Sam Hyde Reveals his After Effect Secrets & Project Structure
This was a throwaway clip that had been sitting in my premiere timeline for years.
New Pill episodes every Sunday on the Sam Hyde YouTube channel.
00:00 Organization is my biggest asset
00:45 How I structure folders
02:34 Never do this
03:40 Where Sam used to work
04:45 How to save files correctly
05:29 Use ffmpeg instead of adobe
07:00 My ffmpeg settings (used on PGL too)
09:00 How to assembly files on drives
13:00 NEVER use Recent Project menu on adobe
14:40 Final post processing secrets
15:50 Folder structure is project structure
16:34 Useful shortcuts revealed
18:20 The pixel problem
22:40 My secret: shadowing highlight
24:40 GEMS HERE: Never do this saturation meme
26:50 Shadow highlighter explained
29:00 How to do color saturation correctly
34:00 Blackpoint and saturation setup
39:00 Not every saturation is the same
46:00 More shortcuts and masking