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  Zaxwerks Reflector…Just Not Getting It

  Posted by Mark Santella on January 6, 2008 at 10:12 pm

  I own proanimator and 3d flag and have little problem with them. I have read the documentation on zaxwerks reflector and am still confused. Can someone walk me through or point me to a tutuorial on how to use it. It just isn’t making sense to me. Thanks for your time and guidance.

  Romir Baptista replied 18 years, 3 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
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  Matt Rhodes

  January 14, 2008 at 5:41 pm

  Hi Mark.

  Can you give me a brief idea of what you’re trying to achieve? A reflected floor? A mirror?

  I’ll post a sample project that uses PA and Reflector along with some steps that I used to create it.

  Thanks.

  Matt Rhodes
  Zaxwerks, Inc.
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  Seth Hancock

  January 16, 2008 at 10:33 pm

  I just saw this and thought I would add a question here too. I just downloaded the demo of Reflector. I have a green screen shot of a person walking across a floor. I have created a white solid as a floor layer added a camera and precomposed the green screen footage so that Reflector is the only effect on that shot.

  I am applying Reflector to my character (not the floor) and the legs of my character have a nice faded opacity gradient on them but there is nothing in the floor. I am just not getting what I am supposed to so here either.

  seth

  Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
  Thomas A. Edison
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  Matt Rhodes

  January 16, 2008 at 11:34 pm

  Hi Seth.

  You need to apply the Reflector Plug-in to the floor.

  The Reflector Plug-in makes the layer it’s applied to a reflective surface.

  Let us know if you have more questions.

  Matt Rhodes
  Zaxwerks, Inc.
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  Seth Hancock

  January 16, 2008 at 11:44 pm

  Thanks Matt!

  Now it makes sense and seems very easy to use and create some great reflections. I appreciate your quick response.

  Seth

  Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
  Thomas A. Edison
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  Matt Rhodes

  January 16, 2008 at 11:46 pm

  Hi Seth.

  Great to hear.

  We’d love to see screen shots of Reflector (and our other software) in use.

  Send us some when you have a chance: matt@zaxwerks.com

  Thanks.

  Matt Rhodes
  Zaxwerks, Inc.
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  Romir Baptista

  January 28, 2008 at 9:08 pm

  Please post me a sample project that uses PA and Reflector along with some steps that I used to create it. I am having some difficulty in using it in AEffects CS3.

  Thanks,

  Romir

  romrek@xtra.co.nz

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