Remove Objects From Video in After Effects | Content Aware Fill

[@officialz3p]

If your "Generate Fill Layer" button does not show up after following the steps like mine did. Close the Content-Aware Fill panel and reopen it under Window> Content-Aware Fill

[@Ally880]

i literally love u omg bruh tysm

[@ZeebftblAep]

love you dude

[@jimenaruiz2448]

bro thank you so much

[@Pxrsche911]

Thank youuu!!!!!!!

[@mattburkey]

This is the solution I needed, thank you!

[@julixttx]

For those who's fill layer is still black, you need to make sure to switch back from your layer if you're in one to your composition.

[@gejacky7233]

翻译：对于那些填充图层仍然是黑色的人，如果您处于其中之一，则需要确保从图层切换回合成。

[@Emolederc]

thanks man!

[@sorryiwasinanotherworldforasec]

what do you mean? I dont understand :(

[@indigosay]

@@sorryiwasinanotherworldforasec click upper tab started with "composition" words

[@Isolation7v7]

@@sorryiwasinanotherworldforasec He just helped to translate your words into Chinese for non-English speaker :)

[@MrLogi]

If your layer is still black when working with multiple layers, I "soloed" the layer that I am filling since the layers underneath kept filling in the gap apparently and it worked!

[@seanlamothe1825]

This reversed a huge headache. Thank you so much!

[@DavidDufourq]

Just the best video tutorials ever!

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

I appreciate it ♥️

[@Grafixerskills]

Brilliant job done .. very Easy , shortest and in the simplest possible way .. Bravo .

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Thanks a lot❤️

[@shaunbrown3806]

The best Tutorial I have found so far, very grateful for this video looking forward to learning more from you, and of course I just subbed :)

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Thank you for the sub, won't disappoint you😁

[@ccc3]

1:43 - save before generating; if you know you know

[@JuliaFee1998]

What can i do if i don't see the mask in the fill target window. Mine is just transparent (the black from the mask is missing) and google brings no solution. Maybe I should add, that my Clip is 4:30 min long and i use the mask on different timestamps for like 10 seconds or so. Even if i cut it to the lenght that i need it at, it does not work. I did cut out the clips, so i have 6 layers with like 10-20 seconds and make the workarea appropriate to the clips, but still just a transparent window on the right side without the Black. (Hope you understand i am from germany and sometimes, there are a few words missing or i choose the wrong word 😅)

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

It might be because the time indicator is not on the clip that has the mask on it, that's why it's not visible in the content aware fill window. Other than that though I can't think of why it would not show if all the steps were followed as shown in the video🤔

[@JuliaFee1998]

@SmertimbaGraphics wow thanks for the fast reply. I will try if that is the fault. Do you have a discord by and chance? If it doesn't work maybe i can sent you a picture or so.

[@JuliaFee1998]

@@SmertimbaGraphics Thank you very much, that was Indeed the problem, i was slightly out of the Clip with the time Indicator, now it works. I am so thankful. Wish you a nice weekend and i send some greetings from germany.

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad to hear you've been able to resolve the issue. No problem at all, have a nice weekend✌️

[@JuliaFee1998]

@@SmertimbaGraphics one last Thing that now appears is that after clicking on the Button, it renders but the mask Stays Black and don't fill with something different.

[@Jason_Trau]

Any tips on how to make the process faster? Took my computer 1 hour for a 10 second clip for some sensor dust

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Not much you can do there except upgrade the hardware

[@AsrafMohamad-vq6lp]

Thanks a million! You saved my day!

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Any time!

[@13TheLostSpaceman]

Best video I found for this topic. Thanks a lot!

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad it was helpful✌️

[@JA809_]

Thanks man , learned something new today

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad to hear✌️

[@shaunbrown3806]

Just a quick one do you know how to remove and replace a background lets say the floor in this scene for example but keep tracking on it so that it doesn't merge with the characters feet, would be very grateful for knowledge on this as I am a total noob thanks in advance :)

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

To remove larger areas you should use masks or roto brush instead to mask out the whole area, then replace it with something else

[@shaunbrown3806]

@@SmertimbaGraphics I was afraid that was the case as I did a whole scene in blender which means I will have to delete the scenes I already created, if that makes sense I thought I could add new scenes without it interfering with the characters in movement.

[@shaunbrown3806]

All I really wanted to do is add a background, and stabilize it without it interfering with anything else.

[@MediaArtForm]

Can we add an effect like you did at the start on the erased object if we want?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Yeah, it works this way: you have the layer without the object at the bottom, then you have an original layer above it, you add a linear wipe effect to the layer above and keyframe it's transition completion

[@MediaArtForm]

@@SmertimbaGraphics thanks 😃

[@DavidFaxon]

Wait what?? It’s that easy? Thank you!!!

