Displacement Map problem...
by james aminzoserik
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Jun 16, 2008 at 7:01:40 pm
I am very frustrated with an after effects cs3 problem...
When I use a displacement map and make a matte for it (for example a fractal noise layer) it just moves the whole composition up and down or side to side depending on what I increase or decrease!
Re: Displacement Map problem... by Darby Edelen on Jun 16, 2008 at 8:22:18 pm
[james aminzoserik]"When I use a displacement map and make a matte for it (for example a fractal noise layer) it just moves the whole composition up and down or side to side depending on what I increase or decrease! "
The DIsplacement Map effect looks at a layer before any effects are rendered on that layer, so the displacement is using the solid before the fractal noise is applied. Try pre-composing (move all attributes) the layer first.
Darby Edelen Lead Designer Left Coast Digital Santa Cruz, CA
Re: Displacement Map problem... by Aharon Rabinowitz on Jun 17, 2008 at 1:15:26 am
As Darby said.
if you click on my head at the top of this forum, you;ll find a bunch of tutorials. I did a 3-parter on displacement maps, which includes a section on the pitfalls of displacement mapping. It cover's this.
