TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
June 25, 2007
• Transform a single image into 3D space
• Use light transmission to simulate camera mapping
 
 
TUTORIAL NOTES:
UPDATE: For After Effects CS3 use a Spot Light instead of a Point Light.
Running Time: 19mins. 30 secs.


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by rahul chogle 03/09/2010
hi thanks to respected sir Mr Andrew i have never expected so much but you have gave us so much creativity i thanks on more time to you for giving a fabulous tutorial from vidiocopiolet and i don't know how to purchase your plug-ins please guide me for that purpose
by SanKeT Dhulap 02/19/2010
its really awesome ! its like matrix FX !
by indran 01/23/2010
thank you.. :)

regards
malaysia
by raul 12/09/2009
nice tutorial, but I have a problem and I had this problem before, the thing is, when I go to effects and presets and search for the "grid" effect I don't have that preset.. what can I do?

I really appreciate your help! thank you!...
by William Samuel Ravatua-Smith 11/22/2009
"Head on, in the wall into my fist, yes..."

Lvin the Humor...
by sVendetta 11/16/2009
Very useful and entertaining tuorials!
I really enjoy working with them and learned quite a lot out of them. There is one problem I can't explain: when I project a picture like you showed in tut 39 the picture itself becomes blurry. I really tried to do exactly what you told, but nothing works

Thank you anyway, keep up the excellent work, yours sVendetta
by Thank God for Andrew! 10/20/2009
Hey Andrew,
My Name is Thomas Newman and I just finished my first feature film named "Bong Of The Dead" which is going to be released next year. Im in full time post right now just one guy in his basement doing all your tutorials and learning so much. My friend and I both are using your techniques everyday to make the film all that it can be. When it is done it is going to receive distribution already and I am definitely going to put a huge thank you and plug to you and video co-pilot for all your help. I love all your products and will always buy them as they come out. Im waiting for Pro scores 2 so I can score my film with a professional sound. Love Pro one! Please keep up the great tutorials! You can see the teaser of Bong Of The dead at http://www.bongofthedead.com

Thanks!
by eric 09/04/2009
doh, just put it on spotlight like said.

incredible what you can make after 1 tutorial!

takes a long time to render whit high res pics...
by eric 09/04/2009
I have the same problem as Alex in CS3.
I'm trying but no fix yet.

Love the tutorials!
by AnupRaja 07/14/2009
amazing video..
by DarkEntity 07/13/2009
really amazing!you're really cool.i'm from the Philippines.more power!
by JSpraya 07/12/2009
If the Picture Was a Still video Shot Would this still work ? or
If the picture had a person in it LOOKING at the camra would they continue to look at the camra as it pans ?
(im really not expecting an answer but hey ! if i keep watching these tutorials i might learn myself)
Thanks Man
by Volker 06/09/2009
Inspirational as always ! Keep up the great work, Andrew !
by David Knight 06/08/2009
yeah , andrew - I love all your other tutorials but I agrre with titi on this - this one just seems like a tedious hack. Why not create instead a 3ds max tute which shows how camera projection mapping can achieve this result in a much more intuitive way and far more quickly and with more generaly applicable results. The projection mapping feature of 3ds max is much underused -it involves simply choosing a camera for the mapping and shifting it around to match the geometry being used . I don't understand the need for all this shadow casting stuff - it seems to me just a clever but tedious hack which is not really necessary at all and has limitations and also one can easily forget the steps. Anyways -that's my two bits. keep up the good work!
by Alex 06/02/2009
Hi, Andrew

I am facing two problems:
#1 at some point I have white picture instead of picture
#2 the same problem exist with a project I downloaded from this tutorial.

How can I fix it?

Thank you!
by Dahlan 05/31/2009
thanks Andrew for your tutorial...
i'm very like your tutoriail...
thanks...
by b@ni 04/20/2009
its nice yaaaa.send us more projectin tuts..
by Leo 03/23/2009
*Applause*

Dude you make this soooo easy to understand. There's nobody out there who can make tutorials like you do. I absolutely love this and am planning to buy your products
by pankaj 02/10/2009
i am facing a problem in you shadow casting tutorials when we placing light and on casting shadow of text layer and BG layer shadow is display but when we turn of shadow option of bg layer and make it multiply mode there is no shadow display in main image, please send me how can i get it, thanks for tutorials
by ken 02/09/2009
hey andrew!how did you learn many things about this program?...i want to be like you!...im so dying to be a master like you in after effects...i have a question...in order to be good at after effects, would it be self-discovery or something?...hey..can you do us a favor?can you do more basics for the "newbies" like me?..im looking forward to that...thanks a lot!..more power!...godbless!:)
by Phoenician 12/27/2008
Hi Andrew

You are a main source of information for
biggners like me.

