[Edward Barfield]

See if this helps:

https://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/8.0/help.html?content=WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7ce2.html

Ed

[Edward Barfield]

Thanks. I found a project file I downloaded off the Adobe site which is decent, but not what I really want. The fire in Wizard of Oz is sorta rolling balls of fire going upward.

egb

[Edward Barfield]

Try the mosaic effect and play around with all the settings, such as number of horizontal and vertical blocks, blending mode (try difference, perhaps), and “mosaic” preset with cc toner.

[Edward Barfield]

I deal with some 24p video shot on my Panny DVX-100B often in AE, and I have always just right-clicked on the video in the Projects area, selected “Interpret Footage”, “Main…”, and “Guess 3:2 pulldown” before I begin working. This always seems to have worked for me. I don’t use the “24pa” button, as this is the advanced 24p, which I do not shoot in. Does this have anything to do with what you are talking about? [I got sorta lost in your discussion].

Regards,

Ed

[Edward Barfield]

Personally, without getting into the Mac Vs. Windows long-running argument, I would go with a Mac Pro desktop (not laptop), with 8 gig of RAM (if you can afford it) and minimum two dual CPUs. Mac’s OS (Leopard) is Unix-based and is a more stable, and a better operating system (my opinion). I am about to purchase a MAC Pro and upgrade my Adobe CS2 Pro Video suite using a cross-platform upgrade ($799), as Adobe has told me this is supported.

My .02 worth…

Ed