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YouTube Video UCxd7Qtx6-4bvzANBhvcEg9A_dyE5Xpd9dzU Welcome to part 3 of building a model of Mount St Helens. In this video we'll be compositing our renders and crypto passes in After Effects. I'll show you how to create Luma Matte and Adjustment masks using the Crypto Passes. We'll also be using the information from the AEC file to apply our callouts to the model and create an infographic. I've created chapters so you can follow along at your own pace, or you can jump to relevant sections if you like. If you haven't watched parts 1 and 2 and you want to follow along then I suggest that you watch those first. Part 1: https://youtu.be/ba15I5enGC8 Part 2: https://youtu.be/8BJSZg0xsF0 External Compositing: https://youtu.be/YCOD7Li6c68 Awesome After Effects Tutorials: Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/EvanAbrams Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/BooneLovesVideo 00:00 Intro 00:39 What We Are Covering In This Video 02:30 Recap of Render Settings and Important Information Concerning The AEC File and Crypto Passes 09:57 Octane Render: Settings 11:36 Octane Render: Static Noise 14:25 Compositing Our Render in After Effects: Project Settings 16:44 Breakdown of Callouts 18:42 Importing the AEC File 20:34 Importing the Crypto Passes 24:46 Creating Masks from the Crypto Passes: Luma and Adjustment Masks 37:13 Importing the Contour Render and Crypto Passes: Rinse and Repeat 47:22 Applying the Callouts to the Model 52:27 Masking Callouts to Fit The Animation 58:27 A Quick Summary of The Project If you like what you see? Like. Subscribe. Click the notification bell, so you don't miss a thing. I'll be uploading projects and Tutorials regularly. System Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Motherboard: MEG X570 UNIFY RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200 16 DDR4 x4 64GB Tools I use: Cinema 4D, Octane, Redshift, X-Particles, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Character Animator www.stephencourtney.ca https://www.instagram.com/almost_daily_render/
Welcome to part 3 of building a model of Mount St Helens. In this video we'll be compositing our renders and crypto passes in After Effects. I'll show you how to create Luma Matte and Adjustment masks using the Crypto Passes. We'll also be using the information from the AEC file to apply our callouts to the model and create an infographic. I've created chapters so you can follow along at your own pace, or you can jump to relevant sections if you like. If you haven't watched parts 1 and 2 and you want to follow along then I suggest that you watch those first. Part 1: https://youtu.be/ba15I5enGC8 Part 2: https://youtu.be/8BJSZg0xsF0 External Compositing: https://youtu.be/YCOD7Li6c68 Awesome After Effects Tutorials: Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/EvanAbrams Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/BooneLovesVideo 00:00 Intro 00:39 What We Are Covering In This Video 02:30 Recap of Render Settings and Important Information Concerning The AEC File and Crypto Passes 09:57 Octane Render: Settings 11:36 Octane Render: Static Noise 14:25 Compositing Our Render in After Effects: Project Settings 16:44 Breakdown of Callouts 18:42 Importing the AEC File 20:34 Importing the Crypto Passes 24:46 Creating Masks from the Crypto Passes: Luma and Adjustment Masks 37:13 Importing the Contour Render and Crypto Passes: Rinse and Repeat 47:22 Applying the Callouts to the Model 52:27 Masking Callouts to Fit The Animation 58:27 A Quick Summary of The Project If you like what you see? Like. Subscribe. Click the notification bell, so you don't miss a thing. I'll be uploading projects and Tutorials regularly. System Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Motherboard: MEG X570 UNIFY RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200 16 DDR4 x4 64GB Tools I use: Cinema 4D, Octane, Redshift, X-Particles, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Character Animator www.stephencourtney.ca https://www.instagram.com/almost_daily_render/
Building a model of Mount St Helens PART 3: Compositing in AE, creating masks with Crypto Passes
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This is the second part of Creating a Model of Mount St. Helens. If you haven't watch part 1 yet, then I suggest you watch that if you like to follow along. In part 1 we created a model of Mount St. Helens using DEMs in TerraformFX and Cinema 4d. You can see the first part here: https://youtu.be/ba15I5enGC8 To follow along with this tutorial, you need to have access to Cinema 4D, Insydium Fused (X-Particles, TerraformFX) and Octane. In part two we will be creating elements for our infographic of Mount St. Helens, such as contour lines and a smoke plume. We will also be creating a simple material in Octane to texture our volcano. I will be taking a different approach to my original model, where I didn't really use reference photos and was more artistic. This time we will be making our model look more realistic. But it's up to you how you want to texture your model. Be creative! This is a fairly long video, it took a lot of editing to get this to the time it is, hopefully I haven't cut out anything important. If there is anything you don't quite get or you need a better explanation of, then contact me and I will do my best to help. I've added chapters so you can follow along at your own pace. As well in this video I will be using nulls and external compositing tags to bring information into After Effects. Watch this video, there's information you need if you haven't used the C4DImporter Plugin in! External Compositing: https://youtu.be/YCOD7Li6c68 IMPORTANT! I forgot to give you some information, this is important, but not the end of the world. In the last part I explain that I only need to render out frames 0-359 so that I can create a seamless loop. I forgot to mention that, even though you do need to change the render range in the output tab in the render settings, you also need to change the project settings to 359 frames. If you don't do that, then the AEC file