Looping footage

[Jules Bodenstein]

whoops wrong thread

[Nick Chambers]

Hey Joey,

How do you loop the footage after I have done what you said?

In the instance I have not rendered it and just need that one layer to loop on itself.

Cheers for your help dude

[Joey Foreman]

In the Project Panel, control-click on the file and choose Interpret Footage > Main…

At the bottom of this dialog you can set the number of loops.

Joey Foreman
Editor/Compositor/VFX Artist

[Ben Mettler]

I still don’t understand this process. I don’t know how you’re suppose to get the beginning and the end to be the same by just cutting the footage? Maybe someone can be more specific. I’ll attach an image of my comp.

Thanks!

[Nick Chambers]

Ironic how I originally asked the question…

Say you need a 10 second loop, right.

Start with 6 seconds of footage that you want to loop.
Duplicate it, move the timeline to the middle of the footage.
Cut the top layer Alt + ]
Zoom into the middle and check that the timeline matches and cut the bottom layer Alt + [. *After FX doesn’t seem to do this seemlessly if you’re soomed out.
Move the top to the end and the bottom layer to the beginning.
Go to your comp settings and change the duration to 10:01
Then drag the same original footage into the comp and key frame the opacity to fade in and out. Crossfading 🙂
I also apply and easy ease to my key frames so it isn’t as jerky on transition.

Does that help

[Joey Foreman]

1. Move the CTI (Playhead) to the middle of the Layer.
2. Split the layer.
3. Move the layer that’s the 2nd half to the beginning of the timeline.
4. Move the layer that was the first half down in the timeline so that its beginning overlaps the end of the 1st half layer by about a second or so, and position it above the other layer if necessary.
5. Set an Opacity keyframe with a value of 0 on the first frame of this layer (where the overlap begins). Set a 2nd Opacity keyframe with a value of 100 on the last frame that overlaps the layer below.
6. Move the end of the Work Area back to 1 frame before the last frame of the lower layer.
7. Set the RAM Preview to Loop and do a preview. This lets you test the crossfade duration to see if you like the look. You might want to make it shorter or longer. It also lets you confirm that the loop is seemless at the end. When you’re satisfied…
8. Render the comp, Work Area only.
9. Import your rendered file.
10. Right-click on the imported file and choose Interpret Footage…Main.
11. In the dialog that opens, set the file to loop as many times as you would like.

Joey Foreman
Editor/Compositor/VFX Artist

[Ben Mettler]

Thanks for the quick responses. I actually found a cool script that does it for you at https://aescripts.com/the-loopmaker/. You can name your own price for the script 😉 They have some other pretty cool scripts on the site.

[Joey Foreman]

Good thing I took the time to write out a step-by-step tutorial.

Joey Foreman
Editor/Compositor/VFX Artist

[Jenny Conway]

Don’t worry, your step-by-step is incredibly helpful! Won’t go to waste here. Thanks!