Getting Started with SkyBox Studio V2.
Charles Yeager, www.yeagerfilm.com, gives a quick overview on SkyBox Studio V2. See how to remove a camera rig from 360 footage, stabilise footage and straighten the horizon, add text and graphics, and more.
How to Track Text to a Person Walking | SkyBox Studio V2
In this 360/VR production tutorial, Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows how to track text to a person walking across the scene.
Part 1: How to Create 2D Text/ Graphics/Video Pop-outs + Overlays for 360 Video
360 Video Tutorial - Today We Learn How To Add Motion Graphics To The 360 Space Using Mettle's Skybox Studio V2's Newest Feature: Skybox Composer. Hosted by Josh Kimmis of CV.
Part 2: How to Add Motion Graphics Onto 360 footage With SkyBox Composer
Josh Kimmis from CV explains in-depth Skybox Studio V2’s latest feature — Skybox Composer. With SkyBox Composer > 2D Edit, you can quickly add text and graphics onto 360 footage. The SkyBox Composer > 3D Edit option lets you adjust all the elements (text, graphics, shapes, 2D video) in 3D space, integrating them more completely into your 360 video.
6 Ways to Remove a Tripod From 360 Footage in After Effects
Learn How To Remove A Tripod (6 Methods). Cadeau Juraschek compares different methods using Kolor's Autopano Video Pro, Autopano Giga, and Mettle's Skybox Studio V2.
How to Stabilize 360° Footage with SynthEyes + SkyBox Studio V2
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows how to stabilise 360° footage using SythEyes with SkyBox Studio V2.
Part 1: Basic Object Removal from 360 Footage | Skybox Studio V2
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows how to remove a camera tripod and shadow from 360 footage in After Effects. It is a basic technique that works for removing a stationary object in a scene.
Part 2: Advanced Object Removal from 360 Footage | Skybox Studio V2
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) leads us through this advanced object removal tutorial. We learn how to mask out a person as they’re walking through a 360 shot, and create a clean plate.
Stereoscopic Features Overview | SkyBox Studio V2
Stereoscopic support is available in “SkyBox Studio V2“, for After Effects, and Charles Yeager(www.yeagerfilm.com) guides us through the features. Charles shows us how to level the horizon on stereoscopic footage, as well as add text and a logo.
How To Remove a Speed Rail from 360 Footage | SkyBox Studio V2
Jamie Pence (videobred.com) show how to remove a speed rail from 360 footage in After Effects, using SkyBox Studio V2. He shows a technique that is simple and quick to use, that works in minutes.
How to Add a Lens Flare to Your 360 Video | SkyBox Studio V2
Lens flares are a familiar cinematic effect in 2D productions. How to use one with 360° footage? Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) show a technique using SkyBox Studio V2 in After Effects
How to Remove your Camera Rig from 360 Footage in After Effects | SkyBox Studio V2
Jamie Pence (videobred.com) shows us just how easy it is remove a rig from 360 footage . He shows two methods - one with the Mask Tool, and one with the Clone Stamp Tool, using the View Based editing.
How to Stabilize 360 Footage with SkyBox Composer | SkyBox Studio V2
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows us how to stabilize 360 footage in After Effects using "SkyBox Composer", a module in SkyBox Studio V2.
SkyBox Studio Version 2 | How to Work with 3D Plugins
Chris Bobotis, (Co-Founder, Mettle), shows how to set up an After Effects 360° Project file with SkyBox Composer and Mettle ShapeShifter AE, along with 360 stock footage from Pond 5.
Make a 360° Video from an Existing After Effects 3D Project File | SkyBox Studio V2
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows us how to take a regular After Effects project file, and turn it into a 360 video. He starts with an asteroid project file that he created 3 years ago using Element 3D, and converts it into 360 video using "SkyBox Composer" a new module in SkyBox Studio V2.
How to Create a 360 video with Plexus 3 | After Effects | SkyBox Studio V2
Chris Bobotis (Co-Founder mettle.com) shows how to take an existing Plexus project file in After Effects, and make it into a 360° Video. He uses the latest version of SkyBox Studio V2.
SkyBox Studio Version 2 | New 360° Output Formats
Chris Bobotis (Co-Founder, mettle.com) shows new 360° output formats supported in SkyBox Studio Version 2: Fisheye (FullDome), Cube Map Facebook 3:2, Cube Map Pano 2VR 3:2, GearVR 6:1, Equirectangular 16:9.
SkyBox Studio Version 2 | 180° / Fisheye Support
ris Bobotis (Co-Founder, mettle.com) gives a sneak peek of the new 180/Fisheye format we support for long form 360/VR.
He shows how you can convert 180° footage > 360° format > 16:9 Flat Video Format.
SkyBox Studio Version 2 | Object Removal with SkyBox Composer
Chris Bobotis (Co-Founder, mettle.com) shows how the View-based Edit works for object removal.
