The duplication method looks pretty good, thanks!  One other question if u don't mind.. I've noticed that the Wiggle effect changes the layer 'Position' by fractions of pixels instead of whole pixels, and this causes a tiny bit of blurring if you pause the video and look closely..  Assuming it wouldn't make things look really jittery, is there a way to restrict movement to whole pixels? thnx ... View more

Thnx for the reply,, How does Puppet Pin differ from Inverse Kinematics?  Would Puppet Pin allow for a rounded kneecap? ... View more

Ha there's so many variables I'm trying to balance in my head ... "iMac" display profile vs. "Rec.709 Gamma 2.4" display profile vs. YouTube (iOS app vs. within-browser) vs. Vimeo vs. Chrome vs. Safari vs. older Apple tablets vs. newer Apple tablets vs. "broadcast" vs. non-broadcast vs. older Apple phones vs. newer Apple phones. vs. Quicktime vs. VLC vs. "display color management" vs. Premiere vs. Photoshop vs. older iMacs vs. newer iMacs vs. luts (which lut to use and for what application -- the "QT Gamma Compensation.cube" lut from the linked thread looks good on my desktop, but bad on my tablet/phone) ... Not gonna lie, my head is kind of spinning ... But I'm thinking maybe the first thing I should do is update my tablet (2013 iPad air) and phone (2014 iPhone 6) to more current models.. ... View more

What's the difference between a "color space" and a "color profile"?  And when you say "newer Macs," how new do you mean?  Do you know if the "Apple P3 color space" is consistant across Apple's newer phones and tablets?  Is there a way to change the color profile on a phone/tablet?  Do you think future color spaces are going to continue to expand?  And is the 20-25% green/orange increase an increase in "saturation/vibrance"?  And what exactly is meant by "broadcast work?"  Since I'm mainly just working with uploads to YouTube/Vimeo, is it necessary for me ultimately to reference anything other than my phone and tablet?  Thnx! ... View more

I should prolly mention, I'm still a bit unsure as how to proceed..  After switching my iMac to "Rec.709 Gamma 2.4", some things look a little on the unnatural side (On YouTube, John Oliver looks normal-ish, Colbert looks quite red, and Seth Meyers looks downright radioactive orange)..  I've also noticed things like some app icons look saturated/vibrant to the point that it's nearly painful on the eyes.. Here is a quote from the other thread regarding newer iMacs: "Without any conversion, your Rec709 colors will be displayed as if they were P3 and will appear much more saturated than intended.  Display color management is designed to fix this." In Premiere CC 2017, "display color management" doesn't seem to be available, and in CC 2019, it's 'greyed out.' .. ... View more

Ok, here's what I've gathered so far: -60fps confetti on Youtube looks bad -30fps confetti on YouTube looks a bit better -If I add the "gamma correction lut" to the Premiere export, and change my iMac Pro's color display setting from default ("iMac") to "Rec.709 Gamma 2.4," the video I see in Chrome changes to match what I see in Premiere (as best I can tell).. Is there anything else I should be doing; Is this the right solution, or am I just setting myself up for more problems?  thnx ... View more

Hmm.. maybe "washed out" is not the correct technical term, but to my eye these look significantly different.. I'm just wondering how professional YouTubers address issues like these.. ... View more

I haven't noticed sync issues on other peoples videos.  I tested removing the confetti from the background (see image), and while that removed much of the distortion, it still doesn't explain why the contrast/saturation looks so washed out..  (I also noticed that the 60fps playback looks much smoother in Safari vs Chrome, thought the washed-out look is the same) ... View more

Yes I've only noticed the (slight) sync issue on my videos, and it's indeed set to 1080p60.. ... View more

Alright I tried both those and it yielded the same yucky result unfortunately :$  .. ... View more

Could you tell me where to find those settings?  thanks! ... View more

Much thanks for the replies, folks!  This issue has actually perplexed me for years, on different projects, on different computers, with different software versions etc..  Yes my sequence is set to "Square pixel," my program monitor is set to "fit," and I made sure all the position values and anchor point values were identical.. If I want to export just a specific layer (right click on layer, Quick Export as PNG), I've had to resort to adding (transparent) dots in all 4 corners of the layer to make sure the rest of the content of the layer will be properly centered after importing it as a png into Premiere.. (this is faster than instead taking the time to deactivate all the other layers I don't wish to export), but sometimes even that doesn't work..  With that said, if I export everything currently visible as a png (file, export, quick export as png), it does look proper in Premiere, so my issue seems to stem from trying to export specific layers.. Here, in Premiere, is text and box exported from PS together vs. text and box exported from PS separately: ... View more

I think this may be the best solution for me, as I still have to experiment and see what looks best, thnx! ... View more

"Custom" opens the "flip over settings," which you can see in my image.. ... View more

I hadn't previously heard of monitor calibration; does that require purchasing specific hardware/software?  Currently I'm using an old (2009) iMac, but will soon be switching to an iMac Pro; do both of those require monitor calibration?  And how does monitor calibration explain the Premiere vs. Quicktime vs. VLC issues?  Thnx! ... View more

Yes, I believe "compositional balance" was the term I was looking for..  To use a specific example, when I look at this image at smartphone-size or larger, it looks reasonably balanced to my eye.. but if I view it smaller, it starts to look wonky: the forehead maybe looks like it stands out too much, the pants maybe look too dark, the spotlight looks maybe too narrow, etc.  And when I invert it horizontally, it looks really uncomfortable to my eye (especially the lighting on the face)-- I'm not sure if that's because the original is already so "burned in" to my brain, or because there are actual compositional issues that need adjusting.. ORIGINAL: INVERTED: ... View more

What about them looks like they were done in Illustrator (instead of Photoshop)?  thnx ... View more

I only semi-created the first image; the rest of the images (by artist Marcus Allen) are the ones I'd like to imitate ... View more