How to do the Lightsaber Effect with Adobe After Effects CS3

[TheJhend]

i need a download link to this software for free please

[SlyDevil13]

How do you do 2 sabers at once? Do you have to only make one at at a time, save the video then add the other?

[theverminator93]

is after effects free?

[LilSailor182]

@theverminator93 Not even close adobe costs over 800 dollars for its creative suite or known as CS, so CS4 is now CS5 and ya just after effects which is useless alone is 400 bucks

[TheJinthehouse]

where can i download after effects cs3 for mac please help

[TheKingCameron]

240p we meet again

[Mrdivisionman]

good :-)

[TonyZFX]

@edvine20123 No you're not stupid lol,I took forever to figure out too. What you do is go to the mask opacity settings by clicking the mask arrow for the options and then you can press the stopwatch button right next to it. then you just keyframe it so when you need it gone you just set the mask opacity to 0% then when you need it set it to 100%. As for the extending you would just go to mask path and go frame by frame and extend it. Hope it helps!

Thumbs up so other people can see?

[124MichaelJacksonfan]

Thanks!!

[LoganStickly22]

Good turtorial! All these people need to learn what MUTE means!

[BrotasticRandyTimes]

What the fuck is up with is shitty ass music? It sounds like I poured my ass juice down a dogs urethra... fuck you

[legostiodeos5]

@BrotasticRandyTimes shut the fuck up your just jellus that he has grater music then ok your thouhgs and sin toyour self

[ika3o]

Thanks .... Thanks .... Thanks

[PUTURHANDSintheair22]

what the hell is aple y

[BoltActionRage]

@PUTURHANDSintheair22 ctrl+y

[DeanVegaHope]

annoying music

[Keough1994]

turn the music off! 

[adam11036]

im sure you can do one with a harry potter theme as well, nice video

[SuperPhoenix5]

The effect dosn't move !!!!!!!

[PixelHydra]

The music is rather distracting. Tutorials usually don't have music, especially not loud music.

[TheMajor200]

A random guy?????? O_0

[loboarthur]

The music is louder then his voice.. pretty BAD!!

[loboarthur]

the song is pretty BAD!!!

[jeryco25]

a ryt!

[shqipdonnumberone]

genius

[ihaveuhblaki]

or you could go up to effects go to generate and click on beam there u go

[LySy0394]

fuck you man i can hear u because music is ruined this video and i lost 7 minutes of my life because i make fault in this sry but (-)

[EliteForce1uk]

Unwatchable,.,. Ruined by the Music , cant hear you!

[roidavidsen]

@EliteForce1uk

ya

[IhackIapplephone]

Yes, its true but what is the tittle ?

[IhackIapplephone]

What isthis song please :D ?

[basballcarn]

@IhackIapplephone it's the apple theme song

[YesMan457]

help it wont like follow along with the video i go frame by frame and then I preview it and its just in the spot I positioned it on the last frame. WTF?!

[TheOneOwner]

Only one complaint! Dont use that high music when making a talking tutorial. Especialy when you talk this low your voice blends with the music and people dont hear what u say :/

[bboykiddinamit1]

what Dark Vader says when he dont like his breakfeast?

Welcome to the dark side ............ of the toust

[MadMadsGamer]

@bboykiddinamit1 lol

[invertedzebra]

That was the most simple and effective lightsaber tutorial I've come across.

Thanks

[froozemkd]

@invertedzebra :D

FUNNY

[monadamus9]

Good tutorial! I thought the music was dope it reminded me of the 6 yr. old I was when I became addicted to lightsabers. Lightsabers are fuckin MAGIC. XD

[MrSuperDecks]

What do i have to convert it to? cuz i can't get them in AfterEffects Cs3 with QuickTime Player!?!??

[djMattyo420]

you sound like bernard the elve from the movie santa cluase. ^_^

[felixcruzazul]

GOD I FUCKING HATE APPLE

[NerdKid72]

When I go to the next fram bu clicking on the button in the top right it doesnt "save" the old position of the old on and make the little dot on the strip so when i move it it moves everything perminatly got and help?

