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TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer |
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Jul 30, 2009 | 38mins.
• Create an energy-ball that re-lights the road surface
• Use reverse-tracking and build a volumetric point light
3rd Party Tools:
Particular
TUTORIAL NOTES:
For displacement effect, please refer to the Energy Wipe Tutorial For camera shake, please refer to the Earthquake Tutorial |
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695 Responses to "3D Light Casting"
Unix
01/21/2012
hey andrew when i turn the eye off my tinted and exposed footage my light will disapear help me please!!
joseph
01/20/2012
hey andrew why is it when i turn the light source on 3d mode i can't see it
Chase
01/13/2012
Where do you learn this stuff? Is it all experience, or have you taken a class? College degree? Whatever it is, I would like to know. I love this kind of stuff, and I'm willing to learn, but I don't know what/where to learn it.
makosx
12/13/2011
This includes a little tutorial about 3D camera tracking from AE stabilize tracking. What Andrew calls "reverse" motion tracking. Thanx again!
Israel Jcb
12/08/2011
Tnx Andrew!!
haas3530
12/01/2011
Did anyone's Light Source Comp. Disappear when they made it 3D Layer? Any Help?
hunter
01/20/2012
yeah just continue on with the tutorial and when you change the orient to camera it should reappear
hunter
01/20/2012
yeah just continue on with the tutorial and when you change the orient to camera it should reappear
Medhadeep
11/30/2011
Andrew, I was wondering, if would show me some film blending methods, like we have seen in Titanic, that is turning from the old underwater shipwreck to a lively and crowdy Titanic, I mean hope you understand what i mean to say. Please anyone can help me with these matters.
Alex
11/28/2011
Hey I'm about half way through the video. And I am a noob, but I must say, that you should include a pulsating effect on the larger "aura" of the center, it added more of a feeling of energy to it in my opinion. I am really loving these keep it up.
ryan
11/20/2011
lol the energy ball is flying down the road and the ppl keep walking. :D Nice tutorial, by the way. Great work, original and helpful as usual!
Matt
11/11/2011
This tutorial was excellent! I am a complete newbie, at least with After Effects, and I was able to do each and every part. Would've been a good warning to make sure to have the CC effects at the beginning of the video
Alan
11/09/2011
This, literally, blew my mind
Wow. Great tuts man thank you so much!
Wow. Great tuts man thank you so much!
Jomar
11/09/2011
How about the sounds effect?
Explain please how you do it ...
Explain please how you do it ...
Ian
10/27/2011
Pretty cool stuff. It gave me a lot of good ideas.
GUSTAVO
10/27/2011
Hi, amazing video, thanks... I'm from argentina, my native language is spanish, so excuse me if I make some language mistakes.
Anyway, could you do, some TERMINATOR tutorial? cos have seen severals videos on youtube, but nones is tutorial. Thanks again and greetins from Argentina.!
Anyway, could you do, some TERMINATOR tutorial? cos have seen severals videos on youtube, but nones is tutorial. Thanks again and greetins from Argentina.!
iWinterHD
10/26/2011
Andrew When I Turn The Ground Plane Into 3D It Goes All Weird Unlike Yours, Can Anyone Help?
sergiu
10/19/2011
How about the sounds effect?
Explain please how you do it ...
Explain please how you do it ...
Vaibhav
10/17/2011
Fantastic effect Andrew.. and moreover a Great tutorial... I really wanna thank u to take so much effort and time and make such beautiful tutorials for us. Thank you.. Hat's off to you!
Azero
10/16/2011
Whaw... NICE VIDEO .. I LIKE THE VIDEO .. I LIKE THE EFFECT.. BUT 1 I DoNT LIKE : ~ I CANT DO THAT ~
=_= ... its very hard for me .im a newbie
=_= ... its very hard for me .im a newbie
Izangard
01/29/2012
I am newbie too... but Andrew's tuts are easy to follow so I had no problem going along with what he was doing :)Though my final result was not alike Andrew's but my result was satisfactory~!
Erki
10/13/2011
Really nice!Thanks for the tutorial.
P.S How was air distortion effect made.Hot air around the energy ball.In the original clip, not the tutorial one. It drastically helps to add realism.
P.S How was air distortion effect made.Hot air around the energy ball.In the original clip, not the tutorial one. It drastically helps to add realism.
mib47
10/13/2011
How to loaddown this vidio
James F
10/07/2011
I have a feeling that this effect would be very useful in a Harry Potter fan film.
KIRA
10/04/2011
I used my light source instead of LUX....
