We know why you are here, you intend to give your photomontages that touch of originality with incredible transitions that will make anyone love your work. To achieve that, Luma Matte effect from After Effects program will help you and here we will teach you how to create and use it, you will see that it is so simple that even a child of 5 years could make photomontages.
Steps to create Luma Matte effects in After Effects
You should know that These transition effects are not part of the After Effects program., They are effects that you can download separately on their page and the best thing is that you can try them for free.
Paso 1
Open the After Effects program and in the right part of the dialog box you are going to press the option “new project” with which you will have the program interface ready to work.
Paso 2
Now you are going to create a new sequence for the video, to do it press “Ctrl + N” on your keyboard, A dialog box will open where we will be able to modify the characteristics of the photomontage so that it is according to your needs, you can leave the parameters that the program gives you by default, then press “OK”.
Paso 3
Now, on the left side of the screen in the window “Projects”, place the images that you will integrate in the photomontage, to do that (if you have the images on your desktop) click on the image and without stopping pressing drag or take it to the window of “Projects”, is the place where it says “Name_type_size” you can put all the images you need .
Paso 4
With the images at our fingertips, Take the first one you want to modify by dragging it (as we did previously) towards the bottom of our design interface, In other words, in the window “Timeline” where the layers that will be created will appear as you add more effects to your photomontage, If you also use Photoshop and you will see that you will become familiar very quickly with this area of the program.
Paso 5
After dragging the image to the area we explained, will appear in the upper window also called “Composition” where we can see what our work looks like.
If you want to modify the image a little, either because it doesn't fit the window well, just click on the image on the screen of “Composition”, that action will trigger the function to resize.
Paso 6
With everything ready you will take the effect that you downloaded at the beginning with the link that we provide you, in your download folder, will drag that effect to the window “Timeline” this will make you see it in the window “Composition”.
To change the sequence, you can go to the right side of the “Timeline” call “Animations”, you will notice that it is like a sound mixer where you can modify the effect by speeding up or slowing down the speed to your needs.
Paso 7
With the red line with a yellow dot on top. you can see the effect sequences, You just have to click on it and without stopping pressing drag the line to the right. You will notice that this effect is black and white that we will change easily.
Paso 8
Let's replace the white part of the effect, for this go to “Timeline” and click on the tab that says “None” to display a list of alternatives, press the one that says “Luminance Matte”.
In case the tab “None” do not appear go to the bottom of the screen and press “Share definitions / modes”. With this done, go to “Preview” and press the button “play” and you will see the video with the transition Luma Matte, you just need to add a background to remove the black part and finish the job.
Paso 9
Put another picture on “Timeline” as we did with the first, you will automatically see that the image in the window “Composition” is well integrated into the mounting.
This is how easy you can transition Luma Matte with After Effects, remember that practice makes the teacher At the same time, if you have doubts about something else regarding the functionalities of the After Effects program, follow our page where you will find more content on the subject.
Alternatives for using Luma Matte transitions in After Effects
Certainly, there are no limitations when using Luma Matte transitions in After Effects. Whatever the case, these types of transitions are characterized by they can be mixed very well within our production. In other words, they are exceptional in making the transition procedure smooth and enjoyable, essential knowledge about how to use this type of transition.
For this reason, The best thing to do first is to create transitions between frames that have a equivalent color palette or consistent theme. In other words, the best way to take advantage of this effect is to create a sequence with a logical and visually pleasing sense. If you do this, the transition will be smooth and fluid, greatly improving the end result.
At the same time, Another tip to further boost transitions is adjust time Of the same. Don't be afraid to reduce or increase the transition time according to the video / image you are using. Opposite case, let your imagination flow, since there is no specific way to work the transitions of Luma Matte, it's about daring to use your imagination.
