What I did:
Today, I finished up learning the basics in Adobe After Effects. I continued with the composition that I've had for the past few days and today I decided to learn how to add text. So, I added text to the composition in a unique sort of way so I wouldn't have to go into photoshop to actually put the text in. I also created a sort of vignette/portrait effect by black the sides so it looks framed. This effect can be used to give sort of a classy or picture effect. Finally, I learned how to split a video and the process is much different than in Sony Vegas.
Adding text:
What I learned:
Today I finished up learning the basics in After Effects. I learned how to add text, how to create a frame, and how to split a video. However, I also learned that there isn't a way to actually do a voiceover in after effects. After Effects doesn't have an option to do voiceovers and that really is a turn off because a lot of videos I do have voiceovers and After Effects doesn't provide that. However, I also learned that there is a way to do a voiceover but it's not in After Effects. You need to use an exterior program to record the voice over and then import it into After Effects and finally match up to the video. This is not something that I am fond of doing so I am going to be editing my YT videos in Sony Vegas.
1. I learned how to create text in After Effects. All you need to do is go to the top and click the giant "T" for text and create text on video. You can also select some text in the same layer and resize it. You could resize text in editors obviously, but After Effects allows you to select specific text in the SAME layer and do it.
What I plan to learn tomorrow:
Tomorrow, I plan to learn about transitions in After Effects. I would have liked to start on cinemagraphs but I do not have a tripod nor do I have any sample clips that I can use. I ask my teacher about this when I get back or maybe email him in the next few days. Tomorrow, I want to focus on transitions because even if I can't voiceover in After Effects, I can still create a montage and I've seen that After Effects has some really amazing "after effects" (get it, cuz After Effects). That is my goal for tomorrow.
Today, I finished up learning the basics in Adobe After Effects. I continued with the composition that I've had for the past few days and today I decided to learn how to add text. So, I added text to the composition in a unique sort of way so I wouldn't have to go into photoshop to actually put the text in. I also created a sort of vignette/portrait effect by black the sides so it looks framed. This effect can be used to give sort of a classy or picture effect. Finally, I learned how to split a video and the process is much different than in Sony Vegas.
Adding text:
Vignette Effect:
What I learned:
Today I finished up learning the basics in After Effects. I learned how to add text, how to create a frame, and how to split a video. However, I also learned that there isn't a way to actually do a voiceover in after effects. After Effects doesn't have an option to do voiceovers and that really is a turn off because a lot of videos I do have voiceovers and After Effects doesn't provide that. However, I also learned that there is a way to do a voiceover but it's not in After Effects. You need to use an exterior program to record the voice over and then import it into After Effects and finally match up to the video. This is not something that I am fond of doing so I am going to be editing my YT videos in Sony Vegas.
1. I learned how to create text in After Effects. All you need to do is go to the top and click the giant "T" for text and create text on video. You can also select some text in the same layer and resize it. You could resize text in editors obviously, but After Effects allows you to select specific text in the SAME layer and do it.
2. Then, I learned how to create a vignette. First, you have to create a solid which is just a box around your video that allows you to fill everything in with a specific colour. Since I wanted the vignette to be black, the solid I created was just black. Then, you go up to the rectangle tool and select the eclipse tool to make the round version. You can select rectangle if you want a rectangular portrait. Then you, right click on vignette layer and select "subtract" which allows the edges to be blacked out rather than the circle in the middle. Then you can also move and distort the frame to your liking.
3. Finally, I learned how to split a clip and the process is much different than in Sony Vegas and I definitely do not like it. All you have to do is press "Ctrl" + "Shift" + "D" and it splits the clip at that point. Now, pressing those keys isn't that difficult but what happens is kind of weird. After you split, the left side of the split goes down to a different layer and I don't like that because in Sony Vegas, it all stayed in one layer but this doesn't so you have line up all the clips you want rather split and deleting the clips you didn't want. This is also another reason that I will stay with Sony Vegas while editing videos. Maybe there is a fix to this but I haven't found it. If I come across it, I will update you in a future post.
Tomorrow, I plan to learn about transitions in After Effects. I would have liked to start on cinemagraphs but I do not have a tripod nor do I have any sample clips that I can use. I ask my teacher about this when I get back or maybe email him in the next few days. Tomorrow, I want to focus on transitions because even if I can't voiceover in After Effects, I can still create a montage and I've seen that After Effects has some really amazing "after effects" (get it, cuz After Effects). That is my goal for tomorrow.
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