Asteroid-Man said:
Is AE dependent on your GPU, CPU or both?
Only in terms of actually being able to use AE. It may be fast or slow based on your system, but the final result should be the same.
Sky_ said:
AntcuFaalb said:
Please antialias more. I'm seeing too many jaggies, especially in 1080p.
below is the actual image, Im rendering frames at maximum quality but im still getting jagged edges dont know why :-(
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/101367181/ADY%20sky%20shazad%20sample.jpg
When you get through working your animation, go back into Element and find the anti-aliasing settings. Jack them up as high as they will go and you shouldn't have anymore jaggies. The render time will most likely be a lot longer, but your final project will look much better.
Bingowings said:
princethomas said:
I was also considering not having them go back to Naboo. Having the Maul/Obi/Q fight be on Coruscant. The environment looks pretty Coruscanty to me.Does it?
I thought it looked more like a starship interior or Kamino.
If anyone could fix Maul up after getting bi-sected and turn him into a cyborg or trillions of clones it would be those Kaminoans.
I don't really know how it could be done (however, I haven't given it concentrated thought.) but the idea of Kamino being the climax sounds so much more interesting. Back when they began shooting Ep.2 there was this amazing rumor that there would be a lightsaber battle in the rain, and that the blades would sizzle when the drops hit them. Kamino has dramatic climatic look to it. It could have been where the last battle takes places, a battle for clones and not with clones. Gives the title The Clone Wars more meaning to me. Pity the powers in charge didn't see this.
DominicCobb said:
There needs to be a way to "like" posts here.
If this place goes facebook, then there better be a dislike button included as well. ;)
I think the opening should have green lasers. =)
Tobar said:
Lightsaber blades have mass, they collide with each other and other objects. They're also solid which would block out the light from another source thereby creating a shadow.
If you're going to go in the direction, then why do the lasers in the lightsabers stop at a point? My point is the shadow casting is like seeing the wizard behind the curtain. Takes away the magic of the moment. I'm just trying to remove seams from a dress so it looks better, and you try to educate me on the scientific facts of a LIGHTSABER. (Sarcasm turned to the ON position in that last sentence.)
TV's Frink said:
Nerd Alert!
;-)
Indeed.
brash_stryker said:
I agree that they probably shouldn't cast shadows and I think any explanations there have been to explain that they aren't actually made of light were only invented to make up for the "error" which was caused by the limitations of filming in the late 70's.
The glowsticks comparison doesn't really cut it as these are physical objects that happen to have light produced inside of them. The lightsaber blade is not really a physical object but rather a beam of energy. Last I heard, a laser doesn't cast a shadow and that's what a lightsaber was originally called - a "laser sword"
Whether it's practical to remove them, I don't know. Adywan is ridiculously extensive in his fixing of errors, but as far as I remember, he didn't remove the shadows.
I'm sure it was the limitations of the day, but for it to happen in the prequels is a testament to the laziness of Lucas. The man has the best stuff, and he just slaps it all together. Lucas needs to be a hungry filmmaker again.
Tobar said:
mrbenja0618 said:
I didn't hear you mention it, but do you plan to remove the shadow that's cast from Obi-Wan's lightsaber blade? Always bugged me.
Lightsabers have always cast shadows, just check the OT. Lightsaber blades aren't actually made of light and light emitting objects (glow sticks, florescent tubes) cast shadows.
Where in the movies have they said that the blades aren't light?
They may very well cast shadows in the OT but I don't recall where, and regardless I view it as an error. It's a lightsaber and I've always gathered that it was the same matter as a bolt of lightning, just that the device grants control over it.
bobgarcia74 said:
A few changes to the opening Duel. FX still need to be cleaned up.
Grievous voice has still not been dubbed in. Having issues settling on his final voice FX.
Added back in Palpatines chair not spinning. Just noticed a funny shadow got left in from the chair. That will be fixed
Color change to the control panels on the bridge to a red orange layout instead of the original neon green. Was gonna be white but that result is becoming way too colorless.
