Apple MA434Z/A User Manual - Page 854

You can also individually animate the displacement caused by each source/target shape pair you've defined. To do so, open the connectionName subtree to reveal the connectionDisplacement parameter. Animating specific parameters can create a more organic-looking effect. Before After Using the Morpher Node The Morpher node blends two images together to create the effect of one subject changing shape to turn into another. The Morpher node does this by performing two warping operations, one on the source image to warp it into the shape of the target image, and another warping operation to warp the target image from the shape of the source back to its own shape. Once both warping operations match the shapes of the source and target images to one another, a built-in cross-fade dissolves from the first warp to the second, providing the illusion that the first image is changing into the second. Tips For Successful Morphing Successful morphs benefit from planning ahead during the shoot. Ideally, the positions of the source and target images match relatively well. If they need adjustment, resizing, or repositioning to help them match better, you can make these adjustments in your node tree prior to adding the Morpher node. If the source and target subjects are moving, their movements should match one another so that the warping targets you set for both can line up properly. If the motions line up but the timing is off, you can select the offending clip's FileIn node and use the Timing tab parameters to remap its speed so that the motion lines up. For more information, see "Retiming" on page 117. 854 Chapter 27 Warping and Morphing Images