NEW TUTORIAL: Fracture Design

March 12th, 2009

In this tutorial we will learn a fast method for fracturing a layer into multiple parts and distribute in 3D space. This 50 minute tutorial is also packed with all sorts of tips, tricks and a few stories too. I'll admit, I actually had a pretty good time making it :)

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As seen in these posts:
Another Test
Experimental Video

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Andrew Kramer

POSTED:

16 years ago

99 Comments

Andrew H

16 years ago

This is a very good tutorial, Andrew. [my name is also, Andrew]
A few months ago, I saw this commercial for a news station that actually used this same tutorial haha. Same textures and everything.
[In case anyone was wondering, it was KCRA 3 in the bay area of california]

Cameron

14 years ago

HAHAHA! i saw that same commercial!!! i was thinking the same thing. i paused it and compared it to the tut and it was exactly the same.

jerry

16 years ago

hi! this??´s huge but i have a problem ,when i try to apply auto-trace dont appear to me the others masks plaese help me!

many regars

Dayill

16 years ago

Oops... sorry wrong post

Dayill

16 years ago

Do you plan to offer this as a bundle with proscores (for additional savings)?

Patrik Ohgren

16 years ago

Another great tutorial!
I love when you say
â???Hey!, Whatâ??????s up, Andrew Kramer here for videocopilot dot netâ???

Mathew

16 years ago

How did you make that background??

Jason White

16 years ago

I just wanted to say that I LOVE when you tell stories.

Thanks for a completely fantastic learning tool. I come here all the time.

YOU DA MAN!

Raffy

16 years ago

Hi,
nice tutorial! Thanks Andrew. Greetings from Belarus!

Muhammad Waseem Ata Attari

16 years ago

Hi,
good work,i will be try to make this and INSHA'ALLAH i will make.

Toby Rocke

16 years ago

Hey Andrew, what's with the deja vu at about 14 mins? Ha ha

vcpjunkie

16 years ago

wicked Tutorial...VCP totally rules man...

da wurm

16 years ago

Awesome

Suvir

16 years ago

Right to to watch the tutorial...
I used the idea for an event with little improvisation..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPYkAf30IM

Vic

16 years ago

Can't wait for the new products to come out! Loved the tutorial and the whole look of it!

Nick. D Clements

16 years ago

A great application of this would be turning your video into a jigsaw puzzle.

I saw this ad on CBC where the video clips were coming together as puzzle pieces and was trying to think of ways to accomplish the shot in aftereffects. There's also another one where people pull 3d text out of the air, and I've been trying to figure out how it's motion tracked.

Of course I can't remember what the ads are for because I'm to focused on trying to figure out how they are created to pay attention the content. But that's what happens when you enter this industry, you will never look at things the same again, like learning how a magic trick is done.

N A w T Y

16 years ago

Hey, I've got a question: based on what should I put my composition's frame rate? Andrew always puts 24 frames per second and I wanted to know what he bases that on. Thanks...

effixe

16 years ago

another good one, thx very much Andrew, i really appreciate your tutorials.
for this last tuto, check this, you gonna like it i think ^^
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~sf-papercraft/Deforme/terminator/terminator.html

thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge .

mason

16 years ago

A familiar voice is back:"hey,what's up Andrew Kramer here for videocopilot" I hope to use multiple languages to say something like this, that'll be very funny.
You think so?

Chiseled Abs

16 years ago

sweet tutorial one thing though - could you maybe use things that come with after effects like particles world instead of trapcode because i want to make these effects without spending 200 bucks

Crush

16 years ago

Very informative. Saves alot of the work from what I did.

Crush

16 years ago

And what is crazy is I used shatter for mine and AK didnt. WOW!!!

Crush

16 years ago

How did I know after I had done the shatter like this (ala burger) that AK would do the tutorial. Good job AK, maybe it wont use as much resources on my computer if I do it you way

henryk

16 years ago

C'est super cool!!!!
Felicitation....
THX A.K

Orhan

16 years ago

Look at all those sparks, the monsters really must be angry!

It was a pretty long tutorial, unfortunately you didn't brake the 50 minute barrier.

At first I thought you were talking about your wife to pass the time and go over 50, but it was cut off. lol

Carlton Collins

16 years ago

Love the 50min of high-larious learning. Man, wifey and I had to play back some of the stories. I was wishing you reminded those who say your wasting their time that they are listening to a "FREE" tutorial. (The irony of idiocy) Like the one that didn't want you to use photoshop. lmao Get at them dogg!!!

eric

16 years ago

AK awesome again. By the way I was a bit bummed that you didn't finish your story. I honestly don't mind the humor in the tutorials.

