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Duplicating instances of a layer on an animated path/mask?
Hi, (sorry this is a double post… but I don’t think the AE techniques forum is frequented so much)
I’ve been out of AE for a while now and just trying to do an effect that I think should be straightforward but I can’t work it out! I’ve googled around but still can’t find the solution.
Basically, I have a mask that starts as one shape and then changes to another shape … say, square to circle. This part is OK.
But I want to a layer duplicated many times along the path so that it is a path made up of little images. Then when the mask is animated the layers all move with it. Something like the vegas effect but instances of a layer instead of the dashes.
any help most appreciated! thanks!
Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
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3 Replies
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thanks for the reply dave. Good idea to try motion tracking … my only thought with this is that orient along path would not work. I think that considering it is just a one off animation I might do it manually … I was just thinking there might have been a simple effect or expression that I was missing…
thanks!
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Do you use Expressions? This is a prebuilt Adobe expression in their Expression Sampler project called Follow. Let me know if you need additional help. The expression sampler is easy to find via google.
EDIT: Wanted to include the Effects Panel too.
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It turns out it is hard to find, so here’s mine:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2S2b7kN6I8iWlhIeVBYUS1jTzQ&authuser=0
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