Why on my project werite : Missing Saber_Controls??
Help, i don't know what to do...

I noticed a lot of people are having the same problem I was so I thought I's post the solution I came up with.

You add a new solid and then drag the Preset onto it and get this error:

After Effects warning: Class 'Effect' has no property or method named 'Perspective'
Expression disabled.

Error occured at line 3.
Comp: 'Lightsaber'
Layer:1 ('Gray Solid 1')
Property: 'Starting Thickness'

The saber looks awful (too fat) and basically is useless. Not sure if this will work for everyone, but here is what I did:

To re-create the After Effects preferences file on Windows XP:

1. Quit After Effects.
2. Rename the Adobe After Effects 9.0 Prefs.txt file (for example, to Adobe After Effects 9.0 Prefs.old) in the C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Adobe\After Effects\9.0 folder.
3. Start After Effects. After Effects creates a new preferences file.
4. Try the preset again. It worked for me.

hey gu here.andwuu kaymuh i want give you happy ending for all ya hawd wuhk!

hallo andrew
you are doing a great job keep going and thanks. video-copilot is really on of the best. all this knowledge for free. fantastic!
right now i'd like to work on your tutorial 20/20b light sabers but i can't find any footage. download includes "only" the presets?
i'd estimate it if you do some more tutorials in cooperation with 3d cinema4d like 3D Crater etc..
greetings
peter

Works fine with CS4 just make sure it's in the right folder supportfiles/presets

John... Did you set a keyframe for the first frame of the sabre?
If not then the changes will be the same for each frame.

ok i have watched this tutorial over and over again trying to figure out whats going on wrong, for some reason every time i move onto the next frame to move the lightsaber blade to where it should be for THAT frame i look back to the previous frame and the lightsaber blade has moved! ive been at this for 9 hours (no lie), i am burning with rage because i can't figure out what is happening. please i really want to make a star wars film!

BELOW, true.

This guy (kramer) does not respoend to any of the comments. I wonder why you keep posting and asking about a preset for CS4!!!! Dahh!!!!

Hey kramer, Im using cs4... im confuse on what da hell you clicking lol.i cant find it >.<

how can i make a video like this

how can I make this
a

i thought i would help some people you want to use the saber for adobe after effects cs4,

find the program on the hardrive where it had been installed. then go onto support files and presets. put it in there and it should work fine.

ben jones
;)

I just wanted to ask why dont u guys use the motion track function on the program to track the light saber and apply it the the glowing stick.

Hello Mr.Kramer.
You are doing a great job keep going so we all can learn ur knowlegde.
Anyway,i am using Adobe After Effects Cs4 and i can't load this one..although is a very good idea this effect with the lightsaber and it would helped me alot with my project...do u have it for Cs4?
Thank you.

I don't now have ligthsaber sound were I gonna get that.

I don't want do my comercial with that effect v2
I like more manual.

att. Darth Rose

hi,
i got cs4 after affects how do i get it to work on tht?
thnx ben.

why I cannot download the project of lightsaber v2

Really cool Your lightsaber i want the plug in, from Chile too (its a coincidence)!!!

Hello! Greetings from Chile, excelent light saber V2.

it is so cool

Yes, it works in AE cs4

please andrew or anyone. Can i have the saber presets for the 6.5 version. send to my email. itsjustmax@yahoo.com

dose this stuff work in AE cs4

I love all the tutorials but this probably one of my favourites. Me and my friends are doing a short Star Wars film - see www.bkitch1.350.com/BKitch.htm for more details - my only question is, how do you edit Windows Movie Maker films? Actually, there's one thing I haven't tried, which is saving the movie first - that might actually be it!

hey i,m dutch and i watch this tutorial and you say that this not work for after effects cs3 but i have discovered it,s can works in after effects cs3

this is really amazing, dute!!!
thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Thanx Andrew for this tutorial.
I'm also would like to ask you to update pluging for CS4!

And it is a good idea to make a tutorial on how to create plugin like this. maybe it would be a bit dry but it would help to learn AAF better!

Thank you and my fellow Star Wars fans for these effects. Thank you Jesus, I mean Mr. Kramer for having this up here. Now I can make my Star Wars videos perfectly. I am greatful to Star Wars. PERIOD! The same with George Lucas.

I ask too, if you *please* could upgrade the saber preset

Great tutorial but the preset does'nt work in CS4 so yeah...

Could you please make this for CS4?

PLEASE make this for CS4, i will give you FULL credit in my video if you do.

