[Todd]

Just finished download, tweaked the sliders and settings and it is actually BETTER than the Delirium plugin I was using. Thanks a lot Mike! You solved the problem, AND made it look even better! If only the Cow had rep points, you’d be getting a bunch from me 🙂

[Todd]

Thanks Serge for the tip.. I think that would work, the problem is there is a lot of areas in my logo that are black, so it ends up keying out part of the logo too. Shame the plugin has that limitation.

YikesMikes, I just checked out that link and that plugin looks great, I’m downloading it now and going to try it out, thanks A LOT for that, it looks like it will work nicely.

[Todd]

Thanks Serge for the tip.. I think that would work, the problem is there is a lot of areas in my logo that are black, so it ends up keying out part of the logo too. Shame the plugin has that limitation.

YikesMikes, I just checked out that link and that plugin looks great, I’m downloading it now and going to try it out, thanks A LOT for that, it looks like it will work nicely.

[Todd]

Very disappointing to hear that it is a limitation with the product! At least I feel a little better knowing it wasn’t just me. The logo really doesn’t lend itself for a luma key, but as I said, I even tried using Xmult (since the logo is over pure black)just to see what would happen. But of course, that doesn’t work since technically there isn’t any black on the logo layer, and there isn’t a black solid, I think Camera Shake is somehow rendering/generating a black fill on its own and thus XMULT and things to that nature just don’t want to work.

Thanks for the reply.

[Todd]

Very disappointing to hear that it is a limitation with the product! At least I feel a little better knowing it wasn’t just me. The logo really doesn’t lend itself for a luma key, but as I said, I even tried using Xmult (since the logo is over pure black)just to see what would happen. But of course, that doesn’t work since technically there isn’t any black on the logo layer, and there isn’t a black solid, I think Camera Shake is somehow rendering/generating a black fill on its own and thus XMULT and things to that nature just don’t want to work.

Thanks for the reply.

[Todd]

Thanks for replies guys. Steve, I am just dragging the image straight into the comp and seeing the issue. The image is 648X486 square from CS2 and being drug into a 648X486 comp. No keyframes, scaling, PAR.

Looks like CHarlie is having the same issue I am, maybe its time to pull out the AE 6.0 discs and reinstall for this project 🙁

[Todd]

You can make 3d spheres in AE using the Invigorator plugin from Zaxwerks. A cheaper solution depending on exactly what look you’re going for is to make a point light and apply Trapcodes LUX which will give the light a visible volumetric 3d look. Your video no longer works so I’m not sure the exact look you’re going for.

[Todd]

Scopo Gigio is the waveform/vectorscope plugin I’ve used for years now, and it works amazingly. Just apply it to an adjustment layer over your video and you can monitor all your levels. Excellent plugin.