will record that there are 361 instead of 360 frames. So, when you bring the AEC file into After Effects there will be a blank frame in the composition. Basically the AEC file will create a composition that is 361 frames long. I will cover this in depth in the third video. Sorry for any confusion. This project is in 3 parts, this is part 2: Part 1: I will cover where you can find your DEMs and how you can bring them into TerraformFX to get a base model for sculpting. My DEM is of a low resolution, so I will break down the process of what operators I used and how I used these to get a relatively detailed model. It's a not an exact replica, but you can get a good representation of your subject for a presentation. Part 2: I will show you how I textured the original model and the process of creating a new Octane material for our new model. We're going to create some elements for our presentation, like a smoke plume and contour lines. I'm going to cover the use of external compositing for our call outs. If you haven't watched it already, I cover external composting in this video https://youtu.be/YCOD7Li6c68 Part 3: Once we've rendered our animation, we're going to assemble everything in After Effects. I will show you my workflow using Crypto Passes. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:55 A quick walk through of my project settings 06:16 Creating the contour lines 19:07 Building a volcanic smoke plume with X-Particles 26:47 Creating an Octane material for our volcano 57:49 A quick rundown of our sediment material for our base 59:32 Adding the volcanic smoke plume to our scene with a VDB Volume 1:06:57 Adding the contour lines to our scene with an Octane object tag 1:09:49 Octane render settings, Crypto Passes and External Compositing 1:16:26 Happy Rendering Sources: https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/usgs If you are into 3D, Cinema 4D, X-particles, After Effects and the like. Then like, subscribe and tinkle the notification bell, so you don't miss a thing. I'll be uploading projects and Tutorials regularly. System Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Motherboard: MEG X570 UNIFY RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200 16 DDR4 x4 64GB Tools I use: Cinema 4D, Octane, Redshift, X-Particles, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Character Animator www.stephencourtney.ca https://www.instagram.com/almost_daily_render/
Building a model of Mount St Helens PART 2: Creating an Octane texture for our TerraformFX model
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In this tutorial I will show you my process of using a digital elevation Map (DEM) in TerraformFX to create a model of Mount St. Helens for an infographic. You can use this process for many geographical landmarks, that's if your DEMs are of a good enough resolution. The model I show at the beginning of this video and the thumbnail is one I prepared earlier and is based on earlier reference images. We are going to create something slightly different, which is a bit more complex and a bit more up to date. This video will demonstrate how layering your operators can create something that looks amazing. To follow along you need to have Insydium Fused and TerrformFX installed. I've split this into 3 parts. Part 1: I will cover where you can find your DEMs and how you can bring them into TerraformFX to get a base model for sculpting. My DEM is of a low resolution, so I will break down the process of what operators I used and how I used these to get a relatively detailed model. It's a not an exact replica, but you can get a good representation of your subject for a presentation. Part 2: I will show you how I textured the original model and the process of creating a new Octane material for our new model. We're going to create some elements for our presentation, like a smoke plume and contour lines. I'm going to cover the use of external compositing for our call outs. If you haven't watched it already, I cover external composting in this video https://youtu.be/YCOD7Li6c68 Part 3: Once we've rendered our animation, we're going to assemble everything in After Effects. I will show you my work flow. 00:00 Intro 03:01 Finding Your Digital Elevation Maps (DEM) 06:30 Reference Photos 08:56 Building Mount St. Helens 34:21 Name Your Layers and Watch Your Erosions 35:45 We've Built Our Volcano, So What Happens Next? Sources: https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/usgs If you are into 3D, Cinema 4D, X-particles, After Effects and the like. Then like, subscribe and tinkle the notification bell, so you don't miss a thing. I'll be uploading projects and Tutorials regularly. System Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Motherboard: MEG X570 UNIFY RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200 16 DDR4 x4 64GB Tools I use: Cinema 4D, Octane, Redshift, X-Particles, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Character Animator https://www.stephencourtney.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/almost_daily_render/
Building a model of Mount St Helens using Digital Elevation Maps, in TerraformFX, Cinema 4d - Part 1
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Have you ever had times when using External Compositing with Cineware just doesn't work? Do you find the extra steps to make Cineware recognise External Compositing Tags annoying? Did you know there is an easier way to transfer the information from External Compositing to After Effects without having to bake animations down into keyframes? In this tutorial I want to introduce you to the C4DImporter Plugin, where you can find it and how you can install this into After Effects. By using this plugin in conjunction with a simple ".aec" file can save you a lot of time and head scratching. I use this plugin all the time and it is a part of my everyday workflow. I am going to run through 3 short examples to show you how versatile the C4DImporter Plugin is, this is of course the tip of the iceberg, but hopefully this will convince you to introduce this into your workflow. Disclaimer: I am using the latest