Week 5 [2/24/09]

Saving alternate version of video files.
Keep uncompressed version
Quicktime Pro
> file > export > movie to quicktime movie > H.264 > set current frame
>[Quality > best]
>[Unchecked frame rendering]
>[Sound Setting > 44.100 > Linear PCM > [Quality > best] [Sample Size > 16]]
In After Effects
> Lossless > Format > *Change Animation > H.264

Create a folder
Compressed
--->Date
------>Saved File

Paint as a Matte
Always PreComp Font* or brush tool won't work
Paint Tab > Duration > Write On

Double click to layer to get on a layer tab to edit

Duplicate layer > use paint as a mask
> Paint on Transparent > On (On f matte layer)
> Remove Paint effect on duplicated Layer (F Comp 1 layer)
> Set Track Matte on (original)

Can be used with Solids as well
> Paint on Transparent > On (On a matte layer)
> Remove Paint effect on duplicated Layer (on the original)
> Set Track Matte on (original)

Play with

Paint Menu options

Layer > New > Adjustment Layer
New Layer that is waiting to be effected by effects for the Layer under it


Effects
>Mesh Warp

Layer parenting
The objects getting parented moves with the Parent layer


Null Object (Invisible) are good object to be parented with (check Parent tab bottom left)


3D
X-axis horizontal > rotates up down over the X-axis
Y-axis vertical > rotates left and right over the Y-axis
Z-axis foreward > 360 normal circular rotation

Toggle 3D Layer on

Options:
Y Rotation
X Rotation
Z Rotation
Use Active Camera + 2 views

Use camera


Use null object as a camera mover




Misc.
Toggle Hold keyframe > Hold the keyframe in the same position


Homework: Visit 3 objects use a camera parented with a null object
Japanese Haiku / 3 style frames / storyboard