Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-17 Thread Gustavo Duenas
In Theory, I've actually never done something like that, is simple: 1. convert the movie to quicktime (use qtpro) 2. export as a jpg sequence of images. 3. import into illustrator and do the graphics there. Use live trace in the imported images, then use expand and you'll have the paths. 4.

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-17 Thread Jay Carlson
another way would be to use final cut...video the dancing/movement on a green screen, bring it into final cut, mask the dancing with the green screen effect and make the background black, then reverse the image so the body was black and the background was white. there's your video to

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-17 Thread Gustavo Duenas
My advice to whoever want to do this kind of animation for a client...charge them very good, this looks actually a lot of work, doesn't matter the kind of programs you might use. Respects. Gustavo Duenas On May 17, 2007, at 10:52 AM, Jay Carlson wrote: another way would be to use final

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-17 Thread Matthias Dittgen
I think your workflow DOES matter!!! :-) I only know of the workflow that is based on single frames. There might be workflows that directly manipulate video. So for our workflow, there were the following things very important: * use tools, that can do batch jobs, sometimes called actions or

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-17 Thread Muzak
: Thursday, May 17, 2007 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/ I think your workflow DOES matter!!! :-) I only know of the workflow that is based on single frames. There might be workflows that directly manipulate video. So for our workflow, there were

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-17 Thread Helios Pregioni Bayma
Thanks all! And Muzak, this is flashcoders, and the great advantage of coming here and asking other coders their opinions, their way to work, is that we can talk about different ways, different approaches, to do the same thing, and discuss and change knowledgment about flashcode and techniques

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-16 Thread Matthias Dittgen
Hi, we did something similar some time ago, but for a small sequence only. We wore black clothes and were filmed in front of a white wall. We did post-production in Photoshop and Illustrator. We used actions (batch processing) in Photoshop and converted Selections into Pathes which could be

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-16 Thread Helios Pregioni Bayma
I really like those ideas, Flix Pro and techniques. I´ll discuss with design team and do what we can. Thanks a lot, Jason, Bob, Rich and Matthias Helios ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-15 Thread Helios Pregioni Bayma
Hi, I have a project with animation of a person, and the client is in doubt about real person animed or silhouette like the one in http://u10.iriver.com/. Do you know what are the best techniques for both? The iriver example, what technique do you think it uses? My weakeast point in Flash is

RE: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-15 Thread Merrill, Jason
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Helios Pregioni Bayma Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 3:57 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/ Hi, I have a project with animation of a person

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-15 Thread Helios Pregioni Bayma
Yeah Jason, I thought so, and do you know what software could trace real-life motion? Should it be After Effects? Another one? Thanks Helios ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-15 Thread Bob Wohl
http://www.on2.com/consumer/flix-pro I've never had any exp. with that but I've seen tons of ads for it. ;) on another note, that could be a bitmap sequence that has been tracebitmapped - with the edges looking not as smooth as hand drawn. B. On 5/15/07, Helios Pregioni Bayma [EMAIL

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash animation like http://u10.iriver.com/

2007-05-15 Thread Rich Shupe
Yes, FlixPro can output to vector. The trick starting with a source that is as clear and high-contrast as possible. To keep processing to a minimum, try to film the sequence with an actor dressed as darkly and uniformly as possible on a white background. Lights can wash out the background