All looks good.
I didn't hear you mention it, but do you plan to remove the shadow that's cast from Obi-Wan's lightsaber blade? Always bugged me.
emanswfan said:
mrbenja0618 said:
This is true. However, I personally can't stand Vegas as an editor. I'm a Adobe Premiere person. I would use the project files for reference and restart in Premiere. For me it's just a smoother ride.
But having those files would help tremendously!You can import the vegas project files into Premiere after redirecting the files in Vegas. However if any transitons were applied, they won't appear.
Is that a fact? I've never heard this in my life. Interested in testing it out though.
aalenfae said:
My idea is to make Anakin more of a Han Solo kind of character. Somebody we like, but is rough around the edges.
Anakin would be a good kid, overall. But he's been brought up in slavery in a harsh environment, so he's rough around the edges. He'd have picked up Watto's mannerisms to a degree, and have a very high "fight to survive" mentality.
Which is actually far more logical than what we got.
princethomas said:
I kind of like it, but its a thin line you are walking. Grittier and tougher yes. Potentially killing someone is harsh though.
Good point also. Don't want to make him completely evil. I still think a gray area could be established with Anakin.
aalenfae said:
Sorry for the double-post!
But it would seem that I can't stay away from my editing for long :P
And, even when I know I ought to be doing life-related things, I find myself saying "just a few minutes of editing," and then the entire day is gone.
BUT! I have something to show for my folly!
Got this idea while poking around at TPM yesterday. What if Anakin was... grittier, rougher, and less innocent? Would the audience's perception change for the boy? Let's find out! :)
That's excellent. Had a similar idea. In what I'm working on, Anakin wins the race, but his actions actually cause the death of Sebulba. He thinks nothing of the death and celebrates anyway. Comes off much more eerie.
emanswfan said:
mrbenja0618 said:
tjdavis1138 said:
Wow. Haven't thought about this for a long time. I do miss it sometimes but I don't even have a pc I could edit anything on anymore. Although I do still have all the vegas project files and rough cuts from reborn on a hard drive boxed up in the closet. :)
I would really love to take a look at those files! I'm sure that would be very difficult.
Vegas let's you redirect the files. If you ripped the movies the same way, you could have Vegas use those files instead, reconstructing the rough cuts. So you'd only need the project files.
This is true. However, I personally can't stand Vegas as an editor. I'm a Adobe Premiere person. I would use the project files for reference and restart in Premiere. For me it's just a smoother ride.
But having those files would help tremendously!
princethomas said:
Ok. I've been kicking this idea around for years. I got it by watching a lot of the big famous "epic" movies. Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia etc. People throw that term around a lot, but I was thinking about what it is. Those movies are very long, but more importantly, they take place over a long period of time. The jump forward in time multiple times without much warning or explanation. I started wondering about Star Wars in that way. What it would be like. I settled on 3 hrs and 59 minutes, because at some point its cheating. I mean how long is a "movie" before it becomes something else. There are almost ZERO mainstream movies that ever hit 4 hrs. GWTW, LoArabia, Ben Hur, the Ten Commandments etc. Are all in the 3:30 to 3:50 range. The key for me is this. Im not doing it because I think its better this way. I don't believe that at all. Its just a fun puzzle to try to figure out. For that reason I am not going to go the Godfather II or Once Upon a time in America route. Yes, I think a very good movie could be made with the OT as the main story and 30 to 45 minutes of prequel flashbacks. Im just not trying to do that here. I also am not trying to "correct" anything here. This is an OT board and I get that, but Im a full Saga fan. I do have my issues with the movies but Im not doing that here. I'm keeping Jar Jar Binks, and Im cutting a huge chunk of Return of the Jedi. Its just part of completing the puzzle. Some things I have: Opening shot is now the Federation invasion ships landing. (will explain in the crawl that the Jedi were betrayed and escaped by stowing away) First "person" seen is Jar Jar. Using