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14 Aug 2012 06:06 #13006 by keithwhite
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is there any simple way of doing this in FCPX without going to Motion, Callouts etc? - I just need to add a squiggly line along a part of a map at a certain point in the narration.

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14 Aug 2012 08:24 #13008 by FCPGuy
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You might want to invest in Motion or After Effects.

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14 Aug 2012 13:57 #13020 by mgreynolds
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Do you need it to move, or be stationary?

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14 Aug 2012 14:48 - 14 Aug 2012 14:48 #13021 by Disproportionate Pictures
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It looks like callouts does this, check their site to see if it has the flexibility you need.

But honestly, for the time you'll waste looking for another solution- buy Motion.
Last edit: 14 Aug 2012 14:48 by Disproportionate Pictures.

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14 Aug 2012 15:07 #13022 by jdm4given1
Replied by jdm4given1 on topic Re: freehand drawing
Use dots (periods) or dashes and layer them to appear to be leading to the second point on the map. That is my suggestion without motion to animate a map or if you have iMovie the have templates on there with maps ready to be animated. My novice advice, anyway :side:

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14 Aug 2012 15:22 #13026 by BenB
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Take a look at this tutorial. It's actually super easy and fast to do in Motion.
www.macprovideo.com/hub/motion/animating-map-lines-in-motion-5

Or use CallOuts.

Either are the best ways to do it.

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15 Aug 2012 11:45 #13077 by keithwhite
Replied by keithwhite on topic Re: freehand drawing
I have Motion and Callouts. Not what I'm after, if possible.

Stationary superimposition is what I'm after.
Could I perhaps use Photoshop Layers to introduce the highlighted section?
i.e. have the highlight layer turned off as the image appears and then invoke the highlight layer as the narration mentions the specific image.

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15 Aug 2012 11:49 #13078 by BenB
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What do you mean "highlight" layer? You've lost me there. What about my tutorial isn't now what you're after? Knowing that could help me understand what you're trying to do? Can you site a video that already does this?

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17 Aug 2012 08:49 #13170 by keithwhite
Replied by keithwhite on topic Re: freehand drawing
sorry for the delay in responding _ I've been offline for a while. I've done a workaround using separate Pshop files

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17 Aug 2012 14:35 #13175 by BenB
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Can you post an example? How did you do whatever it was you were having trouble with?

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19 Aug 2012 00:58 #13213 by keithwhite
Replied by keithwhite on topic Re: freehand drawing
Can't post examples ( NDA) until doco is released ( December)
I made a copy of the map and added the line to it and then dissolved in from the original without the line.

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19 Aug 2012 01:45 #13214 by BenB
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Still not sure what you were trying to do. Best I can understand, you could have done all of that in the blink of an eye in Motion. But as long as you got the effect to work, that's all that matters.

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