There are probably many ways to figure this out but there's also a cool plugin called Squash and Stretch that would make this easy, fun, neat. Watch this short tutorial and see if it might help. I don't know the price off hand but the link is there: Squash & Stretch | mamoworld Disclaimer:  I know the maker of this tool but have no monetary interest. Eric ... View more

I would agree with the look at a gaming one.  That was a good comment in terms of a solution, as we mentioned, the RAM and graphics card are key. Hate to drive it to a certain price but I think something in the range of about $1K will probably be closer to the mark on capability.  While, I'm not a fan myself of refurbs, there is nothing wrong with them at all and they can be an effective way to reduce that cost - I just prefer new myself. Eric ... View more

Unfortunately, that's more of a maybe and to certain degree but you are going to want a pretty high end laptop.  I think the i5 processor is sufficient to a degree, the RAM and the graphics card are going to be very important. I can tell you that I have a Surface Pro 3 that I've had for probably 4 years and is partially sufficient.  That means, yes AE will run (have not updated AE since back then though) but many plugins will not work because of the graphics support.  If they rely on GPU, you could have problems. All in all, I would expect it to run slow for sure. I consider mine to be a very limited capability when on the road and I never use it for any complex projects. So, in summary, I'd say go higher end, do some graphics card research to see what type support you may need and that sort of thing before springing for this. I wouldn't feel too comfortable in this laptop. Eric ... View more

Rick, I defer to your expertise.  Great idea to separate like that.  I do however see that you avoided the grass which I'd find key to either procedure.  I'm sure yours worked fantastic. Key point is this shot should be an easy track as you have noted. Eric ... View more

I see part of the problem.  Make that mask tighter to the board.  I'd avoid all of the grass in that shot since it is moving a bit from wind.  I see right off, the lower right is going off.  Bring the mask in.  Since you have the track points taped, may as well bring it in.  Some say those are unnecessary but if it gives it more data to use, use it. Also, on the AE Camera tracker, you mentioned it loses the corner immediately.  You don't need the corners.  I would think that pulls a nice track.  You only need three good points to establish an anchor.  I'd use that first myself because it looks pretty straightforward. Eric ... View more

Did you get this resolved?  That looks like a very smooth shot that should track very well. Be sure to watch the tutorial above, you may have just missed something simple. The AE Camera tracker would probably also work great on that. Eric ... View more

Just curious but what is the wireframe object made from or in?  I think I get what you are asking, in simple terms if it were a cube, all of the lines forming the cube are animated in until the cube is fully revealed. Without actually trying it, I'd have to at least guess that yes, you would need something that is not likely "out of the box", or from the standard plugins.  And that something has to at least recognize that it's a 3D object. Is it an OBJ?  It has been a while by Trapcode Form I believe will recognize an OBJ file and that could be a good start. Eric ... View more

There are sometimes some extension changes that have worked too especially not knowing the origin.  I've seen this mostly with AVI files, but try change the extension to .mpeg, .avi.  No certainty but worth a try and only takes a second. Eric ... View more

If you've been using it that long, then I surely don't need to get in to settings as I'm sure you are aware.  This really sounds weird to me. Are you using media encoder?  And it won't let you adjust the settings for resolution, quality, etc? Sounds corrupted or something.  Hate to ask but have you tried purging cache, restarting AE, restarting machine, those type things? Have you gone so far as to reinstall AE? Eric ... View more

Can you elaborate more on this?  I am unclear if you are asking to remove an existing text that is animated within a rendered MP4 file.  Naturally, as Dave pointed out, to merely remove this, would leave some big hole but I'm not certain that's what you really mean. OR, is this an incorrect use of terminology and you just want to undo something you have animated? If you have a link or screenshot to show what you are trying, it would be helpful.  Or at least more detailed information. Thanks, Eric ... View more

Besides the few options mentioned, you say the footage has movement too so you may also need to do some tracking to maintain the position of the blur. Eric ... View more

I see.  Happened so fast, I ended up restarting a couple times. So, this too probably has more than one way to skin it.  Hard to tell if it is animated, like with masks or some other way.  There are multiple plugins I think that would handle this.  One I love is FreeForm Pro which could for sure do that bending. And as the gentleman mentioned above, using Bend probably won't work.  I haven't used bend much in some time. FreeFormPro - I was writing at the same time as Rick I suppose but I love this plugin. Eric ... View more

What is the bending effect you are referring to?  Can you point us to the time? I see moving shapes and that sort of thing which could be done probably multiple ways with animated masks or puppet tool, etc. Just not exactly sure what you are referring to. Eric ... View more

No, that isnt terribly long.  Can you post a link to part of the clip? I'd suggest listing your system specs too here too for others to analyze.  And some screenshots of what you are doing and seeing. Eric ... View more

This could be a number of reasons but the first question I'd ask is how long is the footage?  If it's huge, it could take a while. If it finds something to fail in the track, it would usually stop so I doubt that's the case here. Eric ... View more

I'm trying to understand this. You set a top layer to "Screen"?  I would expect any layer on top that is set to screen to affect the layer beneath it.  By setting to screen (if that's what I think it is), it is already affecting the bottom layer. Can you elaborate? Eric ... View more

Good deal!  Moving that image probably achieved the spacing with the null. Good luck. ... View more

Ok...was thinking changing back to 3D might alleviate that. For the null to work, it obviously has to be placed dead center of the two images and dead center in the space between them. BTW, have you also considered other methods for extrusion like Element 3D or FreeForm Pro? Eric ... View more

Well, the reason for the weird lines is mostly like, one is rotating THROUGH the other, so the line is likely that cut point. Try precomposing them first, then make that layer 3D and connect to the null. Eric ... View more

I'd probably re-send it. I have Prolost Burns too and it's pretty nifty but for that number of pictures, you definitely need some global way to address your problem and I'd have to think he is going to be the best source. I will also reach out for assistance. Eric ... View more

If it were me (like I've done in past), I'd email the guy. He was very quick and would have your best answer. I believe his name is Stu. prolost@prolost.com Eric ... View more

Sorry that didnt work.  Was worth a try.  I guess you have to convert it. Now,  the issue I was seeing wasn't crashing premiere,  it simply wouldn't recognize the file. Eric ... View more

I would still try the extension change from avi to mpeg.   I just did this a few days ago and it worked beautifully.   Eric ... View more

There are definitely other concerns as you point out that Adobe will hopefully address. My suggestion was in hopes of just getting you back to work at least. Eric ... View more

Change your AVI to .MPEG and see how that works.  I literally just helped a friend with this exact problem a few days ago in person.  Worked like a champ. Eric ... View more

I'd agree, just hard to tell, though I do see the slightly darker image on the right.  I personally would think it's just the difference between viewing it in two different applications but I'm sure you can check the color identification in each for comparison. Eric ... View more

Excellent,  glad i could help. Eric ... View more