TUTORIAL: Demon Face Warp
July 23rd, 2007

In this frightening tutorial you will learn a powerful technique called "Reverse Motion Tracking" to perform demonic facial reconstruction.

This was going to be on a tutorial DVD but I'm a nice guy ; )

Here is another example of this same technique:

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Andrew Kramer
POSTED:
18 years ago
454 Comments
13 years ago
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Abhinav Rajput
13 years ago
Pls checkout my vfx playlist, i am 15 year boy, and i have learnt everything from Videocopilot
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?listL301B01C5ECF9A53D&feature=plcp
14 years ago
you then speaking in inglish and I portuguese!! kkkkkkkkkkkkk eu sou o maximo kkkkkkkkkkk esse cara nem parece com o demom nada a ver com ele!!!!!
14 years ago
Hi Mr. Andrew Kramer and thank you a lot for your Demon Face Warp Tutorial. i want to say that im new on Adobe After Effect and i start learning it from your Basic Tutorials and that's my first attempt : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfyUoHahJy0

Keep the Good Work so we can keep it also
chater
Omar Hauksson
14 years ago
Used this tutorial to mangle the face of a dead zombie in my first short film. Came out awesome.
dave
15 years ago
Can mocha for AE be used for this effect?
Haha these are all over Youtube
Aeu
15 years ago
what new tutorial method for â?????Reverse Motion Trackingâ??? using after efect? Please let me
16 years ago
sorry (Tracking Reverse Tracking) ???? i have german AE
16 years ago
help me pls , what is track revers track ???? (liquify)
EXtremist
17 years ago
wooooow .. how they did it ??!?!?!?

did teh do it by program ro what ...?


any tell me plz
Eric
17 years ago
NICE but where can u take this proggram for trial month??????
17 years ago
pde ituro nyo s kin ang technique s demon face warp plz.............................................
David DiLeo
17 years ago
Excellent tutorials. Very helpful. Do you also have a method for "Reverse Motion Tracking" using Apple Motion 3? Please let me know if you can and keep 'em comin'. These are very helpful for my high school film class students.
mrdistortion
17 years ago
I love the site. I love the tutorial but I can't seem to get the liquify filter to 'stick' to my motion track. Any ideas? I'm using after FX CS3. Anyone know of any other liquify tutorials?
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18 years ago
thanks soO0 much i had to run the tuuorial about 3-4 times b4 i got it right lol but its geat thanks mate BTW congratulations on your baby !! got ayn more scary effects to add to indie movies ????
18 years ago
Here's my version :]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPGCWcA5JJk
Very fun tutorial! You rock dude!
Cheers
mark adams
18 years ago
Saw this tut a few weeks ago and thought it looked awesome, happened to be watching a recorded version of supernatural on ITV last night and i swear they used it too...
18 years ago
hahaha I know this thread is kind of old now, but I thought i'd finally join the fun and make one!

http://vimeo.com/297900

hope ya dig it!! Thanks for making the tutorial Andrew!
edwin
18 years ago
hello from singapore! Great tutorial Andrew!...need a few practices to get the whole concept of reverse tracking, is there any possible way to reverse track "scale", tried using *-1 after pickwip, but i know its totally wrong(its only happening on X and Y). i'm just experimenting.. still green in the field of expressions.

anyway keep the good work up!
Alex
18 years ago
wow that's reeeeally nice! sam can make really funny faces hahaha
Patrick
18 years ago
and here is my version, if anyone says that the effects improve my looks there will be trouble

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr_hhh5qPok

Cheers
P
Can
18 years ago
Hi this my first comment on site. I visit almost everyday. Looks like the bible of cgi lovers.

Andrew i wonder how i can make that zoom in effect when the demon face appears. I mean how can i fast zoom or larger scale without decreasing the quality of the movie.

thanks
Dal
18 years ago
Hi Andrew, ignore that email I sent with my project. re-filmed it with less camera shake at the end then it tracked ok!

Combined the face warp tutorial with the gun shot one to come up with this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_CDwJsFKqU
Nate the troggy
18 years ago
Hey Andrew, how would you do the same kind of effect of stretch the face at the mouth to make it longer like in the mummy movies?
18 years ago
What a great tutorial! The fact that you can change things and keep it all tracked is so invaluable and time saving. I am pretty much a newbie and just discovering the powerful tools in AE 7.0. This is a short experiment that I did using your techniques that is becoming fairly popular. Thanks for all your great tutorials! Hope you enjoy. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/790504/girl_scare_prank/
Frank M
18 years ago
Andrew I need help my AAF 7 Pro doesnt give me the motion tracking option and when i go into the window option on top its not there......Help me please
18 years ago
Hi Andrew,

Just to say thanx mate, I've had AE6.5 on my Mac for months and didn't even know how to open a new project up until I came across you and your free tutorials about two weeks ago I've been practicing the demon face warp all week and can now do it blind folded. Anyway, I'm onto "Time Freeze" now and I'll let you know how I get on.

PS: How about showing us how to change one thing into another eg; a man into a clock or a dog into a fish, I don't know let your imagination go wild but do something challenging and a bit weird. PPS: can you get CycoreFX for AE6.5 as I can't do the earth in space thing (got no, CC Sphere) I've only got the standard version. And where can I buy a copy of "Riot Gear"


all the best
Stocky
UK
18 years ago
I saw this tutorial, i was amazed to see what i could do with this, so i found a perfect commercial to spoof, and hope you like it as much as i do http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1375500857883224536
rasmus
18 years ago
how did you do that white the reflecktion in the sun glases
nice tutorial
D Piddy
18 years ago
REVERSE-STABILIZATION SCRIPT!!!

Hi Andrew, everyone...

I've just stumbled upon this link (at aenhancers.com) to an amazing script which automates the whole reverse-tracking process!

www.paul.tuersley.btinternet.co.uk/scripts/DestabilizeLayer_v1.jsx.zip

No further need for pickwhipping individual values or manually entering expressions... Just select your original, stabilized layer, run the script, and it will automatically create your reverse-tracked precomp in an instant!

BUT PLEASE NOTE: one action that the script automatically undertakes is toggling the 'collapse transformations' switch on the precomp layer. AND AS FAR AS I KNOW (see below)... you CANNOT have this option selected and still have the 'Liquifier' filter follow all of your tracking data, so you will want to toggle that switch back off.

BUT ANDREW... PLEASE TELL ME I'M WRONG ABOUT THAT LAST PART! I first made a comment about a week ago on the 'Reverse Scale Expression' blog, with respect to significant loss of resolution as a result of reverse scale-tracking, and I still haven't been able to figure it out since. Whilst 'collapsing transformations' will restore my original resolution, and will also keep masks, etc., locked to the tracking data, it -- alas -- just doesn't seem to work in conjunction with the liquifier... And whilst I'm grateful that this 'noggin-scratcher', as Ned Flanders might put it, has as sure as ding-dang-doodley quickened my understanding of a program to which I am new-brand-diddly-oo, I really feel now like my head is about to explo-diddly-ode... IS THERE ANY WAY AROUND THIS?

Cheers...

Danny
18 years ago
YEEEEES!! Cheers Andrew my vid just won ??£1000 from PEPSI cos of your technique .... check it out.

http://www.pepsi.co.uk/taste/Video.aspx?id=207
Dal
18 years ago
thats the problem im having with AE7.0??
Pellar
18 years ago
Hey Andrew,

I have followed the instructions completly, and I'm haveing some trouble. As soon as I loop the anchor to the position and the position to the anchor, my picture moves around 25 pixels or so to the left, leaving a line of blank space in my comp window, I can crop down to 720x480, but if I want to export wide screen I need to know what I am doing wrong.
Victorion
18 years ago
Hi! Ive got a problem. I click on windows and i dont see Tracking controls. Why?
TL Westgate
18 years ago
Just in time for Halloween! Well, actually, quite early. But I tried it out with my sons. They love this video.

http://www.westg8.com/tivo/demonboys-ws.wmv
chatensekz
18 years ago
this is my first try hope you guys like it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw93rQteEsQ

please add a comment and rate it!
tenks
Dal
18 years ago
Does anyone know which version of AE this is intended for?

I have AE7.0 and don't seem to be able to do motion tracking???

Help! falling at the first hurdle!
Shahid Gill
18 years ago
That's really AMAZING you are really good.
Colin
18 years ago
when i playback my video the effect just stays in the one place. the effect is not locked on the face.
18 years ago
You probably forgot to make the PreCompFace bigger itself. So that when it rotates and moves and stuff, is will stay in frame. In the PreComp, go to composition settings and change the width and height to big values so that everything stays in frame. Then you should see the footage right in place after reverse tracking it.
squardis
18 years ago
hi andrew... well i try it by a selfmade movie... but after i stabilize the motion and reverse it on the way you told. it stil shakes and the footage is a bit to low.... ( out of screen)
on 1 third on the upper side its black...

does any one knows this problem?
br0ken
18 years ago
Why I dont have Motin tracker in "window". And on motion tracking workspace no too PLS HELP
BrotherlyProductions
18 years ago
WOW AMAZING GOOD JOB CYA LATER.

Watch my videos on youtube. Just search my name.
18 years ago
thank you!! this tutorial rocks! and believe it or not this is even my very first project i have ever done in after effects!

here is my monster:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDlW-FDLRJs
18 years ago
The tutorial is great, but i never get to complete it. It stops just before the middle and doesn't go on anymore. May be it's your new server.
18 years ago
Well, I've decided that I also had to make one, so here's mine :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQQnlxi0DUs

I'm happy with the result, it turned out pretty well, what do you think?
chatensekz
18 years ago
youre amazing.. superb. thanks for this great tutorial hope you wont stop putting astonishing tutorial. Great job
onur paÅŸa
18 years ago
good job andrew along time i watching your tutorials so amazing we wait your new tutorials and special dvd go ahead! you are the best after user
Morten Enoksen
18 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMm0mdVjSpc
Check it out
Todd
18 years ago
OK, I just watched the "expressions" version of the demon tutorial and it actually seems easier then the "easy" one. Haha. I have only a MiniDV camera, so I hope I can get as good a track as yours.
18 years ago
Very nice Andrew!

Keep making tutorials man there real good.
Dan
18 years ago
Hey, man. Just wanted to say thanks for all your great tutorials!
18 years ago
hey andrew can you make a tutorial, where knock down a person

thx

bye
tamer
18 years ago
Dear Andrew.. i love ur work and ur artdirection and keeping stuff simple.. this tutorial is just perfect and i learned alot form it really. the question would be if i worked on a project same like this but i was thinking when the transfromation starts, i wanna to distort the background also and add some shaking effects to the demon also then every thing back again to normal.. would that work or i have to work with cameras?
18 years ago
My Daemon:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vPF1wYgHiw0

I noticed that the credits are as long as the entire film Sorry.
Todd
18 years ago
Killer tutorial, Andrew. You've shown me more "magic" in After Effects then any other tutorial source I've seen. You can pretty much rest assured I'll be a regular customer for your training DVD's. I got your Action Movie Essentials and have had fun with it. Can't wait to use it in a real world VFX situation; which I know will happen. This "demon face" tutorial is one I can have fun with for my own movies in the meantime.

Thanks again.

Cheers,
Todd
dazza
18 years ago
i cannot track i any more. i place the trackinf points to the exact spots as u Andrew and its all over the place. why would this be????? can u next time place tracking dots on your subject?????

besides that 10/10 love your work

cheers
daz
18 years ago
This tut is awesome can't believe how powerful it is please check out my result Andy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCPd5V5Twyc

Cheers for the tutorials.
18 years ago
Hey Andrew,

You are the very best! You make complicated stuff look SO easy. You are a GENIUS! I watch lynda's and total training's.. but your's is better than anything found on the net.. I love your style of explaining stuff.. Here's what I have done by watching your tutorial.

http://www.saunivideo.com/samples/Face.wmv

Ash from WVP
18 years ago
hey andrew, i wondering if it is possible to use Track Motion on footage which has no movement at all (recorded by using a stative) but the face is moving around. Should i work with keyframes then right? Or will the trackmotion help me as well?

great tutorial, thanks
18 years ago
i saw that today and decided to try something with it ... really good tutorial actually

my video isn't that good but what i wanted to do was just testing possibilities ...

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=VjDIpk2Gg08

i'm waiting now for other tutorials !!!
Ahmed
18 years ago
Great job, but can I download the .FLV File plz
18 years ago
i got the some problems as frank: kant revers the scale-tracking. is there any way you can help me?

i had another idea, less to do with the demonface, but with the tracking (including scale-tracking ^-^??°).

you've two tuts on the lightsaber, where you rotoscope every frame. ain't it possible to track a the motion of the lightsaber? use some stick and paint it with some good (self)illuminating color and use a very high shutter... than it shouldn't be so hard to track that one, does it?
Brian Williams
18 years ago
Andrew man you are just amazing, I've been watching your tutorials for about 3-4 months now but this is my first time leaving feed back because I'm currently in training to go over to Iraq and every chance I get I come here and try to check out your tutorials and since I only get a brief time on the net I let the tutorials load fully but I don't watch I just place my laptop on standby so that when I get back to my room and I'm off duty I can just turn it back on and still watch the tutorial but should I close it or restart r something I'm screwed until the next time I get net lol but all your tutorials are awesome man and I really love this one. Went through hell just to watch it tho lol, you should really think about putting your tutorials up for download and if they already are sorry for the dumb question just point me to the right direction but again man your tutorials are great and they are helping me alot with my project that I'm working on. Again if you don't have these up for download you should consider it, it would help me out alot thanks and please keep these rollin for as long as you can or are willing.
18 years ago
Is it possible to have the texture file to complete the tutorial?
Josh in CZ REP
18 years ago
Well done andrew, bravo!!!
Paul
18 years ago
I decided to have a go at this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDw1TqQsZR8 .. Love this tutorial!
Prakash
18 years ago
Hi Andrew,
You are really great.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Al-ee
18 years ago
i posted my work after a while on youtube; this was my 2nd attempt ; my older brother in the video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq33YOXrUl8#GU5U2spHI_4
Christophe
18 years ago
very nice tutorial, so funny to see all those demon faces on youtube
18 years ago
Man, do i love this tutorial!

Here is my video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emfl_ul5BkY

P.S. Andrew, i am a 15 year old inspiring filmmaker and you are my idol. I hope one day i can be a VFX artist as good as you!
Kamisama
18 years ago
Here is mine : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTJd1HxcD4

I know it took a while before I got into it, but hey, there's never enough time in a single day. Took me about 1h30 to set this as I wanted, and to make sure the reverse tracking method was deep in my brain.

I'd love to hear some comments of course.
18 years ago
really really nice andrew, u are a good guy
I like your tutorials so much and i learn it so fast, i look only ure tutorials, ok....

aaahhhh where found it, the liquify plugin`?

Sorry for my english...i come from germany
18 years ago
Wow Boy,
there are tons of unusefull tutorials on the net, but THIS IS AMAZING !!!!!!!!!! Realy stuff this world was waiting for! Thanks a lot
A.M from Germany
Mike Hayes
18 years ago
All of your tutorials are SICK!!!!! In my opinion the best on the web I just ordered Riot Gear and I love it. I tried the face warp and about half way thru when I make his face warp it trips out like the effect is not sticking it does this for about 1 or 2 frames then its fine,any suggestions? Im thinking maybe a bad track but I don't know.


Thanks,

Mike Hayes
18 years ago
Hi Andrew,

that reverse tracking tip really is a great time- (and nerve) saver. Possibilitys seem to be endless...
Thanks and greetings from Munich

Axel
Griffin
18 years ago
heres the one i did http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyZ4bxTixCE i made michael myers smile lol
chris callow
18 years ago
Hey Andrew,

I want to make a transformation sequence in one of my films of a dude changing into some kind of monster. I'm gonna shoot and edit it with close ups of the eyes and brow and also the base of the nose and mouth to show the transformation bit by bit before revealing the whole face with a shot like in the tutorial. Will this throw up any probs do you think? Can i still use the eyes in the cu to motion track and maybe the edges of the mouth or nostrils in the other shot to make the data stick?

Hope this makes sense.

Much love from the UK!!
Lucas
18 years ago
I'm having a bit of a problem pre-composing. When the pre-compose menu shows up I select "Move all atributes into the new composition", but the "Leave all atributes into new composition" option keeps selected, an I can??´t turn it of. Never happened before. I just switched cs3. Anyone can help?
Thanks!!
CoCaiNo
18 years ago
Here's my video...I made myself vampire, not a deamon...Please comment
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ngiLCSi4bp4
18 years ago
Here's my shot with the footage of Sam, tried adding some teeth, but youtube's compression makes them hard to see.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=38o3pGqSnKQ
Paul
18 years ago
Yet another quality tute - simply awsome Andrew. Thanks for sharing the techniques.
18 years ago
Dude! This is what I have been waiting for!!!!
You are, in no doubt; an AE GOD!!!!!

THanx Sooooooo Much!!!!
Emanuele
18 years ago
Awesome, Andrew you'll never close this site, because it's too much important for us. Let's continue
kcb
18 years ago
As there is no open forum.. I'm hoping someone would be kind enough to spend a few moments to point me in the right direction of Cameras.

I've seen what a Panasonic p2 is capable of, and with some simple colour correction, im watching quality similar of a Nelly Furtardo Music Video, some what of a Film look.. its amazing.

Peers often bring up the Sony Z1P, but i havent seen any footage that it shoots. Can some one please tell me their professional opinion as to what camera is best for Music video / Film style shooting?

Thanks
anonymous
18 years ago
hey andrew, was still wondering, if we use this or any of your other tutorials (as in, the technique, without using any of your materials or etc.) in our own paid projects for individuals etc. would you sue us if you found out about it and we were getting paid?
manilo
18 years ago
Just a question: it work with the clone stamp tool?
Dan S
18 years ago
This effect is bad ass.. Keep it up Drewwww.. Luv ur tutorials.. Very helpfull for the student looking gto learn some cool stuff.
ninesea
18 years ago
best tutorial!!! thankyou
SG
18 years ago
dude that was wackin cool..but in ma first try i couldnt make the whole thing..i was stuck at the place where we are trackin..ive done everything till it turns normal u know black edges go off..but in ma project it didnt is it bout comp. setting u know maybe i just need to resize it better and btw the video i used is 16:9 widescreen and it already had black borders on in bottom one on top lol..??
idan
18 years ago
love the tutorial! utter genious! o the opportunities!
18 years ago
HAHA i like the snacks INTRO
Thanks for all the tutorials, you're my AE hero LOL!
18 years ago
This is hella cool. Hella hella hella.

here is mine.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=2deCkminf3Q
Larry in LV
18 years ago
Well since everyone is sharing their demonfaces... Here's mine.
With a little bit more added



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jcHD0zaxxU
18 years ago
You can use the stabelize track motion also for objects, so why didn't anybody trie that? well i dit, and this is the final picture:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyYtOYV4dBg

enjoy me as wolverine (and yes i have sideburns but you cant see them on this movie)

-Maarten
Darren
18 years ago
Heyyyy Andrew... I just wanna say your opening new doors for me lol.. I cant tell you how much I (and all of us) appreciate you doing these tutorials.. we will continue to buy your great products! God Bless You
18 years ago
Hey Andrew! This demon face is amazing. I am trying to create a similar effect but i just can not do it I would like to color someones eyes as in this video: http://www.indavideo.hu/video/Fantastic_4_figura_reklam when the newsagents guy's eyes turn green and shines. Please could you show us how to do it?
18 years ago
Amigo, muito legal voc??ª ter colocado esses tutoriais free, pena que seja em ingl??ªs , por??©m eu n??£o domino muito bem seu idioma. Estou comen??§ando a entrar no mundo do adobe after effects e achei sensacional seus trabalhos.
joaquin
18 years ago
Impresionante.Excelente efecto..
Gracias por ense??±ar.
18 years ago
Wusup Andrew?

