How To Replace Your Sky In After Effects

Get 20% off your Motion Array Subscription!
If you are joining Motion Array, you'll use the following link:
motionarray.com/pricing?disco...
If you are upgrading from a free plan, please use this link:
motionarray.com/account/upgra...
In this tutorial we learn how to replace our sky in after effects. If you sky is kind of boring, or completely blown out, it can be really beneficial to replace it entirely. This process is actually easier than you might expect, so let's dive into After Effects and learn how to replace your sky!
Music Provided By Motion Array:
motionarray.com/stock-music/u...

[@timothycarpenter8390]

The clarity of your explanations is awesome sir. Thank you!

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

So happy to hear!

[@devonacrawford460]

went through 3 different tutorials before finding this one and really working things out, thank you!

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Cheers! So happy you found it!

[@pratikbabhulkar2295]

Did this today and it works ! love the results and it's not too much of a hassle. Thank you !

[@c1tylimits]

Thanks mate. Looked at 4-5 different tutorials. And yours is the best. GREAT commentary too A*

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Wow that's so kind of you to say! Thank you so much Alex!

[@zeusgyd422]

Excellent tutorial! Very well done!

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

So glad you liked it!

[@hvks2y5]

dude thank you so much. I had some unusable footage and now it's fixed

[@mr.ciiltire7817]

very helpful videos, thanks for your helping us, i like it.

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Thanks so much! We're so glad you found them helpful!

[@surjomedia857]

Beautiful video editing

[@MarceloSilva-rx1sd]

Thank you !

[@cthulhulalala7182]

I'm going to make video tomorrow. So hyped.

[@shekharborah587]

Very informative thanks alot

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

So glad to hear!

[@FeatherandtheWind]

Very good. Thanks for making this.

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Any time! Glad it could help!

[@HarleyBreakoutGuy]

i am using after effects cc 2019 i dont see track points after tracking camera :( what am i doing wrong?

[@isrhaul]

this is so great thanks a lot

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

So glad to hear, thanks Rhaul2

[@viktaur]

Great thanks!!

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Cheers!

[@dooyow3328]

thanks for tutorial.

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it!

[@hirschgrotte]

Thanks for the video!! This looks like a nice tutorial if only my camera tracker would work :/ Unfortunately it won't show any tracking points in the sky for me to choose :// Only a bunch of points on the subject, but none in the sky or anywhere around it.. :/ It's probably the footage but it should be contrasty enough for the tracker to find any points in my opinion~ Does anyone know what else I could try?

[@dimaspenggalih]

This is the best way to do it, at least for me.

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

So glad to hear! 😄

[@dimaspenggalih]

@MotionArrayTutorials Thank you so much. You guys saved my life. Haha

[@AwesomeMo-fs7yn]

ty, great video :)

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@NickBeatoMusic]

Thank you!!!!

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Any time!

[@imran7TW]

I LOVE YOU THANKS

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Cheers! Thanks imr!

[@carlosdoce1213]

this has been very helpful. So far I've managed everything except my sky is wobbly. I'm not able to fix it by changing the positioning since when it goes too far it goes all over hte place, and when it comes near it still goes crazy..

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Hi Carlos, two options, one would be to try re-tracking and choosing different points to base the camera track off of. If you're still getting wobble we'd suggest still pushing it back as far as possible in z space until the wobble stops. If wobble continues at a ridiculous amount of distance more than what we showed in the video then it has to do with the quality of the track as opposed to position

[@blackhole9869]

thanks for your tutorials hello iam biyal ria from nepal we don't know about new software so thast you have to learn us everything in videolike how to downlode the software and you have to learn us having make a full video thank you

[@VC1522]

It's Lima Blue!! And THANK YOU!

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Cheers! Any time!

[@6SixGod_]

some of you method completely correct but you need to add soild and camera and instead og dragging picture in timeline drag in picture in soild make id even better

[@Chrinsj]

You're a god

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Haha, far from it, but thank you!

[@nathansimcik4171]

I advice addictional use just Key cleaner after range selector it soft the edges :)

[@user-lr4kp5zw8y]

thank you veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery muchhhhhhhhh

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Any time!

[@trungsshadow]

How do you choose the tracking point?

[@HarleyBreakoutGuy]

i am using after effects cc 2019 i dont see track points after tracking camera :(

[@davidfiguerola9701]

don't be a pussy pd: it also happened to me :(

[@safimmi]

I know that this was ages ago but I got so frustrated with this. 1. Make sure "Show layer control" is checked in the View menu. 2. The tracking would not work if the size of your composition is different from the footage, so if you need to change the resolution or aspect ratio of the video you´re tracking, you can make a separate composition for the tracking and then import it to the final one. 3. Make sure you are on "Active Camera" in the render preview. 4. Check if the track point size is big enough. 5. Try to check the "Render track points" box in the fx options of the 3d camera tracker. This will also work if you already did the tracking process and camera, but you want to see the tracking points again. Hopefully, I could help someone. PD: Sorry for the wanky redaction, English is not my first language.

[@rihardsseso]

To stich your sky to solid you need to use pick whip with SHIFT

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Cheers!

