Bringing AI images to life - Using After Effects (parallax)

In this how to video tutorial, we'll bring an AI image to life by animating it in After Effects. We'll generate an image with Midjourney but you can also use Adobe Firefly. We'll separate the image in Photoshop and animate the layers in After Effects.
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[@AlexanderGregoriou]

Tip: I've found that raising the opacity on the bottom layer before applying the generative fill helps a lot with removing those unwanted edges.

[@TomsProject]

Yeah that’s a really good tip

[@marcuscarter]

That looked really cool, thanks for the tutorial

[@TomsProject]

Thanks!! I appreciate it!

[@jr26801]

thank you for all your tutorials, they have been amazing

[@TomsProject]

Glad you like them!

[@RichGriffis]

This is probably the best parallax tutorial I’ve come across 💯

[@TomsProject]

Wow, thanks!

[@simonpozderka]

I always see these animations, but I never knew how they do it. Thanks for the tutorial, I'll definetly use this effect!

[@TomsProject]

Thanks! Great to hear!

[@brianrollison244]

This was very helpful. Will be checking out the rest of your videos. Thanks!

[@TomsProject]

Glad it was helpful!

[@d4bz]

every time you upload its a great day

[@TomsProject]

Hahahah❤️

[@mooyathegeek]

This is really awesome. Thank you

[@TomsProject]

You're very welcome!

[@SakataSamig]

Thank you, quick and easy. Now I just need to learn different camera angles for Parallax Effect

[@TomsProject]

You can do it!

[@bataltsev]

Great work. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@TomsProject]

Thanks for the comment?

[@daniel941105]

Awesome video, thanks!

[@TomsProject]

Glad you liked it!

[@Test-xt3ys]

Incredible, I didn't know it was possible!

[@TomsProject]

Thanks!!

[@NickNiloyFinanzen]

Wow. Thank you so much!!!

[@TomsProject]

You're welcome!

[@Asmith3]

very cool ideas ❤ great job

[@TomsProject]

Thank you! 😊

[@captaincj110]

The GOAT did it once again! !

[@TomsProject]

🫡

[@Ashkan_Thereal]

great tutorial. Thanks Bro

[@TomsProject]

You're welcome!

[@karaemn]

I did something similar to this but ofc, you did better! Thanks a lot!

[@TomsProject]

No problem 😊

[@nozex_fx]

5:25 you can do that by pressing "CTRL+ HOME"

[@TomsProject]

Yeah good tip!

[@comiking]

This is very helpful…! Thank you.

[@TomsProject]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aimanrahman9514]

Love it!!!

[@TomsProject]

Thanks ❤️

[@creatorsvenue5432]

make more on this parallax and camera please in depth

[@HistoriasdeRedditTop]

Your videos are amazing broooooo

[@TomsProject]

Thanks broooo

[@mohammedlhd]

You are a legend 😊

[@TomsProject]

No you are

[@cliffordhanger]

Tom is national treasure y'all.

[@TomsProject]

Hahahah

[@mauriciodiaz2641]

new sub nice tutorial

[@TomsProject]

Welcome!

[@VisualsBySaleh]

Hey there, Tom! I totally get your gratitude for the help. Your content is seriously useful. I've got a favor to ask, though. When I'm editing videos for my clients, I hit a roadblock. I'm not sure how to nail those styles in their videos, you know? Understanding their script becomes a bit of a puzzle. I'm lost on figuring out which parts need that extra animation flair to make the audience go "waoo." Can you spill the beans on the creative process? How do we crack the code, starting from understanding the script to finding the perfect assets and blending them seamlessly?

[@TomsProject]

Hi Saleh! Great question. I think the easiest is to just make it a collaborative project. Most clients know what they want to highlight. It’s easier to work with their bullet points of what they want to highlight than to figure that out yourself. It also makes it easier to find the right assets or animations for it. Also just look at inspiration and save a lot of it.

[@hutchsrevenge2424]

Thanks for these, implemented the last one about ai animations like iman ghadzi

[@TomsProject]

Great!!

[@nandanbhole123]

can anybody explain me this video personally because he is doing so many shortcuts which begineers dont know

[@nandanbhole123]

3:05 how to select bottom layer

[@aleksagrubacki7429]

How do you get ideas for effects like when to put what. That's my main roadblock. I usually reuse a lot of animations because it takes me a lot of time to come up with ideas and actually implement them.

[@Progressivo_]

exacly

[@TomsProject]

I totally get that! It's quite hard to come up with something out of nothing. Reusing animations is a good one! But if I had to give you some advice I would say this: 1: Create 1 style for 1 creator. 2: Save things you see in instagram reels. Pick a couple things you like and mix those together to create your own style. 3: Create your own templates. Zoom ins & outs. Circle animations. Text counters. You can already create a lot before hand!