Monsters of the Deep Tutorial | SkyBox Studio + PhotoShop
Aton Sanz-Katz, Animator/Director at DreamWorksTV shows how to create an underwater 360 scene from 2D PhotoShop images. His 360 scene uses PhotoShop images that are animated in After Effects using the Puppet Pin Tool, and brought into 360° with SkyBox Studio.
How to Stitch Samsung Gear VR 360° Footage in After Effects
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows us how to stitch Samsung Gear 360° footage in After Effects using the SkyBox Studio 360/VR plugin. The Samsung Action Director stitching app only works on WIN, so this method offers a way to custom stitch your footage on both Mac and WIN, with better control and results.
How to Make a 360° Video with 2D Footage | SkyBox Studio
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows how to create a 360 video without 360 footage. He uses Mettle SkyBox Studio in After Effects to build his 360 scene. He shoots himself against a greenscreen, and places the keyed 2D footage on top of an Element 3D cityscape, and inside a virtual 360 room.
SkyBox Studio Overview
SkyBox Studio is 360/VR Production Plugin/Script for After Effects. There are 4 modules: Creator, Converter, Extractor and Viewer.
How to Create a 360° Logo Animation in After Effects
Charles Yeager (Yeagerfilm.com) shows how to create a 360° logo animations based on one by Chris Tilley of Gnoggin Studios. Charles does a breakdown explanation and then shows several ways to create your 360° animation, including one with Element 3D.
How To Register SkyBox Studio | After Effects
A short walk-through of where to access your license key, and how to register the plugin in Adobe After Effects. Thanks Charles Yeager.
SkyBox Studio Version 2 | How to Add 2D Text onto 360 Footage with SkyBox Composer
Chris Bobotis (Co-Founder, mettle.com) shows how to add text onto 360 footage with SkyBox Composer.
How to Add Credits to a 360° Video in After Effects
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) leads us through 2 methods for adding rolling credits to a 360° video. He imports stitched 360° footage into Adobe After Effects, and uses Mettle SkyBox Studio plugin to add the 360° credits in the proper format.
C|NET produced a 360 tour inside Bletchley Park, where the Enigma code was cracked in World War II. Click on the image to go to the link.
How to Make a 360 Video with 2D Footage Presentation | Charles Yeager | Adobe Max 2016
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com), After Effects Master and tutorial guru, presents how to create a 360 video with 2D footage in Adobe After Effects.
Michelle Obama 360 Style Graphics - Tutorial
Josh Kimmis (CV GLobal) shows how to recreate the Michelle Obama 360 (https://youtu.be/0QY72R3ZDzw), which was produced by The Verge and Lunar North. We learn how to add the same style of motion graphics to 360 footage, using SkyBox Studio in Adobe After Effects,
How To Stabilize Drone Footage in After Effects | SkyBox Studio
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) explains how to stabilize 360 drone footage in After Effects using the built-in Tracker feature, with SkyBox Studio.
360/VR Workflow: mocha Pro 5 + Skybox Studio
Martin Brennand (Imagineer Systems) shows us how to track and modify 360 footage in Adobe After Effects using the mocha Pro 5 plug-in with Mettle Skybox Studio. Motion track and remove a moving 360 camera rig, and place 2D footage onto the side of a building.
How to Add HUD Graphics to 360 Footage | SkyBox Studio | SkyBox 360 Post FX
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows how to take HUD (2D) graphics and brings them into a 360 video format, on top of 360 footage. He uses SkyBox Studio to bring the 2D graphics in After Effects. SkyBox 360 Post FX to add seamless blurs.
360/VR Workflow Tutorial: mocha Pro 5 | Skybox Studio
Imagineer Systems product specialist, Mary Poplin, shows 360 - Virtual Reality post-production tips for Adobe users! Previews the upcoming mocha Pro 5 plug-in working with Mettle's Skybox Studio.
Making of Michelle Obama 360 | SkyBox Studio
The Verge produced an incredibly ambitious project, a 360-degree interview with Michelle Obama. This video explains their whole postproduction process: from storyboarding, to animation, to finally hitting publish. SkyBox Studio was a key part of their 360 production process.
Motion Tracking and Object Replacement with 360 Footage | After Effects | SkyBox Studio
This tutorial by Tim Harris covers many aspects of working with 360 degree footage: Assessing the footage for tracking method; Re orientating the footage for work; Extracting the footage; Syntheyes to Ae; Converting 3D tracks to cornerpin; Corner pinning Graphics; Sign edge replacement; Integrating the changes; Roto elements; Animating the graphics; Reversing transforms.
How to Add Text, Logo and 2D Video onto 360 Footage
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) presents this intro-level. It covers: placing a rectangular logo over your 360 footage; placing a round logo to cover the camera rig; how to use After Effects text tool for 360 video; how to integrate flat (1920x1080) video over 360 footage.
How to Add Effects to 360 Footage
Mikey Borup (After Effects Tutorials w/Mikey) shows how to add effects to 360 footage. Includes how to add a watermark, object removal, compositing, color correction, lens flare and glow, add an Element 3D sphere.
