Enable Track Matte After Effects

In the tracker panel click track motion.

Enable track matte after effects.

Go to layer new solid and use this to create a mask for the wheels or part of the footage you want to remove. Both are simple to use but if you re new to the program working with track mattes might not be that obvious. Track mattes can help create cool looks in your video project like creating a cut out of your text with the video behind it. In the project pane that s in the lower left corner of after effects click and drag the spiral icon that s right of your file s name onto the null 1 title and then release your mouse.

Between effects masking the new ish ability for effects to see down the stack and now this new effect matte and soon set matte compositions in ae are becoming a lot less cluttered than before. Import those background and foreground clips into after effects. After effects preserves the order of a layer and its track matte after you duplicate or split the layer. Within the duplicated or split layers the track matte layer remains on top of the fill layer.

A track matte only applies to the layer directly beneath it. To apply a track matte to multiple layers first precompose the multiple layers and then apply the track matte to the precomposition layer. Connect your file to the null object. If the track mattes option is missing from your after effects timeline panel right click the section above your layers navigate to the columns menu and enable modes as seen below.

After effects preserves the order of a layer and its track matte after you duplicate or split the layer. Blending modes preserve underlying transparency and track mattes trkmat should now all be available. Ryan summers oddernod march 2 2018. This process is called parenting and it will ensure that your file is motion tracked along with the null object.

In this tutorial you ll learn how to use luma mattes and alpha mattes inside of after effects. Go to window tracker and connect the anchor point of the solid to the wheels.