Music to Keyframes

September 13th, 2007

I'm working on a new tutorial where I'll be using a music track to generate animation. Its pretty straight forward but I'll be covering some fancy expressions too.

This is going to be a good month for tutorials. So don't feel bad about buying a couple of our DVDs from the online store.

Andrew Kramer

POSTED:

18 years ago

91 Comments

Atlanta Video Production

15 years ago

That's a very cool look you've created.

dan

18 years ago

In response to Chava Gallegos' posting about logo usage. First of all, the Mexican Bus company logo is a direct rip-off from of the Texaco logo and second Andrew is in the USA and the logo is not trademarked in the country.

In fact the logo in question is not unique enough earn a trademark in most countries as there is volumes of prior art that proves this.

dck

18 years ago

hello, I have a question that I hope can respond to me: What computer and accessories use at the time of working? congratulations by their Web, are of the best ones!

ben

18 years ago

aww sweet new stuffs going on, just got back to school camp. this tut looks sweet

Adrian Perron

18 years ago

@ Marian STACH

I believe that font is Aurora cn bt.

Marian STACH

18 years ago

Thank you for another great tutorial. I like to ask a question, which is partially out of this topic: I wonder, if you can tell me, what font you use at your page header, as well as at image for this tutorial. They both look nice and are greatly contrasted for this kinds of promos. Thank in advance. Let at least 3/4 of your plans comes true.

samir

18 years ago

Hahaha You are God to me! Thanks for taking your time to teach and selling those amazing products! Congrats

Andre Prior

18 years ago

Andrew, please show us a version without trapcode, iam totally broke atm and I would love to create such a nice music animation

Helge Kallevik

18 years ago

I didn't get an answer to my question, so I'll ask again

I can't get after effects' audio to work. My speakers are working! I've tried to convert mp3 files to wav, but i still can't hear anything. Please help!

Jhonny

18 years ago

Hey Andrew great tutorial as always, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge!...hey about tutorial sugestions i support the idea from marcelo from brazil of making a tutorial about the bullet time effect of matrix, i know its really hard to shoot something like that cos i saw how they did it on matrix with lots of cameras recording at the same time... but i saw this tutorial on the internet

http://www.creativecow.net/articles/kumar_satish/bullet_time/index.htm

where the effects of bullet time is faked using just adobe premiere a panorama picture of the background and a free plugin to morph within adobe premiere called
WinMorph . the result is pretty cool... i ??´m sure there??´s must be some way of faking that effect in AE.

Here is the result movie from the tutorial

http://www.creativecow.net/articles/kumar_satish/bullet_time/btime_premiere.mov

Chava Gallegos

18 years ago

hey andrew excellent tutorial!!
ur totorials have been a lot of help for me and my work as an independent film maker, im part of a filmakers organization at Mexico and i just wont to warn u aboutthe logo at that awesome basic training tutorials, cuz actually thats a logo used by a buses company here in mexico
here the link of that company

http://www.estrellablanca.com.mx/main/index.htm

actually i was suprise to watch that logo on ur new web page

Cedric

18 years ago

hey, i just wanted to let you know that you are very well known among the youtube community (well duhh) but i do after effects tutorials as well, and people always ask me for the download link etc to your products. Needless to say I do not reveal any information, but just wanted to let you know that a lot of ppl are pirating it...

On the other hand, thanks for all the hard work on the new site to help us AE noobs lol.

And this new tut is amazing!

Bro

18 years ago

i like your "music to keyframes"tut. a while ago i tried to recreate the Justin clip by the methode you explained at the end. then trapcode echospace to fill the 3D space like a boiling blanket. never finished the project because my playtime was over. if i just waited for your tutorial. very nice clip, very usefull. thanx from holland

Carlos

18 years ago

Hi Andrew, just on suggestion:Why don't you sell T-shirt with VIDEOCOPILOT logo? Do you?.I will buy one...or two.....or.....
Thanks for all your hard work!!!!!

Jonathan

18 years ago

hey andrew, thanks so much for everything! ive learnt so much

just because im curious and im about to buy a new computer, what computer do you use (specs) ?? any preference to the mac/pc?

