Tudor "ted" jelescu
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Skybox is a great tool for 360 video.
You can composite anything you need in the comps it creates.
Shoot Chris Bobotis from Mettle a mail through their website and he’ll be more than happy to help.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Try turning off multiprocessing. Depending on the project that may help.
More RAM always helps.
Rendering and cache on SSD also helps.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Long questions full of details are great! It helps us better understand the issue.
My quick solution would be to create a comp wider than your final needs to be (2500×1080 instead of 1920×1080 for example). This way your Light will always be in the comp although in your final crop it will go outside the frame.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Install the AME version for CS6 – maybe there is an issue with the newest AME trial and AE CS6. The latest CC AME definitely has MPEG2 encoding
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Encode through Media Encoder directly sent from AE (with audio of course). Use a high bitrate H264 (60Mbps for example) and upload that to YouTube where it will be re-compressed by them anyway to a 6 Mbps H264.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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what exactly is your question? If you worked on a shot, post it and we can give you feedback. If you have a specific issue you’re trying to figure out then ask specific questions.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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You can not render MPEG2 out of AE anymore. Media Encoder should have MPEG2 options.
https://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2014/06/adobe-media-encoder-h-264-mpeg-2-wmv-after-effects.htmlTudor “Ted” Jelescu
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post a screen shot of your timeline for us to see the layers – this may give us some more information.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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You can draw vector paths in AI using the tablet and then convert that to AE paths.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Learning the basics is necessary and as you can get from the other posts there are quite a few sources out there for tutorials. For the “advanced stuff” you need to experiment and learn by doing it. Spending time with an experienced VFX artist can offer some shortcuts – you can learn a lot by watching someone else and learn the way they think.
In building a vfx shot you can benefit a lot by doing extensive planning. Break down the shot in parts, storyboard the shot, think about transitions and then try to figure out how much can be done in production and how much in post. For example, if you want to create a energy ball in the hands of your actor, design the camera moves and make sure you have good tracking points for a virtual camera match move. Use small LED battery powered lights hidden inside the actor’s hands to create light and shadows that would be impossible to put in post unless you build a good 3d model that matches the moves of your actor and comp that in. The more practical stuff you can do for your effects the more real they will seem. In this process a lot of testing is involved and a lot of research. Find shots in movies that are close to what you’re trying to achieve, do a search to see if there are any materials regarding the production process for that shot.
Take one step at a time – baby steps like someone mentioned is the way to learn and get better at it.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist