You DON'T NEED the SABER Plugin | Advanced Glow Effect Tutorial in After Effects | No Plugins
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
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• You DON'T NEED the SAB...
SABER PLUGIN DISCONTINUED! Hope, this is a headline we'll never ever read. Because it's really a handy plugin. But what if? I would call Andrew Kramer from Videocopilot personally ;)
A lot of After Effects plugins have been discontinued in the past. That was sometimes the case when After Effects got major updates.
But luckily you can recreate the Saber Plugin. And I dare to say that you can recreate every parameter of Saber. 100% After Effects. No Plugins!
In this After Effects 2020 Tutorial I'm gonna show you which combination of built-in effects I used to get a glow effect as close as possible.
By the way I make use of the new Taper Stroke option in After Effects 2020.
Shout-Out to Cinecom.net
/ yapperdesign
They inspired my making this tutorial.
Enjoy Watching & check out my other tutorials:
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#cinecom #aftereffectstutorial #videocopilot - Навчання та стиль
***UPDATE 2023***
ua-cam.com/video/u7SxaTMgCJQ/v-deo.html
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Started learning After Effects two days ago and I find your tutorial very informative.
Awesome job recreating the Saber effect! This is real handy as I've always wanted to use the effect on different things other than masks!
This is way too good, yet concise and understandable (at a certain level). Thank you!
I love seeing how much work you have to put into this to get the same results and how the plugin somehow simplifies it for you. But also how you have more to play with then saber
Thanks a lot man! Keep up the good work. Instant fan from first video.
Dude this video has incredible tricks! Thanks Michael!
Thanks so much! I got trouble with downloading saber so had no idea if I could complete one neon project- so now after watching this I know I can! Thanks a lot (:
its crazy how skilled you are it's like you know the program better than you know yourself bro nicely done
this is exactly what I needed. thank you so much! just subbed🙌
Thanks for subbing!
This was hella useful, thank you! ♥
As amazing as this technique looks, it goes to show how good the Saber plugin really is, especially since it is free to the public. As someone once said, a lazy person is always better for a difficult job, because he/she will find an easier way to get it done.
Absolutely.....and I admit that I use plugins when I have tight deadlines. And even saber. However, I think with this slower technique you can experiment with unique styles. Sometimes I don’t want my works look like.....ah, he used saber/optical flares/trapcode 😂
@@MichaelPonch there is no shame in using such a tool to make work faster and better ,, tools are here to make us better , the way that you use them matters.
i give you another example, think of it if some1 gets offended by hearing this: ......ah, he used a computer/electricity/internet 8))
How do you feel now that the Saber Plugin no longer works @Piecemealcranky ?
@@DayeLaHookz works just fine in the latest version of AE.
this is great thanks! Mind blowing but really helpful!
Amazing tutorial sir
Great technique bro. Really helpful
this is amazing. thanks for sharing
I love you man, much love
SIr! Beleive you are great! and genuis I don't have words for ya! 😍😍😍😍😍😍
vey very clean
Thanks man! Also using the Calculations effect was incredible!
Thank you. Yeah, sometime it’s useful instead of precomposing everything. I made a tutorial about it (“you don’t need to precompose”) 😊
@@MichaelPonch DUDE! I just saw that video and commented. Thank you!
bro just awesome OP
Your words are very true. I have this problem with Macs with the new processor that the add-on does not support
Hey,
thanks for the great tutorial. You are awesome. Please, don´t stop making tutorials. You got me...
Thanks for your encouraging words and a happy new year 🎊 🎉 🥳
Great skills and That’s shows the power of Andrew plugins
cool stuff man
Thanks so much!!
Welcome 😎
Wow Bro, thanks God i found your channel, My native language is english and this is the first tutorial i watch in english lol, Thanks, I hope you keep doing videos like this one bro
Saying hi from Guatemala
Thank you for taking the time to break this down. Just just gained a new subscriber 😊
Welcome 😊. And thanks for subscribing to my channel. A new tutorial is coming soon 😎
You're welcome@@MichaelPonch I'm looking forward to it 😊
Very helpful 👍 tutorial
Thank you for this ☺️💝
Welcome. Glad to help you with my tutorial
thaaaaaaankkksssss!!!!
