How to Animate Still Images with After Effects and Photoshop

[@keshavvig12]

Man can create a movie from a photo. Protect this man at any cost.

[@ForeverDansky]

😅👍

[@kingchinnoyidarmy]

That's cool af and I want to trial it with some of my composites. Would love to see another version like this going through a different angle

[@ForeverDansky]

Cheers Christian! Aha yea, it's a lot of fun 😃

[@hazrddesign]

At 4:48 You don't need to switch back to 1 View, you just need to reselect the window that has the composition that you would like to preview, aka the right screen.

[@noah8699]

This completely leveled up my animated statics! Thank you!!

[@ForeverDansky]

Glad I could help! 😊👊

[@brianmurray5414]

Make sure to fade out any fog layers before they pass the camera so they won't cut out.

[@majnuker]

Me and a friend are planning to make a game and I probably have to learn how to do all this. Even just calling out each specific little thing you're doing is tremendous. Excellent video!

[@courtcrea.]

This is still epic. Such a timeless tutorial! Love you Dansky!

[@ForeverDansky]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😃

[@llovedy]

Thought Provoking Example, Thank you bro, Your idea and work is very awesome

[@ForeverDansky]

Thank you 😊 I appreciate that!

[@johnleighdesigns]

great to see this - I wasnt expecting the animation of the individual layers - it looked like the parenting the camera to the null wasnt used or did i miss something and what would advantage be to animate each layer instead of the camera itself im wondering if anyone has some thoughts?

[@taiyehassan-okoh221]

Parenting the camera to null was used. That's why the animation moved towards where the null was placed in the scene. Think of the null as the focus point. Animating each layer was just to change the distance between each layer as we move to the null. The camera is used to animate aperture and focus to sell the movement. I don't know if I explained correctly.

[@molugusatyapriya2]

When it comes to using Photoshop and After Effects to animate static photos, this video is revolutionary! It's approachable because to its step-by-step methodology, and the animation output is excellent.

[@thetest4514]

1:51 Wow, i didn't know the cmd + A and align tools.. Thanks!

[@ssolidustahar3935]

Good work Corey Taylor

[@ForeverDansky]

Haha 😂👌

[@abusadiq7206]

I normally would save the still images as a psd file and import into after effects and everything is layered and arrange correctly, this way any changes made in photoshop will be updated in Ae.

[@eainmatkoe1115]

one of the best & easiest tutorial to follow along and understand which is what, thanks! I will make sure to watch and learn more from you.

[@jawjawofamilaran4157]

Simple yet very helpful tutorial. Thanks!

[@ForeverDansky]

Glad it was helpful! 😊

[@ahmedsuleiman1130]

Great work, Dansky. Few tips learned.

[@SamiKhan_15]

Cool! How did you get the fiery sword effect?

[@bastianrivero]

What about the fire on the sword? 😢

[@trishmccallister]

Great tutorial...and your footage is insanely sharp!

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks a ton Trish!

[@ultravioletidea]

Is it possible to move the camera instead of the individual layers? Great Channel!

[@ForeverDansky]

Yes absolutely! The bit in the video where I said “millions and millions”… well the moving collage graphic in the background was creating by moving the assets and the camera independently of one another 👍

[@ZMB-on5ub]

You just helped my intro to Premiere midterm really pop. Thanks! Super helpful and concise.

[@sachintendulkar3556]

Epicness in 7 minutes

[@SugarFyre]

So very helpful. Thank you!

[@afrofenixphoto]

Love the grunge time! hahahaa

[@MrElderlee]

Awesome!

[@dikaerlanga1842]

Great tutorial!

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks Dika! 😊

[@razwinan56546]

Cool man I love it

[@buffalodesign]

Quá đẹp ad ak, cảm ơn đã chia sẽ

[@phunkyfill74]

When setting the keyframes for the z value (distance from the camera, which controls the speed of zoom), was it: the closer the layers, the faster they shift?

[@manduja75]

I am basically starting ot learn this amazing software. I am an old designer regarding PS and the rest but AE its new to me so with that said. Would saving the file as a .PS work the same instead of creating PNGs of each layer? PS - thank you for such effort to educate and creating this tut.

[@JaredQMarsh]

Yes

[@kaassoufflex9023]

Yeah it would be quicker to open a psd in ae as layers. That way you start with a comp with the right images in place. It’s a nice time saver. Also I wouldn’t do the “logo” in photoshop. If you’d use illustrator, as one should, it gives waaaay more options to animate it.

[@usimortis1940]

@@kaassoufflex9023 Sure but it depends, here it was a grungy text. Maybe he could try to recreate the vector shape with some roughen edges and grunge mask.

[@S-media]

its great one

[@YoreHistory]

Do you have the AEP file from After Effects as well? Great video as I am always looking for ways to improve my history videos! Cheers.

[@1amirpro]

This was so helpful! Thanks!

[@ForeverDansky]

You’re welcome! 😃

[@mohgraph254]

That was a simple but not easy piece of art, good stuff 😂

[@RifatShaheb]

if anyone is searching the bgm that plays at 2:25, it's Graduation Day by Alec Koff

[@Nickyjoe95]

While in 2 view's are you able to set your front perspective to "active camera" that could be the problem you are facing.

[@13tvmusic]

🔥🔥🔥

[@elijahsolorzano4668]

Was wondering on the fire sword effect?

[@cheikhcissengokonendiaye2702]

Pretty cool tutorial so we have the same shirt design i got mine from Adobe Max Design Creative yearly Conference you too?

[@ForeverDansky]

Aha yea! It was a few years ago when the conference was done only digitally, Adobe sent it to me as an Insider. Absolutely love the design! 😍

[@cheikhcissengokonendiaye2702]

@@ForeverDansky absolutely agree with you I still have mine even if I received that of the following year. Great tutorial by the way I activated my notification bell for those who will follow

[@JaredQMarsh]

Can’t you just open the psd in after effects without saving as a png?

[@HoofCreaition]

You can import is as a composition with everything right in place, yes.

[@nzmowgli]

Would love to make my own and use my own content but not that good at photoshop. Could you make a video just based on the first part?

[@ForeverDansky]

Hey sure, something like may be helpful if you're looking to learn photo-manipulation. I speak quite fast in this one, but you can always slow down the video (and the voiceover) using the KZbin video player controls 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4S4oX-pj7mlmq8

[@danielaggudey9924]

I would have loved to see the sharp tip of the sword as it Zooms out 🥺

[@ForeverDansky]

Aha yea that would have been cool! 😎🔥

[@IztokGolob-Naklo]

Amazing

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks Iztok!

[@chaisewallis7110]

I'm confused by where the character comes from. I downloaded everything else from Envato which didn't have 7 day free trial when I did it and is pricey with the monthly sub. Also this is not really beginner friendly for those new to both Photoshop and After Effects. I know there was nothing that said it was but I guess I assumed so. It is just too fast for me.

[@skurk52]

01:28 After effects can import .psd files, you dont really need to export each layer to a png

[@ForeverDansky]

Causes too many issues for me personally. Especially, if the psd file is actively being worked on, adding/removing layers etc. - doesn't always get updated correctly in After Effects.

[@mustafawarsame1451]

For the character you used, did you make it yourself, or did you get it from a source, and if so where could I find more like it.

[@rainforinas1112]

do you have the tutorial on the photoshop?

[@sicario_paintball]

My boy is wicked smaht.

[@ForeverDansky]

😎

[@Horrorvaultyoutube]

is there any way to do it with a picture i ripped from google images. Obviously i can cut out all the elements inside the picture but i dont have a seperate image for the background so all the things are gonna duplicate if i zoom in or out. Do u understand what i mean by this. I would really like help with this as its something i wanna do in my videos

[@annas7934]

Where did you find and download the particles from?

[@ForeverDansky]

Envato Elements, linked in the video description! It's great for this kind of work 🙌

[@dylancozian]

thanks for that :) ! Just a question, why did you export as PNG instead of just import your PSD files as composition ? cheers !

[@ForeverDansky]

Hey Dylan, you can use PSD to AE, much better workflow, and any edits to the PSD file are updated too. I sometimes just export as PNG so I can clearly view each image with transparency and check the right elements have been exported to the right file beforehand.

[@dylancozian]

@@ForeverDansky Thanks mate for your answer :) !!

[@mervick6395]

Crazy

[@elibabaa]

I thought you could just import the Photoshop file into After Effects by dragging and dropping in the project panel? Or is there something i'm missing? So exporting and importing as separate PNGs can be really cumbersome at some point esp for beginners

[@Wearethebluemonkeys]

No, it's a lot quicker to just import the PSD into AE. That way you can also edit the PSD later and have the changes reflected in AE instead of having to do the export-import step again

[@jacobharris2373]

Is that all? LOL phenomenal job you lost me at well....yea 😂 great video though 👏

[@RealZidex]

its going to take me 8 hours to figure all of this out tomorrow lol

[@MrWoodyOFCL]

What was the music in bg ?

[@rasheedlewis1]

Wait, what about the fire?

[@Artistic-p5j]

SO at the end you did not replay the scene with the added music? Why?

[@ForeverDansky]

It's pretty much at the beginning 👍

[@AI-Hallucination]

Start with blender then after effects is easy😂

[@heavy_driver_dinesh]

Same dude 😂

[@thomaskreisel5764]

I have no experience in animation and tried blender. I felt so overwhelmed and failed because every little step took so much time to research and to learn. Which software would you recommend? Which one is the best?

[@Kriishvj]

😢 for me after effects is hard

[@thomaskreisel5764]

@@xXxIMMORTALxXx Thanks for the advice. I started to do Ducky 3D Tutorials which are great. I already got a grasp of it and it doesnt feel so overwhelmingly complicated anymore! 👍

[@gamerforever2126]

Blender harder

[@Domb.s]

Alguien sabe de algún tutorial completo para hacer este tipo de trabajos, no encuentro un vídeo de esto que tenga tutorial ya sea after defecto o adobe

[@issamsim1215]

Thank you for the tutorial my question is how can anyone make money for this kind of artwork and video

[@q3224]

Artists can commission animators to animate their works for them or company's commission animators to animate assets to use for websites/games is a few ways

[@ShortsGaming12]

dude what about the fire ?

[@azizakhmedov]

Nothing was said about the flaming sword

[@Jacobgribbin]

Didn't;t show how to organize layers

[@atreyu4d]

You missed the fiery sword effects

[@tief1975]

the sword?

[@charlesianima]

Thank you so much for this video Dansky! Appreciate your efforts to teach! Keep up the light work homie ~ 🤍🙏🏼🪽

[@mohammadshahinislam1725]

You didn't show how you animate the water

[@hatkzara8000]

how to ignite flame at a sword you missed to tell

[@murazor007]

Who else think that modern brush preview (in brush panel) is trash ?

[@lucasmendes3149]

Uauuuuu

[@Ellinon_Vasileus]

Who ever made After Effect is/are both genius and a psycho abuser...😂 How on earth can someone know all this stuff. And by know I also mean remember/discover... And also for doing one simple thing you have to do like 14 other things and interconnect them...😅😂 Yeah I get it maybe this tool is not meant for amateurs like me, but still... This thing is like an old lady's warehouse that is filled with everything in there and you just don't know where anything is or what is meant to...😂 Thank Go's there is YT tutorials...😅

[@greatfolksandgoodstories]

Yikes

[@grantanimation4649]

You said you'd teach us in 5 minutes but its 7 minutes long. I'm going to subscribe and then subsequently unsubscribe. I'll hit the dislike button twice to dislike you double the amount.

[@CloudGamingTheOriginal]

ouch

[@gievisuals]

Bruh!

[@jesusgil2253]

i don't see the box to activate the 3d movement, what can I do? how can I see it?