How can I do this? 1

[09876]

I have a video of a girl riding a bike and I need to create a mask (I believe thats what I need but Im not sure) so while she rides a bike words will come across the screen, but once the words goes through her it will go behind her instead of in front of her. How can I do this?

Thanks,

 

[layZlite]

1. Duplicate the "bike" layer.
2. Create a mask on the top layer. The mask should outline the girl on bike. You only need to mask the section of the girl that the words will go behind. Don't worry about being to precise... if your mask is a little off, you probably won't notice it when it's played in real time.
3. Make a keyframe for "mask shape" at the first frame of the comp.
4. Move forward 5 or 10 frames and readjust your mask like you did in step 2. Depending on how much the girl moves around on the screen, keyframes might need to be made more often or less often than this.
5. When you're finished keyframing the "mask shape" across the entire comp, put your text layer between the 2 bike layers.
6. Keyframe the text position to make it move across the screen.

Hope this helps.

 

[09876]

thanks Layzlite that did the job *-) I'm just wondering if you can give a tip on how to create a ribbon effect

Thanks again,

 

[maruyama]

You can try to use PATH options to make the text move along a path (mask shape) in AE. Unfortunately, the text in AE 6.5 doesn't move in 3D, and your ribbon will most likely require 3-4 different layers to "fake" the ribbon effect.

Ko Maruyama
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