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half transparency. Releasing the slider causes
both video images to appear simultaneously in
the overview window - in the form of a double
image.
In the mode window select an appropriate
tool point, the appropriate mode (e.g. “Smear
soft”) and perhaps use the magnify function (as
already described in the first practice example)
in order to connect important image portions
with each other.
For example, click on an eye of the first face and
move it or smear it with the tool point to the
corresponding eye in the second face.
Repeat this for the other eye and for nose,
mouth, ears, chin and forehead. If you make
a mistake using one of the drawing functions,
simply use the “Undo” function to the upper
right in the edit window in order to re-establish
the image.
Now slide the fade slider all the way to the
right in order to view just the second face. You
have now mapped the prominent features of
both faces to each other. The last image of the
transition now shows only the second face.
Finally, you can check the transformation in the
project window. Press the “Preview” button to
play the animation.
Now the entire two seconds are played from
the the first face, through the transformation
defined by your assigned points, to the second
face. ElasticDreams “morphs” both faces and
at the same times slowly fades in the second
scene. The result is a gradual transition to
the second face. This procedure is also called
“interpolation”. This means that ElasticDreams
itself calculates a transition using only two
reference points you have defined, namely the
first image of the first face and the last image of
the second face (and with the help of the feature
assigments you have made). For complex face
movement one or more additional reference
points could be useful.
Note: If the transition of the scene contents does
not occur at the desired speed then this can
be varied. Select a reference point within the
transition time and modify the fade setting. This
affects fade behaviour during the effect time.
If in our example you would like to see the
person of the second scene in entirety for two-
thirds of the effect time in order to be able to
clearly observe the change in the person, then
set a reference point for this time and set the
fade at this position all the way to the left. This
causes only the first scene to be displayed with
morphing from the beginning of the effect until
this position. Afterward the fade-in to the second
scene occurs from the first scene to the end
position.
Exit the ElasticDreams interface, calculate the
effect in the transition effects menu and observe
the result.
6.3 Practice example 3
Transition effects with ElasticDreams FX
The transition effect “ElasticDreams FX” is the
subject of the third practice example.
For this practice example you will need two
scenes of approximately 3-4 seconds duration
with any desired content.
Put both scenes next to each other in the
storyboard. Call up the transition effects menu
and select the effect “ElasticDreams FX”. Define