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Adobe After Effects CC: Motion Tracking & Compositing Basics
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(244 ratings)
13,304 students
Created byLife Progression Project
Last updated 12/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Motion Track Moving Footage
  • Replace Images In Footage
  • Motion Track Moving Objects In Footage
  • Remove Pimples/Acne From Actors' Faces
  • Hide or Remove Objects In Footage
  • Complete basic compositing
  • Use After Effects' Built In Tracker
  • Use Mocha AE For Basic Tracking Tasks

Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 1h 12m total length

  • Introduction1:14

    This lecture is an introduction to this course and will provide you with some information before you get started.

  • Course Content and File Organization2:17

    In this lesson we will go over the stock footage clips that we will be using throughout the course. We will also walk you through file organization in order to maintain a professional folder structure.

    **Be sure to download the footage.zip file so that you can follow along with the same footage!**

  • Mocha AE Motion Tracking **WATCH NEXT LESSON AFTER**8:48

    **NEXT VIDEO IS A LESSON THAT COVERS SOME NEW FEATURES IN AFTER EFFECTS**

    In this lecture, you will find out how to send footage from After Effects to Mocha AE, we will walk you through the basics of the motion tracking program.

  • Updated After Effects Mocha Workflow4:28

    **UPDATED LESSON**

    This is an updated lesson that covers the new workflow for using Mocha in After Effects to track data. Reference it as needed throughout the rest of the course!

  • Working With Mocha AE Data Inside After Effects2:34

    After you complete this lesson, you will understand how to use the data created inside Mocha AE to bring it back and apply it to your After Effects footage.

  • Hiding Objects On Moving Part Of Your Scene2:20

    In this lesson, you will learn how to use your tracking data from Mocha AE to remove parts of a moving object in your footage.

  • Removing Acne (Pimples/ Blemishes) From A Model Part 15:17

    This lesson will teach you some motion tracking techniques inside After Effects so that you can fix actor's skin issues in footage you have.

  • Removing Acne (Pimples/ Blemishes) From A Model Part 25:49

    In this Part 2 lesson, you will learn how to make a much larger mask track and use that new layer to remove blemishes from the face of an actor.

  • Checking In0:30

    We're checking in!

  • Replacing A Picture Frame Image In Moving Footage Part 15:35

    In this lesson, you will send footage to Mocha, track a picture frame and accurately create tracking data that follows the picture frame that scales and gets smaller over time.

  • Replacing A Picture Frame Image In Moving Footage Part 26:47

    This lesson will cover how to apply Mocha tracking data and use that info to control a logo that you have which effectively will replace a picture frame in moving footage. You will send learn how to create a much more realistic composite by utilizing blur, grain and color correction effects inside After Effects.

  • Removing An Object From A Scene In Moving Footage Part 14:07

    In this lesson you will learn how to study your footage in order to understand what the best parts of the frame are so that you can get the best tracking information. We will send our footage to Mocha AE, create tracking data and discuss the technique required to complete the task.

  • Removing An Object From A Scene In Moving Footage Part 28:21

    In this part 2 lesson, you will learn how to use the tracking data from Mocha AE to effectively remove an object from handheld moving footage. We composite rocks over a 3rd seal to remove the animal from the scene, effectively creating a scene that only has 2 seals.

  • How To Track and Composite to remove a blink7:12

    In this bonus lesson, you'll learn how to track and composite to remove a blink. Be sure to download the attached video file to follow along!

  • How To Create a Freeze Frame Effect in After Effects CC6:44

    In this lesson, Will teaches you how to create a freeze-frame effect in After Effects CC.

  • Bonus: Learn More About The Instructor & Other Info0:03

    Connect with the Instructor!

Requirements

  • Students will need to download a free trial of Adobe After Effects or have their own copy of the software installed

Description

Welcome to our Adobe After Effects CC: Motion Tracking & Compositing Basics Course!

This intermediate After Effects CC course will cover:

  • Image replacement in moving footage

  • Enhancing an actor's face by removing and cleaning up their pimples/acne

  • Removing objects from your scene

  • Tracking Techniques

  • Compositing Techniques

  • Adding/Removing Objects In Your Footage

  • An Introduction into Tracking inside Mocha AE

It will take you from the very beginning of opening After Effects, creating a composition, importing footage, opening Mocha AE for tracking, sending data back to After Effects and performing your composite into your footage.

Your instructor for this course is Will Bartlett. He has been using After Effects since 2006 for commercials, feature films, and animated creative projects. He is the founder of an established video production company in Toronto Canada and has been the Visual Effects Supervisor and Lead Visual Effects Artist on hundreds of projects including feature films and television commercials.

Our team will be available to answer any questions as well as help you with any issues you may come across while making your way through the course.

Even if you don’t have After Effects you can still take advantage of this course by downloading a free 30 day trial from Adobe, on their website. All you need to do is create a free account with them, it only takes a minute and you will then be able to start downloading After Effects.

Get started now with Adobe's visual effects program to enhance your footage today!

Who this course is for:

  • This Adobe After Effects course is meant for people interested in learning how to complete intermediate tasks inside After Effects such as tracking footage and compositing, Image replacement, Object Tracking, Removing Objects From Footage and more.
  • This Cours is probably not for you if you're a seasoned pro in After Effects. This course does not teach 3D motion graphics. It focuses on motion tracking and basic compositing

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