ayato tutorial help please! :D

[Ron Lindeboom]

Courtesy of the Cow’s Search Engine as found in the 2005 Archives…

https://www.creativecow.net/forum/read_post.php?postid=110588257161183&forumid=2&highlight=Ayato%2C22&archive=_2005|11|10

Best regards,

Ron Lindeboom

[Tom J]

Ron beat me to the punch, I had a phone call… :>)

Anyhow, the whole “creating separate” comps has a few different reasons but the easiest explanation would be utilizing this method for controlling 3D elements in new comps by way of using “collapse tranformations”.

But in this case, it is to control on how Trapcode Shine will appear in your comp. Let’s say that you have a main comp of 720×486 and now you want to bring in a comp with your text that has Shine applied into this one but it is set to 320×240 (for whatever reason). If you were to apply Shine to your text layer in the 320×240 comp and bring that into your 720 version, your rays of light would be chopped off (visible edge).

So to correct this you would remove Shine from your text layer in the 320 version and apply it to the comp (as a layer) inside your 720×486 comp. Voila! your Rays of sunshine now extend beyond the edges of the your full comp.

Hope that helps,
Tom

[Tom J]

Oh yeah oops, it’s also for the control of the luminance matte on your smoke layer if I recall correctly. I could be slightly off course and heading us straight into a mountain right now so forgive me. Very little sleep over the past few days, my brain is fried!!!

Tom

[Kathlyn Lindeboom]

Actually, we have some really cool tutorials in our library–and they’re written in English.

Some of the tutorials on some of the other sites out there are amazingly similar to tutorials we’ve had for quite sometime. Not making any accusations, mind you. But I’m sure if you’re just wanting to learn some of the cool techniques, you can find plenty of tutorials right here.

Click on the Tutorial button to the left, then choose After Effects tutorials. Or the old after effects tutorial page is still linked the the After Effects COW banner up top — although, I’m no longer updating that page, so you won’t be able to find our newer articles.

And as Ron pointed out. The search engine is your friend. So many of these techniques have been discussed so many times already, we’re actually thinking of having a subset forum just for ayato tutorial discussions. Who knows. It could happen. But many of the “tutorials” never make it into the library as people just post them. So, search, search, search.

Good luck with your training. Taken one bite at a time, it’s not so daunting.

Kathlyn Lindeboom
The Mistress of Mmmooooo!

[Mikeuk2cl]

WOW, thanks gurus! well with this kind of help no wonder its fun and i am learning fast :D!!!!
Thanks again. I still playing around with it at the momement, but if i struggle, could some1 maybe take a look at my file? when you guys got time!

muchas gracias amigos!

[Mikeuk2cl]

hi guys, i am struggling a little, i have read through the other posts regarding this tutorial, but the fractal noise layer, doesnt seem to dissapear for me, quote:

I seem to have noodled it out.

With the Text/Shine Comp as layer 1, and the fractal noise comp (mine named smoke) below as layer 2,
apply the effect, Channel>Set Matte to layer 2 (fractal noise/smoke comp).

Set matte settings:
Take Matte from layer – layer2 smoke
Use for Matte – Luminance

i did this, but my smoke layer is still visible and it doesnt combine with me shine animation. Isnt this smoke meant to like be invisible and give the shine a kind of smoky look???

can i send some1 my file to have a look???? if anyone has the time and patience 😛 lol, let me know..thanks again