How to create a Pacific Rim inspired holographic display | HitFilm Pro

[@normanblack4005]

The Axeman is back. Nice vid. I picked up one or two tips about mocha.

[@max.mp44]

Could you do a tutorial on the glowing whip from Wonder woman?

[@crispalomino]

NIce to see you back, Axel! Great video!

[@JoopVanHengelen]

Thanks for more tutorials on Mocha! They are really helpful!

[@pencilboygame--muisc]

How to add mocha to hitfilm pro ??

[@DerekHartley]

Another great tutorial from Axel. Pretty happy with my recreation too. So glad I bought the mocha Hitfilm plugin over Christmas.

[@TheNewton]

Hitfilm express users can kinda do the stuff after the 7:50 mark without the mocha pack. You can still use the images in the project zip but wont be able to open the hfp (.hfp) and you wont be able to use the channel-mixer effect( _maybe in the colorist pack_ ? ) This means you will have to build your color split "channels" with things like hue&rgb key, demult, black and white, hue shift , fill colors, etc and probably grade layers to get kinda near a holographic effect. Or split your image into multiple colors in an external tool.

[@HitfilmUniversity]

Channel Mixer is a Pro-only effect. Bear in mind one could plan several other ways of setting up the channels when creating the initial graphics. Yeah, Pacific Rim's holograms were the inspiration, but the real point of the tutorial was when Axel took the green channel and remapped it to the red channel to create a fake yellow channel (then comped in ADD mode over the green, thus basically destroying 90% of the green info). I'd argue one should create one's graphics in grayscale to begin with. After that, Hitfilm Express has a whole group of tools to colorize layers (HSL, Gamma, Curves, Color Balance, and Hue Colorize, among others) with masks being used to omit areas as needed. With the graphics in this tutorial only the red-green status bars had multiple colors. Everything else could have been gray or white and colored as discussed... But that wouldn't be a channel mixer tutorial. :D Of course Axel's particular example only needed mocha because the camera was moving and rotating. A static cam needs no tracking and a linear move only needs point tracking, so there are a whole bunch of ways to get this same look in Express. Paul, as I'm sure you're aware, in most compositing software a specific task usually can't be done at all, or can be done at least six different ways. :)

[@HitfilmUniversity]

So for Express users using the provided files, perhaps counterintuitively, I'd say use Hue Saturation to knock everything back to grey then use other tools to recolor channels on different layers, using masks to limit various colors. I might even go so far as to say space out the layers in 3D space (with ADD blends) in the embedded comp, then bring the embedded comp in over the video as a 3D Unrolled layer! Check out the Head's Up playlist on this channel. One of the HUD tutorials there covers spacing out HUD elements in an embedded Composite Shot then comping the embedded HUD in 3D Unrolled mode. See, at LEAST six other approaches to this type of look!

[@rachels6403]

Does express have curves?

[@HitfilmUniversity]

Scratchyone Scratchyone Yup.

[@CoasttoCoastDrones]

has Axel lost weight ??? Looking good brother !!

[@HitfilmUniversity]

Channel Mixer getting some love! Initially I was wondering why Axel was doing red, green, blue and yellow overlays (since red+green=yellow), but was tickled to see him sneak in a power tip for transposing channel data with the mixer--the true power of the effect. I'd argue that the final composite could do with some tweaking of layer opacities since blending the yellow layer over the green layer is basically going to turn all green to yellow at point of overlap (while the existing green/red channels already create yellow), but, since the true point of the tutorial is showing the power of the channel mixer, nice job, Axe-man! Looks like the rebuild is proceeding apace. Hopefully it won't be too much longer before Axel, Mrs. Axel and Stoli have a complete roof back over their heads.

[@itzlenny5316]

Good to see you Axel! Great Video as always! What about some Harry Potter spell effects next time? :D

[@BraineZVisuals]

WOW! When I saw the Thumbnail I knew this was good! And it was! :D

[@HitfilmSensei]

Wonderful tutorial!

[@raphaelabraham4335]

How to make a force push?

[@HitfilmUniversity]

Crystal Temptations that's really more about practical rigging than VFX work. Usually that's going to be a stunt performer on a wire rig. Look up the Film Riot tutorial "Punt Your Friends" or the Wren the Reaper "Falcon Punch Epictorial." Both cover using greenscreen and/or roto to make an actor fly from an impact--which is what a Force Push is. These are After Effects tutorials but the techniques are the same in Hitfilm. Chroma Key is Chroma Key, masking is masking, scaling is scaling.

