Everything you need to know about masks in After Effects

[@felixsmittick9128]

This is my favorite mask tutorial. Thank you.

[@flo.motion]

Same here!!

[@WiLDeveD]

Best Masking Video in KZbin. thanks bro

[@flo.motion]

THANK YOU!!

[@ovieetseyatse6611]

This is one of the best videos i've ever watched

[@flo.motion]

Really?? OSM!!

[@shelyland]

One of the BEEEEST tutorials I've seen on this concept

[@flo.motion]

Thank you sooo much!!

[@BillZebubproductions]

This is an excellent refresher.

[@flo.motion]

Yeah, indeed!!

[@adamjmeyers]

TONS of great masking tips! You are correct: it IS everything you will ever need to know about masks!

[@flo.motion]

Haha... to be honest, there are a few things a thought about that I could also integrate in this video... so it is not ALL but ALLmost...

[@НикитаН-ц8я]

this is just a fantastic video filled with as much information as possible !!!

[@flo.motion]

haha... thanks a lot! Indeed there is nothing left to say here!

[@ninafuger7145]

Finally! I have waited for this one ☝️

[@flo.motion]

I did it especially for you!!

[@artemtsenev]

Really useful video. Thanks. Glad to see something new and interesting on your channel.

[@flo.motion]

Hey, there is always something new and interesting!! ;)

[@barefootuptomysoul]

I can't wait to try these out in AE version 9 and see how many work. Happy New Year Florian.

[@flo.motion]

Version 9?? OMG

[@barefootuptomysoul]

@@flo.motion Yeah, lol, the CS2 version. I love seeing how many things you teach in a your different postings work with it on the Mac G5. Even if something doesn't work, I may have learned about another way of thinking. Your tutorials are wonderful!

[@juancarlosbm2446]

In 5 minutes I understood what I did not understand in 1 month of classes (sorry I speak spanish, I use translator XD) Thank u!!!!!!

[@flo.motion]

Thanks for the nice comment!! That was the plan!!

[@MrIvanisawesome]

My goodness... what a great dense tutorial! Thank you!

[@flo.motion]

thanks a lot!!

[@sajidulhasan2027]

dude this was amazing, cheers. subscribing and will defo watch more vids as i get more into after effects

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!! Wish you all the best

[@JAVADGHASEMII]

what a useful tutorial thanks🔥

[@JAVADGHASEMII]

I do make tutorial and your creativity inspire me 😍👏

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot for your nice words!!

[@drewconroy5938]

Another great video - Thanks!

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@afhamghuman2893]

wow that was really really amazing , found the best and really informative video on masking

[@flo.motion]

Thanks you so much for your comment!! Hope you learned something!!

[@gvuprise1465]

I loved this video please do more about masking and roto. I will def be watching this a couple times. Thank you

[@flo.motion]

More masking tutorials? I thought I had already covere🤓😂d everything!

[@aplus1gaming940]

Very very helpful tutorial bro. keep make this kind of videos

[@flo.motion]

Hey!! Will try to do my best!! Any topics that you are interested in the most?

[@mangeshnaskari]

Thanks for sharing. nicely explain masking things cheers... Keep sharing

[@flo.motion]

Will do!! Tnx a lot

[@felipepinaud]

Great video!

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@tomtom9879]

That my friend was a professional tutorial! Thanks.

[@flo.motion]

Thank you so so much!!

[@fssacko]

Thank lot Flomotion!

[@flo.motion]

Thanks for watching!!

[@fssacko]

@@flo.motion thank you for your good job!

[@tameryahya1123]

Very useful tips 👍🌷

[@flo.motion]

thanks a lot!!

[@mautzi155]

Und wieder - Danke für Deine Mühe und die Tipps

[@flo.motion]

Sehr gerne! Und Thanks a lot (so that everyone here can follow along!!) 😎🤓

[@surendrababuv635]

nice video mate

[@flo.motion]

Thank you! Hope it was helpful!

[@JohnSundayBigChin]

Amazing!... you are the best by far my friend...keep it up

[@flo.motion]

Thank you so so much!!

[@vfxmaker1982]

Happy New Year bro!) Hi from Russia!

[@flo.motion]

Happy New Year!!

[@known5302]

What a legend 🔥

[@flo.motion]

who?

