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1. o gt STUDIO Sut AN METTLE SKYBOX amp SKYBOX STUDIO USER MANUAL METTLE SKYBOX amp SKYBOX STUDIO USER MANUAL The SkyBox fanily of products are a series of Scripts amp Plugins to Generate Environment Reflection Maps as well as for use in 360 VR productions Mettle SkyBox amp SkyBox Studio are innovative Hybrid solutions for Adobe After Effects CS5 and higher They consist of both scripted and plugin solutions The scripted portions automate complex set ups for 360 production they take all of the guess work out of 360 VR productions Mettle s SkyBox includes 2 modules a SKYBOX CREATOR a SKYBOX CONVERTER SkyBox Creator script automates the creation of all necessary comps and camera relation ships to create a 360 VR authoring Environment in After Effects SkyBox Converter plugin takes a complex process and makes it super easy It will convert between A 2D Source Cubic Spherical Equirectangular Maps METTLE SKYBOX Mettle s SkyBox Studio consists of 4 modules METTLE Dr SKYBOX STUD SKYBOX CREATOR a SKYBOX CONVERTER a sk SKYBOX EXTRACTOR als SKYBOX VIEWER SkyBox Creator sai script automates the creation of all necessary comps and camera relation ships to create a 360 VR authoring Environment in After Effects SkyBox Converter plugin takes a complex process and makes it super easy It will convert between A 2D Source Cubic Spherical Equirectangular Maps S2. Create Proxy Set Proxy Interpret Footage Replace Footage Reload Footage Reveal in Finder Reveal in Bridge Project Settings Snapping 2 amp Composition Compl vw Comp 1 Run Script File Open Script Editor Change Render Locations jsx Convert Selected Properties to Markers jsx Demo Palette jsx Double Up jsx Find and Replace Text jsx Render and Email jsx Scale Composition jsx Scale Selected Layers jsx SkyBox Creator jsxbin SkyBox Extractor jsxbin Smart Import jsx Sort Layers by In Point jsx AfterEffectsCC File Edit Composition eoe wA m e T A ae F Faf Layer Effect Animation View Window Help A amp Composition Lemans Master SkyBox Edit Lemans Master SkyBox Output Lemans Master combined Top 1 SkyBox 1 SkyBox M Y 1 SkyBox 1 SkyBox 1 SkyBox 1 SkyBox M Y None v SkyBox Extractor removes the Equirectangualar distortion in 360 footage and then extracts 6 camera views Extractor then then postions them in a cube formation in After Effects in an SkyBox Edit comp pictured below Adobe After Effects CC 2015 Volumes Jobs 2 Met 00 x Studio Marketing Tuts SkyBox Studio Tuts SkyBox Studio Tut Part 2 aep Lemans Master cam1 front Lemans Master SkyBox Edit 4 Lemans Master conversion 4 Lemans Master Renderer Classic 3D mm review SKYBOX EXTRACTOR gt C p stage Leman
3. Upload instructions and settings Upload videos Upload 360 deg ree videos Upload videos longer than 15 minutes Set default upload settings YouTube supports uploading and playback of 360 degree spherical videos on desktop Chrome and the Android app In order to upload a 360 degree video file you ll need to modify the file with an app or script before uploading Upload audio or image files Use webcam to record video Create the video Formatting tags The following 360 cameras are compatible with YouTube and are available today or coming soon Upload a video on Xbox One Ricoh Theta 4 Import videos from Google Kodak SP360 4 Giroptic 360cam B ie 7 IC Real Tech Allie 4 Supported YouTube file formats Upload 360 degree videos For the best results encode your video at a high resolution and according to YouTube s advanced specifications YouTube currently supports 360 degree videos with 24 25 or 30 frames per second Support for higher frame rates is coming soon METTLE SKYBOX STUDIO WWW METTLE COM
