• Adobe After Effects

  how can I put an image behind a glass door

  Posted by Romeo Meier on January 23, 2010 at 8:55 am

  I would like to try to insert in image into another image where there is a glass door and i want to make that image to apear on the otherside or better outside of the window wich means i want to be able to see that image through the window. Pleae tell me how to do that

  thanks
  Romeo

  Ryan Mcafee replied 16 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Wieger De leur

  January 23, 2010 at 1:11 pm

  Hi Romeo,

  The answer to your question depends on how real you would like the effect to be.
  The most straightforward option is to add both pictures – the window and the thing you want behind it – to a comp.
  Put the window on top.
  Draw a mask on the window picture and set it to subtract. If you want the window not completely transparent, you can change the opacity of the mask.

  If you want advice for a more subtle effect, you can post the images. Options are for example to add a fall-of to the transparency and add some displacement for texture.
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  Romeo Meier

  January 23, 2010 at 4:15 pm

  do you mean using the pen tool to draw the mask? please explain more specific and also or where do i find “subtract”?
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  Ryan Mcafee

  January 25, 2010 at 2:46 pm

  Wieger answered your question. To make anything look good in AE, it takes time and patience. Though I do recommend first looking through the Manual. But don’t get flustered “there is no such thing as a stupid question.”

  Ryan McAfee
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