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joe carusoe

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November 26th 2003
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Walk Cycle Hell
by joe carusoe 4 years ago
hey everyone- i apologize if this isn't the place to post this kind of thing (if not, a pointer in the right direction would be appreciated...) i have a human figure with bones that's been exported fr
Re: Walk Cycle Hell
by joe carusoe 4 years ago
the model has a skeleton of bones that imported over from DAZ 3d... so it's not using C4D's IK tools (i don't think), but it's all boned up and moves appropriately. i tried attaching IK tagged objects
falling snow that sticks to the ground
by joe carusoe 4 years ago
hey everyone- i know this is a common question- i'm trying to make falling particles land on a floor and stay there. i figure this is a thinking particles solution... can someone upload a simple TP fi
Re: falling snow that sticks to the ground
by joe carusoe 4 years ago
brian- thanks so much for putting that together! that's exactly what i needed to get started. cheers! brent
Frame Rate Problems with Quicktimes- and now a newbie!
by joe carusoe 4 years ago
i've been using AE for almost 15 years, and this has got me stumped: for some reason when i bring quicktimes into AE CS3 and then nest them into a composition, the frame rate is off. every 4 frames AE
Re: Frame Rate Problems with Quicktimes- and now a newbie!
by joe carusoe 4 years ago
hey everyone- thanks for all the responses (good to see you 'round here too, jeremy!) so this is one of those Fork-in-the-Eye things... i drag in a quicktime, and it plays with these extra frames i'm
help! black frames in my quicktime renders...
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
hey everyone- sorry, i know this has been covered before, but i'm having a hard time finding it. i keep sporatically getting black flash frames in my quicktime renders. i'm on a fast G5 running AE 7.
Re: help! black frames in my quicktime renders...
by Aharon Rabinowitz 6 years ago
genuinely don;t know, not being on a mac. However, it could be a memory issue. You may want to have AE flush the RAM during render every 15 frames. To learn more about that - watch this video: http: l
how do i see the edges of the renderable area?
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
hey there- don't know if this is called 'film format' in viewport preferences, but right now i've just got a vague gray box where my renderable are is... is there a way to make this area clearer, like
Re: how do i see the edges of the renderable area?
by ricknroll 6 years ago
I usually make the border tint darker - Viewport File- Config AM View Tab Tinted Border Opacity - Rick -
freelance work converting .3ds to .fbx
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
i need to find someone who can convert .max and .3ds animations to .fbx files so i can use them in Cinema 4D. for instance, i'd buy something like this: http: www.turbosquid.com FullPreview Index.cfm
my contact info
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
forgot to post it- drop me an email if interested at cbbc@mac.com thanks! brent
C4D character animator wanted
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
for a conceptually high-end local spot for the Seattle Museum of Art. we're looking to animate a rat running on a wheel, a charging rhino and a galloping horse- basically 3 run cycles. if you're inter
i can't get "center" to center anything... or do anything at all
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
in version 10. i make a null, put a few objects in it, and then try to center the axis with the function: "center". nothing happens. what gives
thanks!
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
thanks!
my texture paths won't relink.... help!
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
i built a fairly complicated thing on one computer.... then i transferred everything over to a new computer. copied all my textures to a new folder and set it as a 'texture path' in preferences. yet n
Re: my texture paths won't relink.... help!
by Adam Trachtenberg 6 years ago
The solution would be to "Save as project" and then copy the whole project folder over to the other computer.
how do i permanently move an objects rotation point?
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
so that it always rotates around a point other than it's center thanks!
Re: how do i permanently move an objects rotation point?
by Mike Gondek 6 years ago
Yuo have the rubiks cube in the task bar whcih has the basic 9 references points. If you need a diffent possition, you may want to create a dummy layer mask, where the center is the position you want
keep a color rather than keying it out....?
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
i want to basically invert a key... just keeping one section while loosing everything else that's a different color. seems there should be an 'invert key' button somewhere....
Re: keep a color rather than keying it out....?
by Andrew Kramer 6 years ago
use the invert plug in and change it to invert alpha after the key it applied.
black flash frames on renders... ugh.
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
i'm rendering quicktimes at a resolution of 1000 x 563... small previews render just fine, but at full resolution the quicktimes have odd black flash frames in them. anyone know what's going on
Re: black flash frames on renders... ugh.
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
rendering now at 'lossless', which is actually animation compression. should render just fine... but it doesn't.
anyone know the mac key command for 'fit to window'
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
it's under the pulldown to make the comp 50%, 100%, etc..... i just bet there's a key command (mac) to make the comp snap to fit the open window. thanks!
Re: anyone know the mac key command for 'fit to window'
by ronaldo montalvo 6 years ago
try command+option+f, should work.
ambent occlusion just stopped working.... WTF???
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
it just suddenly isn't in my scenes anymore. it's checked on in render settings... anyone have any ideas
so you can't convert a jpeg to vectors in illustrator CS ?!?!?!?