How to Create a Tiny Planet from 360° Footage | SkyBox Studio
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows a quick and easy process using SkyBox Studio in After Effects. The SkyBox Converter module lets you convert between Equirectangular to spherical format, creating the Tiny Planet. The re-orient camera feature gives you control over the angle of your planet. The same technique also works for images. Footage courtesy of AYRTON 360 (ayrton.com).
Create 360 YouTube Videos & Environments with Mettle Skybox
Vinhson Nguyen (creativedojo.net) shows how to create 360 videos within the 3D environment of After Effects. He gives a great explanation of the camera set-up, and how SkyBox works. He creates a New Master Composition and pastes existing Mir data from another comp into it, and shows how to inject youtube metadata into the rendered video.
How to create a Tiny Planet in After Effects using SkyBox Studio
This technique works with all 3D plugins, but Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) uses Element 3D with the Metropolitan Pack: 3D Skyscrapers & Buildings.
How to Create an 8K Environment Map in After Effects | SkyBox Studio
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) shows a technique using the SkyBox plugin and E3D. This tutorial is also posted on envatotuts+, where you can download the project file and 3 free 8K Environment Maps created using this method.
3D Camera Tracking 360 footage in After Effects | SkyBox Studio
Mikey Borup (After Effects Tutorials w/Mikey) uses the 3D camera tracker on 360 footage along with SkyBox Studio and Element 3D to insert a giant rock into the scene. Mikey walks you through the process step by step.
Render a Concept Kitchen in Virtual Reality
This Cineversity tutorial series by Rick Barrett shows the 360 video production pipeline between Cinema 4D, Cineware for After Effects, and mettle SkyBox Studio. You'll learn how to transform a Sketchup Kitchen from 3D Warehouse into an immersive 360 video.
How to Integrate your C4D 360° Animation with After Effects
Sean Bowes has a workflow solution that integrates C4D and After Effects with SkyBox Studio. https://sbowes.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/360o-vr-animation-6-cam-method/
How to Use Adobe Media Encoder + Youtube Metadata Tools
Charles Yeager (www.yeagerfilm.com) shows us optimal compression settings in Adobe Media Encoder for 360 Video. He also walks us through the youtube metadata tools, which are a necessary step for your video to play properly in youtube 360.
Bring Your After Effects Comp into 360 Format | SkyBox Studio | FreeForm Pro
This tutorial by Nancy Eperjesy (mettle.com) shows how to bring an After Effects comp into 360/VR format using SkyBox Studio. Once the Master comp is in the 360 workspace, we add camera movement, rotate the layers and add text using familiar tools in After Effects.
Stabilize 360 Footage and Add VFX in After Effects | SkyBox Studio
Alex Vasutin (www.vrvr.pro) uses the SkyBox Converter "Re-Orient Camera View" feature with Camera Tracking data to stabilize his 360 footage. He then composites an explosion, smoke, and a flash of light with radioactive particles. He also adds a camera shake to his blast.
How to Add 2D Text onto 360 Footage
An easy way to add 2D text onto your 360 footage.
How to Add 3D Text onto 360 Footage
This is great when you want to add 3D text that looks integrated into your scene.
How to Remove a Camera Rig From 360 Footage | SkyBox Studio
Chris Bobotis, (Developer/Partner at Mettle) shows how to remove a fixed camera rig from 360 footage, using SkyBox Studio in After Effects.
How to Create 360° Video in After Effects | SkyBox Studio | E3D
Charles Yeager (yeagerfilm.com) sets up a cityscape using the Metropolis Pack for Element 3D from Video Copilot, and then brings his comp into 360 format with SkyBox Studio. He animates the camera through the cityscape, and shows how to inject youtube metadata into the rendered video.
Create 360 YouTube Video with Mettle SkyBox
Mikey Borup shows us how to generate a YouTube 360 format sequence in After Effects. He uses Mettle SkyBox with Element 3D.
Create a New SkyBox Master with Trapcode Particular + Element 3D
David Oldani shows us how to create a new SkyBox Master with Trapcode Particular and Element 3D.
Generate a SkyBox From an Existing Composition with Trapcode Particular and Element 3D
David Oldani shows us how to convert existing project files for use with Mettle SkyBox. He uses mettle SkyBox with Trapcode Particular and Element 3D.
Como crear un SkyBox Master con Trapcode Particular y Element 3D
Hosted by David Oldani. Spanish version of: https://vimeo.com/126644307
Como crear un SkyBox Master desde una composition con Trapcode Particular y Element 3D
Hosted by David Oldani. Spanish Version of https://vimeo.com/126643171.
Comment créer un SkyBox Master avec Trapcode Particular et Element 3D
Hosted by David Oldani. French version of: https://vimeo.com/126644307
Comment créer un SkyBox Master depuis une comp existante avec Trapcode Particular et Element 3D
Hosted by David Oldani. French version of: https://vimeo.com/126643171
Generate a Reflection Map from Your 3D Environment
Klaus Brandenburg uses SkyBox to generate a Reflection Map from his FreeForm Pro 3D scene and reflects it back onto his E3D Maserati. We get to see the road and terrain reflected on the car as it drives.
