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  • Hello . I use and work on A.T. 4 . When i choose “ Clone Stamp Tool “ , i see frames and video clip so faded and not as original . How can i solve this problem ?

  • @Merturkoglu2 I would imagine that your opacity setting is set to low, try to set it higher and see if that helps.

  • I tried to do it too... enjoy my channel :)

  • How to make them physically interact. Like hugging or shaking hands?

  • @Se7enLe7eN Hugging or shaking hands is a bit more technically challenging. I think what i would do is have a double...so..clone 1 shakes doubles hand..then they switch places and shake again. You would want to use a static background and make sure you mask clone 2's back ground out so its using the static background..or clone ones background..

    I have not done this mind you just how i think i would approch it (sorry for the delay..been busy with school stuff)

  • hey i have a question wat type of computer are u using (windows xp , windows vista , or windows 7 ect.)

  • @mrgimpkid Currently using a window 7 machine. Intel core 2 duo e6850 with 4 gigs of ram and a nvidia 560 Ti...its not a power house but it gets the job done

  • Very good...

  • @GL1TCH3R123 No im not aloud

    

  • watch the video i uploaded where i use cloning please :D

  • does that photo shop you use come with after efects

  • @MrRaWR96 i have Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium and it comes with after effects, photoshop, and premier..as well as a few other things

  • theres a easier way takes 40 seconds ... LITTERALLY

  • @sackboy92 Er..yeh..its not a hard process :)

  • why does the photo shop layer small and pixle e

  • @isaiahguinus Not sure why your photoshop layer is small with pixilization. It usually happens when your source image is not that good.

  • cool!

  • Hey, quick question. Does the Camera have to be still? If it was a pan shot, would it still work?

  • @mrquintontheone The camera does not have to be still but it does need to be the same. That is if you pan you want to make sure that shot 2 is a repeate of shot 1. Depending on your imagination and tech skills this can be a bit hard. Easiest low tech way i can think of to do this would be mounting the camera on a wide train track and letting the engine pull it arround the track. You could probably do this for under $100 easily.

  • Nice vid! Check my clone vids out if you want. I use the suposed advanced method that allows me to interact with objects through diferent time frames. Just please check it out xD It would help alot, thanks!!! ;)

  • Instead of saving a Photoshop player you can make it a Freeze frame.

  • @DTxOctavariumx Great point there, although, I tend to like to have it as Photoshop layer as it allows me to go in and manipulate or mask various things easier than in after effects.

  • @helishorn I meant layer* but thats true but everyone has photoshop. I do. Just the others.

  • Hey man im still working in a proyect like that, could you explain me how to create that layer in photoshop, the main charactericts. It would be so helpfull. Thanks

  • @andresurfe Yeh. Composition > Save Frame As > File command to export a flattened and rendered version of the file to the PSD format.

  • /watch?v=f5io2EPIcJg clones, short video

  • simply awsm man grat work will u plz guide me for last transt that how u enter from light

  • @kumadikumadi Do you mean the transporter effect? If so look under my name and follow the 6 transporter tutorials i put there

  • this video helped me thax

  • where can i download it ??? please tell me :\

  • @IgOtThatFreshSwagg adobe.com is where you can down load the program

  • 5 years old... KOOL.

  • @helishorn its weird,how do i solve the lighting problem?1 side is brighter than the other

  • @Rand0mn3z lighting is always a problem when doing this effect and it is why movies generally do cloning effects in a studio where they can control the lighting. So...If your doing it outside try to pick a day that either has no clouds in the sky, or a day where its completely overcast. This will keep pesky clouds from changing the lighting. Second try to pick a time of day where the light is not changing much..like noon. OR..get some cheep lights from home depot, block out windows and go crazy

  • @helishorn Ok thanks :)

  • This is awesome, I just got After Effects and this is really gonna help me out.

