• Adobe After Effects

  animating a circle

  Posted by Ranjha on December 16, 2005 at 12:54 pm

  Hi All,
  I just need some advice as to the best way to go about solving my issue.
  Basically I want to create a circle (a few pixels thick, not filled) to which I can animate the size, that is make it grow and contract over time. Something like the graphics you

  Chris Smith replied 20 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Steve Roberts

  December 16, 2005 at 1:01 pm

  Try this:

  1. Make a new solid.
  2. Add a circular mask to it.
  3. Apply effect>render>stroke to the mask. In the effect settings you can make it show the stroke only.
  4. Animate the size of the solid or the size of the mask.

  If you want the animation to follow music, look into Trapcode’s SoundKeys plugin.

  Steve
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  Ranjha

  December 16, 2005 at 1:08 pm

  makes total sense ! great, thanks !
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  Chris Smith

  December 16, 2005 at 7:12 pm

  Effects>Render>Circle

  Set ‘edge’ to thickness and animate the Radius how you like.

  Chris Smith
  https://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

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