How To Composite Fog In After Effects The Right Way

[@MotionScience]

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[@taifalbakshi6767]

Man you're a true Master.. please never stop making these tutorials

[@MotionScience]

I don't plan to stop. I've got a lot to share.

[@AnthonyVenezia-l5s]

I've been using After Effects since 1995 and have done tons of compositing. But this technique is something that I have never tried before. It works great! Thanks for posting.

[@MotionScience]

Glad it was helpful!

[@venubamandla6496]

after effects was in 95??

[@BendingGrid]

Excellent tutorial and just what I was looking for. Just as an add on tip I would flip the smoke horizontally to match the wind direction.

[@lukestarkiller7706]

Cameron is the only one out there giving us the right information.

[@haydenblake7175]

For so long I’ve been trying to figure out how to get my fog to match correctly, and would be so mad when the fog lightens the scene cause it looks so unrealistic… and I KNEW it was something so simple.. and finally you showed me the way!! Thank you so much

[@MotionScience]

Glad I could help!

[@vadimkasse]

I did everything as you described and it worked out great! For several years I suffered from the fact that it is always only light) thank you!

[@MotionScience]

Wonderful!

[@alexishadfield]

Nice and straight forward video! Thank you!

[@seriousgameofficial]

Such a simple tip that makes a huge difference!

[@MotionScience]

Exactly!

[@lwarmospherel4427]

A short but a very helpful tutorial how it should be.Thanks!

[@gladiatorsPFC]

Big respect for this man. I am following you from the beginning, and I will buy your tutorials about parallax and composing.

[@MotionScience]

Thank you, Relja. Much appreciated, my man.

[@ignaciosagrario7295]

Seriously, this is gold. Straight to the point with this pro tips. Thanks!

[@LeahJackson]

Thank you so much for this - so great when people get straight to it. Very easy to follow, thank you kind sir

[@natee5015]

Absolutely love this channel now. I'm always anticipating the next video. Keep them coming please I'm learning a lot from you. Thanks!

[@MotionScience]

Awesome to hear, Nate! Thanks for your comment.

[@DGVFX]

Great video just what I was looking for.

[@MotionScience]

Glad I could help

[@indigoleague8590]

Short and to the point, this was perfect. Thanks!

[@Historicly]

Looks much nicer! Thanks.

[@weisiong4414]

Thank you Motion Science!

[@catarinasofia2850]

Cameron you are a master. i like all your videos. thanks for sharing!

[@MotionScience]

Thanks Catarina

[@nathaliaberg8919]

Loved it!

[@dmitriypanov1961]

Thank you Cameron! sick tutorial

[@MotionScience]

Thanks Dmitriy!

[@florianfeldmann6057]

No blahbla, everytime at least one new trick. Love it!

[@MotionScience]

No blah blah is exactly right! Thanks man.

[@primerodios1320]

Niiice!! most people would make this a 25 minute video (20 minutes) for. hi im blabla,my fog i got from blabla,my after effects version blabla, my computer spec blabla, and (5 minutes) how to do it.

[@djtygre]

thank you. saved me a lot of time today.

[@jasonmcdade8837]

Thanks for the pro tip! Very helpful!

[@rafaelfalleiros8096]

Amazing quick tip!

[@itsjr868]

thx mate. very helpful

[@MotionScience]

Glad it helped

[@4chinny]

Another option I use is "Set Matte" to grab the alpha from luminance and "Remove Color Matting" to kill the black fringes.

[@I_snap_wild]

Straight to it. Makes me inspired to up my game. Subbed.

[@MotionScience]

ya mate mikey thanks man

[@EvilDogFilmsOfficial]

Really cool knowledge to give! Thank you!

[@guy_incognito]

Great tip! Many thanks!

[@MotionScience]

So welcome!

[@MisterSable]

Thanks loads! That's exactly what I was looking for and expertly presented!

[@sikeyimboyleisi]

Delicious little bite! Thanks!

[@MotionScience]

You bet!

[@MehediHasan-ex7dy]

Nice one, thanks for explaining nicely. Keep going.

[@FlatPackFX]

Hey man, great tutorial you have a great way of presenting! Peace

[@MotionScience]

Flat Pack FX thanks for checking it out

[@squaretomato]

Nice! Onward to higher production values. :)

[@MotionScience]

Exactly!

[@EnterMyDreams]

Super clean and nice thank you!

[@MrMultiples]

NO WORDS 🤐🤐 SUPERB...

[@MotionScience]

Thanks!

[@VerticeTreinamentos]

Thank you! Excelent and right to the point. Cheers from Brazil.

[@MotionScience]

You're welcome!

[@poluks]

Thanks a lot for this tip ! Very useful :)

[@MotionScience]

Check out the ProFlows series on here. Full of lots of useful tips.

[@mahmoudabdulfattah7294]

you are legend

[@philipdido7741]

Nice approach!

[@MotionScience]

Thanks Philip

[@GelnerPhotography]

Awesome Tutorial ! Thanks quite a lot. Question: Is there an equvialent way of doing this in photoshop? Or am I stuck with the "screen blend mode" or the "Blend if" sliders?. Thanks and have a great week.