[charles648]

i cant see a fucking thing

[DaveDLF]

whats with the MUSIC? Geeeeez!

[arugavin]

can anyone please make lightsaber deflecting laser bolts effect in aae? i really need tutorial of this! please

[KuroiXHF]

Fuck apple.

[edvine20123]

Hi! I've been doing a test video and it works. But I'm not so good in after effects. I'm more used to Photoshop. I can't find any video that shows me how to simply make the saber disappear in the middle of the video. I can't find a way to stop the saber effect. I want to make a video of the saber coming out of the handle/grip and then back in to the handle/grip. How do I do that? Or am I just stupid?

[16ISMYNUMBER]

@edvine20123 Same , Im better in Photoshop

[corro0987]

@edvine20123 i think your just not trying hard

[soooopercooooper]

@edvine20123 you would have to have a clip of someone holding a handle-like object without the stick like in this one. just keyframe the mask to look like what you want.

[EricNielsenTV98]

@edvine20123 majic

[liverpool12301]

@edvine20123 you split the layer where you want the lightsaber to go off

[TheTimeLord903]

@edvine20123 Your stupid... Naa, make a keyframe at the start, next frame make it a bit bigger, next bigger, then wave the saber around and stuff... Then click the keyframe again and make it smaller by dragging the edges smaller!

[LoganStickly22]

@edvine20123 Hi! Why do people who say hi and make very long paragraphs as a comment always get highest rated comment?

[rotnakleugim]

@edvine20123 You should keyframe the mask so that it becomes smaller over a small period of time. Then, when you want it to dissapear, cut the layer so it stops.

[JayB213497]

how do you make a frame do you can move the light

[MrABDOU1988]

mérci

[Hofui]

omg ur like an old man ur like 45 or like 50

[XTANK96]

where can i download free full version?

[Godren0]

@XTANK96 Google

[anikinatom]

@XTANK96 at kickasstorrents and if you dont have 64 bit OS you must download CS4 version>>>:D<<<

[Brandonlxd2996]

whats this song?

[LatestUFOSightings]

teach how to do this via motion tracking, frame by frame sucks ass

[ColossusFilm]

Thanks for this dude. Good tutorial.

[flyboyfx]

whats the last song? I love it!!!

[grissehandler]

that dosen´t work when you move the wiht Layer. they dosen´t follow

[galacticboy100]

dude. cut the freaking music!

[goddo2305]

77 people cut there hands off with their lightsaber

[Loafaeralus]

Fascinating.

Thanks :D

[UGRxJOKA]

fucking awesome. dude

[pinkyzoey]

Cool music track.

[exefile]

music is fucking annoying

[RikuStrife81]

So tedious.. 

[ApoJake]

I could do without the music

[Dragonpwnage23]

i cant get it to mask over when i do it it just stayes in its spot

[tkevin16]

the way it looks...kinda like andew kramer

[ufogamingspot]

nice man

[SkorpsProductions]

Why doesnt color balance change anything when i do it?

[grademycheese]

thanks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much

[secondgear26]

Another vote for the music being too loud.

[TFLRadboi2578]

 This is a very nice and helpful tutorial. Keep up the good work!

[silentkillerUSA]

wow, the song is annoying. 

[eskimO3184]

hey is a mac good because im either getting that or an alienware! but..... my friend told me you cant download that much stuff on an apple yet alone watch that many videos please help me im so confused!!!!!!

[Ivansama94]

damn annoying music

[CAMECProductions]

has anyone ever thought of using motion tracking by using a black sharpie and putting dots on the crappy stick so the animated beam sticks to the crappy stick

[cisforcat]

If this is called simple, I would hate to see complicated!

[Musketeerable]

nice microsoft theme song in a apple computer

[utkukazim]

Thank You So much!!! very great tutorial ... i want more :)))

[romulus310]

you call this simple????!!!