Helge Kallevik

18 years ago

Hey guys, I got a problem with my After Effects. I can listen to audio! Iâ??????ve tried to convert mp3 to wav and YES my speakers are on. HELP!

Julien

18 years ago

Great new site!

You are the one, andrew!

Travis

18 years ago

Congrats on increasing your brood.
As great as your AE knowledge is, you should think about doing a set
at the comedy store, you've got pretty good timing. Think about open
mic night! Just imagine, you could create some stuff using After Effects
project it on a screen, then do funny voice over! it would be killer! and you'd get standing O's just for using mulitmedia (drunk people are easy to impress)! LOL you'll never do it and I realize this, but hey thought I'd suggest anyway. thanks for everything

zach from America

18 years ago

I like this site better than the one two days ago...great Tutorial.

Juan Carlos

18 years ago

Wow. Just. Wow.

Wow.

matiass

18 years ago

AK: great new site!!, love the presets!!
Regarding this tutorial, did you use Trapcode Soundkeys? its amazing to track audio data like this one.
Amazing stuff,
From argentina.
Matias.-

Yoav Shaked

18 years ago

Hey
Thank you all so very much for the great upgrade.

What about the feature you all ready wrote about - letting us download the tutorials?

Marcelo from Brazil

18 years ago

Hi Andrew. I would like to make you a suggestion for future tutorials. Could you make a tut learning how we can do the fast run presented in the Smallville serie?? Another suggestion is about the bullet time of Matrix. I saw some tuts but none was satisfatory!
Bests.

Tobias

18 years ago

Nice Andrew, i wish you could make a forum or something it would be great. I have alot og question about AE

FREEK productions

18 years ago

Hey Andrew What is this new product you spoke about a while back and when can we expect it? Keep up the awesome tutorials Thanks

Lucien

18 years ago

Hello,

thanks Andrew for all your tricks.
I have do this animation one years ago. Maybe that could interest some.
http://sat.epfl.ch/presentation/

A big thanks for all your works !

P.S Let show us some of your movies

Josh

18 years ago

exactly why i want a tutorial on how to do stuff like that. there arent many tutorials on the web on how to create sound waves visually in a cool way and when i saw that video for the first time i knew what i wanted to do in my head was possible

nate

18 years ago

that Justin Timb. video is awsome

nate

18 years ago

sweet, that looks so awsome

Just Amit

18 years ago

when i first saw this, i was impressed by the cool streaks. but now, I'm getting even more excited about the ability to use music to control my GFX and in some cases VFX. this sounds like defiant favorite and i i can't wait to use this tutorial for some of my personal videos. thanks for the awesome show, im looking for to the tutorial as well as the twitch launch.

Josh

18 years ago

is this in anyway like the tutorial i suggest on the justin timberlake video love stoned?
video seen here http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x293a4_justin-timberlake-lovestoned-full

C Light

18 years ago

I've seen a couple of tuts on this subject, but what I'm excited about is that AK always shows how to actually make it Look Good!

Great technique and great aesthetic, lovin' it.

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ET Entertainment

18 years ago

oops...I can really see myself using this in the future. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!

-
ET
http://www.et-films.net

Just Amit

18 years ago

wow, the preview looks great. can't wait, and i do happen to plan buy 3 of your products in the near future.

P.S. waiting to see who one the hinze video contest soon.

Yeloow

18 years ago

yeah! please please!

Yelow

18 years ago

uooo please please!

Ryko

18 years ago

I've been waiting for something like this! You're really friggishly fast at making these things and tutorials, Andrew! I can't wait to see it when it's done. I've already bought the DVDs. I will keep purchasing your products in support. *roots*
Also, hope the baby's doing fine ^^

Maltaannon

18 years ago

Thats a good idea for a tutorial, and it only confirms, that we tend to think the same way, because I'm planning to do the same tutorial. The only difference is that this time I'll be using Trapcode's SoundKeys, since I've already covered some aspects of creating animation based on music in my previous tutorials.

