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 4669646 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:35:59 +0200 Received: by vcbfk14 with SMTP id fk14so1203657vcb.28 for ; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:36:16 -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=yWmU6VJ6TQsbbHq/HNmW8xUH4vjjS0DrFWKwhL4W67I=; b=rCMymXpieb6/osCO107V7h0whUf1Quo6i2lu5jqvTDfy+qCsqahZHbcC+Y0zPEwaMQ T+Hbv3taw05PMSQglFAN9ov66k27ielIHGTCykvIY5TnE0AHFX4UuLnhnQTpisME8ivL vAToRQJMxqVbPcx2r7Jl22oy7AfdStYa6ZU1AwHRZuEo7/3MN6LrHIeuI1w7AdLB+Uy8 IrhgHnbPtrkvZuKQ3SMlMUTt2apKlPBYc5BrfHxBfICLsw0vA+kAGHM0oAHeSo02u87Q UwDEz67fXqxzraRD8Fqo2kaKRuMlq2FASC+d40f1QOaE06ycCfj8SFju/VXV7iEvKmbR CQCw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.23.169 with SMTP id n9mr12296402vdf.15.1332974176328; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:36:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.84.77 with HTTP; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:36:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.84.77 with HTTP; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:36:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:36:16 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Flag options in AE CS3 From: Darby Edelen To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3071cd5e465bfe04bc553c22 --20cf3071cd5e465bfe04bc553c22 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Animated fractal noise to drive a displacement map gives a pretty convincing flag distortion. For the fractal noise I recommend trying the Strings form and increasing vertical scale quite a bit. Then you can animate evolution, enable perspective offset and animate the transform property of the noise in the direction you want your wind flowing. That all goes into a precomp. Then in your main comp use the noise to drive the displacement map on your flag graphic. Bonus points if you put the noise comp over the flag graphic and use a blend mode like soft light to give it some lighting. On Mar 28, 2012 2:31 PM, "adam mercado" wrote: > Sure this has been covered a gazzilion times so I apologise if it is > trite. I've been searching the web for options for creating a very styliz= ed > flag graphic in AE CS3 on a Mac. I do not need realism, just a very > ilustritive approximation of a flag motion on a pre-comp. > > It seems my options are thus: > upgrade to AE5.5 for $949 to get FreeForm > get Zaxwerks 3DFlag for $199 > > FreeForm Pro is not available for Mac it seems which is too bad as the > mettle products look super cool. FreeFormAE is no longer available from > DigiEffects now it is bundled with AE CS5 > > Are there nay other options available to me that I missed? Is FreeForm > worth the extra outlay (aside from the other obvious benefits to CS5.5). > There is not a huge budget to this project and the flag element is one of > hundreds. Trying to be economical and judicious. > > cheers > > > *Adam Mercado* > Influxx Media Production > Fullerton, CA > > Moving Images. For Business > *714=B0928=B09896* > http://www.influxx.com > http://www.twitter.com/influxx > http://www.linkedin.com/in/influxx > http://influxx.tumblr.com/archive > http://www.flickr.com/photos/influxx > > > > > > --20cf3071cd5e465bfe04bc553c22 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Animated fractal noise to drive a displacement map gives a pretty convin= cing flag distortion.

For the fractal noise I recommend trying the Strings form and increasing= vertical scale quite a bit. Then you can animate evolution, enable perspec= tive offset and animate the transform property of the noise in the directio= n you want your wind flowing. That all goes into a precomp.

Then in your main comp use the noise to drive the displacement map on yo= ur flag graphic. Bonus points if you put the noise comp over the flag graph= ic and use a blend mode like soft light to give it some lighting.

On Mar 28, 2012 2:31 PM, "adam mercado"= ; <adam@influxx.com> wrote:
Sure this has been covered a gazzilion times so I apologise if it is trite.= I've been searching the web for options for creating a very stylized f= lag graphic in AE CS3 on a Mac. I do not need realism, just a very ilustrit= ive approximation of a flag motion on a pre-comp.

It seems my options are thus:
upgrade to AE5.5 for= $949 to get FreeForm
get Zaxwerks 3DFlag for $199

=
FreeForm Pro is not available for Mac it seems which is too bad = as the mettle products look super cool. FreeFormAE is no longer available f= rom DigiEffects now it is bundled with AE CS5

Are there nay other options available to me that I miss= ed? Is FreeForm worth the extra outlay (aside from the other obvious benefi= ts to CS5.5). There is not a huge budget to this project and the flag eleme= nt is one of hundreds. Trying to be economical and judicious.

cheers


Adam Mercado
Influxx Media Production
Fullerton,= CA

Moving Images. For Business
714= =B0928=B09896

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