Studio Transition

[Bob]

Thanks Chris! I also downloaded your .prel file and ran it from my E: drive. Worked without a hitch. I'm not sure why Paul had problems, the RGB color correction worked fine for me. I have version 3 with the patch.

Sharing the .prel file is a great way to share techniques. I hope more people do this as well.

[Paul LS]

It only had problems with a blue video... maybe the color settings were such that the blue was reduced... didn't really dig into it.

[Stregga]

Chris,

I had a problem seeing the first clip (blue motion satin) so I played with it and found that the rgb didn't allow me to see it, so I just shut it off and it worked great. Then I read further in this thread and saw that Paul had the same issue, but made the comment that it was probably due to the color of the background. So I am curious, what does this feature do? I am guessing it has something to do with manupulating the color some way. If so, how did it enhance the effect? I am sure you put it in there for a reason, and since I am learning PE3 I would like to better undersatand how this feature can be used.

Amazing, simply amazing what you did here. I am still chewing on it so I can use it on the dvd I am working on. Looking forward to hearing from you.

[Stregga]

Well I played with the RGB and realized that the reason it didn't work with the blue bg is because it has it almost completely turned off (20%), however it doesn't seem to change the color just saturate it more or less. That's how it appears to me anyway, but I am still curious as to how this tool can be useful.

[Chris B]

I had a problem seeing the first clip (blue motion satin) so I played with it and found that the rgb didn't allow me to see it, so I just shut it off and it worked great.

Now this is odd. The first clip is supposed to be the "white" satin (not the blue) and by removing the blue with the RGB tool I got a green Satin....

Otherwise I might use the RGB tool for colour correction.

Chris

[Stregga]

Chris, did the file you post have the avi files already in it? Cause the one I downloaded didn't, it was asking me for the location of the clip 1&2 files which I didn't have. So I just downloaded two of Chucks backgrounds in the members area, one blue and the other multicolor, and used those in it's place.

[Chris B]

Ahhh.. It all becomes clear now. I proposed a "standard" layout of clips in this post

http://muvipix.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=412

Which would mean everyone had the same clips for the same effects. Seems like I'm the only one to use it so far though.

[Stregga]

Sorry Chris, but I am still getting used to using the forum and all of it's tools. I couldn't find each of the standard files you posted, I'm kindof a dummy Where are they exactly? Are they right on that post? If they are, man do I feel dumb!!


Anyway, Chris I have to ask, how long did it take you to figure this out? I am blown away by how you figured out what order to place each of the clips. I must have taken a good hour or so to study each of the clips and what they do, and at first glance some didn't make sense to me. However after stepping through each clip slowly I saw how the effect would not work if it wasn't just so. It would have taken me forever...or maybe never to figure such a setup. How long?

[Stregga]

It's actually called "skew" in the transform box. You need it to make the bottom of the "Screen" and the top of the "reflection" line up. I don't think it's possible to do with just "basic 3d" since it doesn't give you enough degrees of freedom.

Chris, I turned the skew key off in the Transform effect then on, and I couldn't see a visibal difference in the effect. Is this because I did not render or is it that minimal of an adjustment? Did you put it in to have it perfectly aligned? I'm thinking I can't see the small defect by turning this off, but you may.

[Stregga]

So I've been playing around with the studio transition Chris made, and trying to get it to work with the project I am working on. Instead of a motion video/bg that swivels away I wanted to use a still shot.

I remember reading somewhere Steve saying that we shouldn't use anything bigger than 1000x700 dimensions for pictures used in premiere elements. So the images I used were exactly 720x480, and they looked fine, until they swivel away. When they swivel they get blurry, and I don't know why.

Is it possible that the resolution needs to be changed on the images? I know that we can change the photo size, but still retain high resolution in PS so long as the original image contains the information.

If resolution is the problem, what is the best setting so that it provides a better quality picture without bogging PE3 down?

[Chuck Engels]

Have you rendered the preview and they are still blurry or is there still a red line above the clips?

[Bob]

Steve usually recommends 1000 x 750 for stills. Nothing magical about that number. I prefer 1024 x 768 (after decades of assembly language programming, I find it easier to think in terms of powers of two ) The main point being that you don't want to use those pics straight out of your many megapixel camera -- you will have issues. Something around 1000 in the long dimension is a fine general working value for standard DV projects.

That said, I have used stills sized to my favorite 1024x756 size with this transition and they worked out fine. Try starting with larger 1000 x 750 images and see how that looks.

[Stregga]

Yeah Chuck, I rendered it and it was still blurry.

[Chuck Engels]

I agree with Bob, try sizing the image to around 1024 x 756 and give that a shot.

[Bob]

Darned typos! It should have said 1024x768. 1024 is 4*256 while 768 is 3*256. I've got to start proofing my posts before I hit enter