But when i added particles using particular..i cant color them.....they juss render out white...
cant apply color corrections either :X
Some1 pls help
But when i added particles using particular..i cant color them.....they juss render out white...
cant apply color corrections either :X
Some1 pls help
barubal
09/25/2011
thnx for the tutorial, this is my first tutorial in AE, hope to learn much more. thnx man!
darco lado
09/21/2011
wooww....
keren..
thanks gan.
keren..
thanks gan.
Billy
09/10/2011
Im andrew kramer....wait were not done we still have a lot to do! Thanks for the awesome tut!
Anup Shakya
08/29/2011
our demo is in youtube an type "nth degree in nepal" an you will see
Adam
08/22/2011
Cool :D
Now I can make the "Expecto Patronum" from the Harry Potter :)
Now I can make the "Expecto Patronum" from the Harry Potter :)
jamesun
08/21/2011
thank you!
john
08/16/2011
coooooooooooooooooooooooool!
mHeramb
08/12/2011
Really fantastic tutorial, Im currently trying the 30 day trial of CS 4, and I actually worked the whole night yesterday on completing this tutorial.And I already feel like ive learned alot about AE. Unfortunatly... When Im nearly 95% done with the movie, and you want me to take the Street Footage Comb and drop onto a new comb. My AE just freezes up, and if I click anywhere with my mouse it says (Client is not responding) and the only way out is Ctrl+Alt+Delete :/ Also if I just try to render without doing the last step to reverse the motion, it just freezes up. I guess my Computer is just too weak to run with the full power of AE :/
Im running Windows XP SP 3 on Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7200 @ 2.53GHz, 2.53 GHz, 2,00 GB RAM with a NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024 MB DDR2. With newest drivers ofc. I really wanna work with AE, so I will prolly find myself next to a computer store soon, if I dont figure out why the program keeps freezing for me when working with the "serious" animations, as in theese tutorials
Im running Windows XP SP 3 on Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7200 @ 2.53GHz, 2.53 GHz, 2,00 GB RAM with a NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024 MB DDR2. With newest drivers ofc. I really wanna work with AE, so I will prolly find myself next to a computer store soon, if I dont figure out why the program keeps freezing for me when working with the "serious" animations, as in theese tutorials
Wilson
10/07/2011
I think 2G Ram is the problem on your computer.
Cos, 1.5G memory will use for the background.
(AE set it at default and can't be change more low).
Cos, 1.5G memory will use for the background.
(AE set it at default and can't be change more low).
james mann
08/11/2011
That’s a Rembrandt
Here is a shocker; that looks like my street in Manhattan – 13 Street and University Place
Light (your light) goes down University Place, where it starts is corner with 13 Street and further up one block is Union Square, further down is NYU. Those streets never sleep, safe place thought
Andrew, it’s amazing how your mind works – the perception of details is phenomenal
I try to follow with Adobe CS5 and often settings are different from your CS3 but that won't stop me
Thank you for sharing your talent
Kamal
08/05/2011
Hi Andrew Thanks for this Tutorial I'm 17 and have been watching your tutorials for some time now.There Awesome Honestly ive Learnt So much from you.
Thanks
Thanks
Moysa
07/21/2011
yea baby exellent brother
Leon
07/06/2011
Man, thank you so much for all the good job you've done, I'm learning very clear all you teach, I'm from Brazil and my english is not so good because I learned it by myself, however, you have the ability to teach and it makes so easy to learn.
Thank you and congratulations !
Thank you and congratulations !
macdaddyv
07/04/2011
how can i get trapcode plugins and where from?
Chris
07/03/2011
Wow, that looks like in Harry Potter movie. ;)
ProGFX
07/01/2011
one thing I dont think you went over... In the original video, it seemed like there was a slight displacement map created by the orb... Could you maybe do a small tutorial on this as well?
G tECH
06/28/2011
loOOOl i actually thought he was being serious @12:27
joakim
06/24/2011
nice tutorail :) but whay can't i click apply?!
Darin
06/18/2011
Andrew,
I have always wanted to know how 3D, special effects and all that were done. I have learned so much just by watching your tutorials in 2 weeks. Now I am using After Effects for different projects plus, I will be going back to college to learn this stuff even more. There is one thing though. Do you know of any tutorials that teach how to write your name/signature using trapcode particular?
I have always wanted to know how 3D, special effects and all that were done. I have learned so much just by watching your tutorials in 2 weeks. Now I am using After Effects for different projects plus, I will be going back to college to learn this stuff even more. There is one thing though. Do you know of any tutorials that teach how to write your name/signature using trapcode particular?
