New Tutorial: The Healer

February 25th, 2008

Happy 60th Tutorial!

In this new tutorial we'll take a look at creating a healing wound effect in After Effects. We'll also cover some advanced motion tracking techniques and we will also uncover a shocking secret about Sam...

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Andrew Kramer

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17 years ago

90 Comments

Atlanta Video Production

15 years ago

Time for X-Men fan film!

Daulis_G

17 years ago

HEY Kramer was wondering what kind of software do you use to record the screen and make the tutorial if it is possible because i`v tried a lot of software and non of them are worthy?!!

Ellis

17 years ago

I think the "Do not feed the Bears" is also a reference to Yellowstone NP

Jason

17 years ago

Any date set on any of the DVD's? The 50 tutorial one, Twitch, or the Advanced DVD? Also any word on Action Movie Essentials 2 or Riot Gear 2?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Qn0lSRTfc

mohammed

17 years ago

wow great work Andrew , sam and all the crew

happy 60 !
i watched your Great tutorials for a long time and you helped me alot ,special thanks from Kuwait >>salam <<

Flubber

17 years ago

Can't wait for the new DVD and I hadn't been on this site from its beginning, but I am happy I reached tutorial 60, anyways, it is awesome

keep up the good work Video Copilot team

Ben Lelis

17 years ago

You're awesome. Great tutorials.

Eddie

17 years ago

great as always Andrew good work. Hanging out for that dvd.

S. Gilbert

17 years ago

Dear Andrew,

As you reach sexagennialth tutorial, I can't help but realize the similarities between vc-pilot and a perfect woman, always there when I need her, gets wiser with age, costs money in order to get the best products, and well, thats were the similarities end, you see, unlike a woman, vc-pilot gets better looking with age... strange. Well I have to go watch the last tutorial another 3/4 times in order to completely understand the concepts. It'll probably be up all night.......

Anyways I'll keep in touch thank you again

nOman kHanzada

17 years ago

i love you ... so much your style is dashing andrew

Jason

17 years ago

Cant wait for the advanced DVD!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Qn0lSRTfc

Skinner

17 years ago

Merci Andrew !!!!!!!!!!
Vivement le 61 et la sortie de ton DVD !!!!!!!!!!

Et oui tu est une star en France aussi !!!!!!!!

Thank for all Andrew

John Paite

17 years ago

HEROES Yada!!!!!!

clancy30

17 years ago

hey guys this question to anyone who knows how to track a muzzle flash .
if some one waving the gun while he is shooting in the air where you track to make the flash move with the gun?
thank you.

nico

17 years ago

Sam you're the new terminator ... be carefull andrew maybe sam comes to kill you

Suvir

17 years ago

But nothing gets better than southpark AK........

Flim by Tim Productions.

17 years ago

But I still LOVE THEM DONT STOP I BOUGHT MANY OF YOUR PRODUCTS DONT STOP MAKING VIDEO TUTORIALS THEY RULE YOU SHOULD make an advanced section instead of basic :'(

clancy30

17 years ago

Hey andrew iam doing exactly what you doing .but when you get to cut precomp after you dublicate the null and the cut comp to precompose i dont see iit in the order you talking about.and you didnt show how to duplicat the footage and put it in the cut comp.. ,you too fast in clicking stuff.

Matrace

17 years ago

I liked Your tutorial that much Andrew, that I havent done it. I havent done the healer... :] I've done the ANTI HEALER ! MUAHAHAHA ... ok... ok.. I'm alright.... http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=nUbNUAa4Ms8 (thanks 4 the great tut!)

Tom Daigon

17 years ago

Hey, I'd LOVE to "keep your guys rockin" but you gotta give me NEW stuff to buy...I got all the old stuff!

clancy30

17 years ago

Hey andrew i have a question
if i want to make it look that i am cutting my face with a knife ,to show the knife cutting the skine what do i have to reverse?

Jason

17 years ago

Love the tutorial!!!! I love how there is always something so usefull in each of Andrews tutorials. I mean regeneration is a awsome tutorial in itself but I think the tracking trick where you can track your footage better was so helpful. Thanks Andrew. Guys check this out, I just finished it last night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Qn0lSRTfc

clancy30

17 years ago

great one ,alot of choices ,now if you dont want it to fade away you just keep the normal setting is that right?

Jerome B

17 years ago

Thanks Andrew! Very well done - haven't seen it but sure it is

eh, going to watch now.. But thanks anyway for all your effort and FREE stuff..

Ivan bagio007 Mijic

17 years ago

Evening all,

mr.Kramer, this is amazing, impressive stuff here...

Finnico

17 years ago

I LOVE YOU!

newlc

17 years ago

great tutorial Andrew, thanks for all your VFX tutos !!
great job!!!!!!!!

god bless ya!! ...sam too!!!