4. and Email jsx z Scale Composition jsx Project Settings X 036K Scale Selected Layers jsx SkyBox Extractor jsxbin Smart Import jsx Sort Layers by In Point jsx Step 2 If you wish to Create a new SkyBox Master from scratch then choose the size you need 1024 x 1024 will do for most applications of SkyBox Choose the frame rate and duration of your SkyBox Master then simply click on Create New SkyBox Master After Effects File Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help eoe Adobe After Effects CC 2014 Volumes Jobs Shared MET 15 023 SkyBox Promo How To How to for manual aep 25 a x Snapping 25 Workspace Standard v Search Help amp Effect Controls Plexus amp Composition SkyBox Master Info SkyBox Master Renderer Classic 3D Reset Custom View 1 None None None Total Render Time 0 009576 ee mx SKYBOX CREATOR h METTLE COM xy Create New SkyBox Master Preview Create SkyBox from current compositon D gt DD PI D ch 11 RAM Preview Options v Frame Rate Skip Resolution 29 97 0 v Auto v Frame Rate 29 97 M From Current Time Full Screen Size 1024x1024 Duration 0 00 30 00 Effects amp Presets Create SkyBox Master Y Anir Generate SkyBox Output V 3D Null Camera Control 1 using 3D plugins Edge Blending B All Groups Reset Register About n Je n TA S AS AS
5. players AfterEffectsCC File Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help e Aa WEN tv UR Adobe After Effects CC 2015 Volumes Jobs 2 Met 00 x Studio Marketing Tuts SkyBox Studio Tuts SkyBox Studio Tut Part 2 aep e Standard a amp Composition M 4 Lemans Master combined 4 Lemans Master cami front 4 Lemans Master SkyBox Edit 4 Lemans Master conversion 4 Lemans Master Renderer Classic 3D Preview Active Camera Aft SKYBOX EXTRACTOR E i a aid On Lemans Master SkyBox Edit x Extract SkyBox am us Y Ww Wu ww o o n ON OO Oe y gt m Character Myriad Pro 0 00 00 00 l Full v Active Camera 1View v Lint O Rald Candance Ei Lemans Master SkyBox Preview Tracker Track Camera Warp Stabilizer Track Motion Stabilize Motion Motion Source None PREPARING YOUR SKYBOX CREATION FOR YOUTUBE 360 Mettle s SkyBox Studio is excellent to help get your SkyBox creations in After Effects to the You tube 360 format Make sure you use the Equirectangular format then follow the instructions in this link https support google com youtube answer 6178631 hl en gt https support google com youtube answer 6178631 7hi en YouTube Help YOUTUBE HELP FORUM Upload videos gt Upload instructions and settings Subscribe to the YouTube Help channel for video tips tricks and how to s x
6. this happens then adjust the 3D plugin parameters to avoid this L P A A amp Composition SkyBox Master SkyBox Master SkyBox Camera JN E 8bpc ui 100 v ti 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00000 29 97 fps EA Adobe After Effects CC 2014 Volumes STICK 1 For Lloyd SkyBox Form Hor Plexus aep assic 00 30 00 c SkyBox Camera 4Views v te 4 i amp 00 Active Camera SkyBox Master Camera SkyBox Camera 1 front Z x SkyBox Camera 2 right SkyBox Camera 3 back SkyBox Camera 4 left SkyBox Camera 5 top SkyBox Camera 6 bottom Toggle Switches Modes SKYBOX CREATOR Create New SkyBox Master Create SkyBox from current compositon Size 1024x1024 Frame Rate 29 97 Duration Create SkyBox Master Generate Skybox Output V Null Camera Control V 1 am using 3D plugins ll T Step 6 Want to modify your SkyBox Master and apply these changes to your SkyBox Output comp Simply click on Refresh SkyBox Output once you are done with your modifications SkyBox Creator will take care of deleting all comps and recreating them based on the last set of modifi cations you made to your SkyBox Master composition WETTLE CO KYBOX CREATOR CREATE SKYBOXES IN AE TO USE WITH 3D PLUGINS APPS amp GAMES Create New SkyBox Master Create SkyBox from current compositon 1024x1024 Frame Rate
7. 29 97 Duration 0 00 10 00 Create SkyBox Master Refresh SkyBox Output lt lam using 3D plugins Use the 3D Null Camera Control if you know you want to control your SkyBox Camera via a 3D Null layer Using the pick whip to Parent to the AE camera will not work well You need to do this via a proper Expression we dio that for you by simply mak ing sure that this check box is selected Make sure to keep the I am using 3D Plugins box checked if you know that you will be using 3D plugins Due the After Effects architecture third party 3D plugins and even AE s very own Shatter are treated very differently than AE 3D layers As a