Introduction: How to Animate a Photo - the Parallax 2.5D Effect
Learn how to create motion in still photographs, a technique made popular in the film The Kid Stays In The Picture. In the tutorial above, Joe Fellows shows us how he's able to bring photos to life using the parallax effect with Photoshop and After Effects.
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9 years ago on Introduction
Here is a follow-up video with responses to some of the questions the video's received across various sites, hopefully it's helpful! : https://www.instructables.com/id/Follow-Up-How-To-Animate-a-Photo-The-Parallax-25D-/
9 years ago on Introduction
I couldn't help but wonder, why didn't you just take a separate image of the background without anything in front, yet keeping the focus in front?
The light should be the same, and since your shadow isn't on anything in the background, theres no need to compensate for that. Does save you time of cloning the front elements out right?
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
Hi Marinus, this may be helpful: https://www.instructables.com/id/Follow-Up-How-To-Animate-a-Photo-The-Parallax-25D-/
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
Hi, thanks, I'll watch it :)
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
Yep. Was thinking the same thing here. And use a tripod. Great tutorial though. Thanks for the presentation.
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
Like what he mention in the end, it will be useful when you only have an archive of the stills. Which most likely, the photographer will only shoot once, and not a separate shoot with only background & final.
Hope this makes sense :)
9 years ago on Introduction
Awesome!!! but i cant afford the money for Photoshop and After Effects, so i got Photoshop elements and Premiere elements, is it possible to do this with Elements, if yes could you make a tutorial pls :)
9 years ago on Introduction
This is amazing!
9 years ago on Introduction
awsome technic thank you........
9 years ago on Introduction
Very creative when you have 1 still image
9 years ago on Introduction
This is FANTASTIC! Thank you so very much. Annnnd now I have to learn after effects. ;)
9 years ago on Introduction
Also easy to do in Anime Studio - if you have it...
9 years ago on Introduction
This is such a fun process. I learned it about a year ago.
9 years ago on Introduction
Any hints on doing the same thing with Gimp & Bender?
9 years ago on Introduction
That's amazing.. very interesting to watch!
9 years ago on Introduction
that it amazing, thank you so much for sharing!!
9 years ago on Introduction
Thank you for posting this, I always wondered how they did this effect.
9 years ago on Introduction
Fascinating. I see this effect a lot in documentaries, cool to see how it's created.
9 years ago on Introduction
Very useful technique and well explained. One thing though would be useful - how long did it take to complete the task in the computer?
9 years ago on Introduction
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing.