TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
Jan 06, 2005 | 7mins.
• Learn to enhance video with sky replacement
• Perform 2d motion tracking & basic color correction
 
 
TUTORIAL NOTES:
See Tutorial #42 for more advanced sky replacement tips as well as Tutorial #45 called Set Extension.
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293 Responses to "Basic Sky Replacement"
christinoccs
01/26/2012
Awesome, you are the BEST, thx very much, you do the impossible....... simple, 10,000 times thx
Sofia
01/25/2012
Andrew Kramer, you're last name is one letter away from my last name. I really wish you were related to me so that I could have a genius in my family! lol thanks so much for your tutorials!!!
Kev
01/22/2012
Hi Kev from India. Went through basic tuts. Thanks a lot Andrew. You are a legend. This stuff helps a lot.
khaled elmasry
01/17/2012
thanks from egypt =D
SGT_DarkStealth
12/28/2011
thanks from Pakistan =D
utkarsh
12/09/2011
Iam from INDIA and find ur tutorials the best .... i hav working in after effects for 5-6 months and ur tutorials help me a lot
rmansur
11/16/2011
thanks!
Scorpion
12/03/2011
You are amazing guy , Words is not fair enough to describe your generosity

Thank you very much
Manolo
10/05/2011
Thanks very much, I'm new in after effects,
Willem
09/29/2011
thank you dude, and you are a really good host.
luca
09/25/2011
If you just use the colour key, then you can erase the sky ans paste clouds behind it...
Kyle
01/04/2012
Plus it wouldnt look as nice...
Nathan
11/29/2011
the sky usually isn't a solid color.
Mr.Health
09/24/2011
I love your tutorials,Thanks! Welcome to Peking!
SAAM
09/20/2011
thanks very much......
LuccasDesigns
09/14/2011
Perfeito muito bom :D,I am From Brasil
datzmagikz
09/10/2011
I O you Sir!!!
Josh Rigg
08/31/2011
Great Video Man i Learned Alot.
TK asian gang
08/20/2011
cool. Thanks alot, god blass u. hop u family doing very will
Nicoe
08/16/2011
Your training is really helpful.Many Thx~
balakrishnan
08/11/2011
Super Tutorials

Thank you sir
martin franco
08/03/2011
Awesome! At last! I was learn about AE because of you. Thank you so much!
Tomislav Hegol
07/28/2011
After watching you for over two years it is really time to say: Thank you, thank you, thank you! If you ever want to visit Croatia on their Islands give me a sign. There are a lot of people doing this stuff out there but you are really the best and unique. Hope to get one day to California for whatever.

Cheers

Tomislav
andywhs
07/05/2011
i want to watch
tidalaustralia
07/03/2011
Great tutorial Andrew
Anon1
07/01/2011
Thank you very much! I like your site. I'm going to watch every single video.
angus
06/25/2011
Tnank's Very much!!
parcamex
06/22/2011
hey really good tutorials, can you make one tutorial of "search & destroy" that vid its wooooow :D gretings
Siilwyn
06/22/2011
So I watched the first tutorial after I learned the basics with the video copilot basic training.
And just like Rebel28, my plan is to watch ALL tutorials, I really want to do some cool stuff with AAE.
Rebel28
06/21/2011
Just watched the first tutorial, I plan to watch every single one.

I've been using After Effects for two days, and I haven't watched any tutorials properly. (Mostly FreddieW, Corridor Digital Behind the Scenes)

But I'm already making some pretty good motion graphics.
I wonder if I'll be any better when I'm done with the tuts.

Wish me luck
vilius
06/25/2011
I think we're the same O.O
Fuì
06/21/2011
Good work from Bergamo Italy!

