After Effects and Alpha Matte

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 After Effects 

After Effects is the program many professionals use to create amazing Visual Effects so that audiences around the world will see and enjoy in movies and television. Today I decided to use the program to test some intros for my project videos.

ALPHA MATTE

Alpha matte is a technique in AfterEffects  that many companies use to create more professional intros into their advertisement.

To achieve this effect you will need a black background. After that add the text toy want and the video of your choice. I clicked "Toggle Switches\ Modes" and I selected " Alpha Matte" on the video. I did this with every 4K video I have imported into AfterEffects.


As is shown, the "THAS" asset is pre composed so that it would not take space on the timeline. This is how is really looks:

I had to narrow it down so that I could work on the other assets without having to find them on the timeline. After that I Pre composed the entire intro and renamed it "Intro". This way I can start working on the rest of the effects without it bothering me.


Reflection: By working on an introduction for my video, it will be easier for me to structure my video, and for the viewer to follow the narrative of the story I am trying to pass. It also helped me practise my skills on after effects and Premiere Pro. I uploaded this intro on my website under the name Alpha Matte and added some music in Premiere Pro.







Comments

  1. Martin LawMay 18, 2021 at 1:30 AM

    Another great post. I'm really looking forward to seeing your finished project now; you clearly possess strong technical skills. Keep up the good work.

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