Create a Realistic Opening Curtain (After Effects Tutorial)

[@creationeffects]

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[@Dogfoody]

Thanks so much for this. Learning AE is so much more relaxing with the voice of Steve Buscemi.

[@stephenwalls7218]

Wow I'm learning AE and am past the learning curve of knowing my way around it. This tutorial pushed me at the end and I almost stopped at fractal noise effect thinking it wouldn't make that much difference since it looked really good already, but I pushed my self on and I am so glad I did. What an extra special touch it made. This tutorial was very helpful.Thank you.

[@creationeffects]

That's really good to hear, Stephen. Keep it up!

[@grifftur]

In reference to the fix @10:59 - instead of having to use the graph editor to fix the little unwanted movement AE adds when you make Easy Ease keyframes you can just select the keyframes, right click on them, select keyframe interpolation and change "spatial Interpolation" to linear while leaving temporal Interpolation set to bezier. This makes it so your timing for the keyframes eases in and out but the value of the space for where your keyframes are stays exact. Hope this helps someone!

[@antoinetallon4260]

tx !

[@AngieTaylor]

Even better is to change them to Autobezier, this will remove the issue but also smooth the result :-)

[@Noodles4Lyfeee]

Tutorial still works as of today, thanks, although I wished there was more on how to flip it and add 2 curtains.

[@ElectromaticG5120]

They keyframe smoothening is the most awesome discovery since I use AE.

[@PanewsONE]

Looks insanely convincing! Always nice to see what you can get out of ae if you're smart

[@audionerds360]

Haha, couldn't resist just buying your animation. Really nice with custom text and logo.

[@conorferguson]

You know, I love things like this. I'm trying to get a project off today and I needed animated opening curtains. I haven't got the time to build so just purchased from your site. Looking forward to using it in my little series coming up. Thank you.

[@creationeffects]

Great to hear! Best of luck with your series.

[@gecetreni-umitk]

thank you. very useful. for the "softening" of the keyframes it is worth to try to select the keyframe and select one of the ease options at the bottom of the graph tool. thanks

[@JayBaggio]

very clear and well explained. Great teacher, thanks!

[@VickhalGhimire]

Thank you for your tutorial. It was so easy after this video.

[@michalnguyen5020]

Great Tutorial! Thank you :)

[@wigtoft]

Super helpful! Thank you :)

[@mattsefton]

Very nicely done and explained very well - much appreciated!

[@maartenknops]

Great tutorial! Very easy to follow and the result looks amazing! love it & thank you for putting it on youtube!

[@hailongngo]

Thank you so much for your amazing and helpful tutorial!

[@cburgfamily]

SUPER cool tutorial! Thanks much!

[@franciscoepompeiaherculano3195]

Thank you sooooooo much, friend! Thank you!

[@MadMarcWinnipeg]

that was deadly. I just subbed. Thanx man Marc

[@pierridesign]

Thanks! Very nice

[@raqueliatheimpatientgardne8196]

This is really terrific! How do you find out what every effect does unless you go into each setting and work with it? I'm very impressed with your knowledge! I was wondering if you could direct me to something I am looking for, for my Demo reel opening? I have this idea of like huge gears opening or one gear on top of the other that spins differently from the top gear. Sort of like the movie opening of Amazon's "Dominion?" If you know of how I can do this or know of a video you did that teaches this would you let me know? I do realize that this video is from 2016 but it is still very relevant and will be using it in part of my Demo Reel. Thanks in advance. ciao, R

[@KOZMOGRAFX]

THANKS MAN! This is great!

[@Aashiqrajacreation]

Really so cool and must useful toturial

[@marlaSCHZ]

This helped me a lot! Thank you SO MUCH. Tovarisch, you're awesome.

[@valeriekelly9273]

An amazing effect for home movies etc. $10 is nothing for the time and effort you have spent on it, if I could work that after effects I would not hesitate in purchasing it. Keep up the great work. Regards.

[@creationeffects]

Thank you, Valerie!

[@melvincarter2698]

That was a good tutorial and well explained.

[@eriveltada]

Thank you!

[@Behindatrip]

Amaziiiiiing!!!!, thanks!!!

[@siderallaredis1022]

Awesome tutorial Thanks

[@gyorgytoth7469]

Hi Matt, i have a little problem. I made step by step this tutorial, but My cortain havent been the down side when i optional the replacement map effect… Do you have some advise? Thank you so much, Gyuri from Hungary

[@creationeffects]

Sorry Gyuri, I don't understand.

