After Effects Tutorial - Swap Heads

Learn how to swap your head with another body in After Effects & make it an animated gif! Endless possibilities... Make sure to subscribe to stay up to date, and follow me on social @notiansans!

[@DonivDecap]

Hey Ian, great stuff as always! Although you can avoid the trip to Premiere by just choosing to Queue in AME from After Effects. Media Encoder has the option to export as a GIF without needing to create another video file.

[@LearnHowToEditStuff]

Oh, I didn't even realize that! Thanks for the tip!

[@elijahmock]

Yes that is so much easier.

[@misharth]

You do realize that sometimes when you press a key to perform an action and not inform us which key you pressed it can bring the whole tutorial to a halt for some of us.

[@Tmeek2]

HOW DO YOU DO THE ROTATION ANIMATIONS

[@shushbush]

Agreed, he assumes you know a lot of what you are doing.

[@JackTheGreat]

Is your grandpa a boomer

[@RobertLawrence1]

On that note. How do you create a mask from the face? How about a reference to another video if nothing else?!

[@johnsoneze7351]

sidharth mishra please what the app name

[@merlynnburns6043]

Thanks for making it simple and clear. This was my first project in AE and I have you to thank that it worked.

[@SashaFromSaintP]

The intro is really sick! Definitely needs to be explained:) And thank you for the rest of the video!

[@vehee]

bro..this is so clean! all thumbs up

[@josephfconti]

I love the sidebar commentary, haha. Great personality.

[@samjain2252]

thank you very much sir i am sstudent studying after effects i forgot some of the steps but after watching your tutorial i cleared that .you a gem

[@rujo1997]

Ey man! I really like your stuff. As an aspiring editor myself, I really find your video's extremely useful, and they've helped me a lot. Keep it up man!

[@charboul6804]

dude it's my first time ever watching on e of ur videos, not only your video is gold in in formation but you are aslo very funny, which makes stuff stick in people's head. your work is simply amazing! I subscribed ofc, and i'm willing to watch a lot of other tutorials!

[@TheServantofpeace]

This was helpful and straight to the point

[@Luminationz]

Hey man nice video, seriously you did a great job making this tutorial! I like how straight forward and upfront you are with us.

[@FutureNotFixed]

Great title for a video as I am looking for one that actually shows how to replace or swap heads on after effects. You should make one.

[@maximt1401]

2024 and im here to say a big thank you ! Took me ages to find a decent guide on this .. Yours is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Divineshot]

That new intro though 🔥 Great tutorial man! Lol 👊🏽

[@FrostyG87]

God finally an easy and detailed tutorial

[@hitchannel7777]

Very good and very funny, pressed the wrong keys a few times laughing.

[@PeterSierra]

Thank you. that was fun. Grat intro into AE for new users. Very powerful tool.

[@Eagle0watch7dv]

Bro you're a freakin genius thank you!!!!! You just earned a sub.

[@thegeekknows8534]

The intro was the best intro in whole youtube Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!

[@navamuelandres]

Thank god u made this tutorial!... love

[@frouMagician]

That Intro was Sick !!

[@AlejandroBelloRD]

Ok. I got lost after the Pen Tool step. What was I supposed to do after encircling the subject's face? It is not shown nor explained. Thank you.

[@RobertLawrence1]

I understand that these are basic concepts to the guy doing it, but for the areas where you JUST GLANCE OVER IT, how about providing a link. It is another video you can create WTF?!

[@belenfamilyvlogs]

very nice and informative

[@hdmedia2956]

For centering anchor pt use Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + Home

[@Cold_ViKing]

Maaaan, that intro :D So sick!

[@noclafthewizard]

thanks man. this really helped :)

[@achrafelmaaroufi3631]

That intro be dope afffff

[@DhalsimUK]

Worked like a charm on my 2nd run through - many thanks.

[@ibmthinkpad2951]

your video is really helpful.. i really wanted to learn after effects but some video is so complicated and not detailed.. your video is easy to follow, hope you have more after effects tutorial.. you have new subscriber here.. thanks

[@alexrizzo7740]

great video man, exactly what I was looking for!

[@WanJieMing]

To make it better, add Motion blur and it's better to track the rotation of the head

[@waynefederico9396]

Thx Bud ,,I learned so much on this one..lots of little tips.. Now to put my dogs head on the cat..

[@originalsuki]

Simple, fast= Perfect! Just what I was looking for. Certainly worth smashing the subscribe button. Thanks, man!

[@omermenashe3481]

LOVE THE NEW INTROOOO Also, could you please upload a video about how you use labels and colors in your timeline? Seems like you've mastered it and I feel like good tips about that will be helpful

[@BafoYT]

Love this new intro ! Gj :P So much style in that gif ;)

[@carl61181]

Great job !!!

[@haticebanuakkaya7690]

That’s what i am talking about love you dude👍🏻👊🏻❤️

[@someguy604]

Not the best tutorial for new users. You gotta tell us what keys you were pressing on the keyboard when you're doing the action.

[@Tmeek2]

HOW DO YOU DO THE ROTATIONS

[@Emma-uv9jq]

thanks a lot man for this great video♥

[@Jesse_Lane]

You’re awesome, dude!!

[@sebaskaw8624]

Love the intro!

[@newbie8520]

Ooo Mama, Nice intro and tutorial as well

[@md.rezuanurrahman3361]

You are the best man😘

[@rune729]

i love the intro!!

[@hagtool1]

thanks for this wonderful tutorial!!

[@michaelsibarani905]

Nice intro dude!

[@karansarswal1962]

AWESOME INTRO!!

[@chrisl3705]

LIterally the best tutorial i have watched thank you good sir.

[@owwjorgeTV]

wow thanks for this bro.. your awesome!