You are awesome dude, it would be cool if you could continue showing how to make popular cool plugin effects from scratch. Plugins are great and all and certainly streamline processes and make things easier, but as you have proven in your video, plugins sometimes hold us back and prevent us from doing cool things we would never even know about. Keep up the good work
Thanks, man 😎. Excactly! Sometimes you don’t want your work look like ‘Hey, he did this effect in Saber....and this looks like Trapcode Shine’. You sometimes want to create something unique. Using a recognizable effect may look cheesy at some point.
Fantastic video... I mean, you pretty much sold me on getting the plugin, but still, you're very proficient. Great work.
Thank you. Funny that I made you do the opposite of what I propagate 😂. But I’m happy having inspired you though.
Just found your videos...definitely getting a sub and a like...cant wait to try all your videos out !!
Thank you very much and thanks for subbing 😊
Subbed! Great content homie
Thanks for subscribing, bud 😎
awesome!
new sub!
Thank you 😊
This is the perfect breakdown! You are genius...😎
This is helpful because I wanted to create the same effect in other softwares where I had these all basic effects but plugin was not of course supported
Thx!
Thank you 😊 . Just because im curious ...... in which software do you want to recreate the effect?
@@MichaelPonch I am trying to recreate in an app called Alight Motion. It's next to impossible, but I like to chase the impossible...😏🌟
Totally insane ..... 😍😍
Thank you 😎
Somebody give this man some money !! Liked and Subbed! thank you for this!
Thank you very much 😂. By the way....just posted a follow up tutorial 😎
yihuuuuuuuuu.. its impressiveeee...helallll 😎
It help me to finish my job test, Thank you~
Great 👍🏻. Was it for a client job?
This is amazing. Maybe more time consuming but it can be really handy to have more control
Thank you 😊. Right, more control and you can explore new looks
Bravissimo!!!
Thanks 😎
thank you so much
Welcome 😊
soo clutch!!
Thank you 😊
Perfect:
1. Make the base look (using glow, cc composite, solid composite, tritones etc)
2. Use Calculations to apply more complex adjustments for other things
3. Use Fractal etc for complex looks
I just realized that Calculations had to be used later on to bring back the shape layer, CC Composite couldn't be used for that purpose, as this is a new layer we are dealing with. Great1
instant sub.. from reddit.. ♥
Hey Michael, can you provide an explanation of the Glow effect? Thanks!
Its great that you can do these fx from scratch but plug ins save u a lot of work
Thank you for the amazing tutorial! How would I go about using trim paths while retaining the effect? If I add a trim path to shape layer, the solid layer on top remains in place.
Thank you 😊. Regarding your issue: the trim worked for me. Did you set the calculations effect to “effects&masks”?. Brute force method to fix your problem would be to put your path into a precomp and apply the effects to the precomp instead.
i cannot believe he cracked that plugin 100%. Good thing for banks Mr. Ponch is an honest man.
Thank you very much, man 😎
great tutorial again :D
Best thing about your method: you can esealy loop the animation. saber cant do that!
It's all about the time you have to spend on it... I have a few things running at the same time, using some plugins help you to speed up your workflow
amazing.
Thank you 😊
@@MichaelPonch actually thank you! I needed that "saber glow" without the saber plugin and this video really helped, amazing work!
@@alonkr13 glad my tutorial was helpful for you. Have you already downloaded my latest free preset. It makes the look even more easier to create. And I recreated 5 of the presets of the original Saber Plugin 😊
Thanks a lot michael ... I follow your turorials and vlogs you are amazing... I want a turorial how to build a business in VX and motion graphic from zero.Respect from Morocco 🇲🇦🇩🇪
Thanks for watching 😊. Yeah, that’s an interesting topic I have already on my list. On of my next videos will be about creating a good showreel. One essential requirement to build up a VFX & motion design business. Cheers from Germany 😊
@@MichaelPonch ❤👌✅
That means i can do apply saber look to paint ... Damn that what i wanted to do for some time
UPDATE: Also watch my “SABER EFFECT WITH ANY FOOTAGE” follow-up tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/3BVUnN7U_UE/v-deo.html
you deserve more subs
Thank you. That’s what I’m always thinking when I post a video 😂. Cheers from Germany
And this is why we still need the plugin...
Wow, that's a lot of effects. But I think you achieve the same result of the plug in. How much time does it take you to get that results? Awesome. Greetings from Peru.