[@gyorgytoth7469]

@@creationeffects sorry, I was wrong write. Si, 15:07 you setup max vertical displacement -31 and the curtains will been down. But This is not worked by me…

[@creationeffects]

@@gyorgytoth7469 Make sure that "Displacement Map Layer" is set to your Curtain Precomp layer, and make sure that "Use for Vertical Displacement" is set to "Luminance". Other than that, I'm not sure what else to suggest.

[@josesolar]

Muchas gracias me has ayudado de forma increible seguramente cuando lo aplique a alguno de mis videos te aviso para que veas lo que me has ayudado felicidades

[@vorval96]

First of all, the tutorial is excellent Secondly, How do you even realisticly come up with this sort of complicated multi-layered soultion!? Great job!!

[@creationeffects]

Glad you like it! Hope it helped!

[@veiltri]

THANK YOUUU

[@ashishdass0148]

thank u man

[@mehdiasadi4970]

thanks for this video, the thing is when I apply the things you described in Displacment Map, unfortunately nothing happens, whats the problem? I cant have that curtain effect at the bottom of my solid!!

[@annanestyforenko537]

Did you find the solution? If not, I might can help you

[@DungeonsDrinks]

when applying a time warp to speed it up, it causes the curtains to act strangely. their key frames dont seem to match up anymore, and they wont close all the way, or open all of the way. when i try to adjust the position they just get smaller. thanks a lot for the excellent tutorial. it was fun to follow, but i ended up buying it to support you :)

[@creationeffects]

Thank you - much appreciated! You might want to precompose the curtains and add a Time Stretch, or enable Time Remapping. I believe that'll work.

[@DungeonsDrinks]

@@creationeffects oh ok i tried time warp because i dont seem to have a time remap effect. could you tell me where to find that? or time stretch? also how do i precompose? lol sorry for all the questions, im more a premiere pro guy, and google has been providing me varying disappointing results

[@creationeffects]

No worries! You can select any layer or multiple layers and precompose them by right-clicking them and choosing "pre-compose". This basically flattens them into a single layer which you can then add your time effects to. Just select the precomposed layer, go to the Layer menu, choose "Time", then Time Stretch. Or if you want more control over the speed using keyframes, choose Enable Time Remapping. Just search for a tutorial on Time Remapping if you need to a quick rundown of the effect.@@DungeonsDrinks

[@DungeonsDrinks]

@@creationeffects for some reason pre composing them kinda shifts them around a bit. I have them set to start from opened all the way, but when i precompose, they shrink a bit so they start on screen rather than off screen. odd. EDIT: just shifted their postions a bit before precomposing and that fixed it. However, precomposing seems to get rid of the spotlights

[@creationeffects]

Hmm, not sure why. Did you select the option "Move all attributes to new composition" when you pre-composed?

[@djhamzadubai]

Awesome!

[@petermcpartland9682]

Great product. Purchased!

[@creationeffects]

Thanks, Peter. If you're feeling generous, you can rate or review it using the link under the price on the product page.

[@rahultewani2603]

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[@wickeddopamine]

That helped me a lot, thank you ! Now does anyone know how to insert an image on my curtain please ?

[@EndlessEnergy]

This was awesome mate! Thanks a million

[@creationeffects]

My pleasure!

[@LeeBrenton]

Hey cool tricks! thanks, I like the graph editor hack.

[@creationeffects]

+Lee Brenton Thank you! In my experience, keyframed motion in AE can do some pretty quirky and unexpected things, so if one can master the graph editor, it's a huge benefit.

[@amjadelkassemey644]

Really It's an Amazing Tutorial Thank you so much

[@vikasgautam2701]

Will your template work with AE2018. Also, Can I use a PNG or JPEG, instead of a Solid?

[@creationeffects]

Yes, it will work in AE 2018. I'm not sure I understand your question about using an image. If you use an image of the curtain, the ripples won't move.

[@ludwigryan69]

Hey man, so what if I wanted to put that curtain or a cover over a car and swipe it away to a logo reveal? Is that something you could help with? It would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks

[@creationeffects]

Well you could put a car on the stage, behind the curtain. Or you could put a logo behind there. But you can't make the curtain lie on top of, or drape over the car. You would need a 3D program for that.

[@ludwigryan69]

@@creationeffects gotcha.. ok. Thanks a lot for replying so quickly.

