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Topic: timing between frames for muzzle flares...
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sparkybus
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posted 02-08-2000 11:28 PM
quick question for anyone whos done this before. for a machine gun effect, how many frames apart should i composite in each flare? how about for continual fire from a handgun? thanx |
Mojumbo
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posted 02-09-2000 01:04 AM
Well, from a technical standpoint, most automatic weapons have a rate of fire of about 600 rounds per minute. Divide 600 by 60 seconds and you get 10 shots per second, so put a flare on every third frame and you should be cool. For a semiautomatic handgun, probably every 7th to 10th frame is more realistic for quick shots, depending on the weapon. (You can shoot a 9mm Beretta a lock quicker than a .44 magnum - with any accuracy, anyway.)------------------
Doug Spice
Mojumbo Jambalaya Productions
Los Angeles, CA
http://mojumbo.n3.net
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Wisper
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posted 02-09-2000 03:14 PM
Another guide could be gun jerk. you did have your actors jiggle the guns as they shot, didn't you? If you did, put a muzzle flash at the apex of every jerk. before the barrel goes up, put a flash, put one before it gets to the top of the jerk, then one at the top, one as the barrel comes down, one at the bottome, etc. It probably won't synch with technical specs, but it's hard to get an actor to jerk a gun 10 times per second. this will make it look like the recoil is reacting to actual gunfire. Of course, I like the above idea too. ------------------
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