Joseph W. bourke
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Another method would be to just animate text along a path. Make your path the stroked shape of the base shape without the “gear” nubs, then choose a typeface which has a squared shaped period character, and stretch that character to the height you need. Then animate the text around the path.
Joe Bourke
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My thoughts on it would be creating the animation as animated .objs in a 3D package, and then using either Form or MIR, combined with Particular. You could also purchase the animated model from a place such as Turbosquid:
https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/wolf-fur-animations-2-3d-model/671912
Joe Bourke
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My first suggestions would be third party plugins – Optical Flares, Knoll Lens Flare, or Red Giant Lux. You also might be able to kick things up with just some glows, created on black, then superimposed on the scene in Additive mode.
I think that what’s making it look flat is the fact that there are no lens abberations which would occur when shooting such a scene with a camera. By putting some carefully placed lens flares and hot spots, you could kick things up. You could also go back into Max and add some flares to the lights, and maybe some volumetric effects, but it would certainly be quicker in AE.
Joe Bourke
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Hi Paul –
I would definitely explore the animated text solution using an Arrow typeface. There are plenty of free ones out there:
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I second Andrew’s opinion, and add to it that I was able to buy a perfectly legal copy of the CS6 Master Collection on *bay. My methodology was to first find the seller with the best feedback, then send the seller an email through the *bay system making them commit to giving me a full refund if the software would not register with Adobe.
I managed to buy the Adobe CS5 Master Collection for $890., a considerable savings, for which I was then able to get a free upgrade from Adobe to the CS6 version (plus $25. for the backup discs for CS6). I have also bought several of the Red Giant effects suites at a considerable saving over msrp as well. All have been legal, and registered just fine. If you do your homework and know the *bay system, you won’t get stung.
Joe Bourke
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I don’t have Audition on the machine I’m on, so I can’t check it, but I think that if you check in the Preferences menu, you can find the file location.
Joe Bourke
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Maybe if you increase the frame rate of the composition, you will achieve what you want. By doing 60fps, you should get a frame every half second. Does that make sense?
Joe Bourke
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Mark –
You might want to read this article from Haworth on ergonomic seating. I have two Haworth chairs that I bought slightly used from a NH state surplus outlet, and they are almost infinitely adjustable.
In addition to the chair, it’s very important to do regular computer and desk stretches, and my Osteopath tells me that getting up and walking every half hour or so (even for a very short time), as well as changing the seat height every couple of days helps save the back.
Joe Bourke
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Generally speaking, I would break my clients into two broad groups: those who want every detail of the project broken out, and those who just want to know the bottom line. If you can get a feel for the type you’re dealing with, you’ll be able to tailor your proposal to please either type. I always have two types on hand – the full breakdown, and the bottom line. But I always start with the full breakdown in Excel, so I can then cut and paste to create either type in my Word template.
I have found that nothing bugs the “bottom line” type more than seeing all the gory details. Their eyes glaze over, and they seem to think you’re putting something over on them.
On the other hand, the ones who want to see all the detail feel as if they’re being bamboozled if you don’t show them the details.
I prefer to present the full details in a proposal, since it gives me a position to work from if the quote is too high for the client. Rather than just caving and cutting the price, I can show the client exactly how I intend to cut the budget, by making it clear that they don’t get everything for a lower price.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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Obviously the voice over artist has no idea what she’s doing. The job of the VO artist is first to have a good voice, and second, if he/she claims to be able to produce and deliver the VO, make sure the delivery quality is pristine.
Obviously that’s not the case, so you should inform her that the quality is not up to par, and have he redo the VO. Possible problems are a bad connection somewhere in her system, broken or compromised wire from the mic to the computer or sound board, and even problems with the encoding.
If the noise is not there when she’s not speaking, there’s no way to easily remove the noise by sampling just the noise.
Joe Bourke
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Bourke Media
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