individual point on animatte and having to stack. If you had full control
over each point with non-linear featuring control that could be shared or
branched to the focus controls. Hope that makes sense. see attached jpeg of
a effect mask with individual controls this could easily create a
non-linear blur.
On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 5:17 AM, Nick <nick@paddywack.co.uk> wrote:
> **
>
>
> It's not as definable as you are describing and it certainly isn't
> keyframable. You can't individually change the top and bottom focus,
> however, as you can see from the screen grab you can pull out the handles
> on either end of the swing/tilt/shift to adjust the focus top and bottom
> and the transition from focus to out of focus looks to be very linear
> rather than just the feathered effect you would get in Animatte. What you
> can do is stack Tilt effects on top of each other within Looks with little
> extra render time so you could set up independent amounts for the top and
> bottom using two effects.
>
> The Sandpit film is amazing by the way! Obviously slightly speeding up the
> footage completes the illusion as well.
>
> Nick
>
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "blafarm" <blafarm@...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > As it seems you've used it quite a bit -- are you of the opinion that
> the tool offers the ability to apply varying amounts of independently
> controllable "focus transition" for each of the four axes?
> >
> > In other words, can you apply different amounts of "feathering" from
> sharp-to-blur on each of the four axes -- or are you stuck with just one
> global "transition level" that is applied to all four axes?
> >
> > Also, can you have multiple and trackable focus points in one shot -- or
> is it limited to one point of focus (as the screen shot suggests)?
> >
> > I know I need to demo the plugin -- just looking for some anecdotal
> feedback.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Nick" <nick@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Magic Bullet looks 2 is awesome and can do the effect you want as well
> > > as a myriad of other things, well worth the investment.Here is a shot I
> > > recently put the effect on using looks:
> > > Swing Tilt example <http://www.paddywack.co.uk/Avid/TiltShift.jpg>
> > >
> > > and here is the interface:
> > > Looks 2 interface
> > > <http://www.paddywack.co.uk/Avid/TiltShiftInterface.jpg>
> > >
> > > The key is to have a source shot that is going to help the illusion
> i.e.
> > > a wide shot looking down from above.
> > > Have a look at the opening titles for the brilliant BBC version of
> > > Sherlock for some excellent examples of how to do it:Sherlock
> > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZABO1mNuSc>
> > >
> > > Good luck
> > > Nick
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "blafarm" <blafarm@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks everyone for your kind suggestions.
> > > >
> > > > My issues with Animatte and Avid Blur -- or Boris Lens Blur (for that
> > > matter) -- have always been that they both are somewhat handicapped by
> > > Animatte's limited feathering tool. Can you get close? Yeah, but you
> > > can't get all the way there.
> > > >
> > > > @Alan: Thanks for your Magic Bullet recommendation -- I'll give the
> > > demo a shot.
> > > >
> > > > @Terence: Thanks for the video link.
> > > >
> > > > @Benjamin: Thanks for the Sapphire recommendation -- I wish that
> > > product were a bit less expensive -- as reconciling its cost is a bit
> > > harder considering my typical workflow.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Benjamin Hershleder Ben@ wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm jumping into this thread late, so apologies if this has already
> > > been mentioned:
> > > > > Have you checked out GenArts' Sapphire effects? They have a really
> > > great defocus that might do the trick. They have a trial period too
> (and
> > > you can rent the package for about $250 for a month rather than buy it
> > > outright).
> > > > >
> > > > > HTH,
> > > > >
> > > > > B
> > > > > ---
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> > > > > On Mar 22, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Alan Miller wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I want to believe them but I know I've done this exact thing with
> > > Magic Bullet.
> > > > > > Why don't you download a demo copy and try it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alan
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alan Miller
> > > > > > 48 Hours Mystery
> > > > > > CBS News
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ________________________________
> > > > > > From: blafarm blafarm@
> > > > > > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:51 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Tilt-Shift / Smallgantic Effect for
> > > MC/Symphony?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I contacted Magic Bullet and provided them with those exact
> > > examples. They indicated they had a lens shift type effect -- but it
> > > couldn't achieve those results.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And, I've experimented with Animatte -- but could not simulate a
> > > smooth and gradual focus transition from sharp to blur. Maybe it's me
> > > -- but Animatte's toolset does not seem to offer the range that would
> be
> > > required to achieve that visual effect.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Alan Miller <ammfx@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Magic Bullet has Tilt-Shift. But you could do it with animatte
> > > too.
> > > > > > > Alan
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Alan Miller
> > > > > > > 48 Hours Mystery
> > > > > > > CBS News
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ________________________________
> > > > > > > From: blafarm <blafarm@>
> > > > > > > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:20 AM
> > > > > > > Subject: [Avid-L2] Tilt-Shift / Smallgantic Effect for
> > > MC/Symphony?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyone know of a MC/Symphony plugin that offers a reasonable
> > > facsimile of the visual effect frequently called "Tilt-Shift" or
> > > "Smallgantic" -- which creates selective focus simulating a miniature
> > > scene?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Tilt-Shift Wikipedia:
> > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/lsurgx
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Smallgantic Wikipedia:
> > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/73wd4pm
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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