Will artificial intelligence save you from carpal tunnel? With the latest release of After Effects (version 17.5), Adobe has officially rolled out the much-anticipated Roto Brush 2. This new and improved tool is now powered by Adobe Sensei, using artificial intelligence to locate and stick to the edges of roto subjects. While it’s not quite ready to put the traditional roto artist out of a job, it still provides some impressive results. I spent two days tinkering around with this new feature and was pretty impressed with how well it held up. I used it to create a simple VFX shot of a dancing teddy bear. This was a great test, as I came up against detailed furry edges, motion blur, and busy backgrounds with low contrast. Here’s a step-by-step look at how it works: Isolate Your Layer For the first step, isolate the clip where you want to perform the roto. This is as simple as double-clicking to launch the clip in the Layer panel. This is where most of the roto work is done. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 29 October, 2020