Animating with Create Nulls from Paths | After Effects Tutorial

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In this after effects tutorial, I'll show you how to animate abstract shapes, using the Create Nulls from Paths script. ► Download the project file here: gumroad.com/manueldoesmotion
Content:
0:00 Intro
0:16 Points follow Nulls
3:20 Everything you need to create stunning videos
3:46 Nulls follow Points
6:00 Speed lines
7:58 Trace Path
8:50 Outro
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► Software: Adobe After Effects 22 (I use the "Default" Workspace in my tutorials)
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  • @dixieechann
    @dixieechann Жыл бұрын

    You are great at breaking things down and offering really useful case studies. Thanks Manuel!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey that's great to hear! Thanks! You're very welcome!

  • @salianart4624
    @salianart4624 Жыл бұрын

    The ability to teach is a special art. Dear Manuel, you define and implement the educational plan with great care and patience. Thank you very much for your knowledge

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    You are very welcome! Thanks! That’s great to hear!

  • @poche999
    @poche999 Жыл бұрын

    I had NO IDEA of the existence of that tool! This was so helpful, thank you Manuel!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! You're welcome!

  • @HMalem
    @HMalem Жыл бұрын

    Wow ... I just had my mind blown...this tool opens up so many possibilities.... thanks mate ...this is soooo valuable

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! Glad u like it!

  • @AlfraEnglish
    @AlfraEnglish6 ай бұрын

    Best video ever in among all After effects tutorials. Thanks👌👌

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    6 ай бұрын

    That’s awesome! Glad u like it!

  • @vanemotion
    @vanemotion Жыл бұрын

    This script is very powerful! Nice tutorial!👌

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @manolomaru
    @manolomaru Жыл бұрын

    Nice Manu like always! ✨👌😎🙂😉🙂😎👍✨

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much! 😊

  • @atokwamena803
    @atokwamena803 Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome!! Thank you!!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome!

  • @nicolearmas5123
    @nicolearmas5123 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos have saved my life thank youuuuu

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! You’re so welcome!

  • @user-yk4se1un8y
    @user-yk4se1un8y Жыл бұрын

    wow! great tutorial! thank you❤

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! You’re very welcome!

  • @user-sy2bc6bk4k
    @user-sy2bc6bk4k3 ай бұрын

    Manuel explanation is unique and understandable , even as a beginner, Thanks

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    3 ай бұрын

    That's awesome! You're very welcome!

  • @paulooliveira2242
    @paulooliveira22429 ай бұрын

    Nice tutorial! Thanks!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    9 ай бұрын

    You’re so welcome!

  • @gamalelmasry1052
    @gamalelmasry1052 Жыл бұрын

    I've seen that has actually explained it to in a concise way!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much!

  • @flyingfishdesign62
    @flyingfishdesign623 ай бұрын

    Awesome, thanks!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re very welcome!

  • @kalimakbar1718
    @kalimakbar1718 Жыл бұрын

    Now tNice tutorials was truly an aweso video. I love your thorough style

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s great to hear! Thanks very much!

  • @rezahasankhani2082
    @rezahasankhani2082 Жыл бұрын

    thank you, Manuel.

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    You’re very welcome!

  • @jasminelillis5049
    @jasminelillis50496 ай бұрын

    Great tutorial!!!!!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much!

  • @alejandroledesma1217
    @alejandroledesma1217 Жыл бұрын

    Maan i wish i was that good, excellent channel!! thanks for sharing knowledge

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m sure you‘ll get there!

  • @alexfreedomroad
    @alexfreedomroad Жыл бұрын

    Hi Manuel, awesome tutorial. I followed along and struggled at this part 4:48, because I was following you visually, but the position of the nulls in your case was different from mine, according to the first vertex. Also I created my rectangles in a different position and the generated nulls weren't where they should be, then I found out I had to zero the path position in the transform:path before applying the Create Nulls From Paths. Working with Shapes is tricky, there are a lot of issues that we only solve by practicing.

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Alex! Thanks very much! You're right! It's tricky, but once you used it for a bit, u get used to it. I made always create new shapes by double-clicking on the shape tools and then resize the path. This makes sure everything is centred. For me that works well.

