I see way too many badly done muzzle flash effects on YouTube to not want to do this basic Visual Effects 101 tutorial.
Of course, these are not hard set rules so experiment if something doesn’t seem to fit right – to me, that is always the most fun part anyways :) To create this effect, you will have to composite a number of layers.Īnd this video will show you how :) Compositing the layers for a realistic muzzle flash It is really not hard to add a few layers onto your scene to create great looking gun fire.
It helps you add lightsabers into your videos, lightning effects, different types of muzzle flashes etc. The first thing I add is the actual muzzle flash effect. Rebaslight is an open-source, easy to use special effects editor.
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However, you can also find free action stock footage just by searching on google :) Here’s a useful link to free stock footage from detonation films.Īnyways, take and position a muzzle flash element on top of your base footage. Next, add another solid colour layer to simulate the light emitting from the muzzle flash. Set it to a colour that is very similar to the muzzle flash and change the blend mode to additive. Just putting a solid layer over everything does look pretty crappy. Recheck the dashboard and see if the brake light is still on. Turn off the dashboard for a few seconds.
If there was a real muzzle flash in the scene, only the elements facing the front of the gun would be lit. If this is the cause of the brake light blinking, here is what you need to do: Ensure contact between the brake pads and discs you can achieve this by pushing the pedal a few times. Additional Notes: Reinstallation is required when using a USB flash drive Recommended: OS. Once you’re done, your shot should look something like this: We can simulate this by applying some masks and cutting out only the areas that would directly be hit by the light. It’s not bad, but I personally find that using a simple overlay layer to simulate the muzzle flash light sits very unnaturally on top of our footage rather than in the scene. We can make this look a lot more natural with a technique I described in my After Effects – Natural Lighting VFX Using Mattes tutorial: by creating a matte layer.
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