How to Morph Shapes in After Effects!

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    00:00:15 - Jumping into After Effects
    00:01:40 - Morphing Shape with Path Layers
    00:12:25 - Morphing Complex Shapes Layers & Illustrator Vectors
    In this After Effects motion graphics video we discuss shape morphing (morph / reshape) in After Effects CC. This shape morph can be used to change shape layers from circles to squares or triangles. This can also be used to help show you how to animate an icon in After Effects that utilizes shape morphing. Lastly, this tutorial will cover how to morph shape layers from Illustrator in After Effects.
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    The most requested topics on MOBOX Graphics is how to morph objects and morph shapes in after effects, how to morph shapes in after effects, and how to morph text in after effects. This is quite a large topic because you can morph PNG images in after effects or morph shapes in after effects. The technique for both of these things are very very different. In a lot of ways, how to morph an object in after effects (PNG image) is more of a how to reshape objects in after effects. This is because you need to use a tool that allows you to stretch objects in after effects. Reshaping objects in after effects is a very simple process to morph these png images / objects. Morphing shapes on the other hand can use the path tool in after effects to morph shape layers (circle to triangle or square to circle or square to triangle). Simple shape animation in after effects is a critical tool to have when working within AE. Adobe after effects shape animations is the pivotal way to add your creative touch to any project. Please keep this in mind.
    Adobe After Effects 2018 (AE 2018) is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Systems and used in the post-production process of film making and television production. Among other things, After Effects can be used for keying, tracking, compositing and animation. It also functions as a very basic non-linear editor, audio editor and media transcoder.
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Komentáře • 607

  • @ButtholeSalad
    @ButtholeSalad Před 7 lety +77

    I have been using After Effects for a while now, and I am mostly self-taught, but I had no idea what the shy tool actually did. Thank you for simplifying everything. Great Tutorial!

  • @LeopardMask12
    @LeopardMask12 Před 2 lety +1

    So that's how the lock and the shy options work! I found this tutorial for the actual subject of it, but I'm learning quite a few basics about AE that I definitely didn't know before as well! Thank you for actually explaining what all these things you're doing, well, _do._

  • @JustinKreule
    @JustinKreule Před 8 lety +333

    Much quicker way to make a triangle. While dragging the mouse to create a polygon, pressing the up and down arrows adds and removes vertices.

    • @moboxgraphics
      @moboxgraphics  Před 8 lety +64

      +Justin Kreule Wow, that is so helpful! Thanks for the heads up! Ya learn something new every day.

    • @JustinKreule
      @JustinKreule Před 8 lety +9

      +Mobox Motion Graphic Tutorials No problem, thanks for the video!

    • @PotatoMaker
      @PotatoMaker Před 7 lety +10

      Or you can just use your scroll wheel on your mouse.

    • @joekaparkour
      @joekaparkour Před 6 lety +1

      Some people use trackpads like myself so the arrow keys are perfect :)

    • @silvieplayz3443
      @silvieplayz3443 Před 4 lety +1

      Potato Maker heard of touchpad?

  • @saiabhinay7125
    @saiabhinay7125 Před 4 lety +9

    I had to make a icon animation type thing for a school assignment and my teacher is incompetent so he didn't teach anything. Thank you so much for this video! It really helped me

  • @kalaidesk
    @kalaidesk Před 2 lety

    We all came to learn How to Morph. We left the video with extra useful tips and information. the way he explains little things in between was really great. A beginner and an expert can get knowledge at the same lesson. well done. Impressed....

  • @doresimon
    @doresimon Před 8 lety +5

    Thank you ! The content of those 20 minutes was well worth it and simple! I can now do this in 2 minutes :D

  • @philipmalmo
    @philipmalmo Před 8 lety +1

    I've been looking around for how to do this for ages. You're a champ - thanks!

  • @alborzheydaryan8636
    @alborzheydaryan8636 Před 8 lety

    finally. your video gave me confidence to open up After Effects and do a small project copying you. You are a life saver! and I've began my journey into AE because of you. thank you! until now I was stuck with 'Hype 3'.

  • @unSeentertainment
    @unSeentertainment Před 5 lety +13

    6:04 OMFGGGGG I HAD NO IDEA YOU COULD DO THAT

  • @erinsong6419
    @erinsong6419 Před 8 lety

    this is an amazing tutorial! you were so clear about every little step and it was so easy to follow! Things that I've been trying to figure out I learnt in a sec thanks to you!

  • @patrickbutler87
    @patrickbutler87 Před 7 lety +68

    Thanks for this. Helped me a lot.
    I've found that sometimes adding a circle path between shapes can make it smoother. For instance: between a triangle and a square it gives it more of a "blob" feel, instead of just adding an anchor point. If that makes sense.

