Above the clouds

[tom95521]

Just a few white rectangles and blur + transparency + zoom. Not as good as Igor's slideshow flying across the ocean a few years ago. Just wanted to see what I could do with blur to simulate clouds. Might be closer to steam than clouds.

Tom

16:9 2MB

clouds.zip

[Lin Evans]

Hi Tom,

Cool!!

I think if you duplicated the original on subsequent slides and perhaps inverted subsequent slides horizontally and vertically, slightly changing position, size, etc., and interspersed a bit of blue sky in between slides you would have the sensation of flying through clouds... By simply modifying the same slide you would not incur any additional overhead and the file size would not increase substantially.

Best regards,

Lin

[tom95521]

Hi Lin,

From dreaming up a cloud slideshow to posting was about 5 minutes. I think there are possibilities with cloud animation using blur. If the slide(s) match up it would be a continuous flying experience. Just need to add some music. I think my original cloud shape is probably not the best. Maybe a white/gray rectangle for shadow effect would be better.

I hope others will improve on my version. I would like to see what they can imagine. Too much fun!

Thanks,

Tom

The real thing.

[Guest Yachtsman1]

Hi Tom

Great effect, it will make a background to the opening & closing of my current project where I am putting together a 90 minute show of our holiday to the US in 1995 which culminated in getting married in Las Vegas. I am in the process of editing down 22+ hours of analog video for the 20th anniversary next year.

Regards Eric

Yachtsman1.

[smithrg]

Hi Tom, that is very neat. (If Barry B. will allow me an opinion)

Best regards, robertg

[tom95521]

Hi Eric and Robert,

I don't think Barry would mind. To create a more realistic set of clouds I think I am going to cheat and use photoshop cloud bruses. I had to use perspective correction for zoom to make the cloud zoom look more natural. Now I just need to add more clouds and then rotate the horizon, fly through clouds, etc.

There are some free brushes here.

http://www.fudgegraphics.com/2010/04/free-hi-res-clouds-photoshop-brush-set-1/

http://www.fudgegraphics.com/2011/04/free-hi-res-clouds-photoshop-brush-set-2/

16:9 4MB (too big for attachment)

http://1drv.ms/1mPOJMR

Tom

[tom95521]

I ran into a technical problem about how to zoom multiple objects accurately to simulate 3D space. I thought if I put all the clouds inside a frame and rotate the frame and clouds +90 X then all I would have to do is pan the frame towards the viewer instead of using zoom on each cloud. I think this would be very accurate but it does not work how I thought it should work. If anybody knows how to zoom multiple objects using 3D I would appreciate any help. If I use a regular frame with multiple clouds and just zoom it in 2D mode I don't think the clouds move accurately? Also I want to be able to view the clouds above and below the frame like an airplane changing altitude.

My attempt at moving 3 clouds.

clouds ver. 4 16:9 8 MB

http://1drv.ms/1lFHO9b

Thanks,

Tom

[tom95521]

I had a few minutes to play with this at lunch time and I think I figured out what I was doing wrong when creating the frame and adding objects. I was not using the Z order option correctly.

Here is a concept of how multiple objects can be represented in 3D and have the correct perspective when coming towards the observer. It would also work for any moving perspective like moving along a highway or swimming above the ocean floor.

clouds5

4:3 5MB

http://1drv.ms/1lGlPyT

Having too much fun,

Tom

clouds7 (multiple frames at different elevations). Lots of clouds. Testing to see how many clouds slow down the computer.

Next step is to create realistic clouds and learn how to navigate in cloud land.

16:9 3.5 MB

http://1drv.ms/1kGGIsh

[Guest Yachtsman1]

Hi Tom

Didn't get back to you, pretty busy with my 90 plus video clip US trip show. If you take a look at the attached clip from YouTube, I used it as a background to my Vincent/Starry Night show, might give you some inspiration.

Regards Eric

Yachtsman1.