How do you create this effect?

[Paul Conigliaro]

The simplest way I can think to achieve this is to use the fractal layer as a track matte (luma) for the video layer.

If you just want it to affect the man’s face, you may need to use some masking.

CS3, FCS2
[Note: Using Particular, 3-D Stroke, and now Form do not instantly make your designs “teh awesome.”]

[Kevin Camp]

an easy way would be to use the fractal noise layer as a track matte for the face layer… just position the fractal noise layer above the face layer in the time line, then from the modes panel in the timeline use the face layer’s trkmat dropdown to select luma matte [noise layer] (if you don’t see the ‘modes’ panel in the time line go to the upper right corner of the time line, click the little triangle, select columns>modes).

this will take the light and dark values of the noise layer and use them for transparency on the face layer. then it’s a matter of animating the noise and adjusting settings like brightness/contrast, scale, etc. within the effect to achieve what you are looking for.

you could do this all on one layer, but it will take 3 effects…

1. add fractal noise to the face layer.
2. add unmult to create transparency from luminance (free download from redgiantsoftware.com it’s labeled knoll light factory unmultl).
3. add cc composite to composite the original face layer back, but keep the transparency

Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

[Ernie Geefay]

Using the Track Matte did the trick.
Thanks!!!

Ernie