• Adobe After Effects

  Spill Mask Effect (Video)

  Posted by Katlis on September 27, 2006 at 2:58 pm

  I was wondering how this effect is achieved…
  https://www.charlieco.tv/viewrdev.aspx?devid=34

  Notice how the background changes fluidly like its being washed away. Is this mask maybe a video of some sort spill, or are there other ways to accomplish this without film?

  Thanks for any ideas.

  -Jeff

  Tom Hepburn replied 19 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Steve Roberts

  September 27, 2006 at 3:58 pm

  I’d bet that it’s shot footage used as a matte. Anything else wouldn’t look the same. Search the COW for “ink” and you’ll see similar opinions about similar effects.

  You could try animating a mask and using the roughen edges effect, but shot footage is better. I wouldn’t be surprised if you could find it in stock footage …
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  Tom Hepburn

  September 27, 2006 at 7:08 pm

  I’ve seen something cloes to that on some stock footage. It was black ink or somekind of fluid poured into water/or viscouse clear liquid. As the previous poster mentioned I would probably buy some cold pressed thick toothed paper and tape that while pouriing black colored water/oil over it. It would probably take a few times to get the right amount poured depending on the look you want. Then use it as a track matte. But, that’s me. I might even try it on a slow night.

  Good luck.
  T

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