Shes the real deal. Ive been at this for years and NO ONE, not one channel on YT ever explains why you expand the track box and most wont even bother, and it never turns out quite like you want it.. its an absolute must. Shes really good. Ive been a Motion Graphics Designer for 11 years now, and I'm still always on the look out for better or different means of accomplishing many of the same things. I know most of this, but still, What an excellent channel.
okay, so THIS is one of THOSE videos I wish I'd found around 10 months ago! Super easy to follow and to the point + is now saving me literally hours - brilliant!
A good quick tutorial, and a good memory refresher for me. When Lila is talking about her ring, and an "easy" object, what she means in you want to pick something that is well defined or high contrast to the surrounding area, that will make it easier for AE. When filming, if you don't think there may be something, on the hand for example, to track you could always put a dark sticker or pen mark there, and use AE''s new content aware feature, that's been available since CC 2019, to remove the dot.
That intro 😂😂😂😂 After Effects scared the crap out of me at first. Still a bit confused by it. This tutorial actually made it easier to understand lol. Great video Lila!!! PICKWHIP SWIRLIES FTW!!!
for some reason tracker isnt highlighted after i click on the null and then on tracker; and this didnt work for me, but I appreciate the tutorial nonetheless Lila!
Lacey ❤❤❤ hahaha thank you, they are 100% real btw 😜 my thumbs broke though, so I have two short nails. Kinda weird but also practical for typing on my phone. Thank you girl, love you!!
If you're a little bit creative with it, for sure! Look up one of those "beats by dre tracking" tutorials and then you just need to create keyframes for the scale so you'll create a zoom effect :)
I have a request - could you do a tutorial on how to correct tracking when it goes off course? I did a test last night and it worked for a few seconds then jumped to a different location. Was pretty confusing trying to figure out how to go back and correct the incorrect coordinates. :)
you can set at the options menu to stop tracking, in that ways it will stop if the tracking goes wrong, so that you can control the path of tracking easily
Thanks a lot, but I used motion track alright as so and unfortunately the issue is my text still looks like possessed and scaling and changing position, making my work look like it being made by an armature, I was hopping to see if there's more to it, or is there a trick to make your text, no matter the background, still stick to whatever perspective you attach it to it.
is it possible to drawin a line in between my hands if i spread my hands out wide? i wanna make a video demonstrating the trajectory of an object using my hands so can i draw a line in between my hands using this method (showing an arc trajectory)?
Lila what if I want to ike to throw that subscribe button to screen and in the end, it will cover the entire screen, by keyframing and position and rotation will work?
instead text on motion tracking. How works with add the image object tracking on my hand? Do you have link of video for add layer the object image with motion tracking on the hand.? Where can I find save the video after finished work? Need your help! Thanks.
Hey Terri. If you import the image in after effects and then follow these steps, it'll work. All you have to do is pig whip the image instead of the text. In order to export it go to file and then render queue and click on render on the right side of your screen :)
@@lilafromyoutube Perfect... but lost my track where is my file name unitled project.aep Supposed be finals and goes to video movie on my Movavi or filmora wondershare but isn't working. Help!
@@terriwatts7412 if you saved your project, it should pop up when you open after effects. Otherwise, use the search function in the file finder on your pc or mac!
I’ve been manually moving the frames manually myself for years only to realize this exists? Wow, I kinda wanna cry and pat myself on the back for the amount of effort I put in some edits lol
@@lilafromyoutube for SOME reason 😂 Seriously, you go to Pennsylvania to meet up with Cody and the family, and I'll treat you to that big box of doughnuts like we talked about!
Thank you so much for this. I was panicking so hard coz I had a video to edit in a coupla hours and I'm a total noob at After Effects. You reassuring at the start of the video made it all okay ^_^
Also how do you add text or change it? Im totally new to this so didnt see how you size the text box, even make it appear? how do you edit text? apologies on this
you have to switch the layer view, on top of the video screen there must be two different tabs, go to *composition (Your Composition name)* then you should see the text.
thankyou so much, i am just starting to learn after effects this week and i am crash coursing through youtube trying to learn. thank you so much for this.
heee!! lovely meeting you! Glad you liked it, I wish I was more of an AE junkie hahaha. I'm incorporating it more and more in my workflow though. hope to see you around!!
