God, I'm having fun! And this tutorial is just about my range of knowledge: I'm fairly at ease with SketchUp, PhotoShop and Premiere, but I was always curious about Photogrammetry and AE. Fun to notice that this project combine everything I 've learned from these three. Here is a great oportunity to get out of my comfort zone and dive into something new AND FUN! But it kick my butt real hard. I'm greatfull for this very detailed toturial.
I love you and i appreciate so much this tutorials!!! Im from Colombia living in Germany and now im going to do my first video mapping on an event thanks to you! THANK YOU!
Okay, I'm Adobe ignorant and have followed this series with only a few bumps in the road until this video at the 5:58 mark. I can't seem to get this to work for me. My tools only look slightly different then the video which I am chalking up to Adobe updates. But, it should still function for me in principal. I've searched YT to look for other tutorials that may offer a piece of advise that clicks for me but can't find another similar video or tutorial on Adobe. I just can't get the home walls to move for me to be pushed back and create the shadows. Any suggestions would be most welcome! Please and thank you.
Hmm. Off the top of my head, you definitely have the layer set as a 3d layer? And does it change anything if you change the renderer (from the dropdown in the top right of the preview window where for me it says "CINEMA 4D")
I am struggling because, I am following every step but when I click layer/New/Light nothing at all appears. No green and red lines no spotlight nothing. Can anyone help?
when I click my outlines and do the stroke effect nothing happens. As soon as I click away from my outlines the whole thing disappears. I followed step by step from last video but still outline doesn't show up when I click the outlines its a black screen
A couple of people have had this and it’s because they’re previewing their comp at less than full resolution (e.g. half, third etc) Is that the case for you?
Great Tutorial. I have some impediment with using Keyligt to Greenscreen Footage. It makes the green area transparent but the moment i turn it a 3d Layer the keyed out area is still visible :(
I may be over looking it somewhere in these videos if it is covered but what would be the easiest way make a video appear on a single mask. Also, how do you delete out certain a mask(s) of a video covering the entire map? Thanks again
@@LumaBox Thanks for the quick response! I was looking at how you made it appear like their was siding on the house, or changing the windows to different shapes. Is that just an image you are overlaying then animating in aftereffects?
@@ColeTiwater Oh I know the one you mean. Sorry, we don't say "siding" in the UK 😅 That was partly images and party 3d geometry (like for the windows and the shutters) in Cinema 4d.
Hey there Luma Box, thanks for these awesome tutorials - I'm using them for my own setup right now. I have a question about your decision to turn off the C4D renderer, because then the extrusions go away (or at least they do in my project). At that point, the shadows are no longer realistic, so what is your solution? I want to keep C4D on, but since AEX doesn't have texturing options (that I can find) then you can't project the object back onto itself. Any solutions there? Thanks!
If you want to get into more advanced texturing/lighting you might want to think about going into full 3D rather than the 2.5D of AE. Cinema 4D maybe? If you really want to stay in AE, you could maybe render out the shadows using the C4D renderer and then using them as a shadow pass with a Multiply blend mode over the top of other work you do that might require the other renderer.
@@LumaBox Thanks for the response. I've recently discovered the plugin "Normality" which I think should solve my problems for me - my experiments so far infer as much. One day I'll learn to properly animate in a 3D environment, but for now... AEX!
Also, to solve my more immediate problem I just took the original image file and placed it in space in front of the 3d shape. Not the best solution, but good enough for now.
Thank you so much for the information you provide. My question is this: Where do the animated digital decorations come from? Are they created by each individual or is there some source available that already has Halloween or spooky animation footage available? Thanks!
I animate most of my own content. This tutorial is a bit of an exception because I'm composing the show with stuff I've found elsewhere. This video gives some resources for content ua-cam.com/video/vGLVUpeJD6k/v-deo.html also this page www.lumabox.com/free-video-for-projection-mapping/
@@LumaBox You have been extremely helpful and I appreciate it very much! One more question if I may: For next Halloween, I have in mind a house projection that is downright creepy and realistic-looking, as apposed to the cartoonish or silly stuff. Can you recommend a good source for content that might have particularly high quality animations that would look like a house is actually truly haunted? I don't mind paying for the content. Thanks loads!
@@LumaBox also have the same. Gives an error at the texture part of the process. Googled it and more people had this with windows and Linux. Some solved it by simply restart and others by expanding the virtual memory. Did both but without any luck :(
Great tutorials! Thank you! I like how you animated your shutters to open. How did you do that? I have the lightform system. I'm curious your thoughts on that? I understand the basic projections mapping... but how do would you get those fun animations like house columns shifting, pillars rotating, etc... things that look more like the house is moving?
