[Chris Brett]

Hi Syed

—— doubt if you need to track the van to do what you want.

I reckon either —

1 ) simply apply the motion key-frames of your van to a pre-comp that contains the smoke / then pre-comp the result and reposition to the exhaust pipe

OR

2 ) Precomp the smoke emitter then just add 2 key-frames one as the van enters and one as it leaves / then tweak key-frames on time line if required.

Chris

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[Chris Brett]

thanks Cassius –much appreciated –

– I reckon this is probably the answer though cant see how I managed to miss it !

…….. all the best

Chris

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[Chris Brett]

Hi Dave – thanks for the speedy reply …

…………….. get motion blur ok which is proportional to speed but its all the same weight — ie the pixels ( in the blur ) furthest from the object are the same density as those nearest ( I think ) …..

…………. perhaps I need to take a closer look at it — in the meantime please what is you favourite setting for motion blur and Ill start with that …

All the best

Chris Brett

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[Chris Brett]

Hi Paulo

—– if you have not tried this already suggest you purge all memory and image cache memory — then also delete all cache files manually – also maybe reboot for good measure………..

……………. worth a try.

Chris

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[Chris Brett]

Hi Dave
— no problem and thanks for reply anyway –

— will be checking this out myself soon to see if it is effective and if so cant help thinking it would be a very useful addition to all layers.

All the best

Chris

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[Chris Brett]

Hi Walter

—– many thanks the more detailed info which is extremely useful and much appreciated.

Been wondering about swapping to PNG sequences anyway so will give it a try.

All the best

Chris Brett

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[Chris Brett]

Hi Roland

— thanks for speedy feedback — much appreciated

I get that it depends on the client but often as long as it loads into the Avid and looks good it does not matter … so I was just wondering….

— currently tending to stick with the tga sequence as it seems pretty ok all round.

———————–chris —

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[Chris Brett]

Hi Dave

— in the co-pilot tuorial found here : tthttps://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/translucent_glass/ Andrew Kramer modifies the animation curve of type using settings in the ‘range’ menu.

This allows % adjustments on ‘ease high’ and ‘ease low’ – as seen at 19:00.

I thought this looked pretty useful and wondered if it was available elsewhere.

This is because although I understand the essentials ( I think ) of the graph editor I still find it pretty much impossible to control animation curves with any subtlety or accuracy ( as is easily possible on Flint ) .

Also if you or anyone else know of any good tutorials for using the graph editor it would be much appreciated.

Chris

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[Chris Brett]

thanks Cassius –

– much appreciated –

— lets just hope you have missed something though …… this would help greatly with animation controls which I still find to be extremely difficult to use….

—————- chris —

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[Chris Brett]

Hi John – apologies for delay – been busy ….

RE checking field order – its in 2 area….

1 ) WHEN YOU RENDER

Under render settings / best settings / field render / upper field first

2 ) WHEN IMPORTING FOOTAGE INTO AE

Make sure the import settings match the footage ie if the source material is ‘UPPER’ make sure the import setting is on ‘UPPER’ —– ( same with other import settings )— best watch this one as some HD Cams ( I think ) have lower field first…. if not sure suggest you talk to cameraman…..

IMPORT SETTINGS — these can be accessed by ‘right clicking’ footage ( as listed in panel at top left of AE layout ) and selecting correct option boxes.

If the source material is smooth in the first place and no effect ( or whatever ) is applied that might cause the jittering then this will probably sort it for you…..

All the best

Chris

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