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It sounds like a job for Roto Brush – check out Adobe help and feature tour.
You could also try Roto with Mocha.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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“Export will be limited to 10 frames”
So you will export track data but only for 10 frames…Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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There is no way you can achieve white from red through color correction. It may become a lighter gray, but not white. The producer needs to understand that. If he/she wants a white scooter then he/she better be ready to get some considerable budget adjustments. The only way to do this and get a white scooter in there is to build a white scooter in 3d, match the camera move and lighting and then composite that back in.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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1. watch videos on a computer (on any media player, and for any computer in general)- render out of AE using a lossless codec, then compress using Adobe Media Encoder or a Divx converter.
2. upload videos to youtube
Read the specs from You Tube
3. continue my work in Sony Vegas
Lossless codec or file sequence (Animation, PNG, tga, uncompressed Tiff,…)Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Is it shiny plastic or matte finish? If you can re-shoot the face (or if you did not shoot it yet) then try to apply some heavy makeup – to make the skin tones uniform and give the face an un-natural look. If it’s shiny plastic you’re after, use some sun tanning lotion (a pretty oily one) to give it highlights. The light is also very important- try to match the same feeling that the plastic action figure has.
In AE- you can apply the Remove Grain filter to smooth out the skin.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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I guess Chris answered your question already. I only scratched the surface of what it can do lots of fun to play with it.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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There’s a lot of reading you need to catch up with (start with Wikipedia – video standards). Understanding video standards and settings is not a simple thing, basic as it may seem to be. Here’s a few things to consider for your project:
Find out what will be the final standard your project will be played in. A “big flat screen tv” may be capable of reproducing quite a few av standards. So figure out what the player is- a regular DVD, a digital player, a BlueRay. My guess is that it will be a regular DVD which means standard definition (SD) with widescreen pixel aspect ratio (16:9) to fit the wide screen aspect ratio of the TV.
I have no idea where you’re located so I do not know if you use NTSC (the US) or PAL (Europe).
AE has presets for all these standards.
You can choose any of them when you start a new composition.
I do not know what type of video footage you are using, so there’s a lot of missing info for specific advice.
Basically you need to figure out the output standard and bring all your pieces (stills and video) in that comp.
Still images should be reduced in size if they are at a high resolution. All you need for video is 72 dpi. The size (X x Y pixels) is also determined by how big your comp size is and how much of your still you need in the frame when you “zoom in” so to speak.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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A simple google search will give you links to a lot of tutorials.
Also, when you say text on fire, what do you mean? The text is on a burning fire or the letters are burning themselves? Look for an example and post it as a reference – it helps to provide as much detail as possible in order to be able to get a good educated answer.
Post also your version of AE, OS and machine specs.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Do you have 2d layers in between 3d layers? That can give you strange results. Make sure that all 3d layers are grouped together.
Also, turn OpenGl off.
What version of AE and what OS/machine you running this on?Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist