Return-Path: Received: from asmtpout029.mac.com ([17.148.16.104] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4655352 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:14:07 +0100 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from [192.168.1.77] ([99.152.153.185]) by asmtp029.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-23.01 (7.0.4.23.0) 64bit (built Aug 10 2011)) with ESMTPA id <0M0V00AA6XJB0K70@asmtp029.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:21:12 -0700 (PDT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.6.7498,1.0.260,0.0.0000 definitions=2012-03-14_06:2012-03-14,2012-03-14,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=2 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1203140157 Subject: Re: [AE] motion track lens flare From: Jim Curtis In-reply-to: Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:21:11 -0500 Message-id: References: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) If you happen to have Knoll Light Factory, you could precomp your video layer with the headlamps, and inside the precomp, use the levels effect to create a hi-con of just the headlamps. Then in your main comp, apply KLF Spectacular to the precomp. That filter will put a lens flare on areas of luminance, and will auto-track them. On Mar 14, 2012, at 12:13 PM, Lou Wirth wrote: > I don't do this enough to not go blank when trying. I have a bunch of headlamps coming towards cam in the night. very boring shot. I want to put a few optical flares in to make it look better. > > I motion track one headlamp. Add a null layer and apply the track to the null. All is good. then I add an adjustment layer and add optical flare. I parent the adj to the null but the flare won't move. I tried using a null with the flare but the flare wont show up. > > I know this should be very simple but....i am brain dead here. > > thanks > > Lou > On Mar 13, 2012, at 9:46 AM, St > Lou Wirth Productions > 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 > Corte Madera, CA 94925 > www.louwirth.com > 415-924-9411p > > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to