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sergio juyak

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September 25th 2008
70 Posts
how to 'bulge' a group of fracture objects?
by sergio juyak 2 weeks ago
I have a cube chopped up into fragments (blue image). I want the fragments to sort of bulge out as if something is erupting. I threw all my fragments into a fracture object and then experimented with
Re: how to 'bulge' a group of fracture objects?
by sergio juyak 1 week ago
Well I guess if I really want this effect I know it's possible. Thanks Adam. You guys always seem to have an answer for anything. btw - that guy *is* a genius.
Motion path visible even when not selected?
by sergio juyak 2 months ago
I'd like to have the motion path of my camera visible even when my camera is not selected. Is there a way to force C4D to show an object's motion path in this way
Re: Motion path visible even when not selected?
by sergio juyak 2 months ago
thanks Brian! Not as live as I'd like, but better than nothing.
adjust bezier point handle length while maintaining angle?
by sergio juyak 2 months ago
I have a bezier spline and I'm trying to adjust one of the points. I need to keep the ANGLE of the handles while I adjust the LENGTH of ONE of the handles. If I hold shift, it simply breaks the tangen
group multiple ojbects under separate nulls?
by sergio juyak 3 months ago
I have a poly mesh that is broken up into individual polys (thanks to the guy who showed me how to do this!). I nowb need to group each of these polys under it's own null. I did it once manually but I
Re: group multiple ojbects under separate nulls?
by Adam Trachtenberg 3 months ago
I don't know of any way to do that natively, but I'm sure that someone with a little scripting knowledge could write a script to do that. Unfortunately I'm scripting challenged so I can't help in that
how can i set the same axis for multiple objects?
by sergio juyak 3 months ago
I have a bunch of rectangles and i want to set the axis of each rectangle to a single coordinate. In this example I select my rectangles, i click the button to enter axis mode, and then I use the coor
Re: how can i set the same axis for multiple objects?
by sergio juyak 3 months ago
how can i thank you enough.
use the Shader Effector to color a clone?
by sergio juyak 4 months ago
I have some clones generated across a plane with a camo pattern. I want the clones to inherit the same color as the plane, but I don't want any specular, and I want them semi transparent. I thought I
Re: use the Shader Effector to color a clone?
by sergio juyak 4 months ago
I owe you a beer Adam! thanks. I never would have figured that out on my own.
File: c4d shader effector
by sergio juyak 4 months ago
c4d file project to solve issue with shader effector http: f1.creativecow.net 5274 c4d-shader-effector
change default 10 frame time jump?
by sergio juyak 9 months ago
If I want to jump forward or backward in the time layout window, I hold shift-control-arrow. The same for nudging keyframes. This is great for 30fps comps, but currently working on a 24fps project and
Re: change default 10 frame time jump?
by Dave LaRonde 9 months ago
There may be a setting in AE Preferences for it. You should check. Dave LaRonde Sr. Promotion Producer KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA
Trapcode Particular layer emitter problem
by sergio juyak 9 months ago
I'm trying to emit particles from a layer with Particular. Everything looks fine at first, but when I turn on motion preview, I see that Particular is emitting particles at all points, not just from m
Re: Trapcode Particular layer emitter problem
by sergio juyak 9 months ago
Mr. Arora, Thank you for the link! I downloaded the project file form the tutorial and discovered that I could solve my problem by changing the Layer Emiter Sampling to "Particle Birth Time." Yay!
File: particular AE
by sergio juyak 9 months ago
aep file ae project with Trapcode particular. http: f1.creativecow.net 4553 particular-ae
is this a good system for motion graphics (After Effects + Cinema 4D)?
by sergio juyak 11 months ago
After a bit of research I think I've got my build pretty close. Can anyone tell me if something is terribly wrong with this setup A better graphics card More memory I'm wondering if I need an extra vi
Re: is this a good system for motion graphics (After Effects + Cinema 4D)?
by Todd Perchert 11 months ago
Other than some kind of capture card, such as Matrox, AJA, or Blackmagic - which you can also use as external monitoring, I can't see much. I would suggest to bump up the power supply to 750 or 800 w,
Specs for CS 6 PC workstation
by John Patrick 12 months ago
Hello cows, I've been a Mac FCP user for the past ten years, but with the recent one-two punch of the abysmal FCPX and the nearly dead Mac pro line, I think it's finally time for my switch to PC. I'm
Re: Specs for CS 6 PC workstation
by sergio juyak 11 months ago
Hey I'm looking at a similar set up. Did you get it Where from I can't offer much advice, but I see a lot of people suggesting a smaller SSD drive in addition to a regular larger hard drive.
