[Bartek Skorupa]

In this case try this one:

Let’s say that your camera is called “Camera 1”.
Add an expression as follows to the scale property of the layer:

———–

zoom=thisComp.layer(“Camera 1”).cameraOption.zoom;
transform.scale*(1+transform.position[2]/zoom)

———–

This is the same one I gave you in my first reply, but I just linked the “zoom” value to camera’s zoom.

Bartek Skorupa
Warszawa, Poland

[Bartek Skorupa]

Ok, even better. Just copy the expression below and paste it to your scale:

w=thisComp.width*thisComp.pixelAspect;
zoom=w+w*0.388888;
transform.scale*(1+transform.position[2]/zoom)

This will work for every composition. Adding camera will have influance on the result.

Bartek Skorupa
Warszawa, Poland

[Bartek Skorupa]

Try this one:

Add an expression to the scale property:

zoom = 1422.22;
transform.scale*(1+transform.position[2]/zoom)

This will work in the composition 1024×576 using square pixels.
To find out what value should your “zoom” have – add a camera to your comp using 50mm preset. In the dialog box that adds camera – change units from millimeters to pixels, and see what zoom value you get. This will be the “zoom” value for your expression.
You don’t even have to really add this camera. Just check the zoom value. You can copy this and paste to your expression.

Bartek Skorupa
Warszawa, Poland

[Bartek Skorupa]

Nothing changed in this area comparing to CS3. After Effects remained 2.5D app.
CC Cylinder may help, but don’t expect miracles.

(5 replies at the same time, mine is now looking a bit stupid 🙂

Bartek Skorupa
Warszawa, Poland

[Bartek Skorupa]

If you want to take the project from one machine to another one – you will anyway have to copy all the media.
So: If you have After Effects on Mac, just import your project to AE on Mac(there are several ways to do it), Collect Files and copy the whole folder.

If you don’t have AE on Mac – well… The only problem will be: missing files. Ctl-H – and problem solved.

Bartek Skorupa
Warszawa, Poland

[Bartek Skorupa]

Try this one:

https://www.popcornisland.com/after-effects/final-cut-2-after-effects/

This will allow you to bring all your Final Cut project to AE. Then you can render the clips with effects from AE and go through Premiere Pro.
Just import your rendered clips back to AE, place it where you want them to be, copy them, paste them in the correct point of time in Premiere – Export EDL, import EDL to Final Cut, chose reconnect option, and reconnect the media to the files rendered in AE.

I know, I know… Lot to do, but I can tell you – I do it on a daily basis, and it works for me. The important thing is to have your assets in order. Otherwise you will never find what you are looking for. You have to have a system of naming everything, etc.

Bartek Skorupa
Warszawa, Poland

[Bartek Skorupa]

There is no easy way to do it. I hope you didn’t promise that you’d do it, because you may fail.
I did it once, but the idea came from the client after the shooting, so I said I’d try without guarantee.
I used almost every possible distorting effect After Effects has to offer and the result was good, but I had just 4 seconds of the shot and it took me some time before I achieved something convincing. Almost every frame was done separately.
I had a guy dancing, moving back and forth and so on. I could get away with many mistakes because the movements were very fast. I could add some blur etc.
This is tough. I don’t envy you.

Bartek Skorupa
Warszawa, Poland

[Bartek Skorupa]

You can’t key individual points of mask, but someone has the solution. Not straight, but works. Check it out:

https://aextensions.blogspot.com/2009/02/tracker2mask.html

Bartek Skorupa
Warszawa, Poland

[Bartek Skorupa]

There is nothing wrong with importing data from Cinema. That’s just the way it is.
You just get the information about position on the frame. There is no information about what position the object should have between frames. The interpolation you have on the path is made by AE. Cinema has nothing to do with it.
There are 2 ways of solving it:
1. Adjust the handles manually (without changing the position of keyframes) and in particular in the Emitter section you have the “Position subframe”. Change it to “10x Linear” or “10x Smooth” or “Exact”.
You will have to tweak it a bit.

2. In Cinema double the number of frames and export again to have more data for AE to play with.

I’d suggest the first option, because you have this problem only at this point of time.

Bartek Skorupa
Warszawa, Poland

[Bartek Skorupa]

The extension of mpeg2 is mpg or mpeg.
This will still be mpeg2.
You said you tried compressor, so I assume you use Mac.
On Mac you can render mpeg2 straight from AE.
wmv is a problem, avi also, despite we have the option to export avi.

Bartek Skorupa
Warszawa, Poland