaber shot? That was super cool!
Yep. It was just one of the models from video copilot, stuck end to end. And I added on some random shapes to make it look more unique. But it's all element.
Wow
Andre Kramer would love this !!
4 min in and I can’t watch any further. Why are so many VFX channels like this?! I don’t care for humor shit I just want to learn how to do it with no distractions.
just amazing i need this in hitfilm
@@YoussefHossammm hooray!