  • @imagerepairing
    @imagerepairing Жыл бұрын

    Helpful tutorial

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome thanks!

  • @bibekanandachatterjee1339
    @bibekanandachatterjee1339 Жыл бұрын

    Nice man ty

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @iva_creative
    @iva_creative Жыл бұрын

    Nice! This is what I needed!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @iva_creative

    @iva_creative

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ManueldoesMotion it turns out that a similar script is already built into after effects, and I was thinking where to find a similar plugin that would allow you to control the points!

  • @ahmadfahry4039
    @ahmadfahry4039 Жыл бұрын

    You are lucky my favourite nice tuto is nice tuto

  • @aaronrodrigues9194
    @aaronrodrigues91944 ай бұрын

    Thank you sir

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    4 ай бұрын

    You’re welcome!

  • @stefanopanfili8613
    @stefanopanfili8613 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Manuel, I love your tuts!!! Just a question for the TRACE PATH script: if I want to change the direction? Is it possible? Thank you!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Stefano! Awesome thanks! Which direction do you mean?

  • @abdeljawad
    @abdeljawadАй бұрын

    great

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks very much!

  • @rizkgerges9286
    @rizkgerges9286Ай бұрын

    Please i was searching every video how to make a rectangle move as arc way .... thank you

  • @davidd5386
    @davidd5386 Жыл бұрын

    Nice tutorial, i just cracked soft soft ;)

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Why?

  • @vungan2208
    @vungan2208 Жыл бұрын

    i hope your successful as well

  • @jaysonfontela5761
    @jaysonfontela5761 Жыл бұрын

    💖💖🔥🔥

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! 😊

  • @jobz9150
    @jobz9150 Жыл бұрын

    When you were choosing a fill color for your shape layer, why were the color choices limited? Mine has the entire color range. Is there a setting that can let us choose a range of colors to make a color palette?

  • @TheCryptoRealm

    @TheCryptoRealm

    Жыл бұрын

    If you notice it enough, you can see he's using red channel to generate colours while yours is probably on H or Hue for short. There are some clickable points on the left of the values click on them and you will see it. Idk if I made it harder to understand or not but theres that xD youre welcome!

  • @jobz9150

    @jobz9150

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheCryptoRealm understood! Thanks!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes exactly! Thanks for the explanation!

  • @cyklzycia8814
    @cyklzycia881411 ай бұрын

    how to To move that object but not using nulls but using corners ? and deferent archon points positions ?

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    11 ай бұрын

    Why don’t you want to use nulls?

  • @user-ju6bh5kf7w
    @user-ju6bh5kf7w Жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial. What was the very last thing you did? It was moving too fast for me to catch it and you didn't explain it at all. Thanks.

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    I duplicated the cyan solid and moved it above the big centre circle. Increased its mask and used it as inverted luma matte for the centre solid to create negative space between the two shapes.

  • @user-ju6bh5kf7w

    @user-ju6bh5kf7w

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ManueldoesMotion Awesome, thank you! I am learning so much from your channel. Do you have any advice on creating a reel for a portfolio? I would love to hear any suggestions you may have!

  • @HanSong_or
    @HanSong_or2 ай бұрын

    You speak so funny hahaha, I especially like your accent!

  • @rizkgerges9286
    @rizkgerges9286Ай бұрын

    why when i create null from path and i choose points follow nulls , the rectangle of the nulls is big and away from the point or the vertex ? how to fix that ? thank you

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Ай бұрын

    All position values (from the layer and the shape) have to be 0.

  • @memekachoda
    @memekachoda Жыл бұрын

    Do you have a video showing how to edit softs????

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately not yet…

  • @danieljamesmead
    @danieljamesmead10 ай бұрын

    The Nulls form in the right pattern (at 4 points around a square) but they're not connected to the square shape. They're off-set despite the anchor point being centered to the shape. It's really odd as my colleague sat next to me can do it straight away on another machine. Is it something in my settings/preferences?

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    10 ай бұрын

    The position of the shape inside the layer might be the issue. It has to be 0.

  • @kittuvisal9710
    @kittuvisal9710 Жыл бұрын

    When I use follow null, the null position changes from its original position. I mean, it's a moving target for the object can u help me out this

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Can you reset the position to 0? Is it the correct position then?

