CC Composite & Faux 3D Extrusion | Effects of After Effects

In this quick tutorial, I explain how to use the CC Composite effect in Adobe After Effects. I'll also show how you can use CC Composite with a few other effects to create a faux 3D extrusion.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:06 CC Composite
03:06 One Layer Glow
04:53 Faux 3D Extrusion
09:26 Thanks for watching!

[nemesis]

_NO ONE teaches this program the way you do, Jake. You delve into the nuances and the minutiae of it all. I've watched legions of other After Effects instructors, yet none match your language mastery and, most importantly, your THOUGHTFULNESS when you explain the program. I used to be intimidated by AE, and would edit on Premiere. Thanks to your tutelage, admittedly, I have come a long way whence I initially began on this long ongoing journey. You are highly regarded and much appreciated. THANK YOU!_

[HybridCult]

CC Composite is a great effect. I use it in the process of adding a dynamic border around photos. I edit the original photo using a simple choker to extend the edges then use a tint to make the border the colour I want and then use the CC composite to place the original photo in front. This way I can easily replace the photo with any dimensions and still keep my border and animation intact

[ytrilogy]

Thanks for explaining what each part of the effect means for these videos (like what does RGB only in the cc composite) . So many tutorials just tell you to tick the boxes or insert 10 in opacity and never explain what it means and why you change that setting. So hard to use effects when you don't understand the individual properties that can ease the workflow for a beginner like me. Hope to see more of this. Thank you

[DDavEE]

I’m a long time AE user and I learned a lot from this video! Thank you for taking the time to make these.

[SajewichActor]

These tutorials are invaluable and I really hope you're planning on going through every single effect. Thank you so much

[ronnykhalil]

that "RGB only" checkbox is the magic button I'd been looking for!

Been trying to create a quick and dirty cast shadow preset (inspired by red Gian't "shadow" plugin) using this stack of effects: Fill (with Shadow color) - Transform (to flop/rotate shadow into position) - CC Slant to angle the shadow - blurs/curves/and or anything else to match the scene lighting - and....cc composite! to slap that original layer back on top and contain it all in one layer.

Couldn't figure out why it wasn't working till I rewatched and rediscovered that magic RGB only check box. Worked like a charm, helping me create my first pseudo effect 🙏many cheers Jake!

[eponymousone]

Thank you so much for this, but really for everything you do. Your tutorials are amazing. So many interesting things to try out, so greatly presented. Masterful pacing and timing too, you're a proper timelord! Cheers

[johntnguyen]

Welcome back, Jake! Long time sub...nice to see you return. And you haven't disappointed!

[BuckwheatV]

omg
I am using AE for more than 5 years, and still found your tutorials extra valuable!
Thank you so much!

[narektorosian]

I apperciate your work and effort in putting into these tutorials, and also for replying to your students in the comment section. God bless you 🙏👍

[angrypotato_fz]

Great, thanks for showing an example with the fake intrusion - and reminding about making the composition easily controllable with properties :)

[evanc]

This is great! I've gone back and watched them all, you have blown my mind with tools I've used for years.

[ChromeLion]

Great series! I have students asking to see a breakdown of all AE's effects on a regular basis. This will help a lot of people.

[phil-prod-]

Nice, welcome back. I got a lot of help from your expression tutorials recently.

[nocontextgonzalo]

best fake 3D tutorial on youtube, this will get a lot of views over time

[ehsan_ez]

thank you for this tutorial, I hope you progress further and be successful❤️❤️

[kevinphandy]

Seriously. How many times am I gonna be saved by this video series? I'm doing a visualizer for a megamix of 14 tracks that's almost a half hour long. Each track I'm applying a different visual style using an adjustment layer. What I wanted to do was the classic linear wipe with a little bit of feathering ala Star Wars, but it kept wiping everything. Didn't even consider CC Composite. Now it's the final effect on those layers with the Transfer Mode set to Behind and RGB Only Unchecked. Boom. Donion rings. Thank you yet again!

[VadimID]

Very interesting tutorial with a lot of useful info. Thanks.

[vesto]

Nice tutorial 👍👍I'm going to save this series to my playlist

[jeniver]

OMG!This is soooo helpful! Love this series! Thanks so much