43. Demon Face Warp
July 23, 2007
• Add face warp using reverse motion tracking
• Warp face using liquify & texture skin with shadows
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423 Responses to "Demon Face Warp"

by Elliott.G.Montello 09/17/2007
i REALLY love this tut! i think it is one of the best so far. This is my Attempt at it if anyone wants to see :) thanks Andrew the new site rocks!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZF-GlkhQJN8
by ET Entertainment 09/17/2007
I like this one a lot!

http://www.et-films.net
by teiva.tahiti.mana 09/17/2007
thanks andrew for the extraordinary tuto, i learn ae with your tutorials, i'm a guy from tahiti
by Julius Lee 09/17/2007
Totally awesome technique. Love how many ideas i can achieve just with the Liquify effect. Check out my Video i made, it rips off the new Pepsi Max and I thought it was entertaining and hope yall do as well.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1375500857883224536
by Hmm? 09/17/2007
Where did the SHORTER version tutorial go?? :(
by Joey 09/19/2007
Made is al while ago.
But here's mine

in hdv
http://users.telenet.be/gfx-zone/Final.wmv

youtube
http://deamon.gfx-zone.com
by Joey 09/19/2007
Made is al while ago.
But here's mine

in hdv
http://users.telenet.be/gfx-zone/Final.wmv

youtube
http://deamon.gfx-zone.com
by zayfunny 09/19/2007
respect andrew!!
by willy 09/20/2007
it's so cool
by willy 09/20/2007
it's so cool
by willy 09/20/2007
it's so cool
by matt 09/20/2007
does the project file contain all the files needed to make this feature, or do i have to buy somthing?
by Jorge El Grande 09/20/2007


Sir, you rock my world. Yours are by far the absolute best tutorials I have ever seen and used. AE was this huge scary monster with fangs ... until I found this site! Thanks for your expertise and time. It is much appreciated!
by TERR 09/21/2007
Can you guys please do a tutorial on a "time lapse ageing effect" or something to that nature. I want to have my actor ageing rapidly. Keep up the killer stuff. Thanks
by Rawley 09/21/2007
VERY GOOD, ANDREW
by CaptM 09/21/2007
HAHA!! Very nice.

Working on Halloween Effects now for the home movies!!

http://homepage.mac.com/captmench/BadZachary.mov

CaptM
by Cristian de Chile 09/23/2007
HEY! I hope you read this i'm totally big fan of yours and i've learned a lot from your tutorials but i have a question...Can this effect be made by the 6.5 pro version? or it's just for the 7.0 pro version?

I'll be glad if you can reply,

greetings from Chile and take care

BYE!
by Amit Sharma 09/23/2007
I like it, it's NICE!! (please apply borat accent)
by Art G. 09/23/2007

One of my favorite tutorials! Thanks for the great products and top notch lessons!

Here is my first go at this tut... let me know what you think. Thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sq_qFDdxMg
by Arseno 777 09/24/2007
Hey thanks Andrew i think i ma get pro in After Effects with your help i got two of your DVD'S thamk you !!!
by Ricardo 09/24/2007
Wow ))))
Very, very cool!! :D
by bob pendleton 09/24/2007
Hey Dude,
Thanx on behalf of the world - for not only the awesome tutorials, but making them fun also.
could you possibly do a tutorial on neon lights, like er... creating a Las Vegas casino, on the outside?
wishing you continued success
Bob
by tihomir 09/24/2007
Great tutorial. This reverse tracking technique can be used for so many other stuff.

Thanks man!!!
by Smallville 09/25/2007
Ei Man very cool.......... good......
by yusufg 09/25/2007
hi andrew and all peoples here

i have a problem with this tutorial.
my problem is i have no motion tracking in my after effects, becouse i have the trial version. can i install a another tracking plugin in after effects? and when yes which tracker is it?

please help me guys.

sry im from germany my english is not perfect :)
by RASHED 09/26/2007
DUDES !!! all of ur toturials are GREAT !!! i cant wait for more of ur cool stuff, i mean ur the only one can provide us with pro work in the net, i'm planing to buy all of ur work cd's and dvd. KEEP IT UP
by Jadon Gauthier 09/27/2007
Can you tell us how to do it with scale and the face partially turning away from the camera? Thanks a lot u r the man!
by hh 09/27/2007
awsome!
keep up the good working..
by abdou 09/28/2007
can you help me please, i download this program and when i extrair it, it's show me only letters and numbers. but anything about the programm so please help me and show me how to use it!! please SVP!!!
by Thomas 09/29/2007
OMG, You are the king of After Effects. If I have your skills, I will just stay front my comp doing some HollyWood movies.
Keep up the good work, I love all your tuts.
by greefess 09/30/2007
thank for tutorial thank thank
by Legeon 09/30/2007
Man you are great!
But the best thing is you learn peoples for free!
by mamk 10/01/2007
you are a very professional man
by Nazmul 10/01/2007
This is very good but its only useful if u have alo t of time on ur hands!
by James 10/02/2007
AMAZING effect and tutorial. Great thing is, this works in old 5.5 too if you use the mesh warp. You dont get as much control over it but even so..! 5 *s!
by hector mas 10/02/2007
what about if my comp is 740x480, my original foot
what i must do ????

the tut is great, excuse for my english
by Dan Malocchio 10/02/2007
*puts down candles & book of spells*

I was doing this the hard way for years.