version of the C4DImporter Plugin, Cinema4D S24 and the After Effects CC 2021. In earlier versions there are known issues of importing AEC files into After Effects, I have never encountered these issues. Please refer to Adobe and C4D forums for solutions. Thanks. Link to article on Maxon Support Centre: https://support.maxon.net/hc/en-us/articles/1500006491782-AEC-import-for-AfterEffects-not-working 00:00 Intro 01:11 Installing the C4DImporter.aex plugin 03:32 The problems with external compositing and Cineware for After Effects 14:38 How the C4DImporter plugin is a better solution to Cineware 19:03 How to extract information of clones using the C4DImporter plugin Want to see more content like this? Like. Subscribe. Click the notification bell, so you don't miss a thing. I'll be uploading projects and Tutorials regularly. System Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Motherboard: MEG X570 UNIFY RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200 16 DDR4 x4 64GB Tools I use: Cinema 4D, Octane, Redshift, X-Particles, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Character Animator www.stephencourtney.ca https://www.instagram.com/almost_daily_render/
External Compositing Tag: Cinema 4D to After Effects and why you should stop using Cineware Plugin
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I've had a few enquiries about my "Flag Advection" post. Basically, I achieved this look using Cinema 4D and X-Particles. I had some spare time, so I thought I would share some knowledge. In this tutorial, I'll show you some techniques that I used to achieve this look. Also, I will show you how to add geometry and images to your particles, so they will be render-ready for Standard/Physical, Octane and Redshift. I'm using Insydium Fused, but as long as you have a version of X-Particles that has ExplosiaFX, then you can follow along. In my final renders of my original Instagram post I used 1million particles, in this tutorial I use 250,000, so if you want a more defined look to your advection, then a higher particle count the better. The higher the particle count the longer your renders will be. And remember to cache your project before rendering. I'm not going to go through final render settings, but if have any questions don't be shy to ask. I've tried to be thorough, there's a lot to get through. I've broken the tutorial down into chapters so it will be easier for you to take a break and pick up where you left off. If you want to see more content like this, then: Like. Subscribe. And click the notification bell, so you don't miss a thing. I'll be uploading projects and Tutorials regularly. 00:00 Introduction 01:08 Building The Shockwave 16:46 Building the Particle Flag 23:15 Putting it all Together 30:41 Preparing Your Particles for Rendering Standard/Physical Render 35:00 Preparing Your Particles for Rendering Octane Render 39:07 Preparing Your Particles for Rendering Redshift Render System Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Motherboard: MEG X570 UNIFY RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200 16 DDR4 x4 64GB Tools I use: Cinema 4D, Octane, Redshift, X-Particles, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Character Animator www.stephencourtney.ca https://www.instagram.com/almost_daily_render/
X-Particles and C4D: Surface Advection Flags Tutorial. Standard/Physical/Octane/Redshift Render
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Tubular, created in Cinema 4D, rendered in Redshift and composited in After Effects. #Shorts If you like what you see? Like. Subscribe. Click the notification bell, so you don't miss a thing. I'll be uploading projects and Tutorials regularly. System Specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Motherboard: MEG X570 UNIFY RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200 16 DDR4 x4 64GB Tools I use: Cinema 4D, Octane, Redshift, X-Particles, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Character Animator www.stephencourtney.ca https://www.instagram.com/almost_daily_render/
Tubular: VJ-Loop #Shorts
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There's no rhyme or reason why I chose these flags except for the interesting designs. An exercise in particle advection with X-Particles and xpExplosiaFX. If you like what you see? Like. Subscribe. Click the notification bell, so you don't miss a thing. I'll be uploading projects regularly. #Shorts Tools I use: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Illustrator, Octane, Redshift www.stephencourtney.ca https://www.instagram.com/almost_daily_render/
Flags - advecting particle flags with X-Particles and Cinema 4D #Shorts
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"A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep." Saul Bellow I was invited by Andy Wauman of copyplanetdotxyz to create a short film from images he sent to me and this is what I came up with. This is also my current mood and also part of my journey to the realization of what freedom actually means. Copy Planet The project: https://copyplanet.xyz/ The Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/copyplanetdotxyz/ www.stephencourtney.ca https://www.instagram.com/almost_daily_render/ If you like what you see? Like. Subscribe. Click the notification bell, so you don't miss a thing. I'll be uploading projects regularly. #Shorts Tools I use: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Illustrator, Octane, Redshift
Obey - A collaboration with @copyplanetdotxyz an ongoing visual art project #shorts
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Using particles and turbulence to displace splines. Reminds me of sea anemones moving with the current. #Shorts If you like what you see? Like. Subscribe. Click the notification bell, so you don't miss a thing. I'll be uploading projects regularly. Tools I use: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Illustrator, Octane, Redshift www.stephencourtney.ca https://www.instagram.com/almost_daily_render/
Shifting Splines - Cinema 4D, X-Particles and Octane Render #Shorts
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