After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby BasharOfTheAges » Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:43 am

Castor Troy wrote:I fear the market will be oversaturated now. :nono:

My first fear as well. Also, for the first few months (until people actually catch on that there's a tool that does it all for you) it's going to look like the average talent level of this place has shot up. After that masking will become completely commonplace.

My condolences to the people that have written complex guides for masking that can now be replaced with a few lines of text.
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby Castor Troy » Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:45 pm

Cons will probably have a "Crossover" category and a "Best Masking" award.

It will probably be the most filled up category in 3 years.
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby NS » Sat Apr 17, 2010 6:31 pm

Kinda makes me sad, but cool because it'll be easier, obviously... But Rotoscopers don't even have a job anymore haha.
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby JudgeHolden » Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:52 pm

I bet it's not as easy as he makes it look (or to make it look good)... kinda like motion tracking.
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby Castor Troy » Mon Apr 19, 2010 1:57 am

Bah, AE CS5 supposedly only works for 64bit processors and I have a 32bit.

OH THE IRONY.
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby Kaream » Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:14 am

Castor Troy wrote:Bah, AE CS5 supposedly only works for 64bit processors and I have a 32bit.

OH THE IRONY.


Yay for me.
lol anyways, I was kinda disappointed to hear about this tool (Most whored tool in a couple of months).
I used to respect on how much time editors spent masking hours, days, and weeks.
I can tell soon people will abandoned the masking tool and just do the 5 hour work in 5 minutes, makes me very sad :( :( :(
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby ngsilver » Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:04 am

I've actually been waiting for a tool like this. Considering I've seen it done in avisynth using simple shapes. I was wondering how long it'd take Adobe to catch on and create a tool for this.

I personally am glad to see this tool. It'll make a few video ideas I've had for quite some time actually feasible to accomplish.

No matter what there is going to be some tweaking that you'll have to do frame by frame, which will take some time. Also, you'll still have to do work to properly integrate the roto'd character into your scene. Well, you'll have to put extra time into this if you want it to actually look good as apposed to just mediocre.

I can't wait to use a tool that will allow me to move beyond the annoying technical aspect of roto work and get to what I love doing, putting the video to the music.
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby Zarxrax » Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:01 am

On the bright side, I can see amvs once again entering an era where the concept itself is what matters, rather than all the effects. Masking has long been considered the holy grail of "wow, that's some dedication right there!" Now it just becomes a standard creative decision.
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby Eion » Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:46 am

YESSS YESS YESS YESS.....YES!!!!
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby Kaream » Mon Apr 19, 2010 1:01 pm

Zarxrax wrote: Masking has long been considered the holy grail of "wow, that's some dedication right there!" Now it just becomes a standard creative decision.


That's what I'm scared of.
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby NS » Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:36 pm

well, if masking is no longer a big deal, then yah, it'll be more how a person applies the masking, and I won't even be able to run CS5... so ;__ ;
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby AaronAMV » Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:52 pm

there was a pre-release
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby Kaream » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:13 pm

No point of getting the pre-release. Just wait for the final product.
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby ngsilver » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:39 am

I know I will be happy to see masking change from being a 'wow he did that' to 'he did it right!' You know, having the focus move away from simply using of the effect to be considered good to how well you use it. Essentially, shifting the focus back to the editing.

Though I really doubt that will ever actually happen.
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Re: After Effects CS5 revolutionizes AMVs

Postby JudgeHolden » Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:03 am

Ya, the sad thing is I can upgrade all the way from 7.0 Pro to CS5 for just 300 ... but then I have to buy a new Mac. :cry: So, it looks like I will continue to do it frame by frame for a while. :ying:
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