[@known5302]

@@flo.motion YOU OF COURSE

[@kashifqamar4748]

Great tutorial 😍😍

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@kennedybaffoe2683]

cheers mate ...video is well done !!!

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!! Cheers!!

[@theoriginals7215]

Great tutorial

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@dfvid]

Thanks. So much good info in such a short time. 👏👏👏👏

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@ShaneFalko]

Thank you!!! Just upgraded my life bro

[@flo.motion]

Haha... Great to hear!!

[@OORVOKKI]

Thank you! Great ! You can teach. You are clear and easy understand.!

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@WAZIIRKAFILMS]

Oh man ich liebe dein tutorial style 🥰

[@flo.motion]

Tausend Dank dir!!

[@umrkhayam]

Such an underrated tutorial

[@flo.motion]

Haha... thank you!!

[@diegohernandezrealestatecr]

Excellent thank you very much

[@flo.motion]

Thanks for your comment!!

[@davidalanmedia]

Awesome. Thanks!

[@flo.motion]

Thank you!!

[@sherifnashed]

very clear thank you

[@flo.motion]

Thanks.

[@yahia729]

Great 👍. I hope to see tracking tutorial

[@flo.motion]

Wait for it!!

[@ogwren9000]

When I scroll my mouse wheel, it changes the size of my composition in the preview panel, not the number of points in the mask. How do I change that?

[@flo.motion]

You need to scroll, while still holding down the other buttons that create the mask, so scroll while creating!!

[@tanyasubaBg]

thank you sooo much. amazing tutorial!!!

[@flo.motion]

Thanks for always liking, commenting and subscribing!!

[@tanyasubaBg]

@@flo.motion may I ask you to show us again the last part of this video, (on the same example) but with more detailed if it is possible. I'm not sure that I get it the part with text follow path (on the hand) and mask from text. Thank you again.

[@TOFANVFX]

Always great Tutorial 👍

[@flo.motion]

Thanks so so much!!

[@TOFANVFX]

@@flo.motion I want to build a pc for vfx and animation under 100k in Indian Ruppes. Can you suggest which cpu, graphics card and other components should i buy ?

[@analisecritica8722]

How to apply a mask to just a few frames of a layer, and then remove the mask? back to normal? how do I do that?

[@flo.motion]

Hey, there are a few differnet ways. 1. Keyframe the path and on the frame you don't want it to be there, simple move it out of the frame. 2. Animate the transparency of the mask! 3. Simply trim the layer to the timing where you want to have the path! I think there will be more ways, but let me know if one of those already helped!

[@TheSatzy6699]

very nice !

[@flo.motion]

thank you!!

[@imsethtwo]

if i have a car that has been roto brushed and frozen, can i make a text mask that only shows up when the rotobrushed car drives past the text?

[@flo.motion]

Jeah, you can use that as a track matte with the pig whip next to the layer. Super easy!!

[@lmaolaurent5728]

thanks! u are great

[@flo.motion]

thanks a lot!!

[@bramdesander3011]

can you add a line (border in color) to an animated mask? thanks

[@flo.motion]

Yes you can! Simply apply the "stroke" effect to the layer.

[@ProSkillzDragonGal]

this vid is so so so so helpful. Just one question: can you create a singular mask out of multiple shapes? Like, say I have a checkerboard picture, and I want to put two of the checkerboard squares in the same mask but they arent connected. How would I do that?

[@flo.motion]

Hey, I don't think this will work. But for which reason do you want to do that? Maybe we find a solution for that!

[@ProSkillzDragonGal]

@@flo.motion I figured out an alternative already, but thanks for your reply!

[@floral__11]

im not getting add/invert option how do i fix this?

[@flo.motion]

Try to click the toggle switches button at the bottom of the timeline left

[@JaKlaro]

mouse wheel, haha that video, made me smile xD

[@flo.motion]

Jeah!! Made that especially for you!!

[@onksmedia]

Amazing

[@flo.motion]

Thank you!!

[@samdavepollard]

many thanks subbed

[@flo.motion]

Thank you!!

[@ВПоискахПравды-ь6э]

Awesome. Thank y o u , Man!

[@flo.motion]

Thanks for watching!!

[@silverpaws1913]

What should I do if my mask point handles are missing? Although in the view setting the display checkbox is(

[@flo.motion]

Hey, are just the mask points visible and not the handles or both of them? You need to select the mask, makie sure you are in comp and not layer mode and yes, enable the mask view! Does anything of that help out?