Thanks!
by troydesh 10/03/2007
is there a way to maintain the tracking while the camera zooms out?
by Krama 10/05/2007
I had a lot of fun watching this excellent tutorial. Andrew you're right. The sunglasses looks great

You are a true artist m8. I love your tutorials.
by arlette 10/05/2007
tht is the koolest thing ever
this is my fav. one and has gave me a passing grade for my class.!
by alejandro 10/06/2007
great tut, heres mine;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxjhNvdP8rc
by Eztech 10/07/2007
I feel sorry for Sam
by Fabricio 10/08/2007
Muito bom Andrew, efeito excelente.
by Moses 10/08/2007
Ae is not so good until i see this
by Julien 10/10/2007
very good tuto of course, by the way what is the best maner to composite reflections in the glasses???
a single frame with gradient opacity?

tnx man for sharing knowledge
by ziad 10/11/2007
i like this animation ziad kalsh from syria
ziad23us@hotmail.com
by RJ 10/11/2007
Great Zombie with effects like resident evil....so i learn from your work. thank you for your tutorial. i like that. wink!
by Rutland Weekend Films 10/14/2007
Brilliant effect. Here's my attempt should you be interested http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JDigxpP2KE

Cheers!
by Sam 10/14/2007
This is a great tutorial, really original and really good quality effect...
Here's mine...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxWgQQK38JE
CHECK IT OUT!lol!
Great work andrew!
by Rokk Productions 10/15/2007
Very cool, I'll be using this effect in my movie called Swamp Justice. Hey peep out the movie trailer at www.swampjustice.com and tell me what you think. Trailer 2 is better. Keep up the great work Andrew.
by Andreas 10/16/2007
Great tutorial! Only have one question. How do you do when a persons head is coming towards the camera? The face becoms bigger and I didn´t found a great way to track so that the demon face scales up and stays tracked to the face. I had to animate all the masks, frame by frame. So, is there a easy way to track the "demon face" on a persons face when it´s coming towards the camera?
by stuart 10/16/2007
God im so crap, i just cant get past the colouring the face bit, :) is there another tut for this for total Newbies? plz :)
contact me via email/messenger stu_art2002@hotmail.com
thanks
Stu
by Aaron 10/16/2007
Does anyone know why I would have After Effects but not have the tracking controls option? I can change to the motion tracking workspace, but I don't have the tracking control options to track motion. Does this require the production suite? I can see the tracked data if I open the project file from this tut, but I can't track my own video. Help if you can. This would really make my life so much easier because I had to add this effect frame by frame which will be impossible for any longer videos.

Thanks!
by A different Aaron 10/17/2007
What did Sam do to his hair?
Looks like he has small tree limbs trying to grow out of the top of his head!

Great tutorial.
by tejas 10/18/2007
hi Andrew i am great fan of your totorials it help me a lot to gain knowedlege but now non of the vidoe
totorials work in my computer it doesenet play
so if there is any thing you can help me
by venom 10/19/2007
i have the same problem as Aaron ;|
by Tom Savage 10/19/2007
Awesome. Will have to have a go. Looks like you can use this technique for many other uses too :D
by Mehdi Limonadi 10/20/2007
Very very cool!

I followed this step by step and I think it looks really cool. Thanks A lot Andrew Kramer!

Heres my link if you wanna see =)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=i6EAdrj-B2s
by Aurélio Moreira 10/20/2007
Hey, Kramer!!!
I'm from Brazil and discovered your website recently (2 or 3 months). Thank you. Without your help I'll never reach the 'real monster'.
by scotty 10/21/2007
i got a problem... when i doble click the precomp its don´t appear a new composition with the real video ... also if some one can write that part and a little bit of the next part i will thanks it ..i don´t know if you understand me but....
by Aaron 10/22/2007
Venom,

Have you gotten an answer for your question yet? We should exchange emails and If I hear something I can pass it along. Andrew - I'm sure you're inundated, but is this something you're seen?
(Original question below)

Thanks,

my contact: Aaron@twoyouthandanelder.com


Aaron Says:
10/16/2007 - 07:26
Does anyone know why I would have After Effects but not have the tracking controls option? I can change to the motion tracking workspace, but I don't have the tracking control options to track motion. Does this require the production suite? I can see the tracked data if I open the project file from this tut, but I can't track my own video. Help if you can. This would really make my life so much easier because I had to add this effect frame by frame which will be impossible for any longer videos.

Thanks!
by Weichel 10/22/2007
Such a great tutorial. I got super excited over this one!
Here is my version of the demon face using liquify:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D59W85bsRPo
by Albert 10/22/2007
hi, i have the same problem that aaron has. when i rightclick my video, the option "track motion" is greyed out, and i can't find that option under windows either. Anyone know where i can download a tracker control palette or how do i fix the problem.
by Don Bülcko 10/23/2007

Hi very nice tutorial, Andrew you rock!
keep on asskickin!

my test: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hz7UNIUZiR4
by Juliano 10/23/2007
I have a problem. My mask move. I do no why?
by Nathan 10/24/2007


That is sooo awesome. I love how universal this tutorial is.

Great narration
by H-BOMB 10/24/2007
SO COOL~~ I LIKE
by Manu joseph 10/25/2007
Andrew u r great.
by mehmet 10/26/2007
bravo.... that's very very nice
...
by tony 10/27/2007
can you say 30 Days of Night!!! hehe, looks just like them! Great job
by Phil 10/28/2007
Thank you for that, Andrew. A great tutorial. So satisfying to create the effect. Please keep them coming.
by Chris 10/28/2007
this reminds me of the movie "30 Days of Night"
by Phil Birch 10/29/2007
Again thanks, Andrew. I see that others have offered links to their efforts, so here's mine:

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=philipmbirch
by Furier 10/30/2007
Hi there great tutorial!

I am making a movietrailer at school learning after effects, and deamons are going to be in it. I dont know if you have seen the series Supernatural but they make a cool eye effect, they turn all black and it looks really real, and i was wondering if you know how to do that? or red for that sake?

