Adobe After Effects - Handwriting Tutorial

[YesScopes]

im not gonna lie at the beging of this tutorial i laughed my ass off.

[dramawind]

dong dong doong

[sdd2ful]

to autotrace do layer: autotrace

[sdd2ful]

couldnt u just autotrace the layer nice vid though

[sdd2ful]

couldnt u just autotrace the layer



[rgd10]

I am trying to learn how to do this in After Effects. This has been the most helpful tutorial I've seen so far. Entertaining as well. Thanx.

[Joshhhyyyyy]

you should put what it looks like at the end.

[YdingDK]

thanks man

[MrRappen]

Guys just google "ctrl police esc" the backround is the first picture:D

[TheJasoncleveland]

dude....its polite to edit your video until the end of your busy work....

[CraftyGotPhax]

Fail

[LockDown4000]

You think montagical is long? Try "LockDown Productions"

[JelloSniper]

I found the background really easily, lol

Go to Google and search "ctrl chasing esc"

Fourth link has it. You're welcome. :)

[Dhruv1223]

Woops.

[butane0nmyskin15]

or century.. how long is this gonna take.. jeez.. very laid back tutorial... i love it... you still did a good job... :)

[m2e1iriko]

Thanks!

[FreshNewKiicks]

im sorry i dont get the background lol, someone help me out.

[PS3EddieMW2]

@FreshNewKiicks Ctrl = Control = Police

Esc = Escape = RUNNNNNNNN!!!!! xD

[BobbyBlobfish]

If i wanted to have a writing effect without text, what effect should i use. More importantly have already started a composition, so i need to use a new layer but i cant figure out what type of layer i should use! PLEASE HELP

[sideo8]

I wanna know what you are on dudeeeee !!!! Tell me !!! What do u smoke ?

[GuitarGhost123]

thanks dude! check the result of my video please and say what you think, montagical :)

[ternopol]

up! hahahhahaha

[22brainiac]

Hand Tool...LOL

[luukzs]

dude, stick to the point!!! no stupid jokes, not changing your font for some wayward reason, you could have done the tutorial in 1,5 minute instead of the 15 minutes i've wasted on this crap.

[shaneephraimsphotogr]

@luukzs Yeh he should be a robot & have no personality! HOW DARE HE!!

[filmmakr40]

@luukzs Ever heard of just fast forwarding? You get a free tutorial and you complain. Some ppl just don't appreciate anything when given to them for free.

[Flappy16]

Oh, whoops! Jesus... *dying of laughter*

[CHoSS3]

bigist idiot omg !:d

[HackingM8z]

Damm damm daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamm

[RainOrShineFun]

i was hoping to see the effect.

[MrRobbinNL]

In the beginning you kinda sound like David Henrie when he plays "Justin" in The Wizards of Waverly Place XD

But, you can disconnect them by clicking in the spot you want the next "Pen Point" then press delete and click there again! :P

[MrRobbinNL]

Everytime you try to make them less wacky, you somehow get them even wackyer!

[JackFPS]

Thanks

[sk8OmikeOgta]

SAY IN GOOGLE "ctrl esc backround" FOR THE BACKGROUND

[FromMyPerspectPhoto]

Yo Marty! I'm sure someone else has already told you this, but I literally just found this out after 5 minutes of trying out this effect. To get a new anchor point group made up in a hurry, just hit the G key four times.

[FromMyPerspectPhoto]

lol. I've been saying Mon-tag-ical for the past year. :p

[MrRoflWaffles]

what if i went back and re-did some letters so now it does some of the letters then goes back and does other letters???

[rashooddxb99]

Why you talk too Fast =S? but thxs for tutorial

[wenuswielder]

lol for some one whos doing an AEE tutorial id sure hope he knows how to edit his own video

[voxiphiliac]

thanks for taking your time to explain this all- was really helpful. :)

[alistairtheapple]

omg thank you so much, unlike some other people, you took loads of time to explain...

i really appreciate this, its helped me sooo much!!!

[fireballl007]

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦LINK♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

[Cuxito17]

Thanks man!

