HOW TO MAKE A LIGHTSABER IN 5 MINUTES (After Effects tutorial)

[@SorestMercury]

Hey guys, I’ve noticed a lot you are getting an issue where you’re installing saber but it’s not appearing in your after effects. I might have a couple things you could do to fix it. First, be sure you’re actually running the installer when you download it. You’ll click on the installer once it installs in the browser you’re using, run it, and it will take you through a setup. Another issue could be that you’re not selecting the right file path for your after effects, be sure it’s installing in the correct file location. Also be sure you have the correct version of after effects selected. I’m happy to help you guys, let me know if you’re having issues.

[@tobylifts]

Hey bro, I dont know what causes it, but sometime when I go to play the video, the saber isn't visible although the eye is selected and all of the key frames are in the correct place... the only solution I can find is to close the project without saving, but then I lose some of my progress? Can you please help?? Thanks bro :D

[@tobylifts]

Nvm, I figured it out... I hadn't made the layer visible while I had selected the footage layer.. Great tutorial! Thanks a lot man!

[@SorestMercury]

Glad I could help! Thanks for the support :)

[@SorestMercury]

@@ShannaRose find you after effects file path, and it should be in the plugins folder

[@lauceL]

@@SorestMercury whem u said not appearimg u mean in the effects tab?

[@newbdragon]

As someone who's going to have to do a lot of this... "Thank you!" Appreciate the time.

[@SorestMercury]

Of course! Glad I could help.

[@ignisatlarge3712]

A very cohesive and understandable tutorial. Straight to the point! Thank you for showcasing and it looks awesome!!! And super easy

[@SorestMercury]

Thank you! Glad I could help!

[@mythik140]

Guys, as the 100th comment I will say this one tip to make you save lots of time. When you place the sayer's start and end points you do not need to track it frame by frame, you can do it every 5 to 10 frames and AE will auto track it. You will get the same result.

[@SorestMercury]

This will work a lot of the times, but not always. If you move your saber too fast in between keyframes, the real saber will outpace the saber layer. A lot of the times, you can get away with skipping frames, and it will save you a good amount of time!

[@BSPStudios]

Or you use one of this ways: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a53aZJWlgs6ceJY

[@GameCorpCrew]

@@BSPStudios piss off with your self promo shit kiddy

[@dontworryboutit404]

Bro real talk. I've been learning different ways of doing a lightsaber effect since I was about 11 years old (I'm 21 now). This is 100% the best and easiest way I've ever seen it done.

[@SorestMercury]

That means a lot man, thank you so much!

[@dontworryboutit404]

@@SorestMercury no problem man. I'm actually about to start work on a small Star Wars short film and will definitely be using your technique.

[@SorestMercury]

Good to hear! Hope it comes out good.

[@ArcticKoopa]

OMG now I can make ligthsbaers to look cool!! !thanks sprestmercruy!!!!

[@SorestMercury]

Now prolem atrci Kooper!

[@x0nix]

Arctic Koopa I wish you could make you spelling good

[@keganm2888]

this is the video i have been looking for for 3 days

[@mr.sporkman1046]

Now all I need is after effects 😂😂

[@SorestMercury]

Get it 👀

[@qblackstarr]

you can always pirate it🤭

[@Androidy]

@@qblackstarr ...

[@qblackstarr]

@@Androidy it is always an option

[@adbathevideomaker6378]

HexedLol wait rly, can i get it for free

[@emanovelle7741]

the first real actual helpful tutorial god damn thank u

[@SorestMercury]

Glad to help! Thanks for the feedback, it means more than you’d think :)

[@emanovelle7741]

SorestMercury of course please keep doing what your doing could u perhaps send me to a video or make a video of where to find and how to install video copilots element 3d?

[@SorestMercury]

Element 3D is a software that is not free sadly. I’m not suggesting you do this (cough) but there are ways to get around the price tag. I won’t be making a video on those methods, but know they do exist, and can be sought after.

[@emanovelle7741]

SorestMercury i appreciate it🙏

[@Smudge3489]

Thank you so much! This worked like a charm and my childlike wonder is going mental! I’m having so much fun with this and I’m gonna try making a short film, I’m so excited and thanks for teaching me this magic

[@SorestMercury]

That’s awesome, send me a message when you finish!

