Joseph W. bourke
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Victor –
I think you might be able to do it with AE, but CrazyTalk (which I use) is far and away a more simple, and nuanced choice. All of the expressions and movements which are so easy to build in CrazyTalk would have to be built keyframe by keyframe in After Effects. Convince your mom to let you have CT on there – it doesn’t cause any problems.
Joe Bourke
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Although Todd is correct, it’s sometimes nice to understand the why and the how of a correct codec choice. Here’s some info which might help you out:
https://www.ipadintouch.com/the-complete-guide-to-ipad-video-formats/
Joe Bourke
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Now we’re getting somewhere. If you can tell us what version of AE you’re using, it will help, because as of the addition of Shapes (I think it was CS3 or CS4, masks started getting a bit trickier. Sometimes you can inadvertently create a shape when you want to make a mask.
You can start here:
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS21FE7A70-CDA2-432f-A5E0-0FF2478CE47Aa.html
I started in the middle and guessed CS4, but you’ll notice on that help screen there’s a sticky post that lets you choose CS3 or CS5.
Joe Bourke
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I think if you approach this backwards, you’ll find it a lot easier. Get all the text in the final shape you want, then apply a preset text animation that comes with AE, or create your own if you really want total control of it. Render it off, then import it and reverse it.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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I think you just create a mask in the adjustment layer the size of the square you want, apply a desaturation to convert to b/w, then track the layer mask to the dancer. That is if you mean all the square is is a change in saturation.
If you mean an actual square plane, with the person’s face in it in b/w, it would be a matter of creating a precomp of the person’s face on a square (as in a matted frame), then tracking that to the dancer’s moves.
You know what, I don’t think I’m clear on quite what you mean. Please clarify a bit more. Thanks.
Joe Bourke
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Although the transitions look somewhat painterly, there’s also a pixelated feel to them, making me guess that they were done frame by frame in maybe Photoshop. Many of the other images look Rotoscoped, and none of this is a job for a beginner, although, that said, there’s no better place to start learning than at the bottom step.
I would suggest you Google rotoscoping, paint effects, and other such searches to find tutorials on the topic. I recently ran across a paint program called Artrage (80 dollars for the top end version), and with a tablet, it does some amazing natural media looks. Although it’s not animatable (in the software), I could see it being used frame by frame to make some really nice natural media work. Good luck!
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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Andy –
Fonts are a Windows system thing. You need only go to your Windows Control Panel, and the Fonts icon to add and remove Fonts. If you use the Collect Files feature of After Effects, and “Generate Report Only”, you will get a list of any fonts used in the project.
You can then go to the Control Panel and get rid of any fonts you don’t need. Bear in mind that they’re gone, when you delete them in the Contol Panel, so you want to have backup copies in case you need them again.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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Hi Charles –
There are a few scripts which do this. You can find them on:
https://aescripts.com/distributelayers/#comments
I don’t have time to do the search for you, but I know there’s a script on there which will distribute layers on a sphere, cylinder, or box. The one I linked above may or may not be it. They are either very cheap or free, for the most part.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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Hi Rod –
Here’s something to try. Open the project in AE. Find one of the footage clips you copied to your hard drive in File Explorer. In AE, right click one of the clips in your Project panel, and choose “Replace”, then navigate to where you found the clip. This should find all the clips for you, and re-link to the media. My guess is that the project is looking in the wrong place for all the footage. Good luck!
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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Yeah Dave –
After fourteen years as art director at an ABC affiliate (up until 2 years ago), tape had a big place – though not a dear one – in my life. And as you say, it’s still one of the cheapest and most reliable archival mediums around. We had a huge morgue full of 3/4, 1 inch, and beta SP, and it’s sure cheaper to keep a couple of decks alive than to transfer that all to the AVID Unity.
I have a friend in the industry who always reminds me that the only REAL valid archival medium is 35mm film. His point is that all the archives on 3/4″, 2 Inch Quad, One Inch, and the list goes on, are no longer valid if there’s nothing to play them back on. And in many cases there IS nothing to play them back on. Which horse do you bet on? I sure don’t know.
Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com