Regards Furier
by marcelo 10/30/2007
From argentina, Andrew this tutorial is great man.
and congratulations for the new baby in a family.
by Giriraj 10/31/2007
good trick buddy....
by Matthew 11/01/2007
Really love your work Andrew! great stuff!!! i just got AE and your tutorials have helped out hugely. i got it just for a bit of fun with videos, but now i'm looking at in with a more serious approach thanks to you! this is great stuff! thanks for the work!

this tut rules! i love the way you've made simon look, and i can't beleive how easy it is!!!

thanks again for your great work! :)
by sean 11/01/2007
very good be cool if the vid was on utube it takes a while to load
by chris 11/02/2007
Very cool, check out my zombie movie on youtube.. Theres some other stuff in it too, all of it was done in AE, based on tutorials here, i just got AE about a month ago, and videocopilot has been a blessing. Thanks Andrew, and I hope you all enjoy my video


by Carline 11/02/2007
COOL~~!!
by Yassine 11/05/2007
look my friend you are very coooool and i get pro with you i promis
by Monthy 11/05/2007
About >>>tracking controls
by Tyson 11/05/2007
I need someone to do this for me for a highlight reel I'm making, email me at tyson_hack@hotmail.com for info, I have a short clip provided (Kobe Bryant screaming)
by Linn3d 11/10/2007
Very useful and very nice
by mr whizard 11/10/2007
CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH MAN!!! REALLY REALLY REALLY HELPFUL. I'm 100% sure there's no other site on the www with such an detailed tut. Started AE two days back n was searching for good tutorials. I think i wasted those two days n should have visited VC earlier. But its better late than never. I AM GETTING SOME DVD's as soon as i get enuff cash. ALL THE VERY BEST TO YOU N THANKS ONCE AGAIN.
by Merijn 11/11/2007
Hargh Hargh!
by AlexDang 11/11/2007
Thanks Andrew! It's very kind of you doing these tutorials! I very appreciate this!
Andrew Kramer! You're the best!!
by ian 11/12/2007
please help i did this vid but the effect moves on my face please help me why is this
by sasuke_m 11/13/2007
Does anyone know why I would have After Effects but not have the tracking controls option? I can change to the motion tracking workspace, but I don't have the tracking control options to track motion. pls help me, if you can. thanks
by varun 11/13/2007
ur tuts r really very helpful for me.Thankis
by mktnet 11/13/2007
Just one word: you are doing great job Andrew!
Thanks a lot for your tutorials they are the best!!!
absolutly the best ones in the Net!
by mktnet 11/13/2007
Just one word: you are doing great job Andrew!
Thanks a lot for your tutorials they are the best!!!
absolutly the best ones in the Net!
by tron 11/15/2007
hey thanks alot your the man Andrew...really easy to follow along your tutorials are the best ive found with out a doubt...
by Unrach 11/16/2007
omg.. im scared :D looks soo real!
by Aaron Atkinson 11/19/2007
Here is my video only I had to do this without the tracking motion options. Had to do it frame by frame. I still haven't found anyone to answer why this could be, but I think the trailer turned out well. This is going to be my second film.
Aaron@twoyouthandanelder.com
Thanks Andrew!!!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=482298746534203498
by Justin Barkby 11/19/2007
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XMCdpZFeFy0
by allec Isshac 11/21/2007
hey, do you sell a dvd with ALL your tutorials? maybe im just over looking it... i really hope this finds you and you can reply.


by Peter 11/21/2007
nice tutorial man, did some rotoscoping but i did it manually... motion tracking in this tutorial will make it easier next time... thanks

www.philmadelphia.com
by Kris 11/22/2007
Nice. But i have a problem. I dont now how to use the clone stamp tool. Plz help!!
by caposo 11/22/2007
hey andrew

not only have cool ideas, animations and tutorialz
you are also a m8 with a fresh sense of humour.

this was an amazing lesson.

thx a lot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dXS3SVxckc
by Ranjan 11/22/2007
This is really cool...
by Daniel 11/23/2007
This is very usefull stuff:D

thx for the tutorial Andrew:D
by cxbondiayr 11/28/2007
Bon Dia!
by äxel 11/29/2007
Wow, very cool!
by Ajit Singh 11/30/2007
Hi, Andrew thanks A looooooooooTtttttttt....00
it's indeed a good trickkkKKKYYyyy...
by Jon Mck 12/06/2007
Thanks Alot!! This video is amazing!!!
by vinayak 12/07/2007
u rock the world!!!!
by laxander 12/10/2007
see i have the adobe after effects but i do not know how to work it can some one help me and i have a myspace so look up laxander or my email address laxandercrazy@yahoo.com
by Gleb 12/13/2007
awesome tutorial andrew!
anyways i'm sure this has been posted before but when I use after effects, for some reason i dont get the "Tracking Controls" window, i have the option in the "Workspace" bar, but when i select tracking controls the window does not appear, also it is not listed in the Window bar at the top, can somebody please help?
sorry my english isnt too good.
by Ma7amee7o 12/15/2007
hello everyone

first off, andrew id like to thank you for all these awesome tutorials, they gonna help me out alot,
however, after i reverse tracked the footage, the effects seem to move around with the original tracked footage, and they do not stick to where i put them. the liquify moves all over the face and does not go along with the reverse tracked "precompface" footage, can you help me out with this?

or can anyone else help me out?

