more on the interlacing

[Vincent Rosati]

I tried answering you earlier, but it looks like my post didn’t go through??

Settings:
Compressor-NONE, Depth- Millions+, Qaulity 100%
[The ‘+’ in Millions+ means your including an alpha channel]

Frame size 720h 480v (defauly setting for widescreen- even though it’s not right)
[NTSC DV Full & Widescreen are both 720×480 pixels]

Recompress (tried both checked and unchecked)
[Recompression is unnecessary]

Frame rendering: default is LOWER FIELD (tried upper and none)
[Try using Gspot to determine the correct field order of your source, https://www.headbands.com/gspot/ if it’s NTSC it’s probably lower field first.]

Modify- tried checking Deinterlace or left unchecked.
[Don’t check ‘Deinterlace’]

After Effects defaults to deinterlace the video. You have to R-Click on the clip in the import bin and select Interpret Footage/Main and set Separate Fields to None. Otherwise it will deinterlace.

Exporting as DV AVI or AVI shouldn’t make a difference.

But to actually answer your last question… 🙂
You could either copy each export clip into a new sequence and export as a movie.
Or, Set the Work Area markers (at the top of the timeline) to the portion that you want to export, than Export Movie Settings/General/Range/Work Area Bar (instead of Range/Entire Sequence).

Hope this helps

Vince

[Raine Parrish]

Hey Vince, thanks.
Yeah, ended up using the work area indicators. Tedious but it worked. So thanks for the help.
Hey, how versed are you in AE? Looking to create the effects they did to some footage as seen on Americas Pyschic Challenge.
Very layered, effected stuff- looks great. Especially looking to create that artifical soft frame they have on some of the footage- almost like old film stock with a soft dark edge.
Here’s a link if you wanna take a look. Wondering if it’s a plugin that they’re using.
LINK:
” target=”_blank”>https://videos.lifetimetv.com/?fr_story=bcf574948fe5e4232b82e0a7ece36347dade9caf&rf=bm%20

Thanks V.
r

[Vincent Rosati]

This might be a question for the After Effects forum, there are some real AE geniuses over there.

But, looking at your example, there are a bunch of techniques being used.

Much of the lower-thirds graphics appear to be text on 3D modeling, either pre-matted or feather masked to create the blend.

The video ‘fly-by’, with all the little video frames, can be done totally in AE with the 3D Layer enabled in the timeline.

The blown out segments, which is what you’re questioning, can also be done totally in AE.
I see optical dissolves, as opposed to linear dissolves. Do this by keyframing the Levels and Fast-blur of a clip instead of dissolving into a solid.
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/Film_Flash.php

Andrew Kramer has a 5-second clip of real 8mm film damage here…
https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials.html?id=57
You can multiply this onto any footage, and you can increase it’s length to 20-seconds by flipping it and running it in reverse.

This Film Damage has a pretty strong vignette, but you can create one in AE by creating a black layer on top. Than, adding a mask to it, r-click or Layer/Mask. Than open the mask settings and set it to Ellipse – Subtract. Than, feather the mask and adjust the expansion. Maybe set the layer’s blending mode to Color Burn, or something.

You can blow-out the footage with AE by adjusting the layer’s levels or curves, than keyframing to add the flickering.
Also, Magic Bullet Suite, and Sapphire have plugins that can automate many of these results.

I’d check all of the AE tutorials here and at VideoCopilot.net.
They can give you more accurate instruction than I can here.

🙂

Vince

[Raine Parrish]

Thanks Vince-I’ve got the vignette tackled- I think- did a couple black solids with various opacity settings- then created a mask and inverted it.
I’ll check out the other effects you talked about- thanks so much for all of your thoughtful info!!
I love how layered and busy the footage is then beats of clarity. Nice way to make pristine beta footage look interesting.
I’ve got Magic Bullet suite version 2- with a handful of preset looks- but nothing like what I’m looking for.
I think your links will do the trick, again, thanks much.
I posted something on the AE forum- but you’re suggestions are hands down, the most helpful.
Thanks again pal
r

[Raine Parrish]

Oh man Vince, the tutorial is PERFECT, exactly what I needed, thanks for that- you see the weird effect they’re doing- looks like the frame is cut in half- a horizonal cut with the next clip- is that just masking off the footage and laying the other on top?

And if you don’t mind Obie Wan- how do i do the little frame fly bys- never attempted any 3D stuff yet- mostly making all of this up as I stumble along. LOL.
Thanks again
r

[Vincent Rosati]

Hmmm. I cant download the file to get a good look at it, but they appear to be using all of the tricks for the transitions.
The straight cuts, really fast pushes and wipes from all directions based on the movement in the frame, and all with the film flash.
I think your idea will do the trick.

For the frame fly-bys, check this Kramer tutorial…
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/kramer_andrew/3dcompositing.php
It’ll give you all of the mechanics you’ll need to create the effect. It looks like there are about 3 comp’d layers holding the mini tv screens, each on a different z-axis.
You could add a white solid as the frame for each screen, than keyframe the position of the comps to create the movement.

Back to the overexposed look. If you apply MB-Misfire Flicker at it’s default, than MB Looks – Bleach Bypass and bump the grade up to 5, that should come close. But, you do need a good bright shot for it to work well.

You Said:
“mostly making all of this up as I stumble along.”

Me too, cuz that’s how a player do it!

Vince

[Raine Parrish]

Thanks V! Too much fun.

[Raine Parrish]

BTW. I couldn’t download the file either- so I just set up a camera and shot it off my monitor, just so I could pull it into Premiere and disect it a little.
Thought it was a Bleach By Pass too- but looks too light to me- so I puimped the contrast on my fotage then pulled out the saturation, it looks pretty good. I think I’ll roll some very transparent solid layers thru the foot every now and then etc. to give it some more character.
The second tutorial is great, thanks for that one too.

Hey V. stupid question- but what key commands set the work area to the exact length of my footage- so when I render out- I don’t have any extra frames?

Later pal!
rp

[Vincent Rosati]

In AE, if you pull the clip from the bin and drop it on the Make Comp button (at the bottom of the bin) it will size appropriately.

Vince

[Raine Parrish]

Thanks!