Tutorial: Photoshop Masking and After Effects

This is a video response to the post by Ray Biddle on the Indy Mogul forums.
http://forum.indymogul.com/showthread.php?t=7279

This tutorial covers the use of the Magnetic Lasso tool and Quick Mask to remove a background. Along with importing your new image into After Effects with preserved transparency.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• tutorial
• after
• effects
• photoshop
• masking

[MileSeventySeven]

great tutorial. nice work

[DaiMoGui]

Thanks!

[EvilEyedkyo]

Excellent tutorial, told me exactly what I needed to know, thanks.

[DaiMoGui]

Thank you. I am really glad that it helped you out.

[SonicOrbStudios]

So what is the advantage of using a mask compared to just selecting with the other tools?

It seems like you are basically doing the same thing...

[DaiMoGui]

I personally feel that I can get a much better masking control inside photoshop than I can with the pen tool inside after effects. In the end you just need to find the best way to accomplish what you need. And I just happen to have more photoshop experience.

[franklindavid]

The pen tool is the best! to get a perfect mask.

[WishSimple]

You sounded nervous?

[AdstockFilms]

Hey dude, I Have a Picture in photoshop , with about 5 layers, but when I import it in After effect as a composition, I can only see one .. ?? I saved the file in PSD. I had no problems with my other files before, but this one is not working .. what am i doing wrong ??

[Sexlexia4u]

A better way to get the selection would be using the pen tool and then creating a selection use the path you created. You'd get cleaner edges and more control of the selection imo.

But otherwise this method works well enough also

[RavyThompson]

great! thanks!

[Fall3nsouls]

THANK YOU i needed this!!!! :P

[lasagnadeliveryguy]

wow really good tutorial nice job

[LikeToComment]

How do you use the Magnetic Lasso tool to crop out an image and place the croped image into another setting without it disappearing behide the setting?

help please