Return-Path: Received: from gateway04.websitewelcome.com ([67.18.22.81] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4893544 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:45:39 +0100 Received: by gateway04.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id 919E468E878DB; Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:48:43 -0600 (CST) Received: from alpina.websitewelcome.com (alpina.websitewelcome.com [74.54.176.2]) by gateway04.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8555D68E878B9 for ; Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:48:43 -0600 (CST) Received: from [199.21.106.72] (port=54469 helo=[192.168.0.5]) by alpina.websitewelcome.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1TWCYE-0007of-7x for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:48:42 -0600 From: Chris Meyer Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_518493B6-07E3-419D-8F3C-882F9B67670B" Subject: Re: [AE] Puppet Tool Starch settings Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 13:48:40 -0700 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - alpina.websitewelcome.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crishdesign.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: ([192.168.0.5]) [199.21.106.72]:54469 X-Source-Auth: chris@crishdesign.com X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7YWxwaW5hLndlYnNpdGV3ZWxjb21lLmNvbQ== --Apple-Mail=_518493B6-07E3-419D-8F3C-882F9B67670B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 The Starch tool does resists the tendency for selected polygons to = deform, but it does not completely set them in place (i.e. it's starch, = but not concrete). I assume you've been playing with the Extent number to grab all the = polygons around your Starch pin that you need to stiffen, and the Amount = to decide how stiff those polygons are? - Chris On Nov 7, 2012, at 12:42 PM, adam mercado wrote: > I'm having a hell of a time getting the puppet tool to work as = expected. To my understanding the starch tool should act as means to set = selected polys in place, so they do not react to the pin animation. No = matter what I do I cannot get the starch to stop all polys from = stretching and morphing.=20 >=20 > Is there a secret or a particular technique? Or should i give up and = use another tool. I have a 30 sec character animation to pull off for = Friday and so far I've gotten nowhere with this. >=20 > cheers >=20 > Adam Mercado > Influxx Media Production > Fullerton, CA >=20 > Moving Images. For Business > 714=B0928=B09896 > http://www.influxx.com > http://www.twitter.com/influxx > http://www.linkedin.com/in/influxx > http://influxx.tumblr.com/archive > http://www.flickr.com/photos/influxx >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_518493B6-07E3-419D-8F3C-882F9B67670B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 The = Starch tool does resists the tendency for selected polygons to deform, = but it does not completely set them in place (i.e. it's starch, but not = concrete).

I assume you've been playing with the = Extent number to grab all the polygons around your Starch pin that you = need to stiffen, and the Amount to decide how stiff those polygons = are?

 - = Chris


On Nov 7, 2012, at 12:42 PM, = adam mercado wrote:

I'm having a hell of a time getting the puppet tool to work as expected. = To my understanding the starch tool should act as means to set selected = polys in place, so they do not react to the pin animation. No matter = what I do I cannot get the starch to stop all polys from stretching and = morphing. 

Is there a secret or a particular = technique? Or  should i give up and use another tool. I have a 30 = sec character animation to pull off for Friday and so far I've gotten = nowhere with this.

cheers

Adam = Mercado
Influxx Media Production
Fullerton, = CA

Moving = Images. For Business
714=B0928=B09896




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