    • @epitomeOFblueberries
      @epitomeOFblueberries Před 7 lety +1

      same!!! good advice :D

    • @francissmith9813
      @francissmith9813 Před 5 lety +5

      I have a problem trying to make the shapes morph in the same place. It keeps going round the Anchor. Please how I’ll I solve this problem.

    • @ryanchua6988
      @ryanchua6988 Před 3 lety

      @@francissmith9813 just rearrange the position and the anchor point on every keyframe... oh I'm one year late

  • @VanNguyen-uf4dv
    @VanNguyen-uf4dv Před 4 lety +1

    thank you so so so much! Your tutorial didn't just teach me how to animate path, but plenty other little knowledges that I couldn't get anywhere else! Quick and easy to understand, and I love how you explained why other ways don't work as well, or how you did not edit out a small mistake. Massive thanks!

    • @moboxgraphics
      @moboxgraphics  Před 4 lety

      Thanks! My goal is to make every tutorial, regardless of difficulty level, possible for everyone.

  • @BillDWP
    @BillDWP Před 4 lety

    Thank you, this was really helpful, especially the details, that most CZcamsrs take for granted.

  • @moboxgraphics
    @moboxgraphics  Před 7 lety +19

    *** In recent changes to After Effects, some of the issues have been fixed, but others have popped up. ***
    In the 202 release: If your shape is moving when it morphs, it's because your anchor point is shifting. It's recommended to move the anchor point into the center of your object: Press Y and drag the anchor to the center of your shape. Additionally, between morphs, the anchor point will no longer be centered as the center point of the shape has changed. You can set a keyframe on "anchor point" and move it to match the morph of the shape.

    • @SarahAndBoston
      @SarahAndBoston Před 4 lety

      Thanks this was really helpful

    • @deebsanimation2804
      @deebsanimation2804 Před 3 lety

      Any better outcomes with morphing the easier way with vectors imported from Illustrator?

    • @ziweiliew6747
      @ziweiliew6747 Před 2 lety

      thank you,you help me a lot😭❤

  • @eddyuniverse
    @eddyuniverse Před 8 lety +1

    This is an amazing tutorial! Been searching for this. *Thanks!*

  • @WilhelmOsada
    @WilhelmOsada Před 8 lety +1

    Love the tutorial ,you make everything clear and understandable. Thanks :)

  • @1LEthal
    @1LEthal Před rokem

    Awesome tutorial. Was looking for a way to morph various shapes to vector text and this is perfect. Thank you!

  • @niketgaonkar7970
    @niketgaonkar7970 Před 4 lety +1

    great tutorial bro... you got a pleasing voice over too.. people need to appreciate that

  • @AndyEngelkemier
    @AndyEngelkemier Před 7 lety +20

    Great tutorial. I learned a couple steps that I wouldn't have guessed. It also caused me to look up how to convert AE text to paths, which is just right click on the text object while the text tool is still active and choose to convert to shape.
    I feel like you may have missed a concept though, so might confuse some people. The path is independent of scale. So the path is a child of scale. When you copy the path, it's current scale doesn't come with it. It's copied at 100% scale, and that's sort of the same with position as well. It's position is relative to the anchor point.
    So if you want path's scale to match, you should scale the path itself. You can do that in a similar way you would in photoshop actually. Click on "path" to select all the points, then hit Ctrl+T to free transform that selection. Scale/move those until they are in the correct position. Now when you copy and paste that keyframe, it stays in the correct position.
    Also you're right clicking and choosing rename. Did you know Enter = Rename (keyboard enter, not numpad)
    I also learned an interesting tidbit. This is straight up moving each point number to the corresponding one. The start point always goes to the next start point. You can change which point is the beginning/end to make the shape flow better. In your ship example, if you just add the correct number of points to your triangle to match your rocket ship, then make sure both have beginning/end at say the tip of the rocket ship and top of the triangle, you'll get a much better result, without all the editing. Now, you still get more control of the actual morph the way you did it, but less control of the triangle shape in your case.

    • @ruthlessgriz3340
      @ruthlessgriz3340 Před 6 lety

      This is some good advice, I was frustrated by how much extra tedious fine-tuning I had to do just to make sure all my shapes were aligned and sized proportionally. The text is a bit tricky, I can only get the shape to fill one letter. Is that the limit of the tool?

    • @ThiagoFerreira-zt8zv
      @ThiagoFerreira-zt8zv Před 2 lety

      Hi! I know this is an old comment and AE has changed a lot since... But could you explain to me how can I change the start/beginning point of an already made shape?

