Return-Path: Received: from saturn.borisfx.com ([64.119.142.219] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4671004 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:56:29 +0200 X-Footer: Ym9yaXNmeC5jb20= Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by saturn.borisfx.com (Kerio Connect 7.4.0 beta 4) for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:56:58 -0400 From: Peter McAuley Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_C03BCA38-01CA-4D03-804E-9F15F5070040" Subject: Re: [AE] Flag options in AE CS3 Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:56:40 -0400 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) --Apple-Mail=_C03BCA38-01CA-4D03-804E-9F15F5070040 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi, And if you want to make that flag move in 3D space, you might want to = take a look at the BCC Layer Deformer plug-in, which uses AE comp = cameras and lights and the filter's built-in auto-animating vertex = shaders to generate 3D plane shapes that ripple and wave in 3D space = (onto which you can map the static flag image or clip.) You can download a free trial of the product here: borisfx.com/downloads Cheers, Peter. On Mar 28, 2012, at 6:36 PM, Darby Edelen wrote: > Animated fractal noise to drive a displacement map gives a pretty = convincing flag distortion. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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 = stylized 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. >=20 > It seems my options are thus: > upgrade to AE5.5 for $949 to get FreeForm > get Zaxwerks 3DFlag for $199 >=20 > 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 >=20 > 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. >=20 > cheers >=20 >=20 > Adam Mercado > Influxx Media Production > Fullerton, CA >=20 > 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 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_C03BCA38-01CA-4D03-804E-9F15F5070040 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 borisfx.com/downloads
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Cheers,

Peter.

= On Mar 28, 2012, at 6:36 PM, Darby Edelen wrote:

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" = <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 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
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