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Unread 12-05-2009   #11
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Re: My 2nd go at After Effects

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Originally Posted by regalia12 View Post
It looks good! I like your signature motion you applied in the footage as you often do in your earlier works. That's basically the idea and it's more time consuming than difficult. Well done.
First of all, many thanks! Certainly high praises coming from someone with your skill. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "signature motion" though. If I did anything like that, it was unintentional. I just know what I like to see and I kept messing with it until I saw it.

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Not bad at all. When you start doing more extreme morphs at longer durations, you will notice that you might have to be innovative with layers and you'll be able to pull off some neat stuff. Also, just a heads up becuase I had to learn the hard way- Make sure your source footage runs at 1 frame-1 movement, (each frame is sequential and not a duplicate of the previous frame) otherwise your morph will animated between keyframes on the duplicate frames and that looks funky~ good luck!
Thanks again. I wouldn't have thought of that on my own. So, how difficult is it to make sure that the source video is 1 frame / 1 movement?

Also, I got your PM reply. Thanks, yet again. It's always nice to be remembered. You missed a question, though. Would you consider recording the next animation you make using a free software like CamStudio so I can pick up on some of the little tricks you've already learned? You could type forever trying to do a brain dump, but I pick things up easier when I see them. I really wouldn't take much more time on your part. Just install the free software, hit record when you start your project and then stop recording when you're done. It'd be a huge help to me.
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