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JohnnyRoy wrote on 5/31/2009, 10:22 AM
Hey Mick... Sorry I forgot you had posted this in the script forum. I wish these darn forms had email notification because it's impossible for follow up on all of the threads that one replies to.

I'm thinking this could be done with scripting the Track Motion. The script would have a drop down box to specify which two tracks to affect and then a single horizontal slider which would move the two tracks in opposite directions as you move the slider and creating a keyframe whenever there is a change.

Send me an email via the forum and I'll write something for you.

~jr
blink3times wrote on 5/31/2009, 10:41 AM
"I want to be able to line two video layers up in a project, and pan both video sources in opposite directions and keyframe the movement."

Actually this is an excellent idea, and not just with the video tracks either. Many times I want to pan audio from left to right or front to rear which is easily done with the panner.... so long you're dealing with multiple channels on one track. But if you're channels are laid out on individual tracks then you have no choice but to use volume envelopes (or volume automation) and adjust each track separately and manually. If you could tie the tracks together and make them work in opposing fashions then that would be 1/2 the battle.

You should put a ticket in the suggestion box on this idea.
Laurence wrote on 5/31/2009, 5:46 PM
Are you guys talking about a script to do a "The Kid Stays in the Picture" sort of animation effect where you separate layers in a photo and then move them against each other? If so that would be cool indeed!

Mickcim wrote on 6/1/2009, 3:54 AM
No... I'm talking about setting up a system that will allow users to edit stereoscopically.... The separation of video tracks allows for the interocular distance to be altered in the edit. You can do it buy moving just one layer, but then you would have to crop and alter it manually... for each shot..

(For the photo effect that your talking about, After Effects is great. It takes about 5 minutes to put a shot like that.)
Rory Cooper wrote on 6/1/2009, 5:30 AM
Mickcim

Can you enlarge on your request?
Stereoscopic images only work because each eye perceives a different angle of the same image

Maybe post a link?

Just battling to visualise the result??