keep up the excellent work everyone, especially you andrew :) thanx
by jessica 12/15/2007
andrew you just become my new IDOL!!! thanks so much for the AMAZING tutorials. !!
by Ma7amee7o 12/15/2007
woooow, I finally finished it, absolutely awesome, thanx again very much for that awesome tut, this site introduced me to after effects and its been great

im hoping to buy some of the dvds soon, thanx andrew :)
by Matthew 12/16/2007
Guys help!! I hear "odd click", what does it mean ? i'm not good at english, please help. It's when Andrew show how to parent for example rotacion with rotacion ?
by Justin 12/18/2007
For some reason I can't view this tutorial. Please help
by Marty 12/18/2007
This is realy good, I've got ae now for 2 days. What Andrew is doing is great, on youtube you can't find that many tutorials which are that good explained.
by Jan Jegen 12/19/2007
awesome!! i made a video using this tutorail:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McpT7GbJREY
by Chirag Tanna 12/19/2007
Its mind boggling technique......Andrew rocks dude
by VAHID CHEGINI 12/20/2007
Very GooooooooooooooooooooooD
tanks
by eNorby 12/20/2007
Nice tut.
Check out my video ;)
I added some bugs under the skin effect :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwkly4ad6tE
by eNorby 12/20/2007
Nice tut.
Check out my video ;)
I added some bugs under the skin effect :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwkly4ad6tE
by el brujito 12/20/2007
hola no se ingles, pero me va servir mucho ver tus videos, es genial y gracias, ojala salga tutoriales asi, pero en español seria genial bye
by brujito 12/21/2007
hola, esta bueno el tutorial es lo mejor que hay, ojala lo puedan poner en español, seria genial para nosotros, para entender bien. gracias
by prestig 12/21/2007
nice work..can you make a mask (like "toxic","mission imp3") , one person have two face and switch between him.
by thpriest 12/21/2007
great tutorials. keep them coming and i promise to buy some of your products when i've got a bit of spare cash!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3ASI808aIQ

happy holidays!

by Bigballa592 12/21/2007
this is my demon face test if any1 wants to see how i did.. comment plz

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wJZKY3za_G0
by Bigballa592 12/21/2007
this is my demon face test if any1 wants to see how i did.. comment plz

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wJZKY3za_G0
by threpo 12/22/2007
check out my suspece seqence i made forfilm tv, i used this effect, and learnt alot fromyou andrew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHe8Zeu-9Lo
feel free to leave comments
by Monster Face 12/22/2007
GREAT tutorial. very very helpful. here is my attempt: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GSn7rs3zLE4
by azrenuya 12/23/2007
Great tutorial, my results came out really cool. I would put it on youtube but the file size is too big, can anyone help me on how to create an after effects project in under 100mb
by jo 12/23/2007
gr8 man i loved it
and dude this is my first comment bt wooooooooooow
i love ur work
can i ask u

where did u learn about adobe after effect
cuuz ur sooooo goood
by Ryan W 12/23/2007
Whoa, I love your tutorials so much! I have gotten some nice reactions from friends because of some of the things i can do ^.~
by Artur 12/23/2007
i've got a problem with rotation :/ i don't know how to change it to opossite... I can't change the name of that file like you (*-...) please help me (I don't speak english very well but I hope that you'll understand me)
by Cristhyam Aranguren 12/23/2007
I loved your tutorial i did some work i hope you guys like it this was my first attemp so i hope to make better ones... i already got a few ideas in my head... so i will keep in touch... leave comments if you like to =)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JrDNc9dc4QA
by THYAGO 12/24/2007
OLA TUDO EU SOU DO BRASIL E SOU MUITO FÃ
by ELLIOTT 12/24/2007
WAT PROGRAM IS THIS PLZ TELL ME
by Wasim Mohammed 12/25/2007
Hi, Just found out about this site by accident really. What a brilliant tutorial. It's very advanced for me but it was so clear that it makes me confident enough to acheive it.

Thank you very much for your efforts.
Really appreciated !
by jimmigfx 12/26/2007
u r too good.. really hats of u
very coooolllllll~~~~~~
by Akhil 12/28/2007
I wanna try this one on my picture.

next time, can you post how to do motion paths, i am really confused.

thank you
by napoleon22 12/29/2007
Hey Andrew. You are amazing at After Effects. But about this demon face warp tutorial, I follwed all the steps with the tracking and reverse tracking, and it would not turn out right on mine. I have After Effects 6.0 Professional, so could that be the problem? Also, I don't get how tracking and reverse tracking make the liquify effect stay on the face. Please Write back.
Thanks,
napoleon22

by Ruben 12/31/2007
I cant find the Motion Tracker :S I got AE 7.0 do i need AE CS3?
by August 12/31/2007
can any one tell me how to track the teeth and have it stick to the precomp face?
by Ruben 01/01/2008
Forgot to write in my hotmail. Email me if you know why the Motion tracker aint in Windows. I got AE 7.0, do i need AE CS3?
by august 01/01/2008
question how do i track diffrent parts of a video wile its being stabilized for examp if i wanted to track the teeth wile the video is being stabilized
by Logan 01/02/2008
The Program he used was just After effects.
by mena 01/03/2008
i can't method to say thank you for this tutorial . it's very useful and really enjoy with it. i will wait next project .
by Basse 01/03/2008
Ey dude!! The best tutorial ever! Pease out! take care!
by napoleon22 01/03/2008
Hey Andrew. I don't know if you got my other message, buy I figured out how to do the demon face warp. Except for there is one little problem. When I reverse track it, my footage still turns out all rotated off the screen when I finish doing it. Do you mabye know what I could be doing wrong?

Thanks,
napoleon22
by nick 01/05/2008
this is such a good tutorial, heres a rough version that i tried


http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/596/demon_face_warp.mp4
by victor 01/06/2008
I'm sorry, I have a problem, when Andrew want to copy the settings of one to another (in the second 5:57), he get some options to translate one settings to the other "Expresion position", but, he get the ....Dreamcast logo xd. How did he do this?. Because I don't know, I have the adobe after effects pro 7.0, the same that Andrew use. Pleas, if someone know how did he get that option, I will be thanksfull.