Can I edit a movie scene the same way as you did here? there are many cuts in the scene and the object is not in the frame continuously and keeps appearing and then disappearing in the next cut so is there any way where I can only make the motion tracking work for the parts where the object appears and not for the whole video? Do help me out with this issue. I hope you got my point.
I don't know why in my case the edit target doesn't work. When I go to the edit target it doesn't show me the other layer and the null layer but they are all greyed out. Do you know the solution to this problem? Thank you
This is amazing! Quick question though, is there a way to "pause" the tracking, or should I just create multiple Null Objects? For example if I am tracking a piece of text on a wall and then someone walks across the frame, could I pause the tracking while they're in front of it and then resume once they've gone past it? Thanks!!
Hi Charlie! I would continue tracking it and then create a mask so the person can walk by or stand in front of it and the text will be behind the person. I hope that makes sense
I'm editing a movie scene where the person goes in and out of the frame frequently and the text which I attached to the person using motion tracking remains in the position where the person left making no sense until the person comes back in the frame. Is there any way where I can disable the motion tracking when the person is not in the frame so that the text attached to him gets disappeared when the person is not in the frame and reappear when the person gets back in the frame? I hope you got my point. Do help me out with this issue Lila.
Hello! I'm trying to create a graphic tee video mockup. Is there a way to overlay artwork onto a blank t-shirt (in a video) and make it look like it's really on the shirt? PlaceIt offers this with their videos, but I want to use my own videos, and haven't been able to figure out how. Thanks!
Great tutorial, you are made for this! But my After Effects won't let me add text to the layer, only the comp. But the comp doesn't do the tracker, only the layer (it's creating a new window each time I track motion). What am I doing wrong?
Aloha Lila! Mahalos for this tutorial! In the last six months, I have taken a crash course in Adobe products. I am falling in love with After Effects though and really appreciate these tutorials. The clip I am using is rather large and is taking forever to analyze once I click the analyze button. Do I have to let it analyze the whole clip, or can I stop it once it is past the area I need the text to adhere to?
I'm pretty sure you can just stop it! If you stop it, there won't be any other key frames generated which means it will just stay at the position of the last key frame. So you can cut the text layer (or whatever you're using) right there if you want it to disappear immediately or go a few key frames back, create keyframe for the scale/opacity (all optional, depends on your preferred animation) and go back to the last key frame and down scale and/or lower the opacity to make it disappear a bit more smoothly. Just some thoughts, I hope it helps!!
@@lilafromyoutube Mahalos for your reply. I was able get the desired effect but immediately ran into another challenge.. Maybe you have a tutorial on it? I tried searching but I'm pretty sure I'm not accurately describing it. I have footage of a cup of coffee sitting on a wooden table. The camera is centered directly over the cup of coffee. Instead of coffee in the cup, there is a video of a beach scene. The camera zooms in until it's only the beach footage with the rim of the cup at the edges. The challenge in having is adding text inside the cup to the beach scene. I can add text or images etc..., but it will show on the outside of the cup until it's zoomed in. I was trying to create a second layer that is the cup. Like a drone flying up to a window. There is a second layer as you pass the window threshold. Similar to to a movie set. An actor walks up to the door of a facade, camera cuts to inside on sound stage. Outside is layer 1. Inside is layer 2. Lol. It's hard to explain 🤯.
I'm so glad that I found your video. Your guide, voice are clear and precise. You also done this step by step so me as a beginner can catch up so much easier. And you are so beautiful to boot! Thanks a lot and you just earned yourself another subscriber
Lila! Love this! I am definitely one of those afraid of AE. It is free for me with my package and there it sits!! This motivates me to move over there.
Hiiii Karen! Firstly, thank you so much! You should totally learn to use it. It's very convenient but it's scary I get it. I'm not a pro AE user so I'm with you. But I promise it's worth it!
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Shes the real deal. Ive been at this for years and NO ONE, not one channel on YT ever explains why you expand the track box and most wont even bother, and it never turns out quite like you want it.. its an absolute must. Shes really good. Ive been a Motion Graphics Designer for 11 years now, and I'm still always on the look out for better or different means of accomplishing many of the same things. I know most of this, but still, What an excellent channel.
