[James Huenergardt]

Dan, you’re a genius!

Now I’m trying to figure out the ‘how’ as far the script works.

I get the linear() part and even what’s going on with the modulo.

But the ease() is confusing me a bit. How does it end up returning a 0 until the interval?

Thanks again!

Jim

[James Huenergardt]

Thanks! I’m just a former database/application programmer trying to figure out what I can and can’t do.

[James Huenergardt]

I found that one, and it works for me, even in R18.

Thanks!

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[James Huenergardt]

I guess where you render the DOF would depend on if you’re wanting to create an animation, or just still images.

If just a still, render DOF in C4D, if animation, do a DOF pass and take it into AE for faster rendering and tweaking of the DOF.

What I would do is use C4D and create a material with a paper look like what I did here: https://vimeo.com/90194069

I’m not a V-Ray user, but I’m sure you can create a paper looking material for V-Ray.

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[James Huenergardt]

I own C4D and Element and I have to say Element is worth it.
It’s not going to be used on every project, but it has saved me a TON of time rendering and animating.

Once you understand how everything comes into Element from C4D, you can do a lot with it.

The new Element will import a C4D project file with keyframes.

I’ve baked MoGraph animations using NitroBake and brought them into Element and it looked gorgeous.
You can also animate your camera in C4D and then import that project into Element and then import the C4D project into C4D and bring the camera in and align it and have it work with Element.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erqCbAiJpI4

I love it and it has made me money.

I have a project I’m not finished with, so I can’t show it yet, but I did all the rendering in Element and it looks great.

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[James Huenergardt]

1. Put a ‘Four-Point Garbage Matte’ on your clip.
2. Click on the effect in the ‘effect control’ panel to select the effect.
3. Use the pen tool in the effect to MASK out where you don’t want your ‘hole’ to be.
4. Click on the ‘Four-Point Garbage Matte’ effect in the effect control panel to select it.
5. Move the garbage matte handles off the screen.
6. Feather your mask to taste.

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[James Huenergardt]

Thanks Noah and Ty,

That is great advice and that’s how I’ll work it.

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[James Huenergardt]

OK, I found this:

p = thisComp.layer(“A”).transform.position;
value – [(p-p.valueAtTime(0))[0],0]

But I need to be able to set the ‘initial’ value to something other than valueAtTime(0) or my layer jumps to a different location.

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[James Huenergardt]

OK, what you can do is something like this.

For your audio layer, convert audio to keyframes.
Right click, Keyframe Assistant, Convert Audio to Keyframes.

Then, create a solid and make it 3D.
Next, create a point light and move it out in Z-space so it only illuminates the center of the solid.

Next, create an expression for the Light Intensity that uses the linear function.

Something like this:
linear(thisComp.layer(“Audio Amplitude”).effect(“Left Channel”)(“Slider”),0,10,25,100);

Where thisComp.layer(“Audio Amplitude”).effect(“Left Channel” is one of the audio channels that’s been keyframed.

The Audio Amplitude is a null that the keyframes have been applied to.

Play with that and you should be on your way.

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[James Huenergardt]

So that’s where they live. I was unable to find them.

What’s odd is that the ‘search’ function in the Keyboard Shortcuts does not work properly.

I put in Playback, and those options did not show up.

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