Thanks

AdIeU
by Austin Sopko 01/06/2008
hey, thanks man, great tutorial, but I have a problem . . . in the beginning, when you alt-click on position in PreCompFace, it doesn't work for me. I have After Effects 6.5 on a mac, everything else before that worked fine except for that. Please help me out here. Thanks.
by Ahmad 01/06/2008
this tut is pretty awesome but there is still one thing i dont really understand: the motion stabilizing... i mean if you reverse stabilize it... arent u basically adding the exact same shakes or cam movements that it had before? can you please make a tutorial only for motion stabilizing... it would be really great because many of us who can afford big cameras and tripods and stands use small ones which do have a lot of shakes... thanks a lot man!
by Victor 01/07/2008
Lol, it was alt click,

Ahmad, I think that this function it's not able in after effects 6.5 (in fact, I buy the 7.0 version, just for that function)

AdIeU
by Bobby 01/08/2008
Andrew you are an absolute legend. This tutorial rocks. I was just wondering what the difference was between reverse-stabilization and simply applying tracking data to a nul object. It seems like reverse-stabilization is more work for the same outcome. Cheers mate.
by jonathan 01/09/2008
bien m,e gustaria saber si nos pueden ayudar en unos efectos especiales para hacer una pelicula
by dresden 01/10/2008
someone should try that effect with like a rubber werewolf mask, or perhaps more pleasing a realistic werewolf mask, remote controlled to move the mouth, ears and such. Just a thought.
by pustules de france 01/10/2008
very good thank's for that tuto
by BAM 01/10/2008
hey andrew thnx a lotttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!! also maybe you could make a HULK transformation tutorial if you want to again thank u ur the best !!!!!
by Lumar 01/12/2008
Thanks a lot andrew that rocks ... but i have a qustion ... from where can i get those sounds of demonic voices and screams or roars and how can i apply them in to the scene of the moment scream!

I will be very greatfull if someone tells me or show me:)
by magic video sby 01/12/2008
Amazing!!!!!! andrew Kramer...you...Genius...
by hechuanghong 01/13/2008
greatjob!!!thank you andrew
by john 01/14/2008
I love it but when i try to to it on 6.5 i cant use the sqiggaly line to go from anchor point, position, rotation to the other comp please help
by ninjaman 01/15/2008
thank for the tut.with your help i can make my ideas real thing.KEEP HELPING ME.
by croween 01/15/2008
i also have the same "tracker control" problem,does anyone have an idea why the f.ck this is because?i have a.e 7.0 but im about to go crazy,got very pissed off for noone helpin :S
by john 01/16/2008
nevermind its only my 1st day on after effects overlooked something right in front of me

love this tutorial
by Omer 01/17/2008
Hey guys im having a little problem....i can't seem to find the tracker controls on my after effect. which version is it on.. i have version 7.0
by Phoenix One 01/20/2008
I believe the motion tracking is only available in the "professional" edition of AE 7.0; in the help file, it says (Pro only) when referencing tracker controls. Hope that helps anyone who needed it.
by Will 01/22/2008
I cannot get this to work the liquify effect doesnt move with the footage I dont know where Im goin wrong
by Gino Romagnoli 01/22/2008
What program makes that changing demon face. I can use it on my halloween movies. Please help. I already have videos on youtube. And I would like for next halloween to use this effect, thank you
by perry blunt 01/23/2008
is there a way for me to download these tuts to watch later with out being on the net.
by cristian 01/24/2008
hy i am cristian from argentina very nice work i like to work like taht nice tuto.
by Justin 01/25/2008
This tutorial is amazing, It seems like the possibilities with after effects are endless. I really look forward to learning more about this program. Thanks, heres my demon face.

by Billy 01/26/2008
Hey, i have a question,

I have Adobe After Effects 7.0 and I was following ur tutorial,

and when I look it the window blade, tracking contols isn't there.

How do I get to it?

Thx in advance. =)
by Billy 01/26/2008
Hey, i have a question,

I have Adobe After Effects 7.0 and I was following ur tutorial,

and when I look it the window blade, tracking contols isn't there.

How do I get to it?

Thx in advance. =)
by Billy 01/26/2008
Hey, i have a question,

I have Adobe After Effects 7.0 and I was following ur tutorial,

and when I look it the window blade, tracking contols isn't there.

How do I get to it?

Thx in advance. =)
by John 01/26/2008
haha this is amazing!! ...there is so much that you can do once you understand some of the things you show us in this tutorial!

I only just found this site but i wish i had of a long time ago, i cant wait to buy all your products and just put together a bunch of projects =)

the Designer Sound FX is going to be my first it looks (and sounds) awesome
by Sam 01/28/2008
That is really Awesome !!!
Thank's for this
by James 01/30/2008
Hi Andrew, I love this tutorial! I used it for a school production of Scrooge . The part where Jacob Marleys ghost appears, I projected a video of the ghost floating around and messed up the actresses face using liquify and motion tracking. Scared the audience half to death! Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIKeO6bIiUQ
by mike 01/30/2008
this one isn't bad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFz-T2bsEBg
by cesar 01/30/2008
eso si que es un tutorial felicidades

gracias hombre
by Nadav 02/01/2008
Thank man, help me alot!
by Artillusion 02/02/2008
This is great keep on!!! Thank!!!
by haha 02/02/2008
u r my hero
by paul.vajinder 02/03/2008
Nice Work Kramer Bai.All can made it, but after you .so all the credit goes to After Andrew Kramer effects. Is there any thing to increase imagination.i go through this page .u didn't reply anyone . what is important? need to make effects or a plug-in or effect to birth a new need for video. look forward to your reply . may it happen
by Julian 02/03/2008
This is my version of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuym71pAnFY

It was pretty hard to do, but still fun!
haha, see for yourself :p

Thanks allot mister Kramer!
by Zac 02/07/2008
This one I liked, it made me mad because I got it the first 2 times and then the second time its not working again! can someone please help, im having trouble at the part where you connects all the Anchors and Position and Rotation...it keeps going into the corner in stead of staying in the middle and going normal like in yours....please help
by XAKYXAK 02/08/2008
i love andrew!
by Samuel 02/10/2008
I'm using After Effects 6.5 Pro on my Mac OS X. I did the Motion Track thingy but about the reversing, I can't reverse it.

