RE: Just signed up...

["Chasteen, Howard" <Howard.Chasteen(at)fotf.org>]

Welcome Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hope you find this list helpful. Its been around for a long time now and newcomers are welcome.

 

Howard C

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From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Dave Peate
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:47 AM
To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Just signed up...

I'm an Avid offline/ online editor based in Cardiff, and am now working on DS, too.

 

I'm pretty much a beginner and had the DS mailing list recommended to me, so thought I'd sign up and say hello!

 

I've encountered a few obstacles already and have got by with "Jovers" - its good to know they are an intrinsic part of DS operation.

 

Recently, I had some footage that was tracked onto a tv screen in a panning shot. The tracking part was fairly straight forward, but I had a few problems with masking the corners image so it sits within the curved tv screen convincingly. In the end, I put the panning shot on V2, cut a hole in it where the screen was in graphics mode, and tracked the cutout to the same image, with the footage for the screen itself on V1 showing through.

 

My questions is, is there a better method for achieving this effect?

 

Cheers

 

Dave