[Graham Bernard]

John, do you still have access to movie uploads?

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[Graham Bernard]

[ellie mercer] “i have a different way that ive thought of now but thank you for your help!”

You’re welcome. What did you come up with?

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[Graham Bernard]

Hi John. How about my last suggestion? Have the Still and the FX as Children to a Parent Track and then 3D that Parent track? But otherwise the power of Boris would need to be used.

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[Graham Bernard]

Oh yes… The easiest way is to make this Event part of a 3D Parent Track and use that as the moving section.

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[Graham Bernard]

I’m assuming you know you would need to render to a Format that has a transparent background, otherwise you’d blank the lower tracks. Yes?

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[Graham Bernard]

Solo just that track and render it out. Apply the FX. Done.

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[Graham Bernard]

[ellie mercer] “but hope this will give you a idea”

Ah, that’s perfect!

1] By using Pan/Crop you essentially have a still that is moving.

2] You have an FX that is not “sticking” to the area of that still that has the highlights.

[I believe I’ve got this correct…] OK, here’s the problem: A still/photo hasn’t a time element. Meaning it doesn’t know it is being moved! And what you have done, without knowing this, is to, logically “move” the fx relating to the still using the p/c control. Yup, messy.

Try this: Render the movement first, then apply the Starbust FX and that SHOULD follow the move/movement of the now “footage” of the cityscape.

Question: Are all the Layers of the Cityscape being controlled by 3D animation on layers under the JPG of the window I’m looking at? If this is so you have a complex fly-by Cityscape that I can’t see at present and my feedback is being hindered by not knowing just what you are doing below on all the Timeline Tracks.

OK, if I am correct, then applying the Starbust FX to a renbdered-out video OR, and this is going dependent on seeing your 3D layout just possibly where you COULD add the FX – more effectively and efficiently than the Pan/Crop.

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[Graham Bernard]

Oh yes, that helps me, thank you.

Can you tell me just what you are controlling in Pan/Crop – it’s not obvious to me.

1] Pan/Crop controls the size and/or position of the Camera’s view.

2] An FX – here that’s your “Starburst” FX – is controlled within its own keyframing.

Please tell me what you controlling in Pan/Crop.

Apologies for not getting the whole picture of what it is you are trying to achieve, but I’m sure we will get a solution.

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[Graham Bernard]

Hi! Please upload a screenshot showing more of the pan/crop area, your shot is cutting off just some of the FX controls.

What controls are you wanted ng to do?

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[Graham Bernard]

[ellie mercer] “i want the city lights to stay on the building instead of trying to do it step by step in pan/crop area.”

I understand you want more control over the FX? Yes?

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