And I have to say that I admire that you are taking care of your wife and Katie, doing all the things that you do to make a living, and you still find time to record those tutorials.

Take care!
Cheers

Pat Norman

18 years ago

@whoever just posted the link to the MGS fan film- it looks gorgeous. excellent work with the sound design, the colors, and the VFX. looks VERY impressive. i'm looking forward to info on the final film.

it's nice seeing what people come up with when inspired/empowered by vcp.

Superville

18 years ago

i can finally admit that i've been anxiously awaiting the great AK 47! the answer to life, the universe, and everything was in tutorial 42. i know the next tut will be an invaluable weapon.

bwoogie

18 years ago

Andrew, Andrew, Andrew. Don't waste your time posting about how you will put up a new tutorial... Just put up the new tutorial! :p
Looks good though! Nice advertisement for the dvd's anyways

Nick Botham

18 years ago

Looks like a great tutorial coming up, cant wait

simondo

18 years ago

hey andrew, if more companys took your approach im sure people obtaining programs illegally would drop dramiticaly. You provide a excellent service, and ill keep on purchasing from you.

Conor Maher

18 years ago

Really cool

Thorsten Meyer

18 years ago

Hi Andrew,

lucky us you can't sleep as it sounds) I did not expect you to be back to programming a plugin plus recording tutorials)

Cheers,

Thorsten
www.StrongMocha.com

Sniper-Viper

18 years ago

CoPilot = Best tutorials on the net!
Andrew you are great! Thanks a lot!

Cheers from Italy!

P.S.: check my website, it's about a fanmovie with CGI and Sfx

18 years ago

you rock balls, my friend (as opposed to having rock balls...but i'm sure you have those too...hahaha)!!

Mathieu / al2cl3

18 years ago

I saw a comment that say: "release some more and we will!!". Ok everybody can have his opinion but I think you've anough to give us the tast to buy all of your DVDs. I'm a Canadien (French Canadien) and I will buy all of your DVDs!

Wow Andrew, your are a master of After FX! Anyway, keep up good work I can't wait to see more of your fabulous DVD!

Giant

18 years ago

Need more stuff to buy. Must have more stuff, Andrew you have a family to support (congratulations). How about templates or more clouds or more cool water tank stuff or................. oh crap, just build it and we will buy it. Thank you for your tutorials. They have taught me that hard work is good, smart work is better.

BATMANZANO

18 years ago

The music tutorial will be awesome. I shoot and edit a lot of music videos and I think that will tie in nicely to some of my projects. I didn't reply to the Twitch thread, but that is what I am really excited about. I have been looking for a way around having to achieve that effect manually. Can't Wait! Thanks

Andrew Kramer

18 years ago

Well for you guys that have already bought stuff. I thank you and I hope you will enjoy.

Jason

18 years ago

sick!

Goldskin

18 years ago

.mov ? :p

Jeffrey

18 years ago

Looks really nice, the idea is superb.

I already bought some of your dvd's

Mail

18 years ago

Awsome, just like that Justin Timberlake video ? I posted a request in some long forgotten thread, and voila!

Firebird Productions

18 years ago

this looks amazing, any idea when it will be available?

Bones

18 years ago

NICE...really looking foreward to Twitch by the way

manu

18 years ago

Andrew thanks for the tutorials!! They`re very good! great work!

Orc Master

18 years ago

Looks awesome man! Nice idea, perfect for a music video. I bet the solution's been under everybody's nose and none's seen it

I'd also like to see, and I bet it uses the same concept, some stereo-like sound-synchronized bars -I hope you know what I mean.

Great stuff man, keep up the great work!

Morten Enoksen

18 years ago

nice. I will use it to get a good grade at my school!

Chip

18 years ago

This sounds sweet. I hope that it will adress some some of the issues that After Effects 5.5's Motion Math, in which you could isolate both the Treble and the Bass to have each animate whatever needs to be animated.

I have not found anything with AE 7 that allows this.

Keep up the Good work!!

Josh Johnson

18 years ago

Do you still have plans for a new Product DVD this month?

