First Rotoscope Clip

Just because everyone seems to be posting their first clips, I'll display mine. I'd appreciate any feed back. (On the rotoscoping, I know that I can't swing the thing, and that the toy I was using is too short and fat)

I apologize for the bandwidth problems I'm sure to have. Maybe a few of you will get a look. I should compress the file more. (8 meg, 8 seconds)

Tripod Link EDIT: -- You'll have to right click and choose "Save Target As"

By the way, I've been lurking for a while, this is my first post, in case any of you are wondering who I am.

JTB4

 

8 megs = 8 seconds??? What are you using as a CODEC? What prog are you using? If i had cable i'd take a lookie but i dont....






OH YEAH! I'm first!!!!!

 

Go back to the SWG forums.


Kyle

 

Yeah, it's a good quality Sorenson 3, no audio compression, 320x240, 30fps (well, 29.97) I apologize for the size issue. I'll make a smaller version when I get a chance.

JTB

EDIT: What Fremen?

 

I can't get the link to work, right clicking or otherwise.

 

It was directed at Vengeance. If you go over to the Star Wars Glaxies' forums, they are obsessed with the first posts. And I thought seeing as he is a new poster, he might have come from those boards as well, or at least been to them.


Kyle

 

I got it to work. It looks really good, the blade is a little short and I'm not sure if that's blue or purple but it looks pretty good.

 

That's actually very good, nice ending too Which method did you use?

 

Thanks guys,
The blade was intended to be blue, the color balance could use a little work I suppose, and the background isn't quite ideal for a saber, so we lose some color accuracy there too.

The glow was applied using a variation on ryan_w's method, with another glow layer to give it a little more definition on that background (and add instead of screen mode) Well, I did the cores in Commotion Pro, then rendered out just the mask, then added the glow (Varying gaussian blurs/color balance) and composited it in after effects. The entire thing took about 3 hours.

Daft: Neither can I at the moment, actually. Tripod is quite a pain but I haven't had much luck with IIS on my home PC, so I'll have to put up with it (Hey, you get what you pay for)

JTB

 

uh, fremen, i only really use this part of the forum, and never even been in the SWG forums, anyways...

d/ling movie........

 

Very nice! One of the better first clips I've seen. (No offense to the others) I use a rotoscoping method very similar to that, and I'm happy with the results. I too like the ending.

NXTB

 

can't d/l vid =\ hrmm....

 

It was a hunch. No offence intended.


Kyle

 

It's just tripod's dang bandwidth limitations. I can't really do anything about it. (With the video at that size, one person can view it per hour - should be coming back online soon though ) Oh well, it's nothing too spectacular anyway, I'll look for other hosting options for future clips.

Thanks for your interest,
JTB

EDIT: Yeah, try it now, will work for a few people.

 

You did a good job.. The rotoscoping is good... howmany FPS? oh well later

 

i liked it...execpt the blade is 2 short...it flowed nicely with the sound...