Easily make an object appear / disappear in After Effects (Track Matte Tutorial)

[@Hoyts_Hillside_Farm]

Sweet Jesus I've been fighting with this for hours. Trying other tutorials that didn't work. Sitting through tutorials that didn't answer my question. And boom, you crush it out the gate. Thank you!

[@DiyMoviesSA]

Thanks, been struggling with mattes for the past 2 hours. Your tut works perfectly for my application 😊

[@SharedReality]

8 years later and this video is still providing value. Just saved me so much frustration with a video template I was editing. Thank you!

[@americo_san]

I was looking about a simple, fast and great tutorial about Track matte. And this is the one. Thanks a lot!

[@danielwillingmyre8620]

I literally forget how to do this all the time and all the time I come to this video. Thank you!

[@avnishparker]

Saved my MB(s). Thanks

[@leoved1073]

I wasn't even sure what I was looking for but found the right video 9 years later this video is still helpful♥♥

[@kanikan8660]

Your explanations were clear and consise. You are the real king!

[@junkster101]

Thank you so much for this, was never sure what this technique was called and as you said, I've seen it in countless animations

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

+Jardley Jean-Louis haha - ya it doesn't really have a name that I'm aware of - but it is used so often!

[@japhetonojie]

thank you so much for this man. I'm new to Ae and I literally got stuck until I found this!

[@bqrre]

same here man, I was about to go into full rage mode, been searching for a tutorial like this for 2 hours

[@kikwoka]

Thank you! This was literally what I was looking for all morning :')

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

kikwoka haha glad you found me!

[@denizcalskan7761]

im doing a uni assignment right now and this literally saved me thank you so much !!

[@JoeHypershell]

MASSIVE LEGEND, was looking for this for ages!

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

glad you found me. What did you search for to try to find this video? It'll help me rename it so more people can find it easily.

[@JoeHypershell]

Locking a mask whilst the object moved, animating masks, but i think it's named well. I dumbed down my search and your video came first so it worked in that way. Thanks again for this!

[@crisulina4ever]

i used "after effects how to make a mask disappear" thanks a lot for the video! although i still don't know how to make something disappear without moving it to the right or to the left haha hope i'm gonna figure it out on my own

[@danielarodriguezminsky9643]

thank you!!! you turned a nightmare into a game! Simple and fast

[@Arnaud___]

Was looking for this for hours, thank you so much for the simple and clear tutorial :)

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

abbadon56 haha glad you finally found it!

[@sudy0007]

Thanks for this bro❤

[@محمدعلیزمانلو]

Thank you. You solved a big problem for me 😅

[@MuhammadFaizan-ty9bc]

Thank you so much. This tutorial solved my problem.

[@matejesegovic7998]

Simple and very useful! Thank's alot!

[@luizamaropo25]

Thank youuuu, you had explain it in a really easy way! All the other tutorials are confunsing!

[@marcelnunez1658]

Thanks, it was useful

[@wr5023]

a true angel

[@nathanc.8795]

Thank you so much! You explained it clearly, and I was able to get it working on my end

[@MostRandomShortsEver]

Thankyou man

[@MrAimss]

Thanks bro you saved my live

[@tunestudioart]

Jesuss. Thanksss mann shoutout from Brasil

[@shuvo5168]

you saved my life dude. thanks a lot

[@lemc1414]

Great tutorial Phil!

[@heatherskjervik1461]

Thanks great tutorial for a beginner like me. The only thing that would have been handy to have explained was how you held the frame (I worked this out in the end). Thanks!

[@jenniwarkentin1439]

That’s really cool and really neat!!!☺️😊🙂👍

[@jhonadrianl]

Thanks. really easy.

[@kelly_browning]

Hi Phil, what do you do when you have multiple layers to "hide", and not just one image? Do you have to group the layers together and apply the Track Matter to the group?

[@nailafarhana_]

you made it so eassy!! Thank you :D :D

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

So glad to help!

[@Captain_Tumbleweed]

Thanks for the tutorial dude, I tried so long to get this to work ;)

[@wolfreicherter748]

I ve been looking for this info. Bless ya for a straight forward no nonsense informative Tutorial. Thank you !!!

[@MiesdeWaal]

Thank you! Is this also possible by drawing your own shape layer?

[@ssadiq96]

thank you so much dude

[@pathum.r9398]

Thanks a lot dude.. 👍❤

[@ameeshatandon3943]

You explained it all so well! thank you so much!

[@bsways]

You could also make a solid the same colour as the background

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

yes, that would totally work with a solid background - but not if you're creating this kind of graphic over a video clip.

[@bima6168]

thank you

[@VishalHazarika08]

Thank you! So easy and nicely explained

[@gdlpaz]

Simple and perfect tutorial ! Tks ; )

[@tatianachayko6677]

Super helpful How to make it work for a situation when object moves around the video as well and changes in size at the same time as it pops up at the beginning?

[@gk2454]

Stupid question, but at 3:16, I clicked on the graph editor, but did not see a curved graph. i instead saw a line graph. How do i get that curved graph? Thanks

[@TheGrizz013]

Great info, thanks for this!

[@Tekgila]

Thanks for your quick and easy tut!

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

+Tekgila you're welcome!

