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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Dragonframe PNG files and layer]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hello,

I have a question and can't find help information online.
I have imported a bunch of PNG files into Dragonframe.
And I used the layer function to add a file as background.
However, the back of my PNG files turned black so I can't layer them.
It is because the Background color tool can't remove the original back very well that I used Photoshop myself to remove all the background.
Can you teach me how to do that?
I try another program, Pencil2D, and it can show PNG files and layer them.
Does Dragonfram have the same function?
Thanks.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Broken Brick]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/171523/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2025-03-14T14:06:36Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/30836/dragonframe-png-files-and-layer/new/posts/</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Best Free Software for Erasing Props]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/30865/best-free-software-for-erasing-props/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hey, recently I switched from using StopMotion Studio to using DaVinci Resolve. That was good, because my phone camera was awful.
However, I cannot erase props in post production, so no flying, throwing, falling, or jumping :( . Does anyone know of a good easy to use free software that does this?]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Broken Brick]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/171447/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2024-10-10T15:05:39Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/30865/best-free-software-for-erasing-props/new/posts/</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Video editing softwares for free]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/26803/video-editing-softwares-for-free/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I am currently looking for free video editing software that are free for windows 10. Does anybody have any suggestions besides Hitfilm express and davinci resolve? I have 8gb of ram so does anybody have any suggestions. It would be helpful]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Epic productions]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/141721/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2024-01-03T20:18:57Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/26803/video-editing-softwares-for-free/new/posts/</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[whats the best free software for adding special effects to your videos]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I am looking for some free software for my PC that i can use to add special effects to my brickfilms;)]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Epic productions]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/158665/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2023-06-23T23:42:43Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/29836/whats-the-best-free-software-for-adding-special-effects-to-your-videos/new/posts/</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Blender Tutorials - Create a realistic Lego Scene]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I am working an a tutorial series for Blender to explain how to create a huge landscape. This could be used for creating the BG in brickfilm outdoor scenes. An example could be found at [url=https://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/5990/the-cgi-thread/page/72/]The CGI Thread[/url].

It is a step by spep description, which should be easy to understand for Beginners, too.

The first part could be watched using this Youtube link

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJXp_Hdm2mc]Blender Tutorial Part 1 - Effective Mesh Clean Up [/url]

[img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Peiler/Making-Of/01_mesh_thumbnail.jpg[/img]]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Piet]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/357/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2022-12-06T14:40:34Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/27287/blender-tutorials-create-a-realistic-lego-scene/new/posts/</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[anyone need someone to do their VFX?]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/26346/anyone-need-someone-to-do-their-vfx/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hi cracksplatpop here!
Anyone  want me to do some VFX for them? Im still a beginner but even a little knowledge can go a long way!
I use adobe after effects. Just let me know what you want and ill let you know what i can do.Thanks!   ;)

P.S. some things i can do:
- some green/blue screen
- color correction
- realistic touches
- Masking

BY THE WAY----ITS FREE!    :)]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[KJ Studios]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/140441/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2021-02-19T23:29:13Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/26346/anyone-need-someone-to-do-their-vfx/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[I’ve discovered the mother lode. 1500+ LEGO png faces, torsos, & more]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[This is a dream come true for many of us who love to play with post production in our films. Especially CGI faces. What I have discovered is a directory full of png files of faces, torsos, and other brick skins.

These files have come from the LEGO Digital Designer software- hidden in the Assests.lif file. I used a [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download/mrzsd2ho6iiu3wv/LIF_Extractor.zip]lif extractor[/url], which you can test out yourself if you want to. Inside the assets folder there was another .lif file that needed to be extracted. Once finished, I had access to all of the skins used in the program. All of these files were location in Assets/db/Decorations.

If you want to browse everything else in the assets file, you can download [url=http://ldd.lego.com/en-us/]LEGO Digital Designer (~500 mb)[/url] and the extractor and view it yourself. [b]But to save you time and bandwidth I’ve uploaded the [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download/bkbqk5m5qbzbb6t/Decorations.zip]Decorations.zip to MediaFire (~20 mb).[/url][/b] As mentioned in the title, this contains 1500+ different png files of many different LEGO skins.

However, the files themselves are disproportionate. What I mean is that the face.png files are too narrow, but with some testing I believe that adjusting the horizontal length by 150% is sufficient.

Be aware that the images themselves are small. They are 128x128 pixels, and cannot be used in post-processing right away. They will require being traced as vectors, and if you wish to have facial animations, the phonemes will need to be created as well.

