How to Rotoscope in After Effects

Rotoscoping is an important part of the filmmaking process for cutting things out of frame. Take a look at different ways to rotoscope in After Effects.

1. How to Rotoscope in After Effects

2. Index What is Rotoscope ? 3 Different Ways to Rotoscope in After Effects Rotoscoping with Mask Paths Rotoscope With Roto Brush Rotoscoping by Hand

3. What is Rotoscope ?

4. Rotoscoping has long been an important part of the filmmaking process. Rotoscoping is the process of cutting things out of frame. While the process initially started as a hand-drawn technique, it has evolved with technology to the point where it can now be done in after effects . Let's take a look at some different ways to rotoscope in After Effects.

5. 3 Different Ways to Rotoscope in After Effects

6. Rotoscoping with Mask Paths

7. Another way to rotoscope using Adobe After Effects is to manipulate a mask frame by frame . While this process isn’t ideal, it often yields results far better than that of the Roto Brush . Explore below link and see how to rotoscope using masks and how to create custom feathered edges in After Effects . Click on below link: Rotoscoping With Mask Pathshttps://youtu.be/fsJX7zJSMU0

8. Rotoscope With Roto Brush

9. Roto Brush is one of the easiest and simplest tools available to rotoscope artists . The Roto brush works similarly to a brush in photoshop . Drag it over the desired rotoscoping areas and adobe after effects software will make its best guess to cut out a perfect frame .

10. If you have simple objects in the scene, you can easily remove it using this tool. Click on below link: Rotoscope With Roto Brushhttps://youtu.be/xYgfDUnA1Ys

11. Rotoscoping by Hand

12. You may not realize it, but masks will mold between keyframes in adobe after effects. So if you set a mask to move forward and change the mask shape, the mask slowly meshes into the new shape between keyframes . For rotoscoping , it is invaluable as it can prevent you from going frame by frame to get a perfect rotoscope .

13. In this below video link, studio-grade shows us how to use this feature to rotoscope a car out of a video. Click on below link: Rotoscoping by Handhttps://youtu.be/Gl7dD3moijQ

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