Return-Path: Received: from toroondcbmts07-srv.bellnexxia.net ([207.236.237.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4813652 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:42:43 +0200 Received: from toip37-bus.srvr.bell.ca ([67.69.240.38]) by toroondcbmts07-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20120815204305.PYCJ153.toroondcbmts07-srv.bellnexxia.net@toip37-bus.srvr.bell.ca> for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:43:05 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApMBAHn/K1BGMVLj/2dsb2JhbAANOLFXAYtoAQEBAwF+CwsNOVcGiBqmQ5QhkH9gA5VPgRSEaoUQh38 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.77,774,1336363200"; d="scan'208,217";a="392693881" Received: from unknown (HELO [192.168.2.11]) ([70.49.82.227]) by toip37-bus.srvr.bell.ca with ESMTP; 15 Aug 2012 16:43:00 -0400 From: Chris Bobotis Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-138--463523772 Subject: Re: [AE] Element for logos Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:42:59 -0400 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <8D00620A-A261-4BBC-A2D6-591978A4DB6E@mettle.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) --Apple-Mail-138--463523772 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Or just use ShapeShifter AE... it uses rasterized info (16 bpc = preferably) AE text, imported eps etc, masks (with feather) or = shapes... just saying. Cheers, Chris Mettle.com Skype: Mettlecom On 2012-08-15, at 4:35 PM, Walter Soyka wrote: > Another tricky part seems to be matching official client colors. = Other than writing down RGB values in Ai and entering manually in = Element, I don't see a way in the Element tutorials to assign proper = colors to Element layers (such as an eyedropper I can click on an = external Ai file. >=20 > Matching colors like this is a bit tricker in 3D than it is in 2D; = both the lighting sources and the shaders (materials) applied to an = object influence its apparent color. Some color correction in post may = be necessary. >=20 >=20 > Any thoughts? I don't see a download trial for Element on the VCP = site. Did I overlook the link? >=20 > No demo version -- but VCP does have a 14-day money-back guarantee. >=20 > Walter Soyka | Keen Live --Apple-Mail-138--463523772 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Or = just use ShapeShifter AE... it uses rasterized info (16 bpc preferably) = AE text, imported eps etc, masks (with feather) or shapes... just = saying.

Cheers,

Chris

Skype: = Mettlecom

On 2012-08-15, at 4:35 PM, = Walter Soyka wrote:

Another tricky part seems to be matching = official client colors. Other than writing down RGB values in Ai = and entering manually in Element, I don't see a way in the Element = tutorials to assign proper colors to Element layers (such as an = eyedropper I can click on an external Ai file.

Matching colors like this is a bit tricker in 3D = than it is in 2D; both the lighting sources and the shaders (materials) = applied to an object influence its apparent color. Some color = correction in post may be necessary.

Any thoughts? I don't see a = download trial for Element on the VCP site. Did I overlook the = link?

No demo version -- but VCP does have a 14-day = money-back = guarantee.

Walter Soyka = | Keen = Live

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