Return-Path: Received: from exprod6og113.obsmtp.com ([64.18.1.31] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5249958 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 11 Oct 2013 22:33:30 +0200 Received: from outbound-smtp-1.corp.adobe.com ([192.150.11.134]) by exprod6ob113.postini.com ([64.18.5.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKUlhgxCprNX1HwRkRooq+fe5yw1UcaX0L@postini.com; Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:34:14 PDT Received: from inner-relay-2.corp.adobe.com ([153.32.1.52]) by outbound-smtp-1.corp.adobe.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id r9BKUWiH015601 for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:30:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nahub02.corp.adobe.com (nahub02.corp.adobe.com [10.8.189.98]) by inner-relay-2.corp.adobe.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id r9BKYBOU020976 for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:34:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nambx09.corp.adobe.com ([10.8.189.47]) by nahub02.corp.adobe.com ([10.8.189.98]) with mapi; Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:34:11 -0700 From: Todd Kopriva To: After Effects Mail List Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:34:09 -0700 Subject: RE: [AE] Levels vs Curves render times Thread-Topic: [AE] Levels vs Curves render times Thread-Index: Ac7GwM8RCMsxdtO3QJmUuYhDCDTjwQAABMZQ Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_B006868B2420FA4F88AB29E127AA783D4A613B35D2nambx09corpad_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_B006868B2420FA4F88AB29E127AA783D4A613B35D2nambx09corpad_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please, do not answer with "copy Frischluft Curves". We really need a detailed, prioritized list of the things that you want in = our Curves effect. If that means that you write a detailed, ordered list of things that are al= l in the Frischluft plug-in, that's legitimate and useful. On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Frank Wylie > wrote: Todd, I'd just negotiate the purchase of Frishluft Curves and put it in the AE pa= ckage as default! ;) http://www.frischluft.com/curves/ Seriously, I used this plugin extensively in color grading about 6 digital = restorations and it's a lifesaver in dealing with weird, discontinuous gamu= t problems and for exact color matching problems. It has a wonderful, customizable interface with hugely expandable curves to= make very fine grained adjustments. Even has a histogram overlay. Can't say enough good things about the plugin... Frank Wylie Library of Congress Timer/grader Disclaimer: My opinions do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. On 10/11/2013 3:22 PM, Todd Kopriva wrote: re-awakening a dormant thread: If we were to spend time improving the Curves effect, what would be the cha= nges that you'd want to see? Be as specific as possible, and list things in= your priority order. Anything in the Curves effect is fair game for this c= onversation, including user interface, performance (as noted by Chris below= ), and additional features. -----Original Message----- From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Chris Zwar Sent: Saturday, 22 June 2013 18:50 To: After Effects Mail List Subject: [AE] Levels vs Curves render times Hi all, I was surprised by something a work colleague encountered this week. I didn't see the project, but I believe it was quite long, with many layers o= f video in it. When he initially went to render it it looked like being a 48 hour render (= this is after the render has been going for several hours). This was too long, = and he guessed that the many instances of the curves plugin were slowing everything down. He stopped the render and went through the project and replaced all the curves plugins with levels instead, to get the same effect= . Then the entire project rendered in about 2 hours. That's a massive difference in speed - this is AE v5, so not something affe= cted by cache. I can understand that curves may be slightly slower to render than levels - but I would never have expected such a massive difference. And my colleague is something of an AE guru and said he had experienced this before, and that he's always found curves to be a slow plugin to render. I= 'd never really noticed... Any thoughts? +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to > +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to > --_000_B006868B2420FA4F88AB29E127AA783D4A613B35D2nambx09corpad_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Please, d= o not answer with “copy Frischluft Curves”.

 

We really need a detailed, prioritized list of the things that y= ou want in our Curves effect.

 

If that means t= hat you write a detailed, ordered list of things that are all in the Frisch= luft plug-in, that’s legitimate and useful.

 

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On Fri, Oct 11, 2= 013 at 1:18 PM, Frank Wylie <sfwylie@woh.rr.com> wrote:

Todd,

I'd just negotiate the purchase of Frishluft Curves and= put it in the AE package as default!  ;)

http://www.frischluft.com/curves= /

Seriously, I used this plugin extensively in color grading abo= ut 6 digital restorations and it's a lifesaver in dealing with weird, disco= ntinuous gamut problems and for exact color matching problems.

It ha= s a wonderful, customizable interface with hugely expandable curves to make= very fine grained adjustments.

Even has a histogram overlay.
Can't say enough good things about the plugin...

Frank Wylie
Lib= rary of Congress
Timer/grader

Disclaimer:  My opinions do no= t necessarily reflect those of my employer.




On 10/11/2013 3:22 PM, Todd Kopriva wrote:

re-awakening a = dormant thread:

If we were to spend time improving the Curves effect= , what would be the changes that you'd want to see? Be as specific as possi= ble, and list things in your priority order. Anything in the Curves effect = is fair game for this conversation, including user interface, performance (= as noted by Chris below), and additional features.

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From: After Effects Mail L= ist [mailto:AE= -List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of
Chris Zwar
Sent: Saturday, 22= June 2013 18:50
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: [AE] Levels vs = Curves render times

Hi all,

I was surprised by something a wo= rk colleague encountered this week.  I
didn't see the project, but = I believe it was quite long, with many layers of
video in it.
When he= initially went to render it it looked like being a 48 hour render (thisis after the render has been going for several hours).  This was too = long, and
he guessed that the many instances of the curves plugin were s= lowing
everything down.  He stopped the render and went through the= project and
replaced all the curves plugins with levels instead, to get= the same effect.
Then the entire project rendered in about 2 hours.
= That's a massive difference in speed - this is AE v5, so not something affe= cted
by cache.
I can understand that curves may be slightly slower to= render than levels -
but I would never have expected such a massive dif= ference.  And my
colleague is something of an AE guru and said he h= ad experienced this
before, and that he's always found curves to be a sl= ow plugin to render.  I'd
never really noticed...
Any thoughts?<= o:p>


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