Videocopilot что это такое
Video Copilot Element 3D
Принимаем лицензионное соглашение, нажав на кнопку: I Accept (Я Принимаю).
Далее, можно выбрать зашитую директорию, либо самому указать отметив пункт Custom. Next >
Указываем директорию, для хранения контента, так как его может быть много, то лучше чтобы это был не системный диск.
По окончании установки, нажимаем на кнопку: Finish.
Далее, выделяем плагин: Element.aex.
И копируем его в директорию: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS6\Support Files\Plug-ins\VideoCopilot.
Выбираем: Копировать с заменой.
Запускаем программу Adobe After Effects и применяем эффект Effect > Videocopilot > Element к слою, появится окно: Element Licence.
Запустится окно генератора:
Нажимаем в Element License на кнопку: Create License File и указываем путь к сохранению файла. ОК.
В Element3DlicenseGenerator нажимаем на кнопку: LicMe!
Нажимаем в Element Licence на кнопку: Install License File и указываем путь к ElementLicense.license. И нажимаем на кнопку: Открыть.
Применяем к слою эффект: Effect > Videocopilot > Element и в настройках Effect Controls нажимаем на пункт: About.
Нажимаем на кнопку: System Info. Про работу плагина Video Copilot Element 3D с GPU процессоров видеокарт, подробнее читаем здесь.
Нажимаем на кнопку Scene Setup в настройках плагина: откроется фирменный интерфейс плагина Video Copilot Element 3D.
Удаление плагина происходит вручную в директории: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS6\Support Files\Plug-ins\VideoCopilot, плюс необходимо удалить файл лицензии ElementLicense в директории: C:\Users\(Имя юзера)\Documents\VideoCopilot.
Читаем далее про тестирование скорости работы OpenGL плагина с различными видеокартами построенными на чипсетах AMD и nVidia (Fermi, Fermi 2.0, Kepler, Maxwell).
Videocopilot что это такое
A new Video Copilot show has splash-landed! We showed an early version of the SHOW at VC LIVE in January so we are excited to show it to the world! We made a mess so you don’t have to! Just download the FREE stock footage collection and use in your own projects!
Download Slime Stock FX PACK
FORMAT: 25 High Quality 2K+ Prores: USE After Effects or Premiere to preview!
Note: Most video players on PC do not support pro res.
In other exciting news, early this year I helped create a big project for THX and even though it was extremely challenging work (especially trying to finish development on new plug-ins) But the chance to learn Cinema 4D more deeply and manage a complex project was a great experience for my personal growth. Sometimes it takes a big objective to overcome the difficulty of learning new programs.
Even more exciting, we are already working on a BIG Behind-the-Scenes video and tutorials around the work we did on this project and it’s massive. The transitions were a lot of fun and some parts simpler than they look!
Don’t worry, still finding time to discover new tricks in After Effects!
Microsoft и GitHub представили нейросетевого помощника программиста Copilot
29 июня 2021 года Microsoft и GitHub представили нейросетевого помощника программиста Copilot («второй пилот») на базе технологий компании Open AI, занимающейся исследованиями в области искусственного интеллекта. Система GitHub Copilot обучена работать с различными фреймворками и языками программирования. Текущая техническая предварительная версия сервиса больше всего заточена для работы с Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby и Go.
GitHub Copilot работает на базе OpenAI Codex, новой системе искусственного интеллекта, созданной OpenAI. Решение OpenAI Codex обладает обширными знаниями о том, как разработчики используют код, и значительно более эффективен, чем GPT-3, в генерации кода, отчасти потому, что он был обучен на наборе данных, хранящемся в общедоступных репозиториях, включая терабайты общедоступного кода.
По заявлению гендиректора GitHub Ната Фридмана, данная система является именно помощником для написания лучшего кода. Она создана, чтобы помогать разработчику быстро найти альтернативные способы решения проблем, писать код и изучать новые API без утомительного поиска ответов в Интернете.
Фридман уточнил, что GitHub Copilot анализирует текущий код разработчика и предлагает для его доработки новые строки или функции, в зависимости от контекста. По мере того, как программист работает с системой, она адаптируется к его стилю и начинает предлагать более продуктивные решения, ускоряя текущие возможности человека. Первоначально этот инструмент станет доступен в качестве плагина к редактору Microsoft Visual Studio Code, также его можно будет использовать прямо в браузере через GitHub Codespaces.
Videocopilot что это такое
SECOND PILOTS|MOTION DESIGN|VFX|VIDEO COPILOT запись закреплена
•Описание:
Action Essentials 2 — это новый продукт от Video Copilot представляет собой коллекцию футажей из элементов композиции для создания спецэфектов взрывов, выстрелов, летящих гильз, пулевых пробоин, разбивающихся стекол, брызг крови и т.п. Идеально подходит для визуальных эффектов. Встроенный альфа-каналов для быстрого создания композиции. Для работы с этими клипами не потребуется никакого сложного кейенга! Просто поместите в нужное место любой из этих элементов со встроенным прозрачным фоном.
