A FASTER way to MASK in After Effects

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[@guntherthequizmaster9515]

And that includes masking cartoon characters in all that stuff❓

[@harihadwin4523]

It takes around 45-50 mins .... I saw his desktop time at the corner 😁

[@qalamahmadkhazain6220]

It's means not easy? 😁

[@sandwich3075]

@@qalamahmadkhazain6220 yeah

[@noteros25]

you think thats alot of time? you realize things like this can take litterally days

[@joy73742]

@@qalamahmadkhazain6220 nothing is easy in life

[@lizalovestay]

Hari Hadwin no it doesnt hes also explaining thats why

[@pascaldepree3008]

This one step saved me around 20 minutes for each mask I do. Thank you so much for this!

[@cliffalexander2890]

Thank you so much for pointing out using adjustment layers, for anyone who does not know, if you have everything in one mask and you mess up, it is a few hours of cleaning up you have to do. Thank you again for this technique. Almost feel stupid with the answer being right under the nose the whole time.

[@GrantFoxOfficial]

This was helpful thanks

[@fareehabatoolmaan1209]

This works. Recommended to try this out. Thanks a lot for your help

[@antonnikolla1260]

Good one, but you could also set the mask layer from "add" to "none" and you will see the main footage and get no black. Also, you can duplicate your main layer and add the mask. In this case, you don't need to do that TrkMat thing.

[@CodyPyper]

True, but the adjustment layer does come in handy if you are copying and pasting masks onto different size footage. So many times I've masked out a 4k clip and then tried to apply that mask to a 1080 clip, vfx shot, etc and it doesnt work correctly

[@mpjstuff]

True, but it's likely less processor intensive to do one adjustment layer as a mask (composited down), then 6 video layers with a mask. Both achieve the same result -- I'm just guessing it's going to make a big difference in rendering time -- AND if you apply an effect to the video itself, those separate layers are not going to function as a whole, and you'd get some kind of artifact showing the edge of the mask where the video overlaps.

[@CANIbirne]

I always like your videos, so that you keep making them :D Thank´s a lot for all your tips, they are very useful to me

[@HypeTrains]

Masking out body parts at a time is really smart! thanks for the tip, still relevant 2 years later!

[@livwy]

How do I get the ligaments though?? like I just get the little dot but I don’t get the little branches that let you smooth it out

[@JayCarver]

Is there any advantage to adding the mask to the adjustment layer and making the clip a track matte versus just applying the mask to the actual video clip?

[@syahidsabil6294]

Thanks man! You nice tuto!!

[@JustinSheu]

Thanks for taking the time and effort to show this! Extremely useful!!

[@DJTronuk]

Ahhh, wow... I can't believe after 10 years of editing, I never thought of this myself 😂😂. Thanks Josh, great tip bro! ✊✊👌👌

[@Olufemii]

DJTronuk awesome bro! Yeah! This technique is a life saver!

[@SaltedMallows]

Someone please help Im trying to apply a mask to the Adjustment layer but it doesnt want to apply to the adjusttment layer it Keeps applying to the actual video whenever I click on the screen of the video to apply the mask it switches down to the video ! HELp

[@WoodysAR]

@@SaltedMallows Maybe you are confusing the Video's window, with the Composite (project) window, It can happen easily because the video's window opens OVER the Composite window, if you happen to double click (ie click twice ;) on the name,.. Then you don't see it pop up and think you are in the Composition window! :O

[@EXDPresso]

Does this translate to premiere as well?

[@beatrixbeatrix8452]

Do you know how to delete mini lens flares but keep the main flare? I tries using the pen tool around the mini flares but the main flare immediately disappears.

[@k411tak5]

Nice tutorial Micheal, great video to get us started. May you tell - how do I link two or more channels (in the rack channel) as to share the sa

[@SaltedMallows]

What song is that on the intro with the beats ? I just heard the perfect mashup between it and another song i was listening to

[@jumanjiwarlord]

What’s the advantage of using the adjustment layer / track matte technique? I assume you could just duplicate the layer and mask each “ligament” individually anyway?