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Easy peasy😂

[@DirectorVision767]

You need a whole lot of ram if ur using 4k footage

[@bramvanscharen8705]

Very good video, unfortunatelly this only works for simple backgrounds, in mine very weird parts are created, containing parts of other areas in the video ... am i doing something wrong or is that the software?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

The results are different for each video, so there is probably nothing that you are doing wrong, it's AI and sometimes it creates weird stuff😁

[@keshiskesh69]

this is a really nice tutorial and it helped, thank you very much also just wanted to ask is there a tutorial where I can change the opacity of the object I masked in after effects

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

I don't have a tutorial for it, but you can adjust every mask's opacity in mask settings, next to feather and path

[@keshiskesh69]

@@SmertimbaGraphics managed to find it, but how would you make the mask of the object you made to only fade out with the rest of the background kept, as if I try that either the object will only appear and then fade out or if its just the background that appears that entirely fades with the masked object not showing

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You could separately rotobrush the object and have it appear and disappear when needed

[@adeebmalik2547]

Easy to follow tutorial thank you!!

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You're welcome!

[@___ghostsinthemachine]

THANK YOU!

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Welcome!

[@jorgeireyes]

Does this method apply/ work with moving objects that are coming into the scene?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

It does, but the results may vary based on the video

[@jorgeireyes]

@@SmertimbaGraphics hmm. Would you recommend After Effects or Premiere to remove a moving object that slides into the frame?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Premiere can't really do stuff like that, after effects for sure is the choice here.

[@samandarulhojayev2924]

Thanks bro ❤️

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Welcome ♥️

[@sonofthesea]

Very useful, thanks

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad it was ✌️

[@johneygd]

WooooW you telling me that if i want to remove certain objects in a video,that i only have to tell object aware filler algorithm to remove those objects in the first frame sothat it can do the rest automatically based on identical objects/ pixels it detects in the video??? whether reliable or not? Well if this is true,that would be really really time saving and mind blowing .

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Pretty much. It does a really good job at it too😂

[@johneygd]

@@SmertimbaGraphics holy cow.

[@SofieRPhoto]

Can I remove the background with this method? As I am working with something complicated for rotobrush to do easily. Thank you

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You should remove the background using rotobrush, content aware fill can't remove backgrounds since it needs to replace it with something else

[@zoomin.beclose]

thanx bro

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Welcome

[@dedibotak4685]

Bro when I click "generate fill layer", this text appears like this " After effects error : library call failed", how to fix this?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Haven't seen that one before, try googling it to see if there is a solution

[@snazzoid]

What if I dont' want the mask throughout the entire video? Just to remove objects that are not appearing from the start to the end?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Cut the layer at the points of the object appearing and track only that part, then content aware fill it

[@snazzoid]

@@SmertimbaGraphics Yeah, I figured it out literally a minute after I asked 😆. Thanks!

[@tazistarfire]

My fill layer is just black still after I generate. What did I miss?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Not sure why that happens, I've seen people commenting about it, hasn't happened to me yet🤔

[@VibePhoenix.]

wait for the process to complete and after the process is completed you wont have a black still.

[@GartBrand]

Very practical 👋👋

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Glad you think so!

[@GartBrand]

@@SmertimbaGraphics 🙏🙏

[@jamesarcher1]

For me everything works up until i press generate fill and it is generated but i can still see the black on the screen even after it is rendered, how do i remove the black?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You mean the fill layers are generated but not visible?

[@tazistarfire]

Same, how did you solve?

[@tazistarfire]

My fill layer is generated but it hasn't change in the preview window. It is the same as before I generated@@SmertimbaGraphics

[@Junabku]

same problem here, the mask is still black after the fill layer, didnt even track properlyt, i had to manually track it.

[@sorryiwasinanotherworldforasec]

im confused to

[@donnellodom5729]

I'm working on a beach scene to remove a person by the water. I tracked the mask manually. When i generate fill layer the outcome wasn't what expected. The wave lines of the water are off where the person was standing and is very noticeable. Is there a fix for this, did I do something wrong, or is it impossible because of the moving water?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

It has limitations but generally the result turns out decent and usable, try a few more times

[@buffeddave]

If you have the effect "Rolling Shutter Repair" on the target clip, this all won't work. Delete the effect and the mask will appear in the tiny "content awuwu fill" window.

[@farhathussain4534]

my layer is still black and didnt make any difference. what did i do wrong. please help

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Did you go back to the main composition view?

[@farhathussain4534]

​@@SmertimbaGraphics I don't know , how to switch back to main composition view

[@GiovanniiPh]

why when I go to generate fill level does pick a folder open and it doesn't generate anything? can someone help me thx

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Make sure you go back to the composition view to see the results

[@Karthii453]

Hey Man how can I remove a object that is behind the person? Any way for that

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

It wouldn't really work that well, track the mask manually for better results I guess.

