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Precise metaballs animation technique
Hey there, I have a shape like the one attached – basically, several circles connected like metaballs. I would like to animate these circles around so the connections form and break apart and end up in this particular shape. However, whatever AE technique for metaballs I use usually ends up looking different (the circles won’t connect in this distance etc.). Is there a particular method that you would recommend that gives a high level of control so I can get exactly what I want pixel-perfect? Thank you very much!
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4 Replies
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You can make each individual circle larger and use a simple choke on an adjustment layer or its comp
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Yeah but I need them to be exactly this size (it is a logo, I can’t change its look) and the choke method doesn’t really give you that much control over things.
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This is the best result I can get from a simple choker and blur technique. You see, it is not really pixel perfect (in the angles) as the static version I did in illustrator. This is why I was asking if you know about another technique of doing this that would give a higher level of control over the result.
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You can get close if you connect the circles with a line and then use an adjustment layer with blur and threshold… I used the Beam effect to connect each circle and the result is close.
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