Return-Path: Received: from eu1sys200aog103.obsmtp.com ([207.126.144.115] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 4611764 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:24:47 +0100 Received: from mail-vw0-f43.google.com ([209.85.212.43]) (using TLSv1) by eu1sys200aob103.postini.com ([207.126.147.11]) with SMTP ID DSNKTya3mI+9jxqUvXb0cDnph6AtaAtWAu83@postini.com; Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:30:35 UTC Received: by vbmv11 with SMTP id v11so9952859vbm.30 for ; Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:30:31 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.178.35 with SMTP id cv3mr8157389vdc.44.1327937431478; Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:30:31 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.186.12 with HTTP; Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:30:31 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:30:31 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Workflow to mosaic face From: Ross Shain To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3071ccbae322b004b7c0863b --20cf3071ccbae322b004b7c0863b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just read this post and wanted to add one thing that isn't that well documented. Since CS5, you can paste mocha masks, directly into the AE mask channel. Once the mocha shape export is on the clipboard, select your AE layer. Under the edit menu you will find "paste mocha mask". Leaving AE and mocha AE open at the same time and quickly tracking faces with mocha, then pasting the masks back to AE is a very efficient workflow. Best, Ross On 27 January 2012 01:38, Carey Dissmore wrote: > 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. > > > > 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 an= d > feather it if needed. > > Attach the solid to the tracker. > > Use the solid as a track matte to reveal the mosaic footage. > > > > Tweak settings to taste. > > > > Phil > > > > > > Phil Spitler | Associate Creative Director | Bonfire Labs | t : > 415.394.8200 | c : 415.571.3139 | Bonfirelabs.com > > > > On Jan 26, 2012, at 10:49 AM, Szabo Gergo wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> We work on a show what is something like ''The Cops''. Original footag= e > from the police and some from other stations. We have to mosaic (or blur) > the face all of the criminals and the police officers. > >> > >> Do you have any fluid AE and (or) PR Workflow for this? In avid i coul= d > use the paint effect and the tracker, but the easiest was what I have fou= nd > in AE was to move a shape and use It as a Matte layer. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Gary > >> > >> Az iPhone k=E9sz=FCl=E9kemr=F5l k=FCldve > >> > >> 2012.01.23. d=E1tummal, 22:08 id=F5pontban David Torno > =EDrta: > >> > >>> In CS5.5 there is a search bar for Layer/effects/property names. > >>> > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" > >>> -Charles Field > >>> > >>> On Jan 23, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Mike Janson > wrote: > >>> > >>>> 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 > >>>> > >>> > >>> +---End of message---+ > >>> To unsubscribe send any message to > >> > >> +---End of message---+ > >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --=20 Ross Shain Chief Marketing Officer Imagineer Systems Ltd. www.imagineersystems.com Phone: +1.646.298.6458 | Fax: 646.808.0831 | Email: rosss@imagineersystems.com Find us online: Facebook | Vimeo| Imagineer Forums | Imagineer Blog --20cf3071ccbae322b004b7c0863b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just read this post and wanted to add one thing that isn't that well do= cumented.

Since CS5, you can paste mocha masks, directly into the AE= mask channel. Once the mocha shape export is on the clipboard, select your= AE layer. Under the edit menu you will find "paste mocha mask". =

Leaving AE and mocha AE open at the same time and quickly tracking face= s with mocha, then pasting the masks back to AE is a very efficient workflo= w.

Best,
Ross


On 27 Januar= y 2012 01:38, Carey Dissmore <carey@imugonline.com> wrote:
Phil's method is how I did it awhile bac= k. 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 (wh= ich has an awesome tracker). Often the point tracker in AE is good enough f= or 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.
>
> 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 a= nd feather it if needed.
> Attach the solid to the tracker.
> Use the solid as a track matte to reveal the mosaic footage.
>
> Tweak settings to taste.
>
> Phil
>
>
> Phil Spitler | =A0 Associate Creative Director =A0| =A0Bonfire =A0Labs= =A0| =A0t : 415.394.82= 00 =A0| =A0c : 415.= 571.3139 =A0| =A0Bonfirelabs.com
>
> On Jan 26, 2012, at 10:49 AM, Szabo Gergo wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> We work on a show what is something like ''The Cops'&#= 39;. 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.=
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Gary
>>
>> Az iPhone k=E9sz=FCl=E9kemr=F5l k=FCldve
>>
>> 2012.01.23. d=E1tummal, 22:08 id=F5pontban David Torno <torno@sydefxink.com> =EDrta:
>>
>>> In CS5.5 there is a search bar for Layer/effects/property name= s.
>>>
>>> David Torno
>>> Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor
>>> ht= tp://www.ghosttownmedia.com
>>> O: 213.739= .2290
>>> C: 818.391= .6060
>>> ---------------------
>>> http://= www.sydefxink.com
>>> ht= tp://aeioweyou.blogspot.com
>>> http:= //mactex.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh&qu= ot;
>>> -Charles Field
>>>
>>> On Jan 23, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Mike Janson <michaelmailing@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> i know that i can search for filenames in the project wind= ow, but howbout layer names? can renamed layers be searched? help! thnx! >>>> +---End of message---+
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