Also I did a double take 2 times with the repeating factors in this tutorial. "easy ease"

Dustin James

16 years ago

at first I couldn't see the potential of this effect when you posted it a while back... but after you fully developed the technique... all I can say is WOW..

Thanks andrew... this is an extremely universal and useful technique!!

Alex Frost

16 years ago

Oh! Year!!!! Thank U!!!

Nottach

16 years ago

Best tutorial ever. Both in content and entertainment. Great jokes and tips. Thanks Andrew

Bader Ahmed

16 years ago

Amazing

I like your Sense of Humor !

I guess if your doctor understood the meaning of tutorials.

50 Minutes really full with experimentations like Script editing, building customizable Expression.

My Question is :

1- how could make Fracture synchronized with Audio for example when you add sound fx, i need the fractured segments dance or affected by sound- is this makes sense.

just follow this example( especially the text):>>>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfFyu4eukU8

Thanks !

White

16 years ago

How does someone just COME UP with these stuff! haha I mean do u just sit there on your throne and think of crazy things to create?
These are freakin amazing, probs to Andrew and Video Copilot once again!!

Sandy

16 years ago

Just one word for this tutorial, "GREAT"

thank u Andrew

Rick Morris

16 years ago

50 minutes tutorial!! I believe is a new record isn??´t it?

Jason W

16 years ago

Very nice. Loved it!

deden

16 years ago

Nice!

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Bryan Benitez

16 years ago

Great Tips!!! Another home run Andrew!!

Lenin

16 years ago

Thank you Andrew..! Awesome.. greetings from Ecuador...

hawkgolf

16 years ago

Please stop! Lol
Everytime you come out with a fantastic tutorial and I start working on ads for my products, then you come out with something better and I start all over again!

Great work andrew

FRINGE

16 years ago

i was surprised, when i saw the Fringe release date and the promo in Hungary. Fringe starts today afternoon. I really like the Fringeâ??????s promoâ???¦ A tutorial in the future like the fringe promo, i think will be usefull for this powerfull communityâ???¦ keep soooâ???¦.and Put inâ???¦you know to getting mad us

Thonbo

16 years ago

what capture program are you using ?

Aviv

16 years ago

Thanks!
well.. actually I needed to create such FX ones
but I just used the shutter effect and reversed it,
It was much more limited than this teq but it still came out pretty good!!

edward

16 years ago

i believe you are not a normal person ( a litle bit sick )look what this great tutorials doing to you,
but anyway nobody is perfect

by the way, your wife must talk to you writing some expressions. because English language you don't understand . write expressions like
( Andrew Kramer = null object )they mean no body want to see you just do your job and be Invisible and the way out take a trash with you.

Matt

16 years ago

Shout out from China:
I'm up here for a school trip, I've been following your blog everyday, even if I know there isn't a new post. Can't wait for Action Essentials 2 and to view this tutorial; it doesn't load on these computers

Love your work Andrew,
Matt.

Wagiman

16 years ago

WOW you're the best Andreeeeew..............................!!!!!!!!! ANdrew Kramer Pancen Oyeeeeeeeeee

Soni

16 years ago

Same here, really needed a great tut thx a lot

Modisana

16 years ago

You know I was actually getting mad that we havent seen a tutorial from you in a while, I was like " What the heck is this guy up to not making tutorials" and then you announced that you were busy with action essentials and I was super exited about it and I was like "okay acceptable excuse".

Dont get me wrong I was still mad at you! This morning when I opened the blog section I saw a NEW tutorlial and I was like YEEEES! but when I tried viewing it kept leading me to a page where the ring is still at the top and I got really mad but finally I was able to view the tutorial and its one of the best you've done...wait...all of your tutorilas kick ass!

The point is I loved the tutorial so much I bought it flowers and Im picking it up later tonight for an awesome date!

asif_rocx

16 years ago

special camera tips for after effect please make a tutorial all will buy that tutorial please . all people say yes to this comment

Loay

16 years ago

Finally A Tutorial !
Awesome

asif_rocx

16 years ago

leave 100 years andrew brother

Kavalli

16 years ago

As usualâ???¦ Awesome!!!

Paul

16 years ago

Andrew, at what age did you start getting into motion graphics? Curious!

Shavkat

16 years ago

Mr.Kramer 50 minutes Tutorial pretty good. I love working long time with you and with Affter effects. Thanks a lot for the tutorial

richard

16 years ago

great tut dude

jaw

16 years ago

almost 50 almost!!!!!!!!!

