Return-Path: Received: from mail-pz0-f41.google.com ([209.85.210.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4579666 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:50:27 +0100 Received: by dakl33 with SMTP id l33so11654291dak.28 for ; Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:57:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=eDM6nBQI6ORExKWqyUZvj7i2mcBaoO5RPZHg2hQUn3U=; b=WDg2IEJpg96QrYkvg1+1eZqNYUy8EqVkZY6hZkcDG/3ZeKrvieqbb6SKDycB/dtf3B LzPWinNRh9VYQTHphm4Gd281DFNzNFsODiWPU6IGI7axb4CizS6feuUx1UqaRiUToReY +oLOaJ6NAwMUPUeZIBNP/xmntmE1S3stNhj1c= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.68.211.198 with SMTP id ne6mr137292440pbc.83.1325638624912; Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:57:04 -0800 (PST) Reply-To: alan@effektor.ca Sender: goofibulator@gmail.com Received: by 10.142.171.9 with HTTP; Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:57:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:57:04 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: vzcBRbd1GYK03ACQcFjqMqPVFwA Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] HDR-esque technique for high-speed footage From: Alan Shisko To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8ff1c38456a70004b5a94b4d --e89a8ff1c38456a70004b5a94b4d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Adding to this, I've been using Oloneo Photo Engine ( http://www.oloneo.com/ ) and am VERY happy with it. It has outstanding batch capabilities, so could do what Patrick was referring to below as well. It's very responsive, much more so that Photomatix IMO, and very intuitive to use. Fun even. PC only for the time being, alas, but download the demo and check it out if you're curious. Alan On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 6:43 PM, patrick siemer wrote: > 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... > > > http://philipbloom.net/2011/12/24/magic-lantern-releases-new-hdr-firmware-for-canon-t2i550d/ > > > 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 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 >> >> >> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >> > > > --e89a8ff1c38456a70004b5a94b4d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Adding to this, I've been using Oloneo Photo Engine ( http://www.oloneo.com/=A0) and am VE= RY happy with it. It has outstanding batch capabilities, so could do what P= atrick was referring to below as well. It's very responsive, much more = so that Photomatix IMO, and very intuitive to use. Fun even. PC only for th= e time being, alas, but download the demo and check it out if you're cu= rious.

Alan

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 a= t 6:43 PM, patrick siemer <siemer@gmail.com> wrote:
I use th= e popular Photomatix =A0software from hdrsoft. =A0 http://www.hdrsoft.com/
=A0It might be able to read the original HDR seque= nce and batch process the tone mapping. =A0There are plugins for Aperture, = Lightroom, and Photoshop for sure.
If not, just use AE to export the bracketed movies as a single image sequen= ce and Photomatix to batch process the images into HDR files and Tone map t= hem too. =A0It automagically grabs the images in batches of 3, converts the= m to an HDR file, processes the HDR with your favorite tone map settings, a= nd spits out the finished tone mapped sequence into it's own folder. Yo= u just set up your tone map settings once, and it plows through all of them= .
It works great. =A0That said, i do remember h= earing something about a tone mapping plug-in in AE... here is the link...<= /div>
good luck.
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On Jan 3, 2012, at 12:25 PM, Alan Shisko = wrote:

I was just reading this today...<= div>

The primary subject is somewhat unrelated to this threa= d (talks about how you can get new firmware to have Canon cameras shoot &qu= ot;HDR video" (quote unquote). But the applicable part to this discuss= ion is in the section "How to process the footage". They use Afte= r 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 prese= nted an interesting challenge to me. The camera records a sequence of image= s that have a 48 bit depth, which is a large dynamic range. On export to Qu= ickTime, however, you are forced choose a bracketed range of 8 bits. After = multiple exports, I'm left with a movie that's underexposed, one th= at's properly exposed, and one that's overexposed. I want to combin= e 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.pixelworksh= op.com
410.3= 81.8555
Twitter @bittner




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