Разрешение (2K версия): 2048х1152, 23.98 FPS
Разрешение (720p версия): 1280х720,1280х640,23.98 FPS
Видео формат: mov (QuickTime RGB + Alpha, Video Codec: PNG)
• Количество: 432 файла в 19 категориях
• Около 60 минут обучающего видео
• 20 бонусных звуковых эффектов
FEATURING:
• 20 Categories of FX
• 500 Pre-Keyed High Definition Elements
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• 20 Bonus Action Sound FX
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► Категории футажей, пофайловые списки, ПОДРОБНОЕ описание, список текстур, список УРОКОВ в сборке и т.д. и т.п. смотрите на ТОРРЕНТАХ (ниже ссылки на них)
Videocopilot что это такое
By Bounding Box: This separates each piece by the mask’s bound box. This mode is faster, but less accurate. Sometimes if two characters are too close to each other, they will be grouped as one object.
By Geometry: If it is the case that your characters are too close together to use the By Bounding Box option, you can use this and it will make sure that your pieces are separated by separate geometry. More accurate than By Bounding Box, but can be a little slower.
Please provide your system information from within the plug-in. Please check out the screenshot on where to find these details. If the crash happens before you can access it, like a crash as soon as you apply Element or after licensing, please turn Caps Lock on before applying Element, that should allow you to proceed without crashes.
Windows XP SP3, Vista and 7, 32bit and 64bit supported.
OS X 10.6.8 and later
Element supports Adobe After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5, CS5.5 and CS6
A 512 MB Graphics card, and 1GB or more is recommended for large scenes.
Geforce 8800 or better. Including Quadro 4000 or better and ATI Radeon 3870 or better.
NOTE: Be sure to keep your graphics card drivers up to date for best performance.
The element Scene Setup features a custom user interface that allows you to assign 3D Objects into an output group. Object groups are like layers, giving users the ability to animate or control 3D objects independently through the Plug-in Effects Controls. This is useful when you want multiple Objects to animate or interact in the same scene with independent controls. The user interface also serves to extrude Shapes and create custom materials.
Each window inside element can be moved and repositioned for your screen preference. By dragging the window name bar (such as “Preview”), the window highlights the new position on release. You can also place the cursor between windows to stretch or shrink them. Drag windows around until you have found a suitable layout and Element will retain these settings for future use.
IMPORTANT: If the User Interface is not opening, hold down SHIFT and click “Scene Setup”, in the Element effects control panel, to reset the window position.
The model browser shows available 3D models that are ready to use with a single click. The model browser is helpful at organizing and finding models quickly without having to open them individually.
When this icon is selected, it uses the 3d model as the particle type for your scene. It will use this particle to fill up a pre-defined Replicator Shape.
When this icon is selected, it uses the 3d model as the structure for the particle array. See 3D Object Groups for more information on the use of Replicator Arrays.
Double click the object or material NAME to input a new one. Or right click and choose RENAME.
Element uses an environment map to fake reflections and refractions for your scene. You can choose from the built-in images or import your own Spherical map. You can also adjust the Gamma, Contrast, Saturation, UV Repeat and UV Offset from inside the plug-in.
If you set an after effects layer from the Environment drop down it will override the Environment Map from the plug-in. This allows you to use an animated map, or a file format other than png or jpeg, for the environment map.
Element can extrude Text layers and layers with Masks using the Extrude Object. First set a text layer to Custom Layers drop-down on the plug-in side and then open the Scene Setup. Then click on the Extrude button at the top and the object will be extruded. Watch tutorial on working with extruded objects.
Element includes several preset materials inside Material Browser. The presets can be applied to Material Slots on your model and each model has UV texture controls to adjust the size and position of texture maps. See Working with Materials.
The preview window allows you to view your 3D models and view material looks.
Draft Textures affects the preview window only and allows models and materials to be opened faster by loading lower resolution textures. However, After Effects will load the full resolution textures when the UI is closed.
The wing arrow for the preview window also includes additional options and viewing modes such as wireframe and show model info. You can also reset the viewer to the default.
Element features 5 independent 3D groups that allow you individual control over the replicator setting and the 3D models you specify. Once a model is added inside the scene setup, you have the ability to select an output channel. For example you might put a 3D logo into Group 1 and a concrete floor model on Group 2 so you can animate the parts individually.