[@Smudge3489]

Hey uh just btw don’t expect the short film anytime soon, it’ll take a few months so don’t expect me to be done for a while yet, I will still tell you when I’ve finished though. Thanks for the tutorial btw, it’ll help a lot

[@SorestMercury]

@@Smudge3489 I get it man, that’s the reason I don’t upload very often 😭

[@derpynerdy6294]

Im buying a computer next weeks, and this is the first thing I would do.

[@SorestMercury]

That’s great man! I’m glad you’re getting started

[@Nightproductionsofficial]

What lightsaber is that that deploys.I wanna buy it but idk what it’s called

[@valleb1650]

hey how do I put the saber behind something? like if I swing it and it gets behind someone's head, how do I make to to disappear behind something?

[@SorestMercury]

ValleB duplicate your footage layer, create a mask of the persons head on the new footage layer, and put that mask over the saber layer

[@valleb1650]

SorestMercury thanks man, lifesaver

[@SorestMercury]

No problem

[@kn461]

HI what's that song at the beginning please in the intro I would like to know thanks for the content

[@SorestMercury]

It’s the malo mart theme from Zelda

[@GrindHardNetwork]

Good video. Do you have a video for dual or multiple lightsabers or do you follow the steps for each saber?

[@SorestMercury]

Just do the exact same thing for however many blades you have

[@bertiewood9323]

What brand is your saber? I really need to know!

[@SorestMercury]

I believe it’s Hasbro, I bought it many years ago and it’s no longer made

[@bertiewood9323]

@@SorestMercury thanks!

[@scarpaceproductions]

Where did you get the sound effects ?

[@Wavey56]

thanks man this really helped

[@SorestMercury]

Yeah of course :)

[@rezaimran98]

What if my lightsaber is behind something, let's say my body when I'm twirling it, how do you make it so that the saber is behind it, and not in front of it.

[@matthewistryinghisbest]

do you know how to do this in final cut pro?

[@thundercracker7334]

Awesome, now I need is a computer, this program and a lightsaber 👌

[@SorestMercury]

Then you’ll be all set :)

[@jouke1098]

I cant see the core start and core end keyframes on my video so i cant drag them, how do i fix this?

[@jacobcass951]

I come back here after a year, and i use After Effects now and i use ur method.

[@SorestMercury]

That’s awesome!

[@snowraymusic]

Hey, there were some changes in the UI and I'm new to this software, and cannot find mode overlap.

[@SorestMercury]

I’m pretty sure you have to go to the bottom left where the option would be, and pull it outwards (to the right) to reveal the blending mode options.

[@snowraymusic]

@@SorestMercury It works , thanks :D

[@SorestMercury]

No problem!

[@SCENARIO9225]

How do you rotate the blade backwards and certain angels?

[@mr.cooldude6529]

How do I change its color for one frame like let’s say i hit another lightsaber

[@justinaston3769]

how to turn on the 3d switch in saber.

[@sinai771]

Thank you sooooo fu**ing much!! all the other ones don't work that well but this is awesome and EASY!

[@SorestMercury]

Of course!

[@sinai771]

@@SorestMercury That was a rly quick reply, and and thanks again

[@JustyPie]

Good job bro keep it up

[@SorestMercury]

Thank you! Sorry for the late reply, your comment went to the likely spam section for some reason so I just saw it.

[@slash3082]

where does it say mode

[@SorestMercury]

Hey, sorry for the delay on the response, I was at soccer. If the blending mode column isn’t appearing, you can go up to the top and hit layer > blending mode to adjust the blending mode. If you want the column to appear like I have it, right click in the empty space between the layer options and your timeline, click columns, and then select modes. If you have any more issues, let me know :)

[@slash3082]

Thanks man, I really appreciate it, and you replied faster than any other KZbin I’ve watched 😂

[@SorestMercury]

It’s easier when there’s not a whole lot of people to reply to lol. But yeah, no problem. Glad to help :)

[@SorestMercury]

It’s easier when there’s not a whole lot of people to reply to lol. But yeah, no problem. Glad to help :)

[@SorestMercury]

It’s easier when there’s not a whole lot of people to reply to lol. But yeah, no problem. Glad to help :)

[@giuseppemaddalena4750]

hey nice video, can you tell me where did you get the saber handle please?

[@SorestMercury]

I got it from target, but that was multiple years ago, and I don’t believe it is sold anymore.

