Return-Path: Received: from vms173017pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.17] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4752485 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:06:25 +0200 Received: from new-host-4.home ([unknown] [173.57.36.122]) by vms173017.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0M5X00CET37JRU2O@vms173017.mailsrvcs.net> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:09:20 -0500 (CDT) From: Karl Newman MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_4C023D2C-B56E-4925-A013-D39C34BB4794" Subject: Re: [AE] Link Trapcode particle size to camera position Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:09:19 -0500 In-reply-to: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-id: <8613B2D4-F647-4301-BE9E-BA018B4E0278@verizon.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) --Apple-Mail=_4C023D2C-B56E-4925-A013-D39C34BB4794 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Jun 20, 2012, at 6:58 AM, jarret langmeire wrote: > I know this sounds counter-intuitive - stars that are closer SHOULD = be larger but the look I'm trying to achieve really requires the stars = not to visibly scale up as they come closer (after all, we're talking = light-years here). >=20 > Thanks for any suggestions Have you considered getting one of the Hubble Wide Field images to use = for a far background and using Form just for the stars close up? Maybe a = few instances of Form at different Z distances with keyframes on the = particle size as they get closer. Karl Newman Karl Newman Productions kwnewman@verizon.net --Apple-Mail=_4C023D2C-B56E-4925-A013-D39C34BB4794 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
 I know this sounds = counter-intuitive - stars that are closer SHOULD be larger but the look = I'm trying to achieve really requires the stars not to visibly scale up = as they come closer (after all, we're talking light-years = here).

Thanks for any = suggestions

Have you considered = getting one of the Hubble Wide Field images to use for a far background = and using Form just for the stars close up? Maybe a few instances of = Form at different Z distances with keyframes on the particle size as = they get closer.


Karl Newman
Karl Newman = Productions




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