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Does anyone know a cheap software to do lightsaber rotoscoping effects on a macintosh? i know that there are some softwares like that for pc but i can't find a good mac one 
just if you have any sugestions
LS maker is free, but I don't know if it works on Mac.
After effects CS5 is $350 on academic discount sites.
You might want to look into that.
thanks! $350 is a little expensive for my amateur-ish purposes and i would prefer to use the money on sets. but thanks for your help i will look into it!
You could use Gimp.
oh the photo-edit software? i will look into that
LS Maker is kind of glitchy and doesn't all ways get everything. if you want to make a good lightsaber use gimp but be careful, try to find a tutorial that you do not need a brush 
Wow... I got after Effects for $100 From School Discounts?
Doesnt Schools sell copies too? (BTW our school was once in Harry Potter 
Where did you get AE?
P.S. What part of Harry Potter was your school in?
Well, gimp and photoshop work, but you can do it in Final Cut Express, which is an excellent little video editing tool. I haven't actually done it yet, and its harder than in programs like LSMaker or After Effects, but it works, and is a bit faster than in a photo editing software. It is a bit tricky to get used to at first though, and you would need gimp to make the basic blade first, on a black background.
thank you all for your suggestions, i think I will use gimp. it is free and seems reccomended by many.
Yes, but the process is long. i don't care for the video tutorials- so i recommend this one:
http://gimpology.com/submission/view/ho … er_effects
Note- When you use the Gaussian blur on a frame with big resolution- I'd turn it up to around 50 for the 5, 100 for the 20, and 150 for the 40. If you know what i mean- because this will create a bigger lightsaber glare, as seen in this photo (1280 x 720 res.)
The lightsaber could look better. The blue strip is too thin in my opinion.
Yes, but the process is long. i don't care for the video tutorials- so i recommend this one:
http://gimpology.com/submission/view/ho … er_effectsNote- When you use the Gaussian blur on a frame with big resolution- I'd turn it up to around 50 for the 5, 100 for the 20, and 150 for the 40. If you know what i mean- because this will create a bigger lightsaber glare, as seen in this photo (1280 x 720 res.)
gah! the one in the tutorial looks so awesome! thanks guys!
But be careful if yours does not turn out that way- That photo is a smaller resolution.
*bump* I did it! gimp had a glitch but I finally fixed it!
That looks really good!
You should do a tutorial. I cannot make a lightsaber in Gimp.
You should do a tutorial. I cannot make a lightsaber in Gimp.
there is a tutorial. the link is posted in this topic: http://gimpology.com/submission/view/ho … er_effects
pretty easy to do
Its called crimson and its completely free and easy. There is a tutorial on youtube on it but i hoped this helped!!!
-22Animator
Last edited by 22Animator (January 26, 2011 (05:36pm))
Wow, that effect looks fantastic.
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