Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.74] (HELO homiemail-a10.g.dreamhost.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5061034 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 05 May 2013 05:38:01 +0200 Received: from homiemail-a10.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a10.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AD35280063 for ; Sat, 4 May 2013 20:46:41 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=influxx.com; h=mime-version :in-reply-to:references:content-type:message-id :content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to; q=dns; s= influxx.com; b=AvZqtMErkL7sTv1hAdCv9gHjyfNBLqJ/QC0thebEQo6hP0x4m 5cRR880Q2uhQt/8kzrNEsstuq5Gq+AWohNcoOGMaFJNaidmlOG0eijVyBo9rKZtO xKmEGMo/IpIkBzmtD7PAOzdQ/FfTw+5LvISosf4scurrcb6DEa38gVewxs= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=influxx.com; h= mime-version:in-reply-to:references:content-type:message-id :content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to; s=influxx.com; bh=HO1Yri2zm5vgIb6w1wUnvema7dE=; b=SlVS7UGFCPLDyqjZlPZ3YiR1EhaF MruJnwZnHPPheIN5E9QIyc1q1GNUx06ib0v5nlAMq6PLElW2cXflr897nBSoa68h jEs0tjrd4w8y0DTxKKRdMvosngOyQySSTLXtazAL3JtPlvwll6VYx47ie/Mm/gm7 oq96kkRVOB49sQA= 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-a10.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 5C16028005C for ; Sat, 4 May 2013 20:46:41 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753.1) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: adam mercado Subject: Re: [AE] Posterize a ramp Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 20:46:41 -0700 To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753.1) yes, you are exactly right Robert, thanks 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 On May 4, 2013, at 7:26 PM, Robert W. Walker wrote: > The matte grid won't do what he wants - I think - because he wants to > quantize the values so that each segment is either on or off, not > partially illuminated. Sounds like something Dan Ebberts could =20 > cook up, > but way beyond my ability to execute with expressions. > > Hopefully one of the master expressionists on the list can chime in. > > Robert W. Walker > Los Angeles > > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: [AE] Posterize a ramp >> From: Teddy Gage >> Date: Sat, May 04, 2013 8:36 pm >> To: "After Effects Mail List" >> >> >> If i understand you correctly, i think youre overthinking it. Just =20= >> put a >> grid as a matte above each bar graph blocking out the discrete =20 >> units. I >> dont see why you couldnt do this with audio to keyframe data. Or =20 >> trapcode >> soundkeys >> >> On Saturday, May 4, 2013, adam mercado wrote: >> >>> 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 thin =20 >>> 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 =20 >>> the 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> --=20 >> Animator & Editor >> www.teddygage.com >> Brooklyn > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to