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After Effects Compositing: 5 Rotoscoping & Edges

With Mark Christiansen Liked by 1,183 users
Duration: 1h 58m Skill level: Intermediate Released: 7/1/2015

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So you've decided to rotoscope. Performing a "roto," an animated selection with masking and paint tools, is time consuming, but the result can be amazing. In this course, Mark Christiansen teaches you how to roto, and how not to roto, in After Effects. His technique relies on a mostly manual masking and painting process, but he also introduces some procedural tools, such as tracking, to make your job go faster. Learn how to build simple rotos and more advanced articulated rotos, replace missing or mismatched backgrounds, separate foreground action to visual effects, and make the results look more realistic with soft edges and motion blur. Mark also reveals techniques for painting with the Brush and Clone tools and tricks for working with the Roto Brush.

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  • Alan Lewis Alan Lewis

    Alan Lewis

    AuDHD | Specialist in neurodivergent adult visual communication

    5/5 February 19, 2023
    Mark Christiansen is a great educator, easy to follow, not rushed, and offers good processes that underpin the lessons, like preparation, consideration & good practice
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  • AZAY KUMAR PAUL AZAY KUMAR PAUL

    AZAY KUMAR PAUL

    I'm a highly motivated professional Graphic Designer with experience in Print and Web-based Graphics. I have great experience working in Adobe…

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  • Henryk Behr Henryk Behr

    Henryk Behr

    Lecturer in 3D Animation, Video and Audio at Dundee College

    5/5 May 23, 2021
    Whole course - Absolutely inspirational. Mark takes the learner by the hand, and clearly, by example, displays the techniques and tools to create outstanding VFX. What is so good about this course is that as much of the time of it is reserved for covering potential pitfalls, which in VFX can be many, and could potentially put a budding young learner off of progressing any further, out of sheer frustration. Mark takes the skilled work of computer based VFX in After Effects compositing, and makes it appear like child's play, and along the way, you will learn.
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