Daniel Waldron
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Did you check for Auto-Saves?
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I personally like to match my sequence to the settings of whatever I have the most footage from, that way there is less to render in the timeline. Just drag a clip onto the new sequence button and it will create one that most closely matches your footage.
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Ah, I see. I wasn’t sure how detailed your drawing was. You could try the auto-trace function in he Layer menu on your photoshop layer. Then apply the stroke effect to that. Maybe use the roughen edges effect to make it less smooth. I’m just throwing some ideas out now. Check out this tutorial too. Maybe it’s more of what you’re looking for, minus the cartoon effect.
It will likely take time and some creativity to get what you want. You’re certainly on the right track. Keep experimenting and you’ll learn more and more.
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Agreed. That should solve the problem.
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You have the right idea with the track matte, but are approaching it a little wrong. Instead of using the brush, use the pen tool to draw a mask. Here’s what I would do:
Make a new black solid above your Photoshop composition. Click the eye to the left to make it invisible. Use the Pen Tool to draw a mask on this invisible solid layer in the order you want your lines to be drawn on. Once that is done, add the Stroke effect to this solid layer. Set it to Mask 1. Make sure your stroke color is white and adjust the size to cover your drawing. In the Stroke effect, set a keyframe in the “end” parameter at 100% and move this keyframe on your timeline to where you want your drawing to complete. Set it to 0% where you want it to begin. Finally, set the track matte mode of your Photoshop layer to Luma matte and, voila, it will draw on.
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What do you mean by getting nothing? Black or the comp just stays the same? What kind of light are you using?
Sorry for all the questions. I’m trying to get a handle on what we’re dealing with. Can you post a screenshot of your project?
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I personally have not tried these, though I have heard good things about both. Mercalli is supposed to be faster, though by how much I can’t say. Keep in mind that no matter what, stabilizing will require processing and interpreting data frame by frame. There is only so much one can do to speed it up.
What codec are the clips you are trying to stabilize? The less compressed they are, the better and faster your results will be.
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Post in the After Effects Expressions forum. I’m sure the fine folks who browse that section will be able to help you out.
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Can you post a photo or screenshot instead of the dropbox link so we can see what you’re dealing with?