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 4608487 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:32:29 +0100 Received: by iadk27 with SMTP id k27so3235231iad.28 for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:38:08 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.50.77.226 with SMTP id v2mr5237070igw.7.1327646288080; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:38:08 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.226] (c-71-63-186-29.hsd1.mn.comcast.net. [71.63.186.29]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f8sm6726827ibl.6.2012.01.26.22.38.06 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:38:07 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Subject: Re: [AE] Workflow to mosaic face From: Carey Dissmore In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:38:05 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) Phil's method is how I did it awhile back. I have also used this method = when I wanted to grade a face or something like that and it was faster = to do it in AE than take it over to Resolve (which has an awesome = tracker). Often the point tracker in AE is good enough for this task but = if not I'd jump into Mocha. carey On Jan 26, 2012, at 1:01 PM, Phil Spitler wrote: > I would probably do the following. >=20 > Duplicate the footage source > Apply a mosaic or blur filter to the duplicate layer. > Track the face you want to obscure. > Create a new solid and draw a mask over the face you want to obscure = and feather it if needed. > Attach the solid to the tracker. > Use the solid as a track matte to reveal the mosaic footage. >=20 > Tweak settings to taste. >=20 > Phil >=20 >=20 > Phil Spitler | Associate Creative Director | Bonfire Labs | t : = 415.394.8200 | c : 415.571.3139 | Bonfirelabs.com >=20 > On Jan 26, 2012, at 10:49 AM, Szabo Gergo wrote: >=20 >> Hi, >>=20 >> We work on a show what is something like ''The Cops''. Original = footage from the police and some from other stations. We have to mosaic = (or blur) the face all of the criminals and the police officers. >>=20 >> Do you have any fluid AE and (or) PR Workflow for this? In avid i = could use the paint effect and the tracker, but the easiest was what I = have found in AE was to move a shape and use It as a Matte layer. >>=20 >> Thanks >> Gary >>=20 >> Az iPhone k=C3=A9sz=C3=BCl=C3=A9kemr=C5=91l k=C3=BCldve >>=20 >> 2012.01.23. d=C3=A1tummal, 22:08 id=C5=91pontban David Torno = =C3=ADrta: >>=20 >>> In CS5.5 there is a search bar for Layer/effects/property names. >>>=20 >>> David Torno >>> Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor >>> http://www.ghosttownmedia.com >>> O: 213.739.2290 >>> C: 818.391.6060 >>> --------------------- >>> http://www.sydefxink.com >>> http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com >>> http://mactex.blogspot.com >>>=20 >>> "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" >>> -Charles Field >>>=20 >>> On Jan 23, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Mike Janson = wrote: >>>=20 >>>> i know that i can search for filenames in the project window, but = howbout layer names? can renamed layers be searched? help! thnx! >>>> +---End of message---+ >>>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>>=20 >>>=20 >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to