Josh Johnson

17 years ago

Wow great tutorial Andrew its like Wolverine's healing power awesome! Ihear Futurama is comming back to TV!

spiderman333

17 years ago

I'm guessing Sam is going to eat you now.

LifeType

17 years ago

the ending was really cool . your extremely talented .
i have done cuts on someone before, but i did the lazy way by just googling for images of nasty cuts ,chop them out and blend them onto the actors skin . but your way is far beyond that .
"your the best around nothings gonna ever keep ya down" x2

Niko K.

17 years ago

Thank you Andrew for an other fantastic tutorial.
I figured out lots of things this time.

Still when is that other dvd coming?

Dan

17 years ago

Hi andrew is it possible to get the termniator aep file aswell?

Daniel

17 years ago

Hey Andrew!

Of course every Simpsons fan knows not to feed the bears

But I've got to tell you, that you are _at least_ as funny as the Simpsons.
I've just nearly spit out my cornflakes over they keyboard as I've heard that you already ate your turkey a few days ago ;0) .

btw: Great Tutorial

Freakshow

17 years ago

Kramer, W O W

Very fun tutorial. I will be using and abusing this effect asap.

Thanks Man,

Clone #3327

Thorsten Meyer

17 years ago

Hi Andrew, Sam and team.

Another great Tutorial you released. To be able to buy a new product from you I have to wait till something new is released as I already have all the existing great products that are available

"If The Flintstones has taught us anything, it's that pelicans can be used to mix cement. "

Cheers,

Thorsten
www.StrongMocha.com

Lousy Kreator

17 years ago

@Victor: I know that he doesn't show us screenshots to every tutorial, but i think it is a good idea because so we could tell him what we want^^
And... I mean Mr Kramer is an AFX God, but maybe one of us has an good idea which Andrew likes too and so he can add it to his tutorial

Joe Boccia

17 years ago

Totally badass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gt_Max

17 years ago

amaaaaaaaazing as alweays...

Victor

17 years ago

@Lousy Kreator, Andrew is actually show us some screen shots sometimes from his upcoming tutorial, not always though, cos he likes to surprise us too. But he did preview this tutorial's pic a day before its release and I he listen to our comments.

LÃƒÂ¡zaro Blanc

17 years ago

I did my version of your Tutorial
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Oye8uDqVJw4

Tamsin

17 years ago

This is great! I'm looking forward to the next tutorial and what it might be. I only discovered this website this week and I have been going through all the tutorials. They really are fantastic. Please keep them coming I have learnt so much!

Lousy Kreator

17 years ago

BTW: I think it is a very good idea to show some screenshots from your next tutorial! So we can give you some advice and if you like it you could build in

Freundliche Gr??¼??Ÿe from austria

Jonathan Rosing

17 years ago

Awesome Andrew! Can't wait to try it out!

Victor

17 years ago

Thank you Andrew, you really listens to your fans. We always love great SFX just like in Hollywood movies....

Hope you and your family are always in good health and living a good life....

Marc Biorklund

17 years ago

Awsome tutorial. The result looks great, the technics is very intresting and I think I will have to watch the tutorial a few more time to understand all the stuff you teached us here.

The end was unexpected, and really cool. Sam is 50% human, 50% robot and 100% actor

It's going to be very exciting and funny to play around with all theses new technics learned in this 60th tutorial.

Thanks for the sharing Andrew

Jesse

17 years ago

For anybody who cares, the link that Gregger posted is a red site according to the Mcafee SiteAdvisor, so I wouldn't use the site.

kris

17 years ago

Wohooo, the font looks so cool. I love your tuts andrew. Keep up the good work. 2 thumbs up

jorberg

17 years ago

Looks Great!! Thanks Andrew! Looking forward to purchasing some of your new upcoming products. You need to release them quick! I need some new VC products!! You've got us looking forward to a lot......Advanced Training, Twitch, and Riot Gear 2!!!! CAN'T WAIT.......NEED PRODUCTS........

Lousy Kreator

17 years ago

Yeah not just a tracking tutorial^^
This is amazing!! A real "Number 60"

Greez

Bones

17 years ago

I'm a family guy man myself. Never really got into Futurama

Matt in MO.

17 years ago

Great tutorial Andrew....

Now we can make Kelso's dream of "Moby Dick" being a robot a reality!.

MotionProductions.nl

17 years ago

Good stuff. Also, I'm looking forward to the next Terminator movie, planned for a 2009 release...

Benjamin

17 years ago

hello andrew kramer!! ofcourse ive heard that simpsons reference

love that tutorial!!!!!

tommie12P(Thorsten Miess)

17 years ago

looks cool!

