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 4661368 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:36:57 +0100 Received: by vcbfk14 with SMTP id fk14so7786247vcb.28 for ; Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:36:57 -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=Y0tefjlc70laPUieW3gtLEkEn+DbN/4l4iF8FU8FyVc=; b=EsDWx+Ym37teVjX4A652y3bppo2tHa8nIHqJRLOieQ87ENiEpJi80hOCrYJrarA9dO syKaR3R2+FFyL4yTbbG1FM6Bezy31NiA1GeOW7zEYlx3kIVdSxP6Hp/rAFPw/M5cedJz uwlMmdnDr8Q6Pfky4MQQVpU4NmtwBC9WOE1JqLZeietYlxkoK+SMgYAwMJAEq5eyomXm UiLvkLgnBYTwsPSsCyGctbmNRwdNNGtOk3oqdu6uJC20rItUp/Dr3eLr8oIskcgzbK4+ Jj7J76WWDnke8kdt03BMy/nU8bINGRqrTINgcV24OgvjyrJ59EEe3OZexdOnpmLt3mpL yb1w== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.23.169 with SMTP id n9mr6155276vdf.15.1332214617138; Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:36:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.84.77 with HTTP; Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:36:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:36:57 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Compound Blur From: Darby Edelen To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3071cd5e04e43704bba46363 --20cf3071cd5e04e43704bba46363 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Awww, I can't believe the bad wrap compound blur is getting on this thread! Ain't no better solution for controllin' the diffusion. Seriously though, I use it all the time to blur out footage I'm comping behind smoke, fire, clouds, blurry reflections and other diffusive effects. It's the best! Also, Grow Bounds can be made to work with Compound Blur in many situations but you'll have to make sure that the layer you're using to drive the blur has information outside the bounds of the layer you're blurring (and that Stretch Map To Fit is Off). For example, if the layer you're blurring is 100x100 and you want to Grow Bounds by 50px, then you'll need a 200x200 layer to drive the blur (with a 50px gray fill around the border). For depth of field or other lens based blurring it's definitely not the right tool. -D On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Chris Meyer wrote: > Although that's a valid suggestion, the edges is the least of Compound > Blur's problems - it's pretty ugly, period (smile). It's really worth using > an alternative. > > - Chris > > > > On Mar 19, 2012, at 12:12 PM, scott.aelist wrote: > > > How about 'Grow Bounds' ? > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --20cf3071cd5e04e43704bba46363 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Awww, I can't believe the bad wrap compound blur is getting on this thr= ead!

Ain't no better solution for controllin' the diffusion.= =A0 Seriously though, I use it all the time to blur out footage I'm com= ping behind smoke, fire, clouds, blurry reflections and other diffusive eff= ects.=A0 It's the best!

Also, Grow Bounds can be made to work with Compound Blur in many situat= ions but you'll have to make sure that the layer you're using to dr= ive the blur has information outside the bounds of the layer you're blu= rring (and that Stretch Map To Fit is Off).=A0 For example, if the layer yo= u're blurring is 100x100 and you want to Grow Bounds by 50px, then you&= #39;ll need a 200x200 layer to drive the blur (with a 50px gray fill around= the border).

For depth of field or other lens based blurring it's definitely not= the right tool.

-D

On Mon, Mar 19= , 2012 at 11:56 AM, Chris Meyer <chris@crishdesign.com> wrote:
Although that's a valid suggestion, the = edges is the least of Compound Blur's problems - it's pretty ugly, = period (smile). It's really worth using an alternative.

=A0- Chris



On Mar 19, 2012, at 12:12 PM, scott.aelist wrote:

> How about 'Grow Bounds' ?


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