Michael Hancock
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Thanks Dan. I haven’t done any programming before (well, once in the 8th grade with visual basic, but that hardly counts considering it was about 11 years ago and for a science fair project), so I’ll start with expressions, pick up a JavaScript book, and see how it goes from there. Again, thanks. The COW is surely one of the internet’s most valuable and precious gems.
Michael.
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Thanks Dan. I haven’t done any programming before (well, once in the 8th grade with visual basic, but that hardly counts considering it was about 11 years ago and for a science fair project), so I’ll start with expressions, pick up a JavaScript book, and see how it goes from there. Again, thanks. The COW is surely one of the internet’s most valuable and precious gems.
Michael.
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I learned the basics of marquee at the agency I used to work for, on an Avid MC Adrenaline. It takes a little bit to get used to it, especially if you’re used to AfterFX, but because it’s integrated it makes it really nice for basic titling. Just a word of warning though–you can do some really nice stuff with lights and shadows and 3D titling in Marquee, but as soon as you add the light and shadows your render time becomes ridiculous. What’s nice, though, is that you can add your shadow in Avid after marquee. At least you could on the Adrenaline. Definitely worth learning though.
Michael.
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Sounds like you’ve considered about everything. I’ve used similar transitions, usually shot by accident. Just pick an object to shoot in the foreground that will at least cover the screen from top to bottom, but not necessarily from side to side unless the client wants it. Just be sure you continue your dolly shot so the object enters from the right and exits left entirely. Otherwise your editor (or you, if you’re editing it) will have to push your outgoing shot off and the wipe won’t look as clean. I prefer it when the foreground objects don’t cover the entire screen. Like a car driving through a shot. It enters with the top and bottom of the car clipped offscreen, then drives itself offscreen to reveal the next shot.
By all means, try to get a constant speed into and out of every object that will be used as a wipe for consistency, but also try to get some shots at different speeds too. Gives the editor something to play with and can help with pacing. May also keep the moves from getting boring or expected if there are a lot of them. Hope this helps some. Let us know how it turns out.Mike.
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