Return-Path: Received: from omr17.networksolutionsemail.com ([205.178.146.67] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4832000 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:41:41 +0200 Received: from cm-omr8 (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50]) by omr17.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id q7VNgWxp021913 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:42:33 -0400 Authentication-Results: cm-omr8 smtp.user=chris@chriszwar.com; auth=pass (PLAIN) X-Authenticated-UID: chris@chriszwar.com Received: from [122.150.240.225] ([122.150.240.225:49261] helo=[192.168.0.2]) by cm-omr8 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.41 r(31179/31189)) with ESMTPA id 24/98-11452-7EB41405; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:42:32 -0400 From: Chris Zwar Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2-929646141 Subject: Re: [AE] Morphing without paid 3rd party plugins? Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 09:42:29 +1000 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <8AFA3B3B-9740-491E-A96D-932D4B16ACA3@chriszwar.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-2-929646141 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In one month's time, the first tutorial I made for the Creative Cow will = be 10 years old. I still get the odd email about it... As Sean suggests, if I was doing a morph today I'd use the liquify = effect. However the basic principles of what is going on in the a morph = are the same as they used to be: http://chriszwar.com/wordpress/2009/02/looking-back-morphing-with-ae/ -Chris On 01/09/2012, at 6:45 AM, Sean Kennedy wrote: > What about using Liquify to warp each face towards each other, and = doing the crossfade in between? Liquify seems like it'd be perfect for = this. >=20 > > To: AE-List@media-motion.tv > > Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:50:46 -0400 > > From: greg@delrazor.com > > Subject: Re: [AE] Morphing without paid 3rd party plugins? > >=20 > > Yes, that's what I and Teddy had mentioned about Pixel Motion frame=20= > > blending. > >=20 > > I just tried it for a lark with 2 similar images, and the results = were=20 > > horrible.. might work on inanimate simple objects, in a pinch, but=20= > > definitely not faces and recognizable features. > >=20 > > Thanks though. > >=20 > > ///Greg Balint > > //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer > > /321.514.4839 > > delRAZOR.com/ > >=20 > > On 8/31/2012 12:48 PM, scott.aelist wrote: > > > have you tried playing with the AE's built-in frame blending? > > > > > > > >=20 > >=20 > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to --Apple-Mail-2-929646141 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii In one month's time, the first tutorial I made for = the Creative Cow will be 10 years old.  I still get the odd email = about it...
As Sean suggests, if I was doing a morph today I'd use = the liquify effect.  However the basic principles of what is going = on in the a morph are the same as they used to = be:


-Chris

On 01/09/2012, at 6:45 AM, Sean Kennedy wrote:

What about using Liquify to warp each face towards = each other, and doing the crossfade in between? Liquify seems like it'd = be perfect for this.

> To: AE-List@media-motion.tv
>= ; Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:50:46 -0400
> From: greg@delrazor.com
> Subject: = Re: [AE] Morphing without paid 3rd party plugins?
> 
> Yes, that's what I = and Teddy had mentioned about Pixel Motion frame 
> = blending.
> 
> I just tried it = for a lark with 2 similar images, and the results were 
> horrible.. might = work on inanimate simple objects, in a pinch, but 
> definitely not = faces and recognizable features.
> 
> Thanks = though.
> 
>= ///Greg Balint
> //Art Director / Motion Graphics = Designer
> /321.514.4839
> delRAZOR.com/
> 
> On 8/31/2012 12:48 = PM, scott.aelist wrote:
> > have you tried playing with the = AE's built-in frame blending?
> >
> >
> 
> 
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