Return-Path: Received: from mail-pb0-f41.google.com ([209.85.160.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4838099 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 07 Sep 2012 04:40:35 +0200 Received: by pbbro12 with SMTP id ro12so3228020pbb.28 for ; Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:41:39 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=from:mime-version:content-type:subject:date:in-reply-to:to :references:message-id:x-mailer:x-gm-message-state; bh=h3WGFvJiAf+QmTGWAHmY5PlQxsIGbsugq70ImjgttOs=; b=nDOULVKHUBmkx/oWyZu4jtDbl3gOu4aDKHcJjrHGfiJsris0AQIzcH3sIqz6QcyyO+ PWEMC1sTUXHicljLVE0Wqk8vhv9JvERET97A6oH30SwVtFvlpV/VGJ8ipUCo7V0uX8o2 hCFb1dz6Y+ge6Kpcq/dqVzWyv9+TpbRDxR2HAhBTiknF7pIAsbhhMkwdiAY8XW9FIBOT d9MDAw5InIPzkSpK6XBEaw84aboRKslgV6hptkr5cCHgvdj3Z8Gvw04BjNfMm0Vh5bZL 3YDEj9Se5ws4gOOBRwfLeRsj+w9HbFGjAbtOIC2ZgJExeD9zEAA/45yNUCdQMVKa0haY 77Vg== Received: by 10.68.189.73 with SMTP id gg9mr7834425pbc.151.1346985699062; Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:41:39 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.44] (c-50-131-59-130.hsd1.ca.comcast.net. [50.131.59.130]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id qf4sm2358869pbc.1.2012.09.06.19.41.37 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:41:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Phil Spitler Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-62--688691897 Subject: Re: [AE] "conditional" blending layers Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 19:41:35 -0700 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <743DADF9-FD1C-482D-B08A-6C2A109DD8E3@bonfirelabs.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnWO5O7LJhodnqJulAPLb42hUV5Op2sJ0v2wUXxwvzLKasdJjruYpZcaKDflGa3ZF0B4gCz --Apple-Mail-62--688691897 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I thought the same thing, the issue with this method is that it would = change the blending mode of the entire layer, not just the overlapping = area. Phil Phil Spitler | Associate Creative Director | Bonfire Labs | t : = 415.394.8200 | c : 415.571.3139 | Bonfirelabs.com "Get Social" - http://www.facebook.com/bonfirelabs On Sep 6, 2012, at 12:38 PM, Louai Abu-Osba wrote: > Actually, instead of using an effect to set the blending mode, you > could have duplicates of each layer, each set with the blending modes > you want, and then using the collision expression to turn their > opacity on and off so the one you want is blending. I think... >=20 > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Louai Abu-Osba wrote: >> I think so. You'd need to use an effect that allows you set blending >> modes, and then use sampleImage() to detect when the layers overlap >> and then set the effect properly. Take a look at >> http://www.motionscript.com/design-guide/collision.html >>=20 >> It would probably run pretty slow. If expressions run too slow AE = will >> sometimes turn them off without telling you! >>=20 >> -louai >>=20 >> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Teddy Gage = wrote: >>> How would I go about creating a "conditional" blending layer? What I = mean is >>> it possible to have say five circles called A,B,C,D,E randomly = floating in >>> space and overlapping, such that unless A is over B, A has "normal" = blending >>> mode, but when A overlaps B, it has an "add" blending mode? And then = when A >>> overlaps C it has multiply blending mode instead, just as an = example? This >>> is a puzzle... >>>=20 >>> -- >>> Animator & Editor >>> www.teddygage.com >>> Brooklyn >>>=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to --Apple-Mail-62--688691897 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii I = thought the same thing, the issue with this method is that it would = change the blending mode of the entire layer, not just the overlapping = area.

Phil

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On Sep 6, 2012, at 12:38 PM, Louai Abu-Osba = wrote:

Actually, instead of using an effect to set the = blending mode, you
could have duplicates of each layer, each set with = the blending modes
you want, and then using the collision expression = to turn their
opacity on and off so the one you want is blending. I = think...

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Louai Abu-Osba <me@louai.org> wrote:
I think so. You'd need to use an effect that allows you = set blending
modes, and then = use sampleImage() to detect when the layers = overlap
and then set the = effect properly. Take a look at
http://ww= w.motionscript.com/design-guide/collision.html

It would = probably run pretty slow. If expressions run too slow AE = will
sometimes turn them off = without telling you!

-louai

On Thu, Sep 6, = 2012 at 2:28 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> = wrote:
How would I go about creating a "conditional" blending = layer? What I mean is
it possible to have say five = circles called A,B,C,D,E randomly floating = in
space and overlapping, such that unless A is over B, A has = "normal" blending
mode, but when A overlaps B, it = has an "add" blending mode? And then when = A
overlaps C it has multiply blending mode instead, just as = an example? This
is a = puzzle...

--
Animator & = Editor
www.teddygage.com
Brooklyn


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