Ok.. great tutorial.. but

I added the gray solid over my video, and then dragged the Light_Saber_V2 file onto the video and i recieve this error:

After Effects warning: Class 'Effect' has no property or method named 'Perspective'
Expression disabled.

Error occured at line 3.
Comp: 'Lightsaber'
Layer:1 ('Gray Solid 1')
Property: 'Starting Thickness'

So can anyone help me out? I am running AE CS4. Please do not ignore this comment.


~Mitchell

Hay Tim you just click on the button that says download project.

how the heck do you you download it?

how do you get after effects

how to dow ster wars

@Cameron: for sound, just google lightsaber sound and you should be able to find some sound effects that you can import into AE and mix together. I found some good ones here: http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/postproduction/soundfx/saberfx_fergo.asp

Hey can anyone tell me how to add the lightsaber's sound effects?

Hey andrew, thanks again. For everyone above, it does work on CS4. Do you think that motion tracking would work for this andrew? if you just put 2 red dots on your saber or something? maybe it would just be easier to rotoscope it, but its just an idea.

Mr Kramer you are the god of all effect gods thank you!!!! :)

Please andrew is there anyway to get this on CS4??!!!!

great tutorial, it just wont work though!!

very nice work! To finish it of you might try to let the opacity decrease on fast movements like u can c on the actual footage.

By the way I'm using CS4 and it works perfectly.

Thanks from Belgium

hey wats up i love your tutorials but just wondering will this work for the newest verion??
please reply

Hi there Andrew, the problem I have is that the lightsaber i'm using (stick) shows after I do the mask, how can I get rid of it?

when will the one for 6.5 come out???

hi i have cs4 and when i try to use this it says im missing files, do i need a specific plug in for this and iff so which one.

hey i downloaded it and every time i try to use it the program says theres something missing, do i need a plug in cuz i have riot gear, real clouds, bullet time,and one more, i have cs4, is there something else i need

hi im getting AE 7.0 does it work on standard or just pro

hi! how do you apply this to my plug ins. it doesn't seem to work. i have after effects cs4

Hey, Thanks for the awesome tutorials. I found that if I motion tracked 2 points in my footage (The base of the blade and the tip) then assigned the trackign data to null objects, I could then link the position of the null objects to the start and end points on the 'saber' Thus speeding up the process of manipulating each frame. Unfortunately you need really good footage. It works best for relitavely still shots with subtle sabre movement.

where i put the lightsaber folder in which folder?

But I have AE 6.0

hi, if i download the projest in user presets i cant fing it back on adobe, plz help me :(

Thank's Andrew, very cool effect. Here is my result
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiJVhoVF8iU

I don't have glow!
Please help me Andrew!

Hi andrew...i am doing a project with the lightsaber, and it last 10 seconds, but i dont know how to make the mask in all the video, i just make it in one part of the video, anyway i want to know how to do it in a 10 second video...thanks...i wait for your answer.

hey andrew your tutorial is the best on the net.
But my adobe effect 7.0 pro can't use it, it says the files is missing.
i get the spots i each end of the saber, but no saber. You are a very kind man if you gelp me here :D
- maybe a newer version or something?:D

niklas sweden

Hey Andrew,

I have Adobe After Effects CS3 and it doesn't seem to allow me to paste the folders or even the .ffx files into the presets folder. Is there a way around this problem?

where to download this light saber

whoever likes starwars go to this link



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl4fazc-hU0

How can I get the lightsaber on my compeuter?

Thanks a lot! I've just made probably the worst lightsaber video ever, but this is one of a kind tutorial that even a rookie like me could get1 XD

again: THANK YOU SO MUCH! ^^

hey andrew your tutorial is the best on the net.
But my adobe effect 7.0 pro can't use it, it says the files is missing.
i get the spots i each end of the saber, but no saber. You are a very kind man if you gelp me here :D
- maybe a newer version or something?:D

Hey andrew in adobe after effects the saber blur looks like the original lightsaber please help

i love lightsabers im getting mine on monday i am getting ten of them

hey um how do i download it!?
thanks

Thanks alot, i love all your tutorial's This 1 is GREAT!