This was very useful :D

[falaseriolipe]

lok youre cool

[OisinRalph]

he said were not cool :O

[joemunkey30]

if you want the background image search  Esc Ctrl

thumbs this up so people know :D

[derderfan56]

I want to make a box, instead of text but have the outline of the box draw itself out then have text in the middle. But every time I add the stroke it doesn't work.

[Lemur14]

GOD SO AWFUL! hahaha....

[kirax117]

more tuts like this

[WaterLillyxo]

how did u get to go over the limit of ten mins O.O

[kirax117]

he is a partner

[kDee321]

hah "whups" "oops" "whops" :DD very nice tutorial, and also very funny :D

[KEYSHOT1]

fucking awsome dude

[uhfekt]

you need to work on your pen tool skills

[sloboPRODUCTIONS]

thanks alot man..BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT FOR DAYS..only person who is clear with directions..too-shay

[sloboPRODUCTIONS]

wow u suck huh

[etnie1031]

PLEASE HELP ME!!!! whenever I try to put the points in with the pen tool it shades it in like im trying to make a shape

[soniasmile]

always select the object and then do it it will trace not make new object

[dragosh32]

THANX!!!

This is easy!!

Thank u very much <333

[acesmartkiddonald]

this just isn't working. IF ANYONE CAN MAKE ME A 4 CHARACTER TEXT LIKE THIS ONE, PLEASE MESSAGE ME, IT WILL REALLY HELP, thanks

[JJ6293]

man my fav background and u dont have a link :(

[idogish]

I know right thats what i h8

[pkbreeze08]

@JJ6293 Found it for everyone that wants it.

Just type in google, ctrl esc background or wallpaper. It's in images.

[sk8OmikeOgta]

@JJ6293 SAY IN GOOGLE "ctrl esc backround" FOR THE BACKGROUND

[1995BobbyZ]

@JJ6293 hahah i found it just type in google esc ctrl  :D

[shaneephraimsphotogr]

@JJ6293 GOOGLE

[JustinKingr]

i just got aae today, thanks for the tutorial, but when i do the priview all it does is show blank and then all of a sudden come with the yellow where i traced with the pen tool

[moldremfilms]

its ok that you take forever because I can race you and not have to pause. :P

[thecrownpower]

heyy si pueden darme el codigo de la instalacion por favor....se lo agradecere

[zAtt1337]

LINK TO BACKGROUND PLZ! :D

[RockingStockings1937]

Nice, thanks. You added your own little comedy act sorta too :)

[MosawerProductions]

hahaha "Montagical", where do you get your backgrounds?

[taytaytayray]

Im cool woo :)

[LydaFoundation]

whoops whoops, whoops, whoops. hahha

[hellome7]

chocolate dulce crazy word hahaha its a spanish word xD dulce = sweet. xD.

[BlindEmotions]

i love you.

[Danny650606]

Where do you get all your backgrounds?

[BrinkOnEdge]

Composition > Add To Render Queue

[crystalcape]

fails lol stick with sony vegas lol...

[dagrl291]

I LOVE YOUR BACKGROUNDS =D I download em every time =D

[pinoyword7up]

lolz! he is teaching after effect and he doesnt even how to disconnect some lines. Good job ace.

[webmasterflash]

What if you just put the text/handwriting effect on your text?

[iamthe202]

lol, to make a new brush just click on the time line with the brush tool and then go back to your text for edit

[l33tUnitopia]

Whenever i try to do a RAM preview, it says it needs more frames to playback. Also i noticed that when its loading that a message comes up that says i have insufficient RAM and multiprocessing is turned off. I've checked all the options and the only thing i found related was turned on, and i have 4G of RAM. Can i get any help?

[dcallstar51]

lol control escape

[BoysRxUsXD]

Can I Get The Backround Plox?

[Clynedx3]

omg I love all your backgrounds. XD LOL

[nvidious1]

fuck my speakers were set to max volume almost.

you fucking scared me xD

[zAtt1337]

GUYZ! If you choose in the stroke effect "reveal on orginal image" effect WILL BE RLLY BETTER!!! ya!

