Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-dupuy.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.62] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5200040 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:18:02 +0200 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=mindspring.com; b=BnvB+J49Pc8D5wAlD5T11eBNlihWYji0Xs1oyICxZrmWY5TBg3ZNEm9LgI58cX1w; h=Received:From:Content-Type:Message-Id:Mime-Version:Subject:Date:References:To:In-Reply-To:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [98.234.231.236] (helo=[10.0.1.3]) by elasmtp-dupuy.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1VHHqh-0001Fl-8e for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:30:39 -0400 From: Lou Wirth Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_B10B2E86-1861-430C-B1D9-0F196E473346" Message-Id: <1019A0F5-26D1-48B4-BD34-DAA91482556F@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Element question now Mocha Ques Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:36:17 -0700 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) X-ELNK-Trace: f7c94f4255116fd8d4c20f6b8d69d888ba196d48fc2e3f084f205b5f45a427efa91bef57c4e04344350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 98.234.231.236 --Apple-Mail=_B10B2E86-1861-430C-B1D9-0F196E473346 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Yes. Sorry CS6. Using transform and not corner pin. Its pretty smooth = footage but the layer just won't lock down to it they way I'd like. Lou Wirth Productions 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 Corte Madera, CA 94925 www.louwirth.com 415-924-9411p =20 On Sep 4, 2013, at 11:13 AM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" = wrote: > Do you have CS6? Seems that should work pretty good. Which choice = are you using for your track data? I am not looking at the moment but I = believe the non-default choice to the older CS3 (where you save Mocha = tracking data) I think it says, works well for that. > =20 > Eric >=20 >=20 > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Lou Wirth = wrote: > Okay Thanks. Now a Mocha question. As I stated below, trying to = motion track a city aerial and apply to null, parent text to null. Its = kind of ok but not great. The text is not really locked into the = landscape. Kind of drifting. Do I sample a smaller area when tracking? = or should I apple stabilizer to the aerial first? >=20 > Lou > Lou Wirth Productions > 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 > Corte Madera, CA 94925 > www.louwirth.com > 415-924-9411p >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Sep 4, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Jim Curtis wrote: >=20 > > IIRC, the only layers that Element recognizes as Group Sources are = text or masks, not precomps. > > > > > > On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Lou Wirth wrote: > > > >> I have a solid color box 400x700 with a titles on it, precomposed = the two layers. Put in new comp and added a solid to apply Element. I = want to be able to extrude this box and position over a city aerial, = motion track the aerial and apply to the box. So this massive monolith = title over its color bg is sitting in the city among the buildings. = Problem is I can't figure out how to get the title and color on my = extruded Element object I set custom layer to my pre comp title and = particle replicator as my layer. But no go. Just get the blank model = in Element. Any suggestions? > >> > >> thanks > >> > >> Lou > >> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 > >> Corte Madera, CA 94925 > >> www.louwirth.com > >> 415-924-9411p > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> +---End of message---+ > >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Eric D. Kirk | Kirk Productions > The Night Visitor | VFX > 443.206.1347 > www.kirkproductions.com > kirkproductions@gmail.com > IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ > =20 --Apple-Mail=_B10B2E86-1861-430C-B1D9-0F196E473346 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Yes. =  Sorry CS6.  Using transform and not corner pin.  Its = pretty smooth footage but the layer just won't lock down to it they way = I'd like.



Lou Wirth = Productions
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Corte Madera, = CA 94925
415-924-94= 11p
 




On Sep 4, 2013, at 11:13 AM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" <kirkproductions@gmail.com>= ; wrote:

Do you have CS6?  Seems that = should work pretty good.  Which choice are you using for your track = data?  I am not looking at the moment but I believe the non-default = choice to the older CS3 (where you save Mocha tracking data) I = think it says, works well for that.
 
Eric


On Wed, Sep 4, = 2013 at 2:10 PM, Lou Wirth <loutv@mindspring.com> wrote:
Okay Thanks.   = Now a Mocha question.  As I stated below, trying to motion track a = city aerial and apply to null, parent text to null.  Its kind of ok = but not great.  The text is not really locked into the landscape. =  Kind of drifting.  Do I sample a smaller area when tracking? =  or should I apple stabilizer to the aerial first?

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





On Sep 4, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

> IIRC, the only layers that Element recognizes as Group Sources are = text or masks, not precomps.
>
>
> On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Lou Wirth <loutv@mindspring.com> = wrote:
>
>> I have a solid color box 400x700 with a titles on it, = precomposed the two layers.  Put in new comp and added a solid to = apply Element.  I want to be able to extrude this box and position = over a city aerial, motion track the aerial and apply to the box. =  So this massive monolith title over its color bg is sitting in the = city among the buildings.  Problem is I can't figure out how to get = the title and color on my extruded Element object  I set custom = layer to my pre comp title and particle replicator as my layer. =  But no go.  Just get the blank model in Element.  Any = suggestions?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Lou
>> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
>> Corte Madera, CA 94925
>> www.louwirth.com
>> 415-924-9411p
>>
>>
>>
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