After Effects CC 2023: How To Use RotoBrush 2 Tool
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Description:
This tutorial will show you how to use the RotoBrush 2 Tool in Adobe After Effects CC 2023 to remove or separate objects from the background.
Adobe Help Article:
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/roto-brush-refine-matte.html
Green Brush: Add to Selection
Red Brush: Remove From Selection (Option/Alt Key)
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Option/Alt + W: RotoBrush Tool
Cmd/Ctrl + Click: Change RotoBrush Size
Option/Alt: Remove From Selection (Brush will turn from green to red)
Page Up/Page Down: Move PlayHead forward and back frame by frame
Cmd/Ctrl + Arrows: Move PlayHead forward and back frame by frame
Notes:
The first frame is the most important, so get the selection as good as possible on Frame 1.
The footage to be rotoscoped should b the same Frame Rate as Comp
Rotobrush does not work on main Comp Window (double-click to open in Layer,
Use the Refine Edge Tool for more detailed selections such as hair
Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About the Tutorial
00:14 What is the RotoBrush 2 Tool?
00:36 Match Frame Rates (Footage & Comp Settings)
00:57 Open Footage in Layer
01:09 Select RotoBrush 2 Tool (Opt/Alt + W)
01:36 Move CTI To Beginning (1st Frame)
01:50 How To Change Brush Size
02:10 Brush Object To Make Selection
02:27 Green Brush (Add)…Red Brush (Subtract)
03:04 Effect Control Panel
03:17 Start Propagation (SpaceBar)
03:35 Frame By Frame Inspection (Cmd/Ctrl + Arrows)
03:44 Freeze & Unfreeze
04:01 To See & Use RotoBrush Footage
04:32 Need to make adjustments?
Software Used:
Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (Click To Try or Buy)
How To the RotoBrush 2 Tool in Adobe After Effects CC 2023:
- Add Footage to Composition
- Double-click on footage to open in Layer
- Go to top toolbar and click on the RotoBrush Icon
- Move CTI (Playhead) to the beginning of the timeline
- Select the RotoBrush Tool (Option/Alt + W)
- Cursor should turn into green circle with crosshair
- Make one stroke across object to be separated from the background
- The pink stroke around the object is the selection
- When brush is green, brush to add to selection
- Press Option or Alt and the brush will turn red.
- When brush is red, brush areas to be removed from selection
- Go around the entire object adjusting the selection so it is as good as possible
- Press the Space to start propagation
- When green status bar is complete, review footage to see how AE did with the RotoBrush
- Drag CTI to the beginning and scrub to the right frame by frame inspecting the selection
- Adjust selection as necessary
- Use the buttons under the Comp Window to view select with different overlays
- Use the ‘Effect Controls’ and change to ‘Best’ Quality
- Use Feather & Shift Edge to fine tune selection
- Use the ‘Refine Edge Tool’ for more detailed selections such as hair
- When happy with selection for the entire duration of clip, press ‘Freeze’ to hold propagation I place
- Press ‘Freeze’ again to Unfreeze and continue editing
- When done, click the ‘Comp’ tab above the Comp Window to return to main Comp
- RotoBrush footage now on a transparent background
- Add footage below or place RotoBrush layer in any scene.
- Open Layer and select RotoBrush Tool at any time to refine if necessary
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