Animated Saber Outline Tutorial in After Effects | Free Plugin

[@nylon1s]

Haven't used this plugin for a long time, you refreshed my memory! I know that some youtubers add keyboard shortcuts in subtitles. It takes quite a long time, but if you add it and inform the viewer about it, it will make things easier for newbies. Still, you have the right to refuse, this is just an offer.

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

I do add the keyboard shortcuts thought both in the video and in subtitles 🤔

[@nylon1s]

@@SmertimbaGraphics I'm sorry, maybe I did not notice or did not pay attention to the already existing subtitles.

[@nylon1s]

@@SmertimbaGraphics The bottom of the video was covered by the timeline, so I didn't notice because I was watching the video from my phone for convenience.

[@qunoot8917]

thank you so much! just tried it on a rectangle it looked amazing!

[@SevenOfNineteen]

This is the third time I loaded down one of your project files. One: Thank you so much! Two: Thank you soo much! Three: Thank you sooo much! 👍👍👍

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

It's my pleasure, feel free to use them any time, enjoy❤

[@tomavellino9553]

Great quick to the point tutorial, explained things in detail and simply. Thanks

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cianyulin4380]

Thank you so much

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Appreciate it! 😊

[@davidshaw238]

Thanks great tutorial

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Enjoy❤️

[@karanvirkhurana4630]

It's really diffcuclt for me to understand things but you are a great teacher i understood this easily

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad to hear, it's a pleasure ✌️

[@DesiVarta7]

great tutorial

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Thanks!

[@FivestarrZ2]

Best tutorial out there don’t rush 💯

[@AbdulrhmanPixel7]

Your videos are amazing quick tutorials that increase our creativity keep making videos like this for us thank you so much for sharing your knowledge greetings from Syria

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

My pleasure, thanks for watching❤

[@anujverma9946]

thanks bro please make more videos like this

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Thank you, will do my best 💯

[@Myjourneyseihanay]

thank you so much for this

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

My pleasure ✌️

[@SIXENT_.]

Awesome Sensei! 🔥🔥🔥

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Thanks 🔥

[@uMrLoki]

Friend your tutorials are amazing, a hug from Brazil

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Thank you very much❤

[@josef9601]

Really good one! thank you!

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Thank you too!

[@Mohamed-uk5xr]

this so dope , easy and fast thnx dude

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad you like it!

[@Muhammadjooon]

Thanks👍👍👍

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Welcome 👍

[@rubanfrank-kx7pm]

Tq bro very nice nyc and explain well🎉

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Welcome 😊

[@vivemosoimpossivel263]

your videos are amazing quick tutorials that increase our creativity keep making videos like this for us thank you so much for sharing your knowledge greetings from brazil

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Thank you so much, glad to hear, enjoy the content❤

[@armouredcenturion2015]

I'm curious, how would you apply this to a moving vehicle? The saber plugin is awesome and really want to use it to its full potential many thanks for the guides as well they are huge time savers and have helped me with several university projects

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

First you would need to track the object either with a mask or with motion tracker, then apply saber. It would be harder to do depending on the footage, but doable

[@Halfgineer_]

you are amazing bro ty so much

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Happy to help♥️

[@AGAROHAMEDIT]

so much outer glow can we fix it ı just want to glow my mask object not the whole screen thanks

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You can adjust the glow thoroughly in the glow settings

[@krutis7307]

used this for a shoe video, thanks a lot :) worked amazing

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You're welcome!

[@kyle6138]

how do i make it go around something, like for example in yours the blue glow moved around in a circle, how do i do that

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Just follow the tutorial, it's all there. Animate evolution value to make it spin

[@GoFigureGo]

Can you make a custom shape ?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Yes, use the pen tool to create custom shapes

[@GoFigureGo]

@@SmertimbaGraphics thank you

[@Vinicioss11]

Great 👏💯

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Thanks 🔥

[@socratias]

Yo man I love it when you talk about third party pluginss. Can you make a video on RSMB, Magic Bullet or Sapphire?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Thank you, let's see what I can do. If we talk about paid third party plugins, I love particular and element 3d and I've got many videos about them, not so much the others but I will look into it ❤

[@RKAlapana]

Good explanation.. I liked this tutorial

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad to hear that!

[@shadowariel1238]

so i downloaded the plugin but when i type in saber into the effects and presets nothing shows up?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You've got to install it properly, once it's in the plugins folder it should show up

[@AdityaSingh-iw1cn]

Thanks bro

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Any time

[@johnsun5244]

Thanks for your video. How do I change the direction of the rotation to clockwise?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Move mask evolution into negative values instead of positive. Also you might need to adjust the start/end width so that the "tail" is facing the other way

[@anand-7187]

All your video are very helpful bro, first of all thanks for it, Keep it up Brother 😍😍

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

It's my pleasure, will do💯

[@cagr1443]

Thank you

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You're welcome 😊

[@AmanSharma-bf9yx]

I want to use saber animation and convert it in json format by bodymovin can you tell me how to do this actually I found it saber isn't supported by bodymovin

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

I am not aware of that unfortunately

[@Meow-im7pu]

How do you make the saber effect follow the speed ramp from the car footage? if the footage is reversed, the saber is reversed too

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Track the video after you adjust the speed and then apply saber

[@Meow-im7pu]

@@SmertimbaGraphics Do you have a video tutorial?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

I don't think I have a separate video about that

[@Meow-im7pu]

what track does this mean? track motion?@@SmertimbaGraphics

[@Nneed17]

so good bro

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

ty🔥

[@nyomanberlianto9494]

Hi, I'm from Indonesia, I want to ask what if I want to make 2 sabers with different colors, for example 1 red round and 1 red square on the car layer? Thank You

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Duplicate the layer and adjust it accordingly

[@SlavKryvonos]

Good explanation. Thank you very much! This is a very useful tutorial. Greetings from Ukraine.

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Hi, glad to hear, thank you too

[@HeroicEpicGamer]

Great Video, That Helped a Lot

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad to hear!

[@WardNGL]

hi, please help. i am using the pen tool to cover a specific shape and it is making random curves which are ruining the effect. i am not using rotobezier either

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

When does this happen, before the tracking or after

[@WardNGL]

before@@SmertimbaGraphics

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You will have to adjust the vertices by pulling the handles on them I suppose

[@mrnarrowminded1359]

Please share the Video Link. Thank You.

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

It should be included in the project file in the description, or search for cars on pexels.com

[@harveytan01]

i tried this and i only had a black screen with the blue light, i fixed it by making a solid tho. But how do you do it without making a solid?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Did you set composite settings to transparent?

[@bayquertzy]

THANKSSS

[@icyy9203]

how would I change the speed?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Increase the value for mask evolution or decrease the distance between the keyframes

[@w8play]

Golemec si, batko. Yasha!

[@titanagefilms8031]

When I set the composite setting to transparent, the effect doesn’t become transparent. Am I doing something else wrong?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Also set the layer mode to screen

[@therealknowledge4389]

Just duplicate the layer before adding saber effect

[@jonsab-yj9fq]

It does not give me a track mask option when I click on mask. What could be the problem?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Have tracker window open, select the mask and click track forward while mask is selected

[@duyenchu]

thanks

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Welcome

[@kyle6138]

how do i make the saber outline only for a few seconds

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

There are many ways to animate it in and out, adjust opacity, start or end etc

[@bobo55555rl]

I can't access Video Copilot. :( How can I get the plug-in?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

It's a free plugin, you can google it and download it from the official videocopilot website

[@Diyoresk]

Saber effect doesnt work on my laptop ? what should i do please help me (((

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

What exactly do you mean by not working

[@thalapathylxr2722]

how it make in a custom path like a subject

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Create a mask using pen tool with any shape you want and the rest is the same

[@Xquisitefilms]

Bro! when change the " composite settings " to transparent nothing happens! it's still the back screen with the mask, my bottom video layer doesn't change ! am I missing something ?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Try setting the layer mode to screen, see if that helps

[@noodles6003]

I can't for the life of me get the track mask to appear when I right click on the mask. Please help!! I'm running AE 2023

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Enable tracker window from the window drop down at the top, select the mask and track it via the tracker window

[@Denielle-y7u]

why is my "track mask" not popping up when i right click huhuhuhuhu

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You can go up to window then enable tracker and track mask from there, but make sure you select the mask beforehand, it should be highlighted

[@AHMED_Mostafa_xd]

i cant find saber effect

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You need to install it first

[@plutskaontop]

Does rotobrush work

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Yeah but you still need the mask to attach saber to

[@Qzy-x4v]

Tracker is greyed out for me

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Did you connect the mask at the end?

[@LoreRava]

I don't have the ellipse tool, why?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

If you click and hold the shape tool, ellipse as well as other options will come up

[@LoreRava]

@@SmertimbaGraphics ok , thx you

[@DeepaChandran-i9o]

All done but the effect is not rotating?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Double check if you have created the keyframes so the animation happens

[@TheSimpleYash]

I am not able to track it .

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Try adding contrast to the layer, it might make it easier to track

[@TheSimpleYash]

@@SmertimbaGraphics Well thanks now I can !

[@dalazyartist]

😔my saber glow is not visible in any other frame

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

That means you added the mask to a single frame and not the rest of the clip

[@mrnarrowminded1359]

Great quick to the point tutorial, explained things in detail and simply. Thanks

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad it was helpful!