Yes, lot’s of effects 😂. Thank you very much. Basically it didn’t take too long because the essential effects where obvious: fractal noise & turbulent displace. What took a bit longer is to find out the values until it looked close to saber. Cheers from Germany
Wow. The amount of work you put into this video is astonishing. It just goes to show you how valuable a time saving tool like Saber is.
*How it's worth to sacrifice time to save your wallet
Tomato/Tomotto. It’s up to everyone to weigh the pros and cons of each. Some can’t afford to spend the time to learn the ins/outs of AE. Some can’t afford the plug-ins to make life easier.
@@Rarok666 saber is free
@@jazz2965 Oh damn, real?
@@Rarok666 check tech infusions neon sign description he has a direct download link
Thank you for sharing for these tips.
Kaibigan ku pala si reynaldo sir malapit din kami at dito din sa Germany.
following you bro
Thanks, man. Appreciate it 😊
Hahaha ty but ill take my chances with the saber plugin. I mean wtf dude, there is a lot you can use from this but it's kinda overwhelming. Is this really the way to remake it? should be an easier way imo, ty anyway.
Bro can I get that unmult plug-in please
I would love to learn how to use this effect to do script handwritten text. I am a complete newbie. Like to the point that I am about to buy Adobe After Effects today for the first time. I want to learn to do some things that I can apply to projection mapping
Hey Justin. In my latest video I give away a free after effects project file. I also give a tiny tutorial how a growing text would look like with this effects, similar to handwritten text. After Effects is really powerful, it’s worth buying it 😊
Time to recreate this in Blender
hi can u do tutorial in to the moving object,and do a neon line?
Hi! Do you mean the outline of moving object should be neon?
Hi sir how are you. I like the video it is very helpful. I want some help from you. In the video you creat the effect in comparison. Which is very confusing. Can you creat a video in wich you teach only the applying of effect an how to save it, to apply as it is on any other shape or ALPHABET PLIZZ. Please reply me from your busy schedule. THANK YOU!
Hey 😎. I’ll give away the AE Project file. Probably Monday or Tuesday.
Hey man, pretty good tutorial. I need help with little issue. My saber part is ok but when I try to do the same with shape layer, it doesn't display the effects applied to it.
devilborne Thank you 😊. You mean apply the original saber plugin to the shape layer? I guess that’s not possible. You always need a footage or solid layer. The path is defined by a maskpath. Or do you have an issue with a step in my tutorial?
@@MichaelPonch No, I was actually having trouble with stroke not displaying in shape layer but it is working now. I made a mistake while adding stroke. Anyway, thanks for the quick response.
❤️❤️
Is there a way to get this type of effect to work with something like 4-color gradient? I’m trying to figure out how to get that neon look in the first example while being able to fade between different colors along the line
Hi 👋. I tried it and it’s possible. It’s a combination of this technique with this: ua-cam.com/video/4qE06UDNG04/v-deo.html. But I had to tweak some things to make it work. Too complicated to explain here but I’m working on a tutorial. You have to be patient though cause it’ll take me a month or so
@@MichaelPonch Can’t wait to see it! The main issue I run into is whenever I try and add any sort of gradient on the line, it kinda works, but I lose the bright near-white color that’s on the line because the gradient applies to everything, even the white, which completely takes away the neon look. Hopefully the tutorial you’re working on can help with that a bit
when I'm adding stroke it is not working. 1:49
I don't know if its just me, but when I applied the fractal noise - it just covered the entire screen rather than follow the path or what is being shown on screen. What am I doing wrong?
Phil Pryor Hi Phil. I suppose you missed one of the steps to make the solid transparent. Have you applied the Unmult-Preset in 4:00?
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the mask path disappears for me once I add the shape layer. how do I fix this? thank you!
Can you give me a time stamp? I can’t remember anymore 🙈 when it’s about copy pasting a mask path into the shape you always have select the ‘path’ attribute of the layer. When it’s about creating a mask in a shape layer then you have to select the ‘tool creates mask’ option in the top bar.
@@MichaelPonch Well now i have a new issue lol i don't have the (unmult) option. and when i add fractal noise, it covers my whole preview window.
where you get bg music from???
Thanks very much 😊. Mostly epidemic sound & artlist. So I don’t have any trouble with copyright 😎
I found your saber template file but I can't get it to open up in CS4. Can you save the file in this version.
