Hasta La Motion!

Hi. I was working normally in flame when I tried to export a clip. I ran out of disk space and the operation aborted automatically. I Shut down Flame. In "explorer" Redhat, I deleted some folders from the Flame directory of proyects (these had no link relation to the current flame projects in manager, since I had previously deleted them from Flame itself).

I freed some space and returned to flame. When I do export a clip it says: CLIPMGT: Error when opening archive.

I created anew library, but everytime I try export, it will switch to EXPORT(IO – Read only).
How do I solve this so I can export from Flame again?

Hi Everyone,

I hope that you are all well. I have posted a new video to my blog.

Autodesk Smoke: Conforming Timelines from Adobe Premiere Pro

Another workflow video due to popular demand. *A lot of people have been asking me how to conform Adobe Premiere Pro timelines in Smoke. *This entry will show how to move metadata between the applications and conform the timeline in Smoke using the same media. *

Check this out at http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/discreetuk

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It is very simple and easy to export an AAF and conform it in Autodesk Smoke.

Please keep the feedback and requests coming in….
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Take care wherever you are and see you again really soon.
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Signing off.
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Grant

I would like to deform a smile of the actress face with a bilinear grid subdivided twice. It´s all setup with front and back source, copied their axis and scaled to match the position (size) of the next-to-be-deformed layer.

But the face moves and also the camera. I tracked the axis of the bilinear image onto the face. Also I stabilized it. I created a mask to affect only a region of the video and this is also tracked to the face. I assigned a new axis over to the bilinear node to create an offset an positioned it where I would like this effect.

So when I try to animate the bilinear grid on my scaled image, the picture in the video moves (actress rotates head) and I would like the bilinear grid to follow it.

What´s a good approach for this?

Thanks.

Hi Everyone,

I have posted a new video to my 4Kay Story Blog – Autodesk Smoke: *Timeline 101 – Match & Replace

Creative finishing in Autodesk Smoke is typically achieved through an amalgamation of the editorial timeline and creative desktop tools. *

The match & replace workflow solidifies the connection between the timeline and the desktop helping you keep everything on track and in sync.

Its definitely worth knowing this workflow which will make using the desktop more fluid for your advanced visual effects creations.

Check it out at http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/discreetuk

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I hope that you have a great weekend and I’ll be back again soon.

Regards
Grant

Hi Everyone,

I hope that you have all had a great week in post!

I have posted a new vlog to the 4Kay Story: Stereoscopic 3D Finishing with Autodesk Smoke – PART 3

This video is all about compositing in Stereoscopic 3D with Autodesk Smoke’s main 3D compositor, Action.

You will see the fundamentals of Stereoscopic 3D compositing in Smoke. *Hopefully this will stimulate your creative juices for what you can*pull off with Stereoscopic 3D and Smoke.

The great thing is if you already know how to use Action, you*don’t have to re-learn every single compositing tool*in order to do Stereoscopic 3D compositing. *You simply use Stereoscopic tools such as stereo objects and a stereoscopic camera*rig and work in a familiar environment. *Action’s real 3D*environment provides the*3D*space you need*to create 3D depth when viewed through the stereoscopic camera rig. *You have*a lot of control and creative potential when working on stereoscopic 3D projects in Action, with the ability to mix regular footage, lighting, lens flares & rays, cameras etc.
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Check it out at http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/discreetuk or my YouTube channel – CREATIVEFINISHING

Don’t forget your anaglyph glasses!!!

Remember you can also see part 1 and part 2 if you missed them earlier!

Next week will be the final video in the Stereoscopic 3D training series. **
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We will take a look at converting an*existing*normal*3D composite into a stereoscopic 3D composite in a few easy steps. *We will also cover that all important step of creating the deliverables and handing it off to your client. *
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Don’t miss part 4 coming to the blog soon!
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I am interested in how many of you are currently involved or interested in Stereoscopic 3D production. *Please write a few brief words in the comments. *How do you find Stereoscopic 3D production and what challenges have you faced?
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That’s it from me and I hope you all have a great weekend!

Regards
Grant

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