Anime Compositing in After Effects

Let's learn about Anime compositing! Part one!
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[@Satierf_art]

I worked as a compositor in a western anime style TV show (Pantheon) and I need to say that what I did at my job and what you showed in your video is pretty much EXACTLY the same. I remember using the same plug-ins, the OLM Smoother to give anti-aliasing to the lines, the magenta shadow masks I had to color key and recolour... It's crazy! Hahaha

[@jjpark98]

Love that show!

[@Ruldolphmaker]

Same though in my process I make the image sequences videos before sending them to AE or Davinci. It keeps the shots to exact length without slowing down the renderer.

[@jelanibyrd5031]

Are you guys working on Season 2? I Love that show!

[@Satierf_art]

@@jelanibyrd5031 My contract ended December last year. I worked on a good chunk of Season 2 stuff. I think it's pretty much ready, AMC just didn't release it. I cannot get into too much detail, so I'll leave it at that :p

[@jelanibyrd5031]

@@Satierf_art sounds like good news to me!! Thanks! Edit: btw who’s your favorite character and scene that you worked on? Just curious.

[@badusername765]

I would absolutely be down for another compositing vid from you. There’s a severe lack of comprehensive videos regarding the topic; especially when it comes to animation.

[@chrollo_san2237]

here's another good one buddy kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKeXkquqpdONptU

[@creativebeetle]

couldn't agree more

[@thememelife56]

Proprietary infromation im assuming.

[@zepos]

I never thought of how anime is composited but this is actually so cool to see.

[@kafach3898]

yea

[@zepos]

@@kafach3898 aey

[@IAMA1]

I've been casually animating for years and have been watching videos on the production pipeline for a similar amount of time, but this is the first I've seen to detail how to do compositing really well! Thanks Dong Chang, we're lucky to have you!

[@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations]

What I love about this is that I've not seen many videos on KZbin explaining this as well as you have, sir. Thank you so much! As someone who is exploring this technique in my own personal use, I have made a few videos on TikTok and Instagram Reels of how I replicated this type of compositing in other software such as Clip Studio Paint or HitFilm Pro. HOWEVER, one of my TikTok videos went viral because hundreds of people started to comment that "the anime industry does not use aliased lines!" These were commenters that were not animators, nor did they show any proof disproving my video. I even got angry comments from people who say they've "graduated from a (western) animation college, and this information is incorrect!" That, or people saying "That is NOT the industry standard for animation". This was DESPITE me sharing actual videos from anime studios showing the aliased lines being used when coloring in the cels during the process, and many Japanese animators coming to my aid and assuring commenters that I was correct in my fact-finding. So finding this video is extremely reassuring and I'm grateful that this topic is being shared more and more. I would 100% take a masterclass of you simply teaching your entire animation process from start to finish. I may reference/show your video as further reference that this compositing process IS INDEED used in the anime industry. Again, thank you for creating this, and I look forward to more videos!

[@MondyTS]

As a compositor (of traditional and 3D footage) I found this incredibly fascinating! It's so different, I didn't know anime was done this way

[@neerodz2650]

holy shit man i've been looking for this for eternity, despite of how anime became so popular there's almost to nothing about actual japanese compositing tips you can find seriously i can't thank you enough

[@mRidley508]

It really completes the look and makes it feel more professional. I've often found when I've seen indie animation online, the biggest thing that makes it feel "unprofessional" for lack of a better word, is the compositing. I tried to look into it a few years ago but i didn't know what I was looking for, so this video has been really informative.

[@Fingle]

More videos on this would be insane. There is such a lack of good anime style compositing guides in English so please keep making more of these.

[@Compact_Youmu]

Yes. More compositing videos. This is a subject I am very interesting in learning more. My goodness, all that work just to add a subtle touch, yet it makes all the difference. This is amazing.

[@Wizk306]

As from the comments here, there is interests in exploring more compositing content so YES PLEASE! and Thanks Dong Chang you're really a Chad!

[@BATMAN10N]

Omg my brain just overloaded lol Thanks for this... digital applications really has made so many things possible with just clicks, it's insane

[@meikyuubutterfly]

You don’t understand how much I appreciate this channel as someone who wants to learn Japanese animation because of my art style and I didn’t really know how to do it but after stumbling upon this channel on how anime is produced I have to say that holy shit where was this channel?

[@RelaxRelapse720]

KZbin randomly recommended me this video, and I'm glad it did! I've seen a ton of Anime behind the scenes videos where they show them working in After Effects, but I never understood how it all came together. This is the first video I've seen to really explain it well in a short and concise format. Would definitely love to see more of these kinds of videos!