  • @HeatherWallerGD
    @HeatherWallerGD Před 7 lety

    Great straight forward tut - thank you!

  • @sokocaloo
    @sokocaloo Před 9 lety +2

    Thank you so much, I was looking for this kind of tutorial for a while.

  • @stevelegg3884
    @stevelegg3884 Před 8 lety

    really awesome tutorial, very helpful. subbed!

  • @danielneville7472
    @danielneville7472 Před 7 lety +2

    To center your anchor point on the object you can just use Ctrl+Alt+Home. Very useful.

  • @chien-niyang8615
    @chien-niyang8615 Před 4 lety

    Very clear tutorial. Thank you so much!

  • @imushazu
    @imushazu Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the tutorial! Really helps me on video production 👍🏻

  • @mrsmelodycalls
    @mrsmelodycalls Před 7 lety

    Smooth tutorial. Thank you!

  • @rebeccaleah2851
    @rebeccaleah2851 Před 7 lety

    you're saving my life with these tutorials... thanks!

  • @rojarani2221
    @rojarani2221 Před 2 lety

    I just wanna learn even more now- it looks so cool o.O

  • @filipvabrousek6900
    @filipvabrousek6900 Před 4 lety

    This is amazing! Thank you so much!

  • @KaushikMuraliUX
    @KaushikMuraliUX Před 3 lety

    Really good tutorial!
    Thank you for posting!

  • @TheGhfji
    @TheGhfji Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for explaining as you go along. This was very helpful :)

  • @imangm6674
    @imangm6674 Před 6 lety

    Great tutorial. Thanks!

  • @kishorkumarkhadka5877
    @kishorkumarkhadka5877 Před 4 lety

    This is so much helpful. Thank you.

  • @kentonvannatten6744
    @kentonvannatten6744 Před 3 lety

    I was going crazy trying to figure out why my shapes were twisting. (circle to heart)... thanks to your tutorial I realized that it was because the heart was a vector shape from Illustrator, while my circle was a shape layer in AE. Once I realized from your tutorial that I just had to manually adjust the vertices it worked great. All other tutorials only show the first method (two AE created shape layers). Thanks for taking the extra step to explain an actual real world use scenario.

  • @baudopl1
    @baudopl1 Před 7 lety

    beautifull and easy, thank you very nice tut!

  • @melavi-lab2067
    @melavi-lab2067 Před 8 lety +1

    beautiful tutorial, fantastic, i finally learn how to morph :)

  • @nicolesato306
    @nicolesato306 Před 4 lety

    I'm an ae beginner and this was really helpful and easy to follow thank you!

  • @jasonruizbatronel6672
    @jasonruizbatronel6672 Před 4 lety +4

    U can also do this in adobe animate/flash by creating shape tween.

  • @freehandcircles1
    @freehandcircles1 Před 6 lety

    Solid Fix for Complex .PNG's created in Illustrator.
    1. Create simple square/rectangle outline shape & align in center of the artboard.
    2. Create your first graphic using the outline shape as a guide.
    3. Create second graphic using the outline shape as a guide.
    4. Remove guideline layer & Export as .PNG ***Make sure you select USE ARTBOARDS when saving***
    5. BOOM, your .PNG's are now aligned properly and the same size.
    Oi! This took me half a day to figure out! I still have to tackle the reshape points but so far it's working well!

  • @sarac6178
    @sarac6178 Před 3 lety

    Thank you! this is so helpful!

  • @itsmajoalva3844
    @itsmajoalva3844 Před 8 lety

    Good tutorial ! Thanks a lot !

  • @radhasatam
    @radhasatam Před 5 lety

    Thanks. This was really useful.

  • @itsvernicekho
    @itsvernicekho Před 2 lety

    This has been really helpful, thank you!

  • @martinsmanyhats5511
    @martinsmanyhats5511 Před 6 lety

    Helped me a lot. Thanks.

  • @widespots
    @widespots Před 5 lety

    Thanks a lot

  • @aanirudhgowdaa
    @aanirudhgowdaa Před 3 lety

    Thanks man. It helped me through my assignment at college❤️

  • @chiwipickles1001
    @chiwipickles1001 Před 4 lety

    love this!!!

  • @crisRestart
    @crisRestart Před 7 lety

    Thank you! You've saved my day.

  • @luisfernandopacheco5782

    Thanks for sharing

  • @quangtram7740
    @quangtram7740 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much !

  • @mhnadali
    @mhnadali Před 3 lety

    That was great
    I really enjoy by your teaching in the simplest way.
    Thanks alot

  • @Hassan-ju6cm
    @Hassan-ju6cm Před 6 lety

    thanks a lot, it helped me a lot and told me what i've been doing google for several days.

