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Adding a waving motion to a group of distributed layers
Howdy folks – what do you suppose would be the easiest way to achieve this:
I have about 50 identically sized images that I will distribute in a grid formation across the screen. I’d like to generate a subtle waving motion across the entire grid, like a gentle flag waving without distorting the images themselves, which is to say, like a row of people in a stadium doing “the wave”, progressively adjusting the Z position forward then back.
Thanks for any help!
Kurt -
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Animate them all at the same time with the movement you want, then offset the keyframes using sequence layers, perhaps?
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Trapcode has a plugin called Echospace which does just that: it lets you set repeat motions and distribute layers in any direction. I know you have to pay some money for it but I thought it’s worth a mention. I set up a shot that required hundreds of layers offset in 3D space. So I used Echospace to replicate my layer, than, using the option button while dragging an identically-sized layer to the new copies, I was able to set up a complex animation with ease. Here’s the video I’m talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uga4ei-gfDo You will see the 3D layers about half way through.
Avrohom
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Thanks for the replies, folks – I have access to Echospace, so it seems like that will be the way to go. I’ll head in that direction first. Thanks!
Kurt
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There’s also this very cool tutorial [link].
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Michael, thank you so much for this. This is the approach I’ve settled on. I tried the Echospace thing – easy to replicate the grid, not easy to generate a fluid waving motion in the manner I wanted. But this tutorial came as close as I needed to get. Thanks again!
Kurt
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No problem. I love this sort of solution. It’s so beautifully elegant.
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Oh sure, me too, but it’s so far over my head it’s almost below again. I’d have better luck trying to sequence my own DNA than i would coming up with something like this. And that’s really the nature of this stuff. Whole lotta standing on shoulders going on…
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