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Mark Christiansen
Mark Christiansen is the author of After Effects Studio Techniques (Adobe Press). He has created visual effects and animations for feature films including Pirates of the Caribbean 3, The Day After Tomorrow and films by Robert Rodriguez. Past corporate clients include Adobe, Cisco, Sun, Cadence, Seagate, Intel and Medtronic, and broadcast work has appeared on HBO and the History Channel. Mark's roles have included producing, directing, designing and effects supervision, and his solo work has appeared at film festivals including L.A. Shorts Fest.
Long a Contributing Editor at DV Magazine during its heyday, Mark has been contracted as a marketing and technical writer on numerous occasions for Adobe Systems Inc. as well as related companies such as Red Giant Software. He has taught at fxPhd.com and Academy of Art University. His career began at LucasArts Entertainment and he is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Pomona College.
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Monday, August 22, 2011
A huge time-saver to fix drifting motion tracks and animated masks that need repositioning
Note: This is an ongoing series that features one After Effects script a week. For an overview on scripts, check out the debut post.
Just this morning, I found myself stuck. I had a good corner pin track of a handheld cell phone screen that needed to be replaced, but there was a problem; the visible, trackable object was the hand holding the phone rather than the phone itself, and the hand moved and changed its angle as the shot progressed. Fixing this in MochaAE, where the track was created, was difficult, because Mocha was doing its job correctly.
Instead, I used KeyTweak (Shareware, current suggested price $5) to change the frame-by-frame motion track data over time. more »
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Mark Christiansen
A huge time-saver to fix drifting motion tracks and animated masks that need repositioning
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Note: This is an ongoing series that features one After Effects script a week. For an overview on scripts, check out the debut post.
Just this morning, I found myself stuck. I had a good corner pin track of a handheld cell phone screen that needed to be replaced, but there was a problem; the visible, trackable object was the hand holding the phone rather than the phone itself, and the hand moved and changed its angle as the shot progressed. Fixing this in MochaAE, where the track was created, was difficult, because Mocha was doing its job correctly.
Instead, I used KeyTweak (Shareware, current suggested price $5) to change the frame-by-frame motion track data over time.