Switching comps while running scripts:

Is it possible to get some variables from one comp and apply to another while running the same script.
Basically, I want to take the file path from current comp’s saver, open a new comp and put that path into a Loader…:fingerscr

So, if I’am in comp1 and running the script to get saver path, thn opening existing slate comp (comp2), trying to put tht variable in MainLoader of comp2,
while doing this, the script looks for MainLoader before opening the new comp and gives error…
Any idea?

PF track licence problem

Hi friends,

after installation, my Pf track (4.0) software is showing this window when ever i trying to open.
i think i did the patch work correctly . any body know why its happening and how can i fix the host ID ??

plsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss :scorching

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Name of TV ad bidding website?

Hey everyone, I was reading a thread somewhere on these boards a week or so ago about the state of the vfx industry. In it, someone posted a link to a website where people put in for TV ad contracts that were going for crazy low rates. Like a Geico commercial for $9,000.

Does anyone know the website I’m talking about?

Thanks

Tracking muscle/skin

How do you guys do it? i mean, if i wanted to track points on someones belly but the belly moves and stretches, how would i do this? do i need to use multiple cameras or what?

Looking for a 3d model of Manhattan?

Hi all, any suggestions on where I’d find an accurate 3d city of Manhattan? I’m not having much luck with my searches.

Thanks
John

Stargate crashes The Event

Stargate crashes The Event

Event

In the second episode of NBC series The Event, a plane once headed to kill the President mysteriously emerges from a wormhole and spectacularly crash-lands in the desert, care of visual effects from Stargate Studios. Lead compositor Diego Galtieri takes fxguide through the plane sequence.

Zoic Studios LA Seeking Sr. level Nuke Compositor for Feature

Zoic Studios LA is seeking Sr. Level Nuke Compositors for our feature department.

The ideal candidate should have an extensive background in feature production compositing in Nuke, high level of CG integration experience, and able to lead a team into completion.

Looking to start immediately. please email 1. Resume 2. Demo Reel 3. Breakdown (must) to jobs@zoicstudios.com with subject title "Compositor feature"

No phone calls please, and the great Los Angeles area only.

thanks

Tracking rotation of an arm

So, i have this footage of an arm with all the tracking points there, i was wondering how would i track its rotation and movement? should i just mask the arm, invert the mask and track the points or what? i’ve been looking for material on tracking objects or limbs but i can’t find anything on the net, help?:(

GS Issue

Hi guys,

this is my first post on this forum and I hope I’m in the right one for this kind of problem

I have a problematic GS extraction which is driving me mad! The issue is that the brightens of the GS is bleeding into the FG and chewing the edges + shifting the hue of it.

I have tried different approaches to the problem, and each one has no satisfactory results. So I hope you guys will have some suggestion to how I can get around this.

In the zip file attached there are few samples of one of the shots:

– Img 1a is the problematic GS that, defocused, bleed into the edges of the FG

– Img 1b is the keyed version with the BG that originally was supposed to be placed in the shot. As you can see it becomes very evident that doesn’t work. Also in the GS get lost fine hair detail the in motion looks weird.

– Img 1d is used a very strong despill operation that helps a little with the edges but it degrade too much the image for the final grade.

– In Img 1c we came up with the idea of putting a really dirty glass behind the window with some kind of light shining on it. But still the result is not good enough.

– In Img 2b you can see that I have inserted an element reconstructed from another shot where the window is in focus (IMG 2c). The problem (apart tacking ages to roto) is that at the end of the day we still lose a lot of hair detail which is obviously objectionable.

I hope that some of you guys with years of experience have come across a similar problem before and is able to guide me to a solution.

I’m open to every creative tips (don’t know, maybe a spaceship landing and shining colorful lights through the window) 🙂

Thank you in advance for your help.

Cheers

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Tiny Juggernaut Seeks Modeler and Animators skilled with Rayfire or Particle Effects

Tiny Juggernaut is currently seeking LA-based VFX artists with specialties in at least one the following:

1. Architectural modeling
2. Rayfire
Fume, Thinking Particles, Etc.

Requirements:
– Must be proficient in 3DSMax.
– Must be detail oriented, highly organized and able to think outside of the box.
– Experience integrating 3D elements for photo-real visual effects is essential
Compositing skills a plus

Project will start immediately and will last roughly 6-8 weeks.

Please respond with links to reel, detailed shot breakdown, and resume to: contact@tinyjuggernaut.com

No calls or physical submissions please.