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Title: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: The Abbot on March 10, 2007, 04:07:44 AM
Greetings visual effects Padawans
In my always continued selfless efforts to help as many people as I can in life.
I have put up a series of Star wars visual effects tutorials
the first 3 are for Photoshop images
and the last is full blown lightsaber video effects (rotoscoping) in Adobe after effects
I'm sure everyone that has the desire to learn Star wars visual effects will love this series of tutorials.
So here is the roster of tutorials I have uploaded ..

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The first is Making lightsabers in photoshop .
It will give you a uber cool blade outer glow.
Here is the link to the tutorial video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJhcVbpVCY8


This video have been a featured video at tutorialvid.com for a few weeks now
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg138.imageshack.us%2Fimg138%2F9633%2Ftutvidoz2.jpg&hash=038a8dfdd3ab6a0e64b6238d8f313b7d1c51cc60)


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The second tutorial I build on the first and show you advance photoshop features like cloning things out and some other uber cool tricks and tips..
I basically turn a non star wars pic into a Star wars pic..
Here is the link to the tutorial video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRouJsv7btM

I will show you how to turn this image
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg478.imageshack.us%2Fimg478%2F4089%2Feragonxw9.png&hash=66b8410d3a1a3e32c58326b6ec9b883ef2690aea)
Into this image
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi60.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh33%2FTBuckfan2008%2Fhr3rh8.jpg&hash=4c186a9e709f4a6ea84c2271dc15ec7408dc421c)

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The third and final photoshop lightsaber tutorial shows you how to create a uber cool animated lightsaber pulse in photoscop in conjunction with Imageready(all
photoshop versions come with image ready)
Here is the link to the tutorial video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BJWDzSuKzg

I will show you how to turn this image
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi60.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh33%2FTBuckfan2008%2F250px-Vos.jpg&hash=7bef848c14bdf4d51bf28b2f24d0727bd42529d4)
Into this image
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg264.imageshack.us%2Fimg264%2F2848%2Fvoss1iy3.gif&hash=35dbd138a62e01935fc77b9a053a3ec94e91bef3)


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This last tutorial with cover how to do video rotoscoping of a lightsaber in Adobe After effects.
It is done one frame at a time,and this is basically how all the PT Star wars lightsaber effects where done in the movies
Here is the link to the tutorial video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3353535936401013744&hl=en
(https://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app=vss&contentid=b7c34fd9e5f85e&offsetms=330000&itag=w160&lang=en&sigh=ctejOkIVAekEJYR_pL3nMGU_qP8)


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Well I hope I have expanded you minds and giving you the same passion I have for Star wars visual effets..
For help contact me anytime
MTFBWY
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Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: levelnext on March 10, 2007, 04:11:59 AM
Excellen Master KIT, this tutorials are very much welcome!
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: The Abbot on March 10, 2007, 04:14:14 AM
Thanks ,I just did the 3rd tutorial the lightsaber pulse in photoscop tut tonight before i made this post..
I have a older tut video but this method is much better.
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Vaders Apprentice on April 12, 2007, 03:31:19 PM
great tutoril, love to pulseing one
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: The Abbot on April 12, 2007, 03:49:08 PM
Quote from: Vaders Apprentice on April 12, 2007, 03:31:19 PM
great tutoril, love to pulseing one

Thanks for watching ,my tutorials usually get ignored here for some reason.
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Vaders Apprentice on April 12, 2007, 10:34:51 PM
no porblem, i think they ae great!
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Aluke123 on April 12, 2007, 10:43:14 PM
this one won't be missed, since it's been stickied  ;D
thanks for the tutorials kit
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: The Abbot on April 12, 2007, 10:47:11 PM
Quote from: Aluke123 on April 12, 2007, 10:43:14 PM
this one won't be missed, since it's been stickied  ;D
thanks for the tutorials kit

Well I stickied it over a month ago and only you and 2 other people commented about it.
Thats why I had said that,I had my old tutorials stickied before I made this thread and almost no one checked those..
Its cool though,im sure they will help someone.
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: QUINLAN VOS on April 12, 2007, 10:49:31 PM
Ive never seen any of these before in my life.   ::)
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: The Abbot on April 12, 2007, 10:54:44 PM
Quote from: Acampa on April 12, 2007, 10:49:31 PM
Ive never seen any of these before in my life.   ::)

LOL
Yeah you seen um the day I made um at the archives..
That`s what puzles me,at the Jediarchives a gang of people commented on the tutorials when they came up.
I guess we are just a little more graphics oriented over there.
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Lord Clueless on April 13, 2007, 03:20:51 PM
Very nice Kit-Thx!
My dad does animation for a living-so with the help of your vid tuturiols and my dads skills, i'll be unstoppable! :o ;)
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Teal on April 17, 2007, 12:29:16 AM
I got it to work 1 time, but now I keep getting Neutral color Gray. Any idea what Im doing wrong?

