Book flipping pages.

[Skyblue]

Hey Guys, How are you doing ?

I'm in bit of a trouble here. Recently I accepted an offer on making a small comercial for a Online clothing shop. The add was ment to be filmed with cameras, actors and all that good stuff, but some 3 days into the pre production phase the "boss" changed his mind and decided he want's a CG based movie, aka something with computer graphics/animated and asked me if I can do it to?

Well, I said yes, regardless of the previous project recall, I see it as an importunity that might get me some future projects and ofc experience. Anyway, I took the job all tho I had no idea how to do it, but I did some research and decided to make a Photoshop animation. Was my first time using Photoshop more or less, but I managed to make it look decent in about 3 days time.

However, I am missing an important effect that I was requested to implement. Which is:

A catalog/book that is flipping trough pages trough out all the add and the book/catalog needs to have specific pictures as the pages.
The background should be transparent because I would shrink the book/catalog to a smaller size to fit it top middle of the screen, and a, for example, green square background on my main composition background, which is pink, would look very bad. (I hope you understand what I mean.) If both The book/catalog and main composition backgrounds would be solid white it would work.

I know there are ways to do it in 3d max, AfterEffects etc, but since I'm kinda on deadline here I wouldn't want to to throw myself cold into another software and expect to get great results in the first few days ( I got 4 days to make it presentable +-)


Could you give me ideas, pointers on how I can do it within Photoshop, or IF there are other simple ways to do it in different app I'd be very happy to hear them out to.

Thank you

Regards

[hawkeye]

I don't think Photoshop is going to work for what you are trying to do.

[Skyblue]

I see

I cant do it with Animation either? I know it might look like a stop motion animation, not a smooth video, but that could really work for me to.

Just I have no idea how to do that.

[colleague]

maybe something like this

[Skyblue]

Well, yes, that's what I've been looking for. With transparent background and specific Pictures I need replaced in this animation it would be perfect.


However, today I learned that they will go for a unprofessional company that makes advertisements. So my project got scraped :(
They will pay me for my efforts, nothing much tho. But ye, that's how it is.


But, at least now I have some knowledge in Photoshop.


p.s.

Could you still tell me how I can achieve this effect?

[colleague]

you take the thickest book you have,and your camera, and take 4 pictures

then you make animation with these 4 pictures

afterwards you can bring in other photo's that are warped into the book with parts masked out

[ibclare]

That is very cool colleague. If you get some time -- right -- would you mind giving a bit more detail on these steps please?

[colleague]

just start with the book
for example frame 2 of 4 was


you need picture 1 to clone my hand out of the picture
then you make your picture a smart object and go for transform warp



and you can use my PSD


book.psd
for play to make gif like this

[ibclare]

You're a PRINCE!