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  “Science notes” in After Effects

  Posted by Samuel Leader on December 30, 2014 at 8:44 pm

  Hello,

  I have very little knowledge of After Effects since only recently I have given it a chance. I’m looking for a “scientific note” effect, that’s basically this line attached to an object with some description.

  Here’s a static image example I made sometime ago link

  I would like to be able animate this line so that when the object on the video is moving, the line will as well.

  Thanks,
  Sam

  John Cuevas replied 11 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  John Cuevas

  December 30, 2014 at 9:27 pm

  That’s not the toughest place to start with AE, but you aren’t starting out in the shallow end of the pool. Check out this tutorial: finger beams., it uses the beam effect and motion tracking, the two things you will need for creating the effect you want.

  Then you might want to search for “motion track” “text” “object” tutorials, if you need more help. Finally, I would strongly suggest you check out the resources Todd Kopriva has compiled for beginners.

  Getting started with After Effects (CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6, & CC)

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