the shot of him coming up from the lake that takes place later. Then it cuts to him almost getting run over. Its a good intro and it fits with all the lowly creatures vs. sophisticated society stuff that runs through the whole thing. Jar Jar takes them directly to Theed where they escape. Shorten Pod Race to 1 lap. Shorten battle to little more than the lightsaber fight. Clones is tough. There is a ton of stuff that can be cut, but also there is a ton of little expositional things that need to stay. I'll cut or move the fight with Dooku to before the battle. Using the battle as the seque to Sith. Montage of scenes from Geonosis and other battles from Sith playing right into the opening space battle. In the OT, I want to make it so there is just one death star. I plan to have the death star escape be the end of ANH. However, the problem is, I don't want to lose Luke's flying part of it. Also its tricky to do since the appearance of the death stars are so different. In Empire. I did one cool thing little thing. When the Falcon escapes Hoth I cut right to the part where they attack and then hide on the back. Then after they "float away" I cut in the scenes onboard scenes that take place in the cave. The other tricky part is how to either avoid Han being frozen or how to rescue him quicker, I'd really like to lose all of the first part of Return of the Jedi, but Im not sure how to just yet. Its hard and probably not totally doable, but its a fun exercise nonetheless.
Sounds like an interesting idea for sure. I've seen 3-in-1 edits, and apparently those were tricky. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.
tjdavis1138 said:
Wow. Haven't thought about this for a long time. I do miss it sometimes but I don't even have a pc I could edit anything on anymore. Although I do still have all the vegas project files and rough cuts from reborn on a hard drive boxed up in the closet. :)
I would really love to take a look at those files! I'm sure that would be very difficult.
princethomas said:
I prefer the long version as well. As I said, the project I am working on is a 6 film 4 hour cut. Which means cutting about 9 hours worth of stuff. So getting the whole podrace sequence, from the hangar to the finish line down to about 4 minutes is kind of a must. The race itself edited down quite well. Using shots from lap one during the early parts and shots from lap two in the middle and from lap 3 at the end.
On another note. I'm interested in this project you're working on. Tell us more.
princethomas said:
I prefer the long version as well. As I said, the project I am working on is a 6 film 4 hour cut. Which means cutting about 9 hours worth of stuff. So getting the whole podrace sequence, from the hangar to the finish line down to about 4 minutes is kind of a must. The race itself edited down quite well. Using shots from lap one during the early parts and shots from lap two in the middle and from lap 3 at the end.
You could say that again. ;)
aalenfae said:
Well, yeah, true - in the context of the whole Saga, RotS definitely stands out as having a... much clumsier feel to it.
Though, I think there's more discrepancy in style for the Saga than most.
I break it down like this:
IV-V have their "true" Star Wars feel
VI-I have the kiddy, plot-hole styleII has its own "Episode II" feel
III feels like a computer generated cartoon
Or as I would break it down:
II: has it's own "Damn it" feel
III: feels like a day old turd molded in the form of George Lucas' face.
I personally didn't respond because I didn't know the answer. Hopefully T-man has those in possession. Trooperman, you alive?
I STILL WANT THIS.
Again, trying to wake up old friends...
Just here hoping to wake up some friends.
aalenfae said:
I wouldn't agree that it's bad film-making.
It's just not literal - or realistic film-making. It's just much more fantastic film-making, which isn't necessarily out-of-place in Star Wars.
The only reason I would say I don't care for it is because it takes almost a minute (an eternity in screen time) to get to any actual story material. It doesn't take an entire minute to establish that there's a battle going on, which is ALL that the shot communicates, besides simply being cool.
So maybe a better way of putting it is bad screenwriting. However, in my opinion pretty much the entirety of ROTS is bad film-making.
When my only true enjoyment of the film rests in a Plinkett review tearing it apart, then to me that's bad film-making.
And on that note; I'm ready for you to fix the bad film, Aalenfae. ;)