Photoshop smart vector objects > AE
by sergio juyak 11 months ago
I'm working with some layered PSD files with 'vector smart objects' in them. These are basically raster images that (i believe) have been converted to smart objects for non-destructive scale rotation
Optimal Workstation for CS6
by Simon Roughan 1 year ago
Hi Cattle Herders, I have the opportunity to suggest to "he who holds the purse-strings", what kind of new workstation to buy. I work primarily with CS6 creative suite, Cinema 4D R13 Broadcast, and ne
Re: Optimal Workstation for CS6
by sergio juyak 12 months ago
Simon, I'm curious what the price was on your dream machine I'm looking for a workstation for similar purposes, although I don't know if I can spend as much as you.
plugin or hack to work in CMYK color space?
by sergio juyak 12 months ago
I would like to noodle around in CMYK color space in AE. I read there was a product called Walker Effects but it doesn't work in CS5 (only 32 bit). Does anyone know of another plug in, or cheat to spl
Re: plugin or hack to work in CMYK color space?
by sergio juyak 12 months ago
Hey thanks Kevin! That's exactly what I was looking for. I was really close but I was turning the other channels to black (basically the opposite), and I couldn't understand why it wasn't working.
2d lookAt that 'flips' ?
by sergio juyak 1 year ago
I found a 2d lookAt expression here on CreativeCow, and i'm using it with shape layers to make a simple triangle. The problem is when I animate the triangle corners. When one corner crosses its opposi
Re: 2d lookAt that 'flips' ?
by sergio juyak 1 year ago
Here's a pic of what's going on. My fill disappears when the red markers crosses the side formed by the two other markers.
sourceText expression "hello world" > "h*e*l*l*o* *w*o*r*l*d*" ?
by sergio juyak 1 year ago
I'd like an expression that will insert a chosen character in-between every character in my text object. If my text was "hello world," the expression would replace the text with "h*e*l*l*o* *w*o*r*l*d
Re: sourceText expression "hello world" > "h*e*l*l*o* *w*o*r*l*d*" ?
by sergio juyak 1 year ago
I think a paypal tip jar is a *great* idea. Please find the time to set this up.
DUIK rig to animate hand? dog?
by sergio juyak 1 year ago
I'm trying to use DUIK to animate a hand and a dog, and I'm running into a problem because the script doesn't support more than 3 joints. And the human finger seems to have at least 4, as well as a do
Re: DUIK rig to animate hand? dog?
by sergio juyak 1 year ago
No. I personally lost a lot of time fiddling around with this tool. I think it depends on your needs, but in some cases I think you need a dedicated 3d app for this kind of thing.
issue defocusing background
by sergio juyak 1 year ago
Hello, i'm trying to apply a lense blur effect to the background of a photo. I've cut out my foreground subject and composited above my background layer, but when I blur the background layer, the some
Re: issue defocusing background
by sergio juyak 1 year ago
oooo content aware fill! genius! Thanks Dmitry!
how to colorize raster element?
by sergio juyak 2 years ago
I have a black and white texture that I've cut and pasted from photoshop into Illustrator (the texture is RGB). I want to tint it a different color. I can't. I've tried "Edit Colors" but there's nothi
Re: how to colorize raster element?
by David Cabestany 2 years ago
Save the image as a tiff bitmap file, which is going to make it very high contrast, and then import it on Illustrator, everything white will be gone, everything black you can colorize it any color you
symbol spayer tool really slow?
by sergio juyak 2 years ago
I hadn't used the symbol sprayer tool for quite a while, and when used it today it was atrociously slow. I thought my symbol might be complicated, so i tried simple circle symbols, same result. I can'
Making text layers individual layers and importing them into ae
by meilliona truong 2 years ago
So for a motion graphics class we had been assigned a project where we had to make our own text animation. We were suppose to import the fonts from AI into AE (after effects). Somehow my layers are st
Re: Making text layers individual layers and importing them into ae
by sergio juyak 2 years ago
My layers were all 'released to layers (sequence) and made their own layers As i said, AE does not recognize sub-layers. You need to drag your 'released layers' out of their parent layer before AE wi
art brush question
by sergio juyak 2 years ago
I want to apply an art brush to line-art, but i'm having a problem where the brush doesn't give a consistent look when applied to long and short paths. In the image below, i have a circle with tick ma
Re: art brush question
by Cassius Handoyo 2 years ago
Can you edit the brush that you are using Just double click on the brush and tick the proportional check box. however, it will make short brushes look smaller than longer ones. Well, hope this helps..
slate example?