The Particle array allows you to replicate particles into the shape of a pre-defined object structure. The entire replicator array can also be moved around using the position controls. There are also controls for the size of the array shape, but keep in mind these are separate from the actual Particle properties. If multiple 3D objects are set to the same group inside the Scene Setup, these objects will be replicated randomly in your array.
Inside the User Interface you can choose a 3D model and select the icon for the Replicator and set the channel you want to use. Then when you choose the 3D model mode from the replicator shape, the particles will form that structure. The array uses the vertex positions from the 3D model so be careful when using objects that have too much detail so your particle count is not overloaded.
Element uses 3D models as particles and these particles can be modified together from the Particle Look settings. Control things like Size Color tint, and rotation. To change the position of the object in 3D space, use the Particle replicator position.
Element can bring in objects that contain multiple pieces of geometry. Although the object appears as a single particle, the multi-object control allows you to animate the position of these pieces independently to create things like shattering or dispersion. You can even use these settings to take a model of an engine and then break it apart in 3D space then animate it back together. This feature
After you assign a 3D object to a group from inside the Scene Setup, you can control how it looks, such as Size, Rotation, and Color. The randomization will affect multiple particles that are set inside the Replicator such Size and Rotation random.
The randomize Angle feature allows you to generate a random angle for each particle based on a specific multiplier. For example if you were creating a city using multiple buildings that need to stay at a right angle, a value of 90 degrees will allow buildings to stay perpendicular but hide apparent repeating.
Once imported into Element, each object in your scene displays the Material slots for each of the materials saved in original 3D model. If you want to access multiple materials on a single object in Element, you must first apply multiple materials to your object inside your 3D program then re-save the model to allow Element to register the multiple material slots.
PNG (8-bit or 16-bit)
JPG
NOTE: If you need to load a different file format: Import the file into the After Effects timeline and select it as a Custom Layer.
Cinema 4D users do not need to export OBJ files but instead save C4D files natively. However, in order to preserve complex geometry you must allow the additional polygon data to be available by turning on the “Melange Export” from the Cinema 4D file Preferences.
Element 3D offers many useful features for creating, saving and editing materials in your scene. Once an object is imported into Element 3D, the material slots from the original model becomes available to edit and add textures. You can select the material to edit, or replace it with a material preset from the library.
Element creates material slots based on what is saved in the 3D model, but it can be useful to separate parts of a model to create separate looking surfaces. See: Creating Multiple Material slots from inside your 3D program
You can drag a Material Preset from the library onto any material slot of a 3D object in your scene. An instance of this preset will be added to the editable SCENE MATERIALS window. Using a preset material is a good way to learn how materials are constructed and also great starting points for speeding up your work.
Scene materials represent the materials used or imported into the current scene. If a scene material is applied to multiple material slots, the changes made to this one material will affect all instances as one. You can also click on the side arrow to “Remove Unused Materials” that are no longer needed in your scene.
You can right click and duplicate a material to create a unique copy. Duplicate and replace, will duplicate the material and replace the current one with the copy.
If you would like to reuse a material in future projects you can RIGHT CLICK on the material thumbnail and choose “Save Material Preset”. This preset will be available in your preset library. It is a good idea to first copy any image maps to the Element Material folder so they will stay linked up.
Element 3D Offers many familiar settings for creating a variety of surfaces such as concrete, metal, plastic and more. Texture slots are also available when you need to use images on your shader instead of solid colors.
You can select a layer from your composition to be used as texture map in Element. Select the layer you would like to use, in the Custom Texture Maps Layer parameter. In the scene interface click on the desired texture slot, and click the wing next to where it says load texture. Then select the Custom Layer that you loaded your layer into. One useful way of using this is adding video to objects that would have screens (cell phones, tvs, ect).
Using the openGL standard we are not able to generate true opacity for objects but we have built in way to lower the opacity of materials to create a fake glass effect. The order of elements behind the glass may not always be accurate so use under controlled scenes.
The matte shadow option is available for all materials so that you can turn any object invisible to the camera but still receive ambient occlusion shading.
The animation engine allows you to intelligently blend, or interpolate the “STATE” of objects in one group into the “STATE” of objects in another Group. For example if the objects in Group 1 form a ring and the objects in Group 2 form a box, the animation engine will animate the position from the ring to the box.
Use the group selection allows you to choose what 2 group channels you want to animate between. The particle count will automatically be set to the Start Group amount since the animation engine requires the particle count to be the same for both groups.
In addition to using the Blend amount you can also use the Smoothness and Randomness to refine the speed of the particles.
This mode allows particles to start animating with a specific Blend mode like Radial but finish using a different sequence like Direction. You can also use the dual sequence mode with directional to have 2 separate blending directions for outgoing and incoming particles.
Not yet but we have this on our road map!