:D

Everything worked out in the end. At a distance, the saber's glow tends to meld into each other. Going frame by frame it looked wierd, but watching it back in realtime it looked fine. Here is how it turned out....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEdr4cHokKM

Thanks Mr Kramer

I was wondering if you knew how to import the file into a CS4 production premier package? I cannot seem to get it to work.

what version is this

WHICH version is this

Hey thanks for another cool tutorial.. check out this movie i made it has a couple of light saber scenes in it..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK9y9a29kg8

Hey Mr. Kramer,

I am having a problem. When I try to import the saber glow into my project, It does not look anything like yours in the tutorial. It is bigger and brighter and makes it not look like a lightsaber anymore. It just makes it look like a big blob in the background.

Help?

Thanks a lot for this! It really saves time and looks really good. The tut was really easy to follow and helped me learn about AE while i made a sweet light saber video! The precomp thing at the end also was a real help! THANKS!!!!

Hello, Exellent tutorial but I still cant find the lightsaber pressetV1 or V2.
I would like V2 where can I find it?

Thanks

im having some difficulty with the playback, every time i hit 0 on my keypad, it does a "rendering frame XX of XX" and its not in real time. Often times it wont render the whole animation either. im using CS3/vista, any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance

u said u were going to upgrade it to be used for adobe 6.5 cause thats all i got. plz plz plz plz plz tell me if it has been upgraded i have adobe 6.5 standard so yah get back to me

Hello I love the tutorials and everything has worked fine for one saber, but I was hoping someone out there could help me with a problem I have with two. I did my first saber in red, and everything was fine. I started the second one in green and everything was fine until the two sabers came close to each other and the red one turned green too. I tried precomposing the red first, and then I rendered it, but the green values are still transfering to the red saber on the layer below. Does anyone know how to work around this? Thanks. And a special thanks to Mr Kramer, Love your work.

hi my name is john and i watched your video light sabers v2 and i wanted you to email me at tombforever@aim.com and tell me how to down load that thing because i couldnt figure it out.

WOW!! Thank to you Andrew!!!

Hey i have had this preset before and i was great, i recently had to reformat my pc and reinstall AE, but when i reinstall the preset it gives me the error "This contains 4 references to missing effects. Please install the following effects to restore these references. (Alpha Levels", "Simple Choker." I am using AE Pro 7.


what do you think could be the problem

hey u might think this is a stupid question but...


were do u download tht program??

Hi Andrew,
Ive been watching your tutorials for quite some time now, what ive been so focused about is this lightsaber tutorial and the demon face tutorial.
I have this crazy idea of a movie my friends and I want to make heres the link http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=oas02e

This doesnt seem to work in After Effects CS4.
V1 seems to work fine. But not V2

what FX do you use if two light sabers collide

can you use it in real life by a self made lightsaber

Hey

I have probelm...

I did everthing that the tutorial said but it didn't work

I line up the lightscaber in AE and it looks great, but when i export the video the lightscaber is not lined up

Please help

Kevin

um when i downloaded it didnt leyt me open it.
how am i suppose to open it????

do i have to buy something to do that?

hi i am knew to thiss and i was wondering what program/s to use to run this

A message to Michael, The download can be downloaded right next to the video button.

In AE CS3 Pro the motion blur for the lightsaber does not work for me!! any tipps??

are the file downloads free

do u have it with cs4? i really need it for cs4. :) love your tutorials.

love it

thanks very much!

how do i get this on my computer

how do i get this on my computer and were do i get the drivers? help please send mail via youtube go to www.youtube.com/haloguy00 please

will these presets work on after effects CS3 (i believe its version 8 or something like that)

yo hum how do i download the wnidow for making my onw light saber video's?

Sweet I never knew you can do that until i saw this video i'm definitely going to try this.

great stuff! works extremely well, thanks alot :)

awesome video

What program do u use and how do u download it from daniel and mack.

my friend and I might make a star wars film. but we were woundering if you could have a video of how to make a film in 3d. imean with the 3d glasses you put on and it comes to life. could you?

I'm can't figure out how to obscure two people. I can do the obscure mask around one actor that blocks his lightsaber behind him, but then what if the other actor's lightsaber goes behind the opposite actor? also how do I place one saber over another at different times. It seems that one saber layer needs to be listed above the other in the composition list, but the same saber isn't always above the other. I hope you can help thank you.

Hi Mr.Kramer
First of all, congratulations for your tutorials.

I have a problem with this preset.
When I try to add the lightsaber to my composition a message apears:
"Class 'Effect' has not any property or method with the name 'Starting Point'
Expression disabled"
And in the Effects Control Panel appears
"missing:saber_controls"
I have AE CS3 Pro version
What can I do?
Thank you.