result SkyBox creator will set things up very differently if you plan on only using AE 3D layers versus including 3D plugins Some 3D plugins like Mettle s FreeForm Pro Shapeshifter Video Copilot s Element 3D Trapcode Mir are true 3D plugins so they do not need the Edge Blending enabled Others like Rowbyte s Plexus Trapcode 3D Stroke Form amp Particular exhibit issues at times This is where Edge Blending can help but it will not comletely resolve these issues Ultimately Boris Cycore Systems Rowbyte amp Trapcode amongst others need to address this internally in their code with their offerings 1 sif SKYBOX CREATOR Create New SkyBox Master Create New SkyBox Master Create SkyBox from current compositon Create SkyBox from current
8. ABS US 4 MS US 0 00 00 00 IS Full v EM Custom View1 v view 2 Glia 00 d SkyBox Master Paragraph 0 00 00 00 o 2 e a 00000 29 97 fps M g 11111 Fn n CREATOR METTLE COM D Create New SkyBox Master Create SkyBox from current compositon Size 1024x1024 Frame Rate Duration Create SkyBox Master Generate SkyBox Output v 3D Null Camera Control 1 using 3D plugins Edge Blending AfterEffects File Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help Step 3 Switch to Custom View 1 and proceed to creating your SkyBox world by adding your favorite Ae 3D plugins and or AE 3D layers In the screen capture above we added Trapcode Horizon Form amp Rowbyte s Plexus Step 4 Once you are happy with your creation simply click on Generate SkyBox Output SkyBox Cre ator takes over from here and creates all the necesseary compositions adds all the cameras and distortion as well as all the expressions that are required to create a Cubic Map You can then use SkyBox Converter to switch between various output formats More on that later Step 5 You can switch to 4 views and verify that objects are in frame in all 6 views see above Try to avoid having things come too close to the centre of you scene clipping on one or more of the views may occur or one or more of the views may be obscurred If
9. compositon Size 1024x1024 Size 1024x1024 Frame Rate 29 07 Y Frame Rate Duration 0 00 30 00 Duration Create SkyBox Master Create SkyBox Master Generate SkyBox Output Generate SkyBox Output 3D Null Camera Control v 3D Null Camera Control 1 using 3D plugins lam using 3D plugins Edge Blending V Edge Blending HOW TO USE SKYBOX CONVERTER SkyBox Converter is an After Effects Plugin As such you can load it from Effect gt Mettle gt SkyBox Converter You can use SkyBox Converter in conjunction with SkyBox Creator Extractor amp Viewer You can also use SkyBox Converter on its own if you want to convert images from your stock library from Cubic to Spherical or Equirectangular You can also change the camera orientation in your footage Or even add simple supers logos or images patches that you retouch in Photoshop to your footage After Effects File Edit Composition Layer Animation View Window Help eoe m Effect Controls F3 7 amp 6 Ws SkyBox Viewer amp Effect Controls Orange Solid 4 Remove All TE Comp 1 e Orange Solid 4 3D Channel Audio Blur amp Sharpen Channel CINEMA 4D Color Correction Distort Expression Controls Generate Keying Matte Vw VV Y Y Y Vr FreeForm Mettle FreeForm Pro Mettle ShapeShifter Noise amp Grain Obsolete Perspective Simulation Stylize Synthetic Aperture Text Time Transition Utility Mettle SkyBox Vie
10. e connected to the internet If the info you entered is validated by our servers then the watermark will be removed Enjoy Email Address License Key The product is deactivated 0 out of 0 activations used Activate Purchase Close To use SkyBox products on more than one computer you need to either buy more activa tions or go to the Register Window and click Deactivate You can then Activate your license on another system HOW TO USE SKYBOX CREATOR Step 1 To launch SkyBox Creator simply go to File gt Scripts gt SkyBox Creator jsx bin After Effects Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help eoe New dE Open Project 0 Snapping 4 ZZ amp Effect Open Recent Projects gt amp Composition Comp1 v x Comp 1 Orange Solid 4 Browse in Bridge X 0360 Close W Comp 1 Close Project Save 36S Save As Increment and Save X S Revert Import gt Import Recent Footage gt Export gt Add Fonts from Typekit Adobe Dynamic Link gt Find Add Footage to Comp a6 New Comp from Selection Dependencies gt Watch Folder Run Script File Oi PIGO Open Script Editor Set Proxy gt Change Render Locations jsx Interpret Footage x Convert Selected Properties to Markers jsx Replace Footage Demo Palette jsx Reload Footage XSL Double Up jsx Reveal in Finder Find and Replace Text jsx Reveal in Bridge Render