[@Ironluke_2001]

I'm trying what you're showing, but everytime I use a rectangle mask, it doesn't actually mask anything. I have all my settings exactly the same as yours but it's not working. Can you please help? (BTW, I'm using After Effects 2021)

[@flo.motion]

hmmm... ok, what are you trying to mask? Do you have a layer selected?

[@Ironluke_2001]

@@flo.motion It's alright, I've figured it out now. It's because I had Twixtor on and I hadn't pre-comped the clip yet.

[@alexandrugrecov8964]

Very useful.

[@flo.motion]

Thanks!!

[@dominicvillani3460]

Thanks!

[@flo.motion]

Thank you!!

[@gvuprise1465]

your the best #Flomotion

[@flo.motion]

Wow, thanks a lot!!

[@samidxanstudio]

you are a lion, a dragon. Thank you, it was useful🥰

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot!!

[@CaptainCreed]

Hey bro could you please make a video using Avathar SDK demo site. Using this site we can create 3d face with just an photo and this is absolutely free. Please make a 3d animation video using this

[@flo.motion]

Hey! I will have a look at it! What is the final effect that you want to achieve with that?

[@CaptainCreed]

@@flo.motion I want to make character animation and I did with my friend face

[@CaptainCreed]

I created face model with this and created a character using blender then make animation using mixamo then exported as obj sequance then created a video. But that is not perfect

[@3DEditor]

For a second, I thought you were going to teach us how to make our own custom masks in After Effects to go to 3D print, for the help in reducing the spread of Covid. Haha!

[@flo.motion]

😷😷😅🤣

[@melissagoh7884]

Clear and easy to understand, on a scale from 1 to 10, you're an 11

[@flo.motion]

WOW!!

[@ManMpha]

Please cover the camera and a 3D scene in the next episode

[@flo.motion]

Great topic!! Will definitely do that in one of the next videos!!

[@sacaat]

I just want to know how to create a mask that stays in place on a moving layer😭😭

[@flo.motion]

Just create a mask. Done. Or should it stay on the same spot in the footage? Then track the footage and attach the mask to the track

[@sacaat]

@@flo.motion I imported an Illustrator file that includes smaller moving objects that dont fill out a whole layer. When I create a mask on the moving layer the mask automatically moves with the object :(

[@huayicheung2011]

great

[@flo.motion]

thank you!!

[@adsaylor]

When he got to shape layers and took a deep sigh, " That's a different topic" >.

[@flo.motion]

Haha... because it really is!!

[@Abdo.A]

We need more tuts in general

[@flo.motion]

Hey! No problem!! Just give me some topics!!

[@Abdo.A]

@@flo.motion Thanks. One thing that comes to my mind is 3D animation using E3D and Particular and how can you animate the camera in such a 3D space where the two effects live together and interacting with each other. I have already worked on something similar but you doing a Tut I am sure i will gain more knowledge. I can suggest other things as well if this is not working with you.

[@Sarah-st6vf]

bg music makes it hard to follow along TT

[@flo.motion]

You mean it is too loud??

[@sashazand1967]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@flo.motion]

Tnx

[@ShrineStudios]

Man he got everything except for one thing: pasting same layer masks onto one another

[@flo.motion]

What do you mean by that? Then I have two identical masks?

[@ShrineStudios]

@@flo.motion no sir, say you had two different masks, on a different layer, when you copy and paste one of the masks onto the same layer as the other mask it just creates another mask on that layer called mask 2. But say you wanted the both masks on the same layer under the same mask how would you do that

[@Solarix.ae1]

@@ShrineStudios Thats what i need to know!

[@medianerdtv1654]

👍👍

[@flo.motion]

Thank you!!

[@CreativePunk5555]

The countdown gives me anxiety. haha.

[@flo.motion]

Haha... me too!!

[@Brixhousedotde]

Music is distracting and way too loud!

[@flo.motion]

Is it distracting because it is too loud??

[@Brixhousedotde]

@@flo.motion I mean it's only in the beginning. It is distracting because it doesnt fit in the setting of "Listen up. I'm gonna explain something to you"

[@mrCetus]

what a useful tutorial thanks🔥

[@flo.motion]

thanks a lot!!