[@9999science]

never been so early, good job hitfilm 👍

[@Justakidthatrantsisapimp]

Axel!! I missed you

[@Geomi]

When I open up the layer menu in my composite shot, there is no track option, Am I doing something wrong and how do I fix this?

[@HitfilmUniversity]

Geomi If you're referring to Mocha and you are an Express user--have you purchased the Mocha Hitfilm add on? If not, well, you don't have Mocha. If you are referring to the point tracker, in the layer controls there is a "+" icon next to the Tracks tab. You have to click this icon and create a track field before the tracking controls activate.

[@Geomi]

Hitfilm University I don't see the Tracks tab, thats my problem :(

[@HitfilmUniversity]

Geomi Ok. On my channel you can view Essential Hitfilm 01--The Hitfilm Interface or search KZbin for a Hitfilm Interface tutorial (this channel's playlists will have some) for a video walk through. I'll try in text. On the very top of the Hitfilm interface, left of center, is an icon that looks like nine squares. This is the Workspaces menu. Click that and check "Tracking." This will turn the tab on. Watching a full tutorial will show you how to fully customize your interface, and how to save and load custom workspaces. But this should at least let you find those controls and get tracking!

[@Geomi]

My 2D subject is facing left, but I need him to face right, can I flip him over somehow without aplying 3D effect and rotate Y axis 180 degrees?

[@FXhome]

Unlink the Scale by clicking the little chain icon next to it, then set the X scale to -100. That should do it.

[@thewrenchreviews9986]

Incredible! Thank you Axel!

[@luigimolchundco4910]

Im trying to get the video in news paper effect from Harry Poter and cant realy find out how i can bend layers in 3d space into a round shape? Isnt that posible or did I overlock something?

[@TheNewton]

Try searching hitfilms channel for displacement. Other than that you may need the projection feature which is in hitfilm PRO, not sure if it's in one of the addon packs

[@luigimolchundco4910]

Thank you verry mutcht. I tryed it with the displacement effect but it didnt work out that well. I also watched the iskape digital video on camera projektion and that also wasnt the ting i wanted. Ill keep seartching.

[@TheNewton]

If your having to put images onto a 3D shape , like a texture , that's normally done with UV mapping|unwrapping and is something you setup before coming into an video editor like hitfilm

[@luigimolchundco4910]

Is there a possibility to animate this shape?

[@TheNewton]

Yes but again it all depends on your setup, there's to much undefined here for a comment section. Make a post on the hitfilm website forum with a description of what your trying to accomplish maybe that community can help

[@4KProductionsFilms]

Great job, Hitfilm! I need all the help I can get with tracking; one of m'y oh, so many weak areas.'

[@winx5666]

Absolutely perfect

[@Smartified]

Please make some tutorials for express 2017 I cannot afford to buy pro but I have a great interest in filmmaking

[@FXhome]

We try to keep the number of Pro and Express tutorials equal as best we can. Don't worry, there are plenty of Express tutorials on their way :) - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@BobtheBuilder0]

Make a tutorial about lower thirds please!

[@FXhome]

We've seen this requested quite a bit. Perhaps we'll be able to put something together in the future :) - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@0202fran]

You should try making the effects from the movie CIRCLE. The scenes where the comments are visible around the person is the effect i was looking for.

[@FXhome]

Do you have a link to the clip? I'd love to take a look :) - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@0202fran]

HitFilm at this link kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3SyiXSIq5t9b80 from 00:48 - 00:52

[@FXhome]

Similar effects can certainly be created inside HitFilm - We'll look into the possibility of doing a tutorial in the future :) - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@TheNewton]

You can start off with a simple text message effects like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHTQe51qetCkn6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/raXTdGdqe95nZrc&ab_channel=AidinRobbins Then animate with matte or opacity, also watch some videos on the sherlock text message effect and translate that info to hitfilm's effects kzbin.info?search_query=sherlock+text+message+effect

[@satyanarayandebbarma2089]

Wow new effect cool.....

[@cjkalandek996]

Can you export the mocha tracking data to Blender, so you don't have do the tracking in Blender?

[@FXhome]

That's not possible using Mocha HitFilm :) - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@HitfilmUniversity]

There's a free program called Autodesk Matchmover. It's a 3D camera tracker that can export .ma data. MA files can be imported into Blender, AND imported into Hitfilm Express.

[@petersu1222]

Thank you very much!

[@SilasWilloughby]

Are anymore Halo Jump tutorials coming? Thanks guys!