I did the shutters in 3d with cinema 4d. I’m afraid I don’t have any experience with lightform at this point but will be trying it soon and will put out some tutorials.
when I render as a png I just get a folder filled with all the frames how do I get it as a movie? again thank you for all the help have really enjoyed this series.
@@LumaBox Hi there! I am really enthusiastic about this!! I even started my own little project around it, but it is this step that is killing me... I exported it as a png sequence, but it gives me just a folder with png files. As you say, it must be encoded to something more useful. But does that mean you can export it as an MP4? I'm not getting it there!! Thanks for your time and fantastic work!!! It inspired me, even tho it is 1 year old.
@@Driekess I would recommend exporting out of After Effects in a lossless format (this will be your master file) - that might be a PNG sequence, or, if you'd prefer a single file, something like a Quicktime (.mov) format encoded with either ProRes 422 or Animation. Then use some conversion application - e.g. Adobe Media Encoder if you have the full Creative Suite - and encode the master file into something compressed like an mp4 encoded with h264.
Good day and thank you for this wonderful content. I am not a video professional and find it hard to justify the price of After Effects. I have downloaded the free version of DaVinci Resolve and, again as a non professional, believe that this can be done in that software effectively. Do you have an opinion on DR and do you think this workflow is possible? Thank you again for your wonderful content.
I haven't used DaVinci Resolve and really couldn't say 100%. But if you're talking about all the steps in this video specifically (not the corner pinning stuff in the 5th video) then I'd be fairly confident that it can be done in DR.
@@LumaBox Thank you. DR does have a corner pinning tool so I think I’ll give it a go. If successful, I’ll post in some of the Facebook projection mapping groups. Cheers!
@@EdHarrell1 Can you output to an external display (projector)? The corner pinning is only one aspect of the mapping. You need to see the result out of the projector.
Thank you so much for these tutorials! I'm starting my process in January so I don't feel nearly as rushed during the Holiday season. I have a quick question though regarding the slope of your roof. My roof has a similar pitch to yours - but unfortunately it drops down much further into prime viewing area. You don't seem to use your roof a whole lot during your shows - is that due to the slope, or is there any possible after-effects magic to project some of the main animations onto a sloped surface and still make it look good?
For the 2020 halloween video, I am actually projecting on the roof -- it's just not very visible because the roof tiles are so dark. For that reason, I dispensed with projecting on the roof altogether for the christmas video and saved my resolution for the white parts of the house.
This is amazing content. How long does it take to animate an entire show? Would you say you need some background in computer animation to do something like this or is this something a novice can take on? Are there programs or equipment that can be used to help automate some of the more tedious technical aspects of this process (like mapping the house and its architectural features) that would help a novice take on something like this? Thank you for posting and inspiring others to explore their own creativity.
I think animating is something that any beginner can tackle so long as they are prepared to put in the work. There are plenty of tutorials in UA-cam which can take you pretty far. Look into Lightform if you are interested in projection systems that are designed to get you mapping as fast as possible through more automated processes.
@@eduardofarias5397 I learned from experience on the job and self-learning. There are lots of tutorials for After Effects out there, especially on UA-cam
God, I'm having fun! And this tutorial is just about my range of knowledge: I'm fairly at ease with SketchUp, PhotoShop and Premiere, but I was always curious about Photogrammetry and AE. Fun to notice that this project combine everything I 've learned from these three. Here is a great oportunity to get out of my comfort zone and dive into something new AND FUN! But it kick my butt real hard. I'm greatfull for this very detailed toturial.
LOVE your comment 😍 It's all about having fun!
I love you and i appreciate so much this tutorials!!! Im from Colombia living in Germany and now im going to do my first video mapping on an event thanks to you! THANK YOU!
Woohoo! Awesome!
You are awesome luma👍🏻..thanks for this wonderful series of tutorials 😊
My pleasure 😊
Okay, I'm Adobe ignorant and have followed this series with only a few bumps in the road until this video at the 5:58 mark. I can't seem to get this to work for me. My tools only look slightly different then the video which I am chalking up to Adobe updates. But, it should still function for me in principal. I've searched YT to look for other tutorials that may offer a piece of advise that clicks for me but can't find another similar video or tutorial on Adobe. I just can't get the home walls to move for me to be pushed back and create the shadows. Any suggestions would be most welcome! Please and thank you.
Hmm. Off the top of my head, you definitely have the layer set as a 3d layer? And does it change anything if you change the renderer (from the dropdown in the top right of the preview window where for me it says "CINEMA 4D")
one of the best tutorial ever!thank u!!!!!!!!
Wow. Thanks for your kind words 🙏
Just found this series... Awesome content...
Welcome aboard!
I am struggling because, I am following every step but when I click layer/New/Light nothing at all appears. No green and red lines no spotlight nothing. Can anyone help?
Are you looking at the Composition tab in your preview window, and not Layer, for example?
when I click my outlines and do the stroke effect nothing happens. As soon as I click away from my outlines the whole thing disappears. I followed step by step from last video but still outline doesn't show up when I click the outlines its a black screen
A couple of people have had this and it’s because they’re previewing their comp at less than full resolution (e.g. half, third etc) Is that the case for you?
@@LumaBox that worked perfectly, thank you
Great Tutorial. I have some impediment with using Keyligt to Greenscreen Footage.
It makes the green area transparent but the moment i turn it a 3d Layer the keyed out area is still visible :(
You want to nest your keyed footage inside a sub-comp, then you can make the comp a 3d layer.
I may be over looking it somewhere in these videos if it is covered but what would be the easiest way make a video appear on a single mask. Also, how do you delete out certain a mask(s) of a video covering the entire map? Thanks again
I think I cover masking in this video. Maybe experiment with the different Modes of the masks (Add, Subtract etc)
You are awesome.
Thanks for watching!
You are amizing
💜
How did you add the different "haunted" textures to the siding of the house did I miss that part? Thanks so much for this!!!
Do you mean the grainy/grunge texture? I only talk about how I added that towards the end i.e. I used an image with the blend mode on Multiply.
@@LumaBox Thanks for the quick response! I was looking at how you made it appear like their was siding on the house, or changing the windows to different shapes. Is that just an image you are overlaying then animating in aftereffects?
I’m not sure specifically which effect you mean but I used various techniques. Some are animated shapes etc. Rarely is it just overlaying an image.
@@ColeTiwater Oh I know the one you mean. Sorry, we don't say "siding" in the UK 😅 That was partly images and party 3d geometry (like for the windows and the shutters) in Cinema 4d.
Hey there Luma Box, thanks for these awesome tutorials - I'm using them for my own setup right now. I have a question about your decision to turn off the C4D renderer, because then the extrusions go away (or at least they do in my project). At that point, the shadows are no longer realistic, so what is your solution? I want to keep C4D on, but since AEX doesn't have texturing options (that I can find) then you can't project the object back onto itself. Any solutions there? Thanks!
If you want to get into more advanced texturing/lighting you might want to think about going into full 3D rather than the 2.5D of AE. Cinema 4D maybe? If you really want to stay in AE, you could maybe render out the shadows using the C4D renderer and then using them as a shadow pass with a Multiply blend mode over the top of other work you do that might require the other renderer.
@@LumaBox Thanks for the response. I've recently discovered the plugin "Normality" which I think should solve my problems for me - my experiments so far infer as much. One day I'll learn to properly animate in a 3D environment, but for now... AEX!
Also, to solve my more immediate problem I just took the original image file and placed it in space in front of the 3d shape. Not the best solution, but good enough for now.
How to add moving light effect in arena 5
This video might give you some ideas ua-cam.com/video/B8m-feZl3pE/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for the information you provide. My question is this: Where do the animated digital decorations come from? Are they created by each individual or is there some source available that already has Halloween or spooky animation footage available? Thanks!
I animate most of my own content. This tutorial is a bit of an exception because I'm composing the show with stuff I've found elsewhere. This video gives some resources for content ua-cam.com/video/vGLVUpeJD6k/v-deo.html also this page www.lumabox.com/free-video-for-projection-mapping/
@@LumaBox Thank you very much!
@@LumaBox You have been extremely helpful and I appreciate it very much! One more question if I may: For next Halloween, I have in mind a house projection that is downright creepy and realistic-looking, as apposed to the cartoonish or silly stuff. Can you recommend a good source for content that might have particularly high quality animations that would look like a house is actually truly haunted? I don't mind paying for the content. Thanks loads!
@@stevedrake360 AtmosFX is extremely high quality. Some of their stuff is more CG-looking but others use human actors so they're very realistic 👍
@@LumaBox Again, thank you!
I can’t seem to get meshroom to work. I’m using a HP Envy
What problem are you having? Have you tried googling the error/issue?