Hi Sheri. I’m so sorry but this is not possible 😢. CS4 is a very old version, over 10 years old. Unfortunately my template requires features that is only possible in newer version. I’m sure you can create some workarounds in CS4. Sadly I don’t have CS4 anymore to try it out.
Hey if you can figure it out can u make a tut about how to make autopaint without plugins ??
Hi.... you mean Autopaint from the Sapphire Effects? That is challenging but I will try 😊
Michael Ponch thank you so much
Recommended me a budget VFX pc 🙏🙏
Sorry man, I’m not into hardware I’m afraid. I had my workstation built by a specialist for VFX PCs that was much cheaper than e.g. HP Workstations. What I know is get lots of RAM and at least 2 good graphics cards 😎
👍👍
sir can i use this as my logo reveal or text reveal and please tell me i have used the saber effect i have installed also but at the time of opening aor input in my layer just pop up couldn't fint the main entry point of saber.aex please give me a sollution sir.
In my plugin free version you can use any shape layer for a logo reveal. Or you can import a vector file that you convert to shape layers. When you use a text layer you have to convert them it to shape layers as well. Then you can use “Trim” operator to reveal the logo/text. This is what I mentioned at the end of my tutorial.
For a simple reveal it might be better to use the original Saber Plugin directly. Unfortunately I can’t give you a technical solution for your problem as I don’t know the circumstances of your system. But I’m sure that Videocopilot has a technical service for that😎
@@MichaelPonch sir my pc has nvidia 4gb gfx with 16 gb ram and intel i7
HypHnox can you give me a link to your after effects file . Or send me a screenshot what’s not working? So I can understand your problem better
at minute 9:57 why when I insert the effect in the Presets ------> Alpha from luminosity the glow turns green ?
Something’s changed after several AE upgrades. Better use the free Unmult Plugin instead 😊
@@MichaelPonch Thanks for the reply, it's an honor to speak directly with you XD I'll try to download it for free, do you happen to know where exactly?! A hug from Parma, Italy
@@MichaelPonch I solved with "Channel Combiner" + "remove color matting"
Is there a way to use saber in 3D mode? So you get the transparency
You could just change the layers blending mode to ‘add’ or ‘screen” to have a transparent background. You could also apply the unmult preset (search unmult in the effects&presets panel). Or there es a free Unmult plugin to get the transparency 😊
@@MichaelPonch Thanks :) unmolt was the solution. As i cant use blending modes in 3D (cinema 4D). I did use this unmolt ua-cam.com/video/xONH9_y047o/v-deo.html
Maybe can you help me with one more thing. For some reason now so is my saber plugin not adding the lines to the last letter in a word that i apply it on. So strange
Im trying to do a simple version of your ua-cam.com/video/kmzgxqpLvH8/v-deo.html
Just the neon light on top of a word. Must figure out how to get the neon a bit in from the edge now too. Not easy when you are new to this :) That could be a new video from you with this ;)
Just wanna ask that, will this work on preimere pro
I haven’t tried it yet but theoretically yes. You could download my template (link in my pinned comment) and create a mogrt template with it that you open in Premiere Pro. But thanks for the inspiration, I think, I’m gonna make a little tutorial for it 😎
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Bud pls tell which is the best laptop for video editing ??
Hey bud. If you want to have something foolproof then buy a macbook pro. But hewlett packard or dell should be fine when you want to stay in windows
Michael Ponch you mean the 16 inch, oh my that’s insanely expensive 😣😭
Yeah....but a very good investment. I guess the 13inch should also be fine if a smaller screen is ok for you. By the way if buy a refurbished one or a slightly older model then this will be a good investment as well. I used to have a 2nd hand macbook pro for 8 years. Served me well
Michael Ponch I cant imagine that upgrading our gadgets cost a fortune 😭😢 sadly we don’t even earn from our blog😭😢
You are right, as long as you don’t earn money with it’s quitle costly. Have you ever tried installing After Effects on your current laptop?
My saber doesnt work ok layer masks
What if i want to add this directly in the Drone Clip itself? Do i have to create a seperate new composition?
What exactly do you want to achieve? Saber Effect of your drone’s silhouette? By the way you can download my free template which makes things a bit easier (my 2nd last video) 😊
@@MichaelPonch im completly new in AfterEffects. This question might be dump but do i have to crate new composition if i want to aply this vfx saber effect directly into some drone clips? Do you also have a beginner tutorial for after effects?
