Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f50.google.com ([209.85.216.50] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4941497 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:04:18 +0100 Received: by mail-qa0-f50.google.com with SMTP id cr7so1941qab.9 for ; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:09:10 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:subject:references:from:content-type:x-mailer :in-reply-to:message-id:date:to:content-transfer-encoding :mime-version; bh=bt0PNXY1bfPnDKHTA419CcoZXZGrMAmpK9MVjYpD7Yk=; b=RinF0dnCGHgVD4lm8LVRUczXVKyn3uVQgrXTMvEnrBpT085BQ4mtTbdVYqnxnr+9R6 NwL9R4Tt6J8CoVhan/yiQoqpyTt1pVGrOiwU56TU5GLf4Sjw1oFbz9oyjYk5ENj9h17k 9Gcy7Ritwg39bYa0riQra9BqsP8UdHVwP//bt3/C/mzm1iz7CBEleTuQQom36R0+wCYw KJv+cnZIUqKuONYdzsMM3RukFX6gOAgfioMn8sq/TNblirOh25gNgztUJyrf/VYHKy0l 65EBwXu+up/dlBK1s5lE1xnWH+QS0Cz62qLWvj2oCJ0PbvF9VQg2awCJkKSUCnxaiBm9 sEBA== X-Received: by 10.229.180.77 with SMTP id bt13mr7729335qcb.74.1357315750408; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:09:10 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.127] (n221s214.ntc.harrisonburg.shentel.net. [204.111.221.214]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id ga9sm16093207qab.22.2013.01.04.08.09.07 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:09:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [AE] Question about flares on transparent layers References: From: Bruce Wainer Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-BBCFE844-CB0A-4265-9490-121BC45EE480 X-Mailer: iPod Mail (9B206) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 11:09:06 -0500 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-BBCFE844-CB0A-4265-9490-121BC45EE480 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Apply it to a black solid and then use the UnMolt effect to remove all black= . One of the plugin makers has it available for free, Google is your friend.= The effect was made to turn premultiplied alpha into straight alpha, but ca= n be used anywhere that black behind something non-opaque should be transpar= ent.=20 On Jan 4, 2013, at 10:45 AM, John Morgan wrote: > Hi, > I=E2=80=99m trying to create some animated lower thirds for a video about E= nergy partnerships here locally. I envisioned a small burst of light/Knoll f= lare/lightning with the text animating out of it. Intend to render as RGB+Al= pha to overlay on video. Can=E2=80=99t seem to find a way to have the flare= s show up on any transparent non-solid layer. Applying the effect to text la= yer confines to within text boundary. Is there a way to get these kinds of l= ight/flare effects to go beyond text edges or to appear on an empty/transpar= ent layer? Tried bringing an empty layer .png from photoshop to no avail. > =20 > John > =20 >=20 > This message, and any attachments, is intended only for the use of the add= ressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential or ot= herwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this e= -mail is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauth= orized use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is p= rohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify t= he sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail and any attachments from y= our system. =C2=AD=C2=AD =20 --Apple-Mail-BBCFE844-CB0A-4265-9490-121BC45EE480 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

Apply it to a black solid a= nd then use the UnMolt effect to remove all black. One of the plugin makers h= as it available for free, Google is your friend. The effect was made to turn= premultiplied alpha into straight alpha, but can be used anywhere that blac= k behind something non-opaque should be transparent.

On Jan 4, 2= 013, at 10:45 AM, John Morgan <Jo= hn.Morgan@slcc.edu> wrote:

Hi,
I=E2=80=99m trying to cre= ate some animated lower thirds for a video about Energy partnerships here lo= cally. I envisioned a small burst of light/Knoll flare/lightning with the te= xt animating out of it. Intend to render as RGB+Alpha to overlay on video.&n= bsp; Can=E2=80=99t seem to find a way to have the flares show up on any tran= sparent non-solid layer. Applying the effect to text layer confines to withi= n text boundary. Is there a way to get these kinds of light/flare effects to= go beyond text edges or to appear on an empty/transparent layer? Trie= d bringing an empty layer .png from photoshop to no avail.=

John

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