[@pianyakairu593]

FINALLY what I was looking for! Thanks :)

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

+Pia Nyakairu haha nice

[@EpicGamerEG]

Same! it took me forever to find this

[@panteganapantegana]

Awesome video! very clear and helpful

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

thanks for watching!

[@debloated9589]

great video, thanks!!

[@mr.knight4110]

thanks

[@michellelindemann9946]

THANK YOU, I appreciate it

[@dangameevideos3904]

Thanks bro

[@Deecams]

very helpful, thanks!

[@treffensaintjohnllc2913]

Great tutorial!

[@aZnLy96]

nice tutorial, thanks!

[@ImPoSsIbLe24000]

Thank you! This helped a bunch !

[@ssssavageee5709]

this was so helpful thank you!

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

glad to help!

[@rohitphilip3210]

Very easy and helpful. :)

[@mla1932]

Thaaaaanks❤

[@alexsumma1547]

Great vid, thanks dude!

[@hellobellojelloagain]

Thank you so much!

[@pranaydas3320]

Thanks man!

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad I was able to help you out :) If you haven't subscribed yet, please do so to help me grow my channel. Cheers, Phil

[@Kenny-Ross]

Thanks Phil!

[@annaclaire5161]

OMG thank you this is so helpful

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

Glad to help Anna!

[@shellmikedankiv]

DUDE! saved my ass today, I totally hit the subscribe button. cheers

[@lukashenseleit]

Thanks man

[@ChiaraMagix]

Thank you!

[@HeavyMetalHalf-Wit]

Is there a way to add 2 track mattes?

[@bonkthesystem]

Thanks, I used this tutorial to create an animated version of my channel logo.

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad I was able to help you out :) If you haven't subscribed yet, please do so to help me grow my channel. Cheers, Phil

[@jetrotaiwo5426]

Thanks for this tip bro, You rock!

[@arvinjay336]

Thank You, Subbed and might enroll someday :)

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

very cool!

[@atrixmj]

does this work with solids or is it just images?

[@yohannymaria3483]

Love you!!!!!!!!!

[@shanuhmd4429]

thnx

[@MarkyDav]

Awesome ^_^ I wish my graph editor looked like yours tho XD

[@DarioACordova]

Thanks a lot! super straight forward!! yeah!!

[@acraftymrs]

Helpful! Thank you :-)

[@lovekzs]

Very useful thaank u so much!!!!

[@danielkolev]

Thanks for the video. Is there a way to move a mask in a video from one location to another immediately without animation ? Thanks in advance.

[@danielkolev]

@Evelyn Mcgetrick Thanks !

[@Qualitymusicproductions]

You're the man!

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

thanks!

[@12345664446]

thanks a lot

[@codeIMperfect]

What if I want it to just pop up without any effect? Well great video.

[@EvolutionTVOriginal]

Just keyframe your opacity and add some ease in and ease out to get a bit of a bouncing effect.

[@codeIMperfect]

thanks

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

I tried this and it worked great with one video and I am trying it another and it's not working. The previous video I used it on text that was from Illustrator that had been converted to outlines. The video it didn't work on was a text layer built in after effects. When you drop the shape over the text and use the trkmatte feature by changing the text layer to Alpha, the text disappears and it doesn't work. Do I have to build all of my titles/text layers in Illustrator in order for this to work or is there a quick fix to my problem?

[@linyanjunseyebrows]

How about the shape is the one that will move which shows the hidden text?

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

yes, you can do that. Just animate the position of the shape.

[@linyanjunseyebrows]

Video School Online I tried it and it looks awesome! Thanks for the video, really helpful!

[@ajinkunju]

thanks a tonn!!

[@LiMoNiZeR]

How could this be done but with text and transparent background like Jon Olsson does in the intro of his vlogs?

[@stevenduong6183]

Nice!

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

+Steven Duong thanks for watching

[@beyondbecca5407]

Having a bit of trouble, when i change my image to alpha matte, and try to move it, it does not disappear when i go outside of my shape. the shape is listed directly above my image and all settings look to be like yours... :(

[@Theruyenable]

Please anyone can help me how to do it with curve? For ex. Character "S" appearing in path of curve? Thank you :-)

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

+Theruyenable this could be done with a trim paths animation.

[@Theruyenable]

Thank you :-))

[@Fuseek]

there is no alpha matte. can't find it. anyone ?

[@ricardogondim2346]

Thank You ;)

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad I was able to help you out :) If you haven't subscribed yet, please do so to help me grow my channel. Cheers, Phil

[@ricardogondim2346]

OF course ;) Thanks for the aswear.

[@TilakLimbachia]

hi i was wondering if you could do this with more than object at a time?

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

you can if you pre-compose the objects bellow the track matte.

[@babayaga20000]

Good tutorial, but the Linear Wipe transition effect is an even easier way to do this.

[@JucoskiGetnuked]

holy shit thank you i was searching for that

[@INAVACL]

my rectangle changes the color of the object

[@betinabeh]

moço eu te amo obrigada

[@ryanakitchen]

I am having trouble with layers that are children of another layer that won't disappear when the parent does because of the trikmat, and I can't assign all of the children layers to trikmat because only the layer below the trikmat layer can be trikmated to it. .....any help?

[@bodankostov]

How did you move the shape horizontal?

[@VideoSchoolOnline]

+Bionut adding position keyframes

[@CowSS26]

Thx For The Tutorial, Btw What Song In The End Of This Video?