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
what gives i could do this in version 7! there's gotta be a way.... without CS2's 'live trace'.
Re: so you can't convert a jpeg to vectors in illustrator CS ?!?!?!?
by Fred Rogers 1 year ago
Just want to say thanks. This is exactly what I was looking for. To make an outline of an icon shape logo appear in Illustrator, you need to: 1 - open the file in Photoshop 2 - Use the magic wand to h
Converting existing images to outlines
by ~ * Rebecca * ~ 6 years ago
How do you take an existing file and change it to outlines I have a logo that I made for a company and they want to change the location of the type. I don't want to remake the entire thing, so I was h
Re: Converting existing images to outlines
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
use the white arrow (the 'direct selection' tool) that's right next the default black arrow ('selection' tool) in the tool pallette.... then select just the points you want to move... then move 'em.
converting a photoshop eps into vector artwork...
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
i know this can be done, but i can't figure it out. someone posted about the 'livetrace feature', but i can't find it anywhere.
Re: converting a photoshop eps into vector artwork...
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
thanks for the reply... so i can't do this with illustrator CS i used to be able to do it in version 7.... what gives
how do i make the composition window tabbed instead of drop-down?
by joe carusoe 6 years ago
that little drop down is a terrible time waster... is there a way to just have all compositions open in tabs (like AE has done for the last 10 years) oh, and this is on a mac G5... thanks!
Re: how do i make the composition window tabbed instead of drop-down?
by Mylenium 6 years ago
Lock the composition viewer and any new comp will be opened in a separate tab. There's also an option for this in the preference file, but it doesn't work (it used to work in the pre-release back then
depth of field or fog in AE 3D?
by joe carusoe 7 years ago
i've got a bunch of images moving off into 3d space in AE... how do i make them blur and move off into a fog in the distance thanks! b
Re: depth of field or fog in AE 3D?
by Andrew Kramer 7 years ago
This might be a start. http: forums.creativecow.net cgi-bin new_page_wrapper.cgi forumid=1&page=http: www.creativecow.net articles kramer_andrew 3dcompositing index.html Good luck, Andrew
anyone know where a tutorial for AE IK is.... building a puppet arm?
by joe carusoe 7 years ago
as in, making an arm (shoulder - bicep - forearm - hand), then connecting them with expressions so when you grab the hand the arm moves around with it, while being anchored to the shoulder... you can
Re: anyone know where a tutorial for AE IK is.... building a puppet arm?
by joe carusoe 7 years ago
ugh.... tried this tutorial: http: www.motionscript.com expressions-lab-ae65 ik.html no worky... and i triple checked EVERYTHING.
new to Illustrator CS.... where in the @#$% is 'snap to guides'?????
by joe carusoe 8 years ago
thanks!
Re: new to Illustrator CS.... where in the @#$% is 'snap to guides'?????
by Kim Mackenzie 7 years ago
Yeah, they expanded and renamed that feature. Go to View Smart Guides and it'll snap to guides (plus snap objects to other objects, etc.) You can toggle it back and forth by hitting Command (or Contr
newbie question- how do you create a new panel?
by joe carusoe 8 years ago
as in, i'm trying to put my 'curves' editor on another monitor... but i can't seem to get it out of the one big interface.
Re: newbie question- how do you create a new panel?
by joe carusoe 8 years ago
sweet! thanks!
a tough one involving 3d channels and depth of field...
by joe carusoe 8 years ago
i'm compositing some layers of a 3d render from maya. i can apply the depth of field filter in ae to the depth channel layer or an RLA file... but how do i transfer depth info to an entire composite a
Re: a tough one involving 3d channels and depth of field...
by joe carusoe 8 years ago
hey, thanks for the reply and the files! i'm glad someone knows what i'm trying to. cheers! b
Maya artist needed in LA immediately...
by joe carusoe 8 years ago
for a high-end commercial spot being produced locally. send links to your work and contact info to: cbbc@mac.com
Opening Photoshop from an image file...or not.
by Michael Mitchell 8 years ago
I used to be able to click on a .tif file and it would open photoshop and the file I clicked on, now for some reason it only opens photoshop and not the image file. I've tried re-installing PS and tra
Re: Opening Photoshop from an image file...or not.
by joe carusoe 8 years ago
i just posted about the same thing happening to me... no responses yet. i feel your pain.
double-click to open a PSD no longer works in OSX !?!?!?!?!
by joe carusoe 8 years ago
neither does dragging a .psd, .jpg, or anything onto the photoshop icon in the dock. the only way to open a document is to manually scroll down to 'open' in photoshop. anyone know what's wrong thanks!
Re: double-click to open a PSD no longer works in OSX !?!?!?!?!
by mikegondek 8 years ago
Do a Command I on the file and check to se what the open with command is set to open .PSDs with.


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