Dan Fredley
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After Effects Coins
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COW Coins
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Are you using Illustrator files with clipping masks? Clipping masks have caused this kind of problem for me–I ended up just deleting the clipping masks in Illustrator and creating the masks in AE.
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Lock Tangent Angles and Lengths options don’t work either. I would still like to adjust the angle of both simultaneously after I adjust the lengths
Dan Fredley
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Or it might be that your UV meshes or materials are being combined in a weird way. Not sure how to combine those cleanly.
Dan Fredley
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I’m pretty sure it’s because you have different phong angles on the different parts, so when you combine them only one phong tag gets applied to the single object. Try 22.5 degrees on that single phong tag. If that doesn’t work then I’d suggest being happy with separate objects or someone more experienced than myself will need to help.
Dan Fredley
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Pete definitely knows his stuff, so it might be worth it to understand the basics of rotoscoping. I haven’t watched those in a long time, but I remember I learned a few key concepts from him. Understanding the AE approach also might give you more appreciation for the mocha approach, which I think is more streamlined.
Dan Fredley
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mocha for After Effects CS5 is perfect. You have both tracking and roto export options, which is enough to do most projects. Get to know those two features as best you can then you can consider getting Mocha Pro in a couple years.
Most of Mocha Pro features I would rather do in AE anyways as far as the compositing tools go. The removal tool is cool, but you can accomplish the same thing with a little more work with Mocha AE and CS5. The 3D corner pin effect you can also just use a preset called “Corner Pin to Null” from videocopilot.net. It’s limited, but works in most cases. The lens distortion you can also just use Optics Compensation in AE and get a similar effect. So, again, if you think you might use those Mocha Pro tools in a couple years, buy it. But for now, you can live with what you’ve got.
Dan Fredley
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I’ve used all three approaches. Mocha is by far the best. It took some time to learn, but it’s the fastest way and arguably the most accurate. Learn mocha really well and it will solve all of your tracking/roto problems. Copying and pasting information from mocha to AE couldn’t be easier. I hardly ever have a project where I don’t spend a significant amount of time in mocha.
A few suggestions: Instead of pasting mocha shape information on a layer, try going to Edit>paste mocha mask and it will paste AE masks instead which renders faster.
Also, precomp that layer using “move all attributes” then add a matte choker with a slight feathered edge onto the precomp.
Then I like to add some sort of forced motion blur like Reel Smart Motion Blur or the built-in CC Force Motion Blur.
Some people might think it inconvenient to have to switch to another program but now it’s second nature to me. And if changes are needed updating track/roto data is also easy to do.
Dan Fredley
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I think you are looking for Interpolation linear
Dan Fredley
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I did a similar effect by using a solid and 3D corner pin putting 2 of the corner pin points on the same point therefore having the effect of 3 points.
Dan Fredley
Here’s a link:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/234493/CreativeCow/3DcornerPin_ex.mov
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Good to know. Thanks!
Dan Fredley