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  • How is this effect done?

    Posted by Ian White on December 1, 2014 at 8:22 am

    I’m looking to add this effect to the disc golf videos I’m doing. https://youtu.be/crCv4k88Jaw?list=UUwRYzC58_7CuI5AROPzn_WQ. I have done tons to research for the past week and cant seem to get it work for me. It look simple but I can’t finger it out. Thanks to anyone who will help with this. I will give credit in my videos for there help. thanks!

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    Ian White replied 11 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Graham Macfarlane

    December 1, 2014 at 10:53 am

    Have you tried the standard echo effect?

    It should give you a good result with an echo time of around 0.3 seconds and 10 or more echos. Setting it to minimum mode will stop the image getting overblown, but you will lose highlights. Maximum mode keeps the highlights but you lose the darks.
    Therefore, you could duplicate you footage layer, and have one layer with minimum mode echo and the other with Maximum mode echo. The top layer can be set to overlay mode to combine the two layers together, then you just need to apply some colour correction as the whole image may become a little over saturated and darker.

    Graham Macfarlane – 3D visualisation and VFX
    3D Studio Max | Vray | Pflow | PhoenixFD | After effects | Mocha

    http://www.elyarch.com – London UK

  • Ian White

    December 1, 2014 at 11:38 am

    Thanks for your help but it did not get the right effect. Is there a way I can apply this only to the moving disc not the whole video?

  • Baba Luba

    December 1, 2014 at 1:05 pm

    another way could be tracking the golfball and use a particle effect to draw this line

  • Graham Macfarlane

    December 1, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    Have you tried a garbage matte, and then possibly some green or blue keying to remove trees/sky?

    Graham Macfarlane – 3D visualisation and VFX
    3D Studio Max | Vray | Pflow | PhoenixFD | After effects | Mocha

    http://www.elyarch.com – London UK

  • Ian White

    December 2, 2014 at 12:29 am

    yes I have have this but dose not quite get the right effect I’m looking for. What particle effect would u recommend using to get this type of effect.

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