[@alexei.alexeevich]

Спасибо, отлично помогло! и $10 экономия неплохая ))) Thank you, great help! and savings $10 is not bad)))

[@ronnhogann6246]

Thanks you very much! ; )

[@JakobWelker]

Hey. Very cool and helpful video but how did you creat the seats and the stage?

[@creationeffects]

The seats are just images, arranged in 3D rows. The stage is also just a floor texture image that's rotated and position behind the curtain.

[@laceysherrice2674]

Thank you, I purchased the template. I was wondering if i can change the texture of the curtain to like a silky look instead of felt

[@creationeffects]

Sure, in the Precomps folder, open the folder named "2. Curtain Texture Precomps", then open the "Curtain Texture" comp. You can insert any texture you want into there.

[@laceysherrice2674]

Sweet thank you

[@adammarkus4738]

I'm trying to figure out how you got your logo onto the curtains and make it look like it was actually on there, rather than looking like it was floating above.

[@rukei6434]

when you make the curtain itself, precompose the text on your curtain

[@autosave3967]

helpful thx so much

[@creationeffects]

My pleasure!

[@einav133]

hi, cool and very good!!! but i dont succeed the displacement map.. I did exactly the instructions :(

[@creationeffects]

+‫עינב זבידה‬‎ Hmm, strange. Make sure that the "Displacement Map Layer", inside the Displacement Map effect, is set to your curtain layer, and not some other layer.

[@nadiamanzanero6934]

If I puchase it, can I add a picture instead of text as a reveal from the curtains?

[@creationeffects]

Nadia Williamson Yes, that's fine. Text, video, or photos will all work.

[@slayerthegamer3058]

So how would you go about adding text to the curtains themselves?

[@creationeffects]

I'm not positive, but for the template I believe I precomped the fractal noise and text, then added the displacement. There may have been more to it than that, but if you purchase the template, it's all done for you.

[@dustbin_young]

Why does it do that weird thing that needs to be fixed in the graph editor? Thanks for the tut.

[@creationeffects]

It's a good question... I have no idea.

[@dustbin_young]

haha word

[@AliAhmad-so5nj]

This happens because when you make the keys easy ease the spatial interpolation in between them becomes bezier or continues bezier. It makes the position curves smoother for a smoother motion in case you added a third key. The proper way to fix this is selecting the two keys this is happening between, right click on one of them, go to keyframe interpolation, change the spatial interpolation to linear. Cheers :) .. Great Tutorial by the way. Thanks.

[@oherroneous]

Select all keyframes, click Keyframe Interpolation, and adjust your spatial interpolation. Just as Easy-ease will interpolate time/speed, so too does it interpolate position. That will mess with your fine-tuning of position though so you want to set it to Linear, not Bezier, to give you more control.

[@AngieTaylor]

Great tutorial. Thanks. Have you tried using auto-Bezier key frames instead of easy ease? Auto-bezier are generally Better for smoothing out movement and timing. Easy Ease should only be used for acceleration from 0 or deceleration to 0.if something has continuous movement and you just want to smooth the change in speed, Auto-Bezier is. Your best friend :-)

[@creationeffects]

Hi Angie. As I recall, easy ease is what you want for the curtains swaying because they should decelerate to 0 when they change directions. I don't really ever use Easy Ease myself - I just go straight to the graph editor because it gives the most control. But for a tutorial for beginners like this, easy-ease is a simple solution.

[@AngieTaylor]

Creation Effects it’s a great tutorial, thanks for sharing it. I agree about the graph editor, perfect for animations like this :-)

[@AngieTaylor]

BTW have you tried the Puppet tool for this? Curious whether it would be as smooth though, might give it a go :-)

[@creationeffects]

I can't remember if I did or not. I remember trying multiple Distort effects to see which worked best. I this puppet tool works better, do let me know :)

[@corilopezroach7899]

how do I duplicate the curtain and flip it to have two of them opening?

[@creationeffects]

+Cori Lopez Roach You can duplicate a layer by selecting it and going to Edit / Duplicate. Flip it by setting the Scale property to -100, 100.

[@corilopezroach7899]

Okay, thankss

[@ja1611]

Does this work in Canva?

[@creationeffects]

No, it's for After Effects only.

[@mickcarson8504]

What's the name of the software?

[@creationeffects]

Adobe After Effects.

[@MrThomasgeorgegroves]

your a dude (and kinda sound like Steve Buscemi here, it's great)

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