Christopher Carlsson

18 years ago

now thats cool

cant wait

Micklevietch

18 years ago

Sounds great Andrew!

Antoine

18 years ago

Great news! That's something that i will really appréciate!

Juan

18 years ago

Sweet!!! I've got a job I need this for and I'm trying my own method using audio keyframes so please hurry I'm sure yours will look better hehehe.

jorberg

18 years ago

More Products Here = More Products For Me To Buy! I can't wait for the new stuff!!

dermeister

18 years ago

cool!, i can't wait for the tutorial

ben

18 years ago

i'm in the same boat as superbad i cant wait to spend more money on ur stuff. well worth it

Jason A. Gaines

18 years ago

The teaser for this looks really cool Andrew. Cant wait to see it.

Should be awesome as usual.

Thomas Lees

18 years ago

SWEET! I was thinking the other day we REALLY need a tutorial about this! Thanks man! I'll be using this one a lot.

Florian

18 years ago

Sounds great, will you be using the trapcode soundkeys plugin?

Conor

18 years ago

Hmmm, so would I be right in saying that you're using some numerical values obtained from a waveform and applied to a null object whose xyz coordinates are mapped to the squiggly lines? If that's the case then I'd be really interested in how you can extract the data from the waveform.

William Townsend

18 years ago

Hi,

Great news, i like animating with music ,could make some great effects.

All the way from New Zealand

Will.

PS. Any 3d program like Maya or 3DS MAX coming up, i thought you talked about it eirlier this year.

Dnine

18 years ago

looks like great video .i'am waiting for ...
thanks andrew your are the best

Alvaro

18 years ago

One question i would like to ask you: could you tell us something about the next dvd or what is it going to be about? I think you said something about having the 50 free tutorials all together, but maybe you have another thing in mind, or different proyects, I don't know.
ONCE AGAIN, GREETINGS FROM YOUR SPANISH FRIEND.

Guy

18 years ago

Wow sweet, its always something different!
And yep ill be doing some purchasing this month

Michael

18 years ago

Im always looking for your latest work, can't wait to start the tutorial...

Thnx Andrew!

Cee Double U El Pee

18 years ago

Well, I;m glad you're taking advantage of the "EXTRA" time awake.

Gaetan

18 years ago

hello Andrew, oh course of instruction it for the music? because I am deaf :s

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I am Belgium

Georgi Zhekov

18 years ago

Pretty nice screen

And all these linked to an audio layer would be awesome.

Convert audio to keyframes is one of my favourite options in AE.

JimmyBeans

18 years ago

You have boosted my interest in AE yet again...

Stomps

18 years ago

Tight! I have been waiting for something like this. Thanks Andrew for everything! I will be purchasing products as soon as I get my left over money from financial aid....I pretty sure AK and VC.net counts as education right?

Will we need any trapcode plugins for it ?

Realm Pictures

18 years ago

release some more and we will!!

Pocosso

18 years ago

I'm sure,
Andrew will strike again !
the best i've ever seen
incredible and amazing is not enough to describe what you offer to everybody, and free,
just the best, i say
thanks a lot

Gianni (ITALY)

18 years ago

Hi Andrew, I've buyed enough products and...I'm very happy...

james

18 years ago

this looks interesting. i look forward to seeing it. a good month for tutorials eh, sounds great, i nearly died fromt the lack of tutorials, i felt like i couldnt go on, but was saved by 3d photos

keep upthe good work dude

Superbad

18 years ago

Cool! Cant wait, I have all your products already though. Are you going to put up any new products with the new site? I hope so..

luke

18 years ago

sounds cool. i'm looking forward to it!

Trevor

18 years ago

Wow. I was just randomly checking in on VC.net (because my OCD kicks in every five minutes and I involuntarily visit this site ALL THE TIME) and low and behold, TWO POSTINGS in one day! I'm getting excited! AK is BACK ladies and gentlemen!

Sounds like that little bundle of joy is giving you some energy, huh? We're all stoked on all you have to offer, sir!

kahwai

18 years ago

WOW!!!Great!!!
always having suprise here~~~
thanx Andrew~~