[@FXhome]

There are some more in the works :) - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@SilasWilloughby]

HitFilm Awesome, can’t wait! :)

[@TheInsaneBolt]

U guys sould make a photo editing software

[@FXhome]

Thanks for the suggestion. It's always great to hear what things people would like to see in the future :) - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@daabomb114]

What is the point of the mask?

[@braveman7560]

Nice tutorial. Pls... How to Audio react in text or anything's Tutorial

[@HitfilmUniversity]

BRAVE MAN There is only one effect in Hitfilm that could give audio reactions to text--Atomic Particles. If you use Express this is part of the Audio/Visual add-on. Check this channel's playlists for the Particle Tutorials playlists. Look for the Atomic Particles tutorials. Most of these go back to Hitfilm 2 Ultimate, but Atomic Particles hasn't changed at all. The interface will be a little different, but the techniques are the same, and the information you're after is already there.

[@janekgorecki8954]

Can you make video about making realistic blaster shot from spaceship? Like in The Last Jedi trailers. It is very natural :)

[@FXhome]

You may find this tutorial useful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpzFin53lr6gbNU - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@janekgorecki8954]

THANK YOU ;)

[@christopherkosakowskifilms]

Amazing tutorial! I’m working on s Star Wars hologram effect for my channel if anyone is interested about that, BUT THAT’S NOT THE POINT, THIS WAS AWESOME!

[@julias5613]

how can i change the anchor point?

[@FXhome]

In the Controls panel, under Transform. - Javert

[@julias5613]

HitFilm thx ^^

[@colegilliam2379]

Hi, I have recently worked on something for 2 weeks, and when I go to export it, the first time it gets up to 50 percent done, and then it has an error. Other times, it's at most 3 percent. This is agitating me severely, and I can't find a fix for it anywhere. I'm trying to remake the original Star Wars so I'm wondering if the music might have something to do with it. Thanks. P.S. it doesn't say what the problem is. It JUST says, "process finished unexpectedly." I don't think it's the music because I've edited this video several times and exported it but with the music still in place.

[@bbbore]

My mocha isnt showing. Please help!

[@FXhome]

Please contact Support with details about your computer and a screencapture of the issue occurring: fxhome.com/ask - Javert

[@Arman-yh7nl]

Please make more Tutorials for HitFilm Express

[@DerekHartley]

You can do all of this in HitFilm Express with the mocha plugin.

[@Arman-yh7nl]

DerekHartley Oh ok does the plugin costs something?

[@FXhome]

There are definitely more on the way! :D - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@TheInsaneBolt]

How about hitfilm express?

[@DerekHartley]

If you get the mocha add-on you can do all of this in Express.

[@TheInsaneBolt]

DerekHartley hmmm thx 😊 h

[@HitfilmUniversity]

Or, plan the shot around a different camera move. A static camera wouldn't need any tracking. A straight linear move could be tracked with the point tracker. This only needed mocha because the camera was moving and rotating. Mocha is totally nonessential for this effect. It's all about the channel mixer. That said the channel mixer is Pro-only. Great, let's do this a different way... Make all of your initial graphics gray (or, if using the files provided here, use Hue/Saturation to make it gray), then use tools like Curves, Hue Colorize, Gamma, Color Balance, Hue Colorize or several others to add in color. Use masks and duplicate layers to limit where you want colors. Now, stack your layers in 3D space in the hologram composite shot and drag that in over the video and set the embedded composite to 3D Unrolled... Check out this channel's playlists. Look for "Heads Up." One of the HUD tutorials in that playlist is all about what I wrote above: stacking in 3D space then compositing in 3D Unrolled.

[@pascaljan8739]

HolographicDisplay.hfp : unable to work with version HITFILM PRO 6.1.7208.42532 message: this file was saved by a newer version of hitfilm than you save (?????)

[@FXhome]

Thanks for bringing this to our attention, I'll get this checked for you. - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Very cool

[@anshupandey3582]

Hey, why don’t you guys make a separate HitFilm compositor software

[@TheNewton]

There's already free compositing software they'd have to compete against: fusion(blackmagic design) and Natron While a Pro version would have to compete against NUKEfx from the foundry

[@anshupandey3582]

Paul Newton I meant to say that they should make a software which is dedicated only for compositing, not editor included with it

[@inScapeDigital]

Why? One of the main draws of HitFilm since the beginning is that it's an editor and compositor in one.

