Paul Hennell
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Hadn’t thought of the advantages it brings to colour modes, it makes good sense when you explain that.
Still, sensible though it may be, It could be more user friendly – you expect expressions to have to return the same value as the default option not something completely different…
Thanks for the info though, always good to understand what’s going on.
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Do you know why that is Filip? I encountered the same problem a week ago, trying to make a levels effect flash and eventually realised the input white had to be 0~1 not 0~255 like it says.
It’s most confusing, I’m just wondering if there’s any logic behind it.
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I personally found AE very easy to pick up, but I’d been using Premeire for a bit and there’s enough crossover to be handy, no-idea if Vegas has any similarities. I’d guess any NLE experience or even general graphics/computer experience is a plus but ultimately I think it depends how much time you’re prepared to put into learning it, and how quickly it ‘clicks’ for you.
AE however is a big program. Theres a lot to learn and although there are shortcuts and common solutions, I’d doubt there’s many here who would claim to know everything. If you want to get a good feel for what the programs like I’d recommend watching a few video tutorials. Videocopilot.net has a great basics series which would teach you how the program works, or just take a look at some of his tutorials and the creative cow podcasts. You might not have any idea what’s going on in some of the more advanced ones, but it’ll give you a great idea of what’s possible with AE and how people actually use it.
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You can copy petty much anything in AE by selecting it and clicking ‘Edit > copy’ or pressing “cmd/ctrl + C”. Then paste it where you want it with ‘Edit > paste’ or “cmd/ctrl + V”.
Works copying layers, comps, effects, effect settings, keyfames, masks etc etc etc.
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You can press “Alt/Option + [” to trim the layer at the current marker (Left bracket “[” puts left edge to marker right bracket “]” puts right edge to marker).
You can also use Edit > split layer to create two layers split at the current time which is handy for ‘editing’.
If you want to do any real editing though its best to use Premiere and import – it’s much much easier.
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This is a great idea; having further info and video tutorials linked directly from the help seems quite the time saver – I’ll try linking up some stuff next time I’m looking through the guide.
Have you ever considered adding some information on comments to the help itself? I’ve just read the thing on your blog about comments, and it seems they have a much wider use then I’ve ever really thought of. Maybe just changing the word “Comments” to something more like “Comments, corrections, tips, tricks and links” might suggest better what they can be used for, maybe a more detailed guide of ‘comment FAQs’ would be required, I don’t know but I think adding something on it might encourage more/better use.
(And whilst I’m suggesting things you could consider adding a “Rate this page” feature to find out what pages people find helpful and what we’re all confused by…)
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You’re doing pretty much what I’d do so I can’t suggest anything better, but you might find some good advice on the DV Rebels Guide Forums – they have a specific section for colour correction.
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Quick way – Right click on audio layer and chose time > time stretch.
Better way – open in external audio editor and do it there. You’ll have more control and should be able to do it without changing the pitch as much.—
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Duplicate your shape layer, set the fill to white & remove the stroke. Then put the fill layer above the background and set it the backgrounds trackmat layer. That will have the strokes animating in with the background transparent inside the circles.
From there you can export to FCP with the alpha channel or put your footage behind the background and use some simple masks to stop them overlapping take your pick.
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Sounds like the problem is more the expression then the pan behind tool – You might get more help posting the problem (and expression code) in the AE Expressions forum.
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Only in after effects do children get to pick and whip their parents.
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