Return-Path: Received: from gateway04.websitewelcome.com ([67.18.21.5] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4893742 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:17:11 +0100 Received: by gateway04.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id 32A9E692D96E6; Wed, 7 Nov 2012 18:20:16 -0600 (CST) Received: from alpina.websitewelcome.com (alpina.websitewelcome.com [74.54.176.2]) by gateway04.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28235692D96C6 for ; Wed, 7 Nov 2012 18:20:16 -0600 (CST) Received: from [199.21.106.72] (port=58363 helo=[192.168.0.5]) by alpina.websitewelcome.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1TWFqw-0001gr-Sg for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:20:15 -0600 From: Chris Meyer Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_3559340E-9DE8-4E64-94DB-4B71EA1FDDC2" Subject: Re: [AE] Puppet Tool Starch settings Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 17:20:13 -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]:58363 X-Source-Auth: chris@crishdesign.com X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7YWxwaW5hLndlYnNpdGV3ZWxjb21lLmNvbQ== --Apple-Mail=_3559340E-9DE8-4E64-94DB-4B71EA1FDDC2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Between Pin A and Pin B, you have to have a certain amount of = distortion. If you increase the starch around Pin A, which reduces the = amount of distortion around it, then more distortion must occur as you = move closer to Pin B in order to make up the difference. Thus the = "repellant" effect you were noticing. It's kind of the same concept as = playing with the interpolation between keyframes: If you have a fixed = spacing between keyframes, and ease out of one, then you need to speed = up more later in order to reach the second keyframe in time. hope that helps - Chris On Nov 7, 2012, at 5:08 PM, adam mercado wrote: > Hi Chris, yes indeed. I played around with the limited settings. = Strangely though, the more I increased the amount, the more distortion = it produced. Acting more like a repellent than a freeze. >=20 >=20 > Adam Mercado > Influxx Media Production > Fullerton, CA >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Nov 7, 2012, at 12:48 PM, Chris Meyer wrote: >=20 >> 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). >>=20 >> 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? >>=20 >> - Chris >>=20 >>=20 >> On Nov 7, 2012, at 12:42 PM, adam mercado wrote: >>=20 >>> 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 >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_3559340E-9DE8-4E64-94DB-4B71EA1FDDC2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
hope that helps = -
Chris


On Nov 7, 2012, = at 5:08 PM, adam mercado wrote:

Hi Chris, yes indeed. I played around with the limited settings. = Strangely though, the more I increased the amount, the more distortion = it produced. Acting more like a repellent than a = freeze.


Adam = Mercado
Influxx Media Production
Fullerton, = CA



 =

On Nov 7, 2012, at 12:48 PM, Chris Meyer = wrote:

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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