Film/ HDR/ 32位元浮點合成 in After Effects....Part 07

Video Gamma:<br />因為log色彩空間根本看起來就不自然, 有人說它是一個糟透的色彩空間去工作大概一點也不奇怪. 但是還有另一種色彩空間我們天天會碰到, 它已經跟隨著整個電腦使用歷史,你根本不會覺得有甚麼問題在這種色彩空間下工作,它就是你的電腦螢幕video色彩空間.<br /><br />妳可能毫無疑問認為在8位元的128(0~255)數值就是黑與白的中間值. 所以製作一個中灰就是全白的一半亮度,對吧！但當你知道其實上述是錯的你可能會大吃一驚！ 其實真正的128數值是要比你印象中的中灰還要暗的許多,甚至在大部分螢幕上顯示128數值還不到全白的 1/4亮度！<br /><br />在某種系統中"一半的輸入,且給你一半的輸出"我們稱這種系統為"直線性"系統, 但然而螢幕(就像許多真實世界裡的東西)它並不是直線性的, 當一個系統不是直線性(曲線性)的時候,你可以說它是gamma功能的行為模式<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjC-c1YhYf3g7w18KLxNKBDTi9s0RhllTXRYTiMNiPbbRVFenwMaFBkStQrsl8jz6vosLPX1WJkLyiPRCrqZzGeoKJzDIHdWtcyIz-hqvHBgFak9OvOkJtQegpmO_idzgyu-iTpYJQW0/s1600-h/videogamma.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251468535724736258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjC-c1YhYf3g7w18KLxNKBDTi9s0RhllTXRYTiMNiPbbRVFenwMaFBkStQrsl8jz6vosLPX1WJkLyiPRCrqZzGeoKJzDIHdWtcyIz-hqvHBgFak9OvOkJtQegpmO_idzgyu-iTpYJQW0/s400/videogamma.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Output=input的gamma次方且0<=input<=1, 在此功能下運作,在最暗與最亮數值.(0.0與1.0)的數值是永遠被鎖定的,並且gamma數值就是定義在最暗(0.0)到最亮(1.0)之間的轉化運算行為. 優良的套裝應用程序的gamma可以被套用不同的gamma數值彼此平衡計算在一起,透過套用gamma與1/gamma一起數學運算是彼此相互平衡抵消, 結果是甚麼也沒作用, 還有gamma 1.0就是直線性色彩概念. 在以往Mac螢幕有gamma 1.8與PC螢幕的gamma 2.2, 但真正的重點是說明你的螢幕對於較低亮度的輸入電壓是反應較遲緩的 , 以致造成陰暗影像結果. 但數位影像在螢幕上沒有變暗的原因就是數位影像被反向gamma功能作用著,在數位相機/數位錄影機拍攝時用gamma 0.4545夾入數位影像, 所以在還沒有顯示在任何螢幕上時就先把數位影像所有pixel弄亮許多. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeYEVNWBmRxmj8dwOry5h53OzkhZKhDXJvuO3e31UDfeNOy86XT5mgyBzNXxbKH8XhIsRR_gnFnB7hv9rtUouHtCpOwOYL1F3JhO2u6_iVuhCmgnVHsaQ00ySVPtx5h8YxS-hYCwR7ms/s1600-h/lifegamma.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251468460929191618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeYEVNWBmRxmj8dwOry5h53OzkhZKhDXJvuO3e31UDfeNOy86XT5mgyBzNXxbKH8XhIsRR_gnFnB7hv9rtUouHtCpOwOYL1F3JhO2u6_iVuhCmgnVHsaQ00ySVPtx5h8YxS-hYCwR7ms/s400/lifegamma.