[@JulienAndo]

Perfect! thanks for the tip!

[@redneckrocky2225]

ive been trying but it wont let me move the individual dots when keying it only lets me move the entire thing

[@dcohencpt]

would using the mask tracker that tracks the mask and key-frames for you automatically combined with this make it faster?

[@valerio51987]

is that really better than roto brush plus refine tool? I mean roto brush looks much faster and the result it's still good

[@adepew]

Awesome! Never would have thought of this, thanks so much.

[@neko9141]

This is so helpful, thank you!

[@batmanwholaughs5065]

getting going on my compositions!

[@onurbayana9142]

What are the differences from the regural and the free trial one

[@HaykAmirbekyanTKD]

how to set the duration of a mask? i only need to apply a mask to the first 2 seconds of my video

[@slackdave]

A key technique when rotoscoping is to move the vertices in groups. Not one by one. That way you maintain the shape and reduce the risk of chattering edges. Also create ...keyframes. If you're tracing a ball that flies up and down. Trace first the lowest position, the highest and then the final low position. Then adjust the in-betweens, correcting the positions where after effects goes wrong.

[@GriffinKerwin]

Yes! Love this

[@Olufemii]

Griffin Kerwin 🔥🔥🙌🏾

[@virtuosan7710]

Sometimes I accidentally double click on the adjustment layer, then the mask disappears and only appears on the adjustment layer (which is a white canvas). How would I be able to get the mask to go back to show on the footage (ctrl+Z doesn't work)

[@IshikaShanai]

Thank you so much!

[@natasfresas]

This is actually great! Thanks for the tip man!

[@RPPRods]

GREAT TIP! Thank you!!

[@thelesalvesdemorais1773]

What kind of tNice tutorialrd party plug ins an tutorial do you use??

[@matheusmendescosta4555]

In The setup If the master channel is located in the top, next to the counter, then no - IT stays witNice tutorialn acceptable limits, when I play so of

[@g__uii6057]

Thank You So Much Bud

[@Tanoaproductionsfiji]

That's insight! brilliant

[@chrisadams6332]

You are the best, this was so helpful. Thank you.

[@josiahtaundidesigns]

Awesome tut. Love from Calgary, Alberta

[@shamicashaniquaanderson7616]

Thank you!!!! This is such a monumental help.

[@brandonmanderson]

Gotta try this out! Thanks dawg!

[@Kimera_Alternate_Realities]

How underrated video, this is wonderful, thanks for sharing.

[@kittykat8676]

Thank you!!

[@JoelGustafsson]

Interesting! :D

[@user-lu1jd1pv9k]

Thank you for this technique !

[@qwestf3940]

using it for a few years and now I want to upgrade and I'm happy I did that.

[@SaltedMallows]

Oh my GOD please help guys Whenever I try to start the mask on the adjustment layer it doesnt want to go on the adjustment layer it always tries to apply to the main layer with the video on it. HELP

[@Vine-ji1hu]

Freaking awesome content and you saved me TONS of tedious mins of masking time lol. Keep up the great video content.

[@omarbishtawi4280]

Thanks for this great tip ..... really time saving

[@jamieredden8124]

Just curious as to why you didn't track mask for some parts? Also you can drag and select multiple points so you don't have to move multiple points individually along his arm and things like that.

[@ryanfilmsanimationyt]

Thank you!

[@farism2386]

how to add saber effect correctly in the edges of the body after segmentally masking

[@mgardner70]

Man. I wish i had known this a while ago! This tutorial is worth every single second. Great. Work.

[@benjaminrodriguez671]

amazing thanks for the tips

[@gianfranco.filmmaker]

what song is that for your intro?

[@atlas6251]

i have never felt this calm while masking. thank you so much

[@TiaanAdrian]

Thanks for the Tip :D

[@squareinsquare2078]

Thanks man. Had a totally different problem but this actually solved it!

