Aharon Rabinowitz
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I think these are Boris Continuum complete – https://borisfx.com/
Aharon Rabinowitz
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Here’s what I would do.
Set up a partcile animation in which the emitter is going around in the circle you want it to go. Pretend that it can go behind the object as well as in front. In other words, animate it as if it could have an object in the middle.
Then Duplicate the particle animation. Place one behind the keyed actor or object.
Now, with the front emitter, do the following: whenever the emitter should be in front of the object, set the particles Per second (particular) to emit however many you want. Say for example 100.
When it gets to the point where it’s rounding behind the actor (so directly to the side of the actor) set it’s particle’s per second to 0. Then when it reaches the other side (so at -90 degrees from the actor) set the partricles per second back up to 100.
For the particles behind it, do the reverse.
I know you are using particular, but check out this tutorial for particleIllusion that does exactly like what you want. Even though you are using different software, it follows the same basic concepts:
https://wondertouch.com/tutorials/around_01/around.htm
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BTW – any program that offers a special iPod export setting will probably do the trick, because they’ve taklen all of the settings into acount. But if you try and do it on you’re own (that is export from a program using the specs alone) it may not work.
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Apple’s specs aren’t all that realistic I’ve found.
But that aside, there are things other than exporting with the right codecs that are required. I had to go through tech docs to find them, and not all programs can fulfill those needs.
The easiest (But not flexible) way to do this is to render out uncompressed (or with lossless compression – it’s big, but only a temporary file) and then use Quicktime Pro to export it as Steve mentions (I think only Pro can do this), or to have iTunes convert it for you.
So render with Animation compression, or some other lossless format, or even PhotoJpeg at 75% if you don’t have the harddrive space, and then have QT or iTunes do the conversion for you.
Or do the same thing, but use a compression program like Sorenson Squeeze using their iPod settings.
Otherwise you run the risk of creating a file that falls outside spec.
Just going to do a shameless plug – I cover all of this on my Creative Cow Master Series DVD “Internet Killed the Video Star: A guide to Creating Video for the web” which you can find by clicking on the link in my signature below.
Aharon Rabinowitz
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I’m glad to say that I’ve been talking to Eran and we will be seeing a lot more from him! He will be contributing to the AE podcast as well.
Aharon Rabinowitz
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Speaking of which…
In all seriousness, are you available for hire on a project by project basis?
Also, do you ever do training?
If the answer to either question is yes – please contact me offline at the address below.
Aharon Rabinowitz
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I’m, not very good at brevity, and I also use commas a lot.
[Daniel Low] “when given a more challenging task where one needs to get under the hood and start ‘tweeking’ it falls short.”
I’ll have to take your word for it, because I have not had a problem I couldn’t solve in the 2 years I’ve been using it, with very few esceptions. It’s been flexible enough for me to get the job done. And maybe it’s because of the kind of work I’m doing.
[Daniel Low] “That said, there’s nothing wrong with using it in a professional capacity but if you and I were pitching for the same transcoding job and I was using Procoder or Episode (or ever cleaner!) would you be confident of winning the job?”
That’s my point. Of course not – you’re talking about a job where you need advanced knowledge of compression. But that’s not what we’re dealing with. most of the people here don’t have or aren’t looking for transcoding jobs – they’re usually video pros looking to compress their edited or animated stuff for the web or DVD. They have a problem with the software they’re using and are looking for a solution within that framework.
Sometimes anyway.
And sometimes, you’re absolutely right – when the time comes, you have to get a better tool or you can’t play with the compression big boys.
But in terms of which would you use on a professional encoding job, you are making a huge assumption that is wrong. I don’t want a trasncoding job. I want the fastest solution to an end result that my clients are happy with. NOTHING else matters to me.
If you want to talk in terms of that, that;s a whole other ballgame, and one I’d like to play. I am ALWAYS looking for a better solution. But I don’t buy anything I don’t need. And as long as my needs are met, I don’t need anything (wow, that was really profound, wasn’t it?).
[Daniel Low] “That said, over at the DVD authoring forum it’s all talk of DVD Studio Pro and Sonic Senarist (both pro apps), not DVDit or iDVD.”
And that’s great – but in case you haven’t noticed a LOT of the people here use squeeze or Flix, or lord help me Adobe Media Encoder. And that may upset your compressionist sensibilities, but that’s the situation.
While I may not be an encoding expert, I’m using the tools that people are using here, and I come up against the same issues they do. That’s why my head is at the top (although I did put in a call about you -let me know if you don’t hear anything).
If you want to take it up as you mission to get users here to buy something better, then go for it. You have a lot of knowledge and a lot to offer (I will be trying out procoder just to familiarize myself with the tool and see how the experience compares – thanks for that). But don’t forget that in addition to being here to be educated on compression and what tools are out there, people are coming here for help with the tools they are already using. That’s something I feel like you’re ignoring.
Again, keep the advice coming. Don’t let my attitude keep you from speaking your mind.
Aharon Rabinowitz
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Dude – we all encounter issues like this when we take the skills we already have and apply them to something new. Did not mean to insult.
My point was only that telling you to buy something else that had more options to play with wasn’t necessarily the way to solve you’re problem.
On the other hand, if you MUST use a codec that Squeeze can’t handle, then follow Dan’s advice and find a better tool. No question that he’s right there.
But if you can spare some space temporarily for compression purposes, no need to find a new app to solve you’re problem.
Aharon Rabinowitz
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All Bets Are Off Productions, Inc.
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Internet Killed the Video Star: A Guide to Creating Video for the Web -
It’s a very good deal. However, it’s only a good deal if you intend to use it.
Do you (or do you want to) make video for the web? If so, then, certainly at that price, it’s a good deal.
at it’s most basic, Squeeze is pretty easy to use. But to really take advantage of any advanced compression package, you need to understand the options under the hood – codecs, formats, multipass processing, keyframes… etc. The help files will get you started, and there’s a lot of material out there (including my own training DVD, which you can find a link to in my signature – sorry for the plug, but it’s true).
Aharon Rabinowitz
Email: arabinowitz (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
All Bets Are Off Productions, Inc.
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Internet Killed the Video Star: A Guide to Creating Video for the Web -
Do I think you wasted money on what?
offhand the website looks perfectly legitimate, and a very good price. Have you registered the software with Sorenson yet? If the serial number works, and you’ve registered it, there’s no reason to believe that you were ripped off in some way.
Aharon Rabinowitz
Email: arabinowitz (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
All Bets Are Off Productions, Inc.
Creative Cow After Effect Podcast
Internet Killed the Video Star: A Guide to Creating Video for the Web