Oh wow thanks so much!! That means a lot 😊
Peter Miccinnon does in his videos. Guess you missed that ONE.
okay, so THIS is one of THOSE videos I wish I'd found around 10 months ago! Super easy to follow and to the point + is now saving me literally hours - brilliant!
A good quick tutorial, and a good memory refresher for me. When Lila is talking about her ring, and an "easy" object, what she means in you want to pick something that is well defined or high contrast to the surrounding area, that will make it easier for AE.
When filming, if you don't think there may be something, on the hand for example, to track you could always put a dark sticker or pen mark there, and use AE''s new content aware feature, that's been available since CC 2019, to remove the dot.
Look at this, thanks for the tip mark!!
That intro 😂😂😂😂 After Effects scared the crap out of me at first. Still a bit confused by it. This tutorial actually made it easier to understand lol. Great video Lila!!! PICKWHIP SWIRLIES FTW!!!
Hahahahahahaha wait it's pickwhip? Damn I wrote pigwhip in my tweet because the swirlie thing reminds me of a pig's tail😂😂
@@lilafromyoutube bruhhhhhhh
@@GB_Rishad broooo
I've been following your videos for a month, seriously your contents are to the point. No extra talking directly straight to the point.
Appreciate it!!
I know youll make big one day and remember that it was foretold . keep up good work
Thanks!!
Noticed 2 guitars in the back what kind of music do you play
You are a lifesaver. I have been looking for this for like a month now.
Thanks Akinola! So happy you finally found the answer :)
@@lilafromyoutube You are welcome. You just earned yourself a new subscriber ; )
Oh thank you, welcome and nice to meet you Akinola!!
@@lilafromyoutube You too Lila !!!!
Thanks for the video! Really need this for meme making :)
That's awesome! Are you going to upload it to your channel?
I'm here for the same reason 😂
@@sawandiralph3382 hahaha, me too..this time anyway
That’s why I’m here. Lol
Same.
Finally an easy to follow tutorial that's to the point! Thanks, Lila!
Glad you liked it!! Thanks!
for some reason tracker isnt highlighted after i click on the null and then on tracker; and this didnt work for me, but I appreciate the tutorial nonetheless Lila!
Ok first off, your nails are fantastic.
Second of all, this video is extremely helpful, I realllly really enjoyed it! Great video Lila!
Lacey ❤❤❤ hahaha thank you, they are 100% real btw 😜 my thumbs broke though, so I have two short nails. Kinda weird but also practical for typing on my phone. Thank you girl, love you!!
Everything woked but i dont have the pick whipping option :( the circle line thingy isnt show :( help please
Click on toggle/modes at the bottom of that window
@@lilafromyoutube THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
that intro was amazing! ur really good at getting audience to watch the whole video! nice job!
Thank you, I try!
This was the easiest tutorial on motion tracking, thanks lila.
You're welcome!
Is there a way to set an IN/OUT so that the tracking motion would stop on it own at a certain point instead of playing till the end.
Is there a way to not attach an object to the finger, but track the finger with the camera and zoom at it?
If you're a little bit creative with it, for sure! Look up one of those "beats by dre tracking" tutorials and then you just need to create keyframes for the scale so you'll create a zoom effect :)
You are very creative. Thanks for the knowledge...
You're welcome! Thanks so much for watching :)
Is there a way add multiple trackers to a video, or track the same object against lager scenes?
i just want to say thank you so much, this is the first tutorial about tracking text that i can actually understand!!
Yay!! Mission accomplished haha
I love seeing super-skilled women TEACH!!! Bravo!
❤️❤️❤️
I have a request - could you do a tutorial on how to correct tracking when it goes off course? I did a test last night and it worked for a few seconds then jumped to a different location. Was pretty confusing trying to figure out how to go back and correct the incorrect coordinates. :)
you can set at the options menu to stop tracking, in that ways it will stop if the tracking goes wrong, so that you can control the path of tracking easily
Thanks a lot, but I used motion track alright as so and unfortunately the issue is my text still looks like possessed and scaling and changing position, making my work look like it being made by an armature, I was hopping to see if there's more to it, or is there a trick to make your text, no matter the background, still stick to whatever perspective you attach it to it.
is it possible to drawin a line in between my hands if i spread my hands out wide? i wanna make a video demonstrating the trajectory of an object using my hands so can i draw a line in between my hands using this method (showing an arc trajectory)?