[@manucamarixta]

what if the sky is same colour as the dress of the subject

[@PBCSandMarci]

what if i turn 180 in my shot and it looses the tracking points? edit: nvm it actually keeps tracking even when its off screen somehow? this app is awesome

[@HarleyBreakoutGuy]

i cant hold shift and drag, it wont let me

[@danylonyootoob7485]

It doesn't let me drag the picture under the footage

[@HarleyBreakoutGuy]

i cant see tracking points on my image?

[@Syhgma]

Probably a late reply, but try turning on Render Track Points in the inspector on the left side of the screen. Should fix your problem :)

[@TheMouseMusician]

what are the gismos for?

[@Israel2099]

Nice one

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Thanks!

[@abdirahmanhassan3863]

Thanks For Your Tutorials You Deserve Better If You Want Support Let Me Know

[@RaymanW]

WELL HELLO RANDOM GUY PASSING BY I NEED A SUBSCRIBER AS A SUPPORT :p

[@saikatchattopadhyay8263]

I don't know if I would get a reply, I am familiar with this technique and it did work in few shots quite well. However,in some shots tracker doesn't work at all. In one handheld shot there was bit of camera shake and I tried 3d tracker and it failed,then I tried Track Motion and it failed again . Everytime I try to parent the Null from trackers to Sky image ,it starts wiggling ,even when the null/solid from Track Motion stays still . I tried stabilization with warp and track+stabilize but it all went in vain. btw all my tracking points were really far away from subject. Do you have any solution for this or After Effects is not suitable for all kinds of sky replacements?

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Hi tyRiOn! Oh no, so sorry to hear about the trouble. Sounds like After Effects just might not like your footage specifically. 2 Things I would try. The thing I might try first is actually using Mocha tracker to track instead of the 3D tracker and it should be free and available in Ae depending on your version. If you go up to your menu and look for Animation > Track in Boris FX Motion you might be able to get a more stable track. We don't have a tutorial on this process in Mocha but we do have one that goes over Mocha a bit for another effect, not sure if that will be as helpful. at about 11:55 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKPal2OtfdmmbcU The other option is that we just released a video on how to achieve this in DaVinci Resolve and it's a 100% free program. I know switching projects is frustrating and it might not be what would be best, but if Ae just seems to not be doing it, I might suggest picking up Resolve for free and trying it there. This is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYrbhJyAeqtsf9U

[@saikatchattopadhyay8263]

Thanks a lot first of all for the detailed explanation and for the video too . I actually thought as Mocha is a planar tracker so it would be better to use a point tracker for sky replacements . For plane surface compositing I use Mocha or sometimes for cleaning . But I will try that out for sure. BTW I am actually a colorist but I use composites/cleaning sometimes for enhancements and I am an intermediate Resolve user. I saw that tutorial and I am a regular follower of your channel .It's just that I don't want to get into Fusion and if I have to move from Ae then I will go for Nuke . Thanks again,much appreciated !!

[@YourDreamsBoy]

Sir I watched your video 1st time, You are legend all of. Sir I salute you. Sir I want learn free VFX and CGI. can I learn any KZbin channel or any sites? Who tutorial provide free video. Sir please tell me, which software is good for VFX and CGI? Making video like titanic. In titanic movie which VFX and CGI software used.

[@Theafrican_tv]

Just use Blender.. It can anything from Titanic to Lord of the Rings

[@milessmiles65]

how did you make your motion array logo?

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

We used the "write-on" effect on our logo 😄

[@patricknye8294]

yall wont answer a question in the comments but you'll say thanks to anyone who idolizes you wth

[@SonnyHendrixx]

what if the sky is blown out, and close to skin tones...?

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

With the blown out sky we find that can actually help make it easier if you do a luma key. If it's close to skin tones we're not too sure unfortunatley, haha, we've never run across that before. Are the skin tones blown out too or is this a sunset situation where everything is warmer?

[@SonnyHendrixx]

Motion Array Tutorials everything is warmer, the spill on the edges of my subject go with it when I use colour range and try sliders to get more accurate targeting, but seems impossible.

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

@@SonnyHendrixx We're sorry to hear Rooks, that sounds like a situation where unfortunately manual rotoscoping might give you a faster result sadly

[@travis8665]

You change the skin tones to black and white. that way you will get a nice striped pattern in the sky like a tiger. Who doesn't like a tiger in the sky?

[@laurenpoulose1077]

I can’t get past the point where you transform the position all the way down and then scale it back up. It’s still jumping all over the place. I know this tutorial is a couple years old, but anyone else run into this and able to troubleshoot? Or know of a better tutorial for this issue?

[@dark_matter1335]

Is there a free alternative to after effects

[@travis8665]

Yes.. just go to freeloaders .com and everything there is free. You should see my new 458 Ferrari I got and they even sent the car to me. Its good for miserable bastards like you that want everything for nothing.

[@SMMedia888]

Yes Davinci Resolve, Fusion Compositing.

[@lasseo99]

i can't trim it

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

Sorry to hear. Can you tell us specifically what you had trouble trimming? Is there a timecode in the video that you're referring to?

[@joxefralte913]

Can u give me the image of the night sky with the moon on it

[@HarleyBreakoutGuy]

unsubbed i wrote i cant hold shift and drag it wont let me last year and you still didn't reply ....

[@Malachism]

DIS-selected. lol.

[@Nathaniel44Deluxe]

music is cancur

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

?