Return-Path: Received: from na3sys009aog116.obsmtp.com ([74.125.149.240] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 5291761 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 20 Nov 2013 01:06:53 +0100 Received: from mail-qc0-f172.google.com ([209.85.216.172]) (using TLSv1) by na3sys009aob116.postini.com ([74.125.148.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKUov9lIvNURsgYLGAt0k2dWZdazhnaUp7@postini.com; Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:08:54 PST Received: by mail-qc0-f172.google.com with SMTP id l13so2151235qcy.3 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:08:51 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=totaltraining.com; s=google; h=from:to:subject:date:content-type:in-reply-to:message-id :mime-version:reply-to:user-agent; bh=G588MKKhAoY9bp/wxLOQX7zICIA/hh5sdFd+eExSPeM=; b=RwzDvqicIyaaRneImuCIQcEzNDoYTqQ445FXYrmK3zCtizA7flFNhsJ4+VUHw9EZct I0d2gNpiRnl7aI9rKfHrAPbX4iBQF3etRh66M9D0Ekp54krk4ONs7ToN9Wf+d6+C/Lkr AG+WdsoOWnVk9LgEcv9gqq18VL57UNyv8XDxM= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:subject:date:content-type:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:reply-to:user-agent; bh=G588MKKhAoY9bp/wxLOQX7zICIA/hh5sdFd+eExSPeM=; b=Y0EkFdEBu/aG+W+FrefU35gts316rS28Zz5s9XzAraX3ICNFzahN0mHitRDp7aiZFm lN7KTmnVob9co+NYsBj/47S51zegiJOdsc46dmr2XxHivLJnr1YbBGh9CsepYZLVeebj D0yP8ZZw70btTqlvvji3nX2aToj8xQFn2BLpArnRQKNc4OIQfXTSs/8DS2FX95nIhMpT 3youHXmUYrS7FyNymcHJLRLB7BFbmqRpmCzMGBv/rr0mgREu/TYjnvW9GKlHucNH/3/j 4Qv9VLvjmLwblfu4GmJ5lDM6eW14aHveZs9l6ugAf2ckfdCuNyMWSQ7d9FTSnOVG7bWi qCEg== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmzDHXSZK7Qp4CXKLsMypqL0meEvxA4DfqCOjDtoQosRzHozPI2XbgPkzlgo/ISZemExe+TaSSXqYJLvIOr4Q0KrWlMdXRXWqSOUIDXijJ1avK8cJbEv9tbiNQ4jGLlR2wB5F4CPY08FrEvI4JrU2YrppGoSFKgYa3UPF1cOhef30HFCto= X-Received: by 10.49.12.237 with SMTP id b13mr47514003qec.15.1384906131890; Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:08:51 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.49.12.237 with SMTP id b13mr47513989qec.15.1384906131771; Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:08:51 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.17] (pool-108-41-82-35.nycmny.fios.verizon.net. [108.41.82.35]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id b9sm57666512qas.7.2013.11.19.16.08.50 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:08:51 -0800 (PST) From: brian@totaltraining.com To: "After Effects Mail List" Subject: Re: [AE] creating video from still characters Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:09:05 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------=_MBA185A3BE-5E5C-423C-96F6-36A37939FA1A" In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: brian@totaltraining.com User-Agent: eM_Client/5.0.18661.0 --------=_MBA185A3BE-5E5C-423C-96F6-36A37939FA1A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 The first 30 seconds of these two videos demonstrate some examples using= =20 quick moves. https://vimeo.com/54608485 https://vimeo.com/54608486 Hope this helps, Brian ------ Original Message ------ From: "Mary Anne Lynch (chestnut)" To: "After Effects Mail List" Sent: 11/19/2013 7:00:40 PM Subject: [AE] creating video from still characters >Hi everyone, > > > >Can anyone point me to a good example of a video where the editor uses=20 >cross dissolves on a series of "character poses" in order to make the=20 >character come to life? I'm working with "isolated" people (backgrounds= =20 >removed) for an eLearning project. Some characters have associated=20 >brief video clips with them, say, actively pointing off to the side,=20 >but most characters only have still images. Just doing a "jump cut"=20 >with the still characters is getting old. > > > >I remember a number of years back there was a FastSign commercial on=20 >television that used this technique using cross dissolves, but I can't=20 >find it anywhere on their YouTube channel. I am hoping to create more=20 >movement within my project using dissolves and some cuts, but don't=20 >want to call too much attention to the transitions (which I think was=20 >the case in the commercial but I could be wrong) because I don't want=20 >to take away from the scenario and the actual eLearning content. > > > >My projects are created in Captivate, and I dearly miss the keyframing=20 >and precision control. Since I=E2=80=99m only exporting video from Captiva= te=20 >anyway, I can move to Premiere or, if one can suggest a better effect=20 >to use within it, AE. > > > >I hope I explained my situation correctly. Any tips, examples,=20 >techniques, etc. would be appreciated. Thank you, > > > >Mary Anne > --------=_MBA185A3BE-5E5C-423C-96F6-36A37939FA1A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
The first 30 seconds of these two videos demonstrate some examples = using quick moves.

https://vi= meo.com/54608485
https://vim= eo.com/54608486
 
Hope this helps,
Brian
 
------ Original Message ------
From: "Mary Anne Lynch (chestnut)" <mal@chestnut-sw.com>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: 11/19/2013 7:00:40 PM
Subject: [AE] creating video from still characters

Hi everyone,

 

Can anyone point me to a good example of a video where= the editor uses cross dissolves on a series of "character poses" in order= to make the character come to life? I'm working with "isolated" people = (backgrounds removed) for an eLearning project. Some characters have associ= ated brief video clips with them, say, actively pointing off to the side,= but most characters only have still images. Just doing a "jump cut" with= the still characters is getting old.

 

I remember a number of years back there was a FastSign= commercial on television that used this technique using cross dissolves,= but I can't find it anywhere on their YouTube channel. I am hoping to crea= te more movement within my project using dissolves and some cuts, but don't= want to call too much attention to the transitions (which I think was the= case in the commercial but I could be wrong) because I don't want to take= away from the scenario and the actual eLearning content.

 

My projects are created in Captivate, and I dearly = miss the keyframing and precision control. Since I=E2=80=99m only exporting= video from Captivate anyway, I can move to Premiere or, if one can suggest= a better effect to use within it, AE.

 

I hope I explained my situation correctly. Any tips,= examples, techniques, etc. would be appreciated. Thank you,

 

Mary Anne

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