Joey Foreman
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Or, if you want to keep all of your elements ‘live’, duplicate your comp and use the Scale Composition script. File > Scripts > Scale Composition.
Joey Foreman
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If it’s just hand-to-hand combat, why would you even need After Effects?
Fight scenes have been staged for more than a century using very simple techniques like forced perspective, under and over-cranking, and simple sound fx.Joey Foreman
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Jonny, I had missed the detail in your original post that you were using a “3d” element from Photoshop. I think the reason for your problem is that you’re using a 2d tracker with a 3d object. These 3d photoshop objects exist in their own little self-contained universe which allows them to have have the appearance of 3d without actually being so. In other words, they rely on the camera/controller system which functions differently from AE’s 2.5D coordinate system.
Your scene as you describe it, though, doesn’t sound like it requires a 3d element to get the look your want. Unless your camera is rotating so that you would need to see the side of your 3d object, I don’t see any reason you can’t just use a still of the text (which is still shaded so there’s the appearance of depth.) You say that the camera only zooms in, which wouldn’t require any actual depth for your object.
Why not just go back to your Photoshop project and export a still from the straight-on perspective that matches your shot. This would attach to the tracking data with no problem.Joey Foreman
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When you say exported, do you mean rendered?
Does the text look pixellated in the comp before rendering?
Are you positive you’re rendering at full quality?
How are you viewing the rendered result?Joey Foreman
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Sounds like you’re using the built-in AE tracker. Mocha, which is bundled with AE as a separate app, works oh so much better. I strongly encourage you to spend an hour or two learning how to use it. You’ll be very glad you did.
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What do you mean by “simulate a tracking shot”?
Joey Foreman
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Yep, I overshot it a character.
Joey Foreman
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No, it’s for a single layer. I forgot to mention to first select the layer. You can select all or shift/CMND select multiple layers first if necessary.
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Keyboard shortcut ‘uu’.
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Sorry, I didn’t notice in your post that your delivery requirement was for PAL.
I updated my post with the correct specs.Joey Foreman
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