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why does an animated Stroke effect appear to be “surging?”
I’m using the Stroke effect to reveal a vector line. I’m animating the “End” property from 0% to 100%, and I have the “Paint Style” set to “Reveal Original Image.” The trouble I’m having is that the reveal animation appears to “surge.” Rather than being perfectly smooth, it seems to jerk along at times. Just every now and then it has a noticeable lunge as it reveals the underlying vector path. I am also animating a camera at the same time that is aimed at the front end of the path being revealed, but as I step through frame by frame, it appears that the undesirable lunging is simply because the Stroke effect jumps forward every now and then rather than progressing smoothly. Any immediate ideas come to mind?
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But my Brush Position is determined by a mask shape, not keyframes. The only keyframes are on the “End” property of the Stroke effect. Two keyframes… 0% and 100%… that’s it. Is there a way to convert the mask shape to key frames and then do the “Rove Over Time” conversion that you’re talking about? Or is there some other way to smooth out the way the Stroke effect moves along the mask shape?
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You know, I started off this project by using the Write-On effect, but for some reason I switched to the Stroke effect. I’m trying to remember why I switched. Hmmmmm… Makes me wonder why there are two such similar effects that behave quite differently in how they achieve their effect. I wonder if there will ever be a time when I would want to use Stroke instead of Write-On. My guess is that I’ll discover that time inadvertently right when I’m up against a tight deadline.
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Oh well, it’s all better now. Thanks for the prompt response, Dave. Much appreciated!
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