@@LumaBox also have the same. Gives an error at the texture part of the process. Googled it and more people had this with windows and Linux. Some solved it by simply restart and others by expanding the virtual memory. Did both but without any luck :(
@@jrikkerink I ran into the same thing using the latest version of meshroom. Try downloading an earlier version. 2019.2.0 seemed to work for me.
Great tutorials! Thank you! I like how you animated your shutters to open. How did you do that? I have the lightform system. I'm curious your thoughts on that? I understand the basic projections mapping... but how do would you get those fun animations like house columns shifting, pillars rotating, etc... things that look more like the house is moving?
I did the shutters in 3d with cinema 4d. I’m afraid I don’t have any experience with lightform at this point but will be trying it soon and will put out some tutorials.
@@LumaBox Did you ever do a tutorial that showed how you did the shutters? This is one of my favorite parts of your animation.
when I render as a png I just get a folder filled with all the frames how do I get it as a movie? again thank you for all the help have really enjoyed this series.
You now need to encode that master sequence as something more useful, like an mp4. I use Adobe Media Encoder.
@@LumaBox Hi there! I am really enthusiastic about this!! I even started my own little project around it, but it is this step that is killing me... I exported it as a png sequence, but it gives me just a folder with png files. As you say, it must be encoded to something more useful. But does that mean you can export it as an MP4? I'm not getting it there!!
Thanks for your time and fantastic work!!! It inspired me, even tho it is 1 year old.
@@Driekess I would recommend exporting out of After Effects in a lossless format (this will be your master file) - that might be a PNG sequence, or, if you'd prefer a single file, something like a Quicktime (.mov) format encoded with either ProRes 422 or Animation. Then use some conversion application - e.g. Adobe Media Encoder if you have the full Creative Suite - and encode the master file into something compressed like an mp4 encoded with h264.
That $99 fee is looking better and better
Which fee are you referring to?
Good day and thank you for this wonderful content. I am not a video professional and find it hard to justify the price of After Effects. I have downloaded the free version of DaVinci Resolve and, again as a non professional, believe that this can be done in that software effectively. Do you have an opinion on DR and do you think this workflow is possible? Thank you again for your wonderful content.
I haven't used DaVinci Resolve and really couldn't say 100%. But if you're talking about all the steps in this video specifically (not the corner pinning stuff in the 5th video) then I'd be fairly confident that it can be done in DR.
@@LumaBox Thank you. DR does have a corner pinning tool so I think I’ll give it a go. If successful, I’ll post in some of the Facebook projection mapping groups. Cheers!
@@EdHarrell1 Can you output to an external display (projector)? The corner pinning is only one aspect of the mapping. You need to see the result out of the projector.
@@LumaBox I believe you can. From the software documentation, it certainly looks like it.
@@EdHarrell1 Very interesting. Thanks for sharing your findings 👍 Having a free alternative available great!
Thank you so much for these tutorials! I'm starting my process in January so I don't feel nearly as rushed during the Holiday season. I have a quick question though regarding the slope of your roof. My roof has a similar pitch to yours - but unfortunately it drops down much further into prime viewing area. You don't seem to use your roof a whole lot during your shows - is that due to the slope, or is there any possible after-effects magic to project some of the main animations onto a sloped surface and still make it look good?
For the 2020 halloween video, I am actually projecting on the roof -- it's just not very visible because the roof tiles are so dark. For that reason, I dispensed with projecting on the roof altogether for the christmas video and saved my resolution for the white parts of the house.
This is amazing content. How long does it take to animate an entire show? Would you say you need some background in computer animation to do something like this or is this something a novice can take on? Are there programs or equipment that can be used to help automate some of the more tedious technical aspects of this process (like mapping the house and its architectural features) that would help a novice take on something like this? Thank you for posting and inspiring others to explore their own creativity.
I think animating is something that any beginner can tackle so long as they are prepared to put in the work. There are plenty of tutorials in UA-cam which can take you pretty far. Look into Lightform if you are interested in projection systems that are designed to get you mapping as fast as possible through more automated processes.
Great stuff! Where would someone go for this level of knowledge on the subject?
Thanks! What do you mean with your question? Where to learn these skills?
@@LumaBox yep!
@@eduardofarias5397 I learned from experience on the job and self-learning. There are lots of tutorials for After Effects out there, especially on UA-cam
Ohhh yes! x3
😁
This is way to complicated for me lol!!!
Nah it isn’t! I believe in you! 😁