FORSA!
Livio
SnickerD
06/19/2011
Kool and simple tut.
Andrew's voice was light here compare to now. its more than 6 years old. woaw
rihsiboy
06/15/2011
I am from the Uzbekistan you are best Andrew
Tobza
06/01/2011
Heheh I am comparing this tutorial to the new ones ;)
Breno Bigi
05/26/2011
win again.. thx from Brasil!!
Baka
05/12/2011
Andrew tries to be so formal :D
VFXM
05/04/2011
haha, how old AE is that?
Alejandro
04/14/2011
Am i suppost to ve following you along?
Sunny
04/07/2011
it is amazing!! your best !
GooDShiveR
04/06/2011
i think this one must go to video copilot hall of fame. this must benn the begining of the ''Curves obsesion''
killer
04/05/2011
thnx dude!
HighFive
03/31/2011
Dude, you're my hero!
Smithy
03/31/2011
you make it seam so easy. thanks. and ur kinda funny aswell and ur voice is calm, which i like.
jamie
03/21/2011
so amazing thanks, i will use this so much ! :D
Neil Tao
03/15/2011
I am a chinese guy,i have learned so much from here. Thank You!
hunny
03/08/2011
thanx sir u r tooo gooooooooooooooood thanx ................
vera
03/07/2011
good~~~
Gorsi
03/06/2011
Great work...
Lee
03/02/2011
Thank you very much!!!^-^
Lukas
03/01/2011
Absolutely great tutorial :)
chicken
02/28/2011
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh, my dear
Adrian Ayroso
02/25/2011
This is a very good tutorial and made learning track motion and keying very easy. I also recently started learning After Effects and had followed concept tutorials, but to learn and seeing applied concepts and techniques is the best path to learn things.

Thank you for sharing this tutorial Andrew, your website and animations are really amazing. =)
princess
02/18/2011
oh men...
two thumbs up! d-(^_^)-b
Bosoon
02/16/2011
Awesome!
Mouad
02/16/2011
Thank's My Friend !!
This Lessons Is Very GooD !!! <3
Jackn
02/12/2011
Awesome tutorials
I love this site so much?
I'm a freshman in AE.
Hope that i can learn a lot on this site
.Great WEbsite.^^
Aljon
02/11/2011
Awesome...Thanks for this tutorial...Keep it up...
Chinese boy
02/09/2011
Thank you very much I am from China
a3078548
02/09/2011
Hello, sir I am a Chinese, I liked AE PR in our domestic industry insiders all call you AK great god I love to see your tutorial, but couldn't understand see only operate if can translate Chinese great oh these comments I also use translation software translation of don't know you can understand
DarKobalt
01/23/2011
Thanks for the tutorial. If all of these tutorials are as good as this one... =)
Ken
01/22/2011
wo Andrew,
You guys are the real super heros in this world..Really crazy, keep rockin....

regards ken...
Melonking
01/22/2011
LMAO....this vid was posted 6 yrs ago.....keep it up :)
Matteo
01/20/2011
Thanks Andrew.
I decided to watch all the tutorials from the beginning. Too much tricks are hid in this web site!
Mahdi
01/14/2011
Mr. Kramer, I'm some one frome a country some where in this world. Planning on future with cinema, but with little facilities spacially in computer affects tutorials. You helped me so much.
God bless you.
And Thank you very much.
Philmer
01/05/2011
All of your tutorials are so helpful, my team and I have decided to start from the beginning ones in order to learn as much as we can and be able to advance our ability to be creative on our own! Thanks for the help!
babi
01/02/2011
thank you.
best of best video
Praneeth
12/26/2010
thanks . thanks a lot
LukasVideosify
12/22/2010
Thank you very much!
It's been very helpful and
well structured. :D
Hadim
12/12/2010
perfect mennnnn tanx
anas
12/06/2010
Thank you.
Hang
12/06/2010
thanks
steeplejack
11/30/2010
andrew kramer you ARE A TOOOOOOL
sj
11/23/2010
Thanks Andrew Kramer :)
your tutorial is help me
TheUnknownnnnn
11/13/2010
These are the best tutorials than you so much for making these it must take a while but you are a legend!! :D
Mr. New York
10/26/2010
YOU ARE THE BEST!! KRAMER YOU ROCK
Grodon
10/20/2010
I come from China,and your tutorial is best and helpful,
thanks a lot!
prakash
07/04/2011
i think yory site is world best sites for me and for meny persons
Scoep
10/14/2010
very nice video,