Regrards from Spain

Ur tutorials are awesome and the saver_v2 looks awesome 2.... but i can't seem to download the preset can u fix it or link please?

hey what flash player do you use and do you have to guy it????? plzzz tell me i want to make some cool lightsaber videos like you!

hey andrew just going to ask if you have to buy anything to make this video becuase I want to make some star wars videos to go on you tube but dont want to buy anything to do so ???!!!

(please reply)

nice tutorial... but on my after effecs cs3 I get the saber but on a black background and u cant see the video, how can i fix this

good tutorial man. you guys make working with After Effects alot fun. can i use the same plug in to do a two sided Light Saber and have you got a tutorial that can show me how.

Same problem. Missing saber error. Any fix?

Has anyone found out where to get the missing Saber Controls file? Thanks

Im curious. Could you make a force lightning tutorial. they are all over youtube but they are all wrong and like mess up my footage. just wondering. this tutorial is golden BTW

how can I get the lightsaber preset for adobe after effects CS3

hi guys....hi Andrew I am the one of the infinite people who loves your tutorials...I want to know how to do the v2 of light saber I have the v2 but I want to do it like a tringle no like circle -.- plz some1 help me..e-mail me or left a comment (danaos1996@gmail.com) sorry for the long comment

Hi AdrewKramer I am the of the infinite people love your videos....I can do the v2 of LightSaber...I have download the version 2 but the light saber is like a circle at the top i cant do it like a tringle or something like that...Some1 help me plz

It works for AE CS3 true ... but only for the english version. If you have a other language, follow this steps:

(it's for XP) Start > runt > AfterFx.exe -L EN
(for vista) Start > search > AfterFx.exe -L EN

It will open English version of AE ... then load the file. If you don't know where to put it ... search "backgrounds" in your computer folder ... then you see the present path.

For all those of you who've asked about how you download the Presets for the Lightsaber effects saying you can't find the link to download them.. well i just found them, if you click on Project you should get a message to start downloading a zip/RAR file. One you've selected your directory just download and unzip once it's complete and the project files are already there waiting for you to copy and paste into you AE presets folder...

I hope this helps guys. Best wishes to all from the UK

Great job on the Tutorials Andrew there totally amazing.

The lightsaber preset must be runned on adobe cs3 english version to work

Hey, i read all the comments on your page, and only one or two people is having the same issue as me, in my scene the lightsaber passes behind the actor's back multiple times, and i can only get it to mask it once, works great on the first pass, but you cant have multiple rotoscoping paths on the same timeline, as far as i can tell, ive been searching high and low for this solution, i would be forever grateful if you could email me or anybody on here who knows how could post the answer, that would be great too. if i figure it out first, ill certainly post it on here, youre tutorials are beyond compliment, absolutely essential, Thanks
-Miguel Blaze

man who ever your friends are, are some lucky people, your the best andrew kramer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Aaron, did you hit the stopwatch buttons?

That error is the same with me does anyone know were to get them but otherwise that was a great tutorial

YOU ARE THE BEST.
Keep doing great job!

I have spent over 6 hours trying to figure this thing out. Every time I go to a new frame and move the lightsaber all of the previous ones move as well.

I have followed everything the tutorial says. What am I doing wrong?

Is there a faster way of doing this? I have spent over 12 hours doing multiple lightsabers for a 4 minute movie. My hand is killing me and I'm sick and tired of doing the movie, but I still have another 1 min. left. Please tell me theres an easier way than frame by frame.

how do i download the thing were u can even start editing the stuff

how do i download like the thing were u even do this stuff

how can I get the light saber preset for adobe after effects CS3?

It's not working for me!!
I got AE Pro 7.
I installed the saber files in my presents folders, but when I use saber_V2.0 on a solid nothing appears.
help anyone?

oh, sorry guys i sent the wrong link
The good is this:
http://twatech.org/shownotes/lightsaber sounds/

I downloaded the files but, when want to use the "saber_controls" effect is missing.
Johan has the same problem (in the 1st 20 comments).( I'm using CS3)

Hier is can you find some lightsaber sounds:

http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:I5I2u0hootwJ:twatech.org/shownotes/lightsaber%20sounds/ "lightsaber" -program "sounds"

Help Please! where do you get the softwere?

i cant find the downloads for the light_saber_V2


please email them to me or tell me where to find it on the website

a great lightsaber tutorial 4 AE7 and Cs3 3 is at this link http://rhys-works.com/tutorials/lightsaber/

Cheers for all the Tuts Andrew learnt alot from your site, keep making more

George

can these things work on windows movie maker? i don't have much memory left on my computer.

