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SonyEPM wrote on 3/19/2002, 9:03 AM
Puzzle:

Using an image editor (Photoshop etc), create a set of black and white images that, if assembled, would form a rectangle that is 655x480. Each of these images will be a mask. Save each as bmp.

Add one of these mask images as an event to a video track. This will "cut the hole".
Add your video to a track just below the mask track. This will "fill the hole".
Make the lower track a compositing child of the mask track above it.
Using track motion on the upper/mask track, set up a move, ending at the "restore" position. You now have one piece of the puzzle flying into place.

Create a pair of tracks as above for each mask element, using the SAME video in the child track. Change the track motion path for each parent mask track. This will allow you to fly the pieces in one at a time.

Other stuff to make this look extra cool:

1) Use a gradient background

2) Add a drop shadow to each mask track, fading out the shadow at the end of the move- this will add some "depth".

3) Add a moving lens flare to each video track, fading out at the end of each move. This will make each puzzle piece appear to have a reflective surface.



eheh wrote on 3/19/2002, 9:34 AM
Great! Thanks!
Now I only need to find a dicplacement map for a jigsaw puzzle like cuts.
Chienworks wrote on 3/19/2002, 11:12 AM
Micrografx Picture Publisher has a 3D puzzle piece effect. It's not perfect for use for masking (the borders are thick), but it might get you started. I used this to create masks for a similar project i did last fall. Here's the file if it helps ...

http://www.chienworks.com/media/puzzlepieces.gif

655x480 GIF file
Former user wrote on 3/19/2002, 5:37 PM
YOu could buy a childrens puzzle and scan some of the pieces in your scanner. Use these as mattes (alphas).

Dave T2