Not yet. Since OBJ files are very slow to load, an animated sequence would cause memory and performance issues so we decided to test more intelligent formats for bringing animation into Element that is faster and more robust.
Not exactly. Element is an array based plug-in that works by having an absolute particle count and positions. Our unique Animation Engine is able to do amazing things when it knows exactly where particles are at no matter what. This system can be used to achieve many creative animations without sacrificing the control as in simulation based systems. Since we do not have a traditional particle emitter, particles do not automatically animate over time
Turn your aspect ratio in your composition settings to square pixel
Make sure the layer that your Element 3D is applied to DOES NOT have the 3D switch on.
Go to your Camera Settings and make sure that it is set to a Two-Node Camera and NOT a one-node camera. This will allow you to rotate around a «point of interest»
Also make sure that you have «live update» on in your comp
Element groups work in two ways: Either a group is controlling one single object, or an array of objects. For example, if you have 3 objects set to a group, but your particle number is only set to 1; you will only have one object in your scene. If you have 3 objects and a particle number of 5; you will have an array of 5 randomly generated objects in one single group.
If you have two objects and would like to control them independently, you must designate one of them for group 1 and the other for group 2,3,4, or 5.
Element does not import texture maps. It imports material slots for you to rebuild your materials and textures in Element. You can right click your model to save a model preset in Element so you do not have to rebuild them again for future projects.
Element does not support «ray-traced» reflections. So objects cannot reflect each other. This is for sake of speed on the GPU. It is possible for this to be «faked» in certain scenarios. (ie text being duplicated, rotated, and blured to appear to be reflecting the on the ground)
Element can be used with expressions for the purpose of connecting values or tying an object group to a Null Object.
When you enable an expression by alt-clicking a stopwatch, you must hold down ALT as you drag the pickwhip to connect other parameters such as position or rotation.
Since Element has many repetitive options for each group, the ALT function will ensure the parameter NUMBER is used to ensure no naming conflict.
By default all lights have infinite falloff but you can use the falloff setting to give lighting a more natural look when lights are farther away from your objects.
To enable motion blur for Element turn on the layer switch for motion blur and then toggle the motion blur switch on the timeline. The motion blur samples will smooth out fast motion but take longer to render.
The Fog render effect adds depth to large scenes and create unique lighting effects. You can control the START DISTANCE of the Fog and the RANGE which controls the falloff. You can have a negative Start Distance and Range to create interesting lighting effects.
Element features several modes for generating Depth of field and one mode that visualizes the focus plane with a red highlight.
Ambient Occlusion is used to simulate soft shading without casting shadows. Controlling the radius and intensity will help you achieve a specific look but there are many advanced settings for refining the shadow look.
Samples: Controls how many samples are calculated per pixel.
Radius: Controls the search distance to calculate the shading and makes the shading tighter or broader.
Depth Influence: The ambient occlusion works in screen space but the depth influence varies the shading radius so that objects far away that get smaller do not get lost.
Fog Influence: This controls how intense the ambient occlusion is when fog is enabled.
Illumination Influences: This controls how much the ambient occlusion affects illuminated materials.
Adaptive Blur: The adaptive blur settings allow you to smooth out the samples based on the direction of polygons in order to keep the shading consistent.
Element features several advanced image processing settings that balance performance and quality.
Element uses all the tricks in the book for rendering and optimizing, but when scene complexity increases it is important to know
Check for updated drivers before using Element, there are many stability and performance changes in these GPU drivers from Nvidia you don’t want to be without!
On the CPU a more complicated scene will just take longer to render, but on the GPU, if the scene or memory requirements are too high, the GPU will crash so it is important to manage your GPU’s resources by closing unnecessary GPU programs and watching texture memory usage. A graphics card with 2GBs of VRAM will allow you to create more complex scenes compared to a card with only 512MBs.
Many programs such as Photoshop and 3D games use GPU resources so it is a good idea to close unnecessary programs to get the most out of Element.
Image textures will fill up your graphics card memory fast if you are not careful. Using fewer texture maps and lower resolution files will help keep memory available for rendering.
Multi-Pass depth of field can be slow to render in complex scenes. Using motion blur with depth of field will make the scene 8 times slower to render. When working you may want to toggle Depth of Field off until final rendering to keep the responsiveness of the Plug-in.
Since computers and software often take advantage of the GPU you may want to limit unnecessary usage to improve your Element performance so try to close programs like Photoshop when not using them to preserve memory consumption. The Element UI show the memory used and memory available on the GPU but this is not the memory Element is using but the total memory the card is using altogether.
The multi-sampling mode can improve memory performance on older or less powered cards by using less memory to render. If you are using extremely large comps it may be the only way to render them on the GPU due to memory limitations.
If your GPU is overloaded or you want to freshen it up, just restart the computer. It can help!