After Effects Print Effect Tutorial | CMYK Color Halftones

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In this quick tutorial, I will show you how to create the perfect print effect with CMYK Color Halftones, using Adobe AfterEffects and Photoshop. This tutorial is suitable for beginners - intermediate. Please leave a comment if you'd like me to explain anything I may have skimmed over.
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[@uniworkhorse]

So *that's* what actions do! Thanks so much Ben, I'm just realizing the potential of PS 👏

[@BenMarriott]

They're so useful! I used to be so scared of them, but they turn really boring resizing or changing colour modes on 100s of images in a fun challenge and make me feel like an absolute hacker.

[@underdogs703]

how you apply this to a text?

[@underdogs703]

You missed the whole point... How am i going to apply it?????

[@g-git]

Just started learning AE and your tutorials are the best🔥🔥🔥 U are teaching really cool and useful things. Thanks 🙏🙏🙏

[@TheRumpletiltskin]

I love how a simple side note about Actions explains EVERYTHING about actions.

[@waqaransari3666]

Exactly. There's some REALLY DUMB videos out there making it complex for no reason

[@underdogs703]

how you apply this to a text?

[@SharpDesign]

I love that you even did the intro in that style.

[@underdogs703]

How am i going to apply it?????

[@underdogs703]

how you apply this to a text?

[@JoseRicardo-te9gx]

this is a god tier tutorial

[@mielconejo]

Holy shit Ben! I just found your channel, I am a graphic and web designer who animates.. I've lived my life learning from paid and free tutorials. Gotta say I'VE NEVER found such GREAT, classy and TOP content and such fast easy and to the point material... You should be even more and more known!!! such excellent channel! Thank you and KUDOS!!!!

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, you're the best! :)

[@Grumpist1]

Do you say "because we always label our layers," every time when you're doing the VO, or do you just have a clip you drag in to every project now? haha

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, It's a new recording every time XD I try to match the same pace so I can reuse the same graphic though. haha

[@gregkrazanski]

@@BenMarriott lol that's a really funny idea, using the same recording haha. probably slightly more work to do though

[@JoshKeatonFan]

Awesome tutorial! Love the effect! I'm working my way through all your videos to get a handle on the software.

[@underdogs703]

how you apply this to a text?

[@LinnuShakehands]

This is incredibly simple and never thought it that way! Thank you so much, man! :D

[@underdogs703]

how you apply this to a text?

[@FLOWTUTS]

Ohh that photoshop trick is MAGIC, Thanks for sharing dude

[@BenMarriott]

Amazing! Glad you found it useful :D

[@seencapone]

I was afraid you were going to break this out into a PS only effect. It is *so stupid* that After Effects doesn't have a halftone/CMYK effect filter built natively into it.

[@dominiusmaverick1854]

Here are 2 other tutorials with almost identical results in a non-destructive workflow. It's important to orient how you work in a non-destructive way, especially in Ae. one small change and you're looking at hours of work getting compounded. Mickey [fast and easy]- kzbin.info/www/bejne/j36yeYGcdtR7gNk Workbench [highly recommended] - kzbin.info/www/bejne/foDSh4Obi7Vld8U

[@merlinmerlette]

Yes, a better way to achieve this effect... AE-only workflow

[@netto8221]

omg that intro gave me 2007 KZbin-quality vibes for some reason. lol

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, happy to offer some nostalgia

[@JesMarwaha]

Omg! I have really been getting into halftones in photoshop, and now I know how to implement them in animations! Great video, thanks!

[@eladbari]

Did anyone figure out how to modify the numbers of that Filter>Pixelate>Color Halftone effect? It doesnt seem to work well on still images with lots of details. The dots are too big [even at minimum value of= 4]......

[@Condemic]

A few months ago I tried to figure out how to make a halftone effect because I couldn't find any tutorials that gave me the control I needed. I made metaballs in 1 comp, a gaussian blur on top, and a like 5000 dots aligned on a grid that all have a script that I found. All the balls either scale up on white, or scale to zero on black. It took my computer hours to render and I wish this existed earlier lol. Honestly cleverly thought out! I'd never have thought to use photoshop.

[@Cat-Paw]

lol I was looking to not apply that effect frame by frame. Yours are the best videos for getting that effect but there’s no scape on applying the effect to every single layer. lol Great video thanks for sharing

[@benjamin_novak]

this video is one of these ones after watching I say "wow"

[@makashenets]

Excuse me, but how can I apply this effct to my animation or video?