Can you make a tutorial using the rotation aspect as well? Thanks!
the rotation aspect? to make it look more 3d or?
i swear, your tutorials are always helpful
This makes me happy :)
Lila what if I want to ike to throw that subscribe button to screen and in the end, it will cover the entire screen, by keyframing and position and rotation will work?
Do you want to cover the entire screen? If not, scale it down to make it smaller
@@lilafromyoutube I did it but in the final result it is not showing anything , layers are on
Can you reach out to me on Instagram and send me a video of what’s going on? @lilafromyoutube
really helpful video Lila..thanks a lot..you saved my life at the last moment..:)
Oh phew! I'm happy I did, haha. Have fun editing!
what if i wanted to track text itself like the adventure time logo and then use that tracker to have my own text copy the animation exactly ?
it looked like you had a small motion blur in there too?
instead text on motion tracking. How works with add the image object tracking on my hand? Do you have link of video for add layer the object image with motion tracking on the hand.? Where can I find save the video after finished work? Need your help! Thanks.
Hey Terri. If you import the image in after effects and then follow these steps, it'll work. All you have to do is pig whip the image instead of the text. In order to export it go to file and then render queue and click on render on the right side of your screen :)
@@lilafromyoutube Perfect... but lost my track where is my file name unitled project.aep Supposed be finals and goes to video movie on my Movavi or filmora wondershare but isn't working. Help!
@@terriwatts7412 if you saved your project, it should pop up when you open after effects. Otherwise, use the search function in the file finder on your pc or mac!
um, why don't you have more subscribers? thanks for the amazing tutorials!
um, you're so awesome thank you!! glad you enjoy them :)
i have issue i don't get the blue squared
im using this for a gaming video, this really helped.
So cool!
Great tutorial, You just won a new follower
nice to meet you!
I’ve been manually moving the frames manually myself for years only to realize this exists? Wow, I kinda wanna cry and pat myself on the back for the amount of effort I put in some edits lol
hahahaha
this tutorial is great but for some reason when i pick whip my text to null 1 nothing happens, and its been driving me nuts.
Love that little swirly thing! It's SOOOOO useful when you start getting into the depths of AE. Great video as usual, Lila!
Yes! Very! After effects is very hard in the beginning!
@@lilafromyoutube Absolutely! There's always more to learn every time we open it!
@@theinfinitespin hahaha yes! For some reason, when we talk I think about donuts
@@lilafromyoutube for SOME reason 😂 Seriously, you go to Pennsylvania to meet up with Cody and the family, and I'll treat you to that big box of doughnuts like we talked about!
YAAASSSSS
Best video out there on this topic! So simple and complete!
Glad to hear that!
you made everything simple.. very smart!!! ... keep it up, Lila!
Will do!!
Great video love your humor and easy to follow tips
Haha thanks Andre!!
Thank you so much for this. I was panicking so hard coz I had a video to edit in a coupla hours and I'm a total noob at After Effects. You reassuring at the start of the video made it all okay ^_^
I hope it turned out great!!
@@lilafromyoutube It did! Thanks so much :3
Awesome!
You Are Awesome Lila ❤
Awww thanks 😊😊
fast and direct. love it
Glad you like it!
i have been searching for a video explaining how to do it.that intro got my mouth wide open.thanks,Lila,GREAT content!
Wow thanks so much! I love hearing that my video was helpful 😊 that was exactly my goal 😁
4:11 good tutorial Lila. Love the video quality. What camera do you use? 👍
Thank you! I have the a7iii but most of what you see is color grading :)
@@lilafromyoutube babe you don't need color grading. you're beautiful
Hahaha thanks
Really good to learn from a pro that empathises with the viewer so well. Perfect pace to the overall explanation. Quality thanks.
You're very welcome, thanks for letting me know :)
Nice and helpful video. Thanks for making it Lila.
Youre welcome Adam!
Also how do you add text or change it? Im totally new to this so didnt see how you size the text box, even make it appear? how do you edit text? apologies on this
you have to switch the layer view, on top of the video screen there must be two different tabs, go to *composition (Your Composition name)* then you should see the text.