[@TheNewton]

+inScape Digital ' _One of the main draws of HitFilm since the beginning is that it's an editor and compositor in one_ ' Hitfilm does *layer* based compositing, in the loosest sense, this creates serious workflow issues as complexity/automation grows, ala precomp hell in aftereffects. Compare this to a node based flow in blender,natron,fusion, or nuke. A scripting engine,expressions, or a wiring system added to hitfilm would help with flexibility. But for other software users it would be a half measure in comparison. www.videomaker.com/article/c3/17836-nodes-vs-layers

[@truthseekers666]

Thats what makes Premiere VS AE crap... I think its good they put them in together. Thats the whole point.

[@NDKfilms]

*looks at hitfilm express, then at the video title Hitfilm PRO* Dreams crushed...

[@usernameunknown564]

NDKfilms you could make a similar effect in Hitfilm express, you could track your footage by hand or use a steady shot, making parts of the hologram move is done the same, instead of the gleam effect you could use a flare effect then color correct et voila! Most of their Hitfilm pro tutorials can be made in express but will cost some more time and creativity, but that is what these tutorials are about, using parts of it to create your own effects.

[@breno5378]

wow! nice

[@IsaacTheAnimator]

What is Mocha?

[@TheNewton]

Mocha is vfx tracking software borisfx.com/products/mocha/ hitfilm pro comes with it or you can buy in in a stand alone hitfilm pack for like ~$25

[@IsaacTheAnimator]

Thank you!

[@spydurhank]

Love it. :)

[@buffalobrickfilms9164]

cool!

[@PetRatPro]

0:20 oR mORe oN cAR iNSUrANCe NoW wITH gICO!

[@mufns]

i subscribed

[@FXhome]

Thanks! :) - Oli (HitFilm staff)

[@genin69]

ah man.. i wish these werent so fast. Axel is like a Hitfilm god and its painful to try and stay up with him..

[@FXhome]

The tutorials fortunately aren't meant to be done at the same time as the presenter. If it was done in real time there would be a lot of large pauses unfortunately. We'd also have to guess the average time it would take each user to follow each step. The best thing to do is pause after each step so that you can follow in your own time and really understand the techniques being used :) - Oli (HitFilm staff)

[@geekout1642]

Second

[@eganerislindsay2104]

Hey guys, I recently made a short film called I.D. and would love some critique on it. If you don't mind taking 5 minutes to watch it and give me feedback that would be much appreciated. I am an amateur at this and I am looking for some cool people to help me out. Thanks!

[@TheNewton]

Good concept you should develop it further. Very ala sixth sense. Show it off at hitfilm.com/forum/categories/work-gallery. You may want to rewrite your videos description to not have spoiler. Too heavy on the desaturation though totally get why you had too , consider an alarm that sounds similar to the end EKG to bookend your film aka opening shot tells the story , stair walking montage sync'd to music was cool; spitball perhaps a directors cut as stop motion for the whole thing. , blank stares at breakfast seemed to be going for something?? but misses the mark , eating pancakes downshot was nice! , downshot spitballs - maybe theme wise only 1 persons hands should enter the shot at any 1 time instead of 1 at a time movement with jump cuts, or change lighting so more time than normal has passed. , maybe 1 take instead of time jump edits /shrug then during reveal play back true perspective on breakfast of him walking around. , vault lady scene was odd probably cuz of whose perspective was being shown got thrown out , vault lady scene maybe dad should be wearing the grey t-shirt or a flash of nail polish by signing something for story theme|continuity|clue when "he" came to the door the 2nd time , the buddy scene kinda had same issue keeping with theme but missing something maybe carrying the book but that cause a problem later with dad sitting still /shrug. maybe wearing both necklaces? , characters implied interaction isn't played up enough the things they do affect him(nailpolish) but stuff he does doesn't affect them or their appearance(necklaces) , but the non-active family members being frozen at specific times is very nice if made longer dialogue would be really interesting with single speakers and non-interaction. , end reveal of nailpolish may be to far timewise from when polish was put on , not a fan of the the heartbeat monitor but what other options are there really , the ends pan shot and hidden cuts is very well done and thought out. Forgive me i just chugged a lot of caffeine

[@eganerislindsay2104]

Thank you so much!

[@eganerislindsay2104]

That means a lot too me!

[@FXhome]

Brilliant work! Interesting story and great sound design which worked really well. I really like how you filmed some of the shots and the pacing was spot on. As Paul Newton mentioned, it's definitely worth showing it off on the HitFilm Forums :) Keep up the great work, we're looking forward to seeing more from you. - Oli (HitFilm Staff)

[@RyanTh3Great]

first

[@buffalobrickfilms9164]

Congrats

[@IncubusOfDeath]

You're going too fast..