  • @fernandobersanetti164
    @fernandobersanetti164 Před 4 lety

    incredible, thanks brother

  • @luisfernandopacheco5782

    this is awesome

  • @mahrukh172
    @mahrukh172 Před 8 lety

    Great tutorial, thank you very much.

  • @ShaeSPT
    @ShaeSPT Před 3 lety

    super useful tutorial. learnt a lot.

  • @basilcmr
    @basilcmr Před 2 lety +5

    I know this is an old tutorial. But if anybody is wondering about that Glitch in square to Triangle Morph.
    - It is because the point count is changing, (reducing point count to be exact, If it was increasing, AE will automatically add an extra point).
    - To make it smooth, add the same point count and make it consistent in all shapes( in this case 4 points). You can hide the points in a straight line.

  • @khonkeldirustamov8669
    @khonkeldirustamov8669 Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much man

  • @Alanj2007Games
    @Alanj2007Games Před 8 lety +3

    Thanks! :3

  • @GoodvinXL
    @GoodvinXL Před 4 lety

    THANKS. That glitch with shapes was a real trouble. Great advise!

  • @richardang6728
    @richardang6728 Před 8 lety +1

    Thank you!!!

  • @jitenpandey5184
    @jitenpandey5184 Před 3 lety

    Thanks alot bro it really cool.

  • @ibrahimDotQ
    @ibrahimDotQ Před 5 lety

    Great Tutorial!

  • @hanumsalsab2513
    @hanumsalsab2513 Před 2 lety

    So smooth! EverytNice tutorialng he says goes into my brain and sticks in.

  • @FiShDiShFilms
    @FiShDiShFilms Před 9 lety +1

    New channel? Nice!

  • @Sarah_Loves_BTS
    @Sarah_Loves_BTS Před 11 měsíci

    thank you!!

  • @cess7256
    @cess7256 Před 6 lety

    thank you this helped me alot great work

  • @trungcool1493
    @trungcool1493 Před 5 lety

    very simple tutorial, thanks

  • @nedimkufi
    @nedimkufi Před 6 měsíci

    amazing method

  • @barbitolosa
    @barbitolosa Před 3 lety

    thank you! the best tutorial!

  • @CarlosLopez-sb1it
    @CarlosLopez-sb1it Před 2 lety

    Thank you sir gave me a good idea for a project I need to get done!

  • @abhijithmk698
    @abhijithmk698 Před 3 lety

    I am first time watching ur video.This helps me lots.Thank u sir

  • @yahyaelnaggar2264
    @yahyaelnaggar2264 Před 6 lety

    Very Helpful, Thanks!!

  • @turtle_7219
    @turtle_7219 Před 3 lety

    wow thank you, really usefull

  • @JulietteFiszka
    @JulietteFiszka Před 4 lety

    Very helpful, thank you! :)

  • @seekerkdh
    @seekerkdh Před 5 lety

    good tutorial. thank you so much! ^^

  • @SL4RK
    @SL4RK Před 6 lety

    Big thank, dude

  • @bavoch8960
    @bavoch8960 Před 7 lety

    Thanks dude!

  • @hcgul06
    @hcgul06 Před 8 lety

    Great tutorial thank you very much! Subbed :)

  • @Animatormohit
    @Animatormohit Před 7 lety

    Very well explained and it was reallly interesting to watch the whole tutorial ..~!~~

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    @swapnilcreates Před 7 lety

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    @arunkurian4798 Před 4 lety

    really helped!

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    @user-tg8tz8ro6b Před 3 lety

    Cool Thanks !

  • @Didaktos1
    @Didaktos1 Před 2 lety

    Nice tutorial

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    @Cindy-pu5ph Před 5 lety

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    @bhuvanidharan7980 Před 8 lety

    Nice Easy Tutorial

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    @MaximilianImaging Před 8 lety

    DUDE, YOU ARE AWESOME!!!! MANY THX.

  • @benleovin98
    @benleovin98 Před 6 lety

    cool stuff thanks!

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    @AshKunDo Před 5 lety

    Amazing! :)

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    @ymh9801 Před 4 lety

    Thank you!

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    @zawhein4040 Před 4 lety

    thank you so much sir

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    @angthao1861 Před 7 lety

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    @sevarhero6455 Před 2 lety

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    @vivid_alex Před 4 lety

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    @Baylin99 Před 8 lety

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  • @BrandonGroceDesign
    @BrandonGroceDesign Před 9 lety +1

    very helpful

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    @saminfor7361 Před 2 lety

    Fire!