hey boys can you help me ? how to make lightsaber sounds??? e-mail me please...

i got lightsaber_v2 and when i safe , it comes up without sound :(

hmmm, you should really be animating big time movies like the Matrix, Wanted, etc.

you own.

wow. that was very informative. thx a lot Andrew cuz i'm a StarWars nerd myself and love the movies but not frame by frame LOL

dose this work with adobe after effects cs3?

my friend wants the preset but he cant find it anymore

Hello, i have a problem with this preset.it just say This favorite contains 4 references to missing effects. Please install the following effects to restore theese references. ("Alpha Levels", "Simple Choker")
How do i install them? and where can i find them?

Loved how the music appeared more than once... i don't know why i just thought it was pretty cool :)

You should really make a tutorial about how to make the flash effect when two lightsabers hit each other!!! >-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(

أنا معجب جداً بدرروسك

Very Awsome Nice Little Work I Want To Became A Cinma Star With Tutorials ,, And Thanks Alot....

mmm so good

Hey, i cant seem to export this and keep everything in sync. Nothing matches up. I've tryed to export it as every option i could.. avi, wmv ect ect...
Im using cs3. Help!

Andy Morgan

Hey Thanks for making this tutorial. When I download the folder, one of the files is missing from the "Andrew Kramer" folder. If you could fix this, that would be great.

Hey Thanks for making this tutorial. When I download the folder, one of the files is missing from the "Andrew Kramer" folder. If you could fix this, that would be great.

hey andrew, thks for all these tutorials. like others i was wondering if we could track the fake saber and parent the moving position to the saber.
Thks a lot

Come on people tell me how to get the cool view, the view in version 1

Hi there,

Is it possible to use this preset for After Effects CS3 ??

Could u manage it, that it works ?

sry 4 bad english !

Come on people tell me how to get the cool view, the view in version 1

Come on people tell me how to get the cool view, the view in version 1

>-(

Hello Andrew Kramer. I saw some of the comments and the nickname "doma" cursed in foreign language. Please delete the comments as it looks disturbing. Thank You.

Please tell me how to do it with the cool view, not the view like version 1.A and Tudan download the file extract it and copy the Andrew Kramer folder to your AE - folder/Presets. And your done!

its nice preset

Where to put this files?

well apparently no one cares to help out the large group of people that have the saber missing control problem....

great tutorial..but useless now that no one can seem to help with the missing effects problem.

I love your work! I am with AE 7 Pro, but when I am done with the video it is just like the version 1. Why is that happening?
Please help me Andrew.
Greetings from Bulgaria!

Just out of curiosity. How's come when you open it up and go into AndrewKramer then VFX it comes up with that message that says your Windows is corrupt, but it actually isn't?

Does anyone know where to find the keylight plugin for adobe cs 3? Im goin kinda crazy because i had after effects 7, but it wasnt the PRO version so i couldnt use the keylight plug in. Now i have CS3 PRO but my keylight only works in AE 7 PRO. Im kinda stuck please help

p.s. Andrew i just love you for those tutorials i wouldnt know what to do whithout you !!! much thanks and respect

Okay guys at the top of the screen there is a "watch" button correct? Well beside it there is another button called "Project" click it to get the files in the tutorial.

how can i download this vedio tutorial

has anyone figured the solution for the error reading "missing saber controls". I offer a reward of punch and pie for the answer!

great tutorial thanks

very nice preset and tutorial! thx andrew!

bur it doesn't work. i've got ae 7.0 pro.
same problem like the others in CS3.

does anyone know, what to do?
i would very appreciate!

How do you import the project into AE?

hey adrew, i downloaded the second preset, but it seems kinda fat, different from the one on the tutorial, and when i go to the shutter angle, it doesnt changes, no blur is shown, i think its because i use after effects cs3, what can i do?

Hello Andrew Kramer! I want to tell your video tutorial it's great! And i have download presets from you! And it work great!! YOU ROCK MAN!!!

Hello,
please where can I download the "Presets Andrewkramer VFX" ???
please write to me....
btw GREAT WORK!!!
CZECH

Hey, Andrew! I used your lightsaber tutorial on a scene from "Highlander." Please check it out. Thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxQDc4Z5KIA

I'd love to get to work on this, however... I've installed the presets and refreshed the preset list, I get "missing: Saber_Control".

Ok, so I remove everything, close AE, reinstall the presets and again, after putting in the new solid and dragging the V2 effect from the preset list.. "missing: Saber_Control"

Help!!

Hey!

That dasn't work for me!

I have Pro Version of AE!

Theres an Error! I will post it later ...

>-( how do you import/upload a preset? I'm having a lot of trouble doing it.

Mr. Cramer, Have you made, or are you going to make a tutorial on Matchmoving I'm sure this is something I'm going to need in my making film making. Thanks. You do damn good work Mr. Easy to follow. Looking into buying you cds. Be cool.

is there a way for this to work for CS3 is never works and I have no presets folder so how do i get this to work??????

Andrew,
I am at the start of learning AF and I'm not a fan of wasting time. Are there Jobs using AF? What kind of portfolio do you need? Do you need many samples? Is there a best industry to target? Are there any question I should be asking you?
If you can get back to me I'll be greatful and your lessions are very good. thank you -James

jameslabs@yahoo.com

i made a vid of my self doing a spin from side to side but the saber is is just behind me all the time SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO MAKE IT SO IT GOES: FRONT, BACK, FRONT, BACK

hey mate by the way at the end of the tut u said seya nex time.........seya ur not going to see us because ur talking, and ur not on a webcam!......anyway. i realy lie ur totorials im 11 yrs old so i need a bit of help.. u know when u said page up or down do u mean up or down on the arrow keys?

hey great tutorial

but i have a problem

i am from romania

when i turn of the glow i still can't move the sword easyer

i mean i move it slow

what can i do?

at the beginning it worked perfectly..but now?

Great tutorial
Just wondering if you can make a tutorial where you learn how to create some force lightning like in StarWars?
I love your work man! You have the gratest tutorials!

How do you do the track matting section of this tut on Photoshop CS3

Can u make a tutorial of when smallville runs like super duper fast ?

This is frikkin' great !!! is there any possible way that u could make a tutorial of the effect when smallville runs super duper fast ?

This is frikkin' great !!! is there any possible way that u could make a tutorial of the effect when smallville runs super duper fast ?

Great tutorial once again but I am having the same issue as I have After Effects CS3.

V1 of the preset worked fine but this new version with the perspective does not.

Will there be an update for After Effects 8 (CS3) soon?

Thank you !RUSSIAN

i answer to all that have the problem of the motion blur and the thickness that doesn't work.

to make it work with all language versions you must visualize all the errors of the expressions (there is a yellow triangle where the errors are). you can visualize them by clicking with the right button on the solid level and choose the option.
the program will tell wich word is the problem by clicking this triangle.
for example i'm italian with the italian version of the program so i had to change simply the words "starting point" with "punto iniziale". it will tell to you also the line where the error is and wich words to change. it's very simple



thank you Andrew this tutorials are very useful.

I got a question is adobe after effects cs3 the as adobe after effects 7.0`?

Google

they know the film by frame number, and that's a joke
whaha
nice preset

hey i just saw this tutorial and i have a question. why not use the motion tracker to animate the lightsaber instead of rotoscoping?/?/

let me know wat u think

I keep getting the "Missing: Saber Controls" issue, how do I fix it? I really want to use this.

I'm going to say the same thing as Ignacio. If you can send me an email on how to fix this or something, please do at KoreanXReds@hotmail.com

as it happened with yor first respond to me it happend the same way
Your project link is broken. I want to try to download it again, because when I originally tried to use it, the error "This contains 4 references to missing effects. Please install the following effects to restore these references. (Alpha Levels", "Simple Choker." I am using AE Pro 7.

hey this preset is awsome, but i have adobe after effects 8.0
do you have this preset for it. reply to my email yonahnimmer@linkline.com

Hi Andrew!
Thank you for your tutorials. I'm learning and enjoying a lot!
I've the same problem than other guy called "Lupi", and I don't know how to solve it.
This is his message:
---------------------------------------------------Hi!, First I wanna say your tuts are amazing!!
On this particular one, i have downloaded and installed the preset correctly, but once placed into a solid I get and error message saying.."Effect" class doesn't have any property or metod called 'Starting Point'. (this is a translation cos i get the message in spanish. I run the spanish version of AE7 pro)
Once I get this message the thickness property doesn't work at all, everything else runs quite normal. But the look of the saber defaults is nothing like yours.
I guess this is sort of a translation issue, any tips on this?
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Thank you very much!

These videos are making my after effects life much more easier. I have a question though about this lightsaber. I added the pack create new layer, drag the effect onto the layer and nothing happens, i mean i can see my original video again but I do not get the beam. The first time I tried it worked, but then after effects crashed. I had to reinstall the program to stop it from crashing ever time I tried to use it. Now with the fresh install, I still do not get a beam to appear when i drag the effect onto the solid layer. Any suggestion? Thanks!

Love your tutorials. Have you updated your lightsaber V2 presets to include 6.5 Pro? This is the only version i have and i can't really go out and upgrade to 7 or higher.

hey every time i import a video and put it on a comp its all bleck can you tell what to do? thx

where is your link to download this preset?
thsi lightsaber rocks

hi~Andrew
This is cool but, my AE7.0 says missing of some stuff. Would you please recheck this?
Thanks!

where can I find the preset for Light Saber

>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(>-( give me you brain>-(>-(>-(>-(>-(

hey andrew,

i have a similar problem to that of the others regarding the presets. it says "This favorite contains 4 references to missing effects. Please install the following effects to restore these references.("Alpha levels","simple Choker")
pls help. thanks, love your tutorials.

bam

Hello, I am trying to do this tutorial and when I load the saber v2 effects I get an error that says. "Missing Saber Controls" I loaded the preset into my AE presets folder. I am using CS3 though this should still work right?

great tutorial.. you deliver as always..

but as others, i cannot get your download to work...

Hey Andrew,

As always great tutes, very grateful for your time and generosity.

The project footage for this and several others on your site have gone 404. Is a fix in the works?

keep up the good work, and thanks!

Hey Andrew,

As always great tutes, very grateful for your time and generosity.

The project footage for this and several others on your site have gone 404. Is a fix in the works?

keep up the good work, and thanks!

Where's the footage?

Fantastic tutorial! I can't find the Light Saber preset can you e-mail it to me?

D'you naw where i can get this lightsabre ???

hey, um where is your link to download this preset? the only buttons i see is *watch* and *project*??

btw dude u are gifted >-(

where i can install alpha levels????

Hi andrew i just had a stupid question... can i track the fake lightsaber and then just put in the VFX version like you did with the demon tutorial??

Does anyone have a link to some footage that can be used for this tutorial? Its hard to do if you dont have footage of someone swining a sword.

please tell after downloading it where to place it in AE

please tell me where to download these presets because i really need them

It is incredible, but I do not care very much like star wars, but my favorite episode is the III and V

Whatever, we can change the language via the core folder of the program.

How can this effect not work with the french version?

Remember kids:

This plugin runs _only_ with the english version...

I have a problem, when i try to run lightsaber v.2
control panel says:
"missing: _saber_controls_"
Is it any way to fix this?
Can someone help me?

hi
i was wondering how do you do a full preview of the video you have so far with audio and everything like what button do i press
i tried pressing 0 but it only plays like a couple seconds of my video
plz someone help me
(i use windows)

Hey guiy, I love your tutorials!!!!


But the file is not complete. I have 4 errors when I choose the lightsaberV2 effect.

Normal or not?

Hi guys is a CL tutorial,, But who can plz give me a site where can i download some videos with swords or something video , because my cam don't work plz say to me .. THX ( sorry for my english

if u want to make a lightsaber on CS3 u can do this:

http://www.mediacollege.com/adobe/after-effects/fx/lightsaber/

Another great tutorial, Andrew! But, where can I download the preset? I've searched the Presets link far and wide, but the lightsaber preset just isn't there. Thanks

got it to work on cs3 just hit reset on your effects controls and it should pop up...

Hi,I'm from Brazil, I want to congratulate to it for its work, I looked for in all forums in my country, but I did not find nothing that can compare with its work, thanks friend

Thanks for all your amazing tutorials online. I've seen a lot of tutorials, but yours are truly the easiest to understand and the best explained around on the web. And all that with some humor in it

On another point, I would really appreciate if you could make a tutorial about creating FX presets like you did for the laser fx. And if you could explain hot you did this particular preset, it would be even better. I'm really curious about it.

Thanks again for your amazing work in this website!

Hi!, First I wanna say your tuts are amazing!! Great job, thank you.
On this particular one, i have downloaded and installed the preset correctly, but once placed into a solid I get and error message saying.."Effect" class doesn't have any property or metod called 'Starting Point'. (this is a translation cos i get the message in spanish. I run the spanish version of AE7 pro)
Once I get this message the thickness property doesn't work at all, everything else runs quite normal. But the look of the saber defaults is nothing like yours.
I guess this is sort of a translation issue, any tips on this?

Whats a good way to make that flash when two light sabers hit each other? should i use a parameter in Andrews saber effect? thanks for any help.

To the people who are having the problem with the rounded ends, ensure you have motion blur on for both the layer and the comp.

me pudeas ayudae por fa para descaragr esa programa grais

les felicito de una manera muy especial pues gracias a tutoriales como los suyos personas como nosotros podemos aprender mas sobre el gran mundo de after effects gracias de antemano

HI MAN, I A ROOKIE WITH AEX, BUT WITH YOUR TUTORIALS THE LEARNING IS VERY VERY COOL!!!! MANY THANKS.... Caracas Design!!!

>-( I'm having a serious problem. I can only obscure an object once. Then later in the clip when I need to do it a again I make a new solid and mask it, but it wont work unless the layer is on top of the one with the light saber fx. How do you obscure more than once?Is it possible to use the same track?

I'm an Avid Editor by trade but pretty burnt out with the shows I work on but now after seeing your saber demos, "The light has been restored!" Thank you so much. Any update on your comment to make a version for 6.5 with V2? I am so desperate to use V2 that I am considering buying AE7 or CS3 if you don't make a preset for it. It's sad I'm even considering spending that kinda money but I want to be able to use Saber V2.

Can someone please tell me where to get the swing footage for this tutorial? Is there another section to download the project files I noticed that some other tutorials are missing project files also.

Great site!!! Love the tutorials.

You fixed the project files
Thanks

Nevermind, I got it to work, but for some reason the Shutter Angle "enhance motion blur" effect doesn't work.

Visuallife: Click the project button next to the "Watch" button

whare i can get the plug in

Judging by my luck, it doesn't seem to work in CS3

Is there any way to get this working with After Effects CS3 Professional?

I'm going to answer you guys some question to spare Andrew the annoyance. If it say's missing then thats natural dont worry about it. I'm guess you'd find the preset in the project file and I'm pretty sure that this one is already cs3 compatible. If it's compatible with 7.0 I don't really see why it wouldn't be compatible with a higher version. Especially considering I've used the first version of this preset in after effects and it works fine.

Thanks Andrew love the tut!
Check my results..
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=19403891

I love this stuff. Thanks Andrew. I have a problem though (don't we all?). When I move the saber a large distance it seems to go wrong, like the preset cant handle the math or something. Any fix for this?

Watch my first attempt here to see what i mean. In certain frames the saber goes "wrong".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9smFy_YN6c

Thanks again

Woodsy

works great for me with AE CS3 (master collection).

some of the options are in a different spot, but they still work the same.

thanks for the great plugin!!

Hello Mr Kramer.
When i try to run lightsaber v2.0 the control panel says
"missing: _saber_controls_"
Also my sabers are "rounded" like version 1.0

Is this because of AE-CS3.?
Please advise. By the way, i love your tuts.
/Johan

Is there any chance to get a CS3-compatible version of this plugin?

I've got an error in the lightsaber controls....

Hi there Andrew!

First of all, I really love your tutorials. They're awsome.
But, I can't find the Ligh_Saber_V2 preset.

Best regards from Norway

Hey there mr Kramer. I cant tell you how much i enjoy these tutorials. Fine stuff.
I have a question though. In the tutorial for the improved "lightsaber" the effect itself consists of 3 elements if i get this straight. the:
light_saber
light_saber_glow
light_saber_V2

however, when i try to download the project file it only contains:
Light_saber_glow
light_saber_V2

and i AE the results look like the "old" lightsaber preset.

Sorry for the long post
Regards,
Johan, Sweden

Hmmm... poluin is great, but the blur is the same like on version V1. Ent of the saber is round Why? Please help...

Is there any way to get this working with After Effects CS3 Professional ??

Is there any way to get this working with After Effects CS3 Professional ??

Where can you download the preset?
I can't seem to find it on the site.

Greetz Way2Evil

Like i said for LightSaber V1, cool Tutorial. This one´s even better than the 1st, but i still wonder, if it´s possible to *track* the lightSaber onto the handle, maybe vie nullObjects? And maybe constrain the length of the saber?

does anyone know if this effect would work on the newer versions of adobe, or jus after effects 7 pro?

You need the professional version of AE for it work.

Never mind, the links are working now. ;) I will and reinstall and try the effect again. Thanks for such wonderful tutorials!

Your project link is broken. I want to try to download it again, because when I originally tried to use it, the error "This contains 4 references to missing effects. Please install the following effects to restore these references. (Alpha Levels", "Simple Choker." I am using AE Pro 7.