Ben G unguren
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FYI there is an AE Expressions forum where this sort of question would get quick attention. But here’s a solution:
Add a Slider Control to your text layer, call it “baseNum”
For your text layer, under the “Text” paramater, add an expression for “Source Text” and then add the following:freq1 = 1;
amp1 = 10;
baseNum = effect("baseNum")("Slider").wiggle(freq1, amp1);
Math.floor(baseNum)the freq1 value defines how quickly the number changes. You might want to make this larger
the amp1 value defines by how MUCH it changes. This is the main number to tweak.
the baseNum slider defines the middle value. So if you wanted the max jump to be at 500, and the min to be 300, you’d set the baseNum to 400 (the middle) and the amp to 100.
the Math.floor part simply removes all decimals from the final result (so you have whole numbers)
The actual randomization is achieved using the wiggler, which interpolates between random values instead of just jumping to a completely random value every frame.You may need to use multiple text layers (parented to a master layer) in order to get your text to do what you need it to.
Ben Unguren
Motion Graphics & Editing
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IF you want to use AE, justs import the AVCHD file, drag it over the “new composition” icon at the bottom of the project window. This makes a project with the exact size, frame rate, and duration of your footage.
Then render that new composition, and choose Lossless as the output module (be sure to include audio if you have any), or choose any other codec — the ones Kevin suggested would work fine. When maintaining 100% image fidelity isn’t necessary, I’ll often use Photo-Jpeg and set the quality to 98% — this is almost (almost!) lossless, and saves a bunch of space on the hard drives.
Ben Unguren
Motion Graphics & Editing
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A-Ha: “Take on Me” (a classic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914
Buster Keaton in “Sherlock Jr” (even more classic than A-Ha)
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Ah, so it’s a dark shadow multiplied onto a nearly-black plane.
Try a different darkening blend mode (linear burn, for instance); try lightening your background a bit… hm… I don’t have much more than that I’m afraid….Ben Unguren
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“Shift+Z” in fcp –> “\” in PPro
The “S” key enables snapping, so if you have the blade tool enabled, it should snap to your playhead once snapping is turned on. CMD+K inserts a cut wherever the playhead is (similar to opt+V in FCP). Note that CMD+K only works for active/selected tracks.
Not sure what you mean by “translation keys.” Be sure not to use < and > to move clips around, as those are for insert and overlay edits, respectively. Opt+rightArrow and opt+leftArrow moves a selected clip around. PageUp/PageDown jumps between edits (for selected tracks only).
Overall PPro has way fewer hotkeys than FCP, but most of what’s missing can be customized. In my first week with PPro, I added around 50 custom hotkeys (I hate mousing when I don’t have to!).
Ben Unguren
Motion Graphics & Editing
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looks pretty buggy to me. Have you tried adding a little noise to your lens-blur reference image (the z-depth stuff)?
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Watch the opening titles to PBS documentaries. Some really smart stuff happening in those. Also the biography channel, history channel, etc. But I tend to enjoy the PBS stuff better.
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It sounds like you’re rendering to RGB+A, and you’re getting confused because you can’t really see the “A” part…. Try applying a Fill effect to your layer; it may help you see what’s going on a bit easier.
I’d suggest rendering with the “Alpha Only” output module. This will generate a greyscale matte that will show where the image is cut out. You’ll need to use luma mattes instead of alpha mattes, or apply the “Shift Channels” filter to the prerender and set the Alpha to the luminance channel. Also, this only renders RGB so the resulting file will probably have a smaller filesize, which makes a difference on large projects….
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Sounds to me like you should reinstall the program.
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IMO the very first step is to remove that pulldown! Don’t have your editing program remove the pulldown on the fly; it just makes life more painful later on (like when you need graphics, etc — you have to re-export everything at 24).
Ben Unguren
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