[thesponge11]

why dont you just edit your video before you upload it and fast forward or skip it to the end...

I dont understand

[WillStriveHarder]

Thanks man... I finally made my FIRST AE video..hahaha. I rendered it too.. discovered it on my own..haha

[snipedbiznatch]

yea plz make more basic tutorials for this program and maybe even show how to get it into vegas ? :)

[snipedbiznatch]

dude rediculous wont stop coneccting -_-

[MesorzPlox]

Dear lord when I jumped to AAE a few months back from Vegas my heart stopped for a while there, 'tis really hard to get used to the interface. Very much different from Vegas 7. Please tell me you're not going to stop the vegas tuts. I love them

[sporkafife]

Thanks for the tutorial! I'm still completely retarded when it comes to AAE =P lol.

At 11:10 I was about to scream "It's not a keyframe!?! It's a node!!! But that would have been to nerdy, lol.

[imangelanjo]

you're moving to after effects now??Coool!:)

[m1chaelbeasley]

i cant find the project tab

help plz

[guruvag]

lol where u got that background link plz^^

[patrunio11]

What programme are u using to record this all?? xD i mean this screen recorder

[CanIhazVideo]

Camtasia Recorder

[imangelanjo]

thanks i was wondering also whats hes using..:)

[sporkafife]

He uses Camtasia Recorder, you can see the icon for it in the tray near the clock. It's relatively cheap with pretty good quality....

[adriiiiiii7]

link for background ?

[bunjeeproduction]

where do you get all your sweet wallpapers??? haha i love them

[dragonyang1]

what version of sony vegas is that???

[JONOXATRON]

its Adobe After Effects CS4 pal, not vegas

[dragonyang1]

lol i feel stupid now... guess i should have listen/read lol

[JONOXATRON]

ha dw about it, everyone does it from time to time

[james227uk]

its Adobe After Effects CS3 pal, not CS4

[JONOXATRON]

well my bad, im sure its CS4 tho, i use to have it, looked just like that

[aSatcheI]

beast

[InkRaven]

Woot, your tutorials own! Love watching them.

I think I'm getting AAE soon. =D

[Decontrolled24]

Autotrace saves 10 minutes of this video. Great stuff though.

[TheDailyHeadShot]

Hey just watching ur skill do you think you could do a Frag Movie for my buddy and i. If you really get to look great which i know you can there could be some money it.

[icedog321]

Thanks a lot for AAE tutorial.

Guys if you want wallpaper like his type in google Ctrl - Esc

[Borzekes]

montage, i kool

u forgot to link the wallpaper this time

[wilson198a]

you know you could just use the auto trace thing at the bottom of the layers tab

[lubreko]

Great Tutorial!!! and cool wallpaper!!!

[utubewannabe]

Epic background is epic. I must have. plz? :D

[cuchacani]

Great tutorial, where can I get AAE??

Chocolate Dulce is Spanish 8)

[LCSTutorials]

lol i have the same background

[aBlueUnicorn]

LSCTutorials, where did you get the background?

[MrWestonify]

yeah where?!?!?! please!!!

[crazycarp16]

you said a cs3 tutorial in the beginning this looks like cs4 to me

[Lx2005]

people that are partners can upload long videos, as well as people that have really old accounts before youtube put the 10 min cap on it

[AskYous]

"funny background i know" lol

Hey could you do a tutorial on how to get the best output for youtube or how to make videos superlong?

[RoN1336]

please tell me from where did you get theis wall paper

[WestCoastMods]

need to learn how to use the pen tool before trying to give a tutorial on it. Seems to me you don't really even know the program, you're just going off of what you have seen somewhere else.

[begin11]

got this from videocopilot ?

[deght]

Look. He was a director back in 2007. Then Youtube made the 10min rule apply to EVERYONE. The only people who can go over ten minutes are the people who were able to do it before the rule was instated.

[joseph3112]

He's a youtube partner so he can upload over 4 hours...