[@Saadkhan-xr2fj]

Can we add video instead of picture for tracking plzz tell me

[@sichen7093]

Thank you!

[@LeoCody1]

Friggen Genius, Thank you

[@uniworkhorse]

Could you do one with a live head? Like masking the moving source head then putting it on another body

[@InternetGod]

Unicorn Workhorse yeah I agree doing a picture is to easy and not as visually pleasing

[@jeremykirby9300]

U can do the same with video just rotobrush the face and parent that instead

[@uniworkhorse]

Jeremy Kirby yes, but the face of someone else may also be moving. Wondering if there's another way to realign the face while it's moving that aren't position keyframes... Perhaps I could change the center point of the rotoscoped video...

[@rinzi1633]

iam also asking for same thing as u

[@Scamspam]

yes pls

[@AleKay333777]

That amazing intro at the beginning!!! 😍 0:00 - 0:07 Please make a tutorial about it.

[@FutureNotFixed]

he should make a tutorial promised in the title too. That would be really great.

[@jerichopilapil3476]

How did you crop your picture head?

[@Rob_Reviews_Leftism]

Good video, I gotta play it at .75 speed to keep up though. I'm a beginner with AE and I can't figure out how to release the anchor, you left that part out lol.

[@danphamx]

Dude awesome video. Take my upvote and subscribe!

[@FreedomToSeek]

Great video

[@rinzi1633]

amazing video i subscribed

[@sakuraseed4247]

Perfect!!! I’ll watch this in the morning cause I’m too tired rn. But it’s just what I’m looking for!!!!

[@GORBIX]

very motivating , great

[@ebeatty71]

Great video Is there an app that can do this easier for those that don’t have the software or adobe video skill set?

[@MichaelHurdleStudio]

Nice video bro.

[@mirkafarkasova2425]

youre great, thanks

[@BloodBoughtMinistries]

thanks dude!

[@jasonramlal5972]

hey can show how to render several head expressions of the same head. like happy , angry , sad etc..

[@adrianbonpin]

Eyyyyyy... an introo

[@vishnuhareesh281]

love your owsla hat

[@saulbelford7618]

would it not be better to put anchor point lower so head tilts like it attached at neck???

[@MrBestentertainment]

The head rotation was some good trick! would you teach how to morph from front view into side view instead of simple rotation?

[@kingbo2699]

Great video thank you bro

[@marcioandrade71]

Thanks for the tutorial! Helped a lot! That's because was my FIRST time using the AF and did exactly you showed. Just a suggestion, when you are teaching show and speak a little slower! thanks

[@kushalmeghwal102]

Hey man I watch your video of Adobe pre I like it and now I wanted to know how to swap our face "video" to other video um not just photo I'm talking about video

[@hananrifki5241]

Some meme lords maybe born from this video Thank you

[@gioshekiladze8246]

Thank u bro ❤️❤️ very helpful

[@tunechiphilips1864]

You d best man..

[@mitch8020]

Not sure if you even look at messages on this anymore, but can you suggest how to speed up the tracking. I'm trying this and it took about 4 minutes to do 1 second.

[@foggydefroggy7337]

new intro PogChamp

[@ImajenThat]

Can you swap multiple heads in a clip using this process? Will After Effects track multiple points in the same clip?

[@brandinojam24]

Could you track more than one object in the same clip?

[@VIVALAVERSA]

can you actually 3d camera track this instead of using the normal tracker??

[@parthmanocha9195]

Sick intro ♥️♥️🔥

[@pritishparihar6752]

Someone good a cool intro here 👏😘

[@whyim]

useful skill,thanks

[@dvanlinton]

great video can you do a video on how to swap face like adding a side view when someone turns their head and how to mask when someone walks into view.

[@timdaye2018]

Thank you very much for sharing this video. This is very helpful. I do have one question. Lets say I have a video and the subject waves his hand in front of his face or stands behind a microphone. What is the best way to have the hand, microphone, etc not disappear behind the new head you have put on top of the body? Thank you very much for your time!

[@JocramThe]

this was really and easy to follow. now, what if i wanted different face pics in different parts of the video. is there a tutorial for that?

[@abacadusale]

That intro!!!!

[@ShaheenVynzOfficial]

Thanks

[@X30T]

Mmmaaaan that intro!

[@moviegoer94]

So it's a..... build your own JibJab? 😅 Nice intro 😎✨

[@JessejustJesseIsInYourHouse]

Lol I’m trying to put some dream man’s face to the people who were dancing the torture dance for my friend XD This was really helpful!

[@lildavidthefisherman4233]

how dare you call them "the people"

[@JessejustJesseIsInYourHouse]

RealAIDEN sorry lmao my friend who LOVES anime told me to do that XD I have no idea who they are

[@stormyweather126]

Could you link which one you use? Of After Effect?

[@Derek86ixt]

Nice intro!

[@ClementWilfredweidle]

Can we do this in premiere pro?

[@finn5492]

what if i only want this effect in a small part of my full clip? how do i make the face invisible before and after its to be tracked?

[@rexcody10188]

guessing you never got an answer to this =( I am trying to do that too and I can't

[@nightingale189]

i havent tried yet, but maybe cut the clip as a separate video, and once you finish that, you can put the clips back together?

[@mr.biggy0750]

Lol whay do you mean you can just shorten the clip of the image of your face..?

[@NEUROMANCER2077]

For me its not defaulting to Tracker.. Its stays default on the actual video. What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions, please.

[@adalqureshi3515]

is there anyway to wrap the image on the video face tracking area? want to stick my sons face on Terminator 2 Arnold's scenes lol

[@jiji6787]

Can you show if this can be done with 2 videos instead of a still pic - overlay a face from one video onto another video ? Not worried abut creating a GIF but an actual vieo format

[@mr100x3]

Can this be done on a cell?