Steve Roberts
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Study the animation and see how long each effect is. I’d imagine it’s just a few frames.
Determine what has to be drawn by hand, and what doesn’t.
For the handmade stuff, consider a white solid and a mask.
For the other stuff, consider Lend Flare, Shine (Trapcode), Glow and so on.Don’t shy away from handmade stuff. If it’s just a couple of frames, it’s no big deal.
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How about https://www.syncvue.com/index.htm ?
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Render to a BMP sequence, set to 1-bit (black and white).
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That was a good tip from Martin.
Joie, my reply was to dissuade you from the assumption that rendering to a 1-bit codec was the only answer, when applying the threshold effect and rendering to a regular 8-bit codec is a better solution. I asked where the file was going in order to determine if a 1-bit codec was necessary. Actually, in advanced AE circles, it’s always helpful to know where the file is going afterwards to make sure we’ve picked the right solution. For example, if you were going to an Avid system, you’d probably have to go to an 8-bit codec at some point anyway.
We’ve seen quite a few posts where the question relates to an assumed solution, in this case, rendering to a 1-bit codec when it is not necessary. It would be like asking “how can I build a car?” when all you want to do is go to a meeting across town. We would suggest taking the bus, since it’s cheaper and faster.
Anyway, threshold should give you the look you want, maybe with levels applied (beforehand) to tweak things.
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Why 1-bit?
Why not render black & white, but to a common 8-bit codec?
What is your delivery medium?
Where is the AE-rendered video going? Which app, what kind of playback? -
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Drag the comp into another comp and speed it up, maybe 30x (3% length). Render it with and without the render hog effects. Compare.
Consider pre-rendering without those effects, then apply the render hog effects to the pre-render. They will be applied to just one layer, and a smaller one at that.
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Ah, of course — thanks, Thomas.
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Think about it.
If the video were all white, then the installation would be bathed in white light. If the video were all black, then you wouldn’t see the installation. It would be as dark as the rest of the room.
In other words, where the video is white, you see the installation. Where it is black, you do not. Where the video is coloured, the installation is tinted. So the negative space would not be transparent, it would be white if you want to see the installation there, black if you don’t.
Check out the From Russia With Love titles on YouTube. They used a projector and an auxiliary light.
Beyond that, check out the live and stage events COW forum.
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Hi Chris — speaking generally:
[Chris Smith] “Usually Specular is ‘added’ over diffusion.”
… because the stuff we want to see is lighter than the diffusion pass?[Chris Smith] “AO and Shadow passes are ‘multiplied’ over.”
… because the stuff we want to see is darker than the diffusion pass?