I really enjoy your tutorials. Here is my attempt at the demon one... I know it's kinda sloppy but I tried... LOL!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kgY1MR9qXQ
Ben
18 years ago
Loving these tutorials. Thanks Andrew

Here's my attempt. Compression kills.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=23PzR9-Oh_4
18 years ago
nice effect... i thnk this is how bilbo changed into a demonic face in LOTR.


thanks andrew!
5 stars for yah!
Johan
18 years ago
I tryed something else... I really love this reverse tracking technique
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3zcgrgMj_Ag
colin
18 years ago
OMG ive been like trying for like four hours still no suggestions and i cant do this! it doesnt work for me
colin
18 years ago
This doesnt work anymore i tryed your instructions againa nd again but it wasnt working it wasnt beging locked onto the face. even though i tracked it? any suggestions?
Lucas
18 years ago
SUPER COOL and very very useful
i really enjoy it
HENCER
18 years ago
HOLA..!! TODOS TUS TUTORIALES ESTAN EXELENTES, Y ESO QUE NO SE INGLES, PERO LA VERDAD TE ADMIRO MUCHO DESDE AQUI EN GUATEMALA, HE APRENDIDO MUCHO Y PONGO EN PRACTICA TODO... LE AGRADESCO A VIDEO COPILOT. SIGAN ADELANTE.
SUERTE.
.......
.
marcin
18 years ago
Andrew, You R GREAT, just MASTER OF VFX

Best Regards
ian T hammer
18 years ago
hey andrew,

once again thx for the blog help. here my first atempt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUzuCEBSdMI
Arnie
18 years ago
Dude its just getting better keep brining us the stuff.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoNGmDOgHC8
Joris Strickx
18 years ago
like this one. Saw ghostrider and those demon effects of the face look exactly like this. Only cheaper and home made. Nice tutorial again.
18 years ago
wow

awesome awesome awesome

thank you thank you thank you

here's mine:

http://www.dhphut.com/movies/sc.wmv
Larry in LV
18 years ago
Andrew,

first, kudos to you. This is the best one yet. I can go on and on but you already know you are a god. Or at least a demi-god.

Anyways, I noticed that the Sam footage is in 720 (1280X720). What editing program did you use to make it? or is it straight from your camera?

The reason I am asking is because we are using PPro2.0 and we can't seem to get anything out of it besides 480 (720X480), Even though we can capture at 1080 or 720.

If you are using PPro2.0, I sure would like to know your secret?
What are we doing wrong?
18 years ago
i like,, all that stuff u've been doing
thank for all
you helped me a lot ...
well i'm trying to get some plugins (cinema style)
how can i get them or where?
do you have any store ?
Dynesh
18 years ago
I gave it a shot. Its a little out of sync, but I got tired of messing with it. I think the scary face I got out of it looks really good anyway, even if the effect is not perfect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZxmGjY-M0I
undo
18 years ago
yep u r nice guy man
Frank
18 years ago
Hey man, this is the best tutorial so far ( anyway the one i have the most fun playing with). I just have a question: I wondered if the Reverse Motion Tracking technique could be applied if i do a scale tracking... I guess there should be a way but, despite all my math skills, i just can't seem to find an expression reverse the scale... Help me, I have this shot where the demon warp effects would be awesome, but it's a zoom in!!! Is there anyway it could work?
Craig
18 years ago
thats a whole lot of AWESOME
Jay P
18 years ago
hmm... did this at a friends house w/ your tut that has the cs3 30 trial on his pc and worked great, however i have 6.5 pro and i cant seem to get a good track.. tracks well untill sams face starts to 'scrunch up' around what would be the first frame of the morph and then both tracking poitns go all over the place... i have them placed prettymuch exactly where you do on your tut, and have tried both analyze forward frrom middle of footage to analyze backward and just analyze forward, and just analyze backward... all of which seem to send the tracking points all over the place... any ideas?

thanks AK! you da man!
JP
AZ,USA
colin
18 years ago
I love this tutrorial and stuff. i can finally do it really fast
Diogo Coelho
18 years ago
sorry guys, i wrote a wrong thing, i am from brazil, just forget the "de" on my question up there
Diogo Coelho
18 years ago
I was looking for the option pre compose, and i dont have it here!
it is strange, i have de AE 7 professional version
do anyone know why ?
Matt
18 years ago
Just saying thanks for the cool stuff from one Murrietan.... Murrietite?... to another.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fFnMYsOBOY
Daniel gomez
18 years ago
i notice when you play the first video in the tutorial you do a nifty zoom effect.
how would i go about doing that?
anonymous
18 years ago
wondering, if we use the techniques in your tutorials on jobs we're paid for, and you find out, would you sue us or?
lasic
18 years ago
Ooh by the way, Mike (The actor) Probably looks better as a demon ^^
lasic
18 years ago
WHAO! THIS IS AWESOME!!! Here someone taka look at mine ^^, not amazing but good for a second attepmt
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SbVt9qUZ40I
18 years ago
Here is my first attempt...I kinda messed it up filming, I shook my head a little tensing up not realizing it would make tracking it a little hard. This trick really comes down to getting the proper shot...and using your facial to make the demon...for example, I have pointy ears so I used that when I change.

http://www.youtube.com/user/JLCsyr
Morten Enoksen
18 years ago
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v1RO6BzuNew

THats my first try! Got another one to. Ull find it on my youtube account
Joe Avino
18 years ago
Here is a link to my demon warp.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?veM5KJ7g0_0
18 years ago
Yeah next time I won't forget my girlfriends birthday present....

my attempt...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl5Y7qUP8Tw&mode=user&search=

no vfx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbguIU8chLQ&mode=user&search=
zector
18 years ago
made my test here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1tVnUi5WgI
ErRoR
18 years ago
Wow again a cool tutorial!!!
Since when you work with Adobe After Effects?

This is my deamon_friend Andre^^.
http://www.clipfish.de/player.php?videoid=NzE2ODE1fDk5MDQ5Nw%3D%3D
18 years ago
Here is another facewarp I did with my son!! Thanks again Andrew for such a cool tutorial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKmBlrQMRnc
Stef
18 years ago
actually, I have nothing useful to say, except...
AK...you're a true hero...the downside...now I'm totally determined to turn all my friends into zombies and vampires

Thanks for all great tutorials!
oran
18 years ago
i love yout tutorials andrew you are the best ! =]
edu@rdo
18 years ago
iI´ve been looking for some help. Now i found.....Thanks...You´re the best....thanks.
18 years ago
I think this would have to be your most successful tutorial to date AK.
Paddy
18 years ago
PLS help me, i have AE 7.0 (not the pro version)
but i cant use the motion tracker, how can i fix the problem??
Brent
18 years ago
i havent got motion track plugin what can i do to get it?
Horacio Valdivia
18 years ago
Sam Moya ..... You rock man!! What an awesome characater.

Andrew thanks for maintaining the inspiration open for all of us. You are making us all do our jobs better. Thanks heaps for that.

All the best man.
Pete Gell
18 years ago
Never mind the Liquify stuff. As soon as you finished the reverse tracking part I was like, "Holy Shit!". DV cameras are too damn light and too damn portable. Set up the tripod? Nah, too much trouble. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID. Great tutorial. Now, back to those pesky hand held shots...
chief_1a11
18 years ago
Hey Andrew Great tutorial, following along is very easy however i would like to know. In your tutorial you track the position and rotation and stabalize the movement but how would you do this shot if you didn't want to stabalize the footage? How would you track this shot and what properties would you pic wip together. Please help!!!!
Filthtux
18 years ago
Regards from Santiago of Chile!! very very very nice tutorial!
18 years ago
Hay dudes and....girls if there are any video co pilot girls Hereâ??????s my 2nd try i like this one better, hope u guys do to.
Comment and tell me what u think thanks from Ell

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zQiOwe4guog
18 years ago
its ameing but i wanna know how to remove rig wire from video
Morten Enoksen
18 years ago
Here's mine. PS. Thats my sister there

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iCFOdrpau7c
Pac-San
18 years ago
Andrew, you've done it again! Nice tuts. After a long wait, i finally got an approval for the DVDs. Can't wait to place an order for them. Keep it coming!
chief_1a11
18 years ago
Great lesson, but i'm a little confused, I know you tracked the rotation and position to stabalize the footage. What i'd like to know is did you track the rotation and position to set reverse tracking. what is reverse tracking and how would you of done this shot if you the footage was already stable?
Randy
18 years ago
Andrew, U da man! GREAT tutorial
18 years ago
Hi andrew, im follow you since 18 months im from Argentina, buenos aires your web is great, you help me to much about to use A.E 7 , thanks , thanks , and again thanks you, keeps like this , you and sam are great people....
Zony
18 years ago
well i dont see the problem in age, when using AE? arent the young ones the future? - atleast i just think its cool, that atleast some kids arent just running arounf playing gangsta all day long, am i right?

And ofc young ppl can afford AE , i mean seriously? come on i have a job and i work 120 hours a month, ofc i can afford AE and all AK's products.. just work for it.. and the best part of this is... im 17 I DONT PAY TAX ! pwned

aah okay, just kidding .. me and "Le Homies" robbed a Computer store to get AE 7.0.... ahh well.. jk again

peace
RJmedia
18 years ago
This is my version!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tNLP6yV1uhQ
Declan
18 years ago
whos demon face test is this because i need to ask you something ?
and it wont let me send u a mail over youtube ?
p.s its so good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF-GlkhQJN8
eric
18 years ago
i love all of your videos but in my opinion this one is the best ever.
Paddy
18 years ago
is the motion tracker only available in the pro version?
Dennis
18 years ago
Great Andrew.....Great...
And in the end this doesn??´t take much time to render...
I just can say great
dennis
18 years ago
this as AWESOME! GREAT!
you rock
jim M
18 years ago
i made mine. i recorded myself doing multiple sounds and then layered them and added some effects.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UEmZYZU9Zyk
18 years ago
That's exactly what I was asking for, Thanks!!! Which one is the real Sam though?
RJmedia
18 years ago
This is what i made of it!!

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=tNLP6yV1uhQ
Ezequiel
18 years ago
Heeeyyy Man I from Argentina and this is amaizing.!!!!!!

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!


THKS THKS THKS!!!!
Jason
18 years ago
Where is everybody getting that Demon sound from????
Jason
18 years ago
Probably got it from someone who got it from someone.
a2e
18 years ago
Here is a much higher quality version of the video I posted above. Be sure to click on the 'full-screen' link to get full resolution!

http://blip.tv/file/315979/
18 years ago
Nice tutorial, but I'm still interesting in day into night tutorial, because it will be very usefull for the film that I want to make with my friends ^^;
Mark
18 years ago
Maybe they can't, but can, and did...
JonL
18 years ago
@Andre, They can't afford AE...
Alejandra
18 years ago
que padre, pues ya te agregue a mi msg, soy alesa

seguimos en contacto
Mark
18 years ago
BTW, I'm 16. and i got a job..
Mark
18 years ago
Andre, I know what you mean. It took me forever to save up for it, I've been saving for 3 years, my friend's dad got me a copy of 7 standard a while ago, but i had still been saving up, so i just picked up cs3. I got it at the academic price...349 baby!! and it's full version, not student, just academic price.. WHOO HOO!!
18 years ago
Killer tutorial Andrew!! Click on my username or the link below to check out my versions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryVm8lvCTJQ
Henry_B
18 years ago
hola Ale, yo soy del estado de mexico pero vivo ahora en Queretaro. mi mail es enboza@hotmail.com para que me agreges a tu messenger. es bueno saber de mas gente con los mismos intereses.

saludos
Jonny
18 years ago
Check out the version i made!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQxHH5YddL0
Johan
18 years ago
This is my and my friend niklas attempt to do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1mfH7vwgXI

Very nice tutorial!
18 years ago
Is it just me or are most ppl here are very young? How can you afford AE? ^^
Nico
18 years ago
wow this tutorial was very useful!!


very short videoclip I made:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yixXOb24c2g

yeeha, red eyes
Mark
18 years ago
Finished mine yesterday.

I watched the real tutorial a few times and got it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1ZulKNXDfg

no sound tho....v2 coming soon.
Alejandra
18 years ago
Henry_B Says:

perd??³n de d??³nde eres tu?
Alejandra
18 years ago
Henry_B Says:

Hola soy de M??©xico, del D.F., gracias por el tip, pero d??³nde???
en que parte de la web, perd??³n pero no habl??³ bien Ingl??©s, solo hago el intento.

Hy, I from Mexico, City., thanks for your tip, but where?, sorry but I dont speak english, I try it.
Debashish
18 years ago
superrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
andrew... u r one hell of a CG guy.. i mean u hav proved that AFter fx is much much better than we think.
slickis
18 years ago
this is so not better then day to night tutorial
Sean
18 years ago
wow!
so gross!
thiss awesome.
but i like sam so make him better next time
Brent
18 years ago
That was amazing
Massimiliano
18 years ago
I take a shot of my mom and sister. I said them to make a strange face like Sam's one, but i didn't tell the purpose. Then i applied the tut with a scaring audio and show them. They were scared and surprised
18 years ago
very very great tutorial... now we just need to know how to make the demon turn to dust after being stabbed in the heart!

Once again thank you Adrew for all that you do.
saki
18 years ago
Simply awfully awsome what more to say truly a gr8one
18 years ago
Hey guys! Heres my 1 hour attempt, many more trials ahead! Thanks Andrew!

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/735787/demon_mike/

Anyone know anywhere to get the sounds used in Andrews video?
Henry_B
18 years ago
@ Alejandra; Por cierto, de donde eres??
+=========
Translation:

BTW, where are you from?
Henry_B
18 years ago
Alejandra, you can find the cinema styles on this website just go to the product section and select Fil Magic Pro.
Al-ee
18 years ago
i gotta say, [Joey] did a really good job from what i have seen so far...


Another one of your greatest tutorials A.Kramer.. Thanks a million
A2E
18 years ago
here is my go at it using the footage from the tutorial. It is to bad that youtube destroys the video quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grKfXA4wDTs
Rafael
18 years ago
I have After Effects pro 7 and can not find "Motion Tracking" I look for everywere in the software but not find it.

Please

Help

Thanks
Alejandra
18 years ago
Wow, this tut is amazing!, also you are a great teacher because I could make step by step, Thanks.

One question, ¿where o how I can search the Cinema Styles, (filters)?, because I could not fix the color like you, in the last step.

Thanks=Gracias

Alejandra
18 years ago
Awesome!
jim M
18 years ago
Here is my quick version. http://youtube.com/watch?v=UEmZYZU9Zyk" rel="nofollow">Demon Test
Kamisama
18 years ago
This is by far the more useful, coolest, sickiest, most amazing and well explained tutorial I've seen in my whole life !

I thank you thousands of times for the reverse tracking technic, I just can't stop thinking on how I can use it !!!
cooldudeloverboy
18 years ago
I freakin' love you! You have anwsered my prayers. I've been wanting to make a zombie movie but didn't want to bother with make-up so as soon as you said zombie things clicked like Crazy in my mind. THANK YOU*yourBody.(1>"imagination")
Joey
18 years ago
Sorry for my post above HTML dosent work here.Anyway heres the finished product
http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z84/Bequinta/?action=view&current=8e17c586.flv
Joey
18 years ago
Hey andrew and people Mine is done and here it is

Gshiznit
18 years ago
Man this is why you are the master! I love this and I just recieved your sound effects DVD. I spent over $500 U.S on a sound effects DVD a couple years back and it has rubbish compared to the sounds on Yours. People get some products from here you will not be dissapointed. Thanks so much for helping us wannabe's as always love your skill and love your style. Big Ups!!
chiller
18 years ago
Awsome tut!
But i got one idea:
if we could,before filming,put two white dots on the head?
we can then capture motion much easier?wright?
But how to remove those dots from the movie?in aftereffect after we captured motion?

what you think? thats how they do it in holliwod

sorry for my english
18 years ago
Andrew! This time you did it. You made Photoshop out of AfterEffects but with moving pictures! I will try to say reverse tracking 100 times before I go to bed.

I know some film students, talented in their ideas but completly unaware of what after effects can do, last time I heard them saying, "Wohoo! Look! I changed the background!!" and they??´re making a zombie film for their degree. I??´m a good person, so I will show them your site I guess.

Thanks for your enabling tips!
Greetings from Berlin!
Patrick
18 years ago
im liking the tutorials, Andrew, kepp up the good work
dtcapener
18 years ago
I JUST FINISHED MINE!!!!

CHECK IT OUT! HERES THE LINK!!!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovxMbdreDG4

the only thing was that I forgot to add a SCREAMING
sound effect but the piano keys worked...
18 years ago
Your right Andrew, Deamons DO look best wearing sunglasses.....il go get some...
هاشم
18 years ago
that was so nice
thx for tut , ur the best
هــــــــــــاشم
18 years ago
that so nice
thx Andrew ur the best
JD
18 years ago
I've been waiting for this for a while, ever since I saw it in the NYC user group that one time... I could not quite remember your tracking method, it seems counterintuitive.
James
18 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69YDKO1uurc \


heres mine
Johnny B Goode
18 years ago
NIROS YOU NEED TO CLICK THE STABLIZING BUTTON
Johnny B Goode
18 years ago
Heres mine youtube took off alot of resolution on my vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIGjRohDV_s
Karl
18 years ago
The tracking reminds me video clips when people singing are walking and it's like they have a camera stick on the chest and just following their head with just the background moving , i'm certainly wrong ... whatever i'm not a pro

Still have all my respect young man !


Karl.fr

btw , if you don't think about an Andrew Kramer ArtWork forum , i'll be one of the first to open a new one as a Blog Fan
Niros
18 years ago
Andrew please answer this :
I can't get to apply the tracking on the movie layer, please, I really want to try this one.
simon
18 years ago
heres my try www.youtube.com/watch?v=desV2-5w5uY
ps: i used your footage
tuskergeek
18 years ago
woow... pretty cool effect, wish i could morph like that instead of putting on a halloween costume...lol! talking 'bout morphs, can this be considered to be a morph if not can you post a simple morph tutorial... cheers...thanx!
Alex Hardiment
18 years ago
Totally Awesome Best AE Tutorial Ever Keep Up The Good Work I Loved It One Little Question On The Tutorial At The Start When You Play The Vid The Head Gets Bigger When He Mutates Could You Possibly Show How You Did That I Have Tried But Im Useless
18 years ago
Hello Andrew I send a little "coucou" of france .Your work 'll change the face of the world.....thanks again but where could I found the effect liquify?
rockemsocker
18 years ago
I got it to wrk in 6.5!!1 Woot Andrew! YOU ROCK1!!!
Conor
18 years ago
Chris, I think Andrew said something about putting all the tutorials on a DVD recently. $20 is what heard and he's waiting till there's 50 of them or something.
18 years ago
Hey andrew. Nice tutorial. You should definetly make some forums. I can if you want. Although I use ColdFusion which is probably not what your host allows. Contact me if you want me to make the forum.
Miguel Carrera
18 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkQyEGUUIyc Sorry it didnt show up last time, give it a look, leave a comment please
Sebastian
18 years ago
One of your best tutorials. Simply amazing!
Alan
18 years ago
Needless to say... Great tut as usual.

This tutorial though, for me, highlights the dangers of asking what effects we want to see in future tutorials.

I for one would never have conceived of this type of effect being as easy as this and without the need for prosphetics and make-up so it would never have occurred to me to ask.

For version 1.5 of this tut though, I'd like to see the flesh peel away.

Must play with this type of effect though. I hope it's possible to keyframe the bulge position. I can then do the "bug crawling under the skin" effect I've always wanted to try. I also like the idea of eye colour change mentioned above. Thanks to whoever suggested it.

This tutorial gives me hope for things I've wanted to do for ages. Cheers.

Oh and before I go. Another big ask for a forum page please.
Chris L
18 years ago
This site rocks my face off.

Bought all the DVD's and they are worth every cent! Ever think they'll be a DVD of all tutorials from this site?
Henry_B
18 years ago
here is my try, i also aded red eyes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq8hcLGTzmE

what do you think?
Martijn
18 years ago
one second too late

I tried with the normal paint tools, but I never really figured that out either.. I have everything tracked and liquify working fine, but when applying paint, it doesnt stay on the face...

Maybe i should try some kind of adjustent layer
Martijn
18 years ago
ahh...

"Clone: Copies the distortions from around a source location to the current mouse"

so its only about the distortion.. I hoped it was just like Photoshop
18 years ago
The clone stamp, I think just clones the distortion if you Alt click an area. But with the footage reverse tracking you can paint using the AE tools just the same.
Martijn
18 years ago
Great tut.. trying to figure out how this clone stamp tool on the liquify effect works, but c??¡n't figure it out... would be awesome for blemish removal
Shawn
18 years ago
Holy Crap these tutorials are freaking Awesome I am so glad I found this site!! I will be buying some of your DVDs for sure. As soon as I get some cash that is
Leerlaufprozess
18 years ago
Great Tutorial!

BTW: I'm looking for some "pixelate" effect for my Footage, but I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone have an idea where there is an effect like this in AfterFX?
Jaydubs
18 years ago
Once again you've outdone yourself ... I've figured out a few things from this. Thanks Andrew you're a champ.

Jaz.
18 years ago
Ace demon work. A few months of following your tutorials with my own footage has increased my knowledge in AE tenfold. Thanks millions, and keep up the great work.
Chris
18 years ago
I??´m amazed as always! Keep up the good work and I can??´t even begin to express my gratitude towards you for caring about us, the common people who can??´t afford to pay for expensive educations but still want to learn as much as possible in a proffessional way! So thanks once again, and keep it up!
SmiR POLAND
18 years ago
a love this guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
18 years ago
hmm Andrew Kramer I have a little question if you don't mind. It has nothing to do with this most fantastic tutorials though. When I try to start the trial of AE cs3 it just won't go past "Initializing Media Core"does anybody have a idea?? would be great. ( oh and my pc should have no problems with running the programme.) love al your tuts and offcourse Sam AND Tino.

gr tesssam
Rich Wakefield
18 years ago
SOOO WEIRD, i was just thinking of this effect, and then logged on to see your tutorial on it!

great work as usual, seems complicated, but Andrew you're the perfect man for helping us climb the steep learning curve!

i'd LOVE to use this during one of my wedding shoots (esp. during the vows), but i'm not sure it'd go down very well
18 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcVOybuFP7w

Thats my version, thanks andrew, sorry for the bad quality but thats because of my webcam.

o by the way andrew,about your tutorial of making an tunnel in 3d space, i was watching tv yesterday and suddenly i saw it on a populair tv show in the Netherlands (Sbs 6) so they used you're tutorial, i will send you an link later if you like.

-Maarten
Andre
18 years ago
BTW where to find good zombie sound effects? Does anybody know such a library?
Andre
18 years ago
Now "Night and Day" ? Would perfectly fit to the demon face
Hampus
18 years ago
this one and "day to nigth" would be a perfect match before making a zombie movie
Hampus
18 years ago
what can I say??? just that it's awesome! I should make a zombie movie now, even if I don't like the genre. this one together with "day to night" would be a pefect match!
Andre
18 years ago
OMG! Serious, I mean OMFG!!!!

Andrew, thats really the BEST Tutorial I ever saw! You just rised you personal best tutorial level

Thanks a million. Now I will recreate Resident Evil!
18 years ago
this is off topic. but i need help. when i go to load after effects. it reads all the plug ins.. and when it gets to OpenGL 3D it terminates

my video card is a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500

anyone know what could be the deal?
Marco
18 years ago
LOL C Light!
However... I thought I could get a more realistic effect by fusing the green mask and the scratchy texture with a bit of human flesh.
I add one more texture before the grungy one, overlaying three psd with organic themes, and put it to cover the entire face. Then I put the grungy one scaling it a bit less than the organic one, and at last played a bit with the colorize mask.
The result is ruined flesh and texturized demon face...
But you know, I'm not famous for my artistic eye...
(If the grammar is all correct can I have a prize??)
18 years ago
Marco, are you a KISS fan? Your demon looked like Gene Simmons.

BTW, I don't have a video camera handy so maybe someone else can try this... I'd morph into a Homer Simpson-like character and have wave-warp lips and a burp sound effect. Key in a can of Duff.

Somebody has to do one with a tin foil hat.
18 years ago
A very VERY cool tutorial Andrew!

I agree with you on Marco's. Well done, just the expansion.

Man, I really have to post some of my videos soon Andrew
18 years ago
Really good, I love seeing all the demons Everyone has a differn't unique eye for evil.

Marco, I really like yours the demon face is very well developed, just expand the colorize mask so that the entire face is green, we can see his human flesh.
AK
Zony
18 years ago
Heya guys
i just spent 2,5 hours last night trying this out
and heres my first try hehe http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uti2iuQrBi8

i used the worst camera u could ever imagine to use for this kinda thing, and yeah actually for any kind of AE animaton hehe , the little crappy Macbook WEBCAM lol.

im pretty new to this program, i only just had my 17 birthday, so havent had the change to use all these english programs before now hehe

but what do u think of my first try ?
Marco
18 years ago
You're simply awesome Andrew... All that I've learnt in the VFX world is thanks to your tutorials
(excuse me for my poor English, I'm Italian )

Here is my first attempt with the demon trick... When I'll reach a cool level of quality maybe I send you other works from my portfolio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXrh388Xr08

Thanks again, keep it on!
18 years ago
WOW that LOOKs amazing..it was alil bit confusing for me into expression parts but i know ill get over it..n yeah i m gona do this with my self...
keep up the great Work..
cheers
18 years ago
hmmmm

I've been trying this all night...


it doesn't work for me...

it's so hard..
Ben
18 years ago
Excellent work Andrew... By far the best tutorial ever! I feel sorry for Sam
Jacob Dyer
18 years ago
Oh my oh my. What a wonderful tutorial Andrew. I really want to use this for eye colour changing mid shot and things like that, just those subtle scary things!

Cant wait to try this!
Jason
18 years ago
Andrew any suggestions on what to use for Demon sounds from DSFX?
J
18 years ago
Haha, i love you man

that was a pretty good scary face from sam, even without the fx. j/k
18 years ago
wow this is why I watch your tutorials. They are fun and educational. Keep up the good work Andrew! Andew you need to do a tour of your studio, or have a camera pointing at you while you're doing a tutorial, that would be cool.
Joey Winchester
18 years ago
They actually just used Google Earth.
Johnny B Goode
18 years ago
So if i wanna have masks to move with the eyes i have to motion track on the corners of the eyes or what?
IngWAR
18 years ago
Cooooooooolllllll!!!! So keep!!!
18 years ago
check this out!!

AROUND THE WORLD IN 8 MINUTES!!!

the use ANDREW KRAMERS tutorial for the EARTH ZOOM
and the zoom in and out all over the world


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5K4k4p8wEY


it's crazy!!!
Marcelo
18 years ago
This tutorial is amazing!

I studied four long years Computer Graphics and 3D and I Never get a lecture like that.

In Real world thats all you need trick from experience artists like you guys.

Thanks again for such amazing knodwlege that you are given to the Web Community.