Tell me what to do!!!!
by Rafael 02/11/2008
hi, i like so much yours tuturials , are so great effects
by pablo real 02/12/2008
increible todas las pocibilidades que nos ofrece afeter effets ya estoy aprendiendo poco a poco gracias a los exelentes totoriales de Andrew
by figu120 02/12/2008
hola que buen manual gracias
saludes desde colombia solo hablo español
by Florian 02/15/2008
Hey, I followed this tutorial quite a while ago, but my video on youtube has had a lot views :).

I kept the effect sort of subtle(a lot of people overdo the grunge and the liquify, wich I don't really like). Anyway, here's the outcome:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cQQnlxi0DUs
by Johnny 02/15/2008
I was wondering why i can not play the video. i have tried it on many computers. what else can i do to see this tutorial with out actually buying it? Can some give me a hand?
by Rubicon Lichy 02/16/2008
AMAZING!!! lol It appears that everytime I learn something about your wonderful digital god techniques, I learn how to do something else... For the suicide Tut, I found out how to do Predator... With this, Vampire/Zombie... lol we can probably make it look even better then I Am Legend... Thanks for poping up tuts on your page, they are just incredible.
by Eldar 02/16/2008
I dont understand why your using such a complex capture method?
Doesnt it easy to capture the position and the rotation and aply it to a null object like in the crawling bug tut?
by KHALED NOFEL IM FROM JORDAN 02/16/2008
RELY YOU EXLANS THNK YOU ANDRO
by edwin_ga 02/16/2008
Hi!! Im a Graphic Designer from Mexico and I really love your job andrew!!! thank you. I have After Effects 7 but I don´t have the tracker controls and I need to finish a spot. Please help me!! What I have to do??
by ali baghdady 02/17/2008
EXLANS . EXLANS . EXLANS RELY YOU EXLANS .THANK U
by Leo Hans 02/18/2008
An update:
For those who don't know how to use this tracking technique with scale too, just check "scale" in the stabilize motion step, and then, you can use the following expression in the scale (you can link first with the "link" handle, and then edit the expression generated):

ACHICADO_X = 100 - comp("Tracked").layer("Stabilized").transform.scale[0];
ACHICADO_Y = 100 - comp("Tracked").layer("Stabilized").transform.scale[1];
ESCALAR_X = 100 + ACHICADO_X;
ESCALAR_Y = 100 + ACHICADO_Y;
[ESCALAR_X , ESCALAR_Y]


Where "Tracked" is the comp to work with (the PreComp in the Andrew tutorial), and "Stabilized" is the comp with the original movie.

Basically, the expression works like this:
if the scale of the stabilizing result is 90%, then it scales at 100%
by tibi 02/19/2008
this is my version of the demod http://youtube.com/watch?v=RSPPrjJg7xU
by can 02/19/2008
Hi i m a compositor from turkey. and follow the way you lead andrew....let me ask are you planing to make vampire desintegratin effect? like dusting deaths in buffy/angel or blade
by Ryan 02/19/2008
I stumbled upon your site by accident, I've been browsing your tutorials for AE and They have HELPED a bunch. I'm learning new things with every tutorial. I really hope to see more from you, i wish every video tutorial were as good and helpful as yours are!
by Alex 02/20/2008
what camera do you use for filming? and how much does it cost? Thanks for a great tutorial.. keep up the good job, Andrew.
by asad from hong kong 02/21/2008
Hi, Theses tutorials are the best ever seen and comprehensive, but its gonna take me some time to master the technics. I'm still a very beginner to AE.
by everett 02/21/2008
this one is my fav.
by Frank 02/21/2008
This tutorial is awesome! I really like how easily he explains things, so people with no knowledge of After Effects can pick it up with ease.

I encountered a problem though...I have 6.0 professional and right after I do the reverse tracking part, the image stabilizes but the image quality looks like it's under water or something. Anyone got any ideas what would cause this??? It's even there when I output to .avi or Quicktime.
by nordine 02/26/2008
super, magnifique, que dire de plus
by GertArts 02/29/2008
Really cool Andrew!
One of my favorites!
by mario 03/01/2008
Wow, nice tut. Im having 1 problem though. I tracked everything and reversed tracked it, i then added the liquify filter to the vid but it doesnt follow it???
by Mick 03/02/2008
You are an inspitation, thank you. Tomorow we buy your dvd´d. My demon face. In dutch , sorry!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4nXoDzn7DE
by BHAKTA 03/03/2008
you are f**king awesome, Andrew. You have inspired me to buy those expansive after effect profesinal cs3 and action movie essentials. I know they will worth every penny.

Thank you and please continue doing the good deeds.

Warm Regards from NEPAL,

BHAKTA
by Sad 03/03/2008
I appreciate these tutorials but it's hard for people like me who are comp illiterate, and the project files do not work for AE 8... :( I knew it wasnt ment to be
by sarah 03/05/2008
ohhh thanks andrew really great
i wish i make that too
by sarah 03/05/2008
Hello Dear Andrew

i have CS3 virsion of AE
but i have a problem in video out put of my PC
and i have a canopus video card ...
please you can tell me wich one card good for AE ??
thanks very much and i wait your repaly messege if you can .

