Thank you very much for the kind words! We're so happy that even 118 people find our videos helpful, but we, too, hope that number will continue to grow.
I’ve watched a few of your videos. The explanations are very clear, concise and the overall presentations are amusing and upbeat. The only thing that is holding back the videos from being completely masterful is that they are not providing one or two real-life examples of how these effects can be used within an actual creative project. Even one example would spur the imaginations of the people viewing the video and I’m quite certain you would gain tons of subscribers and likes. As is, the videos demonstrate only the technical aspect without providing a “WOW!” lightbulb moment where the audience understands how the technique could be used in an amazing way. Even one solid example would elevate your tutorials to the very top of TH-cam After Effect channels because in every other aspect your presentations are quite perfect.
Thank you very much for your kind comments, and we're glad you're liking the videos! I'm also happy to say that you're beginning the conversation that we had many times when we were starting this channel, and trying to decide what it would be / what type of tutorials we would make. There are a couple reasons why we decided not to include examples of what can be done (we kind of hit on this at the end of the 'Vector Blur' video). 1) We want these videos to be as concise and short as possible. When we watch tutorials for a specific plugin/effect, we tend to either fall asleep, or get irritated, simply because it's a 20-40 minute video, and we only need to know one part (so we're making the videos we would want to find). We also realized that none of the tutorials we were watching showed how the effect works, but only show what happens if the viewer changes a specific setting; this doesn't actually teach anyone how to use the effect, but only how to manipulate it for a specific outcome. 2) We don't, generally, want to provide 'real world' examples because that can very easily put the viewer's imagination into a box. If we use the alpha setting in the Channel Blur to soften the edges of a cellphone screen- from that moment on the viewer can easily tend to think of the effect used only for that instead of the countless other things it could be used for. We want everyone to fully understand how the effect works so that they can decide how best to use it. 3) We may not have a 'real world' application for an effect (we even made a joke about this in the Cross Blur video). We're making these videos because we want to expand our own knowledge, too! We know a number of people who have worked in After Effects for almost 30 years, and don't know what most of the standard plugin are for. One event that helped confirm we were on the right track (at least for us), is that literally one week after we made the video on the Bilateral blur, we had someone approach us to help with a promo for their company where a hand-held camera shot footage of the video's host; the host was wearing a black t-shirt, and a light denim jacket. The issue is that no-one checked the lens before they filmed, and there were dried water-spots that were very visible over his black shirt. They had about 30 shots that needed to be cleaned up, and with the handheld camera movement with the animated host - it could have easily taken 6-8 hours PER SHOT to paint out the water-spots... Until we remembered the Bilateral blur! Because we walked away from the video thinking about the dark/light separation, instead of a specific example, we quickly realized that we could loosely roto the shirt (overlapping the jacket a little), slap the bilateral blur within the roto, and it was done! We completed all 30 shots in a day and a half. This real-world example came up after the video was made, and we only thought of it simply because we didn't create any pre-conceived ideas on what it could be used for. Sorry for the long-windedness here. Boiled down - we want short videos (so no-one feels their time is wasted), so viewers can understand the effect rather than see how it can be used; if they truly understand it, they will be able to use it if/when needed. You may also be happy to know that we do plan on breaking down some actual shots we've worked on for some TV shows to explain the thinking behind how we fixed it, and showing the techniques we used, but we wanted to get a stronger footing before we went into one of those.
not sure if this will make sense but it there a way to make the image bend forward like? I want it to bend and come into the comp full view starting at the bottom.
hello i am a sheep from just a little farm with very dumb questions! I wonder if I face a situation where I have already animated a shape with positions, rotations, scale and path animations then I decide "let me add cc bend it!" How would you approach connecting the movement from the start and end points to the shape layers movement. Unfortunately parenting didn't work. I used to keyframe it in hold keyframes, which took me AAAAGES! I've found that typing "toComp(value)" worked kind of, but it sent my anchor points to absolute outer space! So I had to readjust them. This last method is the fastest, works fine, but I'm wondering if there's a cleaner and better way? Thank you for your video and time! Baa!