MCM
Alexey Pekarin
18 years ago
Andrew!
I am going to join guys who asking for the forum on the site.
I've seen that many times the questions that you get in forum can be answered by other people (including myself) which will make their, yours and everyone's life easier. Plus we can then have youpublish tuts based on our findings. I don't mind if you make money on my knowledge (otherwise I wouldnt share it ) Plus you get to see people with abilities so we can get together under your leadership to make a feature to explode the VFX world. Isn't that your attention?

Alex
18 years ago
alex thats one ugly dorky zombie ,but you did good.
18 years ago
I cant lock the footage back .what if my footage not shacky do i still have to do the rotation.and do i track at any point .thnx.andrew did you get my email.
Miguel Carrera
18 years ago
Here's my try at this, Haha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkQyEGUUIyc" rel="nofollow">
18 years ago
very nice tutorial. I dont really have any use for a zombie type face, but the info on how to set up the track there will prove very helpful in the future!
18 years ago
Everyone was posting their attempts, so I thought i'd post mine.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qEENiAc7LkM

Some of the face changes using the liquify tool apparently too dark to see in the video. Sorry about that.
18 years ago
Wow!!! That was intense! really bad ASS!!! I am about to shoot an adaptation of an Edgar Allen Poe story, and I seriously cannot wait to use that technique! you are the man!!!!

-ryan
18 years ago
What? How....? Andrew, do you have a little elf in your pocket that helps you figure this stuff out and if so, can I borrow him? I promise I'll feed him.
18 years ago
Okay, time for me to sound stupid. I'm trying to get a grip on how the reverse thing works. I understand the *-1 for the roation. I think I understand that the pickwhip of position to anchor reverses the effect of the picture moving around. Is it the pickwhip of anchor to position that makes the liquify stick? I'm so close to getting it I can taste it. It tastes like cheez-its.

help?
unfiltered
18 years ago
Great stuff as always, Andrew!
18 years ago
Haha, that is really cleaver Andrew. Great tutorial. I must try this.
Ben
18 years ago
This tutorial has endless limits! it kinda reminds me of the scean in the rundown, but anyways you can do
a pirates of the carrabieon or dr hyde mr jeckle or what ever! very awsome tutorial (and yes im a bad speller)
Anson
18 years ago
coolest tut ever!
18 years ago
LAWL dat scared me
Elliott.G.Montello
18 years ago
here u go guys and girls my first try at it

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZF-GlkhQJN8

comment me and tell me what you think ! thanks
18 years ago
Elswarro great stuff man. I think u need to work on that texture though. looks like it moves slightly. still, awesome job. love the fangs
Daniel Reynoldsd
18 years ago
Jeez...Thats crazy. How did you figure that out?
18 years ago
best tutorial ever!!!

P.S. I don't understand everyone's fascination with being the first to post a comment on the blog. Now being the last to post, that's the real accomplishment. So nobody post any more so I can bask in the glory of being last.
John Paite
18 years ago
Hey Andrew,
I have a rather cool concept for videocopilot, Im working on it I will send you once its done..I have an exam tomorrow, suxed so I cant work on it tonight..but Im sure to send you by within this week!!
Ara
18 years ago
Still can't watch the tutorial. Can anyone explain?
18 years ago
NICE!
18 years ago
this took me 13 minutes from start to finish.......wow....i would have never thought it was that easy!

(of course i could have taken more time and cleaned things up....but....well.....i have no excuse, i'm lazy)

check out the fangs!
http://www.elswarrohorror.com/demontest.wmv">www.elswarrohorror.com/demontest.wmv
18 years ago
who is that guy in the bottom picture .and i want to say that i got my wish in this tut cause in the vfxwhen it started few weeks ago when andrew asked guys you want vfx or gfx my comment was do somthing like from Xmen 3 where that girl changed her face to dark the one huge jackman likes .so i think i got my wish.
18 years ago
Awesome tutorial man!

The "This is raw footage"-part, that one was for me right? ; )

Love this tutorial. Can use the morph effect such a huge amount of things!
Orhan
18 years ago
I just wanted to ask, who's the guy in the second picture?
vman
18 years ago
I had some unstable track points which created a flickering effect which actually added more intensity to the expression.. almost like a Camera Shake Effect.. but just for the face..

This is great stuff.. I love the relationship between Anchor Point and Position.. it sort of plays of that cool rotoscope tutorial on duplicating Vans on Creative Cow

Keep up the awesome work.
18 years ago
Your are right, I stole that one...
Orc Master
18 years ago
Oh, come on, you should have released it EARLIER - Now I'm all covered in graveyard dirt, candle wax AND cheese! Also, the demon ate all my snacks. And I couldn't film it!

Well, anyways, great tutorial, man. Keep them coming! Oh, and you REALLY read our comments! You made a joke on the tinfoil hat comment from the "New Tutorial" entry! Next time, make a joke with one of mine, pleaseeee

Thanks for the AWESOME tutorial!
18 years ago
Trust me you need to track, even the slightest movement will ruin the effect. In theory it is possible but, unlikely difficult.
Alex Joyce
18 years ago
Andrew im making an angel and demon movie... youve just taken it to a whole other level man thank you so much for this tut dude this is SO PERFECT!!!! thanks man keep up the goodwork
Badweather Baka
18 years ago
thanks a lot for the great free tutorial best one yet no doubt dog
Fabio
18 years ago
# Morten Enoksen Says:
July 23rd, 2007 at 5:01 pm

Hey Andrew! I got one question for you.

If your footage is steady(with a tripod) what part can i skip of this?
I want the effect. But i dont need to steady it. So please explain!

Thanks!

BTW. Sam, ur looking cool as a fashion demon with black sunglasses xD

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Yeah. what if we got a shot of the actor making a face on a tripod? What can i NOT do to ombtain this?
18 years ago
What the ----
Omg.. Awesome..
Morten Enoksen
18 years ago
Conor. Nice man. BTW. Im stokmarkes, commenting your video
18 years ago
Try tracking from the middel out like I mention at one point in the tutorial for a possible better track. You can use other parts of the eye to track but the further the points the better.

If you parent a null, the effect won't work properly, because the adjustment layer will still use the comp size as the reference and the liquify will just stay where it was put and not follow the face.

Tracking can be tricky, try increasing the size, and the search area...

Nice Videos guys!
John Paite
18 years ago
holy shit...love the vfx tuts..keep them coming andrew!!! great job ...
Shirel
18 years ago
Hey andrew,
if our goal is to track the face, won't it be a good idea to set some tracking points like white dots on the face so it will be easy to track it?
Niros
18 years ago
Hey Andrew,
I have a question, more of a problem actually.
I can't get to apply the tracking on the movie layer.
How did you apply it?
Morten Enoksen
18 years ago
Hey Andrew! I got one question for you.

If your footage is steady(with a tripod) what part can i skip of this?
I want the effect. But i dont need to steady it. So please explain!

Thanks!

BTW. Sam, ur looking cool as a fashion demon with black sunglasses xD
chris
13 years ago
Can anyone answer this question Morten has? I have a tripod shot and want to have this effect, but obviously there are steps that are different. I don't need to stabilize.
18 years ago
amazing!
18 years ago
great tut, but i was wondering...can this tut be combined with the tutorial #07. Advanced Blemish Removal?

think that would help to color corect only the face, dont know, have to try, it is late...

grat video once more, cant wait day to night tough
18 years ago
YOU ARE A GENIOUS
18 years ago
wow, just brilliant, watching now
Brian
18 years ago
hah, Very cool. I'll definitely use tracking/reverse tracking now for other projects.
Zumez
18 years ago
This is awesome, but I have to wait till I get home untill I can give it a shot.
Orhan
18 years ago
Also, You could add some fractal to get that boiling skin effect instead of a grunge graphic!
Orhan
18 years ago
It will work if the face rotates, you just gotta do some precomposing in a few places.
Conor
18 years ago
Here's my effort...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WeqrQwvqCQ
Soroush
18 years ago
Hello Mr. Kramer,

It was about time I dropped you a line and thank you for all of these amazing tutorials. Im a frequent visitor to your site and I just cant thank you enough for all this free knowledge that you are sharing with us.

You are one of a kind and I wish you the best in life!

Keep up the great, no, superb work and PLEASE keep them coming!

Regards
Soroush
Ernesto
18 years ago
nice effect Andrew thanx for the tutorials and mm i going to get some dvd's but a lil later iam saving money for this

what type of camara did you use to get high quality videos?

or how did you get it into your pc ?

i got the Sony handycam DCR-TRV280 but i only records them into the pc by using movee autoproducer 4.5 and it kinda little resolution ;(

any body got another method ill appreciated thanx in advance

and thanx again Adrew
18 years ago
loved it, i so know my friends are gonna ask "how the hell did you do that" if i make a vid like that. I guess thats how they did that scene in lord of the rings 1 with bilbo baggins, when he gets tempted by frodos ring at the beginning and his face goes demonic for a second.

However I always admire how you know how to type in all the expressions and stuff, I do hope to learn how they work and how to understand them, but you said they are easy, yet they do look confusing to know when to use them and with what effects.
18 years ago
Hey Andrew,

Im still a bit confused with all this tracking info and all. I was just wondering, would there be an easier way if i kept the camera still?


Kind Regardss
-Dave

P.S. You are my idol. Haha.
M20
18 years ago
Andrew, one word awesome!
Again so insightfull!