[@MustafaJafarTD]

Man, That's AWESOME!!!!!

[@MotionScience]

It sure is!

[@PaulGuevara]

Not all heroes wear capes!

[@MotionScience]

Thank you, Paul!

[@racingheartentertainment1835]

Excellent!

[@Voolcan]

good tip thanks!

[@RowiiLovee]

best video ever! u save my life!!

[@tamiltruthdecoder5302]

Great 👍👍👍

[@MotionScience]

Thank you 👍

[@billchennault7955]

Brilliant! Thanks!

[@CondePablo]

excelent channel and tips!!!

[@MotionScience]

Thank you!

[@subble]

Essential, thanks!

[@abhijanwasti7991]

First! Notif squad, where you at? As always, awesome video Cameron!

[@MotionScience]

Yes you are! Thanks Abhijan.

[@Mediakellari]

Thank you sir.

[@59parksimple6]

How do i make the fog last longer on the timeline because for me its just last for like 10 seconds when i want to make it last for 3 minutues where when i try and change the time it assume it last for 3 minutes but i don't want it to end after 3 seconds as I am a new user to this by the way.

[@K2SonicFan]

so i never needed unmelt from red giant or screen modes? Bro it's 2021 and you make me wish i explored tuts more ngl

[@erfanakber7875]

This Is Montreal !

[@ByAnyDreamNecessary]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@IsoNickk]

What smoke overlay is that, and where can I find it?

[@marko8095]

O man, brilliant. Thank you. Where can I get that city in smoke footage?

[@MotionScience]

You can find the city footage here: goo.gl/P1msAe I don't remember where I got the smoke footage, but if you do a search for FREE ATMOSPHERIC SMOKE there are many options that pop up.

[@marko8095]

Motion Science I just looked there and could not find it lol. I was blind but now I see. Thanks

[@melsantonil]

on point!

[@MotionScience]

Thanks!

[@MrSceneNine]

Hey Mr Motion Science. I have a short scene (one angle, approx 20 seconds) set in a bathroom which needs steaming up as there are showers on and it needs to be implied that they've been on for a while. Do you think I can get away with using fog/smoke layers to imitate the shower steam? I can't find anything which would indicate that the technique would be any different. On the other hand, I don't want it to give the wrong message if it looked like smoke.

[@MotionScience]

Great question. I would definitely try fog/smoke to imitate the steam. Try that first and go with your instincts on how it looks..if you were to walk into the "real" scene would it appear real to you? If that approach doesn't work, I would next start searching google images for "shower steam" pictures and then use those as a reference to try a different approach.

[@JoeNebula]

Excellent

[@blacksmoketv2024]

Nice video!! Could you make a video about audio visualizer? Maybe combined with trapcode particular or something like that

[@MotionScience]

Thanks for the comment and suggestion! There are plans to talk about particles in the future.

[@AlanCrytex]

Thank you ;3

[@LuchiZab]

Thank u very much

[@yannistath]

cool trick

[@nickjito]

Any chance you can go over Cryptomatte and how to properly/efficiently use it in composting?

[@LaneCarter]

Oh bless you

[@michaelchakurian8209]

Wouldn't blend mode add and work is good too To remove the black

[@yojidean]

my masks don't work when I put the shift channels effect on the layer. You know how to fix that ? Great Video btw

[@MotionScience]

Try precomposing the masks and then using shift channels on the precomp.

[@yojidean]

that worked thanks a lot !

[@merynade]

Please suggest me a good budget GPU

[@heroispro8918]

damn bro! why didnt i come to this before killing myself from trying other methods

[@probilmusic3396]

where can i get fog for mac

[@MotionScience]

You'll find amazing fog footage here: bit.ly/2FV3O2X

[@aybee5908]

Good solution. Only problem: If I use masks, I can see the edges of the fog clip again. Maybe precomp first helps. Nope, I´ve tried it, didn`t work.

[@thereal_SonnyLaguna]

Alpha matte. Create a adjustment layer, make your masks, put the adjustment layer above the fog, set the alpha matte to the adjust-layer. Done!

[@kyranbrockett1803]

fuck i wish i knew this six months ago

[@EmvyBeats]

I've been using screen and add for like 10 years :(

[@MotionScience]

I did too, but now you know.

[@mathieubonin3677]

S/O Montréal

[@jascvideorambles3369]

Flip the Fog footage. Its going on the opposite direction of the smoke in background.

[@earworm9704]

This didn't work for me. The effect made my fog look flat. No idea why

[@czawiel]

f##king awsome!

[@MotionScience]

Thanks!

[@rogerszahra9783]

am emprover

[@kjanakiramanfilm]

Hi, most of the video tutorials all the menu and icons are in blur, beginners find difficult to follow. Pls zoom and maintain focal clear. Otherwise all your works goes waste and not reaching to needy people......., we want tutorial on how to use presets in videos/t....hanks

[@FvS_UA]

ох і хуєта

[@igoravatar]

AMAZING!!!! THANKS!!!

[@DannyNetwirk]

cool tip

[@MotionScience]

Glad you liked it

[@michaelchakurian8209]

Wouldn't blend mode add and work is good too To remove the black

[@MotionScience]

Add would act the same as Screen..adds lumination