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3hO15lFAkKcPuACFrehSHuFEXUbRKTBReHw1wDzMe7F0iY8etUOjbdV5JGHLKUiwofQ30qOQfmh5SYosYgJlMZLeYBmudSsnzrP3_ntnCqIZiEtnJE2Gcvu56UErVH8lZrm_884fvRy6/s1600/CRT+gamma.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465201638663680290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3hO15lFAkKcPuACFrehSHuFEXUbRKTBReHw1wDzMe7F0iY8etUOjbdV5JGHLKUiwofQ30qOQfmh5SYosYgJlMZLeYBmudSsnzrP3_ntnCqIZiEtnJE2Gcvu56UErVH8lZrm_884fvRy6/s400/CRT+gamma.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 157px; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />是的！所有的數位都有這一段pre-gamma動作,因為video gamma新組譯的色彩空間不是給合成用的色彩空間,若直接拿這些顯示在螢幕上的(pre-gamma 0.4545)的數位影像用來做合成會引發許多無法控制的問題, 類似log的組譯, video gamma的組譯在較暗區域有更多的層次, 所以video gamma有它特別著重(暗)的部份, 同理之, video gamma跟log的cineon檔案一樣, 要合成前都要先進行色彩空間轉換.<br /><br />關於gamma問題,妳可能已經一個頭兩個大, 下列還有一些有關gamma應用的地方也一起提出討論.<br />1: 妳可能有用過攝影學上的灰度卡, 我們大家都知道是18%中灰卡, 但為甚麼不是50%灰卡呢？如果妳問你的攝影學老師,他(她)可能會"hmmm...!? 那是一個很複雜的問題"<br /><br />2: 雖然我已提到螢幕使用gamma 2.2會把數位影像弄暗, 但為甚麼在電腦中所做出來的 gray scale ramp(灰度漸層)沒有看起來被弄的很暗呢？ 而且50%灰度在螢幕上看起來就像50%灰啊!?<br /><br />上述原因就是我們人類眼睛也是以非直線性的色彩方式來看世界(天啊！), 其實人類眼睛的gamma 0.4545正好相互抵消把螢幕變暗的gamma 2.2,換言之人類眼睛會把世界萬物影像看的比實際亮度還要亮很多, 還有人眼的gamma 0.4545是非常敏感對於弱光線,在暗部影像有很好的判斷能力,但對於亮部高光的敏感度判斷力都比較弱.<br /><br />所以被螢幕弄暗的50%中灰顏色光線進入我們的肉眼 ,肉眼gamma 0.4545又把它拉亮起來(此回答第2問題中50%灰度在螢幕上看起來就像50%灰, 且軟體的特效色彩運作是以直線性數學概念), 所以！如果你刷了一個灰色漆在牆上,其實眼睛看起來它會比真實世界色彩要亮！所以真實世界的萬物其實要比你眼睛看起來還要暗的許多呈現著！ 沒錯！我們都錯了一輩子 , 而且已習慣錯了(此回答第1問題中為甚麼18%的暗灰色是中灰的概念, 因為你所看的18%灰是在螢幕的gamma 2.2作用之下變暗的,若你的螢幕可以切換到gamma 1.0或透過應用軟體LUT去看18%暗灰會變成你所熟悉的中灰).<br /><br />Oh!回到那18%灰的問題,請試著套用我們的gamma 0.4方程式回到18%暗灰上面, 所以0.18的0.4次方等於0.504 TaDa.......!<br />沒錯！現在是中灰,所以用18%灰卡進行攝影測光所得建議曝光數值所拍下的照片曝光亮度是較為人眼看世界萬物進行時進入大腦印象相符合的！我想你的攝影學老師應該非常清楚的！ hmmmm.....<br /><br /><br />這裡有篇關於gamma的迷惑, 希望用另一種不同角度去看gamma的存在, 也許會容易些....XD, I hope...

