Tudor "ted" jelescu
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You would use Adobe Media Encoder to transcode the file to a uncompressed Animation (.mov QuickTime) or any other uncompressed format. Expect very large files.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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You would need to determine the largest you need to have the image- or parts of it- in the frame and then resize accordingly. Also, make sure you work @ 72dpi – you do not need more for video. I usually prep my files in PSD – open up a HD frame (or whatever size my video will be)- copy over all the images (layers) that I will use and scale them here. Just make sure when you import you retain layer size.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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As far as I know, there’s no way of shooting full HD video on a Canon 550D/T2i in RAW format- it’s compressed H264 in a .mov container.That means your color information is compressed.
Try to uncompress the footage and then you can play with masks and color correction to get back as much detail as possible and to bring down the whites.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
If you tell us what format is the footage you shot this in, maybe we can provide a solution. It makes a world of difference if you have highly compressed footage or raw video.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
If you import the AI file (assuming the cogs are on separate layers) as a composition – layer size- if you create a new comp and then drag each layer individually in the timeline you should get each layer perfectly centered with the anchor point right in the middle.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
If you already worked out the animation with the large image, I am afraid that all you can do is pre-render the elements that you can and then comp them back together for the final render. Ideally would have been to re-size the initial image to minimum possible size that would enable you to get a clean looking animation.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
Besides what you mentioned- animating the size of the kid at the end to make it look like he is going away, I stand by my suggestions from my other post to you:
The end shot – color correction and blur should do it. Use Levels to cut the black and white values a bit (animate as the kid becomes smaller) and add a bluish overall hue (animated as well) using Photo Filter. Also, use a Lens Blur to soften a bit the kid.
I would change the first part as well- instead of having the kid in the same place I would animate him moving from left to right as the camera travels- like he is going a bit faster that the camera- this way you can add motion blur on him and help blend him in.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
Use Collect Files
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103a4f2dff7-79eaa.htmlTudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Great thing about plugins like Element is that it works great on any of the 3yrs old and more recent cards. So whatever newer card you can put in your machine you will see a bust in performance.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
The end shot – color correction and blur should do it. Use Levels to cut the black and white values a bit (animate as the kid becomes smaller) and add a bluish overall hue (animated as well) using Photo Filter. Also, use a Lens Blur to soften a bit the kid.
I would change the first part as well- instead of having the kid in the same place I would animate him moving from left to right as the camera travels- like he is going a bit faster that the camera- this way you can add motion blur on him and help blend him in.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist