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djmattyz
Inspiring
October 19, 2017
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Keyframe 'on' or 'off' an effect ?

  • October 19, 2017
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this must be something simple, but i cannot seem to find a way to do it

id like to keyframe on and off the lumetri color effect, for example, this is so that i can use the clip in my VFX showreel and show what things look like with, and without the effect.

but the toggle button for activating the effects does not have any stopwatch for keyframing

any ideas how it can be done?

thankyou

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    Correct answer iusebiro

    A few years ago they introduced Compositing Options at the bottom of every effect. If you use the opacity slider on that it just turns the whole thing off. Is that what you mean?

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    iusebiroCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    October 20, 2017

    A few years ago they introduced Compositing Options at the bottom of every effect. If you use the opacity slider on that it just turns the whole thing off. Is that what you mean?

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      djmattyzAuthor
      Inspiring
      October 20, 2017

      that covers it guys thanks !!

      i didnt know about the opacity slider in the compositing options, that pretty much does what i wanted  :-)

      pizza on the way for everyone !

        Jose Panadero
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        Jose PanaderoCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 20, 2017

        If you are trying to do a breakdown of color or vfx, then render multiple passes of your footage with and without effects and use a non-linear editor like Premiere to edit them. Trying to do this in After Effects is perfectly possible but time consuming because there is not an quickway to "deactivate" the animation.

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        Rick GerardCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 20, 2017

        djmattyz  wrote

        this must be something simple, but i cannot seem to find a way to do it

        id like to keyframe on and off the lumetri color effect, for example, this is so that i can use the clip in my VFX showreel and show what things look like with, and without the effect.

        but the toggle button for activating the effects does not have any stopwatch for keyframing

        You are way over thinking this. Duplicate your footage, put the layer with Lumetri applied on the top, remove it from the bottom, then animate a mask or a transparency to reveal the original footage below. It's way easier and more effective. I use the technique all the time to produce examples tutorials or workshops.

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          P.M.B
          Legend
          October 20, 2017

          You don't even need two layers.  You can just apply the animated mask to the layer with lumetri and then add the composite function in the layers "compositing options".    If you don't need the mask animated you can just key the effect opacity which is also in the layers compositing options

          ~Gutterfish
            Mike_Abbott
            Mike_Abbott
            Legend
            October 19, 2017

            Apply the effect on an adjustment layer. Then keyframe that layer's opacity to 0% or 100% using hold keyframes.

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            djmattyzAuthor
            Inspiring
            October 20, 2017

            but does and adjustment layer not affect all the layers below it?

            i would like to affect only one layer

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            pragmatic_user
            Known Participant
            August 21, 2021

            Another option:   In the timeline...all effects have "compositing options".    Twirl open the compositing options and key the "effect opacity".    You owe me a pizza 


            That's the correct answer.

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