[David Tunnell]

Here is another clue. If I open my AE files in the preview window, the one where you can view and select shots, it is clear and vivid and pristine. However, as soon as I drag it on to the timeline, it gets dull and loses clarity in the editing window.

I tried a test where I created a new sequence in Premiere just for the AE file with no other video on the timeline. Sure enough, in the preview it is crystal clear, bring it in the timeline and boom, instant loss of quality. You can have the two preview windows open and see the difference.

What happens to the video after you drag it to the timeline?

I am not a Premiere expert by any means. I do most of my work in After Effects. This makes no sense to me. The AE project settings and the Premiere project setting are identical.

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David Tunnell
TunnellVision Productions

[David Tunnell]

No I haven’t and I am not sure how to do that.

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David Tunnell
TunnellVision Productions

[David Tunnell]

How do you explain the global loss even on the 16:9 After effects elements?

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David Tunnell
TunnellVision Productions

[David Tunnell]

I am thinking you might be right.

Dave

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David Tunnell
Tunnell Vision Productions

[David Tunnell]

Yes I have Particular. I have not dug into Particular as deeply as I should. I have seen some incredible stuff done.

Do you mean use the matte I created with Scatterize, then pre-compose it and then use that as a displacement map? I also thought about taking some footage I have of smoke, using that as an inverted alpha matte so that after the pixels erupt they appear to blow off the screen.

I often lurk around here, but there are an awful lot of people who know more than I do that offer answers.

Here is another little test project I did that turned out pretty cool.

https://www.tunnellvision.net/metaltest/BC_Metal_Test.html

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David Tunnell
Tunnell Vision Productions

[David Tunnell]

RoRK,

While this method did not give me dust per si, it did give me an interesting result that works for my purposes. I have been contracted to produce 15 :15 second promos for a local religious station that will run these during block programming. They will feature footage of local landmarks with a scripture then go into presenting the logo. I modeled the logo in 3DS max, lit it and did a camera move. If you look closely you will see the “God Creates Adam” Michelangelo painting reflecting across the front as it comes in.

Here is the final example:

https://www.tunnellvision.net/WBNA_Demo/WBNA_Promo_Template3_B.html

I appreciate your help and I intend to keep trying ways to make this dust transition work.

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David Tunnell
Tunnell Vision Productions

[David Tunnell]

RoRK,

You won’t believe what works like a charm!!!

I took a black solid and applied Scatterize

at :06 set

Scatter – 0
Right Twist – 0
Left Twist – 0

at :02

Scatter – 1024
Left and Right Twist to +180

I set the footage Alpha matte to my scatter layer.

Then added the following to my footage layer

Shatter

Set to squares 200 repitions.

Then keyed force on to go from zero to 5 radius a little behind the beginning key for the scatterize.

Added Fast Blur to go from 0 to 5 with the shatter.

Fade the entire footage layer out toward the end of the effects.

I am playing around with the gravity settings for Shatter to try and get a more organic feel, but this works pretty good and looks pretty cool and renders fast!

I plan to do a real final render tonight, if you like I can post it and send you a link.

Dave

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David Tunnell
Tunnell Vision Productions

[David Tunnell]

Well …. Here is where I am. Yes this will work. But the render times are prohibitive to get the effct I want and given the fact that I have 15 of these to do. I may use a matte and some smoke and just make them wash away.

I tried shatter, but it was almost to violent and I couldn’t get the organic feel of the pieces just blowing away.

Dave

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David Tunnell
Tunnell Vision Productions

[David Tunnell]

I am really stunned that this is not a preset. In my mind there should be some way to create a pre-comp that starts solid and then blows away and then use that as a layer matte. Almost like a trasition.

Dave

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David Tunnell
Tunnell Vision Productions

[David Tunnell]

I will give it a try and report back ASAP.

Thanks.

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David Tunnell
Tunnell Vision Productions