Curious Turtle
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Check that the Playback quality of your sequence is set to Full. Click on the RT button on the left side of the timeline and check the options there.
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BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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Hi Stuart,
Here’s a couple of expressions for you. Just apply them to a Drop Shadow effect on your ball layer.
Drop Shadow Opacity:
//Set up the highest and lowest points the ball hits;
topPoint=200;
bottomPoint=400;
linear(transform.position[1],bottomPoint,topPoint,0,100)This is not entirely realistic, but looks OK. You can even add it to the Softness property too with a small change.
topPoint=200;
bottomPoint=400;
linear(transform.position[1],bottomPoint,topPoint,100,20)To keep the shadow at a constant distance add this to the Distance property:
a=transform.position[1]-288;
150+a*-1Change the 150 to whatever you need.
That’ll do for now :o)
Good luck with your project,
BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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Hi,
Firstly check your installation of Quicktime. You need at least V7.1.5.
It could also be a codec problem (though MOV is not a codec, it’s an architecture). Does you mov file open up in Quicktime Player? Or does it play back white? If it plays white, then you haven’t got the required codec.
Finally, it could be something as simple as a corrupted file.
You didn’t mention any error message in your post. Are you getting one?
If you’re still having troubles, uninstall and reinstall Quicktime, then After Effects.
HTH,
BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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Hi,
Did you export using the new codec or the older M100i one? The new codec needs at least Producer installer to work.
The legacy ones can still be found at the Media 100 site.
You might have to reexport to another codec for your graphics.
HTH,
BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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Hi Ed,
If I’m reading you correctly and you have CS3 then give Dan Ebbert’s expression example a little read. This should do what you want.
Good luck with your project,
BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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Hi,
I’ll give the Cliff Notes version:
i) Corner pinning
ii) Maybe add a Distort to match the screen original
iii) Use a blend mode to keep the highlights – Note: If you’re doing this then keep the screen as neutral grey as possible.Good luck with your project,
BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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Check out the UpRez filter in Boris Continuum Complete. It’s impressive.
It might seem like an expensive purchase for one plug-in, but there’s rarely a job I do that doesn’t have a bit of BCC in it. There’s a free trial, so give it a go.
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BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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Just make a new composition and you can choose whatever size you want and whatever ratio you want.
Just type it in.
You probably want to check that your Pixel Aspect Ratio is set to square, unless you have specific need to have it otherwise.
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BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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Set your first port of call to Adobe’s Developer Center. You’ll get a good start there by downloading the SDK.
All the best,
BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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What you’re probably seeing is the effect of the pixel aspect ratio scaling. Turn that off in the viewer (the button that looks like a square with a double-headed arrow) and your footage should be pin sharp again.
This is a low-quality scaling to give you an idea what your footage will look like when viewed on an appropriate monitor. It’s not what it will look like when rendered.
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BenCurious Turtle Professional Video
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