Floating Polaroid Effect on After Effects | *FREE*

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql0k69UBO8I

Summary

TLDRIn this tutorial, the creator guides viewers on achieving the floating Polaroid picture effect using After Effects. The process involves initially using the CapCut app to apply a Polaroid effect to your photos. Once applied, you take a screenshot of the resultant video, marking where the effect completes its sequence. You then import these photos into After Effects. In After Effects, the camera tracking feature helps to create a 3D space where photos are layered over your clip. You click the cube icon to turn each photo into a 3D object, adjust their positioning using arrows for scaling and effect, and ultimately move them to achieve the desired floating effect. Finally, adding motion blur completes the Polaroid effect. The video also encourages viewers to comment on which effects they’d like tutorials for in the future.

Takeaways

  • 🎥 Import photos into CapCut for the Polaroid effect.
  • 📸 Take a screenshot of the video after the Polaroid effect is applied.
  • 📹 Import the photos into After Effects for further editing.
  • 🔍 Use camera tracking to simulate a 3D environment.
  • 🖼️ Convert photos to 3D by clicking the cube icon.
  • 📏 Adjust photos' position using blue, green, and red arrows.
  • 🎬 Add motion blur to finalize the floating effect.
  • 💡 Encourage feedback and suggestions for future tutorials.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:02:07

    In this video, FA Visuals demonstrates how to create a floating Polaroid picture effect using After Effects and CapCut. Initially, you need to select the clip where you want to overlay the Polaroid pictures. If the pictures were taken on a phone, import them into CapCut, apply the Polaroid effect, and take a screenshot of the completed effect. Next, import these photos into After Effects for camera tracking. Following the tracking process, create a camera and overlay the photos on your clip. To convert the photos into 3D objects, enable the 3D layer option, and adjust their scale and position using positioning controls. Finally, add motion blur to complete the effect. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to comment, like, share, and subscribe.

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Video Q&A

  • What software is needed for the floating Polaroid effect?

    After Effects and CapCut are used for this effect.

  • How do you make the photos appear 3D in After Effects?

    Click on the cube icon for each photo to make them 3D.

  • How do you finish the floating Polaroid effect?

    Add motion blur to all of the clips to complete the effect.

  • What is the purpose of CapCut in this tutorial?

    CapCut is used to apply the Polaroid effect to the photos before importing them into After Effects.

  • What do you do after taking a screenshot of the Polaroid effect in CapCut?

    Import all photos with the same effect into After Effects to track the camera.

  • How do you position the Polaroids in After Effects?

    Use the blue, green, and red arrows to scale and position the Polaroids.

  • What does pressing 'create camera' do in After Effects?

    It sets up your project to arrange the photos in a 3D space with camera tracking.

  • What should you do to each photo to give a 3D floating effect?

    Make each photo 3D by clicking the cube icon, then position them using the arrows.

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    [Music]
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    what's going on guys fa visuals back
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    with another video in today's tutorial
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    I'm going to be showing you guys how to
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    do the floating Polaroid picture effect
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    in After Effects so first grab your clip
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    that you're going to be putting the
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    polaroid pictures on then if you
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    recorded and took the pictures on your
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    phone head to cap cut and follow these
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    steps so import your photo into cap cut
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    and then go to the effect video effect
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    and search up Polaroid in the search
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    bar after you apply the effect you can
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    see that it's a video but you want to
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    scroll to the end where the whole effect
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    finishes and then just take a screenshot
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    and after you take a screenshot import
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    all of your photos with the same effect
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    onto after effects to track the camera
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    after you imported all your photos we're
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    going to look on the right to press on
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    track
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    camera after your tracking is done you
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    want to click on create camera and put
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    all your photos on top of your clip so
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    now we can see that one by one we can
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    just start moving
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    these but thing is they're not 3D so
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    click on the cube for each one of these
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    photos to make them
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    3D and we can start using the blue arrow
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    and the green and the red one to scale
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    and position these
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    Polaroids after you're done positioning
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    the Polaroids to your preference we can
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    play the video and see the floating
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    Polaroid effect and you guys already
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    know to finish everything off we got to
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    add motion blur to all of the clips so
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    that was the end of the video guys let
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    me know what other effects you guys want
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    me to do this was a quick simple and
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    easy tutorial but it's probably one of
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    my favorite ones so comment like share
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    and subscribe and I'll see you guys in
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    the next one
Tags
  • Tutorial
  • After Effects
  • CapCut
  • Polaroid Effect
  • 3D Graphics
  • Motion Blur
  • Video Editing
  • Visual Effects