Joey Foreman
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[Spit take]
…and after all that! Well, it was an educational experience for me anyway.
You know, your question was extremely vague. I should have asked you to be more specific.
Anyway, let’s clarify things so we’re speaking the same language. You want to colorize shadows in video footage.
Are they people shadows, objects, or both? Is the camera moving? Are the shadows ever obscured by things passing in front of them?
Please describe the shot or post a screen grab.
Joey Foreman
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Oops, I forgot that you have to Precompose the duplicate layer.
Let’s try that again.Duplicate your 3d layer then precompose it. Turn its 3d switch on. In the precomp, Cast Shadows will be set to Off, Light Transmission = 0.
Apply the Tint or Hue/Saturation.
Back in the main comp, the previous instructions still apply.
Cast Shadows only, Light transmission 100% or less if want it darker. Parent if necessary.Of course if your 3d layer is Text or a Solid, you can change the color without precomposing.
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[Joey Foreman] “Apply a Color Correction effect…”
like Hue/Saturation or Tint.
Joey Foreman
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You’re referring to shadows cast by 3d layers, right?
(This assumes you want the shadow to be a different color than the layer casting it, otherwise just set the Light Transmission to some percentage in the layer’s Material Options.)
Duplicate your layer casting the shadow. Turn off cast shadows on the topmost one. Set the layer below to Cast Shadows only, and set its Light Transmission to a high percentage. Apply a Color Correction effect to that layer to get your colored shadow.
Parent that layer to the layer above if you need to move them.
Joey Foreman
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Sounds like you rendered only the Alpha.
Does your video actually require an alpha channel?
If so render RGB + Alpha, Millions of Colors +.Joey Foreman
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Have you tried making the map layer 3d, adding a light or lights, and changing the Material Options of the Map Layer.
I have a small aesthetic suggestion for you as well. You might want to consider making the black portions of the island green so that they match the flag.
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Have you tried googling for tutorials?
I found these:
https://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-cs4-production-premium/using-dynamic-link/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWZKjIaAHJ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVSwgSGvTSc&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzh7lY1s4Dk&feature=related
https://www.motionworks.com.au/2010/05/after-effects-cs5-dynamic-link/
Joey Foreman
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I don’t work with Premiere, but I believe your answer is Dynamic Link.
Joey Foreman
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Step 1. Create your AE comp by simply dragging the footage in the browser to the Create Comp icon. If your footage looks squeezed, it’s fine. You can turn on pixel aspect correction in the comp window for reference purposes.
Step 2. Don’t export your comp from AE, render it with Best Settings. Don’t change the resolution or pixel aspect ratio. For the Output Module, I’d recommend ProRes 422(HQ), or ProRes 4444 for lower thirds, Straight Alpha.
Step 3. Ensure that your FCP comp settings match those of your footage, with the exception being your imported file from AE is ProRes, as opposed to DVCPRO.
Depending on your system specs, you may need to render the clips in your FCP sequence before you see them at full quality.
Joey Foreman
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