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In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use the Set Matte effect with other effects like Fractal Noise, Glow, and TriTone to can create some incredible text effects!
Want more variations? Check out the compilation in the After Effects Projects area
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June 2nd, 2009 at 9:24 am
Nice tips ! Thanks for sharing, your use of the cell patern effect is just great
June 2nd, 2009 at 2:37 pm
hi,
Thank you very much.
I really gained alot of info and tip from you mr.harry .
Nice tutorial.
Keep on the good works
Thanks again
June 3rd, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Now, thats really some great techniques you delivered us. Thank you for sharing, youre the man Harry!
June 3rd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Very cool !
As always a VERY useable technique with a lot of variation potential.
Congrats!
June 4th, 2009 at 4:26 am
Cool! Especially controlling presets with a slider… awesome!
June 5th, 2009 at 3:01 am
Harry is the Man! how many tips can you get in one tutorial! Short but packed with tidbits you can use darn near anything – love it!
Thanks
June 6th, 2009 at 9:56 am
awesome! very useful tutorial.
Thanks for sharing.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
luv this tutorial …..great job….im def using this….
June 30th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Fantastic tutorial, thanks you so much–keep up the good work! Still looking very handsome like alway…;)
July 20th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
thanks my friend!
August 17th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Just astounding!
No 3rd Party Plugins.
Simplicity as its best.
Thank you very much!
T.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Awesome Tutorial im a newbie to AE and am loving it. Iva pretty much finished this tutorail however ive got to the part where were making the LED screen. Unfortuanlty for some reason i dont have the CC Ball Action (or any of the cc plugins) Can somone kindly direct me to where to buy these from? I really want to finish this
Thanks heaps in advance, and for a prepy at AE your tutorials are really easy to follow keep up the awesome job
August 26th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
The CC plug-ins are included with After Effects and should be installed when you install the application. They are not included with the trial version of AE.
September 6th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Thanks a lot harry…
Really happy I’ve found your blog, Excellent tips!
September 10th, 2009 at 8:46 am
What a fantastic tutorial! As much about design as it is about skill building. Also, why have I not used “set matte” before? I usually end up making duplicate alpha and/or luma mattes or, worse yet, precomposing, when I could just throw that on and simplify my comp. Love it. I really appreciate that, with the exception of Knoll Light Factory (FWIW, I am of the contingent that believes motion graphics should cut back on the lens flares), all the tools you use come with After Effects–and yet there’s so much detail and personality. Thanks, Harry!
September 10th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Thanks Andrew! Sorry about the superfluous lens flares. I keep them to a minimum, usually. But, I mainly wanted to show the expression slider trick.
September 24th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Harry,
I just discovered your site via Andrew Kramer’s VCP.
I am truly thrilled with what I saw. (long live ’set matte”).
Your reel is very inspiring as well.
It’s nice to find other motion designers so I can extend my horizon.
Definitely going to tell a couple of friends and I intend to visit your site for a couple of weeks,.
Thanks again,
Tim Visterin
Antwerp – Belgium
September 24th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Thanks Tim!! Indeed, tell your friends. Come back again!
October 1st, 2009 at 2:02 pm
nice tutorial…….i like it so much!!!!!!!!!!!
October 10th, 2009 at 8:14 am
this has to be my fav text effect
October 18th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Hi, where do i place the slant text, to get it in abobe after effects ???
October 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
You need to install the font just like you would any other font for your computer. It isn’t specific to After Effects, you just need to install the font.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960
http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/fixfonts/ht/install_fonts_m.htm
December 5th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Please, is anyone to tell me link to download “set matte” preset for after effect CS4
December 5th, 2009 at 8:44 am
It is an effect in After Effects, not a preset. It should be in the Channel section, just like in CS3. In your case, it might be called something different, and I unfortunately do not know the French term for it, but it is the 3rd effect from the bottom of the list in the Channel section.
December 8th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Thanks admin, but the problem is that i can’t find this effect in my “channel section”. The same problem with> “glow”(in stylize), “fast blur” and “fractal noise”, so i can’t finish some projects needed these effects.
February 9th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
seriously, thank you for all your tutorials! they are super informative and help to jump start my brain on creating sequences from completely within after effects. also, kudos on using the cell pattern and ball action, as i have never found a way to utilize them.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Thanks Nicole! Glad I could help. I’m always looking for more tutorial ideas to, so please feel free to drop me a note via email. harry ( at ) graymachine – com. Cheers.