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SHORT: an animation made with ASDG's Morph Plus
"The Power Of Positive Thinking"
Copyright 1992 By ASDG Incorporated
A MorphPlus(TM) Film
First, thank you for taking the time to download TPOPT. We know it's a
large file and we hope that you find TPOPT entertaining as well as
informative.
Making TPOPT
This film was created entirely within ASDG's MorphPlus. MorphPlus is a
stand-alone program which is compatible with all Art Department
Professional(R) modules.
The entire film is based upon two static images, one each of George
Washington from the one dollar bill, and Ulysses Grant from the fifty
dollar bill. The scans were made on the EPSON GT-8000 using ASDG's EPSON
ES-300C driver for ADPro/MorphPlus.
Using MorphPlus's matte making ability, all parts outside the oval of each
past President were stripped away.
An ASDG artist then spent a few moments in front of the bathroom mirror to
check on how the human face deforms as it blinks, grimmaces, concentrates,
frowns, and smiles.
These motions were plotted in the morphing program of MorphPlus and, very
quickly the individual segments of the film were created. Each segment was
considered a ``still warp.''
MorphPlus's morphing program manages four types of projects. These are:
1. Moving Morphs
Two incoming streams of moving frames being merged to produce an
output stream.
2. Still Morphs
Two incoming still images being merged to produce an output
stream.
3. Moving Warps
One incoming stream of moving frames being deformed to produce
an output stream.
4. Still Warps
One incoming still image being deformed to produce an output
stream.
Two frames were then picked containing Washington and Grant both at the
height of their concentration. These two stills were used to create a
still morph showing the benefits of positive thinking.
Each component of the film now existed on a harddrive.
We used FRED as a non-linear editor to concatenate each component of the
film into their final sequence. Then, using FRED, we adjusted the timing
so that the whole animation had a natural flow.
We were assisted in our timing checks by previewing the animation directly
in FRED.
Lastly, the entire sequence of frames were combined with the titles as they
were crunched down to low res/interlaced 4 bit-plane images and saved
directly to an ANIM file right from within MorphPlus.
Other MorphPlus Info
MorphPlus is a professional cinematic visual effects package. It is
currently in use in television and cinematic productions, replacing high
end systems running on various platforms.
For example, it has been used for several key scenes from the pilot TV
movie Babylon 5. At the time of this writing (October 5th), MorphPlus has
been used for two other motion pictures, and is in use on several
television shows.
Other companies providing morphing software on the Amiga are apt to make
wild claims about this or that, and rather than reduce our product to that
level, we provide a more important measure of our product: the opinions of
noted experts in the field.
"The user interface on MorphPlus is one of the easiest I've
seen. Setting up a morph is very fast and rendering it is
equally as fast. I feel that this program is on par with
other programs like those from PDI and ILM."
Peter W. Moyer
Vice President/Post Production
The Post Group
The Post Group is the largest privately held post production facility in
the world.
"It's scarily realistic. MorphPlus produces the most
realistic shape shifting special effects I have ever
seen on a desktop. MorphPlys was the perfect solution
to create the complex morphing sequences that
Babylon 5 required."
Mark Swain, Animator
Foundation Imaging
Foundation Imaging are the creators of the special effects for Babylon 5.
Many of the advanced features found in MorphPlus (and available nowhere
else) are present due to input from visual effects experts. Our product is
designed for (and partly by) professionals in the industry. As a result,
we believe our product will produce the best results with the least effort
in any production environment.
Keep in mind that MorphPlus offers more than morphing. Every effect
performed by MorphPlus is performed at cinematic quality levels and is
controlled by a intuitive WYSIWYG user interface.
We encourage you to see our product at your local dealer. We also offer a
direct discounted price for owners of Art Department Professional Version
2. The more you know about our product, the more confident we are that
ours is the product you will choose.
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