Bluematter
10/08/2011
I don't remember where (i googled it) but I learned how to do light streaks very similar to long exposure light painting with a camera. You can use that to write your signature. There's also a tutorial on here on how to stroke something using lights so maybe that could help.
Amir Fayed
06/18/2011
Hey Man u r Awesome and please i want something from u please man , i have looked in youtube and other sites but i did't found it
please can u make dragon ball z effect
if u can please make a video
please can u make dragon ball z effect
if u can please make a video
Deepa
06/16/2011
Dear Andrew
I don’t know how to thank you. I learned a Lott from you...you are just amazing...every day I am learning new stuffs from you...I have humble request...if it is possible could you please avoided 3d party plug-in..because we are a student and we don’t have money to buy 3d party plug-in. But if it is not possible don’t worry teacher ...we all like you and respect you.
I don’t know how to thank you. I learned a Lott from you...you are just amazing...every day I am learning new stuffs from you...I have humble request...if it is possible could you please avoided 3d party plug-in..because we are a student and we don’t have money to buy 3d party plug-in. But if it is not possible don’t worry teacher ...we all like you and respect you.
Omar
06/15/2011
I don't do special effects, but this really helped me get started! Great video, great help. from the UK!!!
juantrueno
06/14/2011
HEY ANDREW! GREAT PAGE! GREAT TUTORIALS! THANKS FOR THAT. MY NAME IS JUAN AND I'M FROM COLOMBIA. IM PRACTICING AFTER EFFECTS WITH YOUR HELP HERE! I WANT TO KNOW HOW CAN I MAKE THE EFFECT OF WAVE ARROUND THE LIGHT. I GUESS IS WITH TURBULENT DISPLACE, BUT JUST CAN'T GET IT. THANKS AGAIN!
hamzawii
06/01/2011
hi
ebrahimkarimian
05/26/2011
hi good
tian1981
05/24/2011
Hi, I am from China, thank your selfless, China website look at your tutorial need money. My English is not good, but can understand you do video. Thank you! I am your fans! Support you!
yahia elfilali
05/17/2011
I LOVE THIS TUTORIEL .................
OH THANK YOU 3SHIRI
OH THANK YOU 3SHIRI
Janaka
05/16/2011
Hey bro...
Thanks alot... You are just awsome! Keep on posting more tutorials!
Thanks alot... You are just awsome! Keep on posting more tutorials!
Manuel
05/13/2011
hey how do download cc particle world cause i've tryed alot but it won't work
It comes with after
06/07/2011
effects, only full version.
dank
05/11/2011
great!!!!!
crackida
05/18/2011
hi dank
Jaffe
05/09/2011
Hey, I was just testing this, and I may sound likea bit of a noob since I'm just testing out the basics, but I cant seem to get the intensity of the elipse solid when combining 2 with "add" blend mode. Its just the same colour, and not intensified.
I may sound stupid, but is there a fix for that?
Thanks.
I may sound stupid, but is there a fix for that?
Thanks.
HASSAN KALHOR
05/07/2011
thank you
Hayta really are excellent training
I do not know how much English
Because I iranian
Again, thank you
Hayta really are excellent training
I do not know how much English
Because I iranian
Again, thank you
vinodh
05/05/2011
Wow you are Dr.after efx
f.card1992
04/08/2011
This tutorial it totally awesome. Pretty much every tutorial is awesome. Your work is really helping me gain some really cool skills.
Thanks a lot man!
Keep them coming
Thanks a lot man!
Keep them coming
Jovon
04/11/2011
Yo bro! Your sick with it! My Goal for 2011 is to be like you with the skill, I'm practicing 24-7, relentlessly. Thanks allot for the training I plan on spending thousands with you bro, of course when I get it. Holla
betini
04/01/2011
i'm a huge fan of your work. i really commend you for ur effort to share ur knowledge to every one around the world.its an honor to be part of this. And my advice to u is keep up the good work and cut out the jokes, they're crap....
JJ
04/14/2011
Well, but it's the cool point for me when I watch the video.Keep going, man!
Matt
04/12/2011
Andrew can do whatever he wants. If he wants to joke around and be himself; it's his tutorial...he can do what he wants. If you're looking for serious lessons, go to school. If you don't like the jokes, don't watch the videos.