[Hjh1997]

how do you make the brightness when two lightsabers hit each other

[Zevan12]

@Hjh1997 use lens flare and animate it to move along where the two blades hit

[ChubakaEnt]

@myboy128 I KNOW RIGHT

[jamesuoxongshaowxx]

i cant understand what he said in 0:58 and i cant even see what he clicked in 0:58

[gamerguy00]

Shouldn't you render the video instead of just exporting, for the best quality?

Anyway, will try this when I get home, very great tutorial.

Just wondering, isn't there a way to do it that is faster than masking every frame of the footage?

[MadHatterHEB]

thank you soooooooooooooo much !!! (Y)

[Godren0]

@froddoyo Are you kidding me?? That's Orba Squara, man! ^This guy loves screamo, probably^

[bibobobobonnor]

thank you so much I already knew the effect, but I was killin myself trying to find the blending screen shortcut

[oOMarioMafiaOo]

Go to videocopilot(dot)net they have a preset for the lightsaber and a bunch of other stuff including tutorials. (they're free)

[JureGorucan]

This tutorial is great! With its help we did a cool episode with a duel and other cool effects:

/watch?v=NqNElx6yOe4

[TheJJHawk]

how long does it take if you have about 5 scenes?

[SKEN53]

what song is this, by who

[hotwheels770]

when i am making the lightsaber core it goes very well exept for 1 thing, the core does not show up on the video in some parts. i tried exporting to the computer and it is still disipearing in some parts of the vid. someone pleeeeeeeeeeese help me

Thanx

[ThePakiBboys]

Man your tutorial was really aweome!!! :D

but i dont get the last thing.. in mY cs3 I cant see "RED YELLOW GREEN" buttons on the top left... when u finished making the energy u clicked on the yellow button.. but in my CS3 i cant see the butoon please help here man :(

[MrCod4Skills]

@ThePakiBboys Hes using mac....

[ThePakiBboys]

@MrCod4Skills

mac?? WAts Dis??

[JamboHD]

i dont even get how to play the fucking video so i can watch it

[mcskec]

wtf??? i dont knew how to use FX CS3 and i look for tutorials and i think tutorials should help but this guy says not everythink and for dumie like me it doesnt come up good. so when i do next frame what should i click that the light saber stick to that position??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!

[shadowcloud99]

DUde, Thank You so much man.

[Linkmat97]

@macmad13 i cant change the color plz help !!!!!

[mrBoston891]

how do you make it ignite without prop and then go to using a prop?

[atamagatotemoitai]

i cant understand 1:12〜2:00

tell me

[atamagatotemoitai]

please stop stupid music

[TheInvalidChronicles]

wait is this program for windows to? XD

[WeirdoHairdoStuds]

@TheInvalidChronicles yup:D



[Linkmat97]

@TheInvalidChronicles yep

[JohAsp97]

Can't hear what you say! :(

[halotraillers]

I can't put a new layer

[Venom7707]

i beleive the version 7 is good but not sure about the cs3 version

[ismael212]

great tutorial!!

it is my first time using after effects and i did a pretty good job

thanks =D I just can save my composition, I mean, I go to file, then export and it doesnt show any options for movie maker or so.

only flash player extensions, do you know what can I do

[parcofantasma]

nice one

[pcjordan23]

Awesome!

[darkmasterofssbb]

1: how do i get another in there

example

i have another person and we are fighting

i want both lit up

ive got CS4

i finish 1 comp then create another comp but it aint working

[Lawrence39350]

fuck you bad quality

[phoenixjr33]

I LOVE THT FUKING SONG!!!!!! and the video. GREAT TUTORIAL!!!!

[Talesofthecokie]

@phoenixjr33 what song is it?

[phoenixjr33]

@Talesofthecokie um... the mac song? jk idk i hear it on mac commercials

[kaynanbrown]

awesome

[davescraziervideos]

thanks bro!

