Return-Path: Received: from spike.lmi.net ([66.117.140.17] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4878950 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:21:32 +0200 Received: from [10.0.1.52] (c-71-198-249-239.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [71.198.249.239]) by spike.lmi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3B8E154068 for ; Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:24:04 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [AE] Tracking point suggestions for CRTs From: Brendan Bolles In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:24:03 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) On Oct 22, 2012, at 2:22 PM, Chris Meyer wrote: > And if you want to get good screen reflections and shows, if possible = place a flat 50% graphic on the monitors during the shoot, then use a = mode such as Overlay or Hard Light to composite your new screen over the = monitor face. In linear color space, the reflections on the screen should be a pure = Add operation. I'd just leave the screen off and then Add the new = material on top. Of course, that would be pure realism, which is probably more reflection = than you want. Use Levels on the reflections to dial them in, but I'd = still stick with Adding in linear space. You can use the color profile = converter to do this on just the Add operation if you don't want to set = your entire project to linear. Brendan