THANK YOU
by Mathew 11/16/2008
You make jaw dropping tutorials.


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by Max 10/22/2008
Thank you Andrew. Intresting tuturial. iI am from Russia. Hi from Siberia!!!
by bamousa 10/04/2008
Excellent tutorial
thanks a lots
by Sakari 09/21/2008
Excellent tutorial. I'm planning a short movie soon and this method will come in handy with photographs.
by edward 09/12/2008
hows your throat by the way andrew? do have any tutorial about that little bee sting inside your throat?lols i hope u have that one thanks for the nice tutorial again
by Cody 08/11/2008
That Was Brilliant. Made me laugh and helped me a lot.

And yes. From now on i will be weary of people Coming in closer to punch me in the face. haha haha
by Aria 07/25/2008
u save my works man......thanks a lots
by Rohullah Hares 07/13/2008
that was rally nice But Show as Some Ae plug inns
by MadSammyboy 06/28/2008
I love it. Andrew is a great teacher, and he always interjects the right amount of humor into the videos - it's like I'm working with one of my buddies or something.

Golden, Andrew! Thanks for all you do!
by Mitch Berlingeri 06/14/2008
I want all parties involved with this company to know, from the bottom of my heart to the depths of my soul....THANK YOU for being so kind and TRULY following the mantra of "Each one, teach one".

Do you realize what you've done for those such as myself? You have re-ignited the passion for filmmaking and art like no other company that sells a product to boot. IT'S OBVIOUS to see the dollar motivating companies and their sites. The attempts at getting to my pocket are NOT EVEN HIDDEN in the way they "HELP" you. At the end of their efforts I'm left discouraged and even more confused than when I began.

But you guys?

Before I even attempt to buy a product you put your arms around me and say "Pssst, Hey...Want to know a secret?" Before you know it, I'm updated in my art and skills-better than any film school has ever taught me and you don't even glance at my wallet or trick me into learning by seeing one part for free and having to buy the other just to complete the lesson.

THIS SITE, YOUR COMPANY, YOU are a template for how IT should be done. (By the way, you are so kind to Adobe...you MUST have a load of inner peace)

IT IS ALREADY KNOWN: This site is the holy grail of sites for filmmakers and the birth of filmmakers alike.

Not Adobe, Not Sony...NOBODY does it like YOU!
I pray you're ALL getting rich and taking over "THE WORLD"....you DO deserve IT!!!

When the THE RENAISSANCE OF THE NEW MILLENIUM IS IN FULL SWING, I WILL HOLD YOU ALL ACCOUNTABLE!
(even Sam Loya) -wink!

Thank you sooooo much for your blood, sweat and tears in doing all of this for artists such as myself. You all are my heroes.
by okatie 06/08/2008

very useful
Andrew
thank you very much
by dwight cooman 06/04/2008
Your the best i need to meet you whats you E-mail adress
by Maneco 05/31/2008
Great tutorial!
i love this transformations from 2d to 3d..also would like to see more 2.5d...there's something magic in that technique!!!

For copying effects,just edit copy---edit paste...
by Billy 05/25/2008
Andrew for President!

The there would be someone worth voting for! lol
by Paco 05/17/2008
These are the best tutorials I have ever seen of AE

Congratulations,
pAco
by A[eicas 04/29/2008
thank you very much man...

by PostMaster 04/24/2008
Have my babies...
by Thierry 03/30/2008
thank you very much
i learn so much from your tutorials
and i also appreciate your sens of humour!

from French west indies
by Arnold 03/11/2008
Hi!
Please help me!!
I didnt udnerstood how y copied the layer with the fx in the beginning

Looking forward for an answear!

/Arnold
by Dresden 03/09/2008
Can you do this with landscapes?
by basile 02/13/2008
i love andrew to
by Joe 02/09/2008
The best... thx for tutorial...
From ITALY
by fya 01/30/2008
hi i have a problem with fast preview at full details not only in this tutorial, here i see sth like loading all comp and then fast preview and at home it's still lagging anyone can help me?
by tuanlingo 01/28/2008
very nice, thanks, i learn alot of thing, thanks
by danutz 01/20/2008
naissss tutorial :) keep up the good work ... you teached me lots of things i never imagine i could work it in after effects :) thanks a lot ... you`re the man ... MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU ... just kidding :)
by wiesel 01/10/2008
realy cool stuff man...keep it up!

