Video flame border help

[Jakob Mårtensson]

I would start with a solid and some fractal noise on that, animate the noise, than make some masks and the luma matte option might be useful too. Hope that gets You started.

[Mike Carrier]

Yeah ill give it a shot… Was really hoping that it would be just some effect I missed. Oh well, better luck next time.

Thanks for the suggestion

[David Johnson]

You might also try the Roughen Edges effect, but you will probably need to adjust the settings quite a bit to get the large moving edges.

[Mike Carrier]

Thanks for your response this is the look I want. I just have one problem. When I apply the settings some of the edges are cut off by the size of the solid. Giving it a bad look. How do I over come this?

[Dave Johnson]

When you say “this is the look I want”, it’s unclear whether you’re referring to the Roughen Edges method or the other method suggested, but there are two mains ways to avoid the cutoff issue:

[1] precompose the solid and change the precomp size to be larger than the solid, thereby adding enough space around the perimeter for any effects that may extend beyond the size of the solid itself

[2] apply the Grow Bounds effect to the solid before applying the Roughen Edges effect (or whatever other effects you’re using)

If I recall correctly, I don’t think either should be needed with Roughen Edges since it does exactly what the name implies. So, rather than extend edges, it chokes the edges to create its effect and doesn’t extend beyond the original borders, although I guess that may not hold true if the controls are adjusted certain ways.

[Mike Carrier]

I was talking about your method. (distort edges) my fault.

That fixed the problem thanks! Now off to figuring how to do the particles… I think it’s a combination of particle world and trapcode particular. Any comments on that?

[Jon Geddes]

Since I designed that menu, I will explain how it was done:

For the particles, I used only CC Particle World. For a detailed explanation of how that was created with settings and all, please see this thread:

https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/2/965813

For the flame borders, the Roughen Edges effect was used:

• create a new solid
• select the rounded rectangle tool from the dropdown, then double click the tool to have AE create a mask the size of your comp.
• scale the layer down to approximately 85%
• Apply the Roughen Edges effect to the layer with these settings for a 1920×1080 comp:
  • Edge Type: Spiky
  • Border: 71.6
  • Edge Sharpness: 1.25
  • Fractal Influence: 1
  • Scale: 300
  • Evolution: Keyframed to ~115 degrees per second
  • Cycle Evolution: On

Jon Geddes
http://www.precomposed.com

[Mike Carrier]

Thanks a lot for sharing your methods. If it’s not to much to ask, do you mind letting me know the effects you used for the water reflection?

[Jon Geddes]

Andrew Kramer created a tutorial for water surfaces. I used a similar / more advanced version of the one in his tutorial:

https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/3d_ocean/

Jon Geddes
http://www.precomposed.com

[Mike Carrier]

Thanks for the help!