It is said that there is a magical software called AE

AE's full name is After Effect, which is a film and television post-production special effects synthesis and design software developed by Adobe.

Now film and television media has become the most popular and influential form of media expression. From the fantasy world created by Hollywood, to the real life that TV news focuses on, to the overwhelming advertising, all of them affect our lives.

In the past, the production of film and television programs was the work of professionals and seemed to be shrouded in mystery to the public; over the past decade or so, digital synthesis technology has fully entered the film and television production process, and computers have gradually replaced The original film and television equipment has played a huge role in all aspects of film and television production. However, not long ago, film and television production used extremely expensive professional hardware and software. It was difficult for non-professionals to see these equipment, let alone use it to produce their own works.

after effect But now, with the significant improvement of PC performance and the continuous reduction of prices, film and television production has gradually moved from the previous professional hardware equipment to the PC platform, and the original high-status professional software has gradually been transplanted to With the advent of the PC platform, prices have become increasingly popular. At the same time, the application of film and television production has also expanded to broader fields such as computer games, multimedia, and the Internet. Many people in these industries or amateurs can use the computers in their hands to create what they like. .

Synthesis technology refers to mixing multiple materials into a single composite picture. Early film and television synthesis technology was mainly implemented in the filming process of film and tape and the film development and printing process. Although the technology was backward, the effect was good. Composite methods and means such as "image snapping" and "overlapping painting" were widely used in early film and television production. Compared with traditional synthesis technology, digital synthesis technology uses advanced computer imaging principles and methods to collect multiple source materials into a computer and use the computer to mix them into a single consistent image, which is then input to tape or film. Systematic and complete processing process.

Theoretically, we divide film and television production into pre-production and post-production. The main preliminary work includes processes such as planning, shooting, and three-dimensional animation creation; after the preliminary work is completed, what we get is a large amount of materials and semi-finished products. Combining them organically through artistic means is the post-production synthesis work.

At this point, we can introduce the protagonist of this article-After Effects (AE for short), the leader in post-production synthesis software!

After Effects is a professional special effects synthesis for high-end video special effects systems. Software, owned by Adobe Corporation of the United States. It draws on the success of many excellent software and takes video special effects synthesis to a new level:

The introduction of the middle layer of Photoshop allows AE to control multi-layer composite images and create seamless composites Effect; the introduction of key frames and paths enables us to control advanced two-dimensional animation with ease; the efficient video processing system ensures the output of high-quality video; the dazzling stunt system enables AE to realize all the user's creativity;

AE also retains Adobe's excellent software compatibility. It can easily import Photoshop and Illustrator layer files; Premiere project files can also be reproduced almost perfectly in AE; it can even import Premiere EDL files. The new version also provides the flexibility to mix 2D and 3D in a single composition. Users can work in 2D or 3D or mix and match on a layer basis.

You can use 3D layer switching to convert a layer into 3D at any time; both 2D and 3D layers can be moved horizontally or vertically; 3D layers can be animated in 3D space while maintaining interaction with lights, shadows and cameras. ! And AE supports most audio, video, graphic and text formats, and can even import files that record three-dimensional channels for changes.

Of course, I don’t think it can all be AE. It seems that if you want good results, you need to use various software.

However, the AE function is quite powerful. Even if you use AE to make a video like this, it won’t be a problem~

Wouldn’t the workload be much greater if MAX was used for this kind of effect =. =And you can’t get this flat feeling