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Old September 20th, 2007, 07:45 PM   #1
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FCP effect

Anyone know an effect for "ghosting" an image - for instance; a dancer moving at 80% speed while her movements have "trails".
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Old September 20th, 2007, 08:23 PM   #2
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Effects>Video Filters>Time>Trails (and maybe the other two)
You can also do this by duplicating the layer (possibly multiple times) then offsetting it a few frames and changing the opacity as desired (as well as perhaps adding blur).
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Old September 20th, 2007, 08:55 PM   #3
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don't have that one...

is it possible that you have some third party plug ins installed? Because I don't have "time" under video filters.

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Old September 20th, 2007, 09:14 PM   #4
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Look again...I found it near the bottom of the hierarchal list of effects.

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Old September 20th, 2007, 09:17 PM   #5
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I'm absolutely sure I don't have it. Now I feel cheated!!
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Old September 20th, 2007, 11:15 PM   #6
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What version of FCP do you have? I'm using 5.1. Maybe it moved. (Or, if v. 4 or before, might not have it.)
If you still can't find it, maybe you should use the method I described before with layering.
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Old September 21st, 2007, 12:56 AM   #7
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I have FCP 5.1.4 - I was able to get close enough with motion blur. Thanks Daniel - on both problems.

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Old September 21st, 2007, 10:08 AM   #8
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See this attachment. I can't believe you don't have it if you have 5.1.4. I do too, and I haven't installed any external plugins.
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Old September 21st, 2007, 10:30 AM   #9
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I would like to have that "trails" filter too - but I don't - see below:

I have FCP v5.1.4. What's going on here, anyone?

( I also notice I haven't got some others shown above too: like the "Tiling" group? )
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Old September 21st, 2007, 10:44 AM   #10
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That's weird. The only external plugin in my list is a demo from RE:Vision.

You have a lot of plugins there, so maybe it got readjusted as you installed them?

I didn't do anything special with this. Just installed right from the CD.

I have FCS 1. Do you guys have the standalone? (Do they even make a standalone of FCP now or just FCE?)
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Old September 21st, 2007, 10:55 AM   #11
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Just searched the PDF manual for "trails" and then "tiling" - found nothing either time. :(

This is standalone FCP v5.1.4. Maybe these were introduced with the FCS bundle?

Hmmm. Just found this article which implies "Trails" came in with v.5.1.2. I must investigate further...

I wonder if it's related to the fact that I am running an older machine (G4 Dual 1.42GHz), which won't, for example, run Motion?
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Old September 21st, 2007, 11:50 AM   #12
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Strange!!!

I have trails, and Tiling which consists of two filters.

This is so STRANGE!!!


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Old September 21st, 2007, 11:59 AM   #13
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Make sure you have "All" filters available; see attached.

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Old September 21st, 2007, 12:03 PM   #14
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How do you post thumbnails, instead of attatchments on DVI?
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Old September 21st, 2007, 12:13 PM   #15
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Make sure you have "All" filters available; see attached.
I do. Curiouser and curiouser.
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