[@brendonmurzello]

This was really easy to understand, thanks dude👀

[@SorestMercury]

Thanks! I’m glad I could help.

[@fuhribuhri9419]

How much does After Effects costs?

[@swedishchewbacca]

In the movies they use the "follow" method, where the blade follows your physical blade automatically. It way faster

[@SorestMercury]

What is the “follow” method?

[@swedishchewbacca]

@@SorestMercury That's when you tell the software to follow two points, one at the base of the blade and one at the top. That's the fastest way. I learned it 22 years ago in school. Usually it's two prices of orange tape on the blade

[@SorestMercury]

Yeah, using tracking is possible, but when you have faster movements where motion blur begins to come into play, often times the software is not able to keep up and properly track the points. In some situations, tracking works, but not always.

[@swedishchewbacca]

@@SorestMercury I mostly edit the problem areas frame by frame to make it look better but tracking the blade saves some time in editing

[@SCENARIO9225]

How do you make it retractable? Can you do a video on that you left that out

[@SorestMercury]

It’s the exact same thing you did to make it come out, but instead of increasing the values, decrease them

[@SCENARIO9225]

@@SorestMercury but what if you have the extension of the plastic blade how do you edit that out?

[@SorestMercury]

If you want to extend and retract your blade in the same shot with no cuts, you will either need to record a clean plate and paint out the plastic blade after it retracts, or never actually eject it in the first place and only have it eject digitally. Doing it with the second method will require you to place your keyframes without a practical reference however.

[@kdlb_29]

Does the free saber plugin has no 🦠 in our computer?

[@SorestMercury]

It’s been downloaded by millions of people, there’s no virus

[@republiccommandos1573]

Thank you this is really helpful

[@SorestMercury]

For some reason this was listed as spam and I just saw it. No problem, I'm glad I could help!

[@EndlessAbyssal]

The start and end points disappeared while I was mapping the Lightsaber's start and end points, so I can't place the points now. I can only position them from the slider. any suggestions on how to fix it?

[@SorestMercury]

Obi-Wan Kenobi if you accidentally click somewhere that isn’t one of the start and end point they’ll disappear, if you select your adjustment later and then select the saber effect, specifically core start and core end, the dots should reappear

[@GrindHardNetwork]

Where did you get the lightsaber?

[@SorestMercury]

Target, many years ago. However it is no longer sold there.

[@patrickferdinand1901]

How do i get the sound of the lightsaber? I mean, there´s a way to kinda sync or just look for sounds and editing?

[@SorestMercury]

Download sound effects online, drop them in your timeline and sync them with your footahe

[@patrickferdinand1901]

@@SorestMercury Thank you! Great tutorial btw

[@SorestMercury]

@@patrickferdinand1901 Thank you so much!

[@ttquicktutorials7697]

very helpful video. good job!

[@SorestMercury]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you!

[@kqden6774]

Thanks this was great! Can you do a tutorial of the sound effects?

[@SorestMercury]

The sound effects can be found online with some google searches. It’s really just a matter of downloading them, dropping them in, and syncing them with your footage. If you need any help I can guide you to some, but they should be pretty easy to find. Thanks for the support!

[@kqden6774]

Thanks

[@elephantpowerproductions]

@SorestMercury Quick question regarding Adobe. I have an account and I’ve only downloaded animate so far. If I were to download after effects or premiere pro or any of the other apps, would that make the price I am paying monthly for the Abode account go up? I’m asking this because I am still living at home with my family and my parents are the ones paying for it, so I do not know how payment would work if more apps were added on to it

[@SorestMercury]

If you have the ability to download it already and it’s not locked behind some form of payment, then your price should remain the same. The only way I could see the price going up is if you purchased specific programs rather than the entire Adobe suite, but I imagine Adobe would let you know if you were buying something you had not yet purchased.

[@ayaan86867]

What about instead of tracking frame by frame , we use mocha tracking , will that work ? ( If I used a solid instead of a adjustment layer)

[@SorestMercury]

If you’re moving your lightsaber slow enough it could work, but with fast moving objects it would be much less reliable, especially if your footage has motion blur.

[@lotie1321]

hi, I can't find the buttons where you press to cut the video frame by frame for the core size! Thanks!!

[@SorestMercury]

I’m not sure what you’re asking, can you clarify your question?