[@loganmacintosh6614]

THIS IS GENIUS

[@hamzakasbaoui4156]

What a video bro! Can't thank you enough! Thank you so much you made life so much easier!

[@Yellowlief]

DUDE YOU ARE A GENIUS I LOVE YOU

[@TheLunablackheart]

An absolutely amazing trick which I never ever would have thought of. Wow. Dope dude.

[@cooldude87ish]

Great Video HOmie!

[@gauravagarwal1431]

when i mask the object its turn into wight color how to fix it plz help

[@TudorNecula]

this is gold !

[@OrenJury]

such a good idea, thanks

[@leorodion]

I never thought of this, thanks

[@_Gabyo_]

One thing I would really like to be able to do is to parent adjustment layers to tracking points. It would be really useful when the camera is moving but the subject not so much, and more precise when working with masks or effects such as mesh warp. I don't know if there's an expression for that but I couldn't find answers online.

[@federicoserpa3576]

dude tNice tutorials is super good! subbed

[@renatozanardo9648]

wich difference using multi layers in rotoscope?

[@ErCapoAlex]

thanks a lot brooo

[@albertomendiola9638]

Do you have a video showing how to edit softs????

[@gilbertoleonardo2432]

TNice tutorials might just be the first motivational comnt ive ever seen on a tutorial vid. ga thanks bro

[@toubeelo1979]

I don't anything about video editing, but I subscribed to watch your tutorials/advice/tips for future use. Question: does masking separate parts of a clip make your final result longer to render?

[@jacobbrase2723]

What's that second Orchestra song you used?

[@thewilililiamnation9518]

what song was that when it said “For more sick edits” ??? like not even a minute in

[@wickedgamers8961]

You earned a sub bro

[@rmathers7998]

is it possible to unite all mask Colour to one?

[@zalatielx]

I was rather hoping that it would be possible to open another instance of soft soft VST in rewire and drag stuff from one to another but

[@aswerty911]

Can the adjustment layer just be a duplicate layer?

[@natecolbrunn9499]

Would this look weird if you feather the edges?

[@riseofzi3]

Thanks bro. That's what i need.

[@inciteful_kavi6332]

thank you. Only vid showing this on KZbin and now I'm not confuse anymore. Continue to follow whatever dream you have. peace and love hommie

[@DiegoMartinez-gi6cf]

how can i add a ?

[@mariotte]

I briefly saw this concept mentioned in another video and this is exactly what I was looking for! No just another "just rotoscope" when in many cases it is just same amount of work and worst results.

[@ssojyeti2]

This makes so much sense

[@laroslav9137]

Your tutorials are appreciated. You explain everytNice tutorialng so simply and show the fundantals of producing. Many people and myself thank

[@dante7430]

Thanks this was so helpful I'm a beginner editor and I'm still learning alot about after effects so this was really helpful

[@yongstudio1251]

Thank you. You saved my time

[@144mm]

why my masking always shifting positions after editing? this annoying me all night and almost got crazy!

[@neandertalero]

nice bro! thnx for sharing

[@Zgjimik]

Subscribed, you are awesome.

[@TheJohnCooper]

Do you have to keyframe each frame when tracking? Or how often?

[@TheJohnCooper]

@@Jerrboyy thanks

[@reichmonteras2200]

Thanks:)

[@SmartVideoBE]

40 minutes to be exact ;) thank you for the great tip!

[@elliot7318]

But is not possible to make a tracker for each single point of the mask? In this way only the program would work

[@ronmayo4041]

Thank You, in hind sight I should have implemented this much more.

[@KrunoslavStifter]

You should look into Mocha rotoscoping. Saves time because you don't have to adjust for every key frame, Mocha interpolates well and you have more advance tools available that allows you to track more difficult shots, even with motion blur and occlusions. Once you are done the selections and track data can be used in AF as masks. I think Mocha is included in AF btw. Pro version offers more tools for removing objects etc. But for rotoscoping work you can use mocha that ships with AF.

[@Kineticartist]

word damn thats the treat bless you