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Clone/Mirror multiple layers in 3D?
I have a 3d project where I need to clone several layers and then mirror them. The idea is that the camera would move across (Left to Right) a looping landscape in the background. I’m assuming that in order to “loop” the mountains/background, the left edge must match the right edge as far as the image. Hopefully that made sense.
Is there a way to do this? Maybe there’s an easier way?
The Visual Rabbi
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Clone them all by slecting them and hitting control-d to duplicate your layers. Keep those new ones selected and pull up the transform properties to mirror them.
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Hi Brian,
If I am understanding you correctly:
You can actually do this with only one photo. Drop your BG photo into a comp. Apply Effects>Distort>Offset. Change X position to the middle of the comp/ Use the Clone tool to remove your seam (now in the middle). Then duplicate the layer>move it to the left or right edge. Parent it to the first layer.At 00:00 set position KF for layer 1. Move out a couple of seconds and move the layers X position value so that layer 2 is full on screen. End your work area there. Page Down 1 frame and move the 2nd KF there. That way the last frame is also your first frame. Ram preview and you have a seamless loop.
Once the left and right edges were the same, you could also just use CC Repetile to duplicate the image.
Good Luck-Don -
The mirror effect doesn’t quite seem to work. I’m probably not explaining this very well. The post from Don Sciore on looping a single image is the right idea.
The problem is that I’m hoping to create the illusion that the Camera is moving Right to Left/Tracking along a landscape in a looped sequence. So, the end result would be the same as a looped still image, HOWEVER, I have multiple layers in 3D that form the landscape (mountains and trees) with snow falling.
Is this effect not possible?
The Visual Rabbi
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Absolutely. Just Pre-Compose the layers and follow the same process.
Good Luck.
Don
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