Image Mapper, part of new Video Essentials III, makes it easy to superimpose images within your scene. We created this effect to quickly and efficiently superimpose a clip onto nearly any surface in your video while maintaining a realistic feel. In this edition of Tips & Techniques, Jeremy Rasnic shows you how to use Image Mapper to map a clip onto just about any surface in your video.
In last month’s Storyboard, we announced Video Essentials III, the latest installment in the Essentials product line. This collection grew out of the needs and desires of our customers, as well as the creative minds of our development team. We wanted to share with you the “behind the scenes” of how this product line came into fruition. Torley Wong, our creative product designer, shares his Video Essentials III story with us.
In the early phases of creating Video Essentials III, it became evident that there were several cohesive trends bonding the plugins. Each plugin was born because of a need— either for our own video projects or those of friends and customer requests — and that’s why they are in this collection. They’re practical: all killer, no filler.
Eddy Bee
Meet Eddy Bee, a professional musician who has been writing and performing his own music in bands and as a solo artist since the 1980s. When he created his second CD, “Looking Back” this year, Eddy recorded it entirely on his own, played all the instruments himself and mixed it in his home studio. To coincide with the release of the CD, he created music videos for several of the songs, his first foray into video production.
Each time you purchase a NewBlueFX product, you will need to activate it using its activation manager and serial number. Therefore, if you open the activation manager for Video Essentials, you must use the serial number for this product and not, for example, Video Essentials II.
Be sure to use the specific key and activation program for each NewBlueFX product you own. To verify that you are using the correct activation manager, check the title bar. For example, in the screenshot below, you’ll find the activation program for Film Effects. In this case, only a Film Effects serial number will be accepted.
Activation Dialog
If you are using the proper serial number and activation manager, yet still cannot activate, make sure you have not made a typographical error. Common mistakes include swapping the number “0″ (zero) for the letter “O” or the number “1″ (one) for the letters “i” or “l” (L). To avoid these mistakes, copy the key from your e-mail and paste it into the activation program.