Film/ HDR/ 32位元浮點合成 in After Effects....Part 07

Video Gamma: 因為log色彩空間根本看起來就不自然, 有人說它是一個糟透的色彩空間去工作大概一點也不奇怪. 但是還有另一種色彩空間我們天天會碰到, 它已經跟隨著整個電腦使用歷史,你根本不會覺得有甚麼問題在這種色彩空間下工作,它就是你的電腦螢幕video色彩空間. 妳...

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About Stop Motion animation....

有天AIC的Hamer聊到一些stopmotion的東西<br />Stop Motion? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_motion">What the hack is Stop Motion</a>?<br />中文叫"偶動畫"大多利用沒有生命的玩偶或其他東西以一張一張靜止拍攝, 腦子冒出許多看過的stopmotion動畫, 大學時期也幫過傳統animation dept.同學拍攝過stopmotion動畫, 將內藏軟銅絲的自製布偶, 一格一格拍, 光是要布偶站起來就傷透腦筋, 那時候又沒有像<a href="http://www.boinx.com/istopmotion/overview/">istopmotion</a>的偶動畫拍攝軟體, 過程緩慢又辛苦...<br /><br />大約去年吧看到美國聯合航空的一個廣告印象深刻, 由Jamie Caliri執導, <a href="http://www.jamiecaliri.com/unitedweb.html">點這裡可以下載33mb mov製作過程介紹</a>, 與<a href="http://www.jamiecaliri.com/united/index.html">製作過程照片</a>, 他們甚至開發出自己的stopmotion軟體, 叫<a href="http://www.dragonstopmotion.com/">DRAGON</a>, 有可能是因為這個project而起的吧!<br /><br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B9vWCKlseus&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B9vWCKlseus&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Check it out....<br /><br />oh! 不過卻也有人反其道而行, 用CG animation去模擬粘土偶動畫效果(我猜的!)>> Sony Bravia CF<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CLUAbkRUvVQ&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CLUAbkRUvVQ&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br />Oh! Wait..它是用拍的.. holy crazy stop motion project, I was totally wrong about sony bravia CF... , New Yorker saw their production on street....<br /><br />Sorry! I was wrong again..套用"<a href="http://chihmingchang.blogspot.com/2007/10/sony-bravia-bunnies.html">動畫筆記本</a>"的說法<br />這算是<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixilation">Pixilation Animation</a>和Puppet Animation的混和吧! <a href="http://bravia.sony.eu/bravia.html">Sony Bravia bunnies 官網</a><br />與製作過成影片, 千萬別錯過...現在終於真相大白!!!!!!!!

About Stop Motion animation....

有天AIC的Hamer聊到一些stopmotion的東西 Stop Motion? What the hack is Stop Motion ? 中文叫"偶動畫"大多利用沒有生命的玩偶或其他東西以一張一張靜止拍攝, 腦子冒出許多看過的stopmotion動畫,...

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StarPro plugin from Maas Digital

<a href="http://www.maasdigital.com/starpro/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665072173763282690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaQ4NGZ1aFsuzdoRUj0cQs0qhgOr2N9uiAFLM8ijwIK9NbF-PiqLYDlDKkHOUFKbRoKQ9KBE_FVmKxsFzwzLmuwawjWzcDA0PPfdsqAFT4JDGJe9qw1jUfLaNtnZoy_D7pM6pe3UErhmY/s400/starpro_logo.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 146px;" /></a>

StarPro plugin from Maas Digital

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AE linear workflow

<a href="http://prolost.com/blog/2009/9/30/passing-the-linear-torch.html">http://prolost.com/blog/2009/9/30/passing-the-linear-torch.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br />http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/workflow/understanding-linear-workflow/<br /><br />

AE linear workflow

http://prolost.com/blog/2009/9/30/passing-the-linear-torch.html http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/workflow/understanding-linear-workflow/

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what is ChromAberration?????

<a href="http://maltaannon.com/articles/after-effects/chromabberation/">ChromAberration training from http://maltaannon.com</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMChOK8eaiUnOg1pa-E1tWlqq2bCkTMXH_LjIQlFyK8G-zD6jCyDURXNNsyhlhRGMZ8e8738HgI-OdlxP0JuYAgMeNCUOfiR1i23iefCU9_KCBw8DAZwrzh5_TsM_453uPh8Za-DiAPoCL/s1600/preview.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559725286737448578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMChOK8eaiUnOg1pa-E1tWlqq2bCkTMXH_LjIQlFyK8G-zD6jCyDURXNNsyhlhRGMZ8e8738HgI-OdlxP0JuYAgMeNCUOfiR1i23iefCU9_KCBw8DAZwrzh5_TsM_453uPh8Za-DiAPoCL/s400/preview.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" /></a>

what is ChromAberration?????

ChromAberration training from http://maltaannon.com

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The waiting in finished.... finally....finally....finally-Trapcode Particular for Nuke

看到這個CG news, 眼淚差點就要流出來了.... 感謝 Red Giant Software的努力......特此發文慶祝<br /><a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/trapcode-particular-nuke/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538488533455034594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHDE-IX-ZeUkb5J_PTYphZ8WR846Sfl8162kEfpe8MQFU73-Gn8-AM3Kkaa8Xr4M5bXURVKsFE8auGGGZzC002n7887ZxwNOHQ84inTUTO1nHMi463IGmQG1DR7osfxrAErI9xUWWPVxB/s400/image_product_large_86.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/particular/">The NEWS from Foundry</a>....<br />and <a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/videos/tutorials/#trapcode-particular-nuke">30mins traning video </a>from Red Giant software.....<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16424513" width="400" height="265" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16424513">Trapcode Particular for Nuke Tutorial v1 by Steve Wright</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/thefoundry">Hieronymus Foundry</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

The waiting in finished.... finally....finally....finally-Trapcode Particular for Nuke

看到這個CG news, 眼淚差點就要流出來了.... 感謝 Red Giant Software的努力......特此發文慶祝 The NEWS from Foundry .... and 30mins traning video from Red Giant software...

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uv mapping in after effects

<a href="http://maltaannon.com/articles/after-effects/youveelizer/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535763499985729490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb26yGzxxiMSV0lUWs9R4hHmXRkB20dAGxm8Vq_RlM0rX8ayEH1x9UHHx6DVaUWrWTYKnQMHVFAsXkIqjHZiZ92oQHYQyh9EvlcCl4wWMIoNunR_AIvSLm7SP6pZgc0oyfUk6jn2wVM0yb/s400/post.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 99px;" /></a><br />Great info about uv mapping in after effects and some cool plugins from maltaannon.com

uv mapping in after effects

Great info about uv mapping in after effects and some cool plugins from maltaannon.com

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good work to see "The VITAL EP"

Nice mood, Nice space ambient feeling, Nice music...<br /><object height="200" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11226294&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11226294&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="200"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11226294">The VITAL EP x Horizon Variations By Adrien Dezalay</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/blackskyrecords">VITAL</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>

good work to see "The VITAL EP"

Nice mood, Nice space ambient feeling, Nice music... The VITAL EP x Horizon Variations By Adrien Dezalay from VITAL on Vimeo .

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valueAtTime and yRotation

delay = 2; //number of frames to delay<br /><br />d = delay*thisComp.frameDuration*(index - 1);<br />thisComp.layer("2_17").transform.yRotation.valueAtTime(time - d)

valueAtTime and yRotation

delay = 2; //number of frames to delay d = delay*thisComp.frameDuration*(index - 1); thisComp.layer("2_17").transform.yRotation.va...

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After Effects Scripting Resources

<u><b>After Effects Scripting Resources</b></u><br /><br /><b>Included with <a href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/scripting/" target="_blank">ExtendScript Toolkit (ESTK)</a></b>:<br /><a href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/scripting/pdfs/adobe_intro_to_scripting.pdf" target="_blank">ADOBE® INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPTING</a><br /><a href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/scripting/pdfs/javascript_tools_guide_cs4.pdf" target="_blank">JAVASCRIPT TOOLS GUIDE</a><br />OBJECT MODEL VIEWER<br /><br /><b>Other resources:</b><br /><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/pdfs/aftereffectscs3_scripting_guide.pdf" target="_blank">Adobe® Creative Suite 3 After Effects® Scripting Guide</a><br /><a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/toddkopriva/2008/12/after_effects_cs4_scripting_ch.html" target="_blank">CS4 Scripting changes blog post</a><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0596101996?tag=afteeffescri-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0596101996&adid=0V102MMQ37W9NYVM3HNX&" target="_blank"> javascript: The Definitive Guide, David Flanagan</a><br />Various websites reachable via internet search<br /><a href="http://aenhancers.com/" target="_blank">http://aenhancers.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321592018?ie=UTF8&tag=afteeffescri-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0321592018" target="_blank">After Effects CS4 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques, Mark Christiansen</a>

After Effects Scripting Resources

After Effects Scripting Resources Included with ExtendScript Toolkit (ESTK) : ADOBE® INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPTING JAVASCRIPT TOOLS GUIDE OBJECT...

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After Effects CS5 is going to 64bit native...

<a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/keyframes/2009/10/our_next_release_64-bit_native.html">The future of After Effects is 64-bit native</a>

After Effects CS5 is going to 64bit native...

