how do i create animated stars like this

[Tim Deckers]

4 years… More or less, Why do you ask me for that? Because there is such an easy way, that i made à fool out of me, or because its getting difficult?

[Bret Williams]

Check out this post from this thread
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/2/938217

And this is nuts!
https://www.trapcode.com/journal/2010/2/22/p2-street-tests-by-najork.html

You can use the built in Shatter effect in AE to do some simple 3D extrusions like superman type text, but not with the curve you’re looking for.

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

Depending on how much the camera moves in 3D space you can choose your weapons. If just a little, a mere simulation of 3D, then you can use vector art and animate masks and layers. If it’s more than that, Particular, Invigorator, Toonit in a number of combinations will do it.

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist
Bucharest, Romania
http://www.ennstudio.ro

[Mato Kokotic]

Well, here it is.
5 nulls linked to star point, few solids linked to nulls (trails), nested and Bezier Warp.

And here is AEP:
https://www.megaupload.com/?d=WMVO0BTZ
You can tweak stroke width, colors and cycling, everything is in solids so no files needed. Project is 1920×1080, AE CS4 (it seems Youtube distorted it somehow).

Pozdrav.

P.S. My first post too 🙂

[Tim Deckers]

Hey,
thank you so much, that’s exatctly what i was trying to find. And such an easy way.
Sometimes you can’t see what is right in front of you.
I solved it with trapcode particular.
Funny how easy to do it your way.

keep on creating

[Bret Williams]

And I just saw this for $99 bucks! Zaxwerks 3D serpentine.

https://www.zaxwerks.com/3dserpentine/index.shtml

[Bret Williams]

Mato, this is definitely great tutorial material. You should put one together. Definitely thinking outside the box. I don’t think I’ve ever used the bezier curve, but I’m using it now! I’m not great with expressions and that’s the only part I’m not understanding.