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  • New Tutorial on Creation of 5-Bar Digital VU Meter

    Posted by Don Smith on September 7, 2010 at 2:14 am

    With the help of Andy Neil on this forum I was able to complete my 5-Bar Digital VU meter and now I’ve uploaded a tutorial on how it’s done. I had already done an easy version that simply had the audio modulate the spread of a mask over a stack of LEDs, but Andy showed me a way to make each LED pop on and off as needed like a real meter. Here’s the tutorial and it contains some nuggets about Color Range, color interpolation, and the lesson of not using any color but white for an object you intend to put into a Replicator and re-color.

    https://newsvideo.com/5barvu/

    Sacha Thomas replied 15 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Mark Spencer

    September 7, 2010 at 2:55 am

    Very nice tutorial, Don. Andy is great, isn’t he.


    Mark Spencer
    Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
    Apple-certified Master Trainer
    Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
    https://www.applemotion.net

  • Zak Peric

    September 7, 2010 at 7:14 am

    I think our community need more people like this. Well Done.

  • Sacha Thomas

    September 7, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    Don,
    You stuck with it and it paid off. Nice work and thanks for the nice tutorial.
    Cheers,
    Sacha Thomas

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