[@michaelmuller6029]

That action-thing is such a useful technique! I just used it in an entirely different context and saved a lot of time! Essentially I tried to roto-fill something. Instead of tracing it frame by frame with a shape layer, I used actions to quick-select and fill it, which is something after effects can't do! You reminded me why I should never stop watching tutorials. You just always pick up something new.

[@BenMarriott]

You're so welcome! I'm really glad you've enjoyed them, thank you :)

[@underdogs703]

how you apply this to a text?

[@Chilledoutredhead]

hot damn. great tutorial. Came for AE, learnt a great trick in PS. thanks

[@ColbyFulton]

Another way to do this is to render your normal animation out as a quicktime, then open it in Photoshop. You can "convert the video layer to smart filters" in the filter menu then apply the color halftone filter. Then render out the video!

[@xpez9694]

if you really want to be gangster make a filmstrip file and save the entire halftone pattern in ONE STEP...LOL

[@scottstrong8087]

Back in the old days of After Effects, it used to be that you could just copy the Photoshop effects into your plugins folder in AE. Would save some round-tripping if that were still possible. Haven't tried it in a couple of years so I don't know if it's still a thing.

[@BenMarriott]

Oh wow, that sounds amazing! I'll definitely check that out. Thanks for sharing :)

[@timdrage]

It's not, alas

[@ezequielzion]

Bro you're so fucking talented i'm so glad you decide to share your techniques with us!

[@frankiechan7387]

bro what the hell, whats the point if we dont know how to apply the effect to the footage

[@birdsareprettycool631]

There's also another way to get the color halftone effect, instead of using photoshop, if you have the sapphire plugin! the effect is called s_halfToneColor and can be found in the sapphire stylize window of the effects bar :)

[@birdsareprettycool631]

if you want the radial effect you'd have to use the displacement map along with the halftone effect..I think. I was referring to using the halftone color as an overlay but idk how to achieve the same radial effect as mr. marriot lol

[@jjct300499]

This is really cool, i was wondering how to then apply this color halftone to a video?

[@BenMarriott]

Sorry I should've been clearer in the video about this. You can render out your footage as an image sequence and run the Photoshop actions over those images :)

[@puneetkvo]

Thanks so much for these tutorials!! Your videos help us newbies out a lot!!

[@darko.v]

Another very useful video! Combining photoshop with after is the best combo, both to me seem like the most powerful programs in their respected fields :D Keep up

[@underdogs703]

how you apply this to a text?

[@elcartooner2492]

every new video you make gives me newer and greater ideas keep em coming xxx

[@skyvz]

holy shit this is SO useful

[@anthonycristiano5759]

Man your videos are the greatest! Got your school of motion course the other day and can't wait till it kicks off! Keep em coming!!

[@JacobCarlson]

Thanks, Ben! This is super easy and I will definitely be using this in a music video in the future (as long as the artists lets me 😂)

[@BenMarriott]

Amazing! haha, use it anyway. :P

[@winstonsgmx]

I came here to like.

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you! I really appreciate it :D

[@cachetonx3]

Thank you for Kimchi clips :'))

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, thank you!! Glad you liked that part, he was in a cone! :)

[@haunttheeditor]

Hell yeah! Thanks for the tutorial, gonna have to find a way to use this while quarantined. Hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy down under!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! We're safe down here at the moment, so lucky I can work from home easily. :) Hope you're safe and healthy as well

[@joelstylis5663]

Mate, you're a flippin' genius. Great tutorial once again!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much dude! :D Glad you dig this one

[@vorval96]

My pc constantly crashes when I work with blur or other difficult effects. Also I always get the 23 40 short of memory error. What part of my pc do you guys think is the problem?

[@BenMarriott]

Hmmm, I not sure about that. I'll see if I can find a solution

[@vorval96]

@@BenMarriott Thanks man! Your vids are incredible!

[@Shljonx]

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[@Klelcken]

So I am not alone. MOst of you Motion Graphic Designers were one time PRINTERS

[@devinmckay9764]

Can someone explain how to do this effect with text like in the intro? I could really use the help.

[@underdogs703]

i been searching for it, he didnt mention it anywhre, not even in the comments section.

[@underdogs703]

how you apply this to a text?

[@wyliehughs7050]

Do you know how I would be able to gradually increase the halftone's max radius on a png sequence? Say I have sixty png images and I want the first one to have a max radius of 4 and the 60th to have a max radius of 64. How would I be able to record the action of increasing max radius by one pixel? Thanks for your video by the way. It was a huge help for a project I'm working on

[@Xandercorp]

Couldn't you just add a halftone grid and use it as a matte? Like a layer with dots and use it as a matte for the entire animation?