Awesome as always, Lila 👍
Thanks so much Carl 🤩
Finally a good tutorial.. Next time I'm gonna attach a ring to my hand fot this. Greetings
hahaha that's one of the easiest ways!
thankyou so much, i am just starting to learn after effects this week and i am crash coursing through youtube trying to learn. thank you so much for this.
Another awesome video @lila Keep up this good work and you'll be a top TH-cam star :) All the best with your future videos
Thanks Andy ❤ I really appreciate it. You have no idea
I can’t click on track motion what’s the matter?
Hi Lia!! Coming from Cody's channel!! Love your content!! Keep up the great work!! I'm an AE junkie myself so this is very cool to see!! 👍👍
heee!! lovely meeting you! Glad you liked it, I wish I was more of an AE junkie hahaha. I'm incorporating it more and more in my workflow though. hope to see you around!!
THANK U SO MUCH FOR THIS... you basically saved me from failing
👏🏻
So good. Easy to follow. You're going to be a must-follow, go-to resource for tons of creators.
This is a really big compliment, thank you! I appreciate it!! 🙌
Can I edit a movie scene the same way as you did here? there are many cuts in the scene and the object is not in the frame continuously and keeps appearing and then disappearing in the next cut so is there any way where I can only make the motion tracking work for the parts where the object appears and not for the whole video? Do help me out with this issue. I hope you got my point.
I don't know why in my case the edit target doesn't work. When I go to the edit target it doesn't show me the other layer and the null layer but they are all greyed out. Do you know the solution to this problem? Thank you
It doesnt work for me:( track motion always disappear when I bring a text
Thanks for your help! This is really going to help kick start my channel!
Go get it 💪🏻
Would this work with a normal layer and not a null object layer?
You'll need a null object for this :)
Your channel is booming. I need to step my game up.
Awwww thank you!!! Go for it!!
Very cool! Thanks so much. Cant wait to try.
that was really easy to understand! thanks!
I'm glad to hear it!
@@lilafromyoutube just tried it out! And i am mindblown!!! I never thought id learn this! Thank you so much!!
Yay!!!
Ohh It's too easy. Thank You Lila 😍
P.S How was the trip? 😊
Thanks Muhammed! I'm currently still in Belfast so I'll report back later!! :)
@@lilafromyoutube Enjoy There
Best video on tracking
Thanks!!
This is amazing!
Quick question though, is there a way to "pause" the tracking, or should I just create multiple Null Objects?
For example if I am tracking a piece of text on a wall and then someone walks across the frame, could I pause the tracking while they're in front of it and then resume once they've gone past it?
Thanks!!
Hi Charlie! I would continue tracking it and then create a mask so the person can walk by or stand in front of it and the text will be behind the person. I hope that makes sense
lila...im 20 seconds in and were already besties :)
Wow that's an awesome effect I love it! I didnt even know how to do that
you the SO CUTE!
one of the Sweetest TH-camrs I have ever SEEN!!!
Hahaha thanks
I'm editing a movie scene where the person goes in and out of the frame frequently and the text which I attached to the person using motion tracking remains in the position where the person left making no sense until the person comes back in the frame. Is there any way where I can disable the motion tracking when the person is not in the frame so that the text attached to him gets disappeared when the person is not in the frame and reappear when the person gets back in the frame? I hope you got my point. Do help me out with this issue Lila.
hi! when i clicked analyze forward it doesnt move :(
It's create very easyest to learning. Your nice voice with nice tutorials make a nice video.
Glad you think so!
Help I can not see my null object or the object I imported also love the vid 👍🏻👏
Where can you not see them? Are you missing some windows? Try resetting the workspace. And thank you!!
Lila Thanks lila it’s after I track the footage and hook the the null to the image I only see the tracker
Awesome tutorial! Earned a new sub for sure
Thanks so much Luke, nice to meet you! Hopefully you won't be sabotaging my channel ;-)
@@lilafromyoutube haha!
Actually found your tutorial to be more helpful than Peter Mckinnon's. Great job!
🤭 don't tell him that.
(Thanks so much!)
Hello! I'm trying to create a graphic tee video mockup. Is there a way to overlay artwork onto a blank t-shirt (in a video) and make it look like it's really on the shirt? PlaceIt offers this with their videos, but I want to use my own videos, and haven't been able to figure out how. Thanks!