Doug

16 years ago

I love your crazy stories, you should tell more!
Infact, I think you should set up a podcast, of you and sam just talking about anything. haha (seriously)

Seba Setien

16 years ago

This tutorial is absolutly great!, the longest one but far far the best!. I wish to thank all videocopilot??´s crew for bringing to us such tools for our work!
Greetings from Argentina and thanks again.

kuunami

16 years ago

The script that you include in the project files is going to be VERY helpful in the future. That's Andrew!! You continue to be the man.

ned flanders

16 years ago

hah ok i just finished watching it. it was long, but your stories kept me in it. the time flew by. awesome job. nice ending. i wont spoil it for the others.

clancy30

16 years ago

hey guys ,i downloaded the ussaf fonts and when i put it in windows font and open cs3 and select the font it will shut down my cs3 why.

Goulgag

16 years ago

You try to make these Tutorials high quality.

GastÃƒÂ³nL

16 years ago

50 minutes of my life Andrew.. 50 miinuutessss!!!!!! what??´s your problem?? Are you kidding me?
No, i??´m kidding.. that was a lot of learning time! Thanks!XD

Prodattv

16 years ago

Loks so great VC

David W.

16 years ago

Cool, cool, cool, and cool! Thanks for another awesome tutorial.

Rafael

16 years ago

That was a very good tut...i also noticed that you have a new plugin called Quick Matte installed...hope it is coming soon...By the way, very nice cover for Action Essentials.

David

16 years ago

Awesome! I love when theres a new tutorial here, my favourite tutorial site...
-David

3CardMonte

16 years ago

When you're copying expressions from one layer to another "Copy expression only" works wonders

Leith

16 years ago

nice one, Thanx you.

AndrewisGOD

16 years ago

Thanx Dude i will watch now!!!

Brad

16 years ago

Well done and thanks very much!

Rafael

16 years ago

YES...surprise tutorial....Thanks

S Gilbert

16 years ago

Andrew,

I hope you were kidding about people who are ungrateful enough to complain about your jokes or additional comments should go screw. I think you know that humor is what makes your tutorials unique and entertaining. I have watched many tutorials from other sites that have made me want to go to sleep after watching 5 minutes. I just watched almost 50 minutes of training, and I think of it as a TV show without the advertisements. Remember the theme at your New York visit about a year ago was um, FREE!!! anyone who doesn't appreciate that go somewhere else... Well, just kidding about that last part don't go somewhere else just stop complaining!!!

Jorrit Schulte

16 years ago

Great tutorial, but you said the easy ease thing 2 times at 13:55

i think you forgot to cut that

peter

16 years ago

wow that was a long tutorial... nearly a feature film . without a commercial break. thnx

ÃƒÂ¶mer tatlisoz

16 years ago

yes yes yes yes.....

Raysor

16 years ago

How do people post a few minutes after the tutorial is up? They do a 50 minute tutorial in like 5 minutes.

ned flanders

16 years ago

50 minutes. wow. good work

Charley

16 years ago

Can't wait to watch it!

newsett

16 years ago

Great job! And the finish of your tutorial... just reminded me of Sopranos

David

16 years ago

Nice.......did I ever tell you about the time when I thought that you were really good at creating visual fx??

Taleph

16 years ago

Awesome, I didn't expected another Tutorial right
now. I'll check it right away.

thx Andrew.

Semih Akalin

16 years ago

andrew !
very nice work!

greets from dortmund/germany

Adam Sklar

16 years ago

Looks awesome!

BDMP

16 years ago

I love it, 50 minutes of gold... Should I go that far or does it seam like I'm kissing up. Naw couldn't be, you're awesome man.

S Gilbert

16 years ago

I went to the Doctor because I wasn't feeling well, and the doctor grabbed my um...and asked me to cough really hard. It was really awkward, because she was really hot... and um... yea, Just thought I'd share.

Danny Boy

16 years ago

AWESOME BRO!!! I think.... wait a sec......... You are the man and then some. Someone give this man a raise. awesome work once again andrew.

Thanks & God Bless

Nic

16 years ago

Vick1138

16 years ago

Darn, I had to look that up lol

Vick1138

16 years ago

non contiguous?

Adam Kerow

16 years ago

Another Banger Tutorial Andrew Thank You Very Much! From Leeds United Kingdom!

Vick1138

16 years ago

Oh yess, score

dashzed

16 years ago

sweet, cant wait for action essentials too.

Freddy (norway)

16 years ago

Cool

16 years ago

Wow. Awesome. Cya in 50 minutes xD

lad of murbah

16 years ago

Thanks Andrew

COOL

^(*

Didel

16 years ago

BASSI3, I can only agree with you! Good work!

Gregger

16 years ago

Sweet!

pvsciteach

16 years ago

As usual... You are the BEST Andrew. Can't wait to work through the tut.
Looking forward to Action Essentials too two! or is it 2 to, or two too...
What ever, I'm pumped!

BASSI3

16 years ago

Thanks Andrew for another great tut!

Juan Francisco

16 years ago

Nice one!

greetings from Peru