Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.66] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4655357 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:17:07 +0100 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=mindspring.com; b=RuYq+hlgQ9BY58JV9Rfd61BRaUhXfCYnXw34ldNeu8pRqcI5a3M5HShWCTnpxPkA; h=Received:Content-Type:Mime-Version:Subject:From:In-Reply-To:Date:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-Id:References:To:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [98.234.231.236] (helo=[10.1.10.99]) by elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1S7rvs-0002OX-8U for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:24:16 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [AE] motion track lens flare From: Lou Wirth In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:24:53 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-ELNK-Trace: f7c94f4255116fd8d4c20f6b8d69d8882951211ce6890f88947a7c3ee1884b0910fa700d9eba9535350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 98.234.231.236 Thanks. I remembered Optical flares works on a solid and once applied, = I can use Add mode to appy it. The solid will parent to the Null and I = am now tracking the flare. thanks=20 Lou On Mar 14, 2012, at 10:18 AM, Rendernyc wrote: > You can parent a light to the null and set optical flares to use the = light as a source. Also I'd the headlights are muc brighter than the = rest of the image u can also ave optical flares use the image itself as = a source and adjust the threshold to just the lights.=20 >=20 > On Mar 14, 2012, at 1:13 PM, Lou Wirth wrote: >=20 >> 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. =20 >>=20 >> 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. =20 >>=20 >> I know this should be very simple but....i am brain dead here. >>=20 >> thanks >>=20 >> 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 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to Lou Wirth Productions 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 Corte Madera, CA 94925 www.louwirth.com 415-924-9411p =20