[RTard48JRod]

thanks man,make more?

[zxmenyo]

cs5 is out i have it

[HunterxAhlberg]

how can you convert the product file(.aep) to one that movie maker can use?

[RTard48JRod]

@HunterxAhlberg i just export it as AVI then it works LOL,yeah i find it funny

[Spriteman115]

Remove the cs3 vids cs4 is out..

[RTard48JRod]

@Spriteman115 f''u''c''k you man i cant afford Cs4 or 5 u shit,leave them on im still learning

[MishMash987]

could do without music

[TheSaulZ]

LIES!!!! THATS U!!!

[ManicFingerboards]

Dont lie.. that is you in the video

[moemes]

@ManicFingerboards hahahahahahahahaah great comment

[98nfsmw98]

@ManicFingerboards Its not him, I've seen that pic on the internet before.

[FAWSWRM]

Three things for you.

1) don't play music while doing a tutorial

2) fir mac use ishowu for a screen recorder

3) instead of going frame by frame you can just motion track it

[jonnoel1]

its too bad that horrible music drowns out everything you say....what a waste

[YammersEffects]

Yeah color didn't work

[snipeshade]

i have a couple of questions:

1: Is this also possible with adobe after effects cs4?

2: can you just upload a movie in it and the program seperates it in frames?

[StarWarsMovies100th]

Answers.

1:Yes. you can do this on CS4, including in CS2

2:I'm not sure, but i think the answer is no

[wanton360]

I tried this...it won't work...mask path only moves it around, you can't change it's shape. So I tried to use mask expansion and that worked but it wouldn't change for each frame. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

[betosephia]

@wanton360... are you pressing the stopwatch icon... to animate it ?

[jandgshows]

love the music what is the name?

[jldmasterofanimation]

music is to loud.

[taterreb]

@jldmasterofanimation i totally agree ! it's sooo annoying ! -.-"

[DJBlackSun]

do i have to go frame by frame?

[StarWarsMovies100th]

Yes. That's the hard thing about this.

[sora908]

I need help i have my after effect all done but the audio that was in the video my voice and such doesnt show up in after effects how do i fix that also, im trying to upload my after E up onto youtube how do i go about doing that

[619Joe182]

it took me hours to figure out the audio stuff..

after you finished making your movie, pick:

compose > add to render queue

then click on the word "Losless" next to "output module", choose custom and put a V next to the audio at the bottom.

and to upload it to youtube, just upload the video you make (stupid question)

[MrUnstoppableTV]

is it easier with sony vegas ?

[Modtuts]

answered?

[MultiJacob123]

what is the name on the real video?

[RandomBoyz0]

were do you download it to do all that

[YourSocksAreHot]

THATS AMAZING!!!

[mendiiiiii]

great video dude

[nani2416]

i have adobe after effects 7.0 so i copy the adobe after effects cs3 options to my adobe

[SoLojr81]

skaboosh

[schigosan]

gayest music i've ever listened

[davcoolbeans]

@schigosan Your mom makes the gayest music I've ever heard.

[Bru2712]

I tought it would be more automated, just like... pointing out some reference points and the program would follow them throught the frames =/

[PAINmedia]

yeah ...well you suck

[Bru2712]

I didnt say it was bad stupid, think before comenting.

[heheallright56]

Awesome man thanks so much! :)

[funster5031]

what keys on windows is apple d

[fireglyder]

@funster5031 ctrl d

[marcusgrip]

don´t have music when you are talking, but cool effect and there is no problem with using mac since it´s ten times greater than windows, imo!

[apocaRUFF]

I hate Apple.

[fwd0120]

auuuuughhhh, an apple nerd

[WHYsoSeRIOUS134]

IPHONE SONG!

[cbcnate]

Music is too long. I can't focus on what's going on... call me retarded I guess.

[DeadBl00d]

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­! xD :D

[RyanBeckett01]

song?