Return-Path: Received: from mail-la0-f42.google.com ([209.85.215.42] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5200083 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:56:23 +0200 Received: by mail-la0-f42.google.com with SMTP id ep20so720315lab.29 for ; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:09:01 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=9WGve8xOxoSndAWfDXkts7VioI5aeFjn3YMpIzqte0c=; b=DFQk6DeY1Fl82kxspCUmC5pq6GF25rVfsJs+ePQByPMRD9bVGw7fFCzeCoiCFQsCsc zOBHAq+ErOeh3IB7Hz19UbjPNTq/NTCgIehrSJROWFaUJhF/m440PGNX3/cnM/SeMv5Q 82udS5bMyIgrLYLJB/UMOV5cRPfau+8iO8u8xL+5BYJfGrJwPzCicG+Gj+/SiX/yoE8H xsry2cQBp6UTENlh0yDLJpb/tFN5E5NPsHrrdSRmaBn0NnQRZZrNloJc/+C7EEtdfLo8 L4ao3WIL9irC36XZUzkoIQ6ZsZHPgiI9wp57MY6pR1710YlrY4fTVfmRGbQkNm2Usni2 jevQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.152.88.74 with SMTP id be10mr3864816lab.4.1378321740859; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:09:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.112.26.236 with HTTP; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 12:09:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:09:00 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Element question now Mocha Ques From: Brian Behm To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c34e6cc010ee04e593899f --001a11c34e6cc010ee04e593899f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Lou, This sounds like it might not be something you want to track in Mocha. I'd look at using the normal After Effects camera tracker that got bundled in last version. You'll be able to grab a null from that will be in the right 3D space with a camera that's pretty close to right. Mocha is great but this sounds like something where you want have a better idea about the volume of the space and not just one tracked point. Brian Brian Behm Rooster Teeth Productions Austin, TX On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:10 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? > > 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 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 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 > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > -- not getting enough of my blather? check out http://flabbyironman.blogspot.com or my portfolio at http://behmcreative.com --001a11c34e6cc010ee04e593899f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Lou,

This sounds like it might no= t be something you want to track in Mocha. I'd look at using the normal= After Effects camera tracker that got bundled in last version. You'll = be able to grab a null from that will be in the right 3D space with a camer= a that's pretty close to right. Mocha is great but this sounds like som= ething where you want have a better idea about the volume of the space and = not just one tracked point.=A0


Brian=A0


<= div>Brian Behm
Rooster Teeth Productions
Austin, TX


On We= d, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Lou Wirth <loutv@mindspring.com> wrote:
Okay Thanks. =A0 Now a Mocha question. =A0As= I stated below, trying to motion track a city aerial and apply to null, pa= rent text to null. =A0Its kind of ok but not great. =A0The text is not real= ly locked into the landscape. =A0Kind of drifting. =A0Do I sample a smaller= area when tracking? =A0or should I apple stabilizer to the aerial first?
Lou
Lou Wirth Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, CA 94925
www.louwirth.com<= br> 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 tex= t 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. =A0Put in new comp and added a solid to apply Element. =A0I= want to be able to extrude this box and position over a city aerial, motio= n track the aerial and apply to the box. =A0So this massive monolith title = over its color bg is sitting in the city among the buildings. =A0Problem is= I can't figure out how to get the title and color on my extruded Eleme= nt object =A0I set custom layer to my pre comp title and particle replicato= r as my layer. =A0But no go. =A0Just get the blank model in Element. =A0Any= suggestions?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Lou
>> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
>> Corte Madera, CA 94925
>> www.louwirth= .com
>> 415-924-9411p
>>
>>
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