[Bf-compositor] Extending some node functions to VSE

[Francesco Paglia]

So skipping the idea to mix VSE and compositor is it feasible to think
about a better way to manage input sequence in the compositor?



2014-05-23 18:21 GMT+02:00 Ton Roosendaal <ton at blender.org>:

> Hi all,
>
> Sequencer is currently not in active development, we try to bring that
> back in control, which might take many months or more even.
>
> However: Compositor and Sequencer should be kept as seperated functional
> parts in Blender, it helps design focus and it mimics how workflow for
> animation/vfx film works in general.
>
> (You can find long debates on this in many places, I suggest everyone here
> to inspect that as well and not do this all over again.)
>
> In short:
>
> - Compositor is a real-time editor for frames, to make a shot.
> - VSE is meant to be a real-time editor for shots, to edit/grade a (short)
> film or sequence.
>
> The compositor unit is a frame, the VSE unit is a shot.
>
> Design focus helps to remind everyone what always should work, and it
> defines what kind of work should be done to improve it. These editors
> should work together well, and there can be overlap in parts even. But we
> keep them separated well.
>
> Whether or not sequencer should get blur or nodes is quite irrelevant now,
> and will come back later when VSE is back in active support.
>
> -Ton-
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Ton Roosendaal  -  ton at blender.org   -   www.blender.org
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>
>
>
> On 22 May, 2014, at 7:08, David McSween wrote:
>
> > This is slightly off topic, but I wonder if it is possible to extend the
> function of VSE strip modifiers to use compositor nodes?
> >
> > That is allow re-using simple 'node code' like blur, to alter strip
> frames in the VSE.
> >
> > We already have Curves and Color Corrector as well as Masks.
> >
> > I propose simply adding 'discreet task' modifiers but also wonder if you
> can realistically port a compositor node tree into a VSE strip as a frame
> modifier?
> >
> > One of the most annoying deficiencies in the VSE currently is the lack
> of Blur filters.
> >
> > Thanks for your consideration.
> > David McSween
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