[@nullsmack]

I've never seen this stuff before so this was a pretty interesting video.

[@Zippkey]

OMG THANK YOU I BEEN WAITTING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG XD UGH I'M SO HAPPY I CANT WAIT TO STEP UP MY ANIMATION

[@lebyandsmartiel318]

All your videos are so interesting and informative of actual step by step processes in actual professional environments. I don't think there's any english speaking channel that goes this indepth *Also yes, I would love if you could go further into the topic

[@SeventhSaturday77]

Lmao, I'm not a compositor but an editor and I work with coloring, lighting, and compositing a lot. I figured out these filters that you did at the end of the video myself and I was surprised by how similar what I learned by myself compared to what people used in the industry. Also thank you for a very interesting and useful video. You earned 1 more subscriber.

[@ashking109]

I've always wanted to do compositing and was really curious how anime compositing worked so this was an awesome breakdown!! I'd love to see more videos on this ty for your hardwork!

[@rakshitrakshit2533]

Finally a video for which i have been waiting for so long your tutorials have helped me a lot ❤

[@rjanimations]

THIS IS SO HELPFUL DONG!! you really are helping me BIG TIME with every content you put!

[@SEGAmastergirl]

I’ve been waiting for someone to make this specific kind of video for 5 years so this is very much appreciated.

[@Wizk306]

Waiting for part two! So eager to learn. I never knew compositing could be so much fun =)

[@jilliancrawford7577]

I am in awe of how the colors can be softened without going out of bounds into areas you don't want. I had no idea that was possible! In my defense though, I am not very bright and I am used to the different approaches of illustration versus animation lol.

[@nayandurge8877]

Every time I excited for your new videos sir, thank you for teaching me a lot of things about anime and their techniques

[@tacoanime1711]

Absolutely amazing tutorial! I struggle to find these information and it’s so well presented here.

[@activemotionpictures]

Wow, this is just fantastic! Thank you, the last steps are really complex to make and you explained so well. I would like to see more compositing in the future. Great video!

[@ranranruu]

your channel is an absolute goldmine dude, keep up the great work!

[@Pope_]

I never knew how much control compositors had over how an anime turns out, really cool to see a pro in action showing off how much you can affect the final product vs the animation

[@neoqueto]

You have an amazing and very clear way of explaining things and you maintain an engaging tone throughout the whole video... I sincerely believe you'd be able to make bank doing paid courses. It's so generous of you to provide all this info for free here on KZbin. I wish you all the best and lots of patreon followers. I didn't even know there was an effect like the OLM Smoother.

[@srthipillin7127]

He estado esperando un video como este, gracias ✨

[@theSato]

Very cool process, thanks for shedding light on it for me!

[@ridhosiregar138]

Yes Mr Chang I’d love to! Might be good as well to explain differences of compositing pipelines (if there’s any) between several animation studios or industries for the future videos!

[@Schizomi7467]

Thank you! Recreating these steps in hitfilm! Composting is always a challenge so I’d love to see more of these videos!

[@neisankorofuji2]

So much helpful as I am starting to dive deeper into the freelance animation industry!

[@user-vq2bh1pi4m]

It is the best video about anime compositing on youtube so far.

[@coatMVs]

you have no idea how helpful this video is thank you so much

[@speedbuster5675]

thank you Mr Dong for expanding the world of animation with your knowledge

[@antost_]

Thank you brother 🙏🏻 That is top quality content 💕 Please go on!

[@thevanky8311]

This was cool. Way above my skill level. Gonna bookmark and watch it again in a few months to see if some things make more sense

[@tejasbele1456]

Wow, there's a lot of work behind that 4 sec. Awesome and thanks 🙌

[@CuIturesan]

Love your channel

[@napakelmo]

Excellent tutorial brother. Keep on and looking forward. Thanks for sharing! Subscribed and liked!

[@derekstepan3888]

Thanks Dong! As a pro comper in the west, this will be incredibly useful for me since the pipelines are a little different. Two thumbs up!!! Cheers!!

[@pootin9240]

Been waiting for something like this

[@kevinjohnson1666]

Thank you ! I was just looking for this

[@MaximilianBieber]

Thanks a lot. I would love to see more about Compositing!

[@nivra2451]

Thank you so much for this! This was a huge help for a project I'm working on!

[@noodlesabc]

I love this, anime compositing is so cool!

[@lawrydenyer]

woah this was truly incredible!!

[@maskawaih]

Thanks for the lesson. Nice content!

[@kannahkisaragi]

thank you for this! Please make more of compositing topics too!

[@vheart_png]

I've always wondered how to do this! Thanks for the video

[@CalebWarwick]

dude! your videos are awesome! please keep it up!

