After Effects 6.0 I want it now at DVinfo.net

Mike Rehmus · July 21st, 2003, 09:37 PM

Just returned from a one-day AE class held by Chris and Trish Meyers. They used a late Beta Copy of AE 6 for the class.

Very nice, that version. The title capability and the motion tracking with cloning is more than enough to make me want it.

August cannot get here soon enough.

Adrian Douglas · July 22nd, 2003, 07:26 AM

Yeah, but there is no upgrade path. If you are currently using AE PB then you'll have to lay out another $1500. That's pretty nasty. No wonder people pirate software.

Nigel Moore · July 22nd, 2003, 07:31 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Adrian Douglas : Yeah, but there is no upgrade path. If you are currently using AE PB then you'll have to lay out another $1500. -->>>

Que?

The upgrade from PB to Pro is $300:
http://www.adobe.com/store/products/...?id=AEupgrades

Mike Rehmus · July 22nd, 2003, 09:34 PM

Imaging a locked down shot of LAX. Commuter plane coming in to land. Jet taking off in background and fairly small.

They motion track the jet with a much easier setup than 5.5, then set up the Clone tool (new) to track with the motion tracker and then, instead of asking the Clone tool to copy from someplace else in the sky, it can be set to copy from some TIME before or after the tracker passes it's current point but from that point. So the sky, which had a varying amount of blue (or white depending on your viewpoint) was copied perfectly.

The result is that the sky that is in back of the plane is used to paint out the plane. Perfectly from what I could see.

So not only did the motion tracker work correctly (and with a great deal of precision and speed compared to 5.5), but one could actually do something besides stabilize an image.

I think I could remove a car passing in front of a building with this set of tools.

Adrian Douglas · July 23rd, 2003, 01:02 AM

Roll me in honey and feed me to ants, either they added it since I read the page last or I just didn't read it properly. Thanks Nigel, you just saved me $1200

Nigel Moore · July 23rd, 2003, 02:14 AM

There's a cunningly well-hidden link from the main purchase page, which is fairly easy to overlook. Them marketing boyz'n'gurlz are tricksy and no mistake!

Rob Lohman · July 25th, 2003, 07:59 AM

Painting out such items is terribly difficult if you have a static
camera, just requires a bit of work

David Woodland · July 26th, 2003, 12:51 PM

Yea, I wonder if I'll be using that program when i go to LTI.. Who knows. They mentioned that they will be using adobe premiere and photoshop but who knows. Anyway, I'm out to film for the day, later board.

July 21st, 2003, 09:37 PM	#1
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	After Effects 6.0 I want it now Just returned from a one-day AE class held by Chris and Trish Meyers. They used a late Beta Copy of AE 6 for the class. Very nice, that version. The title capability and the motion tracking with cloning is more than enough to make me want it. August cannot get here soon enough. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

July 22nd, 2003, 07:26 AM	#2
Adrian Douglas Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chigasaki, Japan. Posts: 1,660	Yeah, but there is no upgrade path. If you are currently using AE PB then you'll have to lay out another $1500. That's pretty nasty. No wonder people pirate software. __________________ Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors

July 22nd, 2003, 09:34 PM	#4
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Imaging a locked down shot of LAX. Commuter plane coming in to land. Jet taking off in background and fairly small. They motion track the jet with a much easier setup than 5.5, then set up the Clone tool (new) to track with the motion tracker and then, instead of asking the Clone tool to copy from someplace else in the sky, it can be set to copy from some TIME before or after the tracker passes it's current point but from that point. So the sky, which had a varying amount of blue (or white depending on your viewpoint) was copied perfectly. The result is that the sky that is in back of the plane is used to paint out the plane. Perfectly from what I could see. So not only did the motion tracker work correctly (and with a great deal of precision and speed compared to 5.5), but one could actually do something besides stabilize an image. I think I could remove a car passing in front of a building with this set of tools. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

July 23rd, 2003, 01:02 AM	#5
Adrian Douglas Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chigasaki, Japan. Posts: 1,660	Roll me in honey and feed me to ants, either they added it since I read the page last or I just didn't read it properly. Thanks Nigel, you just saved me $1200 __________________ Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors

July 25th, 2003, 07:59 AM	#7
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Painting out such items is terribly difficult if you have a static camera, just requires a bit of work __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 22nd, 2003, 07:31 AM	#3
Nigel Moore Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Switzerland Posts: 358	<<<-- Originally posted by Adrian Douglas : Yeah, but there is no upgrade path. If you are currently using AE PB then you'll have to lay out another $1500. -->>> Que? The upgrade from PB to Pro is $300: http://www.adobe.com/store/products/...?id=AEupgrades

July 23rd, 2003, 02:14 AM	#6
Nigel Moore Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Switzerland Posts: 358	There's a cunningly well-hidden link from the main purchase page, which is fairly easy to overlook. Them marketing boyz'n'gurlz are tricksy and no mistake!

July 26th, 2003, 12:51 PM	#8
David Woodland Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ky Posts: 54	Yea, I wonder if I'll be using that program when i go to LTI.. Who knows. They mentioned that they will be using adobe premiere and photoshop but who knows. Anyway, I'm out to film for the day, later board.