Learn how to use the new Refine Edge and Refine Matte tools — similar to those found in Adobe Photoshop CC— in Adobe After Effects CC.

Roto Brush & Refine Edge contains a number of parameters that help you fine-tune the results of applying the Refine Edge tool. This movie goes through each of the parameters, demonstrating how to improve your results.

It's the end of hard matte lines. Keep the details when separating complicated foreground elements like frizzy hair or motion-blurred edges from complex backgrounds. This means you can create natural-looking composites without keying specially shot footage.

With the addition of the Refine Edge tool in After Effects CC, the underlying Roto Brush effect has seen a few changes in parameter names and ranges. Chris Meyer explains.

This movie demonstrates the new Refine Edge Tool workflow, which is applied after the Roto Brush tool. Chris Meyer explains the x-ray view that shows the alpha channel Refine Edge will create, as well as how to erase an edge refinement.

The new Refine Edge tool uses the underlying Roto Brush segmentation boundary to determine what region to refine from frame to frame. Chris Meyer shows you how to make corrective strokes and touch up the alpha using the Paint tool.

No need for expensive contact lenses, we’ll show you how to use the incredible planar tracker in mocha AE to track your eyes, export them as a Mocha shape layer and apply effects in After Effects to create that “white iris of the zombie” look. Another added feature in this episode is how to use Refine Matte to control the feather, spread and choke of the mocha shape layer. This effect gives you control of how much of the original iris shows around the edge stopping the new white iris from blending into the rest of the eye.

Learn how to use the Refine Matte properties in the Roto Brush effect to improve a matte, reduce chatter, remove color spill, and smooth edges.