The future of After Effects is 64-bit native

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Knoll 3D Flare (Beta): Free tools for 3D Lighting

The waiting is over...<br /><a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/featured-news/knoll-3D-flare-commercial/?utm_source=affiliates&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=partnerid&partner=KNOLL3DBETA" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416384920979913394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2us0boVrBR3GJzDIqWPwNwMWSPgpAEC_XTYWA9Vx8efXb2RLraFAYfpSevF6-J6-j0ktQeO79b2PdJWrhluChjxX6Ay9neohKRGsVlQoop_PqnPulm2tbiy_MprOh_XvGqfnKSkKfsesZ/s400/K3DF+_Hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" /></a><br /><ul><li><b>3D Camera Aware: </b>Link a lens flares to a 3D Light's XYZ position.</li><li><b>Z-Depth:</b> Distance of flare from camera effects flare's intensity.</li><li><b>Color Linking:</b> Light color effects flare color.</li><li><b>Intensity Linking:</b> Light intensity effects flare's intensity.</li><li><b>Multiple Lights: </b>Apply to every light in your comp.</li><li><b>World Scale:</b> Control the amount of flare scaling relative to a light's distance from the camera</li><li><b>Edge Flareup: </b>As flares near the edge of the comp they automatically brighten and flareup replicating natural lens phenomena.</li><li><b>Full 3D Obscuration: </b>All 3D layers in your composition can be used to obscure the flare. As the 3D light travels behind a layer, the flare dims and goes out.</li><li><b>Full RGB Obscuration:</b> As the flare passes behind one or many semi-transparent layers, it mixes the layer colors into the flare.</li></ul> <p><b>System Requirements:</b> Adobe After Effects (CS3, CS4) + Knoll Light Factory Pro 2.5</p><p><a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/_assets/uploads/file/community-tutorial/Knoll_3D_Flare_Intro_HQ.mov">教學影片</a><br /></p>

Knoll 3D Flare (Beta): Free tools for 3D Lighting

The waiting is over... 3D Camera Aware: Link a lens flares to a 3D Light's XYZ position. Z-Depth: Distance of flare from camera effects...

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Distribute layers in shape of sphere in AE

Use expression to code the 3d layers into a sphere...<br /><a href="http://www.aenhancers.com/viewtopic.php?t=160" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412554742879870466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21KHDfXGm0XsZoTtGe8mXjjY-KBYW00U2tZC66vTPraYKm7nmYCSfAuYRcAAL4vBueFtBQPMthvO6zl8_BewyI74iPA_20bXYeJVBVdGzYS53WrAMH0WN3BxXr5ydVGhbRXUM1lY8BLVh/s400/sphere.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" /></a><br /><br />Or you have the budget to buy a third party AE plugin call "<a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/categories/motion-graphics/planespace/">PlaneSpace</a>" for Arrange and Animate 3D Layers – The Easy Way....from <a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/">Red Giant software</a>...<br /><a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/categories/motion-graphics/planespace/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412556961781058626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbud5wOeB3Jw8EQQj4qLjnfdPteN_b_9GhZLEcB7Ujhqb8BeumpYyBBpweaM0qp9dZplRq4F8oGy7tOU1RAaNHvCAqCyhi00wjDovNMxV15WraMPwpqr8PlFo2XU_MgpUgsY4ACv9Z5RtF/s400/image_product_large_38.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" /></a><br />Some other <a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7e3ea.html">AE 3d layers online info</a>!

Distribute layers in shape of sphere in AE

Use expression to code the 3d layers into a sphere... Or you have the budget to buy a third party AE plugin call " PlaneSpace " fo...

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Color Curves Quick Reference Guide

Thanks John Dickinson's Color Curves Quick Reference Guide....<br /><a href="http://www.motionworks.com.au/tips/curves_guide.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411762183549246946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdYVdvISXgdgOn-zy4ws8ayjOfFXRWILZf8GinfQC8B21ywAkCGnC9f_Hb7wD3wbTru3EX4IM5TEGP05UWBDnDSH8LqMxyIydiaveRi1T6KItC2_SzDEGLLzVzQwg5GaeRubjgPKGvU65/s400/curves_guide_thumb.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 80px; height: 80px;" /></a><br />One thing you need to keep in mind...color combine RGB...<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Red(1,0,0)</span> <> <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 255);">Cyan(0,1,1)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Green(0,1,0)</span> <> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">Magenta(1,0,1)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Blue(0,0,1)</span> <> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Yellow(1,1,0)</span><br /><br />So when your eyes tell you the image looks so yellow, or Magenta... you will know how to fix them base on RGB channel...