[@Karthii453]

@@SmertimbaGraphics yaa i thought that anyway this one is 🔥💯

[@youtubewatcher2006]

My mask is set to Subtract, yet nothing shows up in the Content Aware Fill window. It stay pitch black. Any ideas why that is?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Go back to the composition view

[@youtubewatcher2006]

@@SmertimbaGraphics That didn't work. The fix was to solo the layer.

[@NadonzaJeanelC]

i have a black in the part of the words i need to remove how i do fix this?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

It's designed to work on footage, not sure about the text, maybe painting over with the same color helps

[@Caroline-pk9jq]

The mask is tracked well in the beginning but then loses the object slightly. How do I adjust the mask without manually changing it in each frame?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You can adjust it at the frame it starts losing the object and track forward from there, if it still doesn't do the job then manually adjustment is the best you can do

[@dulaz_z]

When I use Subtract mode in After Effects only transparent masking appears, it doesn't turn black like in the tutorial, can anyone help?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You probably have transparency grid toggled, it's fine either way, proceed with the rest if the tutorial

[@CiclismoEnCasa]

WHAAAAAAAAATTTTT!!!!??? Thanks!!!

[@SolatrumMortale]

The object I want to remove is only visible for part of the clip. It appears and disappears and I can't cut the clip. How do I tell it to stop?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Select the work area (B, N shortcuts) before you do content aware fill

[@SolatrumMortale]

@@SmertimbaGraphics Awesome, thank you!

[@Rhin0beak]

My problem is a hand passes in front of the thing I want to edit out and it messes it all up

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

If it's a large area then content aware fill might struggle

[@priyanshukushwaha2197]

Bro its taking forever how much time it takes to you to render and give me some tips for fast rendering

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Like 10-15 seconds

[@priyanshukushwaha2197]

@@SmertimbaGraphics how whats your specs

[@priyanshukushwaha2197]

@@SmertimbaGraphics bro literally mine takes 1 hr just to render 30 out of 224🫠 is it becz im using free version or something else becz its a ryzen 7 and rtx 4060 laptop

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Ryzen 5600 32gb ram rtx 3060 ti, nothing fancy😂

[@priyanshukushwaha2197]

@@SmertimbaGraphics 16 gb ram here🫠

[@dalibenrayana5040]

i can't find generate fill layer as you

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Find and enable content aware fill window

[@DirectorVision767]

How much ram do u need tho?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

My laptop has 16 gb ddr5 and even then it doesn't crash, it could just slow down once the rams full

[@priyanshukushwaha2197]

Broooo in my mask parent and link is not showing😭😭 any solution

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You don't need parent and link for this video, but you can toggle/switch the modes or right click and enable it that way

[@priyanshukushwaha2197]

@@SmertimbaGraphics thanks but i get the solution its my fault that i didnt complete my mask😝😝 but thanks for reply

[@signitemedia648]

My rendering is extremely high and my laptop hates it. It's a really short clip, what's wrong here?

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Not much you can do there, use hardware encoding if available, that's best you can do

[@totopiccillocool]

Id tried to right click but it wouldn't right click for me

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

What time exactly?

[@squeaky_buddha]

SORCERY! 🧙🏼‍♂

[@PTFWWDB]

this process is still convoluted as hell

[@winproduction7585]

It said out of memory for me

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You need at least 16 gb of ram to run smoothly, also increase the amount dedicated in preferences, memory

[@winproduction7585]

@@SmertimbaGraphics Thank you

[@user-kp6ud7ht4z]

why wouldn't you show us how to manually adjust the mask?????????

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Well, you just select the individual points of a mask and move them to make adjustments

[@johnbaumgartner]

That's one object. You said objects. Can't out how to do more than one.

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You can just repeat the steps for a different object in the same video, it will create another generative fill layer to fill the gap

[@varbiecore]

is it free

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You need adobe subscription for after effects to work, if that's what you meant

[@DirectorVision767]

You have a quantum computer? Cuz I have laptop with a 3070ti + 64 gb of ram and it crashes 😂😂

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

Nah, I've got 3060 ti with 32 gb ram but it's a desktop pc, never had crashing issues when removing objects, it usually happens when using third party plugins

[@gamingbd7836]

bri bangladesh

[@rw3452]

Did not work

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

What part of it did not?

[@rw3452]

@@SmertimbaGraphics basically created a blank layer 😞

[@SmertimbaGraphics]

You have to target an area with a mask, once the mask is there and its mode is set to subtract, it should recognize it and create a fill layer

[@rw3452]

@@SmertimbaGraphics honestly I did do that 😇. Thanks for the help but I needed to create a ref layer in photoshop and just freeze that layer 😞