  • @michaelgarske662
    @michaelgarske662 Жыл бұрын

    I have a shape path. When I right click on the path in the layer panel "convert to Bezier path" is greyed out. Any ideas on how to get around this?

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    If there is no size property it is already a bezier path. If you used the pen tool to create a path for example.

  • @michaelgarske662

    @michaelgarske662

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ManueldoesMotion Always something simple. Thanks for your fast reply. This video was really easy to find and helpful.

  • @jasonk9770
    @jasonk977010 ай бұрын

    I'm trying to make a logo reveal using a modified version of the "cube" at 2:18. I cannot find a method to get a text layer to adhere to the null controls so that the proper perspective is maintained. Any ideas?

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    10 ай бұрын

    I think that’s tough because the perspective is just fake 3D. If you want to add a text layer I would probably create a real 3D cube with 3D layers and attach the text layer to one side of it.

  • @jasonk9770

    @jasonk9770

    10 ай бұрын

    I figured it out. Precomp text layer, crop the new comp to the size of the text layer, add CC Powerpin to precomped text layer, parent powerpin points to the nulls. It's a little clumsy, but it works!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    10 ай бұрын

    @@jasonk9770 That’s awesome ! I didn’t think of that.

  • @rtpzd4854
    @rtpzd48543 ай бұрын

    wow, understandable even to a beginner Thank you!!

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re welcome! That’s great to hear!

  • @nshutinobel
    @nshutinobel Жыл бұрын

    I feel ya. I've tried Ableton, Reaper, even shelled out for Cubase and I am no closer to understanding any of tNice tutorials than I was before. I don't

  • @nikyabodigital
    @nikyabodigital Жыл бұрын

    Shit. This exist in AE? GOD DAMN IT. I can already imagine making jawline move with the mouth rig just by pinning points of jawline to null. Damn

  • @seanhannity5196
    @seanhannity5196 Жыл бұрын

    soft soft or won't touch it. It is different...

  • @MohanaKumar-xy5xm
    @MohanaKumar-xy5xm3 ай бұрын

    Hello sir, how can i download the script.

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    3 ай бұрын

    It comes with After effects since version 18

  • @MohanaKumar-xy5xm

    @MohanaKumar-xy5xm

    3 ай бұрын

    @@ManueldoesMotion okay thanks I thought it was a custom script...

  • @smh4391
    @smh4391 Жыл бұрын

    😃😃😃

  • @captainru_media
    @captainru_media7 ай бұрын

    Hmm. The created nulls are not positioned in the corners.

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    7 ай бұрын

    The position of your shape inside the shape layer has to be 0,0

  • @jasonk9770
    @jasonk977010 ай бұрын

    So this has been around for 5 years? Dang.

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    10 ай бұрын

    Yep.

  • @layknee1247
    @layknee1247 Жыл бұрын

    Are you live?

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    Not yet.

  • @talha_boy
    @talha_boy8 ай бұрын

    yaar zabardest, chummi😘

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    8 ай бұрын

    😊

  • @TrEndFeVeR22
    @TrEndFeVeR22 Жыл бұрын

    rigging without needing to use expressions right?

  • @TrEndFeVeR22
    @TrEndFeVeR22 Жыл бұрын

    so this is like rigging right? rigging?

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    I do t think it is specifically made for rigging but you can use it therefore.

  • @TrEndFeVeR22
    @TrEndFeVeR22 Жыл бұрын

    I don't get it when you showed me the null follow points part... Why are my nulls not automatically putting right on the points after i convert to beizer? WHAT THE HELL.... it suppose to be place right on path points but its located in the bottom. wtf.

  • @ManueldoesMotion

    @ManueldoesMotion

    Жыл бұрын

    That happens when your anchor point isn't in the centre of your shape. Before converting the path into a bezier path you should centre your anchor point. That's why I double-click on the rectangle tool. It automatically centres the anchor point. In the After Effect settings in "General" you can also activate: "Centre Anchor point in new shape layers"

  • @darklight2542

    @darklight2542

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ManueldoesMotion it is but still that's not wok! how can I fix that?! T_T