Photomosaic Intro

dragonseyewizard wrote on 2/12/2008, 7:03 AM
I've seen other photomosaics posted here and frankly, I could never get them to work right :-( So I thought I'd share a simple idea I had for my wife's 40th birthday DVD intro.

I used a free photomosaic software found at: http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ and then I put it all together in Sony Vegas with other photos moving (and dropping into) the larger photomosaic.

This is my first, shorter, rough draft, (the final was longer, with a lot more photos and different music) but you'll get the basic idea I was going for. You can watch it and download the .veg file here:
http://www.arrfdesigns.com/photomosaic_intro.html

Comments

rs170a wrote on 2/12/2008, 7:24 AM
Vey nice job Randy.
I'm sure your wife loved it :-)

Mike
MarkWWW wrote on 2/12/2008, 12:50 PM
Says "No longer available" when I try to look at it. :-(
johnmeyer wrote on 2/12/2008, 1:18 PM
Interesting and compelling effect. How did you pan the background mosaic? It almost looks like it is on a spherical surface, rather than just a pan over the top of a flat object.
MarkWWW wrote on 2/12/2008, 1:46 PM
Tried again a bit later and it was working OK. Very nice effect.
CorTed wrote on 2/12/2008, 2:33 PM
I have used adreamosaic for a few videos as well.
It is a very nice product and works great.
i like what you have done with it, it gave me some ideas.

Great job.

Ted
dragonseyewizard wrote on 2/12/2008, 6:53 PM
Thanks everyone!

"How did you pan the background mosaic? It almost looks like it is on a spherical surface, rather than just a pan over the top of a flat object."

The mosiac is tilted at a 3D Angle, and then spinning (starting upside-down) using Pan/Crop from one corner to the center :-)
johnmeyer wrote on 2/12/2008, 10:26 PM
The mosiac is tilted at a 3D Angle, and then spinning (starting upside-down) using Pan/Crop from one corner to the center :-) Very nice!
Grazie wrote on 2/12/2008, 10:43 PM
Nicely executed. I liked the way the photos slotted-back into the mosaic.

Thanks for the heads-up on the s/w too. I gotta a job for this - oh yes.

The punchline was unexpected - I like being surprised.
JackW wrote on 2/12/2008, 10:50 PM
Good show, Randy. I especially liked the way you resolved the entire mosaic into the photo of your wife at the conclusion of the piece.

And thanks for sharing the veg file with us.

Jack