Great video Lila! :D
Thank you! I hope it's useful!
you are so awesome! Love your tutorial
Thanks Sandip!!
Which software is capable of doing this aside AE? I don't want to spend that much money for playing around with such
For some reason the tracking options won’t allow me to press them when layer is selected?
Did you figure it out? if not, could you be more specific because I'm not sure I understand your question :)
hi I cant find that pick whip on my AE..i dont know why?
will this method work when the camera is also moving
it should, yes :)
Great tutorial, you are made for this!
But my After Effects won't let me add text to the layer, only the comp. But the comp doesn't do the tracker, only the layer (it's creating a new window each time I track motion). What am I doing wrong?
Never mind, I did not hit "Apply" then "X and Y dimensions" Now it works.
@@brightstarfilm5536 glad you solved it 😁!
FANTASTIC tutorial! thank you very much :)
Is it possible to do a subtitle using this technique?
Sure, you can add whatever you want :)
My option to create any null 1 object is grayed out, help??
Aloha Lila! Mahalos for this tutorial! In the last six months, I have taken a crash course in Adobe products. I am falling in love with After Effects though and really appreciate these tutorials. The clip I am using is rather large and is taking forever to analyze once I click the analyze button. Do I have to let it analyze the whole clip, or can I stop it once it is past the area I need the text to adhere to?
I'm pretty sure you can just stop it! If you stop it, there won't be any other key frames generated which means it will just stay at the position of the last key frame. So you can cut the text layer (or whatever you're using) right there if you want it to disappear immediately or go a few key frames back, create keyframe for the scale/opacity (all optional, depends on your preferred animation) and go back to the last key frame and down scale and/or lower the opacity to make it disappear a bit more smoothly. Just some thoughts, I hope it helps!!
@@lilafromyoutube Mahalos for your reply. I was able get the desired effect but immediately ran into another challenge.. Maybe you have a tutorial on it? I tried searching but I'm pretty sure I'm not accurately describing it. I have footage of a cup of coffee sitting on a wooden table. The camera is centered directly over the cup of coffee. Instead of coffee in the cup, there is a video of a beach scene. The camera zooms in until it's only the beach footage with the rim of the cup at the edges. The challenge in having is adding text inside the cup to the beach scene. I can add text or images etc..., but it will show on the outside of the cup until it's zoomed in. I was trying to create a second layer that is the cup. Like a drone flying up to a window. There is a second layer as you pass the window threshold. Similar to to a movie set. An actor walks up to the door of a facade, camera cuts to inside on sound stage. Outside is layer 1. Inside is layer 2. Lol. It's hard to explain 🤯.
When I press Analyse Forward, absolutely nothing happens. What am I supposed to do?
I'm so glad that I found your video. Your guide, voice are clear and precise. You also done this step by step so me as a beginner can catch up so much easier. And you are so beautiful to boot! Thanks a lot and you just earned yourself another subscriber
Thanks Aki, I'm glad you like my channel! And nice to meet you!
thanks for organizing your videos and putting them into playlist. found your other after effects playlist. very helpful
So great to hear! Thank you for reminding me to update my playlists haha
Brilliant presentation - many many thanks, Lila. A dash of humour goes a LONG way when learning this stuff!
haha thanks!! I agree :)
Thanks alot Lila love you from India keep shining my bright 🌟 🥰
Youre welcome!
Where do you learn all these stuffs..,....I mean how you started ( motivation)?????
I learnt it by myself, because I wanted to 😊
Gahhh, you are such a beast! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!
Yeaaahhh 💪🏻
What am I doing wrong?? I select null object but all tracker options are greyed out
Nice. I'm not tracking texts but energy to my hands! Hope this works
Ive done that! Worksthe same
Lila! Love this! I am definitely one of those afraid of AE. It is free for me with my package and there it sits!! This motivates me to move over there.
Hiiii Karen! Firstly, thank you so much! You should totally learn to use it. It's very convenient but it's scary I get it. I'm not a pro AE user so I'm with you. But I promise it's worth it!
when i clicked the play button and prayed it would track it it didnt play at all, any reason why?
Did you click on apply and made sure the target was selected?