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Lets now blend the object in so it will look like it is a part of a movie. The main things to focuse on are size, brightness and contrast and later also movement. |
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3. Resizing |
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You can easily resize the object by clicking on it in the preview window and then grabing it's corner. Then use the arrow tool and position the object to the desired place. |
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4. Brightness & Contrast |
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Make sure your object's clip is selected (click on it in the timeline) and drag the "Brightness & Contrast" effect to it's Effects window. Click on the small triangle to open the settings and adjust the brightness and contrast so your object will fit best into your movie. my movie was really dark so I had to lower the brightness a lot and with that also the contrast (they most often go hand in hand). |
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5. Motion - The crucial part |
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So now the bucket is placed nicely and it looks ok. But what will happen when the guy moves his hand? Well, it should to move with his hand. To do this we will use keyframes. I used simmilar technique in Shaking Earth tutorial, but there I only needed movement up/down so I only changed the y axis numbers. The situation here is a little more complicated because the bucket has to move in all directions. But fear not, I will explain it step by step. |
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First make sure you have your pointer at the beginning of the object clip in the timeline. Also click on it so you will see it's effects window. |
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In the Effects window open the options for Motion by clicking on the triangle. |
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Keyframes have their own timeline which is very helpfull but also very hidden. Open it by clicking on the little two-arrow button. |
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Now activate keyframes (toggle animation) for Position by clicking on the little clock icon. |
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All you have to do now is click on the object (in my case the bucket) and move it to the desired position for each frame or couple of frames.
In other words: move the pointer in the timeline and then move the bucket. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. You should see little diamonds appearing on the keyframes' timeline. They can be moved or deleted later. |
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I hope you found this tutorial useful! |
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