Anyways, here is a small glimpse of what is contained in the folder:
[img]https://i.imgur.com/GC1obE6.png[/img]
Enjoy.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Shugabush]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[mindofmason@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2302/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2021-01-06T20:21:49Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/20468/ive-discovered-the-mother-lode-1500-lego-png-faces-torsos-more/new/posts/</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Equalization, nice sounding frequencies, and all that nerd stuff]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/27857/equalization-nice-sounding-frequencies-and-all-that-nerd-stuff/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Does anyone who knows something about sound editing want to share their knowledge? Basically, I want to know how to EQ my dialogue, and I think there are those of you who who are willing to teach, and others like myself who could learn.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Bros with da Legos]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/141480/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2020-12-14T02:10:48Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/27857/equalization-nice-sounding-frequencies-and-all-that-nerd-stuff/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Brick Built Letters]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/27737/brick-built-letters/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I had to do this for a gig, so I put them up on gumroad if anybody is interested.

Save yourself a couple of hours of doing it yourself.

[url]https://gum.co/awuyY[/url]]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Owen Garcia]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/132414/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2020-10-31T18:49:05Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/27737/brick-built-letters/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Colour Shift Issue when exporting from Premiere]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/27547/colour-shift-issue-when-exporting-from-premiere/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hi all, I'm having issues with my colour when exporting from Adobe Premiere. There's a wealth of information about this online but I can't find anything that seems to fix my problem.

I've recently started exporting in 4k and have found that in quicktime and on youtube, my colours are really desaturated and lack contrast compared to how I graded in the Premiere preview. The colours look fine as designed in VLC, but obviously I'm uploading to Youtube and want people to see it the way it was designed. I tried viewing on multiple devices to see if it was an issue with my monitor, but the colours are still really washed out. The image below shows how they look in VLC/Premiere compared to Youtube/Quicktime.

[img]https://preview.redd.it/6ogv95iybae51.png?width=3698&format=png&auto=webp&s=28b192df2196c7a2b1a5ee9afe582fd63c143723[/img]

Here are my export settings:

[img]https://preview.redd.it/2dqw8t32cae51.png?width=2596&format=png&auto=webp&s=b63e4a19d0a631b414ee548b3dfe828eed33d9d7[/img]

I've previously exported in 1080p (exact same export settings, just different sequence width/height) and had no issues whatsoever with gamma shifts, and all my other youtube uploads look exactly how I intended them to.

One 'fix' I found was a specially designed Youtube LUT, but that just crushed my blacks way too much and darkened the overall image.

Any advice would be really helpful, I've been trawling the forums for a few hours now and found nothing that would help.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[JacobCrow]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/4181/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2020-08-01T12:00:41Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/27547/colour-shift-issue-when-exporting-from-premiere/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Greenscreen.]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/535/greenscreen/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hi. Thanks to all those who helped me with my right mic. topic.

I need help. I want to make a greenscreen of moving clouds in the background of one of my films but I don't know how. Could someone help?

Thanks.

D.J.M.]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[BCStrike]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/200/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2020-07-12T14:24:50Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/535/greenscreen/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Face/Mouth Animation]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/27292/facemouth-animation/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I want to do full face animation for a film.
Fell free to tell us any tips/tricks
And if you do face/mouth animation please tell how you do it and what you use.
Thanks! :D]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Owen Garcia]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/141793/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2020-05-21T13:07:15Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/27292/facemouth-animation/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[The CGI Thread]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/5990/the-cgi-thread/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Here is the official CGI thread where people can either post their CGI creations, ask questions about CGI, and where other people can answer them!  This is a good place to also have other's critique your CGI models and give you advise.  A good tutorial on the basics of CGI (using Blender) can be found [url=http://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/9279/ldraw-and-blender-tips-and-tricks/]here.[/url]

Here are some useful tutorials to help get you started with different CGI programs:

[url=http://www.blendercookie.com/getting-started-with-blender/]Getting Started with Blender[/url]

[url=http://www.geekatplay.com/pnina/IntroOverview/IntroOverview.pdf]Getting Started with Carrara[/url]

[url=http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/gettingstartedunlimited1.pdf]Getting Started with Maya[/url]

[url=http://www.3dmax-tutorials.com/Overview_of_3D_Studio.html]Getting Started with 3ds Max[/url]

[url=http://ali.apple.com/als/2ndmult/steps/Cinema4DGettingStarted.pdf]Getting Started with Cinema 4d[/url]]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Piet]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[builderbrothers@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/1041/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2020-04-12T05:11:03Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/5990/the-cgi-thread/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[sound effects]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/26838/sound-effects/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[This thread is for sharing anything related to sound effects!
Does anyone know where I can get some [u]free[/u] sound effects for my brickfilms?
Any help is gladly excepted.
:)]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[UncleLeo Studios]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/141793/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2020-03-30T07:06:42Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/26838/sound-effects/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Ram]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/26928/ram/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I want to start video editing on the app shotcut with 8gb of ram. I was wondering if I could edit my 4 or 5 minute lego stopmotions with 8gb of ram on Shotcut?]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Owen Garcia]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/141721/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2020-03-27T14:40:48Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/26928/ram/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
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