Shutter Streak
Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by Jerzy Drozda Jr in After Effects
Add a classy film look to your footage by creating a Shutter Streak effect as seen in Red Giant Software’s amazing plugin – Magic Bullet Looks. Switch given features of the streak on and off for quick and easy adjustments.
Click here to watch the video tutorial
Some time ago I wrote a note on my Facebook Fan Page about upcoming tutorials. I’m happy to announce that the day has come – the tutorials are recorded and all will be released soon. This is the forth and the last tutorial (at least from the ones I announced so far) that will be focused on recreating some of my favorite filters from a great color correction tool – Magic Bullet Looks.
It’s really hard to say how Shutter Streak works, so what I did is I applied it to a couple of different images in Magic Bullet Looks and tried to analyse it to really capture the essence. Then I did my best to recreate the effect using standard plugins that come with After Effects. I hope this tutorial will not only show you how to create a great looking light streak, but also that it will broaden your understanding of some very simple yet powerful filters. Enjoy!
Download: Shutter Streak preset (After Effects CS3)
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PhSn
27. Jul, 2009
Nice One! Start making some more advanced tutorials again ;) This one is a step in the right direction :D
But still very nice technique, and easy to use, by just applying the preset.
Greeeeeez
PhSn
Andrew
27. Jul, 2009
Well… this ended up being a lot simpler than I thought it would be.
Jerzy Drozda Jr
27. Jul, 2009
Well… that’s my goal in every tutorial. Complex stuff in simplest possible way. Hope I made this one a must-see.
Melkoret
27. Jul, 2009
Your the man, dawg!
John Dickinson
27. Jul, 2009
Hi George, I appreciate all your tutorials, both simple and more advanced. Perhaps make the simple tutorials free and charge a fee for the advanced ones. ;)
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basst85
28. Jul, 2009
Nice and simple effect. Thanks for sharing!
David W.
29. Jul, 2009
Very nice and simple. I love how you experiment in the middle of a tutorial! :)
luis T.A
29. Jul, 2009
Hey!! tank’s for you handhelp congratulation and tank’s again BYE
Craig Hellen
30. Jul, 2009
Ok this one will be used by me on a little indie music vid. will add that stylization that i really needed, many thanks for another excellent tutorial!
KJ
14. Aug, 2009
I applied the preset to some footage. It works but cuts off the top half of my image?
Jerzy Drozda Jr
14. Aug, 2009
Try turning off the expressions for the transform parameters and just tweak them manually.
paluka
16. Aug, 2009
I love tutorials that stop and have to tweek themselves during the tutorial. It shows that the effect has to be worked upon for perfection. I appreciate the tutorial. Thanks a lot!!
ottar
22. Aug, 2009
I’m sorry, but after having seen quite a few After Effects tutorials, I found this one to be pretty bad, for a couple of reasons:
- Properly explain what it is you’re going to produce, in the beginning of the tutorial. You don’t actually seem to know what shutter streaks are, which is troublesome to say the least
- If you’re not going to use something, don’t put it in
- You mumble, and make mistakes – if you make mistakes, record the tutorial again, or simply edit it afterwards to make it run smoother
- You use a whole bunch of effects instead of trying to accomplish the same end results with less processing. If I was to use all of these effects at the same time often, my renders would be really slow. You have to think about these things when you just pile one thing on top of the next.
- You don’t seem to know how the effects work, as it looks like you’re surprised quite a few times during the tutorial – often by really basic things, such as layering
All in all, keep it up, and I love that people put out tutorials like this, but it has to be of higher quality.
Joe Clay
18. Sep, 2009
There’s nothing wrong with this presentation. It’s real and unscripted. If you’re not surprised by AE every once in a while, you’re not using it like you should be—especially when using that many effects on one layer.
There’s no reason for him to re-record and do it over. That’s a waste of time.
This won’t slow down a fast computer. Maybe it’s time for you to upgrade? :)
As for explaining the cause of shutter streaks and use of the effect, you have a valid point.
Josua Fischer
18. Nov, 2009
I like it when ppl make mistakes in tutorials and try to solve them. it really makes you think yourself of how to solve it, and ultimately problem solving is what makes you better not button pushing.
ElinG
04. Dec, 2009
Yes, and maybe you brush your teeth and comb your hair before you post… and for god’s sake sit up straight man!
ElinG
04. Dec, 2009
…oh and while im on it, really how f%&king unresourceful(sic) can you be? if u dont know what shutter streaks are then just do what everyone does: google
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A.S.
15. Sep, 2009
I actually appreciate you making mistakes and showing it, because I make mistakes as well, but at the same time it shows me what happens when mistakes are done, and I have to say that at least 15% of my mistakes become happy mistakes, that I use for other effects later down the line.
franco
18. Sep, 2009
I agree with Ottar, you are improvising over a really basic stuff.
Pile up several fx without an economical criteria is not an option.
And AS, there are not happy mistakes, is a fast blur!
Antonio
02. Oct, 2009
Hey George, do I need to put the FFX file on a specific folder in the presets or just put it there and that’s it, sorry for the stupid and newbie question.
Jerzy Drozda Jr
02. Oct, 2009
Just in the presets folder.
natan072
14. Oct, 2009
jak to dobrze ze mamy takich zdolnych;d polaków
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02. Nov, 2009
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by_agentsmith
26. Dec, 2009
Jerzy Drozda Jr , keep the good, I m new to this board, I catched your previous tutorials on Creative Cow, and that were all COOL! God bless you for providing these knowledge to US.
And Shame on you John Dickinson for writing that comment on this page. Jerzy Drozda Jr is doing such a great work for this community and you want to make him a BILL GATES “cooperate” mentality . Shame on you.
vindey
28. Dec, 2009
very nice!
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06. Jul, 2010
Thanks for this tutorial very useful!
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08. Jul, 2010
Totally love it! Very simple and amazing!
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steven
20. Jul, 2010
If i don’e have a Magic Bullet Looks can i use the preset?
Jerzy Drozda Jr
25. Jul, 2010
Yes. That was the point of this tutorial :)
steven
07. Aug, 2010
thank you