Bringing Still Images to Life with Photoshop & After Effects
If you’ve ever wanted to know how to make still images come to life, as you’ve seen in documentaries, Nick Harauz from Boris FX shows you how! He starts with an old photo of Johnny Cash in Photoshop, cutting out the people in the photo, expanding the background, and using some color effects, then he adds some gorgeous effects from Continuum and Sapphire.
Bringing Still Images to Life with Photoshop & After Effects, Part 1
He uses Photoshop‘s Generative Fill, powered by Firefly, to expand the original photo, then selects Johnny in the photo individually. Learn how to clone in the areas behind the people. Then, Nick shows you how he used Boris FX Optics EZ Mask to select people for hand-coloring effects, film effects, and more.
Bringing Still Images to Life with Photoshop & After Effects, Part 2
In part 2, see how the Photoshop layers were brought into After Effects. He adds camera moves and depth of field effects. In addition, he uses the Puppet Tool in After Effects to make Johnny’s head and hand move. He also adds some transitions to bring the photo in and out.
Bringing Still Images to Life with Photoshop & After Effects, Part 3
In part 3, Nick adds the finishing touches to the animated still image. He applies Boris FX Continuum Film Stocks, pulling in the custom effect that he created in Optics. Then, he adds some Continuum Light Leaks (Sapphire Light Leaks or other light leaks will also work). He also adds some moving dust particles to the background, generated from the Sapphire S_Dust plugin. He tones down both the light leaks and dust to add subtle movement to the photo.
He also adds some specialized transitions and a few more effects from Continuum and Sapphire to the photo. He also shows how to upscale the comp using UpRes ML, the new AI upscaling tool in Continuum.
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