George Goodman
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Is the “A” animated?
If not, just hand draw a mask around it and change it to subtract, or just replace it with a text layer and do what I said the first time.
I think an alpha inverted track matte is what you’re actually looking for, but again, I’m having trouble understanding what you’re composition actually looks like.
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Sincerely,
George
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You miiiight be able to do something with sample image, but honestly, that would be above my skill level. Someone else will have to chime in for a better approach.
Could you just create an additional layer and use the black as a track matte? It wouldn’t place the nulls there specifically, but it would only show anything within the black part of the image.
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Sincerely,
George
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What do you mean flashing? Can you show us a screenshot of it “normal” and one of the “flash”
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Sincerely,
George
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This might help:
https://www.videocopilot.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=59219
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Sincerely,
George
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I think from what you’re saying you can actually do this with a track matte, you just have to change the type of track matte.
Here’s a different way to go about it though that may not confuse you. Right click on the A and Convert shape to mask. Now change the mask type to subtract (because it’s an “A” it will likely create 2 masks, so make sure you change the correct mast to subtract). Then you’ll have a solid with an A cut out. Now create another mask around the A to get rid of any of the solid you don’t want.
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Sincerely,
George
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There are a couple of ways to go about it.
Depending on the complexity of the shape and the way it’s broken up, you may just be able to use trim paths. But you’d probably want to change it from simultaneously to individually. But this might not be what you’re looking for.
You could also use the write-on effect. You essentially paint brush strokes over it in the way you want to reveal.
Another thing I like to do is to animate a separate shape and use it as a track matte to reveal the picture.
Any of these may work for you. Play with them and see which result you like best.
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Sincerely,
George
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If you’ve updated to 12.2, this is a known issue. I’ve had the same problem – although I always got audio, it was just at 8khz. The work around is that you open the audio settings last right before rendering and then it works. My suggestions is to just use Adobe Media Encoder while this is being fixed.
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Sincerely,
George
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You could create a precomp with a circle in the top left corner. Then use the repeater to fill the screen to your liking. Start your scale on your shape layer at 0 and bring it up until it fills the entire screen. Then use that precomp as a track matte. You could do all kinds of alterations with the shape layer modifiers for some good fun, but that would be a basic way to accomplish it.
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Sincerely,
George
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I mean, I just googled it. Here’s a start:
https://www.emiaudio.com/rentals/mics-wireless.html
You’ll have to research it yourself to see what works best, but you might just call some places around town and ask them for recommendations etc.
I see that hey have a singular audio wireless lav system for $30 for a rental. I bet you could get everything you need for around $50.
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Sincerely,
George
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Have you considered renting?
Buying is more fun, but with the amount of money you’re looking to spend, you’re not going to get great audio. You can definitely get it done, but to do it properly, you should use two separate lavaliers recording into separate channels. This just isn’t in your budget.
If this is a paid gig, just bill the client for the rental. You just tell them that because they require more equipment, it’s a more expensive shoot. This is a standard procedure.
I know it might not quite be the answer you’re looking for, but it’s something to consider.
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Sincerely,
George