Strobe Effect?

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January 11, 2018
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How can I create a late 1970s ‘Strobe’ effect like this video still from the Michael Jackson/The Jacksons song ‘Blame It On The Boogie’.

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Correct answer Mylenium

The Echo effect is your friend and if you need soemthing more advanced, then most third-party plug-in suites like Boris FX or Sapphire have video feedback/ trail effects. With a little work and multiple duplicates this can of course also be created traditionally by just staggering layers with slight offsets or using Timewarp/ time-remapping.

Mylenium

BenSCRAuthor

Inspiring

Sure, thanks for this information.

MyleniumCorrect answer

Legend

The Echo effect is your friend and if you need soemthing more advanced, then most third-party plug-in suites like Boris FX or Sapphire have video feedback/ trail effects. With a little work and multiple duplicates this can of course also be created traditionally by just staggering layers with slight offsets or using Timewarp/ time-remapping.

Mylenium

BenSCRAuthor

Inspiring

Thanks for this information, I will give your advice a tr.

Dave_LaRonde

Inspiring

I’m a real novice in ‘After Effects’. But what do I use to put a black line around the image. I presume it would be the ‘Pen Tool’.

BenSCR wrote
I presume it would be the ‘Pen Tool’.

Nope. Key the subject over a black solid. Precomp the 2 layers. In the precomp, duplicate the keyed layer. On the bottom keyed layer, apply Simple Choker, expand the choke a bit, and use this layer as a track matte for the black solid.

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