Waterdrop effect

[gpsmikey Profile Private message]

Michelle,
Pay close attention in what directory the computer saves
your downloaded file and collect it from there.

You just had to go and ruin it ! -- half the fun of this is trying
to figure out *where* the silly thing ended up. There
is an art to finding out where it saved it *this* time

mikey (who has spent hours searching when he forgot to pay attention!!)

[cherub Profile Private messageWebsite]

Mikey ,
I usually think a lot before I answer such posts, and I try to point to the common denominator.
Downloads are no mystery to me, but they are to others, obviously. My computer usually does what its being told to do, but other computers seem to have a mind of their own.

[gpsmikey Profile Private message]

Heh ! Yes, mine (almost) always does what I tell it to
do also - I just sometimes forget exactly what I told it
to do (like forgetting to notice the directory I told it to
save it in ! ). Years ago when I was doing a lot of
assembly language programming, we came up with
a couple of instructions we wanted to see implimented
in the processors (still think they are a good idea):

DWIM -- Do What I Mean
HCF ---- Halt and Catch Fire

I still think they are a good idea

mikey

[cherub Profile Private messageWebsite]

Bless your healthy sense of humor!
At a certain age, when too much variation gets in the way, it's better to keep to only one d/l destination:
D:\Downloads

[gpsmikey Profile Private message]

On my machine it is D:\download (without the "s") and is
over 6 gigs

Another folder like that that is handy is D:\Purchased_Software
where I keep a copy of all the stuff like proshow, snagit etc. that
I have purchased (in a subfolder for each with a registration.txt
file for each with the purchase and reg info). Handy place to
go to when you want to roll back to that previous version because
the latest has NEW bugs in it too !! I have seen too many cases
of people purchasing a download version of something then
the system crashes or it gets lost during a OS upgrade, whatever
and they can't find their information. Periodically write the entire
folder to a DVD and save it somewhere. Sometimes that neat
utility you purchased gets lost and the place you got it no
longer exists.... as they say "up the creek, sans paddle"

mikey


mikey

[cherub Profile Private messageWebsite]

Periodically write the entire folder to a DVD and save it somewhere.

Good idea, and one that I practice

Another folder like that that is handy is D:\Purchased_Software
where I keep a copy of all the stuff like proshow, snagit etc. that
I have purchased (in a subfolder for each with a registration.txt
file for each with the purchase and reg info).

Good idea to keep all versions, but very bad idea to keep all this information so handy and well organized on your computer. My 2 cents.

[Michelle_Lee]

Oh Thankyou! It worked like a charm - such an easy step... thankyou

[ve6tp Profile Private message]

Hi All:

I watched the show that patsy murphy was kind enough to let us access, and viewed the "Waterdrop Effect". Nice little show and quite impressive.

I have the video for the waterdrop, but what I was wondering is how the pictures under the water ripples, also rippled. Were the pictures worked on in another program or maybe they are also a video??

I'd appreciate any replies. I'd like to give it a shot.

Thanks,
Tru

[dcbyrne Profile Private message]

Good question Tru. That would be nice to know. How about it Patsy, will you tell us???

Regards,
Douglas

[British_Bulldog Profile Private message]

i too would love to know how those pictures turned up in the avi lol.....

[patsy murphy Profile Private message]

I did it a long time ago but this will give you an idea as to how it was done. It was created in Adobe Premiere I just followed the Tutorial and used my own photo's however I had to figure out for myself how to get the ripple effect, after experimenting with one of the preset filters. The tutorial is pretty easy to follow. The easiest version of Adobe Premiere to use is version 6.5 if you can get it, but will also work in all other versions.


http://www.wrigleyvideo.com/forum/index ... 6d&act=idx

Go to Pemiere User Tutorial Gallery Page 1 and its second from the bottom A guy called Screamer is the one who created this Tutorial.

Regards Patsy

[ve6tp Profile Private message]

Hi Patsy:

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I did watch the video tutorial and it was a good one. It was of course, primarily about creating the video and he did a good job. In the tutorial, he did mentioned that making the pictures "ripple" would be a good thing, but I don't know if that is something that is done with his program or if he is referring to making the "ripple effect of the pictures" using a different program.

I'm at the point in making a show with the waterdrop effect, the same as his tutorial. I have the video and the picture appearing beneath, but of course, the pictures do not ripple.

Do you happen to remember how and what you used to make the pictures ripple? Maybe another video as it does have motion?

Thanks Patsy,

Tru

[patsy murphy Profile Private message]

Tru if memory serves me right I used one of the Effect Filters in Adobe premiere 6.5. The whole show is created in the one programme Adobe 6.5. Unfortunately I don't have Premiere on my computer at the moment as I have just recently purchased a new one.

Regards Patsy

[ve6tp Profile Private message]

Hi Patsy:

Sorry I couldn't get back to you on this until this afternoon.

It is a nice effect, having the picture ripple. Thanks for the reply and I'll look into the Adobe premiere 6.5 if I get the chance. It was good of you to spend your time with me on this topic and I appreciate your help.

Best regards,
Tru