Greets from Germany!
by kami 12/28/2007
me ....
you .... Thanks for you lessons
by k-chop 12/20/2007
you are the man. keep it up.
by r4z2 12/11/2007
Hi,

This method only works for flat floors, is there any way to make a 'hilly' floor? Or does that have to be done in a different program?
by Fresh Tutorials - we use them for class 12/04/2007
Keep pumping out the great work, I've learned more about ae from your site than in class. Even our teacher recommends it
by titi 11/25/2007
I would do this thing in 3D MAX for 2 minutes.
by wilbart 11/24/2007
hello Andrew,
any other person could ve felt he/she can do it but the truth is, no one ever thought of that creative idea and for that kudos and it shows u re creative. Keep it up.

I saw one of ur tutes (3D DEPTH MATTE), been trying to open it. Could u please send to my email.
wilbart
by Jordi 11/17/2007
hey man I just wanted to say all you make it's very very useful. So thanks for that! ;)
by MMorris 11/05/2007
Turn the light to a spot light in CS3
by Rodrigo Mattos 11/03/2007
oh, and i just open your project and its all white!!..

opened in cs3...
by Rodrigo Mattos 11/03/2007
Sup ANDREW!!!!!

i´m from brasil and i´ve been learning with you for a few months now. i hatched a tutorial that u put ROLLEBLADES on!

are u a skater?


ooo, before i forget, i was doing this tut and I can´t see the "Projected" layer since I had changed its parameters of lights and shadows.

PLEASEEE HELLP!!!

is it because im using CS3 after?
by Dion Rademeyer 10/31/2007
Andrew you Rock my man and Congrats on your new born baby.
Man oh man you are the greatest. When I'm done with all these amazing tuts then I'll be the best in South Africa for sure :)
Thanks a xillion and God bless
by Joey 10/28/2007
This is awesome Andy. Best AE tutes ive seen.

Keep it up mate
by Harvey J. Wallbanger 10/27/2007
Phew. What a workout!
by Ahmed Saber 10/25/2007
U R My Leader, I've discoverd another trick easy than u did

it also from ur tuts,

ur great, allah bliss u
by Justin 10/22/2007
I am having the white rendering issue. as well I have disabled Open GL.
by hugo 10/22/2007
Hi Andrew:
I think I've same problem with Basil and EDGE: I can´t see the "Projected" layer since I had changed its parameters of lights and shadows. In the place of the 2D picture I only see white over the other layers. Could it be a problem with Open GL?
Thank you very much, sorry for my English
by Vishal 10/13/2007
Hey Andrew I Have Created My Logo, How Can I Send U
2 Look At My Add. U Are My Guru (Master).

Thankx

Vishal
by Vishal 10/13/2007
Andrew U Rock Man
by Nikko 10/11/2007
Ehphen cool. Didn't know this was possible in AE.
Cheers!
by Niels 10/08/2007
Can this functionality be pasted in Flash so that a viewer can orbit in the 3d space?
by EDGE 10/05/2007
hahahahahaha..nice dude..realy awesome..
but i have same question with basil..how can i fix the problem?
by pablo 10/04/2007
master of amaster, aguante!!! desde argentina
by NullObject 10/03/2007
Dude, I love U.
Great Tuts!!!
Keep it up!!!

Regards from Argentina
by Wellington João Franke Junior 10/01/2007
Very Nice tutorial's... But, i really need to take a last version of A. F. and a Real Faster and powerfull computer, or I'm nothing, lol... Andrew... You are amazing!
by SorinVladimir 10/01/2007
>-( and again
by Andrew 09/26/2007
I have a picture of our new church. The artist sketch. I need to make this a 3D model of this and a fly around with a camera. all i need to know is how can I make a picture that I have the front, side, and back. how can I connect these and then make the camera go around them. thanks any help would be great and if you E-mail me I can get you the drawings I have. THanks

Drew
by Basil 09/23/2007
Hello Andrew!

Thanks for you lessons, they're great!

I've made this lesson, it's OK, but i have some bug - when i move camera, useing Z axis or X-Y, the screen turns to white and only when i stop the camera positioning it turns to the picture again. The same trouble in the next lesson too. I've downloaded your peojects and tested 'em, it's ok, but my stil turn to white.

How can i fix this problem?
by Archie 09/19/2007
Holy guacamole! I just discovered Andrew & video copilot and I'm half way through the tutorials. Each one keeps knocking my socs off. I used to consider myself fairly crafty with AE but now I feel like a schmuck! I hate Andrew! He must be stopped! Whoops! I've said too much...

Really, thank you for all you're doing for us! And congrats on becoming a daddy!
by jevymalo 09/18/2007
you are the master!!!
by christal 09/17/2007
I love Andrew!!!He is nice and great!!!

Can Andrew give us some tutorials focusing on color grading?

Thousand thanks!
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