Return-Path: Received: from mail-ea0-f169.google.com ([209.85.215.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5200048 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:20:58 +0200 Received: by mail-ea0-f169.google.com with SMTP id k11so387312eaj.14 for ; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:33:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=sender:from:content-type:message-id:mime-version:subject:date :references:to:in-reply-to; bh=Y7J1av7/OPgP65YY2NZebIFGmCx6L8gDxbqH77jSC4k=; b=cOh1tw/OVxhc5HtovqsGSDiQTQQfDbfonoBwNJsQVynYdgNFFHnOTvLG97NugDi0IZ +U9f9ekBSp40k5lVgAjugcK6vtUBy8HmoGA34QPAaqMVU/WqgHXbh2TW+ODDYHGyJhG7 qsS0Ty9uzSjrRm4a1xhA+gfGrSZRKncvMteAEyXhXuOEYb06YfGo/zGQv8vfpFKQTWMg Jsdn+ZjOMCGakDuGfSZi8t9OzbuTihry7y9r0eLSgZWjVVP33iCujGvc+UxVf5nS+amu esvXyHZWOrpb4H1PL4OjALJk05ABzrAzklZfkJhhD3i8LLzpypGARbEo3PfMWh2H3NnM sBTQ== X-Received: by 10.14.99.193 with SMTP id x41mr5651350eef.52.1378319615493; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:33:35 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.13] (dhcp-077-251-014-018.chello.nl. [77.251.14.18]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id x47sm42166928eea.16.1969.12.31.16.00.00 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:33:35 -0700 (PDT) Sender: Gary Berendsen From: Gary Berendsen Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_05158DBD-A78E-4E4B-8FAC-D7F807A66541" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Element question now Mocha Ques Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:33:32 +0200 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) --Apple-Mail=_05158DBD-A78E-4E4B-8FAC-D7F807A66541 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Instead of using transform, use one of the points of the corner pin = surface as your position data, might work better. So track using the surface,export paste. --g On Sep 4, 2013, at 8:36 PM, Lou Wirth wrote: > 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. >=20 >=20 >=20 > 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 11:13 AM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" = wrote: >=20 >> 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 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_05158DBD-A78E-4E4B-8FAC-D7F807A66541 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 loutv@mindspring.com> = wrote:
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
415-924-9= 411p
 




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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