[@REXY_113]

Brooo this is fire brorro9🙀😭

[@TomsProject]

😊

[@Lionelmessi-uj2xb]

please make more like this video

[@TomsProject]

I will!!

[@nikyabodigital]

Makes you appreciate about Adobe new tool. Much much easier to do these nowadays.

[@TomsProject]

Absolutely!

[@JahanzebAslam.1]

Hey i would love to know your PC specs, kindly Love the smooth working of it❤️ Thanks

[@TomsProject]

I use a Macbook Pro M3 Pro!

[@Lionelmessi-uj2xb]

hi tom can you make video how to edit like mangnatesmedia

[@TomsProject]

I already did but I will create more!

[@lenbouwman9701]

Hey Tom! Can you do a tutuorial on how to edit like Rian Doris?

[@TomsProject]

I'll put it on the list!

[@AR-nr2ix]

Cool

[@TomsProject]

🫡

[@JackEdz]

nicee

[@TomsProject]

🙌

[@oudinfilm]

Hi tom, im bit struggling to generate image with AI, maybe you can help with prompt advice like image in this video and AI Graph on previous. Thanks!

[@TomsProject]

There's some great advice in my discord!

[@EscapeStoriesMix]

Weel done!

[@TomsProject]

Weel done to you!

[@kwintry79]

You're going to be big youtuber 💪🔥

[@TomsProject]

Hahahah I hope so!!

[@kwintry79]

@@TomsProject btw how much experience do you have in after effects and premiere pro?

[@EPS-EditProduction]

would've been even better if I could see the top right corner of the video ffs

[@TomsProject]

I’m sorry! Should be better in my newer video’s

[@midnight4260]

did you add a displacement map to the background layer?

[@TomsProject]

Yes! Added turbulent displacement to add some movement to it.

[@midnight4260]

Yeah, I thought so, it gives a look like the whole place is burning thru flames. Anyways nice work!@@TomsProject

[@irfanqureshi7665]

6:31 After pressing P for bringing up 'position'; I can only see X and Y axis values for the front as well as the back layers. I followed all the steps till here but dont know after adding camera and then selecting front layer and bringing up position, there is no Z axis values for me as I can see in your video. Please help, I cannot move forward beyond this point.

[@irfanqureshi7665]

Neva mind, found out why the z axis wasn't coming up. For any silly souls like me; You need to check the '3D layer' toggle to on for both layers.

[@TomsProject]

I’m glad you figured it out yourself hahahah

[@NishwanthLal-ib2mf]

Hey love the videos but as a Photoshop beginner it would really help if your face didn't cover the right panel G, thank you so much! For example, I was trying to follow through the video but got stuck at 3:04

[@TomsProject]

Noted! Sorry!

[@NishwanthLal-ib2mf]

@@TomsProject Thanks for taking it to consideration G!

[@kalakaristudio]

Now generateive fill is paid what woud i do ? 😢

[@TomsProject]

You can use Adobe Firefly, LightX or Pincel

[@spike8298]

Your camera Is in the way.

[@TomsProject]

I’m sorry! Should be fine in the other video’s

[@saleemjanbien311]

انت معلم

[@TomsProject]

🙏🏻

[@aladinvision]

Thanks bro continue and teach us

[@TomsProject]

Thanks bro! Continue to comment 😊

[@amanyadav-bb5so]

hey tom' where are the assets?

[@TomsProject]

Still have to add them! Oopss

[@amanyadav-bb5so]

@@TomsProject you haven;t uploaded them

[@TomsProject]

Ooops. You can see I'm still in the holiday mood. Uploaded them now!

[@aiyenigbaemmanuel4803]

NICE BRO

[@TomsProject]

❤️

[@christianmichael1970]

If AI really wants to be useful in After Effects, let it know when I create a simple mask, its automatic mask color selection should choose a color OTHER than a color that matches what i'm masking. Meet me at a useful level before giving me AI things I don't need.

[@TomsProject]

Yeah I agree

[@HaiderAkin-kx8kk]

Hey Plz give this type of video tutorials in mobile! Plz 🥺 I am from Poor family and can't afford Pc or desktop

[@AyanshBansal-hx8gh]

Would you like to edit for me ?

[@TomsProject]

What do you need to be edited?

[@AyanshBansal-hx8gh]

@@TomsProject Faceless Long form videos

[@johnalmighty]

You create more work for yourself for no reason

[@TomsProject]

Hahaha what do you mean?