Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.194] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4655749 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:28:43 +0100 Received: from mbp-17.westell.com (50-50-213-224.waus.wi.frontiernet.net [50.50.213.224]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus4) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0Lm2wr-1Sh4B51DHt-00a2PZ; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:35:51 -0400 From: Steve Oakley Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_4CD8EF5D-CB4E-43C5-86DB-7DC7A2714DDD" Subject: Re: [AE] motion track lens flare Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:35:49 -0500 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <4A098F6D-C037-4984-8360-80EC0E2E394D@practicali.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:8N8CCmnvddST18o5yqoX0qO+ip2fQWvXPpB1egxL69x WltA+nE70m+0FQ4+Q8chuAIuel6eQnYxKW+R4SfxuAgN7/Rujr z+zJT+QvOd2rAjS6sRG5TIsKUJ3gYCVYdKZe5FHYIIqDIWvnJY bjI0i9SjPqoBDr+BDVGUqKmUfAVkJc0oNdJvDSFZpuavgdKlIp dlwkTS5d8nmQG07O84fcJeEBWrpiAodEbap0TLeVu87zDim6pM 69/WhP7lAkwfIFJRp88aggtT2scetNRWHvMsFCDNGUYBg1LAnd 83gFfxegZQcZyTPEHJW/vhgJFweu3NQUYkP8ykXdGuVUiDERFk rBlpwsr+GLzRmdpanUDS47SegCMZ0SCed6gfcYF/AeJ8Ojdgxo 4KxmlNwzC8qkA== --Apple-Mail=_4CD8EF5D-CB4E-43C5-86DB-7DC7A2714DDD Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 just copy and paste the track data for POS to the lens flare POS. done. = no reason to to do it any more complicated then that. FWIW, the best lens flare out there now is the BCC 3D lens flare. it = works in 3D space seeing / using AE's actual lights and camera. it saves = a lot of time and effort. in this example you could take the track data, = apply it to a AE light and then let BCC 3D lens flare do the rest. BCC = lens flare would be applied to a solid layer thats stationary... and it = would just work. S On Mar 14, 2012, at 9:17 PM, Darby Edelen wrote: > 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > thanks >=20 > Lou > On Mar 14, 2012, at 10:18 AM, Rendernyc wrote: >=20 > > 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 >=20 > 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 --Apple-Mail=_4CD8EF5D-CB4E-43C5-86DB-7DC7A2714DDD Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 just = copy and paste the track data for POS to the lens flare POS. done. no = reason to to do it any more complicated then = that.

FWIW, the best lens flare out there now is the = BCC 3D lens flare. it works in 3D space seeing / using AE's actual = lights and camera. it saves a lot of time and effort. in this example = you could take the track data, apply it to a AE light and then let BCC = 3D lens flare do the rest. BCC lens flare would be applied to a solid = layer thats stationary... and it would just = work.

S

On Mar 14, = 2012, at 9:17 PM, Darby Edelen wrote:

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" <loutv@mindspring.com> = 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 <loutv@mindspring.com> = 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
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