Hi Sheep! Love the wool. This is an interesting question, and we'd be happy look into it. We just need some more information (or the actual project - if that's possible). The main question is: You mention path animations - which path animations did you use? Which properties had the keyframes? And which property did you use the "toComp(value)" formula in? Baa!
Are you talking about stopping CC Bent It from bending outside of the edge? If that's the case, you would want to precomp the element you're wanting to bend (selecting "Move all"). Then, inside the precomp, add and adjustment layer on top with CC Bend It. Please let me know if this answers your question!
bending is driving me crazy, i have such a simple thing i need to do but i cant find a method. imagine a thick horizontal line, i just need a relatively sharp bend in the middle withthe rest of the bar being straight
That depends - does it animate? Or suddenly (over the course of 1 frame) snap into position? There are a number of ways to do this ranging from the Puppet Tool (using Starch pins to select what you don't want to move), to cutting the shape in half (where you want it to bend) and setting the Anchor Point where you want it to bend, then animating the rotation tool... Then there are many MANY plugins available online that can accomplish this. I've not used (but have heard good things) about a plugin called Omino Snake that allows you to take an image (like a horizontal line), and bend it along a path you draw with the pen tool.
Thank you so much for taking your time to make this brilliant explanation, I’ve spent the past fews days trying to figure out how to animate a willow tree, and CC Bend It was the solution :D Thanks again!
BTW this channel have a lot of tuts about different effects in AE, I also sometime searches for all effects in AE explained in one video, So may be you can make a compilation and may be it will be 🤯. And may attract people's as well.
The moment I checked the channel I subscribed.
Best tutorial I've found on this! How you only have 118 subs is beyond me. Looking forward to future tutorials!
Thank you very much for the kind words! We're so happy that even 118 people find our videos helpful, but we, too, hope that number will continue to grow.
I’ve watched a few of your videos. The explanations are very clear, concise and the overall presentations are amusing and upbeat. The only thing that is holding back the videos from being completely masterful is that they are not providing one or two real-life examples of how these effects can be used within an actual creative project. Even one example would spur the imaginations of the people viewing the video and I’m quite certain you would gain tons of subscribers and likes. As is, the videos demonstrate only the technical aspect without providing a “WOW!” lightbulb moment where the audience understands how the technique could be used in an amazing way. Even one solid example would elevate your tutorials to the very top of TH-cam After Effect channels because in every other aspect your presentations are quite perfect.
Thank you very much for your kind comments, and we're glad you're liking the videos! I'm also happy to say that you're beginning the conversation that we had many times when we were starting this channel, and trying to decide what it would be / what type of tutorials we would make. There are a couple reasons why we decided not to include examples of what can be done (we kind of hit on this at the end of the 'Vector Blur' video).
1) We want these videos to be as concise and short as possible. When we watch tutorials for a specific plugin/effect, we tend to either fall asleep, or get irritated, simply because it's a 20-40 minute video, and we only need to know one part (so we're making the videos we would want to find). We also realized that none of the tutorials we were watching showed how the effect works, but only show what happens if the viewer changes a specific setting; this doesn't actually teach anyone how to use the effect, but only how to manipulate it for a specific outcome.
2) We don't, generally, want to provide 'real world' examples because that can very easily put the viewer's imagination into a box. If we use the alpha setting in the Channel Blur to soften the edges of a cellphone screen- from that moment on the viewer can easily tend to think of the effect used only for that instead of the countless other things it could be used for. We want everyone to fully understand how the effect works so that they can decide how best to use it.