[@lotie1321]

@@SorestMercury Thanks, il trench i dont have a very good english, hmm that was for make a keyframe but thats good now thanks

[@pearce_edits]

Okay but how do you rotoscope so when you swing the lightsaber behind the Saber would be behind as well?

[@매트님-b9z]

Use masking tool

[@imrereidgames]

You said use page up and down to scrub through but that doesn’t work for me bc I have a Mac book. So what do I use instead

[@SorestMercury]

I think it would be the same? If you go to your keybinds settings in after effects you could see what it’s currently bound to, or rebind it if you want.

[@imrereidgames]

SorestMercury thank you I figured it out. I was mainly asking because my Mac doesn’t have a page up or down

[@SorestMercury]

Imre Reid Games glad you figured it out

[@journeythroughtherails5294]

Does this editing software work for IMOVIE? And is it possible for an iphone?

[@SorestMercury]

No, it doesn’t not work with iMovie, unless there is some plugin I’m not aware about, and I don’t think this can be done on a phone either

[@journeythroughtherails5294]

SorestMercury Aw man. That is unfortunate :c Nice of you to reply early! Have a great night/day. Stay safe, brother. :D

[@SorestMercury]

Thanks man, you too

[@mzar4302]

Hey bro i followed all the steps and everything is fine except the actual saber isn't positioned in the right place even tho each core start and core end is in the right place. Like the saber is tracking fine but is always to the left of my prop saber for some reason

[@SorestMercury]

You probably accidentally shifted the entire layer over, open the position settings of your adjustment layer and change the values to 960, 540

[@mzar4302]

SorestMercury I changed both the position of the adjustment layer and the acc footage to 960, 540 but nothing changed :(

[@SorestMercury]

It could be that you just didn’t place the points accurately enough, try keeping the saber layer on, going back, and tweaking the points slightly to line up correctly

[@mzar4302]

SorestMercury Yh bro I legit spent an hour doing the points and I like zoomed in 400% and did rlly accurately, but it all just shifted to the right somehow so frustrating, I’mma have to restart 😭😭

[@SorestMercury]

Hman yeah it sucks but unfortunately just happens sometimes. You don’t exactly have to restart though, it’s a lot easier to just go back and clean up mistakes than it is to completely start fresh.

[@medschool.dopamine]

Starting 😂😂👌👌

[@SorestMercury]

Good luck!

[@mr.sporkman1046]

Nice

[@mj3432]

Awesome. How did you add the sound effects?

[@SorestMercury]

I just found a lightsaber sound effect pack on youtube, downloaded it, dropped the sound files into after effects, and synced them up with my footage. It's pretty easy, and there's plenty of resources online for lightsaber sound effects. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@mj3432]

SorestMercury thanks! I’m just learning AE

[@SorestMercury]

@@mj3432 That's great, it's a fantastic software.

[@Lokesh-yl8yu]

Why does he look kinda lyk kylo ren ?

[@SorestMercury]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@BiGDdaniel]

Yeah he does

[@josephineasubonteng4403]

When I click on the core start I don't see the point, please help!

[@SorestMercury]

Ensure you’re in composition view and not just layer view

[@josephineasubonteng4403]

@@SorestMercury Thanks you

[@mrbangwell7398]

1:12 dont have the "mode" option (my after effects is cracked)

[@SorestMercury]

Hey, sorry for the delay on the response, I was at soccer. If the blending mode column isn’t appearing, you can go up to the top and hit layer > blending mode to adjust the blending mode. If you want the column to appear like I have it, right click in the empty space between the layer options and your timeline, click columns, and then select modes. If you have any more issues, let me know :)

[@valleb1650]

Where can I get a prop lightsaber that you can have only the hilt and then extend it like you?

[@SorestMercury]

I got mine many years ago when I was probably around 7 or 8 years old, I’m pretty sure I got it from target, but I don’t think it’s sold there anymore. You can look online for the same one, or similar ones. I wish I could help more but that’s really all I can say.

[@valleb1650]

@@SorestMercury oh okay but can you recommend something similar I can get?

[@SorestMercury]

ValleB it really doesn’t matter at all, but if you want the kind like mine where you pull a trigger to eject the blade, look up “force (or spring action) action lightsaber”

[@valleb1650]

SorestMercury thank you. Keep up the good work

[@SorestMercury]

No problem, I appreciate it!

[@mlartigue6957]

I can’t see the saber, the eye is on and when I activate solo preview I still don’t see it

[@SorestMercury]

How far into the process are you?

