• Adobe After Effects

  Rotoscoping?

  Posted by Deleted User on January 19, 2008 at 12:09 am

  hi
  could you please tell me how to do a Rotoscoping from a life action file.i have a 50 seconds live acton file.and i would like to draw the movement from it.

  can you also please recommend me a Wacom tablet to use for that thing please?

  thank yu very much

  Lars Bunch replied 18 years, 7 months ago 5 Members · 4 Replies
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  Joe Moya

  January 19, 2008 at 12:48 am

  Check out this tutorial:

  https://library.creativecow.net/articles/oconnell_pete/roto.php

  50 Seconds? that’s about 1500 frames if your using NTSC… that’s alot to be rotoscoping with AE. Even with blue/green video, that much rotoscoping will be very time consuming and difficult. You might consider Mocha by Imagineer if you can afford the software.

  Joe
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  Mike Clasby

  January 19, 2008 at 9:19 am

  Here’s some info on Roto work, #2 has a lnk with a ice overview of methods and tactics:

  https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/2/919045
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  Dean Sensui

  January 19, 2008 at 9:37 am

  You might want to look at Silhouette Roto.

  I just did a job with it and it works a lot better than AE’s masks.

  It also features a nice tracker and other features.

  https://www.silhouettefx.com/roto/

  Dean Sensui — Imagination Media Hawaii
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  Lars Bunch

  January 19, 2008 at 4:40 pm

  Hi,

  On the Issue of Wacom Tablets, if you can afford a 12 inch Cintiq tablet monitor, it will make the job much, much easier. I use both a 6×11 tablet and a 21 Inch Cintiq at work and the 12 inch Cintiq at home. I actually prefer the 12 inch because I can easily work with it on my lap the way I might with a pad of paper. I just did a rotoscoping job and I found that it was easier to do at home where I could work with the 12 inch monitor.

  The 6×11 tablet is very useful for a lot of things, but when it comes to rotoscoping and any other job that involves careful drawing, the Cintiq is extremely helpful. I suppose the way to determine what size tablet is going to work for you is to draw on various sizes of paper and determine what size feels best. If you draw large, you will probably only be happy with a large tablet. If you tend to draw small, perhaps you can get away with one of the smaller tablets.

  Hope this helps,

  Lars

  Lars Jagatai Bunch
  lars@larsbunch.com
  http://www.larsbunch.com
  http://www.arroyomedia.com

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