Synesthesia Media Connections

Synesthetic Media
Connections

Synesthetic Media
...is about moving media synchronized with sound. It is multimedia, and through the ages is how humans have tried to communicate experience. We experience our broken senses as a unity, so synesthestic messages communicate best. See my Synesthesia & Color Music page for background. The rest of this stuff are things that may help on the way...

An After Effects Portal

Here's a basic guide to resources available for After Effects users. There is information on on-line resources, tutorials, plug-ins, links and tips.

Digital Video Basics
A very condensed overview of DV basics: frame size, rate, compression, etc...

Movie Player Information

A short dicussion of the top application for cut & paste audio/video.

Opening a Door in After Effects
In this exercise we will explore "how things happen" when using the Basic 3D filter to simulate opening a door. You should acquire a basic understanding of both anchor points and the rendering pipeline.

Clearcut Mattes

Using mattes to put video inside layers in After Effects.

Writing Text in After Effects:Or There are Always Too Many Ways to Do Things

Here is a simple method to animate the writing of fancy text using the Write-on filter and a Track Matte. There's even acknowledgment of other ways to animate writing.

Cross-Platform Information

There are numerous isssues in taking multiple media across platforms. This page can be a starting point in dealing with issues with text, graphics, video, audio and programmatic details. Besides the walkthroughs and discussions, you can rely on linked Web-based resources.

Gradients on a Path for Premiere Gradient Wipes
With a little experimentation, it's easy to make custom gradients for Premiere -- and especially fun when used in Pinnacle Systems' ReelTime dual-stream NLE.

Very OLD out-of-date Links

A very OLD bookmark file of links to sites for information on digital video & audio, the Macintosh, cross-platform & Web issues, SCSI, RAID, PCI, Firewire, DVD and more...You can import this file into your browser. Updated May 1997...very long ago for the Internet.

Masking Tutorial for Adobe After Effects 3.1
AE 3.1 is a real powerhouse. Start learning the world's best interface today! Windows versions are here!

Netscape Palette Notes

If you must know the details about color palette management here is a place to start. This page is about 80 kb with graphics.

and don't forget... The Blink Home Page

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Many thanks to the SFSU Multimedia Studies Program for hosting this site.

10/12/01

Synesthetic Media ...is about moving media synchronized with sound. It is multimedia, and through the ages is how humans have tried to communicate experience. We experience our broken senses as a unity, so synesthestic messages communicate best. See my Synesthesia & Color Music page for background. The rest of this stuff are things that may help on the way...	An After Effects Portal Here's a basic guide to resources available for After Effects users. There is information on on-line resources, tutorials, plug-ins, links and tips.
Digital Video Basics A very condensed overview of DV basics: frame size, rate, compression, etc...	Movie Player Information A short dicussion of the top application for cut & paste audio/video.
Opening a Door in After Effects In this exercise we will explore "how things happen" when using the Basic 3D filter to simulate opening a door. You should acquire a basic understanding of both anchor points and the rendering pipeline.	Clearcut Mattes Using mattes to put video inside layers in After Effects.
Writing Text in After Effects:Or There are Always Too Many Ways to Do Things Here is a simple method to animate the writing of fancy text using the Write-on filter and a Track Matte. There's even acknowledgment of other ways to animate writing.	Cross-Platform Information There are numerous isssues in taking multiple media across platforms. This page can be a starting point in dealing with issues with text, graphics, video, audio and programmatic details. Besides the walkthroughs and discussions, you can rely on linked Web-based resources.
Gradients on a Path for Premiere Gradient Wipes With a little experimentation, it's easy to make custom gradients for Premiere -- and especially fun when used in Pinnacle Systems' ReelTime dual-stream NLE.	Very OLD out-of-date Links A very OLD bookmark file of links to sites for information on digital video & audio, the Macintosh, cross-platform & Web issues, SCSI, RAID, PCI, Firewire, DVD and more...You can import this file into your browser. Updated May 1997...very long ago for the Internet.
Masking Tutorial for Adobe After Effects 3.1 AE 3.1 is a real powerhouse. Start learning the world's best interface today! Windows versions are here!	Netscape Palette Notes If you must know the details about color palette management here is a place to start. This page is about 80 kb with graphics.