If you were a girl i would marry you!
Darth Italy
18 years ago
so if i understand correctly this wont work if the face rotates?
Dennis
18 years ago
Ahh...and Andrew....Great Tutorial!!!
You were right...better than Day to Night.
Dennis
18 years ago
I just downloaded the project, then After FX said, it couldn??´t find the Liquid Filter.
I have the German After Effects Version and in German, the Liquid Filter is called "Verfl??¼ssigen". Now...how do i add the effect again, without adding all of the keyframes etc.??
And, does anyone know where to get the deamon-sound??
Well, i??´ll have to go to bed...here in Germany it??´s already 00:33 am
Good night@all^^
minilem
18 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoOu9V1U1vY

theres my try at it
Elhora
18 years ago
Wow ! Impressive ! i didn't even know it was possible to do this in AE !

Just add a bloody body desintegration and Buffy won't have anymore secret for us !
You rock Guy !
18 years ago
This effect opens up so many doors! Thanks for teaching!
18 years ago
I found after trying the tutorial twice that the liquify still moves around slightly - so it doesn't stay on the nose.
It is parented and the data is tracked, but maybe it is the way I shot the original footage because it does move slightly and does not stay centered on the nose completely. Any ideas?
giri
18 years ago
your tutorials very helpfull to me thanq andrew
Tom
18 years ago
Andrew you are a genius thx a lott!!
Docteur Maboul
18 years ago
What an amazing tutorials ! Fantastic !
18 years ago
This is my first reply here, so first things first:
Andrew, you're the man! Your tutorials are a big step in learning After Effects. It's like you've read my mind, only 2 days ago i thought of a crazy plan to show my "evil side" in a small movie, using the Liquify effect. This tutorial is a great help to me, thanks for putting this and all the other tutorials online for free!
18 years ago
VERY VERY NICE. This is by FAR the best tut you have ever done. Still waiting on that Zat tut tho For all of us stargate fans, bug AK for a zat tut. But any who, very well done, love the face you made Sam.
18 years ago
I would mess around with your tracking points. Try the eyebrow maybe, or mess around with the bounds of the tracking point. Also his footage was HD, so he was tracking high quality footage, which makes for a better track.
Orhan
18 years ago
Although this is awesome, I don't think it's really one of your best.
I guess it's a taste thing.

I'll go watch now
Mikael Toxen Worm
18 years ago
The tutorials "crashes" on both my laptop, and my normal PC... after a couple of minutes it just stops!

I've never had such a problem with any of the other tutorials.
Oh why is this such a cruel world
peter
18 years ago
really good ideas about how to realize this kind of effects. tonight i came back home from work late and switched on tv and my pc but your totorials are a lot more entertaining (+a lot more interesting) than any tv-show oder dvd.
great stuff !!!
Ara Hollisian
18 years ago
Can't seem to get passed 4:10. It freezes. Tried refresh and nothing. All other tutorials work fine.
Riko FX
18 years ago
I am happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Titso
18 years ago
Hahahaha you have done it again Andrew, you are brilliant and i love sam, he is the best
18 years ago
Sweet tutorial, I even blowed my head off
http://www.kmsolution.net/blood.mov
Love this Andrew keep going.., and going with new tutorial.
18 years ago
Lol, wow very creative AK can't wait to try it out...now where did I put those sun glasses beacuse I think we all know the sun never sets on a zombie from hell
Mehrad
18 years ago
woooooooooooow , awsome!! that's tutorial man ,
i love u andrew , i mean love love not love love
u r great .
thanks , i think tutorials r going to the next level .
and thanks again for making cool tutorials andrew .
Daniel Gomez
18 years ago
quick question, for the first track can you track the inside of the eyes other than the outside?
i cant seem to track the outside
Chris
18 years ago
Absolutely amazing, this will definately put to use in our Zombie/Monster feature! Thx so much...

And yes, a forum would be so cool!
18 years ago
THIS IS STHE BESTT ONE EFFER !!!!!!!!
Jacob Behunin
18 years ago
Awesome tutorial.
More stuff like this!
It's going to be a sad day if VCP ever goes down....
Ben
18 years ago
AWESOME NEW is right!
Greg Hooker
18 years ago
Chip Says:

July 23rd, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Now for Part 2 to this tutorialâ???¦.Dusting FX.


I agree big time
Chip
18 years ago
Now for Part 2 to this tutorial....Dusting FX.
Patryk Duk
18 years ago
wow! this is my favourite tutorial! i luv this
Daniel Gomez
18 years ago
for some reason i cant get a good track for the life of me
rjf
18 years ago
if Andrew was a math teacher...
"Hi Andrew Kramer here and today I'm going to show you how to divide by zero..."

if Andrew was a mechanic...

"Hi Andrew Kramer here and today I have a fun one for you... we're going to take this '71 Gremlin and soup it up so that it outruns this '03 Dodge Viper SRT-10..."

Awesome job as always Andrew!
18 years ago
Love this tutorial Andrew, keep up the great work. You've got a great site!
18 years ago
This has to be one of the best AfterFX tutorials I have ever seen! I was totally amazed by this one. How the heck do you figure out where too start??? Excellent stuff, would love to see more like this

Wayne from the UK
Craig Woolhouse
18 years ago
WOW! This is by far the coolest AE tutorial online right now!

SAM; you are a great sport! But, I do think the 'boss' owes you a big fat bonus in this weeks pay cheque for this comment and I quote "or you could just use the regular face, that's pretty scary alone!" haha. ok I know I'm taking it out of context but it did make me chuckle

Hay AK, did I read a comment from your good self above this one stating that you don't like roto-scoping? Because I was hoping you would one day teach us how to create this effect: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VTSbcdhBHuA

I know it all depeds on the footage and how it has been shot, but I'm thinking a mixture of your previous lesson on creating a matte from the colorarma effect and a maybe some motion tracking it could be made easier than just painting and keyframing it all by hand, frame by frame?

Any suggestions Andrew?

Thanks again for the eye-opening insight into After Effects often overseen yet powerful tools!

Peace.
18 years ago
lol this looks great, as soon as I get this video uploaded i'm going to watch it

editing can wait
Charles P
18 years ago
Hey do you know if it's able to be done on After Effects 6.5? Andrew? Anyone?
18 years ago
YES!!! Thanks for the horror tutorial! Halloween is coming......I WANT MORE!!
Chef Tony
18 years ago
Well... you got lucky... this really is the best tutorial ever!
vandaliko289
18 years ago
wou wou wou jajaja k miedo muy buen efecto adrew
exelente
salu2
see4d
18 years ago
I am also stuck few minutes before end. Great tutorial though.
18 years ago
Try beating Sam up with that face... yeah, didn't think so.

This is freakin' amazing! Thanks Andrew
Jacob Aaron
18 years ago
Wow this one was awsome!! Thanks!
18 years ago
loved the tutorial
18 years ago
Awesome tut! I really like cool stuff like in this one thx
Greg Hooker
18 years ago
How about a tutorial that kills the demon and they die like the Vamps in Blade or Buffy the TV show. This TUT is my favorite so far. It also was @ a perfect time, I am about to do a couple of test shots and was wondering how to do it without make-up. Mr. Kramer you are amazing.
18 years ago
Looks good AK!
m.abulazm
18 years ago
Andrew... i can"t say anything >>>
this is amazing one >>>
can you give us a brief of how can i think in something like this to achive it.
you try everything or you know from the beging what you going to do and how ?

thanx for everything you did for us
i"m stuck @ 19.30 .... is there anything wrong or just traffic.
18 years ago
In regard to my earlier post - adding more info :

To be exact : at 9:20 in the tutorial, in the PreComp Face comp, you said NOT to put an adjustment layer because it would not track - but can't you just link the Adjustment layer to the PreComp Face comp (from 9:20->10:00) won't this work to track with the comp?
OceanFlowingMotion
18 years ago
Great stuff but..... i can't track it right it goes all over the place, how come your track stays perfect,whats the diff, better quality picture?
18 years ago
jepp, ALT
18 years ago
This was as good as you promised! These techniques are incredibly useful and I can see many different applications for this. The reverse track is the key point of the whole tutorial and I really appreciate it. Ive done things like this before but it didn't go well and was way more work. This is a brilliant technique. Thanks!
18 years ago
My god! This tutorial is really useful ! Now I know how to make a cellular regeneration like Heroes :p
Thank You very much Andrew !!!
Question: How to show expression controls, clicking on the watch ? When I click, nothing appears. Do I need to press a key ?
Matt, UK
18 years ago
Play it backwards you end up with Sam..... Aaaaaagggghhhhhh
Patrick
18 years ago
just watch the video and started laugh how easy you made this look , right were my cam I'm off to make a face hee hee great work Andy

Cheers
Patrick
18 years ago
Andrew,

When you talk about bringing in an adjustment layer to the "Precomp Face" layer and it NOT tracking with the shot - couldn't you just PARENT the "adjustment layer" to the "PRECOMP Face" for it to work and track properly?
Mats
18 years ago
awsom tutorial and really powerfull and great funn.
good work.
18 years ago
This is going to be sweet for my "Run" short film Im going to eventually get to about a zombie cornering a victim in a room. I cant wait to get to work on it now that I know I can do this sort of thing to give the zombie a look without even using make up!!!!

Bones
Johnny B Goode
18 years ago
This is awesome it reminds me of the Evanesence Music Video called Going Under... Thanks Alot Andrew!!!!!!!!
Martin
18 years ago
Realy cool tutorial Andrew, thanks!
I think ill will us this on in my next movie.
Kyle Shields
18 years ago
Cool.
Moca MX
18 years ago
GREAT
AWESOME
COOL
VFX allways
How about ading fire to his eyes that would be cool
18 years ago
I honestly can't see the tutorial, i refreshed, rebooted, emptied cache etc

i keep getting this page.

anyways i guess its a good one again
18 years ago
You said 'you don't want to die alone, trust me'. This comment begs the question : do you have experience of dying alone? The followup question will then be : Are you one of the undead yourself?
Tyler
18 years ago
Don't tell me this means there will be no Serious FX 2
Chip
18 years ago
"Just remember this do it once and do it right."

