Mailing List AE-List@media-motion.tv — Message #64298
From: Timothy Sassoon <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Subject: Re: [AE] Best plugin to normalise z depths
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 23:21:41 -0700
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Is Brightness/contrast 32-bit clean? I would presume so. Brightness has the virtue of moving all values equally, no companding.

Tim
On Aug 8, 2018, 11:16 PM -0700, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv>, wrote:
Hi all,

I’m currently working on a project where frames are supplied as multichannel exrs. I’m working in 32bit float, linear space. The z-depth pass has raw values in it which are huge, I am normalising it in a precomp so I can see it, and tint it for fog/atmos effects. Currently I’m using the exposure effect to bring the values down into visible range, but as the exposure plugin has a limit of 10 stops sometimes I’m having to use 2 copies. Once I can see the image I use the levels effect to fine tune the blacks / whites.

I’m wondering if there’s a better tool. I know AE is a bit lacking when it comes to 32 bit support, so is there a better way to bring these massive numbers down into a 0-1 range? Or is exposure / levels the best we’ve got to work with?


-Chris

PS. It’s not an option to change the way the z pass is rendered in 3D.
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