Simon Bonner
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Hi Michael,
Use time remapping. Search the help files. Also head over to https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/ and check out tutorials 29 & 36.
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysfx
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Hi Doeke,
It’s nice when I can help someone quite easily! Look up ‘time remapping’. Check out the help files in AE, but then head over to the articles section here at the cow and search the list for tutorials that mention it. There will be loads. Also see tutorials 29 and 36 at https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysfx
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Hmm, ok. But maybe if you hit the collapse transformations switch for the graph layer in the main comp it will remove that problem? Not absolutely certain it will, but it would save you having to keep track of camera movements in a different comp.
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysfx
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Hi Fabricio,
NTSC DV uses non square pixels (0.9), but your monitor uses square pixels (1). For this reason, AE gives you the option of viewing your comp with pixel aspect ratio correction on or off (viewing in square pixels which is clearer on the screen, or in non-square so you can see the aspect ratio as it will appear on a TV). See the button on the bottom right of the composition panel that looks like a square with an arrow on top?
This button will not affect how the comp is rendered. It will always be rendered according it its settings (ctrl+k to see them). The correction is just for viewing purposes.
Now, when you have the rendered video the pixels will be 0.9 – but some video players do not make corrections for aspect ratio and will play in square pixels. Quicktime, for example, will appear to squash the video horizontally because it displays in square pixels.
Perhaps the difference you perceive is due to your not setting the correction in AE (so you were used to it appearing squashed, and now your video is played correctly it looks stretched), or it could be due to your player squashing the video (you were used to it appearing in proper DV aspect ratio in AE because the correction was toggled on).
Anyway, hope this helps. The bottom line is that if you have rendered a video according to DV NTSC settings, it will be fine for broadcast on US television.
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysfx
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Hi Dave,
The track should have applied position keyframes to your new layer. Rotation keyframes too, if you’ve tracked multiple points. If you select the layer and hit U, which will reveal all modified properties and show you your keyframes. If you change the values of any of these keyframes, you will modify the track point.
You can do this before you apply your track too, on the tracked footage layer. But if the track is off for a number of frames, it’s best to retrack. You can retrack single frames at a time, so it’s not a case of having to start entirely from scratch.
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysfx
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Hi Jack,
Well, you could start off with fractal noise on a solid. Turn the complexity right down to 1, then set the noise type to Block. This will give you a matrix of black, white and grey squares.
To make the colours change, add an expression to the evolution property: time*10. The larger the number, the faster the colour change.
You then need to add some colour. Add the colorama effect, then play with the output cycle until you get the effect you want.
As for colour reflection, you might want to try a light spill technique, possibly with a mask over the people layers so that the spill is mostly on their legs.
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysfx
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The problem is that the line is drawn on a solid, which is a raster object. It’s made up of a set number of pixels so when you zoom into it the pixels look larger and you get those horrible jaggies.
If you have CS3 or above, try drawing the path on a shape layer (just use the pen tool with none of the layers in the timeline selected). Once you’ve drawn it, delete the fill (or have it turned off ahead of time). If you make the layer 3D and zoom into it, it will always stay sharp. Vectortastic!
You may also find Aharon’s tutorial on shape layers useful when it comes to animating the stroke: https://podcasts.creativecow.net/after-effects-tutorials-podcast/shape-layer-tips-3-trim
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysfx
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I guess it does that because glows, drop shadows etc are rendered differently in AE, so by importing them as separate layers the look of the image in PS is preserved. This is just a guess though.
You can always use a precomp of the .psd, though. That would only be one layer in your final comp.
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysfx
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I don’t understand why you need a black solid for the glow to work. Perhaps you should list all the layers in your comp (plus effects/masks on them) so I can see what they are and what they’re doing.
Other problem: You could make a line that grows and shortens by drawing a line with the pen tool on a solid layer. Then add the stroke effect. Keyframe the start and end properties to make the stroke grow or shrink.
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysfx
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Is the video compressed? If it is mpeg, then this might explain it. Try using an uncompressed version of the asset.
Simon Bonner
youtube.com/simonsaysfx