Gregger

17 years ago

Here is a link to the episode for those of you that want to watch it online.
http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com/Simpsons/S06E22.php

David

17 years ago

Yeah!! Great tutorial! This is really awsome. Yeah Futurama is really great!

knakrz

17 years ago

Andrew, you'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel...

Andrew Kramer

17 years ago

I love Futurama too.

Conor

17 years ago

Ha! I'm a walking Simpsons encyclopedia! Except for that time I couldn't remember Sideshow Bob's brother's name. Man that was embarrassing!

Some Guy

17 years ago

Great tutorial! The tip with tracking was very helpful. I didn't know that. Thank you, Andrew.
I watched a couple of episodes of The Simpsons, but I never heard the "Do not feed the bears" line. But I'm not a Simpsons geek as you are, Andrew.

PS: Dada dam dadam... Dada dam dadam... As I've already said, Sam would be a great Terminator.

PPS: Futurama rules. I have all seasons on DVD. It's better than Simpsons.

Gregger

17 years ago

"Kids are so naive........ Now get to school,boy."

Andrew Kramer

17 years ago

Yes Conor!
Lisa was suggesting that maybe Bart wasn't faking it and Homer said "Lisa, when you older, you'll learn a few things. Like when the sign says do not feed the bears... Man, you better not feed the bears. Now go to school!"

Conor

17 years ago

Wasn't it the episode where Bart eats something sharp in a bowl of Krusty-Os?

Zachary McCarthy

17 years ago

Cool great tutorial here is a link to a trailer I made using Video Copilot - Designer Sound FX (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_xa6Q3FK8E)
All the effects are 2D - Image Manipulation done with Adobe After Effects and Adobe PhotoShop.

Andrew Kramer

17 years ago

Please tell me someone here has heard the "Do not feed the Bears" reference in the beginning!

Kyle Shields

17 years ago

Wow! 60 tutorials already? I remember when you made your first few. Wait until you get to 100.

russ

17 years ago

Very cool tutorial. You, sam and your other buds obviously have fun together while working. Its great to be able to have fun while doing what you love.

thanks.

Bones

17 years ago

Nicely done. I'm excited to film this week and combine some of these tutorials. Very cool stuff Andrew

Ofir

17 years ago

Nice tutorial,Andrew.

morten enoksen

17 years ago

nice, looks great. Gonna watch the tut when I get back home

I had a feeling this tut would be out today, and I was right!

*

Thanks Andrew, you're the best.

Codemonkey

17 years ago

Andrew, surely giving your skype will send your pc into overdrive with every tom dick and harry ringing for help?

Guilherme

17 years ago

Thanks Andrew !!!!

Jelle

17 years ago

Very nice tutorial!

Lol, i just maked my own

xD
You are learning me so much Andrew!

Thanks

PGC

17 years ago

Hey Andrew, thanks for a new tutorial, awesome as always.

Here's a video I made over the weekend with the help of Action Movie Essentials, Film Magic Pro, and Designer Sound FX. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI11-XKR-aQ

Marc

17 years ago

Very good tutorial again !
I've just watched it : AWESOME !!
Waiting for TWITCH HAAAA !!!!
But also for more great tutorials.

Thanks a lot.

ChaabanÃ™Â

17 years ago

"there has been this eye replacement, now this healing wound and I wonder what will be next."

all i know ,the victim will be Sam,

thanks Andrew tor this one,i will play with it next week,maybe

Casey Millwood

17 years ago

Another great tutorial Andrew.....say...whats the news on the Special Edition Training DVD you were working on...encompassing all the tutorials so far onto a DVD??????

Awesome tut mate.

postproduct

17 years ago

there has been this eye replacement, now this healing wound and I wonder what will be next.

Benny W

17 years ago

That's GOLD!

illegald

17 years ago

I bow down to Mr Kramer!

James Price

17 years ago

The best tutorial to date...thanks man.

Andrew Kramer

17 years ago

I have one on Skype. It's for Origami.

Umair

17 years ago

hey Andrew why you not try to launch any online technicial support center like through skype

blaub4r

17 years ago

A Another Great Tutorial from Andrew Kramer !

knakrz

17 years ago

thankyou Sir...

Umair

17 years ago

Wow Mr. Andrew you are man buddy hey when will you launch TWITCH????

sorry for any spell mistakes

hahaha nice to see this amazing and awesome works

klaus ruttmann

17 years ago

thanks for this (i??´m sure) great 60th tutorial.
there will be blood.

klaus

jean claude

17 years ago

thanks for the help andrew!

jaaaaaaaaaay

17 years ago

fun stuff

CraZy DonKey

17 years ago

OH YEAH!!!! Go to know I'm not the only one still up......... Thanks for # 60

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