Return-Path: Received: from mail-la0-f53.google.com ([209.85.215.53] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5010375 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:02:22 +0100 Received: by mail-la0-f53.google.com with SMTP id fr10so6375774lab.26 for ; Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:09:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=s5eIg5YUIwiUIJaTQjvkhC5jXfgbqVXRj2/tAkaaG9I=; b=SA3xNC3B4/8SHD9kJ5iW2A7cTAIYPeDcTfasNrXua9QD+/0uiEYjZL8IJKJ5JGeNHQ gjKCsJ35Uq+c6Ui77ooBSSWiyyAN3a8Mlc4k1pAAKpTgLXZMkwHbmgdcHOloYfXgJgB4 pNxFnFZnd2skiLGsQ76c8Gkgf817ymOgN7ASSB5ODTbkGFAhzaSYRQjBUW5jIjKp8vZQ o1XQ0th2DDbZO0iLdeRZaZhY2AtL8aG8b1Buh4a/YP8bE05M/u0xMuSlvwJrf4TSSh47 9z2i9wIIuV8C0nQhn2vMcHsbYwHOaEDdmY5n8BQmi3R+DDX1fes6WPZ4zu2dmXpL2RmK yBDA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.23.35 with SMTP id j3mr337725lbf.60.1363925379991; Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:09:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.13.72 with HTTP; Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:09:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.13.72 with HTTP; Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:09:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:09:39 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] import to Element 3D From: Colton Geil To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=90e6ba30967cc652b904d87b9f13 --90e6ba30967cc652b904d87b9f13 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Yes, using auto trace is normally good for that. Then under Element, add the mask to custom masks and obviously the Photoshop layer to texture. Then when you're in the Element interface, you can extrude and point to the chip texture. On Mar 21, 2013 11:58 PM, "Lou Wirth" wrote: > I have a hi res photoshop image of a computer chip. Need to edit this > boring shot into a sizzle reel. Its all the art I have. I thought its a > perfect candidate for Element. I once mapped titles to a football in > Element and it worked great. But I need to use this chip and its odd shape > (square but with clipped corners) and extrude and then use all the eye > candy Element gives me by making this a particle. But how do I import > this image into Element? Do I need to mask the outline first? > > Lou > Lou Wirth Productions > 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 > Corte Madera, CA 94925 > www.louwirth.com > 415-924-9411p > > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --90e6ba30967cc652b904d87b9f13 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Yes, using auto trace is normally good for that. Then under Element, add= the mask to custom masks and obviously the Photoshop layer to texture. The= n when you're in the Element interface, you can extrude and point to th= e chip texture.

On Mar 21, 2013 11:58 PM, "Lou Wirth" = <loutv@mindspring.com> wr= ote:

I have a hi res photoshop image of a computer chip. =A0Need to edit this bo= ring shot into a sizzle reel. =A0Its all the art I have. =A0I thought its a= perfect candidate for Element. =A0I once mapped titles to a football in El= ement and it worked great. =A0But I need to use this chip and its odd shape= (square but with clipped corners) and extrude and then use all the eye can= dy Element gives me by making this a particle. =A0 But how do I import this= image into Element? =A0 Do I need to mask the outline first?

Lou
Lou Wirth Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, CA 94925
www.louwirth.com<= br> 415-924-9411p

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