Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.145] (HELO homiemail-a61.g.dreamhost.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5060967 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 05 May 2013 02:14:19 +0200 Received: from homiemail-a61.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a61.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5428C578073 for ; Sat, 4 May 2013 17:22:59 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=influxx.com; h=mime-version:to :message-id:content-type:from:subject:date; q=dns; s=influxx.com ; b=lTatUZcj03WFt45ClAwwY2EDQdrPBomd04tWguNgtIZT8GJHAaPdvNVXJ1hf dUkSVakdhnMaZBL2KlM+apnDg2YRwYFpajQatBhj7UMnOBqyw8tiHKAnMvsOdTjV I0nnNGeIeXOJKiRKLPUB8RByfCGkrjqHEGgQq0AvMHwUexU= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=influxx.com; h= mime-version:to:message-id:content-type:from:subject:date; s= influxx.com; bh=WjNuvJ7uAbw6Bg87J3/k01pQ0L8=; b=pYPf95CPkX+0y87l DdGY+506ZpJeQ9wQ/ZhTa+FMFt8yFtb2E+/nJNySPCXKttviANKxaImeFfiSKm/i w+ZQGNvslK+kLFW9+ndKy2up14ypv7NMdBOXoJpKMVJuAAo3iXrSNG9UUMclMWaM 7U2LQ2A10bVbZwm3R/KTA3RRv30= Received: from [192.168.0.16] (cpe-98-148-138-81.socal.res.rr.com [98.148.138.81]) (Authenticated sender: adam@influxx.com) by homiemail-a61.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 1B60C578071 for ; Sat, 4 May 2013 17:22:59 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753.1) To: After Effects After Effects Mail List Message-Id: <3D0CD044-582C-434A-B562-E7FA9D0BE629@influxx.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1-711637499 From: adam mercado Subject: Posterize a ramp Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 17:22:57 -0700 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753.1) --Apple-Mail-1-711637499 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed I need to create a VU style meter with 6 discrete levels. I looked at the Audio Spectrum and Audio Waveform effects, but =20 neither of those come close. I searched Goole and found a few examples that use the Audio =20 Amplitude assistant, but that just wiggles the matte which creates =20 thin slivers of meter instead of discrete chunks. Is there a way to posterise to absolute values the scale/volume or =20 whatever property would be needed to control the visibility of the =20 matted layer? Adam Mercado Influxx Media Production Fullerton, CA 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 --Apple-Mail-1-711637499 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 I need to create a VU style meter with 6 discrete levels. 
I = looked at the Audio Spectrum and Audio Waveform effects, but neither of = those come close.
I searched Goole and found a few examples = that use the Audio Amplitude assistant, but that just wiggles the matte = which creates thin slivers of meter instead of discrete = chunks. 
Is there a way to posterise to absolute values = the scale/volume or whatever property would be needed to control the = visibility of the matted layer?


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