From: "Jim Tierney" <jim@digitalanarchy.com>
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Subject: RE: [AE] generate water in AE
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:57:26 -0800
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This is probably better done in a 3D app (and/or realflow, as mentioned). I
didn't look at the article Jim Feeley posted, but compositing in some sort
of stock footage is probably your best option if you want to do it in AE.

Pretty much all of the 'water' options in AE (and Psunami) rely on 2D
displacement maps. You're not going to get a cresting/breaking wave with a
2D displacement map. You can push a 3D mesh up or down, but you can't push
the polygons up and then over, which is what you would need for a cresting
wave. (much less have the mesh bend over and recombine with itself as you
would need for a breaking wave) And then you have to figure out how to do
foam, which is a whole different can of worms (but easier to fake than a
cresting wave).


Cheers,
Jim
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Jim Tierney
President
Digital Anarchy


-----Original Message-----
From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of
Lou Wirth
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 3:46 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: [AE] generate water in AE

Hi
Is there a way to generate water in AE other than Tsunami?  I have it but
oddly enough I can't seem to generate a "Tsunami".  I need to cover the
earth with a giant wave and so it needs to be a sphere.  Any ideas?

Thanks
Lou
Lou Wirth Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, CA 94925
www.louwirth.com
415-924-9411p
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