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Blending and Mapping in After Effects

Normally, you’ll use AE to create your pre-blend map and raster - but, if you’re a psychopath, you can bake in your blend / map / distortion in After Effects.

There is a workflow for that. It is:

  • Plug the projector into the computer. Set it as an external monitor (not mirrored). Set Rez to native on projector and computer.
  • Mac: turn off the menu bar (toggle system setting “displays have separate spaces” and reboot)
  • After Effects: New Comp Viewer on comp that is the same rez as projector raster / default rez.
  • Place that comp viewer on the projector screen.
  • Lock the comp viewer so that whatever precomp you navigate to, it stays locked to the correct comp.
  • Make Comp Viewer full quality (not half or quarter)
  • Full screen that shit.
    • Press Command+\ for full screen
    • Press Shift+/ to make it 100%
  • Here’s a forum thread about it. Again, some weird guy is posting about this who seems super smart, successful, and handsome.


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