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Activity Forums Adobe After Effects Pixel Grabbing Technique!!!!

  • Mstleger

    August 17, 2005 at 10:01 pm

    Well, it could be done with masks, but I’ve seen a plug in that does a similar “Beam” effect by duplicating pixels all the way to the edge of the comp. I know that Keylight does something similar when you crop the image.
    Either way, if only specific pixels are selected to be replicated in a geometric form, some sort of mask or matte should be used to make the selection.
    MK12 did the graphics, check their site for similar work, maybe something else they did will reveal their secrets.

  • Chris Smith

    August 17, 2005 at 11:02 pm

    I would try this:

    Go to Pete’s site and download his free plug-in set:

    https://www.petewarden.com/

    Then use the plug-in called smear. It will let you define a point in the image where the pixels will smear out to the edge.

    Now use a handful of layers of the smear effect in appropriate angles using simple masked shapes to define where they show and to animate.

    Chris Smith
    https://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

  • Mstleger

    August 18, 2005 at 3:58 pm

    I just realized that we have had these plug ins here at work all along- I’m gonna play with them this afternoon!

  • Dlemunyan

    August 18, 2005 at 4:04 pm

    Thanks guys– the plugin, smear was the answer to my question. Rock on!!!!

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