Sean Corcoran
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To hide any OS X app, hit cmd+tab (to bring up the application switcher), and when the application you want to hide is selected, hit the “h” key to hide it. You can also quit any application using the same method, instead hitting the “q” key.
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Rosetta, Apple’s emulation software to run PowerPC applications on machines with Intel processors, is not as terribly slow as you might think. It’ll be nowhere near as quick as a native application, but it’s not unbearable. You’d probably want to test it out first before making any big purchases. Visit an Apple store and ask for a Rosetta demo.
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We’ve not yet updated to AE7, so I can’t speak on it specifically, but from what you described, it sounds like if you’ve been satisfied by the performance of 6.5 on your Powerbook, then I can’t see why 7 would be that much different. It might even be a better experience with the new interface, which I’ve heard is more user-friendly on smaller screens. You might check in on an Apple forum to see what people there say specifically about it.
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That depends what you want to do with it. Once upon a time, I was able to do plenty with AE6 and an 800mhz titanium Powerbook with 512mb of RAM. The stuff I did on that laptop helped me get my first “real” post job. Can you be more specific of your needs for After Effects?
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If the only part of Magic Bullet that you’re interested in using is the Look Suite, you can use Video CoPilot’s application “Film Magic Pro,” which has a bunch of presets for different looks, and is only $49 (for a limited time).
https://videocopilot.net/filmmagicgallery.html
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I’m going to assume you’re talking about the look used in the upcoming film “A Scanner Darkly.” If that is the case, there is no simple filter that will do it. What you need is a very patient and talented rotoscoping artist.
The film uses a proprietary software application called “Rotoshop,” and was first used in the movie “Waking Life.” You can find out more about Rotoshop at the website of the man who developed it: https://www.flatblackfilms.com/Rotoshop.html
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How many times have I had this exact conversation with clients?
I have a PSD of a titlesafe area that I can send to you, if you provide your email address. It may not be exactly what you’re looking for, but can easily be modified.
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Nailgun is the effects house that produced that animation.
If you watch the end frame by frame, the silhouetted dancer actually travels backwards on Z into the negative space created by his absence in the top layer. Then, the repeated layers all have the same silhouette cut out of them.
As stated above, echo would probably be an easy way to mimic this, but you know what they say, “when you set out to imitate, you’ve already admitted defeat.”
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Do you still have the parent column or is gone entirely? If it’s gone, then you just need to turn it back on by right-clicking in the top row (above the layer names, for example), and choosing the “Columns >” menu, and then turning the “Parent” column back on.
If the parent column is there, but the pickwhip is not, then you might have bigger problems. Can you post a screenshot of your workspace? For hosting, upload it to http://www.imageshack.us or something similar.
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Instead of using scale to re-size them, use Basic3D. When using scale, objects appear to change speed as they move towards or away from the camera. Using Basic3D will fix that.