CS5245 CS5245 Visual Effects PresentationVisual Effects Presentation

Produced by:Produced by:Chandra Chandra TanuwijayaTanuwijayaDanny Danny FernandesFernandesWong Lai Wong Lai KuanKuan

OutlineOutline

IntroductionIntroductionSpecial EffectsSpecial Effects

Creating & Deleting WaterfallCreating & Deleting WaterfallSparkling Stars EffectSparkling Stars EffectBook EffectsBook Effects

ConclusionConclusionFurther ImprovementFurther Improvement

IntroductionIntroduction

Main Scene:Main Scene:Received the book Received the book ““The Magic of NatureThe Magic of Nature””..Create a waterfallCreate a waterfallDelete a waterfallDelete a waterfall

Video Shooting:Video Shooting:Shot 3 waterfalls:Shot 3 waterfalls:

Selected two Selected two –– one for creation and for one for creation and for deletiondeletion

Special EffectsSpecial Effects

Main Effect: Main Effect: Creating & Deleting Creating & Deleting WaterfallWaterfallMatlabMatlab + Photoshop+ Photoshop

Sub Effects:Sub Effects:Sparkling Star EffectSparkling Star EffectBook EffectBook EffectAfter Effects + After Effects + PhototshopPhototshop

Creating / Deleting WaterfallCreating / Deleting Waterfall

Generating WaterfallGenerating WaterfallStep 1:Step 1: Create the input flow lines in the first Create the input flow lines in the first frame of the original waterfall with the frame of the original waterfall with the flowlineflowlinemarking tool created in marking tool created in MatlabMatlab..

Generating WaterfallGenerating WaterfallStep 2:Step 2: Specify the flow lines for the new Specify the flow lines for the new waterfall in the first frame of the new waterfall waterfall in the first frame of the new waterfall with the with the flowlineflowline marking tool created in marking tool created in MatlabMatlab..

Generating WaterfallGenerating WaterfallStep 3:Step 3:

Obtain Obtain centroidscentroids for image blocks, compute the tangential for image blocks, compute the tangential information and 8 control points for each image block. information and 8 control points for each image block. Warp the original image block to the new image block using Warp the original image block to the new image block using polynomial transformation polynomial transformation -- cptformcptform andand imtransformimtransform in in MatlabMatlab. .

Generating WaterfallGenerating WaterfallStep 4:Step 4: Perform blending and feathering in Perform blending and feathering in Photoshop using automated batch processing Photoshop using automated batch processing tool.tool.

Gradual creation/deletion of WaterfallGradual creation/deletion of Waterfall

Perform in Photoshop.Perform in Photoshop.

Sparkling Stars EffectsSparkling Stars Effects

Sparkling Stars EffectsSparkling Stars Effects

Created by Adobe After Created by Adobe After Effects using an image of starEffects using an image of starThe effect uses particle effect The effect uses particle effect properties properties The moving effects were The moving effects were generated using many layersgenerated using many layers

Different lifetime, IN and OUT timing window for Different lifetime, IN and OUT timing window for each layereach layerCompositedComposited to the production video in the final stageto the production video in the final stage

Book EffectsBook Effects

Book EffectsBook EffectsText Effects:Text Effects:

Glow Effect in After EffectsGlow Effect in After Effects2 layers of Drop Shadows with different Color, Opacity, & 2 layers of Drop Shadows with different Color, Opacity, & SoftnessSoftness

Additional effect layer from PhotoshopAdditional effect layer from PhotoshopWind & Radial Blur EffectWind & Radial Blur Effect

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Book EffectsBook EffectsWarp Effect in After Effects:Warp Effect in After Effects:

Warp Warp ““Squeeze StyleSqueeze Style”” on Horizontal Axison Horizontal AxisAnimate parameters Animate parameters ““BendBend”” & & ““Horizontal DistortionHorizontal Distortion””

TransformTransformAnimate Position, Scale & OpacityAnimate Position, Scale & Opacity

Q & AQ & A

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