Return-Path: Received: from eu1sys200aog113.obsmtp.com ([207.126.144.135] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 5200088 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 21:00:48 +0200 Received: from mail-wg0-f46.google.com ([74.125.82.46]) (using TLSv1) by eu1sys200aob113.postini.com ([207.126.147.11]) with SMTP ID DSNKUieGVjfcO7TqvarjN/Wkhy06xbpxRHeF@postini.com; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 19:13:27 UTC Received: by mail-wg0-f46.google.com with SMTP id k14so801830wgh.25 for ; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:13:26 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=dTU8ll83LEkmIoWHV0nOoJ2sG9VK9urZr/b74pofILk=; b=CetfPQcxCZtzl7LKZmzGEEnU8tKcQOK5MEmvhgeHdXy8LN9Am9fPrjL01ADFdhp1BM ENynSsyKMMVnraS2sJbz33Z8mQmxffHUJx9O6nI3Zrq9h/pQavsisu9W/64DkGrfZfqi akVsk1PCQSNA+dg3B+9MFnXbBTCk8YZ5OcUSmjFfbwElqGN2E7FT82mzzIt9SJiLLHru sfuHTxxyRbsMnXJDXa8lqrfd/9hJ7GW4N/bQqjFIDxJ0tlOU5QfSgSMeYoLO4DzVXISK a7bknXBXexi6MWMKRez+MCTx1rMWjmMzU6za6+HyAYopFcLoN9j7s1XNxOqX4lNErly/ IX4Q== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQleQbOUfmBhYHlsI43uU/DzXXHRchCLsjzVXrBfoCTui7ieRJ1ywXQbDZL0VEA1Lh4/qCFZbQitGGzBO6chNAUh8asQpsZ9tjVG7V61LRMiThU1bRPtczRFrkysxdBIstU9TNIPMnj97dn/hJJh8hQQLjzrypB8MGNmLb2s5qD6zbgBvIk= X-Received: by 10.194.193.4 with SMTP id hk4mr3775918wjc.29.1378322006502; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:13:26 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.193.4 with SMTP id hk4mr3775917wjc.29.1378322006382; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:13:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.201.196 with HTTP; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 12:13:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 15:13:26 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Element question now Mocha Ques From: Ross Shain To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bb0394693ad6204e5939979 --047d7bb0394693ad6204e5939979 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Or use mocha AE v3 for 3D camera solver ;) On 4 September 2013 15:09, Brian Behm wrote: > 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 > -- Ross Shain Chief Marketing Officer Imagineer Systems - developers of* mocha* planar tracking and visual effects tools. www.imagineersystems.com Phone: +1.646.298.6458 | Fax: 646.808.0831 | Email: rosss@imagineersystems.com Find us online: Facebook | Vimeo| Imagineer Forums | Imagineer Blog --047d7bb0394693ad6204e5939979 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Or use mocha AE v3 for 3D camera solver ;)

On 4 September 2013 15:09, B= rian Behm <flabbyironman@gmail.com> wrote:
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 bundl= ed 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 abo= ut the volume of the space and not just one tracked point.=A0


Brian=A0


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


On Wed, 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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