Topic: Gunshot and Cannon Effects

Hello Folks! mini/bigsmile
Well I aced the sound part of the concept of Gunshots and Cannons, now I need the picture
effects to dazzle you folks! mini/mrgreen

And let me make one thing clear I DO NOT HAVE GIMP!

Soo How do I do these effects? I want a real smoke effect, not some edit in picture using paints.


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Re: Gunshot and Cannon Effects

Not having GIMP is something you need to make clear. GIMP is free and available on all platforms, so if you need it, you can just go and get it. Not hard at all.

If you want smoke effects, you should be able to find some at DetonationFilms. You'll need either GIMP or some other, possibly expensive effects or video editing program such as After Effects or Sony Vegas to put it over your video. If you don't have any of those programs, and won't download GIMP, you're pretty stuck. You could always use cotton, but that tends to be a little harder to make look realistic.

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Re: Gunshot and Cannon Effects

K, the muzze flash for the guns are good its the Cannon is the problem, I want a smoke effect when it fires, not a big flash.

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Why not get GIMP?

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I just got GIMP and handled the gunshot, once again Im having trouble with a smoke explosion that looks like cannon fire.

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Let someone do it for you...
Someone with effects experience. mini/smile

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If there was a cheap way to do effects like those, the expensive software wouldn't exist. Unfortunately, there is no magical solution to this or any other similar software question. Either (a) pony up the cash and get the software; (b) make do with a less desirable alternative; or (c) have a member who does have the software do it. Like that guy.^

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for the cannon shot, use cotton.

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I can do it in Vegas for you mini/smile

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I use this site: http://www.detonationfilms.com/free_stuff.htm  Just either luma key or chroma key the gunshots into your shot and your made!  I like this technique because it is fast, effective, and easy!  Try it, and be amazed!

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You just bumped a topic where LivingLego was still posting. Bumping is when you bring up a very old topic, that is not on the front page, and comment on it. This makes it go back to the front and bump newer topics down the line.

If you can, please don't bump topics that aren't on the first page.

But, because you're a beginning member, (First of all welcome to the forums), but, you may want to check this page out: Click.

Hope that helped, mini/wink

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Oh, sorry... mini/sad

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Don't worry about it, BB. Bumping a topic is generally considered acceptable when you have something useful to add to the conversation, which you clearly did.
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BuilderBrothers wrote:

Oh, sorry... mini/sad

Yeah, I wasn't scolding you, just informing you mini/wink

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http://detonationfilms.com/free_stuff.htm

Look at the first few

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