Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-scoter.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.67] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5200099 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 21:16:19 +0200 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=mindspring.com; b=SX9u3Nv0GbQ+JEImKBUiarbdol7kiR5MHLuMFdVB/ayl+2QKLjYVHXgZP9M5De5q; 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-scoter.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1VHIl6-0001DV-Hh for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:28:56 -0400 From: Lou Wirth Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_C700222D-953E-4351-81B8-AB21B02E499A" Message-Id: <651A8B46-2457-40BE-A77C-066D32200048@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 12:34:34 -0700 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) X-ELNK-Trace: f7c94f4255116fd8d4c20f6b8d69d888ba196d48fc2e3f08f1a5399209a40b20e876581b6605c016350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 98.234.231.236 --Apple-Mail=_C700222D-953E-4351-81B8-AB21B02E499A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Well element is out of the equation as it just complicated things. Lou Wirth Productions 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522 Corte Madera, CA 94925 www.louwirth.com 415-924-9411p =20 On Sep 4, 2013, at 11:51 AM, Ross Shain = wrote: > Without seeing the footage, it is difficult to advise... > You might want to use the AdjustTrack module which was created to = handle track drift. Also - are you sure you do not need a 3D camera = track? You mentioned using Element. If you want 3D text to sit in a = scene and there is significant motion & parallax, you may need a camera = solve.=20 >=20 > If you need mocha help, you can always contact support at: = http://www.imagineersystems.com/contact_form or post on the forum: = http://forum.imagineersystems.com/ >=20 > Best, > Ross >=20 >=20 > On 4 September 2013 14:10, 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 > Ross Shain > Chief Marketing Officer > Imagineer Systems - developers of mocha planar tracking and visual = effects tools. >=20 > www.imagineersystems.com=20 > Phone: +1.646.298.6458 | Fax: 646.808.0831 | Email: = rosss@imagineersystems.com >=20 > Find us online: > Facebook | Vimeo | Imagineer Forums | Imagineer Blog --Apple-Mail=_C700222D-953E-4351-81B8-AB21B02E499A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Well = element is out of the equation as it just complicated = things.


Lou Wirth = Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, = CA 94925
415-924-94= 11p
 




On Sep 4, 2013, at 11:51 AM, Ross Shain <rosss@imagineersystems.com&= gt; wrote:

Without seeing the footage, it = is difficult to advise...
You might want to use the AdjustTrack = module which was created to handle track drift. Also - are you sure you = do not need a 3D camera track? You mentioned using Element. If you want = 3D text to sit in a scene and there is significant motion & = parallax, you may need a camera solve.

If you need mocha help, you can always contact support at: http://www.imagineer= systems.com/contact_form or post on the forum: http://forum.imagineersystems.= com/

Best,
Ross


On 4 September 2013 14:10, 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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