Music Video Effect

[Vince Becquiot]

Hi James,

This is a strobe effect (or quick cuts) on a top layer with around half opacity.

Vince Becquiot

Kaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area

[Eman Weah]

Thanks so much….if this is not too much to ask can you show me a step by workflow how this is achieve in Adobe premiere pro or After Effects? Please if you can help me….

[Vince Becquiot]

Apply the strobe light effect to your top layer. Set blend to 50%. Play with short duration (0.10 or so).

Use the random setting if you need it.

Vince Becquiot

Kaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area

[Eman Weah]

Thanks I really appreciate your help….

[Damon Nash]

Is this really how it’s done? Using strobe or cutting little pieces out of the top layer? I’ve seen some pretty elaborate beat syncing with this transition and I’m talking elaborate. There’s a few videos that sync to the high hats at blazing speeds to EVERY crack of the whip. How do you achieve this? You’d be manually splicing all day!!! And to get it to match super fast beats is tedious!

[Damon Nash]

Is this really how it’s done? Using strobe or cutting little pieces out of the top layer? I’ve seen some pretty elaborate beat syncing with this transition and I’m talking elaborate. There’s a few videos that sync to the high hats at blazing speeds to EVERY tap of the ever changing beat. How do you achieve this? You’d be manually splicing all day!!! And to get it to match super fast beats is tedious!

[Vince Becquiot]

I’m not really sure it was right on the beat, with such a fast rate, your mind will close the gap.

But yes, cutting manually is the other way to do it.

Tedious is the name of the game for most videos worth their view count. And I’m not sure I would call that tedious, try rotoscoping for a 2D to 3D movie…

Vince Becquiot

Kaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area

[Leevun Vanhove]

Hi,

2 years later, I want to do the same effect.
But without succes.

I’ve found this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x15EwrT4F4A

There’s an explanation around 4m30s.

What works for me is using the strobe light effect in premiere
Settings:
Blend with original: 0%
Strobe Duration: 0,05
Strobe Period: 0,10 (for some reason, when making it smaller than 0,10 the effect is applied anymore)
Strobe: Makes layer transparent.

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