• Adobe After Effects

  8 bit style AE animation – how to get this look?

  Posted by Eugene Constable on April 19, 2015 at 4:09 pm

  Hello,

  I have been tasked with creating and motion graphics for an award show. With nominees mainly from the gaming industry – so going for a retro gaming theme. In my research I came across this:

  https://vimeo.com/122161513

  I love the pixelly/grainy treatment as it gives authenticity, almost like its been filmed off a TV. any ideas how they might have got there? Im guessing the animation is all created in AE..

  Thanks in adv..

  E

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  Eugene Constable replied 11 years ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Brian Charles

  April 20, 2015 at 12:56 am

  You can get part way there using the Bad TV preset. Add a track matte for the pixelated look.

  Here’s a start:

  8744_8bittv.aep.zip

  Video Game Look
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  Jason Jantzen

  April 21, 2015 at 6:59 am

  It was filmed off of a TV, 17 different TVs actually.

  https://aescripts.com/learn/sxsw-2015-gaming-awards-opening-sequence/

  That pixelated analogue look is really hard to replicate. But the Bad TV presets by RowByte are pretty awesome.

  Jason Jantzen
  vimeo.com/jasonj
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  Eugene Constable

  April 22, 2015 at 2:22 pm

  Hi, Thanks very much for taking the time to explain how I might achiveve the grainy TV effect in AE.
  And for the p[roject file, looks great – I never thought of using Ball Action to create the track matte. New Techniques!
  Cheers

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