Return-Path: Received: from host6.canaca.com ([66.49.160.142] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4604967 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:34:44 +0100 Received: from 207-195-100-23.regn.static.sasknet.sk.ca ([207.195.100.23] helo=[192.168.1.27]) by host6.canaca.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Rpa3B-00073Y-CS for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:40:14 -0500 From: Jack Tunnicliffe Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_18361251-E1C0-4BF9-9EC3-6A76E47C9279" Subject: cool fix Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:40:10 -0600 Message-Id: To: After Effects Mail List Effects Mail List Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - host6.canaca.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - javapost.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --Apple-Mail=_18361251-E1C0-4BF9-9EC3-6A76E47C9279 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I thought I'd post a fix I had to do the other day for other AE users to = look at. I used Paul Tuersley's FrameRestorer script, because it's = absolutely the best way to deal with a problem like this. The script is = so automated that it takes all the headaches out of generating = intermediate frames where frames are missing. I used to do this all = manually myself with Twixtor for shots and it would take me hours or = even days to fix a really bad shot.=20 I received some footage from a project done at another post house in = another city. I was shocked when I saw the one scene, a crane shot over = a bridge, done with a helicopter and a GoPro camera, so I called the = producer. I said, we've got to fix that shot because it sticks out like = a sore thumb. I knew what was wrong with it right away but nobody else = seemed to. You see the production was all 23.98 but of course the GoPro camera is a = 29.97 device. The editor working on the project just dropped the 29.97 = footage into the edit and of course this means every several frames the = footage surges ahead and skips a frame to keep time, but at least it's = on a consistent pattern. I asked for the source footage so I could do = the Fieldskit and Twixtor trick to resolve the 60i footage back to = 23.98. That would have worked except the footage had been exported and = sent out to a visual effects house to have the helicopter shadow painted = out. Hmmmmm? So, nobody knew where the source was. FrameRestorer to the rescue. I pulled the shot into AE, divided the clip = where ever there was a missing frame and just left it blank. Then I = rendered this out to disk. I brought it back in, put markers where the = missing frames where and then told FrameRestorer to replace the missing = frames. In seconds I was done. It took a little paint where some of the = frames were a bit interpolated like the flag that sticks up from the = cart into the trees, but other than that the replacement frames where = nearly perfect.=20 All of this took me a total of 15 minutes and I was a hero with the = producer. He was told by the post house, a big one that will remain = unnamed, that this could not be fixed. Well I won't take the credit. = Give the credit to these guys who write these amazing scripts like Paul = Tuersley. I use Paul's scripts and Mathias scripts and Lloyd Alvarez's = scripts. These guys give us amazing tools to achieve some amazing things = with AE. Make sure you support them by buying their scripts. I don't = think they make a ton of money off these scripts but wow are they = important to us.=20 Here's a before and after: http://web.me.com/java008/Moopoint/Helicopter_before.html http://web.me.com/java008/Moopoint/Helicopter_After.html Jack Tunnicliffe Java Post Production www.javapost.ca --Apple-Mail=_18361251-E1C0-4BF9-9EC3-6A76E47C9279 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii I = thought I'd post a fix I had to do the other day for other AE users to = look at. I used Paul Tuersley's FrameRestorer script, because it's = absolutely the best way to deal with a problem like this. The script is = so automated that it takes all the headaches out of generating = intermediate frames where frames are missing. I used to do this all = manually myself with Twixtor for shots and it would take me hours or = even days to fix a really bad shot. 

I received = some footage from a project done at another post house in another city. = I was shocked when I saw the one scene, a crane shot over a bridge, done = with a helicopter and a GoPro camera, so I called the producer. I said, = we've got to fix that shot because it sticks out like a sore thumb. I = knew what was wrong with it right away but nobody else seemed = to.

You see the production was all 23.98 but of = course the GoPro camera is a 29.97 device. The editor working on the = project just dropped the 29.97 footage into the edit and of course this = means every several frames the footage surges ahead and skips a frame to = keep time, but at least it's on a consistent pattern. I asked for the = source footage so I could do the Fieldskit and Twixtor trick to resolve = the 60i footage back to 23.98. That would have worked except the footage = had been exported and sent out to a visual effects house to have the = helicopter shadow painted out. Hmmmmm? So, nobody knew where the source = was.

FrameRestorer to the rescue. I pulled the = shot into AE, divided the clip where ever there was a missing frame and = just left it blank. Then I rendered this out to disk. I brought it back = in, put markers where the missing frames where and then told = FrameRestorer to replace the missing frames. In seconds I was done. It = took a little paint where some of the frames were a bit interpolated = like the flag that sticks up from the cart into the trees, but other = than that the replacement frames where nearly = perfect. 

All of this took me a total of = 15 minutes and I was a hero with the producer. He was told by the post = house, a big one that will remain unnamed, that this could not be fixed. = Well I won't take the credit. Give the credit to these guys who write = these amazing scripts like Paul Tuersley. I use Paul's scripts and = Mathias scripts and Lloyd Alvarez's scripts. These guys give us amazing = tools to achieve some amazing things with AE. Make sure you support them = by buying their scripts. I don't think they make a ton of money off = these scripts but wow are they important to = us. 

Here's a before and = after:

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