I'm such a newbie to After Effects that I'm embarrassed to ask a question that is probably very basic, but here goes.
I want to add a Vignette and animate it at the end of my movie. However no matter what i do, the Vignette is added to the ENTIRE movie.
Here are the steps I took.
1. Open AE and import movie (movie duration is about 3 minutes).
2. Created new comp for the movie I imported.
3. I drag the timeline head to the place in the movie I want to start the Vignette.
4. I create a solid layer -- set the color to black -- and make it the same size as the Comp
5. Click the shape icon - select the Ellipse shape -- double click to add it to the movie
6. For Mask 1 layer, I select Subtract to create the Vignette.
7. I open the mask properties and change feathering, opacity, etc.
8. Next I press the stop watch for Mask Expansion to start the animation
9. I move the timeline head to the end of the movie (this is where I want the animation to end)
10. I slide the Mask Expansion properties until the Vignette is completely closed.
That's it.
It works, the problem is the Vignette was added for the ENTIRE movie. I thought if I moved the Timeline head to the position in the movie where I wanted to add the Vignette, it would be added starting at that point (see step 3 above), but that is not the case.
I tried other things but if I list everything I tried this post will be a mile long.
So how do I start the vignette in the place I want it to start in the movie instead of it being created for the entire movie.
Thank You
I want to add a Vignette and animate it at the end of my movie. However no matter what i do, the Vignette is added to the ENTIRE movie.
Here are the steps I took.
1. Open AE and import movie (movie duration is about 3 minutes).
2. Created new comp for the movie I imported.
3. I drag the timeline head to the place in the movie I want to start the Vignette.
4. I create a solid layer -- set the color to black -- and make it the same size as the Comp
5. Click the shape icon - select the Ellipse shape -- double click to add it to the movie
6. For Mask 1 layer, I select Subtract to create the Vignette.
7. I open the mask properties and change feathering, opacity, etc.
8. Next I press the stop watch for Mask Expansion to start the animation
9. I move the timeline head to the end of the movie (this is where I want the animation to end)
10. I slide the Mask Expansion properties until the Vignette is completely closed.
That's it.
It works, the problem is the Vignette was added for the ENTIRE movie. I thought if I moved the Timeline head to the position in the movie where I wanted to add the Vignette, it would be added starting at that point (see step 3 above), but that is not the case.
I tried other things but if I list everything I tried this post will be a mile long.
So how do I start the vignette in the place I want it to start in the movie instead of it being created for the entire movie.
Thank You