11. ep 9 2p Ws ap o n 0p TS A ed ds e 21 z z o 3 C 4 M 2 4 Character Myriad Pro 2 1 val BB 319 ve 0 00 04 04 v E EM ActiveCamera v 1View v 1 Bold Condensed v meg Lemans Master Li Tracker M Ts Track Camera Warp Stabilizer Track Motion Stabilize Motion M EH Supers amp Logos None OTR NE NATURE ENTRIES T RETINET ST SIE TER NE NU SS el LN EUN EE RES QNO TT DIR TRE EE NI ees RR RR DEA IEEE NIE TNT RR ERST RR NIIT EORR ETSER Motion Source None M Q Normal v None None Toggle Switches Modes Footage courtesy Ben Kidd Hamilton amp Kidd UK How To Use SkyBox Extractor SkyBox Extractor is only available in SkyBox Studio Extractor makes dealing with stitched 360 footage easy SkyBox Extractor is a Scripted soltuion To access SkyBox Extractor go to File gt Scripts gt SkyBox Extractor After Effects File Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help eoe 5 amp amp Effect Comp 1 Orange Solid 4 New gt Open Project 0 Open Recent Projects gt Browse in Bridge X 10360 Close Close Project Save S Save As gt Increment and Save X S Revert Import Import Recent Footage Export Add Fonts from Typekit Adobe Dynamic Link Find Add Footage to Comp New Comp from Selection Dependencies Watch Folder Scripts
12. kyBox Converter CONVERTER ORIGINAL ORIENTATION Equirectangular v 4096 Effects amp Presets PTS AD ZI UPS AS CD lt Character Myriad Pro ME Bold Condensed v BAD r 36 px 4 47 px Hh 32 5 v i 0 00 04 04 1 Workspace Standard amp Composition Lemans Master Lemans Master A MODIFIED ORIENTATION Equirectangula 180 DEGREE PAN Y AXIS 4096 a 20 T8 2I TS Z9 PT n rs Ad OS ZI 2 E Character v L4 2 E 1 Bold Condensed v ES Tl 36 px i 47 px L VA BD 32 5 v 0 00 04 04 v 5 EM ActiveCamera v 1View v El W amp 0 Lemans Master SkyBox Converter Input 2D Source On many occasions 360 VR prodcutions may call for you to either add watermarks to yourt 360 footage add simple supers or even logos This feature in Converter will come in very handy Pictured below is one use of 2D Source as an Input type This example consists of a pre composition Supers amp Logos This pre comp needs to be created to the same size as your master in this case 4096 x 2048 pixels We added AE text and the Mettle Logo This pre comp is then added to your master comp that contains the stitched 360 footage SkyBox Converter is applied to this Supers and Logos layer and we simply added a Camera tilt X Axis
13. kyBox Extractor script converts stitched equirectangualr footage into a working envi ronent in After Effects where you can motion track do object removal add motion graphics graphics vfx etc It automates the creation of all necessary comps and camera relationships to create a 360 VR post production Environment in After Effects SkyBox Viewer plugin emulates what you will see in youtube 360 Oculus Rift and other formats This is excellent for pre flight testing of your composites and animations C REATOR CONVERTER EXTRACTOR viewer METFLE SKYBOX STUDIO Use SkyBox generated Maps with After Effects 3D PLUG INS You can create reflection maps and or environment maps for use with After Effects 3D plugins like Element 3D FreeForm Pro Shapeshifter amp Zaxwerks Pretty much any 3D plugin that will accept and use AE layers as reflection or environment maps 3D APPLICATIONS Use these reflection maps and or environment maps with 3D applications like 3ds Max Blender Cinema 4D Lightwave Maya Modo etc Create amazing environments by tapping into the rich motion graphics offerings in After Effects to generate stills and sequences that cannot be done as easily 3D 3D GAMES Use SkyBox with the Unreal Engine or Unity 3D to create elements for your level design Create a unique world of your own WEBGL SkyBoxes have been supported in hardware in openGL and now in webGL for quite a while With Mettle s SkyBox you can
14. now create rich amp unique environments using After Effects for your webGL projects YOUTUBE 360 VR FORMAT Google s Youtube 360 format is growing in popularity and Mettle s SkyBox is the perfect tool to help you bring your own creations into this format Youtube 360 requires the Equirectangular map format SkyBox Converter supports this format along with Cubic Maps and Spherical Maps You will also need to add some data to your file Google made this easy please see https support google com youtube answer 6178631 hl en VR APPLICATIONS LIKE OCULUS RIFT SkyBox Converter can take any Cubic Cross or Spherical as pictured on the next page and can convert to the Equirectangular format that many VR applications like Oculus Rift require HOW TO INSTALL METTLE S SKYBOX Simply launch the installer that was sent you and follow the instructions Please note make sure to disable any anti virus software temporarily to assure a proer install Also make sure that After Effects is located in the default location that the Adobe Creative Clouds has designated Nesting After Effects in another Icoation or folder on your drive is not standard practise and may result in installation problems HOW TO REGISTER METTLE S SKYBOX Step 1 Launch After Effects then go to After Effects gt Preferences gt General and make sure that Allow Scripts to write files and Access network is checked Preferences General OK Path Point and Handle Size Preview
15. s Cancel Display Previous Output Switches Affect Nested Comps Next Grids amp Guides Labels Media amp Disk Cache Video Preview Appearance Auto Save Memory Audio Hardware Audio Output Mapping Sync Settings Step 2 If you have already created a SkyBox Master composition by using SkyBox Creator or SkyBox Extractor then look in the SkyBox Output comp Select the SkyBox Output from SkyBox Master and then go to the Effects Control Window Click on the SkyBox Converter Register Window and enter your email address and license key information exactly as you received them by email when you ordered SkyBox Or simply apply SkyBox Converter to any Ae layer then simply click on the Register window and add your email address and license key exactly as it was sent to you by email when you bought SkyBox SKYBOX CREATOR Create New SkyBox Master Help Adobe After Effects CC 2014 Volumes Jobs Shared MET 15 023 SkyBox Promo How To How to for manual aep t E Ug mettile Create SkyBox from current compositon REGISTERED CUSTOMERS Access exclusive content in your Mettle account Size Thank you for using Mettle products Frame Rate To activate your copy of a Mettle Product enter the email address and license key that you received through email or that you can find in your account on the Mettle website Once you enter this information click the Activate button below while you ar
16. s Master v Refresh SkyBox Output A Re OR a ae Character Myriad Pro Ld E v 4Views v t Gl amp 0 0 meee zd Lemans Master SkyBox Edit Tracker In the SkyBox Edit comp you can render the view s you need so that you can then motion track camera track much more easily You can also do object removal add motion graphics CG and VFX etc SkyBox Studio modules play well with third party 3D products like Mettle s FreeForm Pro ShapeShifter Video CoPilot s Element 3D Trapcode products etc Notice thatExtractor adds a Master SkyBox Camera as well as 6 more camera views that are parented to the Master Camera Also notive that we generate 6 Faces Front Right Back Top Left amp Bottom These are strategically positioned to form the cube you see pictured above SkyBox Extractor creates a SkyBox Output Comp This what you will render out for youtbe 360 etc once you are done All the work you do in your SkyBox Edit will make it s way through to the SkyBox Output comp SkyBox Extractor harnesses the power of SkyBox Converter to convert from a Cube Map formation as is set up in the SkyBox Edit comp to equirectangualr which is neceszary for yooutube 360 and many other 360 VR formats AfterEffects CC File Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help eoe tWa D668 IE ADAM MD Project Adobe After Effects CC 2015 Volumes Jobs 2 Met 00 x Studio Marketing T
17. to position the text on top of the hood of the car Animation is possible both in the pre comp as well as via the Re orient camera controls AfterEffectsCC File Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help Adobe After Effects CC 2015 Volumes Jobs 2 Met 00 x Studio Marketing Tuts SkyBox Studio Tuts SkyBox Studio Tut Part 2 aep m Q E 2 T 2 m eI Workspace Standard Project amp Composition Logos v Preview Align Align Layers to Paragraph Effects amp Presets PS AS ES PS PS T8 T EE L Character Myriad Pro ae Y Box BB em v rri 0 00 00 00 v EM ActiveCamera 1View Fins Bold Condensed v wa ps AfterEffects CC File Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help DOO Adobe After Effects CC 2015 Volumes Jobs 2 Met 00 x Studio Marketing Tuts SkyBox Studio Tuts SkyBox Studio Tut_Part 2 aep A 1 4 n Ww a m E Ts P 4 4 al Me Snapping A Vorkspace Standard Search Help 5 Effect Controls B amp Composition Audio 4 Supers amp Logos as 5 amp Preview V fx Mettle SkyB pon a a a v Ab Align SKYBOX CONVERTER Align Layers to Composition v mo n T 20 v Paragraph Equirectangular Effects amp Presets ep dq ee
18. uts SkyBox Studio Tuts SkyBox Studio Tut Part 2 aep e Standard amp Composition Lemans Master SkyBox Output Lemans Master SkyBox Output 4 Lemans Master combined 4 Lemans Master cam1 front 4 Lemans Master SkyBox Edit 4 Lemans Master conversion 4 Lemans Master Preview b SKYBOX EXTRACTOR gt Ee s EM 7o E Ij E CE E 4 m x v ARM j 1 d s 4 gt ST i 4 1 Orange Solid 4 i 2 EI yr Y e t B B v About af Ae thin SKYBOX CONVERTER f METE COM a gt 2D Source Extract SkyBox gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt sp ond 4 Character Myriad Pro gt gt y Raid Candenced w Lod v ActiveCamera v 1View v m Glo amp oo Lemans Master SkyBox Output 0 00 00 00 o 00000 30 00 fps oes e Track Camera Warp Stabilizer Track Motion Stabilize Motion pas Aot rce None v SkyBox Extractor adds a SkyBox Viewer Comp Another SkyBox Studio module is used to achieve this SkyBox Viewer This module is only included in the SkyBox Studio offering The SkyBox Viewer is meant to simulate the view you see in youtube 360 and other 360 VR formats This is excellent to check you work before rendering out compressing and uploading to youtube 360 or other 360
19. wer vVYYYY Y Y TY Y Y SkyBox Converter Can Convert Between Various Formats Following are just a few formats that you can convert to for Output The Input should match the original format then select the Output format you wish to convert to and SkyBox Con verter will take care of the rest AfterEffects File Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help After Effects File Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help e Adobe After Effects Ci ste z SkyBox Output from SkyBox Sphere map OO gt SkyBox Converter Reorient Camera Controls Tilt X Axis Pan Y Axis amp Roll Z Axis controls are available in SkyBox Converter No need to re stitch your camera views or shoot just to change the camera orienation Pictured below is one posible use In this case the camera rig front face the front view of the automobile with a simple Pan 180 degree roation on the Y Axis we now face the car The controls are also keyframeable so animated Camera Tilts Pans amp Rolls are possible as well AfterEffectsCC File Edit Composition Layer Effect Animation View Window Help eoe Adobe After Effects CC 2015 Volumes Jobs 2 Met 00 x Studio Marketing Tuts SkyBox Studio Tuts SkyBox Studio Tut Part 2 aep M MU P apping 5 Effect Controls Nissan Lemans TricarMount m amp CompositionLemans Master Lemans Master zd S
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