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Rotoscoping Redrawing?
Is there any way that, when I’m rotoscoping with masks in AE, I can draw the shape I want, then go to the next frame and just draw the next shape? I’ve tried all sorts of ways with the keyframing of the mask and I unchecked “Preserve Constant Vertex Count when Editing Masks” box in the Preferences.
I’m trying to layer a shot of a guy running past the screen on top of a shot of two other guys in the background. It’s just a pain to have to try and find where my actor’s arms and legs moved to in the next frame, and add/subtract/alter the vertices as I go.
Please help if you can.
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Wow, thanks a lot. I’ll give the multiple masks a try, but I see what you mean about it being a pain. :S
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I highly recommend the Cow Master Series DVD on Advanced Rotoscoping in After Effects. The author is Pete O’Connell, a film compositor who used AE on films including Stranger Than Fiction (one of my desert island flix), Across the Universe, and the highly acclaimed Transporter 2.
It’s a really wonderful disk — not only informative, but quite entertaining. It’s also our best-selling disk these days. So Pete both feels your pain, and will help you alleviate it.
Sorry for the pitch…but we’ve had a really strong response to the disk. Folks are loving it.
Best,
Tim Wilson
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Okay, cool, I will check it out. Thanks.
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The Advanced Rotoscoping disc by Pete O’Connell is just packed with information. He gives you the lay of the land but also all of the important little steps without which you would be lost. HIghly recommend it.
Bob
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My after effects crashes whenever I try to add or remove a vertex, therefore I am stuck with a constant number of vertexes (which is fine, I can just move them around I guess). Have you ever had this problem before? Is there any way around it? I can’t seem to find a solution online. I tried unchecking the “preserve constant vertex count” box and it still crashes.
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