[@Dulce_Criatura_]

Thanks!! I am a very new after effects user. How can i apply this effect in my footage! Thanks again!

[@nikamyagchilova93]

Hi Ben! Hope you're well:) I simply loved this tutorial as much as I did the rest of them, you're really a master! I was trying to implement this effect to a text like you did to "CMYK" text and I just can't figure out how to do it, did you use a repeater effect? Could you please share which one? :)

[@vegovichESP]

same problem

[@underdogs703]

same issue here, please tell me if you found a solution

[@kye321taylor]

safe, when i export the png sequence for the final video, the render becomes really pixelated and unusable? love your video btw bro

[@Jee_oon]

Now people be loving this kinda misprints thanks to spiderverse.

[@mrmotionman665]

when importing my image sequence, I try to always make sure that it’s interpreting the frame rate correctly. Most of the time it’s incorrect.

[@thefrikanih7390]

WE ALWAYS LABEL OUR LAYERS. Perfect tutorial, thank you!

[@flavitoyt7304]

How can I do the text at 8:38?

[@reemalbannai1463]

Wow this tutorial is amazing!! THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@vincentlataste4327]

🔥👏

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you!

[@gbeltran78]

Man.... you talk so fast.

[@shreyanshsingh1461]

Love from INDIA brother

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks brother :)

[@nicolacornolti7796]

hhhh it's so cool but not procedural I'll have to find a way for it to be procedural

[@m3747r0n]

i can't seem to find the chihuahua, is it not included in adobe creative cloud?

[@BenMarriott]

you might need to upgrade to the Hecking Woofer pack :)

[@hybrid3d]

Another great bite size tutorial Ben, I now just need a chihuahua to complete the tutorial! :) Thank you

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, It's the best investment you can make XD

[@hybrid3d]

Ben Marriott 🤣

[@animal-lover--]

workflow wizard!

[@claraarti6202]

This channel is MAGIC! So much inspiration oh my god!

[@still.rendering]

very cool

[@aggemand]

Love it! have been looking forward to this :D

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! :D Glad it lived up to the expectations :)

[@abhyudayaagrawal9912]

thanks for action man.....i didn't what it does

[@ehsan_shardum]

I think ill try it

[@tuskiie]

how did you align the circles at the beginning?

[@Nightshadow965]

Would you be able to go over how you applied the effect to your example text? I've been trying to apply it to a text morph animation and I can't get my text to look like that while it's resting 😅 EDIT: Found out what the issue was!

[@fruityreeverb2]

HOW DO U DO THE TEXT

[@Rockberries]

Neat and efficient! Thank you Ben, I'm learning a lot from your teaching!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you're finding my videos useful. I appreciate the support

[@ZEDifx]

You are great sir! Your videos push me to do something new!

[@rachelfuedit217]

Dare we go to 60? hahah love it ben!

[@ThadeousM]

Ben this is amazing, so many lesson in one video! Thank you bro

[@MariaSanchez-ji5ll]

Wow, that's how you use radial blur, thank you!

[@BenMarriott]

Thank YOU for watching :D one of my top 3 blurs :)

[@MariaSanchez-ji5ll]

@@BenMarriott guess it's one of my 3 blurs now as well :)

[@vincentvalentine1703]

Like first then watch)

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, you're the best! :D

[@michaelhess8246]

Hey Ben, excuse the novice question if this is one - but how do you then apply the effect to video footage/stills?

[@BenMarriott]

You can render out your footage as an image sequence and run the Photoshop actions over those images. I hope that helps(^・ω・^ )

[@qhan527]

05:23

[@taylorguestin]

[@ryangrandmaison_motion]

Batches are one of those things I learned in college and then never used after. This is a huge eye opener to the potential of this technique.

[@TheDannycoyne]

This is so timely. I learned a bunch of techniques from this video, thank you. You sir, are a star.

[@itayozari6252]

Thank you very much!

[@hottabich431]

Я так рад, что нашёл твой канал

[@waqaransari3666]

awe man this is too good

[@waxmaster-c]

genius - thanks!

[@anthonytonev1357]

Adobe: We provide you with millions of colors, 60 fps smooth motion, vector graphics with crisp quality and sharp, pixel perfect images. That's all you need, right? Users: Uhm.. We need CMYK halftones, stop motion choppy frame rate, glitch artifacts, paper scratches and unfocused images...duh.

[@digitalboost6666]

THATS CHEATING!!!!!!

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, confirmed illegal technique