• Adobe After Effects

  intermittent lightning

  Posted by Steven J casey on November 7, 2005 at 10:09 pm

  Newbie question here. I want to add lightning to an object as it crosses the screen, but I want intermittent, random looking bolts as opposed to continuous the entire time. I keyframed the start/end points for where I want them when, but I missing how to turn off the lightning in between. For instance, bolt wanted from second 2 to 3, none from 3 to 4, another bolt from 4 to 5, nothing from 5 to 6, etc. How do I shut off the lightning at these sections?

  Thanks in advance,
  Steven

  Steven J casey replied 20 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Jim Kanter

  November 7, 2005 at 10:13 pm

  Hold Keyframes changing layer opacity between 0% and 100% is one way.

  Jim Kanter,
  Digital Film Institute
  http://www.dfilminst.com
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  Steven J casey

  November 7, 2005 at 10:52 pm

  That works. Thanks for the tip.

  sjc

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