Open still like a book

Tchak wrote on 12/13/2007, 7:57 PM

I can't find a solution for this in the search options.

I have a still that I would like to crease down the middle in the first frame ( so it's not visible) then gradually open it like a book where the entire picture is visible on the left and right page on the last frame. It doesn't have to have a hard crease in the center when opened or fill the entire frame.

Picture this:

I'm in front of the camera with a photo in my hands holding the top corners together, both hands together where you can't see the photo, then I spread my hands apart to reveal the photo.

This is what I'm looking for.

I've tried everything and can't come up with a suitable solution.

I have the veg where a book opens and flips the pages, but this is not what I need. This only reveals one side of a book turnig the pages.

Someone has to have a solution for this.

Tom

Comments

jrazz wrote on 12/13/2007, 8:07 PM

Have you tried using 3d track motion? You should be able to keyframe it. I would cut the picture in half using an image editor and realigning them in vegas and use track motion to manipulate them.

j razz

richard-courtney wrote on 12/13/2007, 8:29 PM

Use a paint program make two copies of the still.
1st copy erase the right half of the image so you have a transparent alpha.
2nd copy do same but make left half transparent.

Add two tracks above your track with hands.
Set the compositing mode to 3D for both tracks.
By adjusting the Y Rotation angle on both tracks (one positive other negative
angle) the track it will look like it is spinning,
but because half is transparent together will look like it is folding.

EDIT: Increasing the Z POSITION will move object further from camera.

Tchak wrote on 12/14/2007, 7:21 AM

Thanks for the help.

I never thought of splitting the image and using two seperate tracks. I'll try this later today when I get back to my computer.

Tom