[@mlartigue6957]

@@SorestMercury i finished the frame per frame low blade point track 2:06

[@kristianrusnak172]

I already had like 75% video completed, then I turn it off and next day continued but now I cannot click on core stars and core end buttons because the whole layer where you have dose markers just disappeared and Idk how to get it back please help me.

[@SorestMercury]

Click on the layer you have the saber effect applied to, then go to effect controls, click on the saber effect, and then click on either core start or core end, the dots should re appear

[@aggelosdaldon1765]

Hey i have some questions plz someone answer me. First. How can i put sound effects?? And second how can i make battles??

[@SorestMercury]

Aggelos Daldon14 to add sound effects simply download sound effects off of the internet, there’s countless places you can choose from, and then drag the audio files into after effects and sync them with your footage. It’s really that simple.

[@SorestMercury]

To make “battles” do the process that I showed but with however many sabers you have and for however long you need. It’s exactly the same as what I showed in the video, you’ll just have to do it more than once

[@aggelosdaldon1765]

@@SorestMercury thanks man

[@SorestMercury]

Yeah no problem

[@theheaven6845]

Does anyone know why these dots are far away from the lightsaber itself. This only happens when using an adjustment layer, but if I use a solid layer, the dots are right at the opposite ends of the saber effect, as they should be.

[@SorestMercury]

I’m not sure what you mean, could you clarify?

[@megagames7933]

I accidentally got rid of the effects and presets tab. How do I get it back?

[@megagames7933]

Nevermind, I found it.

[@SorestMercury]

Alright, glad you got it figured out 🙌

[@BG-zv5bk]

I am doing an effect where I have to estimate from the hilt the saber, so I have no reference with a stick or rod. Its going okay so far, however I notice when I try to adjust the core end, it drags and makes the saber fatter, same as with the core start, but this messes it up as the saber isn't moving much as the character is still. How do I keep the proportions but adjust as needed? It isn't like I've done in the past where you essentially draw five to seven points around a saber and can move the corners as needed. Thanks.

[@SorestMercury]

It’s probably because motion blur it turned on in your saber settings, I forget exactly where it’s located but I remember it’s not hard to find. Turn it off and it should fix the problem.

[@antymanvav8560]

I don’t mean to be annoying but how would you make a lightsaber clash effect when two lightsabers collide

[@SorestMercury]

Hey man no worries, you can ask all the questions you want. I’m here to help. For a lightsaber clash, I would probably just find an image on a lens flare online (or create one yourself if you know how) and when the two lightsabers hit, have the lens flare appear for a frame (be sure to turn up the brightness). Another thing you could do is just turn up the glow intensity/brightness on both sabers when they collide for a single frame. Let me know if there’s anything else I can help you with :)

[@antymanvav8560]

SorestMercury thanks again I appreciate it a lot.

[@SorestMercury]

Antyman Vav no problem :)

[@bonez_n_tonez]

I followed to correct way, I unhid the eye. I cant see any actual blade. The glow settings are correct, the size and intensity. I still cant see the blade

[@SorestMercury]

Bonez N Tonez are you sure that you’re in your composition view and not the layer view?

[@legoxdfilm9947]

I can't open that 1:41

[@veryamazingandcreativename]

Why doesn't this guy have 1,000,000 subs by now?

[@SorestMercury]

I wish I did man. That’s the goal one day. Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it :)

[@veryamazingandcreativename]

SorestMercury no problem! I’m definitely looking forward to more tutorials!

[@SorestMercury]

Hayden Martin I just uploaded a new lightsaber video, tutorial probably coming soon 👀

[@mlartigue6957]

In 1:12 I can’t find the mode selector I’m on adobe after effects 2020

[@SorestMercury]

Layer>Blending Mode

[@mlartigue6957]

@@SorestMercury i don’t wanna be annoying but where is layer

[@SorestMercury]

@@mlartigue6957 very top left corner. You should see tabs like “composition.” “Layer” will be one of those tabs. I believe that’s where you can alter the blending modes. If I’m wrong, just let me know and I’ll open up after effects to check.

[@mlartigue6957]

@@SorestMercury it worked thanks alot

[@itz_amandas2726]

Dude i want to do this effect to do a video like these Jedi Cat videos, but i dont have a toy lightsaber or a stick as support, so to do it, do i do the same process but following the hand movements?

