August 2, 2009 by John Dickinson | 3,847 views | Comments (28)
Have you ever looked in the Adobe After Effects Effects menu and wondered what some effects are used for? In this extended series of tips take a voyage of discovery as we uncover every default effect that ships with Adobe After Effects. Each week myself and other guest presenters from around the globe will take you on a whirlwind tour through an effect, starting right here with the Add Grain effect. Watch tip (5mins, 10MB)
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August 2, 2009 at 4:26 pm |
hi john … its a big tip man .. I’ve always looking for such effect i was using noise Fx but it didn’t gave me the effect that i’m looking for
thanks many times man … waiting for more tips and tuts.
ahmed
August 2, 2009 at 4:31 pm |
That’s great to hear Ahmed, and it’s exactly why I started this series!
August 2, 2009 at 5:56 pm |
Hi JD,
would have been cool to see the settings you are using inside the “add grain” FX. I use this effect sometimes, but because it is such a subtle effect I am never shure if there is a better way to set it up. I read Marc Christianson´s book, which is really great, a while ago. I think its time to read some chapters again
August 2, 2009 at 6:29 pm |
Hi illd, the settings I use depend on what I need but generally I keep things very subtle. I start with a preset and drop the size right down. The content I create here at Foxtel gets compressed before broadcast so too much noise/grain can end up making the footage look bad.
August 3, 2009 at 9:43 am |
Oh thats a good point! Most of the footage will be “grained” or distorted anyway by the following compresions. Seems to be important to keep that always in mind by adding grain…
August 3, 2009 at 8:07 am |
Thank you so much John for your excellent tutorials. I have used many of your techniques in my own work. I really look forward to your tutorials on the AE Cycore effects. I had always been hoping someone would do a good thorough review of how those effects could be used and I could not find them anywhere, not even on Lynda.com. You’re the best!
August 3, 2009 at 3:28 pm |
Hi Tia, yes there are so many effects it’s easy to get lost. I’m also looking forward to reminding myself what some of these effects are good for.
August 3, 2009 at 10:00 am |
This series is a great idea. Maybe for other fx that you currently use, you could give some typical examples of interesting uses ??
August 3, 2009 at 3:25 pm |
Hey Boreale, we certainly will be including examples of how the effects have been used in our and others work where possible
August 4, 2009 at 9:06 am |
Thanks John.
August 4, 2009 at 12:30 pm |
Just wanna say it’s so cool that you put up this website and offer all of this info for AE lovers.
It’s VERY appreciated!!! p.s. I learn more here than over at that other site.(VCP)
August 4, 2009 at 9:53 pm |
This is a GREAT idea!
August 11, 2009 at 1:06 pm |
I love the grain
August 14, 2009 at 1:50 pm |
Thank you very much ! I use this effect almos in all my video projects to soften the skin of people.
August 14, 2009 at 1:53 pm |
You’re welcome Daniel. Had you been using it before or just started using it?
August 31, 2009 at 3:27 pm |
I’m sorry, I made a mistake John, I was taking about the Remove Grain filter, I use it in almost every video project that involves people and skin. The Add Grain I don’t use it too often, the director I usually work with doesn’t like much grainy footage, but I use it in my personal projects sometimes of course.
August 31, 2009 at 3:35 pm |
Thanks for the clarification Daniel. Tinderbox 3 from The Foundry also has a really nice effect named “Silk” that is great for softening skin. Best wishes, JD.
August 31, 2009 at 3:48 pm |
Thanks for the tip John. I’ve tested it but it gives me very strange results, like a venetian blinds effect. Maybe I don’t know how to use it. Do you have any tutorial using this plugin?
August 31, 2009 at 4:00 pm |
Hi Daniel, the only information I found on this effect is on the Tinderbox 3 Manual but I haven’t done a Google search either. All the best, JD.
September 24, 2009 at 11:22 pm |
John, I wonder if people fully understand: the #1 functional purpose of grain is to *unify* real footage and cg footage.
***Grain helps SELL the shot*** When done correctly it adds to believability.
Think of the importance of color matching or light matching…well here you are matching textures
September 24, 2009 at 11:54 pm |
Excellent points Craig, thanks for sharing your knowledge. Best, John.
October 2, 2009 at 9:50 pm |
Thanks John. I’m just passing on the knowledge of others!
October 2, 2009 at 10:13 pm |
Hey Craig, sharing the knowledge is what it’s all about! Thanks again.
December 13, 2009 at 4:19 am |
John , You Are The Best
You Are My Teacher
i really want to learn alot from you
can i ask you a favour ?
please tell me how to improve my video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRFL66zQASg
thnx in advance
December 13, 2009 at 2:33 pm |
Hi Tarek, thanks for sharing your efforts. I don’t understand why you used “smoke”.
December 14, 2009 at 8:04 am |
Thank You Very Much For Your Reply
I wanted to make scary look or a suspense look .
and i wanted to cover my masking mistakes
But Unfortunately it became very funny :S :S
Any Tips For Making it better ?
Thank you again
December 14, 2009 at 9:29 pm |
Just try to remember Tarek, that some of the best effects are the ones you don’t even notice. Best, John.
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