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Creating Light Streaks
A CreativeCOW.net After Effects Video Tutorial


Create Light Streaks like the Nano iPod commercial -A Video Tutorial by Andrew Kramer


Andrew Kramer
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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Andrew Kramer demonstrates how to create light streaks as seen in the new Nano iPod commercial.

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Creating Light Streaks
To key out the black background of the light streaks use Unmult which is a free plugin found here:

http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/unmult.html

Have fun!
by Abraham Chaffin on Apr 28, 2008
Creating Light Streaks
Those of you having trouble exporting with alpha - try a search for unmult - that might help... what i wanna know is why the light turns and revolves on itself as it changes direction with the wiggle function - surely it should just move in x.y,z not revolve?
by Haydn Nelson on Apr 16, 2008
Creating Light Streaks
Hi,

I’ve followed the tutorial and created my light streaks although I now wish to have these streaks floating around a different background other than black
For an animation I’m working on. If I try dropping in a different background these streaks disappear. Do you know how I can place this effect on a different background?

I would be most grateful for any help/advice.

Thanks in advance,

Matt.
by Matthew Exton on Mar 25, 2008
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SUPERB TUTORIAL!! works grate and higly ajustable! Keep it coming!!!
by Marten Kopp on Mar 13, 2008
Creating Light Streaks
is it possible to use a different plug in if you don,t have Trapcode
by dane lewis on Feb 27, 2008
Creating Light Streaks
I thought i could use this as a simple tutorial for streaming lights(like Design 9 in Video Stream HD) but it got to complicated for that and I realized that there is probably an easier way to have shooting lights. I haven't been able to find a tutorial on this.
by john grant on Feb 18, 2008
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how exactly do you upload the particle plug in, im just a beginner but this is the kind of stuff i want to do. this tutorial really expired me to try this stuff.
by Harris Oates on Feb 10, 2008
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Good tutorial and especially good sign-off, lol.
by Eogan O'Brien on Dec 16, 2007
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Creating Light Streaks
It's a great tutorial. I'll use the effects for my presentation. But I've also problems with the export:

How can I export the streaks without losing the color?

The color is loosing if the BG isn't Black. It must possible to use the the Light Streaks with another BGs, isn't it?

by Virtual Trancer on Nov 29, 2007
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Great Tutorial! But how can I export the streaks with an alpha channel without losing the color?
by Stefan Eichenberger on Nov 25, 2007


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