i did it

http://www.sitedoscoep.net/2010/10/primeiro-trabalho-em-ae.html
yaseen
10/13/2010
you are the best man
Nathan Franklin
10/12/2010
Man your tutorials are like the best. I can actuall now do some amazing things for my new team. You need to become like the president. Hahaha just kidding!
Owen
12/03/2010
The president of after effects
Tom
10/10/2010
Thank you so much self teaching my self now your tutorial is really simple to follow thanks
MaccSamata
10/06/2010
Thank you very much for your good tutorial.
Jonathan
10/05/2010
Love these tutorials! I really like you how you include the AE project file, help big time with the learning curve!
Luis Jibaja
09/25/2010
i started studying graphic design 2 months ago and decided to buy all the programs from adobe and then i found out about this site that helps me so much.

Thanks ALOT!! - Peru
Momo
09/14/2010
Fantastic tutorial
masterhadi
09/13/2010
very very very god sait
Site is very much higher and better than your site administrator
Thank you and your site
Alex
09/09/2010
Thank you! Good job!
AminEsmaeli
09/06/2010
Thank you
mike009
08/31/2010
great tutorial, really helpfull,
thanks a lot ;)
Pierre
08/24/2010
Greeeeaat!!! nice video!!!
swayne
08/08/2010
i am new this Adobe thing..... but i want to learn... hope these tutorials will be a great help
thirupathi
08/01/2010
your great sir sir happy friendship day
Hayyan Media
07/06/2010
Absolutely amazing what you can do with this program. Just finished the 10 basic tutorials and this sky one, all fantastic tutorials, thankyou so much.

Will probs buy the serious fx disc once ive got the hang of all these. Excellent stuff :D
Fábio
07/01/2010
Nice tutorial,you are a good teacher.
Toyomu
06/25/2010
Thank you
Jaimiko
06/24/2010
Hi! i like this page.

I have one problem: AEGP Plugin AAF

Please i need help!
Sorry for my english, i from Chile

Thanks!
Karlos - Ecuador
06/08/2010
Genial los tutoriales, pero más chevere sería si lo pusieran en español tambien .

Les felicito es un gran aporte para los que estamos empezando
Aga
05/22/2010
Hello, i ve been working with after fx since 9 years ago, but after seeing your tutorials i believe i still have much to learn. the only bad thing is that things are so fast at work (tv commercials) that i dont have time to do such fancy stuff... most of the complex 3d stuff are done in 3d programs in the first place...
Franky
05/22/2010
Thx so much. I learn so many useful thing here.
Now I would start from 1 to learn more detail from each=]
Yahel
04/10/2010
Hi Andrew and all his actors helpers :D

I just had to stop by after spending a full afternoon(6 hours or so) watching your tutorials.

If I ever become really serious about After Effects, I'll make my client buy all your plugins and Sound effects just to try to start to be even with you !!

Yours tutorials are fantastic from lesson 1 to the end I never felt left behind, everything is very well explained and progression from basic to more advanced is very smooth.

I never leave comments but today I just had to !!

Thanks a lot. Keep it up :)
AjayiScenelock
04/10/2010
Andrw u are the man of brain and magic, thanks
XmlB
04/07/2010
that was really cool. Thx
aBo
04/03/2010
hi all

thx a lot for all. ;) i am developer and starting to work with AF with effects (andthis site help me to do it as well)

thx thx thx thx thx thx thx thx a lot (btw site is great too)
theMightyThor
04/01/2010
Haha sometimes its funny to watch these earlier Tuts because i am so used to the sauve, cool voice of andrew kramer. and the the eme music not being there is a little eerie. (this is a back handed compliment, you have come a long way Mr Kramer!)
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