Matt Silverman
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You could try tracking in teeth images. If you need this detail, then CG jaw replacement might be a better approach if you have the budget.
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You really have three choices for talking animals.
The old Mr. Ed trick getting the animal to eat peanut butter (not too hot).
Create 3D jaw and replace the entire mouth area… probably overkill for you.
2D warping. This is your best bet. I have done this in flame using it’s mesh warper. The Mesh Warp in AE might work if the camera or head doesn’t move too much (flame can have the mesh tracked to the head… ae can not). You can also try the liquify effect in AE. If neither of these work well, then check out the ReFlex plug-in from RevisionFX… this is an excellent morpher/warper. Or you can try Elastic Reality if you happen to have an old copy laying around.
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You could finish the shot in Commotion as well. It just isn’t as flexible as the other compositors I use.
Curious gFx – high-end roto tool with b-splines and 16bit paint – http://www.curious-software.com (acquired by adobe)
Silhoutte Roto – high end matte cutter with plug-ins for After Effects and Final Cut Pro. Export splines to Shake and Flame – http://www.silhouttefx.com
I wrote reviews of both of these tools for DV Magazine. Go to http://www.dv.com and do a search.
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Combustion and After Effects are both primarily compositors. Commotion is primarily a rotoscoping tool designed to cut mattes/masks and paint. After Effects’ masking tools are really weak compared to commotion. Combustion4 has new b-splines like Commotion, but I haven’t checked it out yet. If I had to do this shot, I would cut the mattes in a roto tool like Commotion, Curious gFx or Silhouette Roto, then comp the shot in After Effects. Commotion is a dead product. gFx is in Limbo since Adobe acquired the technology. Silhouette is actively being developed and just announced a new version and paint is on the way.
-Matt
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OK… now it makes sense. I don’t think that autopaint and tracking will work. I just did a little test, and it ends up looking like she is pulling on string. The stroke does not stick to the wall, and floats and rotates.
I would do it like I initially said with a corner pin comp. Make the stroke initially the full path, then you will need to hand keyframe a wipe right at her pen.
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Can you post the shot you are talking about… I do not have time to wade through a whole film.
If you have two trackers, you can apply the tracker data using scale and rotation to your paint stroke. Select the tracker icon in the autopaint palette, then choose your pan tracker for position and the other for scale and rotation.
-Matt
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funny =)
I would just do the write-on flat, render it, then corner-pin this onto your walls. Or do it flat and have boujou 3D track it in.
Instead of trying to free-hand it in Commotion, you should create your text in an app like Photoshop, black text on a white BG (or white on black). The in Commotion figure out how long you want the write-on to be, and make a new clip this duration, same color as the BG from the text file (black or white). Then use the superclone brush with the overlay on and trace your type into this new clip. When you are done, delete this frame, then autopaint over time. When this writeon is finished, save the clip. Then bring this back in and use it as a trackmatte for your cornerpin.
I have found that doing write-ins like this lately on the mac is buggy. It takes a few times for it to write on correctly. I have also found that after recording the stroke, sometimes it is better to then make a new blank clip to write it onto.
If this is confusing, I cover it in my Commotion Complete DVD’s, forever on blowout sale at http://www.toolfarm.com.
-Matt
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Did you try field rendering?
If this doesn;t help, check out the Smooth Kit plug-in by ReVisionFX.
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I’m sure they can work it out. The TF guys are currently out of town, so when they get back I will have them contact you.
Previously when Digital Anarchy distributed the DVD’s we had to ship fedex. The simple reason was because I was drop-shipping the product, and I had a FedEx across the street from my office (ie. I’m lazy).
-Matt
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It is still a great deal, even with the shipping. I suggest contacting toolfarm and seeing if they can use your fedex number… shoot an email to colin@toolfarm.com
-Matt