Joseph W. bourke
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Thanks Steve –
I’ll definitely test out that theory with the task manager in XP, and see if there’s a break point where the problem occurs.
Joe Bourke
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Joe Bourke
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That is exactly it. Just make sure your layer is over what you want it to combine with. Here’s what the AE help says about ADD mode:
Add
Combines the color values of the layer and underlying colors. The resulting color is lighter than the original. This is a good way to combine nonoverlapping images in two layers. Pure black in a layer does not change the underlying color. Pure white in the underlying color is never changed.
Joe Bourke
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That’s a great one, Jean! I’m always getting photographs in from clients who don’t know what a straight line is, and having to correct them. This will save my trying to eyeball them every time. Who says putting the digital camera in the hands of millions of untalented people is a good thing? Thanks.
Joe Bourke
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Daniel –
The first thing I would try is to simply put the layer with the flourescent letters in Additive mode over your background. This is a common practice when you’ve got a high contrast, light, image with a dark background. Works great for explosions, pixie dust, flares, etc.. Good luck with it!
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I assume (which may be my first mistake) that you’re trying to create these overlapping lines by using the “offset” filter in Illustrator, which indeed makes a connected line, which is then a real pain to cut apart with the scissors or the knife tool – I never got it to look right.
I think I nailed it, however, by drawing my first line (I just used the pencil tool), then copying it, and using the “paste in back” command to place an exact copy registered behind the first. Then it’s a simple matter of changing the stroke of the line that’s in the back to a different color and a larger size, and you’re all set.
I would think that if you’re planning to animate the suckers, you may want to do the paste in back to a different layer, then import the layers into AE as a composition. I hope it works for you. Thanks for the idea.
Joe Bourke
Art Director / WMUR-TV