Compositing (170 Tutorials)

Removing a microphone with mocha Pro and Adobe Photoshop
September 24, 2015
Mary Poplin explains the basics of removing an unwanted object, using only one clean plate and letting mocha Pro’s planar tracking and remove tool to the heavy lifting.

NewBlueFX Elements: Chroma Key Pro
September 10, 2015
Ian Stark shows you how to easily key out color with Chroma Key Pro from the Elements collection.

Advanced Finishing in Resolve 11
June 25, 2015
Take your Resolve grading work to the next level of finishing and vfx with BCC and mocha. Resolve Trainier and colorist Alex Van Hurkman shows us how to use Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) and mocha Pro together inside Resolve to create visual effects and some finishing. He even explains it in term us NLE editors can understand.

Petri Dish Planets (After Effects Post Production)
May 11, 2015
Watch Shanks FX “Petri Dish Planets” and then check out the tutorial on how he put the finishing touches on them in Adobe After Effects.

The Importance of Compositing: A Layer By Layer Breakdown in After Effects
January 29, 2015
Learn how important compositing is for your 3D renders, as every shot needs color correction and/or compositing, in this tutorial from Greyscalegorilla.

Tracking Masks: comparing Adobe’s Mask Tracker and mocha AE CC
January 29, 2015
Adobe Creative Cloud has a tool called “Mask Tracker” the is found in both Premiere Pro CC 2014 and After Effects CC 2014, that can be used to easily create masks. After effects also has “mocha AE CC”, a dedicated planar tracker that is similar to Mask Tracker, but also allows keyframe control, and has advanced features for dealing with some of the more difficult masking or tracking situations.
Mary Poplin, from Imagineer Systems, shows you the similarities and differences between the “Mask Tracker” and the bundled “mocha AE CC.” Knowing which tool to use in which situation can help you save time and be more creative.

Re-creating the Lost Smoke Monster
December 19, 2014
In this Episode of Red Giant TV, Filmmaker/Motion Graphics artist Seth Worley will show you how to re-create the look of the Lost Smoke monster. Covered: Compositing, Masking, 3D tracking, Color Correction and some really cool Trapcode Particular techniques.
Tiffen Dfx v4 – Creating Masks and EZ Mask
November 17, 2014
Learn to use masks and EZ Masks in Tiffen Dfx standalone make your subject pop.

Digieffects: Lightwrap from Aura #digieffects
November 3, 2014
Learn how to add a glowing background light around foreground objects with Lightwrap, one of the tools included in Aura.

Digieffects: Glow from Aura #digieffects
November 3, 2014
Learn how to add a beautiful soft glow to your pictures or footage with Glow, one of the tools included in Aura.

Cyriak’s Halloween Costume
October 21, 2014
Learn to create an effect inspired by Cyriak, where a creepy hand-crab monster projects from a person’s mouth. This effect is very involved, with lots of rotoscoping, tracking and hand animation. It's not for the feint of heart, but you will learn a ton.
Head replacement with mocha and Adobe After Effects
October 21, 2014
Learn how to design, shoot and composite a head replacement shot. Think “Headless Horseman.” This is a fast paced tutorial design for advances users of mocha and After Effects.
Animated Cartoon Roto Shapes with mocha and After Effects
September 14, 2014
Mary Poplin, the Imagineer Product Specialist, shows how to make a cool animated cartoon look with Roto Shapes in mocha and After Effects. The tutorial uses a free script and the download link is below the video.
Avid Media Composer 7
September 2, 2014
Get assistance, answers, and insights and start editing now—watch Avid’s 5-part tutorial series dedicated to the success of new users.
Creating an Island Environment in Blender
July 25, 2014
This is a 3 part tutorial on how to create an island environment using Blender 2.6 and Chaos Group V-Ray. It’s a long and complicated process, but the end result is stunning!