by sergio juyak 3 years ago
hello. I need to make a countdown slate for this little studio i started working for and i don't remember all the info and what they typically look like. Does anyone have an example slate i can look a
Re: slate example?
by Mark Suszko 3 years ago
...which we call the 2-pop. It is there to ease transitions between sources, since a mismatched dissolve between two black sources is almost invisible. Where a tape has to be fired off on or just ahea
Duik IK handle script problem
by sergio juyak 4 years ago
I've been trying to use this Duik script for creating IK solvers for a stick figure, and it's not working. According to the tutorial video, I'm supposed to: A) set up the anchor points and parent the
Re: Duik IK handle script problem
by Gal Narunsky 3 years ago
Got the answer for you! It doesn't work like it should on illustrator layers or ae shape layers. Use either psd layers or masked solids :-)
how to Live Trace with transparency?
by sergio juyak 4 years ago
I am unable to use live trace to trace an image in black and white while still retaining the alpha. I have tried pasting and placing the image and no luck. "The ignore white" checkbox doesn't get me a
Re: how to Live Trace with transparency?
by Vincent Rosati 4 years ago
I just read your post again. Another part of your issue is that you're losing the inner and outer shape. correct You could redraw those elements after the trace. Or, adjust the trace setting, so you d
importing AI vector artwork?
by sergio juyak 4 years ago
I have an Illustrator file of a large city landscape with a bunch of ojbects that i want to set up in a Maya scene. Everything is going to be flat 2d style. The problem is that all the vector objects
Re: importing AI vector artwork?
by Alvaro Castaneda 4 years ago
hi maya always imports AI files as curves, what you could do is a script to select a bunch of files and apply planar to each one, or you can do it by hand. I would go for the script ------------------
Release to Layers doesn´t work
by sergio juyak 4 years ago
I have autotraced a number of objects in AI. I expanded the trace and ungrouped them, so they are all individual path layers. I need to bring them into AfterEffects so I select them all and "Release t
open/close shape path?
by sergio juyak 4 years ago
I have an eliptical shape path. I want to break it to make it open. I can do this to a mask under Layer Mask and Shape Path, but the option is greyed out when I have a shape path selected. Is it not p
Re: open/close shape path?
by sergio juyak 4 years ago
Thanks for responding Todd. The problem was indeed because my shape path was parametric. I pasted a logo from AI and used a script to convert the mask paths to shape paths, and the counter of an "O" w
reverse Corner Pin for PS
by sergio juyak 4 years ago
I have a photo of a sign shot in perspective, and i need to return it to it's original non perspective form... that is to say, i need to get it back to a perfect rectangle with 90degree angles... when
Re: reverse Corner Pin for PS
by Jeff Kelley 4 years ago
Why does it do you no good. Just drag the handles until you image is straight.www.willinois.com
please help me pick a laptop
by sergio juyak 4 years ago
I am a designer animator but I've been out of the scene for a couple years traveling. I'd like to start working again but I don't know what to get. I've traditionally spent most my time doing post wor
Re: please help me pick a laptop
by Sverker Hahn 4 years ago
I have a MacBook Pro since 1 year, and I am satisfied with it. It is a very good laptop, and I think the new model is even better. Do put in maximum RAM - 2GB is good but 4GB is better and worth the p
demo reel format
by sergio juyak 5 years ago
I have my reel in a quicktime h.264 format... some people can load it, others can t. A number of my friends use it so i figured it would be pretty standard, and that any real client would have the app
Re: demo reel format
by Stephen Smith 4 years ago
Is this posted on your website Stephen Smith Money Making Graphics & Effects for Final Cut Studio 2
run expression every 2 frames.. every 3 frames etc?
by sergio juyak 5 years ago
I have a very simple expression for the position prop that makes a layer jump around: x = random(500, -500); y = random(500, -500); position + x,y ; This makes my layer jump around every frame really
Re: run expression every 2 frames.. every 3 frames etc?
by Dan Ebberts 5 years ago
Like this maybe: period = 3; frames f = timeToFrames(); seg = Math.floor(f period); interp = time - framesToTime(seg*period); seedRandom(seg-1,true); prev = random( -500,-500 , 500,500 ); seedRandom(s
can't view avid QTs
by sergio juyak 5 years ago
I have a bunch of spots from a couple years ago that i cannot open up. Many are quicktimes and the info box tells me they are encoded as such: 16-bit Integer (Big Endian), Stereo, 48.000 kHz Avid Meri
Re: can't view avid QTs
by Michael Hancock 5 years ago
Yeah, you're missing the Meridien codecs. Mac and PC versions are here. Scroll to the very bottom of the page. Michael.


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