  • Hey, everytime I draw the mask, instead of showing the second image, the other side of the video is just pure black. the clips are lined up, I'm drawing the mask on the top layer... The mask is on add... What am I doing wrong?

  • @Lief825 Lief, set it to invert

  • @superstarben37 I did, it just switches the side which turns black. For example, the masked out part turns black... I invert it and the non-masked out part turns black, or vice a versa

  • what program is this?:-).

  • @KEGLETASH Its after effects..i think 3

  • @helishorn I agree

  • @KEGLETASH Adobe after effects ;)

  • ok im masking but when i do its just straight black

  • @halofreak963 My guess is that your doing a masking layer but have nothing underneath it

  • wouldnt it be easier to just duplicate the layer 3 times and the bottom layer u "freeze frame" ??

  • @MrCraz898 Yes you could also do this. Personally though i like to have a bit more control over my masks and layers and i find using a picture i can just pop it into photoshop and mask it there then bring it back into after effects for a really tight look. Also i have noticed that if you have three big video files your end result can be rather large..

  • @MonsterMaxwell its a 6 minuet video and tells all the steps throughout it

  • When ever i add a effect i get these green crosshairs and those crosshairs cover the entire screen and i cant do anything about them D:

    The Crosshairs are there when i render the video and everything.

    can some one help me?

  • @legosareus If i have not answered this already..the green cross hairs mean you have a unlicensed aftereffects plugin installed. The cross hair is their way of saying you can use the program but if you dont want the cross hairs you need to pay..

  • six years later i found this helpful :P thanks man

  • can you use a video clip instead of a picture as the background shot? in other words can you add the clone onto a moving clip?

  • @dmanyanksfan Yes you can. Essentially you would be making what they called a traveling matte. This was a common effect in the 1940's before the advent of actual camera chroma key...Ie green screen and blue screen. The key here is to do a really good job on your masking job or the effect will not look really good.

    Honestly though if your going to be doing this a lot i would suggest you save time and money by getting a green screen and lights.

  • @dmanyanksfan

    Omg thanks for asking this Question

    and thank you Helis for answering

    ,i been searching for what that was.

  • Thanks, I can clone things in like 10 seconds its really easy thank you

  • So hard

  • When i did what u did on 2:04 ; 2:05 it didnt worked i always saw that think (sorry im bad in english)

  • @GamerProfession So the process of masking out the tripod and making it vanish does not make sense? Ok first off i would point you to the video i made having to do with basic masking techniques.

    The idea on this (watch the masking video) is that your background= the background without the tripod. You mask out the tripod and the background shows through. This is a frustrating idea at first and fowled me up the first time too. Tell me how it works out and if it does not ill do what i can to help

  • nice vedio,Subscribed.

  • sony vegas?

  • @46Charlie46 No, this was done in after effects. You can do it in sony vegas but i found it to be a harder process when i tried it a while back.

  • @46Charlie46 i can teach you ANY effect in sony vegas including cloning just pm me

  • @justjarryn thank you, look i will start a show on youtube soon, mabe you can help me in technical things, if you want tell me and I´ll send you or post in video responses a trailer about the show etc.

  • @46Charlie46 yeah cool

  • @justjarryn ok, I will box you, but there are like 2 weeks before the show starts ill contact you, but still messaging me

  • @46Charlie46 so wats the show about?

  • @justjarryn well, im mexican, this will be in spanish, soon i will send you the info, i want you to make an intro for me in sony vegas, i will give guitar lessons by video, so if you can start it, the title will be "Como Tocar Canciones" or "CTC" (remember it is spanish) so thank you for helping, bye

  • Too cool.

  • looks brilliant

  • USING THE IMAGE DOESN'T WORK when i put the still photoshop image it doesnt work as a mask it just makes were i mask black

  • @WTVBqdemon Yep..that will happen. Let me explain..Your first layer is the mask that gets rid of your tripod/object. Cutting it out with the mask tool with make it turn black so you have to inverse or use a subtraction mask instead of an additive mask.

    Now you need to place objects on the next layer under your mask..So mask is top layer..other object is second layer. This should fix your issue, if not write something here and ill try to help yeh :)

  • @helishorn thanks, that helped problem solved :)

  • thank you very much

  • you sound like eric surf 6

  • cool

  • Thanks mate - you inspired me to make my own (After Effects cloning - Office Hijinx)

  • can you make a tutorial to invisible man ??? pls

  • @spark21ful Wish i had time. However the effect could be done just the same as the tripod holding the glass. In this case though the tripod is you. Just use the background image to mask yourself out of thepicture. I would also try not to grip anything your holding because it will mean you have to mask your hand out..which could get tricky.

  • Hey Helish can you tell me how would you go about syncing up like dialogue. Like how would be able to tell when clone B is supposed to speak to clone A so you can time it accordingly. Like do you have earbuds, guess, or is there another method?

  • @SoraNashimi good question. There are a few ways i could think of. The first thing i would try would be having a off camera friend speaking the opposite lines..that is they would speak the lines for the opposite clone when one clone was talking. This would ensure a more natural dialog. Then it would just be a matter syncing up the two dialogs.

    You could also have a recording of the first clone you listen to...play that dialog back and have clone a respond to it. Just two quick ideas though

  • Do you know how to do cloning while the camera is moving, like panning across the scene?

  • @wesuckbadly This is a harder effect but still doable if you have the set up. Essentially you do the same thing i did but you make sure for each pan (camera movement) that the camera is in the same position at the same time. Do your first pan with nothing..second with your first clone..third with your second clone..

    if you can..watch the special features on charlie and the chocolate factory as they did the very same effect with a motion control rig.

  • Hey helishorn, I love the video, really. thank you ! :)

    But, can you tell me wath is the "Layer1.psd' and whene can i find it ? :o

  • @SouhaiLSnake Layer1.psd is a background layer with no actors or props in the shot. In the case of this video its without me in the shot or the tripod. You use the layer to make things disappear by essentially masking the item out. To create this layer you need to (in AE) go to the frame you want to be your background..then go up to composition..and down to save frame as..i save it as a psd which is a photoshop file.

    Hope that helps :)

  • HOly shit you put the video on youtube the day the wii came out

  • Great tutorial -thanks for your expertise. 

  • @dougart11 Glad you like it. Im far from an expert but i do like playing around when i have time

  • nice

    

  • Does this work with every adobe after effect software? If not, which version of after effects is this?

  • @Stephiefulable Yes it should work with every adobe after effects software. Some of the buttons might be in different places mind you but the key concept is the same across the board.

  • @helishorn Alright thanks! I'm downloading a trial right now :) nice tutorial!

  • i just got cs4 and i dont know how to use it. lmfao, how do i save the file? lmfao, i know it sounds stupid but how do i save the end project so i can put it on after effects? because when i put the files on ae, it is just seperate layers, is there like a flatten button like in photoshop? so confused...

  • @PhilliFlippy After effects is a bit different. You import your video and images and then you have to put those videos and images into the time line area. This way you are never touching the source files at all. Think of it this way...you have your file space and then your work place..your work place is at the bottom and labeled timeline..this is where you layer your effects and fun stuff.

    hope that helps....

  • @helishorn i guess. T_T i bought premiere and after effects, but i guess i just have to play around with it.lol. i thought it would be like photoshop where i can just "flatten" the layers and just create the scene. but ill get it sooner or later ^_^

  • hey this question may have been asked before, but when shooting your film did you use just act out one part on the left and cross to the right to act out that part in one whole film? thx

  • @FostThenLound I acted through both parts. First i filmed the background with no tripod..then put it in place..then acted left then right..If you can replicate the exact lighting and camera angle though you don't really need to do that. A good example of this technique on the big screen is the new charlie and the chocolate factory movie. if you cant get a hold of the special features..watch it..Each umpa-loompa has been cloned using this technique..

  • THIS LOOKS SHOPPED

  • @ShadowwwLFS You can tell because of the pixels im sure :P

  • @helishorn Exactly.

  • Nice toot man. But one question. I have a project of a freefalling dog. It goes about 15 secs and moving each anchor point is difficult. Is there anyway to lock the mask to the layer that is in 3D space?

  • @LynchTheGrynch Unfortunately the answer is yes..and it involves masking each frame. The process i believe is called rotoscoping and even the big movie company's like lucas arts have to do it. Now the nice thing is after effects is good enough that you don't have to do every frame. That is, if you mask frame 1 and 32 the program will try to move the mask accordingly. The more points you make the better the mask though..

  • @helishorn Appreciate the feedback, even though you are bit to late since I finished that project. What I ended up doing is using atransparent PNG file and some camera tricks. A bit easier.

  • Very nice tutorial.

  • thnx

  • is this after effects cs4?

  • @Deathapple661 I believe this was Cs4, At the time of the video i was changing from CS3 to CS4 though so i could be wrong...now with CS5 coming out im trying to see how deep my pocket book is :)

  • @helishorn oh ok

  • @helishorn looks like cs3 i might be wrong

  • @wightknight121 not sure myself..was moving from cs3 to cs4 then..the effect can be done in either though

  • @helishorn k i have 3 and it looks live that

  • @Deathapple661 no it's cs3 :)

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  • the mask area goes black?

  • @bmxpro97 Remember to have the video you is masking at top, and you have to have another footage under that

  • @bmxpro97

    You can set the mask to add or subtract. if you set it to subtract then it will indeed go black. Think of it as taking away only that information.

    The trick i use here is having a background layer that does not contain the tripod. When you subtract the tripod you will see the background layer. Its mearly visual trickery and allows you to still interact with the tripod..or whatever you have set up there..

  • how did you do the star trek effect?

  • @metalisgreat94

    Luckily i have made a quick tutorial on how to do that very effect. Look at my profile and my videos..should have 6 various basic effects for your telephoning fun.

  • i have a queston!

    does adobe affter effects work on the mac?

    and how much do u think it would be for the program!?!

  • yes, and about $1000, but getting it for free is a lot better. youtube it good way to save a lot of money

  • @KingdomHearts249024

    Yes AE is on mac - it cost some where in the ball park of € 900 ($1200) - roughly. You can download a trial version of 30 days at Adobes website.

  • @KingdomHearts249024

    Yes you can get after effects for the mac. Should be about the same as it is on the PC which is somewhere between 600 and 1000 bucks. If your a student its alot cheeper (the 1000 version comes with more programs). Another option for the mac is final cut studio or Pro..its a good solid program as well

  • how do i make the photoshop layer?

  • @colecoffrothFB

    there's an option under composition that allows you to save the frame as a photoshop layer

  • how did you erase the tripod, when i use the pen tool it just selects what i outlined and everything else goes black

  • @littlefurrydude you have to have a video that doesn't have the tripod from the same spot so when you put a video under the others it doesn't show it

  • He might also need to set the masking property to subtract

  • Hi could you explain why I get a green line in the timeline window - I think it has to do with the rendering..but it only has a capacity of 15 seconds..which it then smoothes out the video clip..how can I make this green line stay for longer duration..say 5 mins etc?? Thanks for any help..

  • @tariq0514

    Get more ram, or lower the rendering output from full to half

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  • this video is one of the better tutorials on youtube for after effects cloning,thanks for uploading

  • Thanks for the good words. I hope to do more in the future. Just juggling family and school..not sure what happened to social life but im sure its around here somewhere :)

  • how come there is a tripod= =

  • The tripod holds the drink

  • good job man. u are good. 5/5

  • You got some mad skills with those effects, man.

  • in spanish

  • how do you join videos? i can probably do everything else, but i don't know how to join videos.

  • Well you can use a program such as premier, vegas, windows movie maker, Imovie..etc..to join them. These would be your best options. You could also join them in after effects..this however is not what i would recommend..

    Heres why. After effects is primarily used to add effect to short clips of a movie so its power does not really lie in joining videos..although it can..its just not the best tool for the job

  • Excellent 5*

  • w8 a min how did u get the masking layer in the beginning? i get everything else

  • I take a shot of the area without anything...then in after effects i go to the spot..somewhere in the edit area there is a command for saving the frame to a file (dont have it installed at the moment after a format)..save it to a psd file and import that back into after effects..bada boom bada bing

  • thx dude

  • dont you know cloning is illegal? haha sorry had to - but really helpful tutorial, i'm just barely dipping my fingers into after effects.

  • the smoothest transition ive seen so far... better than in some hollywood movies ive seen...lol

  • Yeh..watch out Avatar..hehe

    Its not a bad transition although i should have been tighter in a few areas. You on the otherhand have some mad talent on the guitar there..

  • ihihihhihi nah its pretty good for a tutorial... of course, if time allowed you to improve the tutorial you would have done it longer and detailed..on the other hand, im not that good at the guitar, i am imply exploring music and am a intermediate..but thanks

  • hey how come wen ever i do this it flickers. like black to the video to black to the video and so on. but can u tell me why or whats happening. its not my camera cause the raw footage works. and it works on after effects

  • you may have a problem with animating your mask or lining up video. I try to do all my video editing in premier and bring it over to after effects for just adding effects

  • wow look 5:54

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  • whenever i subtract the mask, i get a black space, and i made 3 layers like you instructed in a previous comment.

  • Im going to guess that this is 2 problems. One you might have your task pane video order wrong. In this case make sure the mask is on top and the other videos are below it. Second you may have the eyeball on your other videos turned off (dont laugh, i have done this).

    those would be my first two things to check

  • @helishorn Thanks, appreciate the help, i had the order wrong.

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  • Hey if i have get just adobe after effects will i be able to mask an clone and everything or will i need to get some other type of software?I already have nero 9 and roxio creator 2009.If you could help me it would be greatly appreciated.i'm trying to go a step futher with my video editing.Anyones advice would be great?Thanks.

  • Yes you will beable to do all the cloning you want with only after effect. Nero 9 and roxio should allow you to make a nice little dvd of your stuff as well

  • Haha, cool tutorial dude!

  • just one word fuck you you didn t explain how to do the hand off asshole

  • Humm..Just got done reading 'How to make friends and influence people' i see. Usually i would just delete such flagrant half witted attempts to inflame me or the good people who were able to figure this effect out from this tutorial. But its Xmas and im nice.

    Hand off= Clone A puts bottle on tripod and clone B takes it from the tripod. You then edit the tripod out as per the instructions presented in the above video.

  • @helishorn oh dude i m very sorry and thanks for posting this tutorial i am such an ass i am really sorry

  • All good man, Thanks for the apology :) If you have any other questions just ask

  • thnx dude u r a really good man

  • muy bueno amigo eres muy bueno en after efetcs, si pudieras poner subtitulos en español te estaria muy agradecido.. saludos desde PERU PAZ!!

  • Hey, where can you get this programm free? Please answer! A huge fan of adobe after effects.

  • @Atreo98 the only way to get this program free is torrents and that is extremly illegal, i would suggest sucking it up and buy it

  • type antiktutorial in youtube !

  • buy it this isnt free

  • yea it isnt free but "buy it" its like 500dollars !

  • torrentz

  • awesome tutorial check out my clone effect i did in after effects its in the video response check it out! :)

  • Great help thanks dude!

  • in 2:35 the option "mask" doesnt appears to me. wre else can i find it??

  • cooooooool!!!!!!!!

  • nice...ill try this one