Subtract and Divide Blending Modes in AE CS4

Adobe After Effects Tutorial at Creative COW

Ben Rollason
London England

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Ben Rollason demonstrates how to do subtract and divide blending modes in Adobe After Effects CS4 and below. CS5 now features the subtract and divide blending modes, which makes this process much easier, but if you are using an earlier version, Ben's tutorial enables you to accomplish these same effects with just a few simple steps.

Ben suggests that now that people are creating new CS5 projects with built-in subtract and divide blending modes, there may be a call to 'retrofit' these options to earlier versions.

This tutorial is also available as a podcast.

Comments

Re: Subtract and Divide Blending Modes in AE CS4
by Lloyd Alvarez

Brilliant tutorial Ben! The AE community needs more compositing theory tutorials like this one.

Cheers,
Lloyd

http://aescripts.com

@Lloyd Alvarez
by ben rollason

Thanks Lloyd. Glad you like it.

-B.

vfx.benrollason.com

Re: Subtract and Divide Blending Modes in AE CS4
by Todd Kopriva

I like it, Ben.

I added a comment at the bottom of this page to point users to your tutorial. Keep in mind that you can do the same.

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Re: Subtract and Divide Blending Modes in AE CS4
by ben rollason

Thanks Todd!

Yes... linking tutorials from the Adobe help files is a great idea.

-Ben.

vfx.benrollason.com

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