[random8833]

nope, its because hes a partner

[moonisgomoo]

I start my G's up there too, just making a random comment :P

[gunblazer101]

Good job montagical

Good luck to the people who have never used after effects before.

[raruenify]

Turn the preview quality down to stop the pixalation

[elementeddie]

you always have the best backrounds. =) where do you get them lol

[metaltilldeath111]

that could be possible, but wouldnt his new videos be rejected then? the truth is hes a youtube partner, so he can upload videos of any size and length.

[BojanVasiljevic03]

how do i become one?

[metaltilldeath111]

you need to get a certain amount of viewers and subscribers, and good ratings. if you get lucky youtube will offer you to become their partner.

[DaGamerxz]

Nope, 10 minute rule does not count for special users, i cant remember the name atm -.-. They have alot of subs and views, and they become special users, they have no time rule

[joshmosky]

Its called they are a youtube partner

[JbProduct]

where do you get your wallpapers?

[ilikecoloredfish]

make a tut on this on vegas plox!

[MandeepGadgetBoy]

n0.

[tmacfan16]

u remind me of ben from secret life

ps this is my sister

[xXHPIxXXxRACINGXx]

how do u get 15mins and i f i upload past 10i get it removed before u can watch it

[padi1992pl]

He's a partner to youtube, and they have that privilage.

[matt56037]

Arg, everyone's making up these weird excuses. The reason he can upload videos longer than 10 minutes is because he's a YouTube Partner, plain and simple. That means he's applied for the partnership and got accepted so now he gets revenue for his videos (because people click on the ads), can upload videos longer than 10 minutes, and other handy features.

[mattutubematt]

actually i believe youtube doesnt even let anyone upload more than 10 minutes, even if you apply for a partnership, a few years ago they allowed it so whoever got the partnership back then are the only ones who are still allowed to upload 10+ min,

[BanColPan]

partners AND people that made the accounts pre-2007

[mrfreeman1995]

where do you get your backgrounds!?!?!?!?!

[Th3Ub3rN00B]

link to wallpaper pl0x?

[Frezzer12]

epic wallpapers.

[artparty92]

you need to put links to your wallpaper

[xxlucky09xx]

omg donkey kong let's play!!!! :D

[hottaco926]

lol, you have a folder called top secret and another called even more top secret :()

[Dannykun91]

lold at the wallpaperXDXD

[winfr34k]

it's montagical like a montage xDD

[trixxy91]

backround please

[SoundmaniacX]

hah u should make the kamehameha effect :P

[44popen44]

Best way to learn adobe after effects isent from this guy(no offence).But google videocopilot im not sure about there website but they give loads of free basice and advanced Tutorials so ye guys should definetly chek it out

[montagical]

I agree! But just giving the viewers what they want.

[kevinandree8]

were did u get that back ground?

[Swatplll]

HAH yea where?

[Four3lements]

okay, ive done it all but i have a problem. i try watching the preview but it stops playing after 0.00 seconds and a green line appears how do i solve this ?

[LockDown4000]

Where did you get the paper background thing? Also, I have no idea why I just completely watched that (except for the writing) when I don't even have Adobe After Effects.... Well, I'm an idiot.

Seeya, LockDown4000

[willbo26]

same here it has no use to me but i'm watching it hahaha

[iSmexx]

yup and it was called acid

[CPnieuws]

That background is win.

[rudyeilabouni]

dude, you keep saying jeez but awesome tutorial lol thanks

[Michiel313]

Where do you get youre wallpapers they are sooooooo nice!!!! do you make them?

[junichiroe]

dood people upload videos that are like 25 mins long

[rudyeilabouni]

yeah, do you mean how to do that??

if so tell me how many cahnnel viewws you got and I can tell you...

Not everyone can, you must have a high number of views...

[ShotGunEnema93]

the amazingathiest has an hour long video of just him talking hahaha

[AllBluePirate]

any way to do that on vegas :O ?

[iSmexx]

sony vegas was designed for audio editing ;)

[iSmexx]

so if you put a clip and mask it, it's not editing?

-.-