Sarah . italy
sarah-art@live.com
by Mikhail from Saint-Petersburg 03/07/2008
Here's mine!!!
http://video.mail.ru/mail/nazar.off/7/13.html
I' so excited!!! Andrew, you're the best!!! More tutorials!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by panos 03/07/2008
Thank you for this great tutorial!!

But I have one question: When I am about to create a new mask for the demon face colour with the pen tool, I create a "Mask Path" and not a "Mask Shape". I am using AE CS3. What should I do?

Please respond here: athenva@gmail.com
by Daniel Silva 03/09/2008
This is an amazing tutorial! And it can be used for a lot of different things. Here is one of my experiments with this tutorial (also experimented with keying the color correction curves)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCEprEVW-iQ

Thanks!

Daniel Silva
by Ashan Shadi 03/09/2008
Verry Good
by Wallace . 03/11/2008
I don;t have tracker controls D=
I also have version AE 7
by Andrew 03/14/2008
Your tutorial is megaburner
by ghafoor 03/14/2008
very good jop
can you show more tutoreial like to show the effect the teeth and begger and long
please reply and thank you for your kind cooperation
by Josh 03/15/2008
This doesn't work for me. I followed everything and the Liquify doesn't "flow" with the track.
by Abbas 03/19/2008
no motion trackin in my adobe
by Sir Render 03/20/2008
Hi, dudes
here's my happy face http://users.telenet.be/kareldobbelaere/HappyGuy.mov , I have a somewhat simpler version than described above [I think]to add the scale to the tracking too : just pickwip the scale too then add the following to the expression:

Sv=10000/comp("PrecomDemon").layer("curvesDemon").transform.scale[0];
[Sv,Sv]

Sv is a random variable name (could be anything)

greetz s
by PeterC 03/21/2008
Sir Render.. that was very cool. I like the softness of the morph.
by Vineeth Mohan 03/25/2008
Hello! First of all, I love your video tutorials, Mr. Kramer, and your splash of comedy. So after getting Adobe After Effects around December 2007, I decided to watch some of your tutorials. This one was one of the best and funniest, so I decided to make my own video, and I sent it to the school film festival. It won.

Here's the link if you want to see it:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3HqRMH0wLqo

Make sure your volume is on, and wait till it's around 1:25. Please watch, rate, and comment--tell me what to improve on!
by Tony 03/25/2008
Thank you for the great tutorial
Really helped
by Erwin 03/26/2008
Hi!

I think you're really fantastic in doing this!
I had a question..
I'm kinda a Dragonball Z fan.. and I wanted to ask you how to make a proper energy wave or energy ball with Adobe After Effects 7.0

Thanks!
by GottaBeTheJuice 03/26/2008
Im new to Adobe After effects, and this website helps so much! Thank you Andrew Kramer! Keep up the good work!

More tutorials! NOW!!!
Jking lol, thanks again.

Heres my Blog im gonna start posting whenever i do something new in after effects so i can "track" my progress in getting better in the program.

Feel free to put it in your RSS Feeds.
by GottaBeTheJuice 03/27/2008
If you moderators can add the link to my After Effects Blog, onto my previous post that i forgot to add it to,i would really appreciate it!

http://gottabethejuice.blogspot.com/
by jovs 03/28/2008
Andrew, Can you make a Tutorial for man that has a Wing ??? thanks
by GeorgeGreece 03/28/2008
Hello! I have the same problem concerning the tracker control! It doesn;t appear in my AE...What should I do please help!!!
by Maxier27 03/28/2008
Check out my Deamon Face, i've added some somke to it with particular..

Thanx for the tut!
by Dan 03/30/2008
another awesome tutorial

oen thing though, instead of doing all that reverse tracking etc. with the comp, and the contained video file, could you not have just motion tracked the video file and applied it to a null object?

Please get back to me if possible

Thanks!
by Glen Campbell 03/30/2008
I realy LOVE this one i havn't seen any thing like this since ive gotten into AE, Man you realy cool with those FX, Hey have you seen the spawn movie if you havn't then check it out, what if you were to post a tutorial about the FX on the eyes spawn has na Effect in his eye when he's fighting or mad that green kind of shimmer like stuff i don't know what to call it but hey you pulled of some out of the worl FX maybe you can Swipe that out of you bag.
by woot 04/01/2008
haha this tutorials are the best on the net

check out my version of the demon face warp starring George W Bush!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_LqN15eDGic
by Noah 04/01/2008
i have tried this a good 4-5 times but each time the "reverse motion tracking" doesn't work.for the comp settings whenever i type in 1700 for the height it says the width is 1133. please help.
by Adam Gibson 04/04/2008
WOW!!! Awesome Tutorial. I never realized After Effects was capable of that type of effect.

I have purchased some of your products and I think they are great.

I was hoping that I could get a Quicktime Version of this Demon Video Tutorial???

It's Great!!!

Is there a way I could get a Quicktime copy of it or other??

Adam Gibson
by ? 04/04/2008
Why i cant see the tutorial?
by Juan Gallo (JcFractal) 04/04/2008
Awesome tutorial, my first.
Here is my result:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6zbsqUXg2Q

Andrew, how about doing a UFO tutorial, like the classic: looking up to the sky, above a building, hovering then leaving... That would Rock!

Thank you for sharing so much knowledge, JG
by Daniel 04/04/2008
A quick question for anyone who knows about it - once you've finished and applied a motion track, is it possible to go back and adjust it? Or does it need to be re-tracked (and all the child commands re-parented)?

