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3D Motion Paths
Hi,
Im looking to create an effect similar to the one seen in this world cup 2010 sequence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o3fQvZ-Gpw
I would of liked to of used stroked paths (as Im used to using paths in 3DS Max) but as far as I can tell paths in AE do not have a Z depth(or do they?). I would prefer to stay away from 3rd party plug-ins. I thought about using lights or null objects but they do not offer the high degree of control and flexibility as a path would and I really need to get the movement to match the depth of other elements in the scene(which include live footage).
Is this effect possible with vanilla CS4?
Thanks
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4 Replies
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Nope. Paths or masks exist on layers, and layers are flat: 2D.
If you want 3D stroked paths you need to buy, well, 3D Stroke by Trapcode. Or is it Red Giant nowadays?
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Particular will do the trick as well. Link particle emitter to a light and move that in 3d space in AE.
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/kramer_andrew/nano.phpTudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
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You can also do that with CC Particle World. It’s not as powerful as Particular, but it comes with AE, so it has that going for it 🙂
I think this tutorial uses (or at least mentions how to use) CC Particle World, but I don’t remember and I don’t have the time to check it…(got a meeting I have to run off to.)– The Great Szalam
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Thanks.
This is what I had suspected. Just checked the price of the plug-in and it is reasonable enough to not justify trying to do any work arounds.
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