[Chris Wright]

ok to tidy up, use this instead, then no matter what the null size/movement or comp zoom, the pin will always be a whole number. Also, set null scale to 0.1 will make it a perfect dot. You now have perfect pin control, yay!

N = thisComp.layer(“Null 1”);
z=fromWorld(N.toWorld(N.position));
p=Math.round(z[0]);
t=Math.round(z[1]);
[p,t]

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also, you could paste this into a text layer to monitor the pin-pixel positions.

thisComp.layer(“Null 1”).effect(“Puppet”).arap.mesh(“Mesh 1”).deform(“Puppet Pin 1”).position[0] + “, ” + thisComp.layer(“Null 1”).effect(“Puppet”).arap.mesh(“Mesh 1”).deform(“Puppet Pin 1”).position[1]

[Chris Wright]

wouldn’t it be easier to just attach a null to the pin, then the null will always give you a whole number. paste in pin and drag the null around. you could also add a math round so that even at 3200%, it’s whole numbers.

N = thisComp.layer(“Null 1”);
fromWorld(N.toWorld(N.position));

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[Chris Wright]

offset tracking

https://library.creativecow.net/articles/larsen_carl/analyzing_motion.php

child tracking with expressions pt 1
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/larsen_carl/child_tracking.php

pt2
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/larsen_carl/child_tracking2.php

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[Chris Wright]

You can get 3-D logos from AE’s shatter but it won’t be as customizable as true 3-D in Maya. Nevertheless, it is possible to have extrusions if you tweak it.

You can extrude a logo into a box that wraps around itself, or turn sections of it into illustrator strokes, auto masks, or custom shapes for separate moving 3-d parts. Shatter can map these and accept custom layers. Here’s an example project for AE cs3. replace custom shatter picture for blue solid shape layer1, or “picture company” text layer and see how it works.

https://www.megaupload.com/?d=YXC5F81Y

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[Chris Wright]

here’s a downloadable project that uses vegas effect.

https://www.motionworks.com.au/2008/04/ecg/

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[Chris Wright]

if you render out an image and zoom in 1600% in photoshop, the RGB numbers will be shifting higher or lower, eventually visually apparent as banding from generation loss.

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[Chris Wright]

plugins work a little better with heavy motion but AE’s preserve edges on isn’t that bad for static shots. Here’s a short list. Download the demos and do a screenshot test. bcc seems to connect lines the best.

-red giant deinterlacer
https://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/categories/enhancement/magic-bullet-frames/

-revision fieldskit
https://www.revisionfx.com/products/fieldskit/

-boris deinterlacer
https://www.borisfx.com/bcc/

-free deinterlacer preset
https://aenhancers.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1069

-algolith hardware deinterlacer
https://www.algolith.com/products/intellectual-property/de-interlacing/index.html

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[Chris Wright]

If you’re doing 3-D animation, I strongly recommend Tiff trillion 16bit outputs. They don’t have any pixel shift. The next one is PNG, which is a little smaller and has almost no pixel shift. TGA is old, bad pixeling, and won’t even do 16bit.

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[Chris Wright]

other colors have this? I would test a Tiff output, font size, collapse transformation switch. red and yellow are prime candidates for 4:1:1 bleeding.

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[Chris Wright]

I just did a quick test with a shape line and cc bender and it looked exactly like the video. The plus side, you can easily keyframe parts, sections, bending style, easily with cc bender.

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