-
Matte formed by dots
Hi all.. I have some matte extracted from a sports scene… i´ve roto some of the basket players. My question is: is there a way to make this alpha of each player be formed by dots or circles? i don´t mean to do an alpha matte with a dots texture or use the halftone plugin, i would like to form the character by dots in a way that the movement of the player affects the dots that form it… well i don´t know if i have explained my self well, but if anybody could help would be very appreciate
-
4 Replies
-
You may want to try a plug-in from Flaming Pear called “India Ink”
https://www.flamingpear.com/indiaink.html
You can try it for free.
Once you’re in it, use the ‘spots’ pattern. Play with the settings to get the look you want…
Good luck!
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
–Emo Philips
-
Hi Emo, thanks for your tip, the fact is that i need to do it for matte of a player that last 60 frames, and i want the dots to be affected by the motion that the matte has.. i think india ink is just to use it one stand frame on photoshop, im i wright?¿ cheer in advance
-
You can use Particle Playground’s Grid option to create a grid of dots. You’ll need to use a dot as your layer map and then use the existing Alpha information as a Persistent Property Mapper that affects Opacity and Scale.
Take a look at my COW Tutorial, Fun in Particle Playland to learn ho how use Layers maps and the persistent property mapper.
Having said all that, I realised that Pete Warden’s free AE plugins has a Halftone effect in his plugin set that may be able to do this. You’ll find the link to his free AE plugins here > Pete Warden’s Free AE Plugins
HTH
RoRKbroadcastGEMs.com – the leader in customizable royalty-free animated backdrops
-
You might want to look at the CC Ball Action plug-in under Simulate in Effects. I think that comes closest to what you are looking for.
Larry S. Evans II
Executive Producer
Digital I Productions
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up