Jim Dodson
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Wow!! That was elegant and superb!! I just tried it — worked great!!
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I did exactly that (color correcting in AE) on a short I directed called “David Mamet’s Gilded Stones”
We shot 35mm; scanned to cineon files — brought them in to After Effects where I made the layer 3D — and then I added lights (spot) to create pools of light within the frame — (also an “Ambient” light as a fill light) also changed the color of the lights to color the scene — (we really warmed it up with amber spots and light amber ambient light) Then I motion tracked the spot lights as the shots involved a moving camera.
Then we recorded the 2k rez files back out to 35mm — Presto! A poorman’s Digital Intermediate. The actor was now walking in and out of these pools of light that we had created — it was a great cheat!!
The results were remarkably successful. The film played at Sundance; HBO/Aspen and AFI film fest… it was good fun…
As I was working with the Cineon files I simply added the “Cineon Converter” effect (under “channel”) which I turned on for previewing my color-balancing work then turned it off when I rendered out.
If you are looking for exacting results and want precisely the same colors that you saw on your $5,000 monitor, then yes I suppose LUT’s are in order — but I was just using an NTSC monitor and just more or less winged it and the colors came over to 35mm pretty much just like I wanted them to… I was shocked (as I had never done it before) — and BOY! Those 2k rez files are big and beautifully detailed!
Pointer: when you want to render out a test of your work — use the “streth” setting in the Output module of the render window to make a scaled down version (like 25%) as a preview copy of your work.
Good luck…
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Sounds like you might want to apply the effect RENDER –> AUDIO WAVEFORM
try changing the DISPLAY option to “DIGITAL”Also take a look at RENDER –> AUDIO SPECTRUM
both these make a visual display of the audio on that track so make sure that layer has audio…
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Sounds like you might want to apply the effect RENDER –> AUDIO WAVEFORM
try changing the DISPLAY option to “DIGITAL”Also take a look at RENDER –> AUDIO SPECTRUM
both these make a visual display of the audio on that track so make sure that layer has audio…
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The plug-in you want is Trapcode’s Starglow
A terribly inelegant work-around would be to use CC Light Rays — and motion track the jewelry one item at a time; then paste that motion tracking data into the CENTER field of CC Light Rays.
Alternatively, RENDER–> GLOW and adjust threshold until it gives a nice diffuse “glow” around the jewells — not the same as a sparkle — that’s exactly what Starglow would give you…
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The plug-in you want is Trapcode’s Starglow
A terribly inelegant work-around would be to use CC Light Rays — and motion track the jewelry one item at a time; then paste that motion tracking data into the CENTER field of CC Light Rays.
Alternatively, RENDER–> GLOW and adjust threshold until it gives a nice diffuse “glow” around the jewells — not the same as a sparkle — that’s exactly what Starglow would give you…
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Make a mask with 2 points one at the far left outside of the frame; the other far right outside — make it perfectly staright
RENDER–>STROKE the mask (make sure you set PAINT STYLE OF STROKE to ON TRANPARENT).
Add WAVE WARP — wave type SINE
adjust and animate to taste using WAVE SPEED and PHASE….
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Make a mask with 2 points one at the far left outside of the frame; the other far right outside — make it perfectly staright
RENDER–>STROKE the mask (make sure you set PAINT STYLE OF STROKE to ON TRANPARENT).
Add WAVE WARP — wave type SINE
adjust and animate to taste using WAVE SPEED and PHASE….
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Add a new adjustment layer above your video layer — draw a mask on the adjustment layer, add “Levels” to the adjustment layer and the levels on the video below (and any other layers below the adjustment layer) and they will just be affected in that masked area of the adjustment layer!!
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Check out Trapcode’s Pyro Pack — it’s free (you need to own Particular, of course)…
https://www.trapcode.com/products_particular.html