Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-f169.google.com ([209.85.216.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4862480 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:28:44 +0200 Received: by qcqt2 with SMTP id t2so6390361qcq.28 for ; Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:30:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:references:in-reply-to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version :content-type:x-mailer:thread-index:content-language; bh=94rmNXXgnb99TDOwIU3ZDRARUyzudX3Ga9G+QQcIrT8=; b=v0K6IZJEy+HxaQEB9+n9w2h3wNnI2XaGEFWGmcG2VhS1+/jQRNq0TvNvWDcG8MDCUB eBg70Z4Q/UA55CCiH4RhR2o4u+iALCY64vphqunnGVrxCMmqXi17a8uAnpqA03aClZjQ LwKuB8liuu+wAOOjWpM6sIkLknkgCajoOA9aUX1+DUVzrZ4wXp+cFUdnTXl2BC7aAy1O dPrA0rqqrWJPWQfAvj0N0C9FdHEn+oryVvtWb7TXbUfp5xYrs3Z3Foc3fewv3oANWDnR SBSxmPJPH1mkEZekBFLsZAO9q1z+oo5kjTykq+2hCUI+fAG76yoqIh3ctsogcGcCtSWu dfQQ== Received: by 10.224.173.84 with SMTP id o20mr9055970qaz.3.1349292638291; Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:30:38 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from M4600PC (c-69-243-96-31.hsd1.md.comcast.net. [69.243.96.31]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g18sm5105160qan.1.2012.10.03.12.30.36 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:30:37 -0700 (PDT) From: "Sam Carter" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] New to the list - question on rotoscoping Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 15:30:34 -0400 Message-ID: <00aa01cda19d$8f888a40$ae999ec0$@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00AB_01CDA17C.087BA530" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQIKFdBQ6sEmv5hGN99m8MSN5SCwWZcvDxvg Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AB_01CDA17C.087BA530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To clarify, I don't have a budget for any hand/artist frame-by-frame work. I am hoping to find an affordable solution that involves tweaking post-processing tools to produce a satisfactory result. Sam From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Ross Shain Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 3:23 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] New to the list - question on rotoscoping The company that did the original Schwab spots is called Mekanism and used mocha (formerly called motor) quite a lot to assist with the job: http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/dcp/news/qa-ian-kovalik-creative-direct or-mekanism/41224 Using tracking planar tracking to do this type of look will save quite a lot of time vs a fully manual process. Good luck, Ross On 3 October 2012 15:12, Sam Carter wrote: This is my first post on this list. If posting contract work is not appropriate, please ignore or delete this post and my apologies in advance. My company does online eLearning courses and one component of this year's course is ten 15-second video shorts of people talking from personal experience. I'd like to get these videos rotoscoped similar to the Charles Schwab commercials which can be found on YouTube. I understand that Charles Schwab was done by hand, not be computer, and I am not expecting to get that quality level. I've spent some time with post-processing tools myself but was unable to achieve a result which would be satisfactory, but this is not my field of expertise. The post processing effect I am after must be good enough to put in front of employees in an online training video. I am looking for a contractor willing to audition for the job of rotoscoping these videos to a satisfactory quality. For the audition, I will provide a single 15-second video. I ask that part of the video be rotoscoped and returned so the quality can be evaluated before contracting the job. If you interested or have questions, please contact me off-list. I will provide my company contact information at that time. Thank you, Sam -- Ross Shain Chief Marketing Officer Imagineer Systems - developers of mocha planar tracking and visual effects tools. www.imagineersystems.com Phone: +1.646.298.6458 | Fax: 646.808.0831 | Email: rosss@imagineersystems.com Find us online: Facebook | Vimeo | Imagineer Forums | Imagineer Blog ------=_NextPart_000_00AB_01CDA17C.087BA530 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

To clarify, I = don’t have a budget for any hand/artist frame-by-frame work.  = I am hoping to find an affordable solution that involves tweaking = post-processing tools to produce a satisfactory = result.

 

Sam=

 

From:= = After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of = Ross Shain
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 3:23 = PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] New = to the list - question on rotoscoping

 

The company that did the original Schwab = spots is called Mekanism and used mocha (formerly called motor) quite a = lot to assist with the job:
http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/dcp/ne= ws/qa-ian-kovalik-creative-director-mekanism/41224

Using = tracking planar tracking to do this type of look will save quite a lot = of time vs a fully manual process.

Good = luck,
Ross


On 3 = October 2012 15:12, Sam Carter <samckayak@gmail.com> = wrote:

This is my = first post on this list.  If posting contract work is not = appropriate, please ignore or delete this post and my apologies in = advance.

 <= o:p>

My company = does online eLearning courses and one component of this year’s = course is ten 15-second video shorts of people talking from personal = experience.  I’d like to get these videos rotoscoped similar = to the Charles Schwab commercials which can be found on YouTube.  I = understand that Charles Schwab was done by hand, not be computer, and I = am not expecting to get that quality level.

 <= o:p>

I’ve = spent some time with post-processing tools myself but was unable to = achieve a result which would be satisfactory, but this is not my field = of expertise.  The post processing effect I am after must be good = enough to put in front of employees in an online training = video.

 <= o:p>

I am looking = for a contractor willing to audition for the job of rotoscoping these = videos to a satisfactory quality.  For the audition, I will provide = a single 15-second video.  I ask that part of the video be = rotoscoped and returned so the quality can be evaluated before = contracting the job.

 <= o:p>

If you = interested or have questions, please contact me off-list.   I = will provide my company contact information at that = time.

 <= o:p>

Thank = you,

 <= o:p>

Sam




--
Ross Shain
Chief Marketing = Officer
Imagineer Systems - developers of mocha planar = tracking and visual effects tools.

www.imagineersystems.com
Phone: = +1.646.298.6458 | Fax: 646.808.0831 | Email: rosss@imagineersystems.com

Find us = online:
Facebook | Vimeo = | Imagineer Forums | Imagineer = Blog

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