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[108.41.82.35]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id r4sm3965452qen.13.2014.01.22.15.24.04 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:24:04 -0800 (PST) From: brian@totaltraining.com To: "After Effects Mail List" , "After Effects Mail List" Subject: Re[2]: [AE] Re[2]: [AE] Colorama Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:23:45 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------=_MB4ED0F936-0309-4DEC-AEDE-9B574787AB59" In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: brian@totaltraining.com User-Agent: eM_Client/6.0.19714.0 --------=_MB4ED0F936-0309-4DEC-AEDE-9B574787AB59 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 It's a circular gradient because at heart, it started out as a=20 color-cycling plugin and the circle was the best way to generate=20 seamless cycles. As for precision, add the shift key when dragging the color points to=20 snap to compass points. You can even snap two triangles to the same=20 compass point, and set one on the right and one on the left, once you=20 get the hang of the shift key. You can always undo to get a triangle=20 back to a previous point. Multiple undos are supported. Command-drag a triangle to copy it... and add the command key after you=20 start dragging to turn the triangle into a sampler tool... useful for=20 "gamma-style" adjustments between any two colors. There's a lot of functionality in that little circle if you are willing=20 to dig a little. :) Brian ------ Original Message ------ From: "Robert Kjettrup" To: "After Effects Mail List" Sent: 1/22/2014 6:08:11 PM Subject: Re: [AE] Re[2]: [AE] Colorama >Colorama is quite a powerful tool to remap channels with a gradient and= =20 >use other channels to drive it... >But just like Andrew i really dont like that Colorama uses the default=20 >terrible OS colorpicker instead of the much nicer Adobe one. > >And the not very good UI design of the circle color ramp (sorry Brian),= =20 >it is so easy to by accident move one point from 0 to some other value,= =20 >and you cant be sure if you get it back at exact 0, only guessing and=20 >hoping by dragging the point back and watch the image, hoping that it=20 >wont set on a value that is 0,023. > >It would have been a much better design with just a liniar gradient. I=20 >can see the point in the circular gradient UI when using some of the=20 >more exotic gradients that flow through colors, but in most cases i=20 >dont see the point other than for looking more fancyful :-) > >Does Adobe own the source code for these old effects now, or are they=20 >just licensed like the bundled CC effects? > > >- Robert > > > >2014/1/22 >>I just used Colorama on a project to make a "sawtooth" gradient...=20 >>super-simple with Colorama, complicated with any other AE tool. >> >>Like Andrew, I use Colorama almost every day, but I might be biased. >> >>Brian >> >>------ Original Message ------ >>From: "Andrew Embury" >>To: "After Effects Mail List" >>Sent: 1/22/2014 5:16:47 PM >>Subject: Re: [AE] Colorama >> >>>Hey Jim, >>> >>>Glad you asked! There are several uses that I use Colorama for that I= =20 >>>don't think I could ever go without. >>> >>>Things I use Colorama for: >>> >>>- Make a matte from footage >>>- A range selection tool >>>- Animated colour cycles >>>- Changing the colour of a gradient quickly and efficiently /=20 >>>removing the gradients interpolation (no stepping) >>>- Colour grading >>>- Adding colour values to different parts of the image based on=20 >>>(luminance, alpha, hue, etc.) >>> >>>Take care! >>> >>>- Andrew >>> >>> >>> >>>On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: >>>>On Jan 21, 2014, at 6:25 PM, Andrew Embury =20 >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>> > You see, I use Colorama on a near daily basis >>>> >>>> >>>>I'm curious about this. I rarely use Colorama, and it looks like it= =20 >>>>does a lot of things, but I haven't taken the time to explore it=20 >>>>much. >>>> >>>>What does it do that you find so useful as to use it "on a near=20 >>>>daily basis?" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>+---End of message---+ >>>>To unsubscribe send any message to >>> > --------=_MB4ED0F936-0309-4DEC-AEDE-9B574787AB59 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
It's a circular gradient because at heart, it started out as a color-c= ycling plugin and the circle was the best way to generate seamless cycles.=
 
As for precision, add the shift key when dragging the color points = to snap to compass points. You can even snap two triangles to the same comp= ass point, and set one on the right and one on the left, once you get the= hang of the shift key. You can always undo to get a triangle back to a = previous point. Multiple undos are supported.
 
Command-drag a triangle to copy it... and add the command key after= you start dragging to turn the triangle into a sampler tool... useful for= "gamma-style" adjustments between any two colors. 

There'= s a lot of functionality in that little circle if you are willing to dig= a little. :)

Brian
 
------ Original Message ------
From: "Robert Kjettrup" <rob= ert@stvmayday.dk>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: 1/22/2014 6:08:11 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] Re[2]: [AE] Colorama
 
Colorama is quite a powerful tool to remap channels with = a gradient and use other channels to drive it... =20
But just like Andrew i really dont like that Colorama uses the default= terrible OS colorpicker instead of the much nicer Adobe one. 

And the not very good UI design of the circle color ramp (sorry Brian)= , it is so easy to by accident move one point from 0 to some other value,= and you cant be sure if you get it back at exact 0, only guessing and hopi= ng by dragging the point back and watch the image, hoping that it wont set= on a value that is 0,023. 

It would have been a much better design with just a liniar gradient.= I can see the point in the circular gradient UI when using some of the = more exotic gradients that flow through colors, but in most cases i dont= see the point other than for looking more fancyful :-)

Does Adobe own the source code for these old effects now, or are they= just licensed like the bundled CC effects?


- Robert 



2014/1/22 <brian@totaltraining.com>
I just used Colorama on a project to make a "sawtooth" gradient... = super-simple with Colorama, complicated with any other AE tool.
 
Like Andrew, I use Colorama almost every day, but I might be biased.
 
Brian
 
------ Original Message ------
From: "Andrew Embury" <aembury= @gmail.com>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: 1/22/2014 5:16:47 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] Colorama
 
Hey Jim,=20

Glad you asked! There are several uses that I use Colorama for that= I don't think I could ever go without.

Things I use Colorama for:

- Make a matte from footage
-  A range selection tool
- Animated colour cycles
- Changing the colour of a gradient quickly and efficiently / removing= the gradients interpolation (no stepping)
- Colour grading
- Adding colour values to different parts of the image based on (lumin= ance, alpha, hue, etc.)

Take care!

- Andrew



On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:
On Jan 21, 2014, at 6:25 PM, Andrew Embury <aembury@gmail.com> wrote:

> You see, I use= Colorama on a near daily basis


I'm curious about this.=  I rarely use Colorama, and it looks like it does a lot of things,= but I haven't taken the time to explore it much.

What does it do= that you find so useful as to use it "on a near daily basis?"


<= BR>+---End of message---+
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