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Flowers going in a circle – How to do it?
Hi, thanks for reading…
Would like to place 6 movies of blooming flowers on screen. They would be forming a circle on the screen, then have them all rotate around in a circle.
What I mean by circle is: Image the face of a clock and they are all rotating around the rim of the clock, equally spaced. All staying upright.
How can one do this easily, wo animating each one individually w its own key frames.?
Thanks so much for your thots..
Someone answered this in the other AE forum, but I dont know how to do what he suggested.
Warmly,
Hope__________________________________________________
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Here is a CS5 version of the sample project. Take a look at that and if you have more questions, let me know.
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.”
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So I’m going to continue the conversation in this forum, if you have more questions.
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. -
Hope
Parenting is what you need for this.
Steps:
1. Place all the Flowers on a circular path where you want them.
2. Using Pan Behind Tool(Press Y) move the anchor point at the center of the circle.
3. Create a Null Object at the center of the Circle.
4. Parent all the six flowers to the Null Object.
5. Rotate the null object only.Check the example file:
5628_parentingtonullobject.aep.zip
Also check Parenting
Vishesh Arora
3D and Motion Graphics Artist
Films RajendraBlog:
https://digieffects.wordpress.com2011 3D Demo Reel:
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John beat me to it on another forum 😀
Vishesh Arora
3D and Motion Graphics Artist
Films RajendraBlog:
https://digieffects.wordpress.com2011 3D Demo Reel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPgIJU_BR8 -
Dear Vishesh,
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this for me. Very kind of you.
I finally figured out how to do it from the other forum. As mentioned… John answered.
I guess if you want it in an elliptical path you just have to keyframe each item one at a time, into the elliptical shape?
What do you think?
Thanks so much both of you soooooo much….
You guys are great.
Warmly,
Hope__________________________________________________
Life is here to enjoy.
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Yes you are right. You have to copy the key frames.
Make an ellipse using pen tool on a solid. Press MM to reveal mask path and then press Cntl + C. Then go to position parameter of flower and then press Cntl + paste.
Vishesh Arora
3D and Motion Graphics Artist
Films RajendraBlog:
https://digieffects.wordpress.com2011 3D Demo Reel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPgIJU_BR8 -
Oh, this is very cool…..very clever…ok, great..
Loved Johns and your take on how to do….very clever, both of them.Thanks again so much….
Warmly,
Hope__________________________________________________
Life is here to enjoy.
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Glad we could help Hope
Vishesh Arora
3D and Motion Graphics Artist
Films RajendraBlog:
https://digieffects.wordpress.com2011 3D Demo Reel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPgIJU_BR8 -
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love your blog….beautiful effect there now…w the auxiliary effect
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