[@SorestMercury]

Yeah, you can do the exact same thing following anything. The only reason you use a prop lightsaber with a blade is so that it provides a perfect reference as to what to track. You can definitely do it without by just guessing where the blade would be, but it would be harder since you wouldn’t have that reference.

[@AsociacionMexicanadeYoYo]

Hello I cant install the plugin

[@SorestMercury]

It should just be on the saber website. Be sure when you’re installing it you have the correct file path selected and that it’s for your version of after effects.

[@AsociacionMexicanadeYoYo]

@@SorestMercury Idownloaded from the website and when I click it its not working nothing hapens

[@SorestMercury]

@@AsociacionMexicanadeYoYo I'm not really sure, there might be something on your computer that could be blocking it

[@yousufrazwan9583]

1:20 don't worry... the animators of rebels did too

[@SorestMercury]

I’ve always thought the sabers looked thin in that show

[@TedRLY]

Very inspiring

[@SorestMercury]

:)

[@ShannaRose]

hey, quick question, how can i zoom in to different areas when editing, without moving the video?

[@ShannaRose]

also another question, when the lightsaber goes behind someone (out of view) how can i make it disappear and then come back? like i did the key framing but the saber goes behind my sister, so how can i make that work? hopefully that makes sense haha

[@SorestMercury]

Regarding your first question, scroll up or down with the scroll wheel to zoom in/out

[@SorestMercury]

To make it go behind someone, make a duplicate of your footage layer, and then begin masking around the thing that you want your saber to go behind. Once you’re finished masking, place your duplicated footage layer on top of your saber layer.

[@ShannaRose]

SorestMercury thanks, but for the zooming in its only going in the center of the vid, i can’t zoom in to anywhere else

[@SorestMercury]

Hold down space bar and drag with your mouse to move around

[@demoniczephyr2577]

What if i donot have a prop light saber?

[@SorestMercury]

You could either make one, there’s many different ways to go about doing that, or just use something like a flashlight

[@jacobcass951]

I'm using Sony Vegas Pro 14, and my saber looks cool

[@SorestMercury]

Nice!

[@jacobcass951]

What saber colour i should i make to be a Sith Lord ?

[@SorestMercury]

Red is the most typical, but you could also do a more orange shade, I think I’ve even seen some as purple, but don’t quote me on that

[@jacobcass951]

@@SorestMercury Okay

[@jacobcass951]

@@SorestMercury Hello There after 4 months

[@zappy1812]

Nice video mercury

[@SorestMercury]

Thanks :)

[@saratoledo8665]

Where can I download the sound?

[@SorestMercury]

There’s tons of places you can find them, I just found mine on KZbin though

[@Qui-Gon-Jinn]

I cannot install the Saber Plug in cuz it says I need administrative privileges? Please help quick

[@SorestMercury]

Is the user you're logged in as an admin?

[@SorestMercury]

If it’s saying you need admin privileges, my best guess is that you’re not an admin on your machine. If the machine doesn’t belong to you, ask the owner to grant you privileges. If this isn’t the case, let me know

[@kqden6774]

Wait how do I export it 😅

[@SorestMercury]

You can either import the after effects project file into premiere and export it that way, or use the media encoder

[@big.hiro7]

My saber is slightly offset, how do I fix this???

[@SorestMercury]

What do you mean by slightly offset? If you can explain further I can probably help.

[@SorestMercury]

Did you resolve the problem? I can still help if not

[@big.hiro7]

@@SorestMercury I fixed it, thanks for the offer though. Great video!

[@brandonkidd6738]

How did you fix this? Mine has the same problem. It follows the points but is offset to the right of the points by like 3 inches.

[@big.hiro7]

@@brandonkidd6738 Basically, The adjustment layer on which my saber was on got moved when I was moving one of the start or end points near the end of the editing. I think this caused the whole layer and saber got slightly moved down. To fix this, I would just reset the transform to the cursor thing in the middle of the screen

[@adbathevideomaker6378]

Noice , this looks fun and nice, but i dont have aftereffects sadly “(

[@SorestMercury]

I’m not necessarily condoning this, but there are ways around the price tag that you can find online

[@adbathevideomaker6378]

SorestMercury rly, alright, i mean ive hward adobe doesnt care if u get their products for free, so i guess ill see if i can try anything

[@SorestMercury]

You might consider checking out lemonsquid.com

[@adbathevideomaker6378]