Edit: Ive got a triple shot of problems tonight. 1) a case of the DEE,Dee,dee's  2) a case of not being able to follow instructions/CRS.  and insomnia     I tried to overlay rather than screen.   
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: ani104 on May 25, 2007, 03:41:01 AM
Great tutorilas Kit, they've been really useful to me as a newecomer to vis. effects ;)
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: arcana on June 18, 2007, 11:02:36 AM
Want to echo everyone else's appreciation.  Thank you for passing on your knowledge so the rest of us don't have to struggle quiet so hard at figuring it all out.
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Seth Ski-Woo on August 19, 2007, 09:49:51 AM
Another echo of appreciation from me  ;)

Really good of you to take the time to do these - definitely helpful and useable.
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: jetsaber on November 05, 2007, 11:39:50 PM
That is really cool I have often wondered how this was accomplished nice set up.
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Master Shui on November 06, 2007, 04:45:31 AM
I dont have any photoshop... :'(
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Aluke123 on November 06, 2007, 08:16:29 PM
Problem solved!

Kit, your tutorials ROCK. Very easy to follow.

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Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: The Abbot on November 06, 2007, 10:14:17 PM
Thank you my friends,glad to help out..

Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Matt Thorn on June 25, 2009, 08:56:36 AM
Kit seems to have dropped off the radar, but hopefully someone can help me out here. As you can see, I had no problem achieving the pulsing effect (see Tutorial 3) with this photo...
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh6.ggpht.com%2F_THBqz9vPciU%2FSkObhfGp_mI%2FAAAAAAAABCM%2Ffcy9RLVmwFE%2Fs800%2Fmatt_quigon.gif&hash=b201d18bda08e56c869632c2b959a421d206227d) (http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/lh/photo/AwWbcUQPpmts-T60WMA88A?feat=embedwebsite)
But when I try to do the same thing with a completely white background, I get nothing but white as long as the background layer is visible. Here's what I get when the white background is made invisible.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2F_THBqz9vPciU%2FSkObhYDHB0I%2FAAAAAAAABCI%2FlxtNkalDqvA%2Fs800%2Fgreenglow.gif&hash=b71beeab7315c727a5b74dce26560dce600c51ca) (http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/lh/photo/IYeE1ZN9A7S3VDB4m8KPyQ?feat=embedwebsite)
What I want to do is put this image on the right edge of a white web page, repeating vertically, as if a vertical green lightsaber was semi-visible. If the web page background was black, I could use it as is, but I want a white page. Does this whole effect simply not work on a white (or very pale) background, or am I overlooking something? Thanks in advance for any help.
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Matt Thorn on June 27, 2009, 12:59:17 AM
Nevermind. I never did figure out how to get it to work with white, so I put an image in the background.

You can check it out here (http://matt-thorn.com/koujinkoubou/), but the text is all in Japanese.  ;D
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Gallius Vain on July 30, 2009, 12:52:38 AM
You have no idea how awsome you've just made my life... Thanks so much!!!!
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: propuser on October 24, 2010, 11:16:37 AM
wow what a fantastic tutorial...thanks for sharing...:)
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: Salvatore1971 on October 24, 2010, 11:35:09 AM
Quote from: propuser on October 24, 2010, 11:16:37 AM
wow what a fantastic tutorial...thanks for sharing...:)

Hey, propuser, are you intended to revive ALL the old threads?  ;D (Sorry, my friend, I'm joking).
Title: Re: My 4 Star Wars visual effects video tutorials
Post by: The Abbot on March 09, 2013, 08:29:23 PM
Quote from: propuser on October 24, 2010, 11:16:37 AM
wow what a fantastic tutorial...thanks for sharing...:)
Thanks so much
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