Don Jerson
04/04/2011
i agree with you, this man is amazing, but i dont like his jokes
GooDShiveR
04/03/2011
Cut the jokes!!!!:S:S Are you unable to have an orgasm or something! Jokes Rule all!!!
theeyzen
03/29/2011
yes
very good i love this
thenky
very good i love this
thenky
prasanna kumar
03/24/2011
good tutorial for growing students thanks for tutorials
Mason
03/23/2011
Hey Andrew. I tried this effect with live footage and when I motion tracked it I parented the Particular Null to the track null the Particular Null followed but actual Particular didn't.. HELP PLEASE!!!
Charlie
03/20/2011
awesome tutorial mans thanks so much
Falandriel
03/16/2011
Hey Andrew!
Amazing tutorial, i really like the result! The only thing i've noticed is one effect thats' missing at the end of your tutorial. As i've seen in the preview movie, there's a kind of littel distortion behind the light streak when the energy ball flyes towards the camera. The source footage becomes a little bit distorted. How've you done that!
Amazing tutorial, i really like the result! The only thing i've noticed is one effect thats' missing at the end of your tutorial. As i've seen in the preview movie, there's a kind of littel distortion behind the light streak when the energy ball flyes towards the camera. The source footage becomes a little bit distorted. How've you done that!
YCHAO
03/14/2011
hoho
LUlu
03/14/2011
HEY THIS IS AWESOME! THANKS SO MUCH THIS HELPS SO MUCH!
HANYLTON
03/14/2011
Hi Mrs. andrew
thanks for your tutorial is very good man
hanylton ..... Mozambique is Afican.
thanks for your tutorial is very good man
hanylton ..... Mozambique is Afican.
DigitalDevil
03/10/2011
Is there any way to suck particles instead of emitting it using the emitter. If so explain it please.
Phyron
03/09/2011
From the French, thank you man, you're the best!
It's just great that you give us, thank you again!
It's just great that you give us, thank you again!
Jade
03/07/2011
Cool,????????
Peter
03/04/2011
Hello there, I'm workin on a project with a similiar energy ball that flies around in Sthlm. The only issue I'm havin is finding good quality sound effects to match the energyball with all the flying angles and such. If you have any good tips of where to find sound fx that will match this kind of project please contact me on Sandkvist.Peter@Gmail.com , That would be really appreciated.
Have a great one!
Have a great one!
dizze
02/27/2011
mrng. sir, i have a problm with 3d titeling. plz send me it's tutorials, requestly.
jeronimo
02/27/2011
he andrew - which solarsystem ure from!
wonna come with you, can i`)
wonna come with you, can i`)
Antilect
02/26/2011
Hey Kramer! Your voice! It's raspilly different today haha. You sound like you've added 20 years :D Or maybe it's my ears that added 40... Anyway... You are still a demi-god.
Paul Kensmoe
02/25/2011
I love what you guys do. I am a student and I got the Adobe Master Collection for my course work. I did not know what I was going to do with After Effects but I can now honestly say that I love it and Andrew you rock. Keep up the awesome work.
Jack
02/24/2011
Alice Cooper... at nights
thats who he sounds like
thats who he sounds like
Abhimanyu
02/24/2011
pls help me...the moment i make my light ball a 3D layer in my street footage comp.....the light ball disaapears n i juss cant get it back......really stuck @ this ....
help
03/22/2011
i had the same problem. you have to pull the "Z"axis in 3D-Mode forward or backwards...in one of this two directions the light will appear. i had to pull the "Z"axis quit a bit so don't give up too quickly. the light will appear, promise!
krupesh
02/24/2011
dude ...ur gr8!!!
mr.freeze
02/23/2011
very cool.. nice
Jay
02/20/2011
i've learned so much of you andrew, please keep making tutorials, you're awesome man
Saeed Ahmad
02/18/2011
Hi,
Mr. Andrew my name is Saeed Ahmad and iam from Pakistan. Mr. Andrew I am very thank full to you for your tutorials. Its awsome and quit help full to me bcoz I am the beginner in adobe after effect and I learn much from your tutorials. Mr. Andrew you are the best....and thats it.
i am realy thank ful to you again....
Mr. Andrew my name is Saeed Ahmad and iam from Pakistan. Mr. Andrew I am very thank full to you for your tutorials. Its awsome and quit help full to me bcoz I am the beginner in adobe after effect and I learn much from your tutorials. Mr. Andrew you are the best....and thats it.
i am realy thank ful to you again....
hamid
02/19/2011
hey no problem Saeeda Ahmad
hamid
02/18/2011
hi man.
thanks so much andrew.yor are very good man.
thanks so much andrew.yor are very good man.
Marty
02/15/2011
Hey all,
In response to the turbulence field that Andrew didn't put into the tutorial, Here's how I got it to work:
- Duplicate the "tail" particles.
