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Useful Video Post Procedures 315
of the events in the queue. This problem is
commonly ca used when an event is selected
while other e vents are being added. In this case,
the Perspect ive event w as select when the Lens
Effects Glow and output events were added.
Therearetwowaystocreatethisqueuetogive
you the correct results. You can recreate the
queue and add each event so there is no nesting,
or you remove the current output event and
add it again, making sure no other events are
selected. The following images show the two
ways this queue could b e set up to successfully
show the glowing object.
Usef ul Video Post Pr ocedur es
Rendering menu > Video Post
TherearesometasksthatyouwilluseVideoPost
for more than others. This primer descr ibes some
of the more common sequences you’ll find yourself
using Video Post to create. The procedures are
outlined in their simplest forms.
The following procedures are outlined:
• Make an object glow (page 3–315)
• Create an animation from a series of still images
(page 3–316)
• Render a scene with a starfield (page 3 –316)
• Set up a simple cross fade between two images
(page 3–317)
• Resize a series of images (page 3–318)
• Composite two image sequences (page 3–319)
• Render a scene over an image sequence or an
animation (page 3–319)
• Join two animations – end to end (page 3–320)
• Switch between views (page 3–321)
• Render a scene in reverse (page 3–322)
Procedures
Example: Mak e an object glow:
One of the most common things you’ll want to do
w ith the Glow fi lter is make an object g low. Here’s
howtodoitinitssimplestform.
1. In the Perspect ive v iewport, create a Sphere
w ith a radius of about 30.
2. Choose Rendering > Video Post.
3. Click Add Scene Event (page 3–329) and
set the view to Perspective.
Click OK to close the Add Scene Event dialog.
4. Click Add Image Filter Event (page 3–335)
and choose Lens Effects Glow from the Filter
Plug-In list.
Click OK to close the Add Image Filter Event
dialog.
5. Click Add Image Output Event (page
3–339) and then click Files.
6. Set the output file format to BMP Image File
and enter a filename like MyGlow.
ClickSavewhenyou’vesetthenameandformat
7. Click OK to accept the default sett ing on the
BMP configuration dialog.