Return-Path: Received: from mail-vx0-f169.google.com ([209.85.220.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4655733 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:10:03 +0100 Received: by vcbfk14 with SMTP id fk14so2929383vcb.28 for ; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:17:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=6k6manvwMr/413Yr2HxM9y89nSZEvNv04mncquEvywU=; b=L1n0OXEUsHRm0lbwmN0tx8ofH59cpaCDlO6H5OqKSBHwQs+BNZtSQt9rf4edOMcrAJ /D0lYw82SwDoH2TD0KO38NdbxLKC0sAYJK9Vc2GYobwQbYq1jTPce0tD6YtEOyEjSAxm 5qMW/Ze+iEfPSvdoJKfLZ2TExBrkTKyjGjB/gXqGa4/LseVpLBqCDWw2HL/zA6oh4n5E 3MsyNeFWV8DRTo3rMqW4M0dP9euvogxyWO7VuHWOssUJ5WasFyqv3QEssTJPIQnAO2mU SQbD4sQGAtuP3O/sxbGDUWb9TDJrUIAbhVtB8p98Fs1j3wTdRuHeZQnrjSr43+HO4cBw myTA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.173.104 with SMTP id bj8mr3508384vdc.83.1331777832560; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:17:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.32.207 with HTTP; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:17:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.32.207 with HTTP; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:17:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:17:12 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] motion track lens flare From: Darby Edelen To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec51b172da126c204bb3eb059 --bcaec51b172da126c204bb3eb059 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Then you're just getting an image that moves with the light position, but that's not the way lens flares work. The spread and shape of the flare should change depending on where the its origin is. That's why people are recommending that you change the mode of OF to track luminance and point it to the footage. On Mar 14, 2012 10:25 AM, "Lou Wirth" wrote: > 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 > > 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. > > > > On Mar 14, 2012, at 1:13 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 > > > > +---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 > > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --bcaec51b172da126c204bb3eb059 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Then you're just getting an image that moves with the light position= , but that's not the way lens flares work.=A0 The spread and shape of t= he flare should change depending on where the its origin is. That's why= people are recommending that you change the mode of OF to track luminance = and point it to the footage.

On Mar 14, 2012 10:25 AM, "Lou Wirth" = <loutv@mindspring.com> wr= ote:
Thanks. =A0I remembered Optical flares works on a solid and once applied, I= can use Add mode to appy it. =A0 The solid will parent to the Null and I a= m now tracking the flare.

thanks

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 l= ight as a source. Also I'd the headlights are muc brighter than the res= t of the image u can also ave optical flares use the image itself as a sour= ce and adjust the threshold to just the lights.
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> On Mar 14, 2012, at 1:13 PM, Lou Wirth <loutv@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't do this enough to not go blank when trying. =A0I have = a bunch of headlamps coming towards cam in the night. =A0very boring shot. = =A0I want to put a few optical flares in to make it look better.
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>> I motion track one headlamp. =A0 Add a null layer and apply the tr= ack to the null. =A0All is good. =A0then I add an adjustment layer and add = optical flare. =A0I parent the adj to the null but the flare won't move= . =A0I tried using a null with the flare but the flare wont show up.
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>> I know this should be very simple but....i am brain dead here.
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>> 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
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