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  • Keyframe Path

    Posted by Bert Beltran on December 6, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    Hey everyone
    This might be a dumb question and it might of already been asked I just couldn’t find the answer.
    So I have a null object and a camera layer parent to it and I have map out the path that I want the camera to move in. I want to add images in the place were the camera goes threw. But I need to always select the null object to show the motion path. Is there any way to have this turned on all the time. It would make it easier to see were I need to place the images if i can see the path the camera moves in.

    Muchos Thank You’s

    Angie Taylor replied 14 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Michael Szalapski

    December 6, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    You could copy and paste the motion path onto the images.
    Move through the animation until the picture arrives at the point you want it to stop and delete the keyframes for it.

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  • Angie Taylor

    December 7, 2011 at 9:13 am

    To make your path temporarily permanently visible! 😉

    1) Apply the Write On effect to a new (black) solid layer, place it in the BG.

    2) Select the Null Objects Position keyframes.

    3) Copy them and then paste them into the Write On Brush Position value

    You should now see a white line following the path.

    4) Select the Solid layer and go to Layer > Guide Layer. This will prevent it from rendering.

    Hope this helps.

    cheers,

    Angie

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  • Michael Szalapski

    December 7, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    Angie, does this work in 3d now?

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  • Angie Taylor

    December 7, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    Ah, no, silly me! Thanks for pointing that out Michael 🙂

    3D Stroke from Trapcode works in 3D but not write on, apologies, it was an early morning post!

    cheers,

    Angie

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