Unfortunately I don’t have a beginner’s tutorial. But it’s easy: you were right….you create a new composition for your drone shots and insert the saber composition into it. You might change the blending mode to Add or Screen e.g.
But you might have a look at Videocopilot’s original Saber Plugin. It’s free and even easier to handle for a beginner. Besides there are numerous Saber tutorials out there 😎
@@MichaelPonch thank you for answering my question. 👍🏼
My question is could this tutorial work on After Effects CS6?
I’m quite sure this works in After Effects CS6. All the effects I mentioned are in CS6. One thing wouldn’t work: the taper stroke option for the stroke I talked about at the end. But it’s not essential
I’m sorry, I have to correct myself. It’s possible in CS6 but not the way you see in this video. It’s because there’s no “effects&masks” option in the Calculations effect. Instead of using the Calculations Effect, it would be better to work with precompositions and multiple layers.
how do I make this effect transparent?
Hi! The easiest way is to precompose everything and change blending mode to “screen” or “add”. If you want real transparency a fast way is to install the free “unmult” plugin and apply it to the precomp. Hope that helps
@@MichaelPonch thank you very much!
ok i got the templates and all, got them all to work but the thing is they're only 10s long i change the durations 10s to 50s and even did the stretch but it just repeats the video after the 10s duration....
Hi! Have you tried to set all compositions to a longer duration and adjust the layers to that duration? Just stretching them slow them down.
@@MichaelPonch i wanted to only apply kore effect from GlowFX_4k_final so its the only thing visible i changed the comp settings duration to 54s 0:00:54:00 and also did the same on the Kore layer out and duration to 54s i did the same thing with the comps within the Kore individually to 54s i can see it on the timeline being changed so i dont know why im still ending up with a 10s clip the only workaround for me is to cut my video to 5 segments and stitch them back once the effects are applied so is there a way to match effects with the video automatically instead of tweaking them manually even though it didnt work for me
@@randomstuff6094 you discovered a bug 😊. As I remember I animated some evolution parameters via keyframes. And they end at 10sec. If you are familiar with expression add “loopOut(“continue”)” to the animated parameters. I have to update my preset and make it keyframe independent, so thanks for the hint 😊. manually you can shift the end keyframes to 54sec and multiply their values by 5 to 6.
@@MichaelPonch okay thanks i will try out the loopout very much appreciated 🤗🤗
I don't have the saber effect in my After Effect but this seems so complicated to me 😩
Actually saber is for free. You can download it on videocopilot.net for After Effects. But if you have premiere pro check out my easy template (my latest video 😎)
but it is esier to use saber plugin
I think this is incredible how you figured this out but at the same time... the plugin took 10 seconds to download and is free haha so that now brings up the question to as why?!!?
Absolutely right. When you are happy with what saber offers then the plugin is the fastest way. On the other hand you can explore more individual look than ‘Ah, he did this with Saber’. And my method allows live action footage 😎
Todo bien pero hiciste un monton de pasos y aplicaste otros efectos, cuando con saber se simplifica el proceso, se ahorra tiempo, sobre todo si se tiene mucho trabajo y varias capas, Gracias. Saludos.
when I added unmug effect it changes color also I applied solid composite to it
Hi. I’m not at my PC at the moment so I can only guess right now. Maybe you missed a step. Have you unchecked ‘RGB only’ in the CC. Composite Effect? I’ll check it as soon as I’m at my PC again 😎
@@MichaelPonch yes
@@MichaelPonch it worked i turned off color matting effect
@@MichaelPonch i made my own version without exposure though
Great 👍🏻. Happy you found alternative techniques. You can do more than the plugins offers. You can even use image sequences (I’m planning a tutorial right now)
Where can I buy saber?
Saber is a free plugin you can get from videocopilot.net
woah woah slow down
But doesn't this stress your memory because of the additional properties?
Dan Calingo Hi Dan! I didn’t notice any downsides in memory, speed or workflow. But I guess it depends on your system’s specifications.
I'm toooo lazy. . .
I would choose Saber over this procedure
but my PC can't run that
Lucky you......I give away my AE projectfile. Please watch my latest video 😎
@@MichaelPonch OK 👌 thanks tho
Sadly I don’t know these things
You don’t have to know everything 😊. Please suggest a tutorial which could be useful for your videos. Could also be theoretical, independent from software, like editing tricks.