Color Curves Quick Reference Guide

Thanks John Dickinson's Color Curves Quick Reference Guide.... One thing you need to keep in mind...color combine RGB... Red(1,0,0) Cy...

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Cool use Trapcode Form plugin in AE by shoaib khan

Another AE online training source from <a href="http://www.maxafter.com/index.html">Maxafter</a>....<br /><a href="http://maxafter.com/runningman.htm" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411033028380149986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilGYnlpbcfUPtS58cJ0pTdPFhOhu4DF1pEElbCLuZyMeRPKTZRMq0yCWBOoRiO9q0kQXvn7QIKIMZnPLyxkfk9n6djN7uF7BMK3D6NeU-j_68LaeRQFRIwSw-YY9K7w3mlz5q9yKq0oYU/s400/runingman_image.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 136px;" /></a><br />good to take a look....

Cool use Trapcode Form plugin in AE by shoaib khan

Another AE online training source from Maxafter .... good to take a look....

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The Foundry Un-Rolls Your Shutter for Nuke / AE

Great info from <a href="http://prolost.com/blog/2009/8/6/the-foundry-un-rolls-your-shutter.html">Stu's blog</a><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zt0u9hsPuZY&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zt0u9hsPuZY&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />It also has a very interesting video clip look of something that you can't always Un-Rolls Your Shutter on Stu's blog.....what the .....

The Foundry Un-Rolls Your Shutter for Nuke / AE

Great info from Stu's blog It also has a very interesting video clip look of something that you can't always Un-Rolls Your Shutter o...

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AE tips: AE loopout type

在After Effects的 expression程式庫 loopout type預設值是 cycle, 可以試試 pingpong/ offset/ continue (hmmm.. this one is not working actually!), numKeyframes = 0 是指被loopout expression影響的keyframe數量, 0代表所有keyframe都影響....<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OqZBh9APOww&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OqZBh9APOww&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>

AE tips: AE loopout type

在After Effects的 expression程式庫 loopout type預設值是 cycle, 可以試試 pingpong/ offset/ continue (hmmm.. this one is not working actually!), numKeyfram...

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Convert your SD video into HD video plugin: Magic Bullet Instant HD

If you need to convert your SD video into HD video, this might help...<br />Red Giant software has a plugin call Magic Bullet Instant HD and Magic Bullet Instant HD Advanced for After Effects / Premiere Pro/ Final Cut Pro....etc.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342006839519755538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iRy5siLt-Nk3RmnIk6JTQpb8UNM8cc6zp3HyPbZs_Oxtl1wysZsCOj0nikC-fcvvcqDFk6OY4lu1hoiofPGOylThC_ASRc1C1W_5RfVpQr_u0hX3XYccIrLtYjvgGouusHHXkC1Ws8A/s400/image_product_large_6.jpg" style="height: 224px; width: 400px;" /><br />and here is the <a href="http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/videos/tutorials/">Video Tutorials</a> from Red Giant Software or <a href="http://cache.redgiantsoftware.com/_assets/uploads/file/community-tutorial/instant_HD_GettingStarted.mov">here</a>!

Convert your SD video into HD video plugin: Magic Bullet Instant HD

If you need to convert your SD video into HD video, this might help... Red Giant software has a plugin call Magic Bullet Instant HD and Magi...

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After Effects Script info source

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193751390426583042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyrYTHNk95QKwofsu_IGGbDmiRPiqBIPILPs7Th-FdO3RHQ1WvMPNqCKKVFnJ7lCS39xn_rhmLZz10xxRlAEXhRbQSExYVeDoFTgKZwtHl5LVq4kZWIIhLuXZ1e_MasklTMYlKZ2MqXM/s400/file.jpeg" /><br />Some great AE scripts in there, check it out....

After Effects Script info source

Some great AE scripts in there, check it out....

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