If anyone knows just leave a comment, as I'm trying to develop my AE skills but I don't have anyone to turn to if I have a question ^^

-Daniel
by Kristian 04/04/2008
seriously, this is the best tutorial site i have ever been on. ur personality and presentation makes all the difference. most others dont bother to explain or show alternatives, but u make everything clear and amusing. i hope there will be many more tuts to come.
by Mart 04/05/2008
First time using AE and this tutorial was a great way for me to pick up a lot of the techniques, thanks bud.
by Sergio 04/08/2008
Omg, HEY! andrew i'm sergio from chile, and i have a question im trying to follow your tutorial and as i can see is very cool but i have a problem, when i put width 1700 the height auto-put it-self in 1133 what can i do? PLZZ help me shamank1@hotmail.com my mail again, thanks.
by JohnnyG 04/09/2008
Hi,

andrew realy thank you for this tut its great but i have a problem each time i get to the place whre i should put in the liquify it doesnt go with the face but it stays at the place plz help jangross2@seznam.cz
by Thomas 04/09/2008
Fantastic tutorial. Helped me alot with my filmproject. Once again, thanks from Norway :D
by Pas 04/10/2008
Keep on going!!! After efects rocks!
by Deni 04/10/2008
veri CooL
senk you
by Deni 04/10/2008
veri CooL
senk you
by Pieter 04/11/2008
Cheack mine out, putt some smoke in it 2...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTr-rNimqzw
by alien 04/11/2008

lol u are the best, deamons looks best whit sun glasses :P
by OneLeg 04/14/2008
HAHAHAHA I love this one..
So funny the way you play with Sams head and his eyes! hahahahahahaha.. omg iam crying. So funny
by MoviDJ 04/17/2008
I have adobe after effects 7.0 (don't know if its proffesonal or not), but i don't get the same window that you get. Is it a plug-in?(Your toutorials are the best)
by Ebby 04/18/2008
Andrew, I'm quite impressed by this tutorial and the manner in which you present all of your tutorials. Ahum, I do have a question: I can't seem to lock down the stabilizing (and I have followed the tutorial frame by frame lol), which in turn means everytime I add liqufy or the glasses there is too much movement. I know that you are quite the busy man, but is it possible for you or one of the staff members of Audio co-pilot to explain what it is that I am doing wrong? Any help would be extremely helpful.
In Advance, thank you.
by XxX 04/18/2008
Hey moderets i know ur reading this are any of u girls if so i would like to ask u out on a date
xxxxxxx
by Giu 04/18/2008
My Sample

http://www.vimeo.com/911397

Thanks!

Great tuto!
by Jairo 04/20/2008
Man!!!!!
Andrew kramer is the man!!!
that one was good
demoins with sunglasses!!!!
i have learned many things already!!!!
thanks, andrew, sam and all!!!
by gardy 04/21/2008
alright, so here's mine to throw in the mix...

http://gardnerraymond.net/videos/DemonFace2_web.mov
by Tim 04/23/2008
Nice Good Job
by Daneboe 04/23/2008
Awesome tutorial...here's mine!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D48BYHnIREM#GU5U2spHI_4
by rajesh 04/24/2008
simply outstanding for people like me at learning stage..which give inspiration..and lateral creative thinking ....thank u bro...
by Pif Meister 04/24/2008
I love it too!!
I'll try it right now!
by andrew ohene kwakye 04/26/2008
hi andrew my man through ur tutorials i am now able to use it with easy.Thanks for making the novice lessons on ur front page free.Thanks and keep the good work up.
by Phil Rocha 04/28/2008
Dude... I FREAKING LOVE YOUR STUFF!!!!!!


Greatings from Brazil.
by shani 04/29/2008
Wow)))))))))))))))))))))

thanx Andrew kramer
by Mathew Kelly 04/30/2008
You are to kool!!! You have some awsome ideas, and all the jokes you add to every tutor just makes them so much fun to watch and learn, this one is so kool though, I have made both my kids into demons, LOL, thanks alot.
by Vinci 05/06/2008
Hi Andrew! Congratulations for your amazing tutorials they are really a great help.

Unofortunately im experiencing some problems regarding the PreCompose window: i follow the steps u do on this tutorial but when it gets to precompose the footage in the precompose window it doesnt deselect "leave all attribute in blankcomp" when i click on "move all the attributes into the new composition" but both of the two options remain selected and there's no way to remove the selection from the first choice anyone has any idea on how to solve this little issue?

Thx
by Adrian M. Jandongan 05/08/2008
Sir Im so very happy about youe tutorial and this the the best tutorial i have been watch...thanks for sharing your talent.
by KIRA 05/08/2008
Best giler laa
by James 05/09/2008
Un feasible!


wow, the Hulk, I am legend.

great stuff
by blacktwang 05/11/2008
i download the project but cant open it.
why?? somebody tell me plz!!
by David 05/11/2008
How do i get Adobe After Effects?
by Master Nacoon 05/12/2008
I cant say thank you enough
by Sebastian 05/13/2008
Dude,
Thank you.
by A-Jizzle 05/14/2008
I'm frankenstein! :))

thanks pal!
by Aloths 05/14/2008
I don't have motion track :( . Where can I buy one for my AE 7.0?
by Zack(PLEASE HELP) 05/15/2008
When I draw a mask with the pen tool itc only shows what I drew my mask around the surrounding is black please help!!!!!
by maurits 05/15/2008
thanks man
super explained

greets from bruges city
by Dave Byrne 05/16/2008
Thanks Andrew, absolutely class as always, I'm a little bit worried that I'm addicted to these tutorials, they're so cool, and thanks also to Sir Render for that scale information, I was trying to figure that out. Expressions open up a whole new world, just got to unde