- Duplicate the footage
- Move the duplicated particles layer just above the footage.
- Set the matte of the footage to "Luma".
- On the footage layer: Effect>Distort>Turbulent displace.
The particle stream becomes a mask for the turbulence layer. Increase the size of the particles in the particle layer, which will increase the size of the mask you have just created. Mess with the particle settings as well as the turbulent displace settings, and Voila..
M
In response to the turbulence field that Andrew didn't put into the tutorial, Here's how I got it to work:
- Duplicate the "tail" particles.
- Duplicate the footage
- Move the duplicated particles layer just above the footage.
- Set the matte of the footage to "Luma".
- On the footage layer: Effect>Distort>Turbulent displace.
The particle stream becomes a mask for the turbulence layer. Increase the size of the particles in the particle layer, which will increase the size of the mask you have just created. Mess with the particle settings as well as the turbulent displace settings, and Voila..
M
GAiN
02/10/2011
Please make a video tutorial on this effect (ASCII video in After effects)
Ivan
01/31/2011
Yo AK u r just awsome this is ma first comment i love AE made my vids even awsomer keep goin ur the best
Robert Streiferd
01/27/2011
Awesome!
zura
01/26/2011
hi all.
I want learn AE but this program dont learn in my country :(
i like AE very much :)
I'm from georgia ...
I want learn AE but this program dont learn in my country :(
i like AE very much :)
I'm from georgia ...
Eriuop
01/25/2011
I have a problem, everytime I turn a layer into 3D my 2D layers become invisible. it's really weird =/
Ricky
01/24/2011
hey awesome tut, but i cant seem to render the final product, my after effects keeps crashing when i render it.
im using CS3 with:
4GB RAM
2.8ghz quad core
1gb graphics card
any suggestions =(
im using CS3 with:
4GB RAM
2.8ghz quad core
1gb graphics card
any suggestions =(
taeng
03/02/2011
upgrade ur codecs or ur quicktime
KEN
01/29/2011
upgrade to a new version
Brandon
01/20/2011
Hey great tut but for some odd reason I have a big X in the middle of my screen.
Ricky
09/06/2011
niceeeeeee
Ivan
01/31/2011
you need to go to options on particular and put a valid key u can buy it on the site
Mike Yull
01/20/2011
That's probably particular or AE. Make sure it's activated properly
Jose
01/17/2011
Why must you be soo awesome!
tom
01/14/2011
hey i have a problem with the 3d light casting project. my after effects cs4, at the beginning of this project it runs smooth
but when i get the bounceing particles done then it crashes all the time and i cant get anything done. it cant be problem of my pc performance cuz i got 4GB ram and 2.40GHz processor 1698 mb graphix card. can you please help me out if you can
but when i get the bounceing particles done then it crashes all the time and i cant get anything done. it cant be problem of my pc performance cuz i got 4GB ram and 2.40GHz processor 1698 mb graphix card. can you please help me out if you can
benjamin
01/07/2011
man, you like a father I never had
Sami Kiwan
01/02/2011
Awesome Tutorial!!
I just want to know about the air turbulence effect, how was it done.. I HAVE TO KNW ABOUT THIS PLEASEE!!!!!!!! :D:D
great work!
I just want to know about the air turbulence effect, how was it done.. I HAVE TO KNW ABOUT THIS PLEASEE!!!!!!!! :D:D
great work!
Suman Jaishwal
12/28/2010
thank you sir. we r getting much more technics of using ae.sir plz send me some Other vfx tutorials to my mail
Chuckles
12/27/2010
You should make a harry potter spell tutorial. I imagine it would be alot like this one.
jemarudin
12/25/2010
whats new after efect
quyen
12/22/2010
that's totally awesome. I'm beginner and i very love this !!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you see my English is good, I'm vietnamese ;)
Do you see my English is good, I'm vietnamese ;)
hp
12/26/2010
I don't think so... I'm VN too!
jithu
12/22/2010
happy christmas
Warren
12/21/2010
thanks a million, I wish I could download this tutorial. I have learned a great deal about using After effects, and I am hooked.
laura
12/19/2010
hey you are awesome!<3 really! Andrew Kramer love u :)
Dakson
12/16/2010
in 38 minutes and 41 seconds of the video i`am lost 38 minutes and 41 seconds of my life.
cool video
cool video
Santiago
12/13/2010
Holy crap !
I'm very very very amateur, with this but i love it............... !
Sci Fi at your hands !
I'm very very very amateur, with this but i love it............... !
Sci Fi at your hands !
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