SorestMercury allright i will check it out

[@antymanvav8560]

How do u make the blade go behind someone

[@SorestMercury]

You can do it a couple of ways, you can either create another saber layer temporarily (for the frames that it’s passing behind someone), and then have the saber layer that’s attached to the hilt end when it hits the part of the person that it’s passing through, and then have the other one begin on the opposite side of the body part you are trying to get it pass through so that it appears as if it’s passing behind them. The way I do it though, because I think it’s easier, is you duplicate your footage layer and then create a mask around your actor for the frames that you need the saber to go behind them, and then get the new mask layer and put it above the saber layer so that the saber layer will be behind it for the frames you desire. You might need to animate the mask some depending on how much your actor moves, but once the saber doesn’t need to be behind them anymore, you can trim the mask layer to stop. Hope this helps, just reply to this comment if you have anymore questions, I’m glad to help!

[@antymanvav8560]

@@SorestMercury Thank you very much this helped a lot.

[@SorestMercury]

Antyman Vav No problem, more tutorials to come :)

[@SorestMercury]

Probably not, it isn’t really the kind of thing I can make an entire tutorial over, if you need help with it though, I can help you

[@whetrn517]

SorestMercury please do I’ve been trying for a while and I’m to Dumb to understand

[@aemfilms9163]

I have a question how do u turn off the saber

[@SorestMercury]

Do the exact same thing to you did to turn it on, except have the values on the keyframes go from 0 to 100 when you want it to turn off instead of 100 to 0

[@aemfilms9163]

@@SorestMercury thank you so much

[@SorestMercury]

AEM reviews np man, thanks for checking out the video

[@1s1601]

Now all i need is talent to do this

[@SorestMercury]

It’s all in the video for you 🙌

[@DaK1ller]

Thats a thicc ass blade lmao. I would say more around 6 is a perfect core size imo

[@SorestMercury]

yeah, it really depends on how close you are to the camera. I was pretty close in this clip and I needed the bigger core size to cover up the entirety of a prop blade. It's also up to preference.

[@DaK1ller]

SorestMercury that’s true bro

[@SorestMercury]

🙌

[@pibezZ666]

Is there no way to track this? Not really 5 Minutes if it takes you 40 just to Keyframe.

[@SorestMercury]

I showed you how to do it in 5 minutes. If you are interested in vfx and are expecting really anything to take 5 minutes then you are unfortunately mistaken. Vfx can sometimes take hours to do a single shot, you can seek out a better tutorial if you do not find this one useful, but thanks for watching the video and I wish you the best of luck 🙌

[@kapanimations]

I can't find the saber in after effects after I downloaded it. I read your comment that you pinned, but i just can't seem to figure it out.

[@SorestMercury]

Have you restarted after effects after downloading the plugin?

[@kapanimations]

No, I’ll try that

[@kapanimations]

Ok, I was able to get the saber file on After Effects, but now I can't see the saber. Sorry, I'm very new to all of this.

[@kapanimations]

nvm i figured it out

[@SorestMercury]

SupaBrix Productions that’s ok, it’s alright to be new, everyone starts somewhere, good luck!

[@navajokris]

Cool. Now all I need is a pc

[@m26munk58]

Omg it’s a sorest Mercury face reveal!

[@cadenforst9724]

M26 Munk he’s the guy from ArcticKoopa 😳

[@m26munk58]

RadioactivePie ohh yeah

[@scsn7123]

Hey awesome tutorial but Before the saber comes out I can see the glow

[@SorestMercury]

Justimoviedownloads just trim your adjustment layer to where it doesn’t even exist until the point where you want the saber to start coming out

[@scsn7123]

SorestMercury yeah figured, thanks mate

[@cadeXRmusic]

for some ungodly reason it wont scrub

[@cadeXRmusic]

nevermind im an idiot this isn't davinci

[@SorestMercury]

Dang that sucks, I’m sure there’s ways to do this with davinci as well, unfortunately I can’t help you there 😔

[@ProAsiimov]

do more stuff like this pls

[@SorestMercury]

I plan on it :0

[@dingo2090]

the saber plugin doesnt appear for me :( Edit: Working fine now

[@SorestMercury]

You have to download it from the website first. It won’t appear otherwise. Be sure you’re installing it for the correct version of after effects as well, and try restarting your software after downloading.

