Long time no write, sorry. But hey, I have no excuse other than the
drone of daily stuff. Pretty lame, but there it is.
Meanwhile, I just came across this tutorial which has some very cool
tricks that, for me, are extremely cool to have in the tool bag. Of
course as I watched it I could not help but think, wow, if Julie
doesn't already know about this, she will want to!
I guess this is based on me assuming you're always looking for ways to
simplify and powerize the complex multi-screen work flow. I'm also
assuming you're using Final Cut Pro, and you have the suite which
includes the program Apple Motion (version 3 or higher). If that is
the case, have a look at this short video:
http://www.blip.tv/file/
The guy explains how to quickly build a multi screen wall and move it
around in 3D space if you want to.
What is extra cool about this tutorial is that the guy takes into
account the problems of sluggish software with tons of video source
material running simultaneously and the need to render stuff. The
solutions to these problems are very clever and very cool to know
about, although the first time you see how it is done it seems like
there are a bunch of buttons to push and sliders to slide, which is
true, but it is all documented and clearly saves massive amounts of
time compared to doing things in a more pedestrian manner.
Consider this: This tutorial video runs 21 minutes, and everything
that needs to be done to move a wall of 25 video monitors through 3D
space with all of the window dressing that goes with it is done "real
time" as we're watching the video. Other than the time needed to
select the source material (which has to always be done anyway of
course), then you're looking at a major time save. AND the clever way
that the selected source material is compiled and added to the project
not only makes it very manageable, it also makes the render time of
the finished piece extremely fast!
So, if you're not already familiar with this video and the techniques
presented, I suggest just watching it through once to see how the work
flow goes and how the results are accomplished, and then watch it a
second time to take notes and start experimenting. Along the way it is
clear that one can make a number of changes to the work flow to
accommodate changes to the overall number of video sources one might
want, as well as any moves or changes to perspective one wants to
change. This tutorial shows a block of like sized "monitors", but with
a few tweaks one could also incorporate various size monitors, a
different background, etc.
Check it out!
More later,
- Archy
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