Joe Moya
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Of hand it seems if you simply created 1 sound key capture for each bar withing it’s own composition, that would work very easily… in fact, you could make however many composition with 3 bars in each since soundkey’s allows up to 3 range boxs. Therfore if you wanted 24 bars… you would simply need 8 seperate compositions. Then, combine the compositions in an editing software when done creating the the 8 comps.
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First of all, everyone is a beginner when they first use After Effects… it is a program that has a lot of complexity and requires some time to learn. How much time depends upon your current level of experience with adobe products and video graphic designing in general. The less experience the longer the learning period.
I noticed you compare After Effects to Vega… that’s a bad comparison. After Effects is NOT an editing software. It is a special effects software designed to achieve things that are related to computer graphic designs. Some use After Effects as if it is a editing software… but, that is not what After Effects is designed to be used for. Editing software and CG (computer graphics) software are different software types. They are two types of editing tools that should be used in a fashion tha fits the need. Trying to use After Effects like an editing program would be like using a pair of plyers for a hammer… you might get the job done, but it will be a difficult process.
Using the right software, for the right video job is key to achieving a clean and fast work flow. After Effects is a very good software for computer graphics, but it is not an editing software like Vega (Avid, Avid Liquid, Final Cut, etc.)… nor is AE a 3D software like 3DMax, Cinama4D, Blender, etc.
As you can tell, the costs can be come significant if you attempt to have all the right editing tools. Therefore, whether or not After Effects is “better” depends upon what you are going to use it for. The purpose defines the software’s worth since no one software can achieve all the needs of an editing project.
FWIW Joe Moya
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…have you ever tried to find a chalk board to take a photo of?
I thought it would be an easy task looking for a chalk board and taking a photo to use as a background… at least until I found out finding a real chalk board is waaay more difficult than I imagined. All the boards are white and use eraser pins to write on… at any rate, you might not over look this issue.
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Do a search with the keyword – Rotoscoping or for keying – Green screen.
If you’re not working with a GOOD green or blue screen with the right setup (lighting, camera, etc), then you are going to use rotoscoping.
And, rotoscoping is a VERY tedious and time consuming process to get it accurate and with clean mattes/apha channels… and almost impossible to do if you have lots of movements or loose hair. When I situations that are difficult and want to rotoscope… I use a MOCHA by Imagineer to make it a more tolerable process.
Joe
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The only good way I have been able to achieve this effect with accuracy is through rotoscoping… which means it will not be easy.
Of course like any rotoscoping… it is best you do not have moving legs included in the screen if you do not want to make a difficult process more difficult… or, you could just use MOCHA (…not MOCHA plug-in for AE) for rotoscoping and most of your rotoscoping problems have been solved.
Joe Moya
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… it’s been a while since I used this effect…
but, my results were similar.
If my memory is correct… to achieve this effect…
I used a custom particle (i.e., a picture of an actual rain drop) …
… and, the trick I used to control the direction of the rain fall was accomplished by parenting the particle flow/direction to a light source. In essence, the flow direction was constrained to the what is the equivalent of a point of light you would get with a spot type light source (adjusting cone angle).
…also, if my memory is correct… I used multiple layers of rain drops to achieve the kind of different size rain drops needed to add to the realism…plus, I used different life to death size variations of the rain drops with-in the layers (…which was about 3 or 4 layers). In fact, the looked I achieved was a bit more realistic that the example when I was finished.
BTW, this process took some time to get the effect just the way I wanted it to look…specially when you start to incorporate camera movements in conjuction with the “spot light source/rain direction” parented layer.
Another thing to contend with is the brightness of the drops… if you plan on using this in a room with a large projection screen… you will need to make the rain drops much lighter than they appear on a rendered video. So… don’t judge how the rain drops will actually look relative to the black background by using your computer screen as a benchmark. You’ll need to see what your completed project look in the enviroment that it will be presented or could be presented.
BTW, there is nothing simple about recreating this example and it helps to read the article associated with this project (I’m assuming you have done this).
Joe Moya
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Try this…
https://www.imagineersystems.com/products/mocha/Best roto software I have EVER used… and, with a price to match.
BTW, the AE plug-in version of MOCHA is only a tracking software only… the MOCHA has both a extremely good tracker and roto-tool.
Joe
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No matter the process you use to motion track and corner pin (personally, I use Mocha for it’s versitality)…
How easy the motion tracking and adding of CG effects will be is dependent upon how you film the scene.
Therefore, I would strongly suggest you get profficent at motion tracking and corner pinning before you film.
A ton of work can be saved if you film it from a perspective of having experience in doing needed CG work needed with motion tracking and corner pinning…. which also means, knowing the limitations of your tracking software.
Joe
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I must be missing something…but, the best solution would be to do a search online for the font and download it.
If you don’t know the name of the font… I beleive you can find this in AE… I just can’t remember how this is done. Maybe someone else might be able to post a solution to finding the name of a lost font.
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The film style is called Film Noir … but, taken to an extreme… called Renaissance Film Noir
Here is an entire story about the technique.
https://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/7135.html
It’s an animation process that uses motion capture software and a whoooole bunch of 3D animation work (…not to mention a lot of computing power).
Joe