Thats what she said.
Yva
18 years ago
wow, this is I must say one of my favorite effects of all times, can't wait to try it myself on myself offcourse.

You are the best A.
Sandy
18 years ago
Beauty!!!! thats our Andrew Kramer.

Thankyou! was waiting 4 a new one.

Superb TUT. Keep up da gud wrk.

Thnx & Regards
Sandy
18 years ago
This is without a doubt the COOLEST tutorial ever. I think I'd want to use this to create something for a horror movie. It actually looks SO awesome! Thanks!

P.S - The only part im not sure about is what if we dont have any fruit roll-ups for the zombies. Is there something we can substitute that with?

Thanks,
Alex
Henry_B
18 years ago
thanks for another awsome tutorial Andrew!!!
18 years ago
Get an intern from the local university to do your roto for you. They love doing a lot of boring work for no pay. I agree Andrew it sucks big time.
18 years ago
Omg, that is one crazy cool tutorial! Really awsome!

MM.
Jon Sands
18 years ago
yea I agree with whoever said earlier, you should really get a forum andrew. myself and I'm sure a whole lot of other people would be active, and it would be a commonwealth of excellent knowledge and good people.


think about it man, it'd be great
Arvid
18 years ago
ok thanks.
James
18 years ago
wow, i never expected this,
zector
18 years ago
Andrew: you rock, this is by far the best tutorial!!
thanks for all the free knlowegde!!!!
18 years ago
Roto sucks! there are tools and things but at the end of the day it still sucks. Just remember this do it once and do it right.
18 years ago
"future tut"

And now to this exclusive tutorial, where im going to show u how to track footage and add a picture to a wall! And this was a technique i got from Morten Christensen from Denmark. Thank you Morten

Im still dreaming!
18 years ago
hehe np mate!

Just remember to make a shoutout to me then
Arvid
18 years ago
Andrew say's: Also I really wanted to explain the reverse tracking function as a great roto technique

That was a realy nice technique! But is there some motiontracking technique where you can track or use the trackdata on mask shape points or with some expressions to make rotoscoping al less time consuming job?
Darrell
18 years ago
I'm halfway thru it and it's amazing, just one thing... Do you sleep Andrew?
18 years ago
Cool find Morten, I'll have to remember that for an upcoming tutorial. This would be perfect... I still need to get my head around it. It's too simple ; )
Valentinos Demetriou
18 years ago
COOL Tutorial Andrew as always!!!! Everyday i check the blog and the comments and i have an advice for you!!!! Why dont you create a forum for this website instead!!! It would be really useful!!!!
18 years ago
that was beyond cool
18 years ago
Refresh the Tutorial page it should be there....
AK
18 years ago
Okay just a quick tutorial here then

- Track the footage
- Create a Null
- Edit to target (Null) (or just paste the tracking data to the null)
- Create a 55mm CAM
- Make the two layers 3D layers (the footage and the null)
- Parent the cam to the Null

Now you should be able to add elements that sticks to the place u add it..

But i think ur right Mr. Andrew. I just though it was slightly the same, but after writing this i think ur right!

Anyways, this is also a nice technique!

Peace!
Jon Sands
18 years ago
long live cunningham!
Chip
18 years ago
It would be nice to know what all this jibber jabber is about since I cant find the tute. But hey, at least I coined a new phrase: Jibber Jabber.
minilem
18 years ago
wowie! AK you done it again! i coulda used this when i made my video..

oh well! thanks alot AK!
18 years ago
Morten! I think I know what you are talking about now, but for this effect precomposing is essential to the liquify filter working correctly and sticking to the face.
18 years ago
Well now im starting to get alittle nervous, but i really think its possible in this case!

i will look into it, i might post a tutorial here on the blog!
Jamsta
18 years ago
awesome!!!

Ta.
18 years ago
I've never done it that way and I don't think it would work... A cameras view depending on zoom, angle of view, etc. 2D tracking info would not match up when applied to a camera. A 3d camera has 3 coordinates and tracking only creates 2. I know Dan Ebberts has a script that calculates all the parameters to create a cool 3D corner pin, but for practical uses this isn't necessary for this 2D effect. I'd be curious about this technique though perhaps I'll look into it.

AK
Black_dust
18 years ago
Woah thats amazing, defo going to try it out this weekend, http://youtube.com/watch?v=wpBPi4CjDMQ reminded me of this video, least i know how Chris did it

Thanks Andrew!
koppa
18 years ago
sweeeeeet!!!!!!!!
18 years ago
Mark Christiansen from FXphd shows a cool way to do this! I think its possible!

Check it out!
18 years ago
hey again... Now i got u here andrew!

Isent this technique with the reverse tracking thingy, the same as just adding a camera to the comp, and then parent the cam to the tracking info?

Motski out!
18 years ago
Morten, I hope your kidding... Cameras require 3D tracking data for proper function. I'm sure I'll get into 3D tracking one day. But little by little I suppose.
18 years ago
Thanks for keeping me honest Jon ; )
Jon Sands
18 years ago
ah, makes sense, I figured there was something I was missing, I knew you're too good and innovative to miss something as simple as that


keep up the great tutorials
18 years ago
Are fruit roll-ups and cheezits the preferred foods of the undead? (Besides of course for human flesh)
18 years ago
Oh, and the liquify doesn't have a rotation function so it wouldn't follow the footage correctly if it rotates...
18 years ago
hey andrew.. why dont u just parent the tracking info to a camera?

Thats much easier!
Chris
18 years ago
Amazing as always! I??´ve been away for 10 days and havn??´t had access to the internet, and of course the first thing I did when coming home was to visit your site and see what??´s new here, and I??´m amazed of all new things, new tutorials, new blog entrys!!

You??´re the best Andrew, keep it up!
18 years ago
Jon, the reverse tracking is essential to making the liquify "stick" to the shot. The other effects can be links to a null but not the liquify. The liquify filter does have a distortion offset but would require some expressions to get it to link to the null data properly. Also I really wanted to explain the reverse tracking function as a great roto technique.

By reverse tracking you can add static masks and make slight adjustment when using faster moving footage without having to change mask keyframes erratically.
Alexander
18 years ago
O.O Amazing
Pogma
18 years ago
nevermind now there is
minilem
18 years ago
ermm... wheres the tutorial? looks great AK
buh where is it?

help!
Pogma
18 years ago
wheres the tutorial !!!!???

looks like it's not in the tutorial section andrew halp !
Some Guy
18 years ago
Speechless
Thank you
Migha GC
18 years ago
This tutorial is AMAZING folks! I actually got scared when I saw it.. I just startet looking right when he transformed! Scared the s***t out of me!
Really amazing!!
18 years ago
LOL, Just keep watching it until you get it. Or go film your own scene and just start following along using your own footage. You will learn from simply running into problems.

Think about it simply like this, once you track, follow the reverse track recipe and then everything you do to the face from that point on will stick. (just remember to parent)
18 years ago
jesus man this is scary stuff, sam as a demon when i saw it i was like hollysh**t you have no idea andrew what i have in mind after seeing this .like you said this is the kind stuff we are looking for . I salut you .
michi
18 years ago
masterpiece.
Mark
18 years ago
Oh wait, but let me add, IT WAS AMAZING!
Mark
18 years ago
Just finished, and Andrew, I didn't understand anything haha.

Would it be possible to take your project and just plug in my own footage, retrack it, and it would look good?
Pogma
18 years ago
Errr where is it O_o

it's not in the tutorial section
Jon Sands
18 years ago
why didn't you just track the points on his face, then change the target of the motion tracker to the effects position, or even a null object, which you could then parent all the effects position to? thats how I do it, and it seems a lot simpler.

anyhoo, thank you so much for all the great tutorials, i check this page like 10 times a day to see if there is a new one. I can never go back to monotone boring tutorials again!
S. Gilbert
18 years ago
Very Cool!!!
Magnusfaz
18 years ago
So cool!!! like Angel or Buffy!!!! Thx Man!!!
18 years ago
NICE
Arvid
18 years ago
Wow super!

THX!
18 years ago
Woohoo!

-Scott
Clarky104
18 years ago
Hay, first post on this website. Think what your doing is great. And another great tutorial. Purchased Riot, DSFX, AME, SEC, really helpfull Andrew.. Thanks
IFS
18 years ago
thanks to clarify as were the demonic one because the two scare xDD is joke, sorry with your friend xDD. Thanks for the tutorial are amazing.

Sorry by my English
Jacob Behunin
18 years ago
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude
Chip
18 years ago
Wait. So which pic is the "Special FX" shot?
Andrew
18 years ago
haha, sweet... this is better than day to night
Gary
18 years ago
SWEET looks so cool
Joey
18 years ago
SECOND!!! WHOOOO!!!!! THIS LOOKS AMAZING!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14 years ago
Love the copilot, if it were not for Andrew I would be lost.He material always looks amazing as stated, whooo http://blip.tv/TheMayFiles everything I do has alittle of Andrew in it Thanks Andrew.
Mark
18 years ago
FIRST COMMENT!! WATCHING NOW!!
14 years ago
Yeah, those were the times, trying to get the first post
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