[@BrookD.Artist]

I swear you can learn anything on youtube man

[@shinonomelab7]

fast and concise, thanks for the tutorial would like to know more about the process

[@aljaylerios8007]

Please more video of this~ This is Beautiful

[@boeychong5227]

Thanks for your video! It helps me so much in my project.❤

[@owencmyk]

I find this to be especially interesting and I would personally like it if you made a few more compositing-related videos in the future. The sorta glowy effect you showed is typically called bloom, it's common in video games, though the way it's achieved is slightly different here. Really interesting.

[@baldwinnigatovf8095]

amazing sir, just what I was looking for.

[@ilmakio]

Please do other videos about that, this was awesome! ✨🙏🏻

[@NickKhoo]

Holy hell this was insanely useful. Thanks so much Sensei!

[@sydiemlofton9580]

Wow! Amazing! I learned some stuff. Also, I never knew they used pixeled line work! It makes so much sense and makes things a lot easier! I need to practice and learn pixeled linework because I only used the regular stuff.

[@diogomata2438]

Colud you do interviews with your colleagues and their experience s in the anime industry, nothing big five to 8 toos. Ps: really love your channel

[@olekmykolson]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@misotomnw]

Thank you for sharing Dong 先生！

[@fizzy_blizzy]

I appreciate these videos so much

[@vignesh306]

This is so cool to see even though I'm not learning it

[@dicedip7431]

Dude there is absolutely zero good tutorials in English about satsuei/anime compositing! This is super appreciated! Would you mind going through different scenes of popular anime and give some guides as to how they might have been composited? OR just more anime scene compositing tips in general?

[@tex7822]

THANK YOU I NEEDED THIS!!!

[@Bismaper]

So cooooll, please keep making videos like this

[@snowinku5959]

I benefited from the video a lot, thank you

[@birbstick07]

Thank you so much Dong!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ this is exactly what I needed uwu

[@NelsonStJames]

When one looks at the majority of independent 2D animation on youtube it's becomes clear that more videos like this are desperately needed.

[@iceimp]

So glad programs are catching up in making digital anime art more like anime. Back in the day all we had was RETAS. You’d scan in the animators sketches and put it into Retas Paintman after cell painting discontinued. RETAS was not one of my favourite programs it felt like colouring in ms paint but RETAS Renderman would render it beautifully for TV.

[@Stars_Outfits]

thank you so much, it's exactly what I was looking for !

[@ViniuauCP]

Thank you so much for the video! I try to use F's Plugins myself whenever I can, but for some reason some of them don't render the text properly in the Effect Controls panel. Can't wait for part two!

[@LukeSkyDancer]

Thank you for sharing this much love

[@rockmsp_art]

I learned lot from this tutorial. thanks

[@abed8504]

So cool ! Thank you as always Can you make a video covering how and what to practice to make it to the anime industry overall ? Maybe some fun exercises that you used to do or how to study an anime scene ? :)

[@reruarikushiteru]

Man, this is so much information to take in xD

[@GenreAnimation]

This will help me for my next animation! thanks a lot, -from ph!💙❤

[@milomeowmeow]

I learned a lot! thanks for sharing!!!

[@AqilDaiyan]

This is exactly what I needed

[@pestiss2458]

Great video!

[@mrnine6259]

Really awesome content my reaction unbelievable

[@sirmiluch6856]

Wow. I had no idea that After Effects is used for anime. Thanks for this video.

[@theELchiguiro]

Amazing work.

[@Sa-o-rin]

I really missed it, as I didn't know how to use After effects more correctly at the final stage of creating animation, please make more such videos, thank you 🙏 !

[@HHaix]

I wanted to join the military and become a soldier for the USA spec ops. it’s kinda odd but since came across this channel I been in love whit animation. I know you might not read this but Im supper great-full you changed my pad in life.

[@NutyRiver]

Thank you for this!

[@marierouhana3715]

Thank you for this tutorial ❤🎉

[@holygraphite1292]

Yes there is interest. Let's explore it further.

[@pe.h.p]

finally there's a video about it

[@tixx7492]

interesting video, would have liked a comparison of before and after at the end tho

[@harshwardhanrathore5673]

great i really learnt a lot Thank you so much Sir!!

[@vinay249]

I just want to say You are great.

[@usopramly5738]

brooooooo you help me a lotttt thankyouuuuuuuu !!!! 😭

[@SunnySkidzzIris]

Hey Dong, I’ve been loving your animation tutorials. Have you ever used Davinci Resolve?

[@levrailv1228]

great video, we want more content ❤