Return-Path: Received: from mail-iy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.210.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4579613 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:37:21 +0100 Received: by iacb35 with SMTP id b35so30875753iac.28 for ; Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:43:59 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:mime-version:content-type:subject:date:in-reply-to:to :references:message-id:x-mailer; bh=Bc0vc3qb+hBSR5AO/P38mkXDqt9C4eVGprWNUlGyYNI=; b=GV/yLgndyTS2qHuu4nPYm29rhj6ahgal68pfq3LcCBSiZMI1CT8l3Xzon9Q6CN8Llk mY4Nqo4lLybuoPED71+2iK6IGuF2nArTmXopzN/zAQZorQj4HVyBPIQJtkR0KWtusTHd 3NezTXWJaOZZsohODf7hMa4oOh7pBZUeD2v9g= Received: by 10.50.34.233 with SMTP id c9mr52217686igj.19.1325634239376; Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:43:59 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.0.136] ([96.24.71.45]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id h9sm182220911ibh.11.2012.01.03.15.43.57 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:43:58 -0800 (PST) From: patrick siemer Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-3--565314063 Subject: Re: [AE] HDR-esque technique for high-speed footage Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:43:56 -0800 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <2B5DF495-9BE8-4B7F-85EC-B14B34672154@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-3--565314063 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I use the popular Photomatix software from hdrsoft. = http://www.hdrsoft.com/ It might be able to read the original HDR sequence and batch process = the tone mapping. There are plugins for Aperture, Lightroom, and = Photoshop for sure. If not, just use AE to export the bracketed movies as a single image = sequence and Photomatix to batch process the images into HDR files and = Tone map them too. It automagically grabs the images in batches of 3, = converts them to an HDR file, processes the HDR with your favorite tone = map settings, and spits out the finished tone mapped sequence into it's = own folder. You just set up your tone map settings once, and it plows = through all of them. It works great. That said, i do remember hearing something about a tone = mapping plug-in in AE... here is the link... http://www.3dcg.net/software/atlas/ good luck. On Jan 3, 2012, at 12:25 PM, Alan Shisko wrote: > I was just reading this today... >=20 > = http://philipbloom.net/2011/12/24/magic-lantern-releases-new-hdr-firmware-= for-canon-t2i550d/=20 >=20 > The primary subject is somewhat unrelated to this thread (talks about = how you can get new firmware to have Canon cameras shoot "HDR video" = (quote unquote). But the applicable part to this discussion is in the = section "How to process the footage". They use After Effects. Just = skimmed it myself, but looks like fun. >=20 > Alan >=20 > On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Dave Bittner = wrote: > I've got some footage from a Photron high speed camera that's = presented an interesting challenge to me. The camera records a sequence = of images that have a 48 bit depth, which is a large dynamic range. On = export to QuickTime, however, you are forced choose a bracketed range of = 8 bits. After multiple exports, I'm left with a movie that's = underexposed, one that's properly exposed, and one that's overexposed. I = want to combine then, HDR-style, to show the details in the highlights. = (The footage is a series of explosions, so there's a lot going in the = highlights.) >=20 > Any tips for stacking the footage in AE? >=20 > Thanks! >=20 > Dave Bittner - Pixel Workshop Inc. > www.pixelworkshop.com > 410.381.8555 > Twitter @bittner >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 --Apple-Mail-3--565314063 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii I use the popular = Photomatix  software from hdrsoft.   http://www.hdrsoft.com/
 It = might be able to read the original HDR sequence and batch process the = tone mapping.  There are plugins for Aperture, Lightroom, and = Photoshop for sure.
If not, just = use AE to export the bracketed movies as a single image sequence and = Photomatix to batch process the images into HDR files and Tone map them = too.  It automagically grabs the images in batches of 3, converts = them to an HDR file, processes the HDR with your favorite tone map = settings, and spits out the finished tone mapped sequence into it's own = folder. You just set up your tone map settings once, and it plows = through all of them.
It works = great.  That said, i do remember hearing something about a tone = mapping plug-in in AE... here is the link...
good = luck.
On Jan 3, 2012, at = 12:25 PM, Alan Shisko wrote:

I was just = reading this today...


The primary subject is somewhat unrelated to this = thread (talks about how you can get new firmware to have Canon cameras = shoot "HDR video" (quote unquote). But the applicable part to this = discussion is in the section "How to process the footage". They use = After Effects. Just skimmed it myself, but looks like fun.

Alan

On Sat, Dec = 31, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Dave Bittner <dave@pixelworkshop.com> wrote:
I've got some footage from a Photron high speed camera that's presented = an interesting challenge to me. The camera records a sequence of images = that have a 48 bit depth, which is a large dynamic range. On export to = QuickTime, however, you are forced choose a bracketed range of 8 bits. = After multiple exports, I'm left with a movie that's underexposed, one = that's properly exposed, and one that's overexposed. I want to combine = then, HDR-style, to show the details in the highlights. (The footage is = a series of explosions, so there's a lot going in the highlights.)

Any tips for stacking the footage in AE?

Thanks!

Dave Bittner - Pixel Workshop Inc.
www.pixelworkshop.com
410.381.8555
Twitter @bittner




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