- Getting started
- About the Puppet tools
- Adding Position pins
- Adding Advanced and Bend pins
- Stiffening an area
- Animating pin positions
- Using the Puppet tools to animate video
- Recording animation
- Review questions
- Review answers
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Using the Puppet tools to animate video
You’ve used the Puppet tools to animate an image on a layer, but you can also use them to warp or create other special effects on video layers. You’ll use Advanced pins to make the water swirl.
In the Timeline panel, click the Lock icon to unlock the Water background.mov layer so you can edit it.
Go to 4:00, where you can see the water clearly.
Select the Water background.mov layer.
Select the Puppet Advanced Pin tool in the Tools panel, and then create two Advanced pins in the water on either side of the crab and one each above and below it.
Deselect Show in the Tools panel so you can see the water clearly.
Rotate each pin to create waves in the water. You’ll probably need to scale and reposition the pins as well to ensure that the water reaches the edges of the scene. If you aren’t happy with the effect, you can delete the pins and start over.
Press the Home key or move the current-time indicator to the beginning of the time ruler. Then press the spacebar to preview the animation. Press the spacebar again to stop playback.
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