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After effects – how to make NOT THE EMITTER but the PARTICLES follow the path – ANTS TRAIL
After effects – how to make NOT THE EMITTER but the PARTICLES follow the path – ANTS TRAIL
hi I have been looking everywhere and all I found about paricles following the path is that in fact emiter follows the path ans leaves the particle behind
What I am after is something oposite – a particle emiter is stationary but the particles follow the path – emagine ants following each other from and to the anthill,
adding additional features like faster movement in parts of the path would be a bonus,
Anyone with the idea please help.
Many thnaks
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When I’ve needed to do this for simple vector graphics, I’ve used the text animation features and had characters follow a path. Because you can get symbol / wingding fonts with a lot of different graphics elements, this turns the text features into a more general vector graphics animation feature.
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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
After Effects quality engineering
After Effects team blog
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Hey Mark.
This is pretty simple to do with Trapcode Particular; What particle engine are you using?
In Particular, you animate a light with the name “Motion Path 1”
Under Physics, Air, Motion path, change it from “Off” to “1”
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thanks gents,
As i am a true rookie here would you be able to reply in more details how to do it, please?
Thanks in advance,
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hi any chance for more detailed instructions please, I have tried for a few days now but obviusly I am missing the trick,
Many thanks,
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Glad you were able to figure it out. Let me know if you run into trouble!
-Matt
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