[@caseuim9667]

Same it wont come up and I know u have the explanation it's just that I'm a beginner so ya

[@SorestMercury]

What version of after effects are you using? Are you sure you’re searching in the effects and presets tab?

[@SorestMercury]

If you haven’t resolved the problem blender for noobs, I can still help :)

[@SorestMercury]

Also, glad you got it working Jack Neave

[@johnmccartney62]

I just dont wanna take forever going frame by frame

[@SorestMercury]

Ok

[@thefakettv2323]

How long is the lightsaber you have? I'm looking for a reasonable sized one but they are all super short. However, the one in this video looks like a very decent size. And is you can, where did you buy the lightsaber?

[@SorestMercury]

I got it at target, however, I bought it many years ago. I don’t think they sell it anymore, I’ve had it since I was around 9 years old I believe (15 now). I know your struggle, I’m working on a short with lightsabers rn and couldn’t find any of adequate length so ended up having to make my own. You can probably find some decent ones if you go on eBay or are willing to spend a little more cash than a cheap plastic one. I know the one I have is Vader’s saber, but not much else, if that helps. Good luck!

[@thefakettv2323]

SorestMercury Thanks for the info

[@SorestMercury]

No problem

[@navajokris]

How do I convince my parents to get me a computer so I can edit properly instead of using mobile editing apps :( i literally cant convince them to get me one so i can edit my videos for my yt channel. i really want to grow big

[@MauricioJara]

Your best bet might be to save up many money, and buy one. If it’s too much, maybe a get a used one that can get the job done.

[@navajokris]

@@MauricioJara thnx bro

[@SorestMercury]

You can get computers decent enough for editing for less than $1000 now, I agree with the other guy, the best advice I can give you is just to save up

[@navajokris]

@@SorestMercury holy crap u replied to my comment.. thank u so much bro u made my day because i got noticed by a popular youtuber :)

[@SorestMercury]

I try and reply to all comments :). Idk how much I would consider myself a popular KZbinr, I only have 273 subscribers currently, but I’m glad you think so. I hope you get your PC soon, and thank you for the support!

[@ShalemBarak-gorodetsky]

it says 5 minutes but apearently I have to go frame by frame, this is the video I have not been looking for

[@SorestMercury]

@@ShalemBarak-gorodetsky yeah, I taught you how to do it in 5 minutes. If you intend on getting into visual effects and expect anything to actually take 5 minutes then you might want to consider getting a new hobby. Visual effects is art and it’s tedious work sometimes. If you want to look for a quicker way of doing lightsabers then go ahead, but you’ll have a hard time finding a simpler way than this.

[@ShalemBarak-gorodetsky]

@@SorestMercury I know I get it but I think there are better ways then going frame by frame,

[@SorestMercury]

@@ShalemBarak-gorodetsky you don’t necessarily have to go frame by frame, you could go every 3-4 frames instead. But any version of this effect is gonna involve some sort of key framing.

[@josephray6264]

The copilot web is insecure and browser keep giving warning when i want to download the saber 🤣🤣😑

[@SorestMercury]

Stealth gaming it’s either something with your antivirus/browser detecting a false positive, or you’re not on the right site. Can you link the site you were on so I can take a look?

[@josephray6264]

@@SorestMercury www.videocopilot.net/blog/2016/03/new-plug-in-saber-now-available-100-free/ yup

[@josephray6264]

Lol nevermind, its insecure on my browser but the file does not contain anything dangerous 😅

[@SorestMercury]

Good to hear :)

[@_Obi-Wan_Kenobi_]

0:02 The lightsaber is very unrealistic

[@SorestMercury]

Well considering that it’s a lightsaber, I think your expectations are too.

[@_Obi-Wan_Kenobi_]

You clickbaited

[@SorestMercury]

Uh... no? I said that I would be teaching you how to make a lightsaber in after effects, I then taught you how to make a lightsaber in after effects.

[@bullkotten3285]

Like the video if u find it helpful! I did so...

[@m.b786]

... mmmm add some tracker dot with green tap :|

[@SorestMercury]

m. B you could do that, but when you’re swinging the saber really fast like in a lightsaber fight (probably what most people will use this kind of thing for) there’s no way after effects will be able to track that automatically, and you’ll also have ugly green tape on your saber, which doesn’t look good, and then only way to remove it would be to paint it out, which would ultimately create more work to be done.