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What is a spline?
I often see other people refer to other programs as using “splines” for their graph editors and things of that nature. What exactly is a spline and how is it different from what AE uses?
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AE uses splines (or spline curves) all the way in it’s mask tools, animation paths and the graph editor. Technically a spline is just a representation of a mathematical formula that calculates interpolation between two points. The simplest spline is a straight line, AE uses those and B
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Ah, I understand. Thanks very much. Although I don’t see what’s wrong with the way you adjust the curves in AE. Maybe it’s just because I’ve never got to experience any other way.
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working with splines is more like drawing in Illustrator, and it’s easier to visualize and control the values for animation. Much better.
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