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Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:18:27 -0600
Subject: Using AE to match historic & contemporary stills 
From: mpo@michaeloreilly.com
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 "me me" <mpo@michaeloreilly.com>
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I have two stills - one is a snapshot of a mural painted on the wall of an
apartment building 50 years ago by a famous artist.
The other still is of that same mural, now removed, conserved and
installed in a museum and professionally photographed.

I am trying to match the two so that I may dissolve between them to show
the change that has happened.

I can get them close but when I put them in another comp and make any kind
of change in scale or position, the close match is lost.

I have a basic understanding of the 2.5D that is in AE, but even less of
an understanding for how cameras and lights fit in to the whole scheme of
things.

My brain is so tired I can't even figure out the right terms to use to
search. Is there something simple I am missing ?

Can anyone point me to a decent resource or plug in that could help ? or
the best way to build this ? So long as it will help, I'm willing to pay.

Thanks
mikeo
AE 5.5/PS CS5.1/10.5.8/Intel