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  • Creating dots that connect with proximity – see example

    Posted by Nathan Sheppard on October 6, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    I have a client that wants this ( https://litmus.com/conference ) effect mimicked directly, is there any way of doing this without creating dozens layers (or masks in a solid) and key-framing lines to appear whenever particles pass near eachother?

    The effect is a copywrite-free Javascript, sadly I know nothing about JS. I attempted to use the Script Editor to absolutely no avail. It had countless syntax errors and unknown executions.

    Honestly, I’d be happy just to have the effect on a monotone background with no text or icons so I could key out the color leaving only the white dots and lines.

    John Cuevas replied 11 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  • John Cuevas

    October 6, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    It looks like Plexus 2 to me, what free script did you get?

    Johnny Cuevas, Editor
    Thinkck.com

    “I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
    —THOMAS EDISON on inventing the light bulb.

  • Nathan Sheppard

    October 6, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    I had a friend help me strip the pictures from it so I could just use the stars. But if this is possible in AE I would like to know how to do it.

  • John Cuevas

    October 6, 2014 at 8:53 pm

    Other than using Plexus 2, I know of know way to do this in AE that wouldn’t be incredibly time-consuming. Time vs Cost benefit, if I had to do this I’d drop the 200 bucks on plexus.

    Johnny Cuevas, Editor
    Thinkck.com

    “I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
    —THOMAS EDISON on inventing the light bulb.

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