Compositing with Multi-channel OpenEXR Files in After Effects
Pluralsight
Course Summary
In this After Effects tutorial, we'll learn how to take advantage of ILM's OpenEXR file format. Software required: After Effects CC.
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Course Description
In this After Effects tutorial, we'll learn how to take advantage of ILM's OpenEXR file format. A common format in visual effects and animation, OpenEXR files are able to contain an unlimited number of channel layers. So a common workflow is to put all the different CG lighting passes into one EXR sequence. We're going to take an OpenEXR file of an alien creature and set up all different render passes hidden inside as separate layers. Then we'll use those layers to do a multi-pass CG composite with complete control over the look of the alien as we integrate him into his alien planet background. We'll go on to add and adjust the ground shadow, learn how to make an edge blur from scratch, and perform a final color grade that will make the image really pop. By the end of this After Effects training, you'll have created a feature-film-quality, multi-pass CG composite using the power of OpenEXR files. Software required: After Effects CC.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 1m 7s
—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 7sCompositing with Multi-channel OpenEXR Files in After Effects- 27m 16s
—Separating out the Lighting Passes 9m 2s
—Compositing the Creature's Lighting Passes 7m 58s
—Adjusting the Black and White Points 3m 58s
—Final Adjustments 6m 16s