3) We may not have a 'real world' application for an effect (we even made a joke about this in the Cross Blur video). We're making these videos because we want to expand our own knowledge, too! We know a number of people who have worked in After Effects for almost 30 years, and don't know what most of the standard plugin are for. One event that helped confirm we were on the right track (at least for us), is that literally one week after we made the video on the Bilateral blur, we had someone approach us to help with a promo for their company where a hand-held camera shot footage of the video's host; the host was wearing a black t-shirt, and a light denim jacket. The issue is that no-one checked the lens before they filmed, and there were dried water-spots that were very visible over his black shirt. They had about 30 shots that needed to be cleaned up, and with the handheld camera movement with the animated host - it could have easily taken 6-8 hours PER SHOT to paint out the water-spots... Until we remembered the Bilateral blur! Because we walked away from the video thinking about the dark/light separation, instead of a specific example, we quickly realized that we could loosely roto the shirt (overlapping the jacket a little), slap the bilateral blur within the roto, and it was done! We completed all 30 shots in a day and a half. This real-world example came up after the video was made, and we only thought of it simply because we didn't create any pre-conceived ideas on what it could be used for.
Sorry for the long-windedness here. Boiled down - we want short videos (so no-one feels their time is wasted), so viewers can understand the effect rather than see how it can be used; if they truly understand it, they will be able to use it if/when needed. You may also be happy to know that we do plan on breaking down some actual shots we've worked on for some TV shows to explain the thinking behind how we fixed it, and showing the techniques we used, but we wanted to get a stronger footing before we went into one of those.
you need more subscribers! your tutorials and videos are awesome!!
We Agree!
not sure if this will make sense but it there a way to make the image bend forward like? I want it to bend and come into the comp full view starting at the bottom.
man, you short to the point, albeit slightly manic, has helped me a ton. Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful! And "Manic" is exactly the tone we go for.
hello i am a sheep from just a little farm with very dumb questions! I wonder if I face a situation where I have already animated a shape with positions, rotations, scale and path animations then I decide "let me add cc bend it!" How would you approach connecting the movement from the start and end points to the shape layers movement. Unfortunately parenting didn't work. I used to keyframe it in hold keyframes, which took me AAAAGES! I've found that typing "toComp(value)" worked kind of, but it sent my anchor points to absolute outer space! So I had to readjust them. This last method is the fastest, works fine, but I'm wondering if there's a cleaner and better way?
Thank you for your video and time! Baa!
Hi Sheep! Love the wool.
This is an interesting question, and we'd be happy look into it. We just need some more information (or the actual project - if that's possible). The main question is:
You mention path animations - which path animations did you use? Which properties had the keyframes? And which property did you use the "toComp(value)" formula in?
Baa!
P.S. Love the name of your channel !! It is the best !!
We were pretty proud when we came up with it... If seemed like it perfectly explained our feelings for certain effects.
2:13 so how we fix it? the only solution its to add an adjustment layer inside a precomp?
Are you talking about stopping CC Bent It from bending outside of the edge? If that's the case, you would want to precomp the element you're wanting to bend (selecting "Move all"). Then, inside the precomp, add and adjustment layer on top with CC Bend It. Please let me know if this answers your question!
bending is driving me crazy, i have such a simple thing i need to do but i cant find a method. imagine a thick horizontal line, i just need a relatively sharp bend in the middle withthe rest of the bar being straight
That depends - does it animate? Or suddenly (over the course of 1 frame) snap into position? There are a number of ways to do this ranging from the Puppet Tool (using Starch pins to select what you don't want to move), to cutting the shape in half (where you want it to bend) and setting the Anchor Point where you want it to bend, then animating the rotation tool...
Then there are many MANY plugins available online that can accomplish this. I've not used (but have heard good things) about a plugin called Omino Snake that allows you to take an image (like a horizontal line), and bend it along a path you draw with the pen tool.
awesome tut, thanks man!
Thank you so much for taking your time to make this brilliant explanation, I’ve spent the past fews days trying to figure out how to animate a willow tree, and CC Bend It was the solution :D Thanks again!
Glad it helped!
Hey! Can you give us access to the project file? Would like to follow along! Thank you! 😀😀😀😀😀😀
This is a great point! We're going to start including projects on future tutorials, and work on getting projects up for past content, too.
@@wtfx4338 Awesome, thank you WTFx!
and the example????? couldn't do that....
I LOVE THIS!
We do, too!
BTW this channel have a lot of tuts about different effects in AE, I also sometime searches for all effects in AE explained in one video, So may be you can make a compilation and may be it will be 🤯. And may attract people's as well.