[Alex Dinnin]

Hi Yarin,

This is really easy to do.. All you need to do is, create a new composition with the new aspect ratio you require. (keyboard shortcut Ctrl – N)

Then drag your Pal composition into your new smaller comp, and just scale it down to fit..

hoep this helps

Alex

[Alex Dinnin]

Hi Dan,

for the rotation, could you not just put a 3d null back in z, and then parent the discs to it.. then all you would need to is put an expression from the null rotation in y, to the slider.

hope this helps

Alex

[Alex Dinnin]

Hi Dan,

Thank you so much.. It took me a while to work out how it was working.. and then a bit longer to tweak it..

But it works like a charm now.. thanks very much for you help

Alex

[Alex Dinnin]

ok.. Thanks for the help so far.. but I don’t think I really explained myself.
I have a big resolution map, which I have a route going from A to B, using stroke. I have a triangle following the stroke (copied the path onto the position) to look like a pointer. As the Pointer gets near to B the name appears. I then precomp this into a Pal 16:9 comp which I animate the position.

this is basically the run down.

frame 10 : stroke starts, triangle starts.

frame 100 : place name opacity 0%

frame 110 : place name opacity 100%, end stroke.

the durations of the maps change.. some are 90 frames some are 120 etc etc.. however the setup is always the same. The first keyframe is at 10 frames.. What I want to be able to do is have a marker which the end two keyframes follow.

I have about 80 of these maps to do, so it would be fantastic if I could just move two end markers.. and the end keyframes follow..

I hope this makes a bit more sense..

thanks for your help already

regards

Alex

[Alex Dinnin]

Thanks Ahron,

your tutorials are great.. I will definatly check it out..

Thanks very much indeed !!

Alex

[Alex Dinnin]

Sorry didn’t read your second point.

well would you look at that.. I havn’t really used the new shapes.. well I have now..

thanks very much indeed

Alex

[Alex Dinnin]

Yeah.. sorry.. I know how to do wall of that..

the problem I am having is making a dashed line and a line with tracks on it !!

Alex

[Alex Dinnin]

Thanks very much indeed.. work like a charm !!

It’s a funny thing.. I have been using AE for about tne years now.. and have never ever come across orient along path !! tsk you learn a new thing every day

thanks again

Alex

[Alex Dinnin]

Hi Dan,

Thanks for the reply..

Your Absolutly right.. I used this expression on my circles

z = 1.25
a=comp(“Starter”).layer(“Null 1”).transform.rotation / z;
b=comp(“Starter”).layer(“Null 3”).transform.rotation / z;
a+b

And it worked a treat.. So I was kinda on the right lines..

thanks again

Alex

[Alex Dinnin]

Thanks ever so much Dan, that is exactly what I was trying to do.

I had managed it to rotate 360 degrees, and the pole to over lap but as soon as it did one revolution it stopped working.

I was obviously going down the wrong route with a lin (t,0,0).

what part in your expression, tells it continue after one revolution.. so lets say I rotated it 690 degrees.. your carrys on working..

so much to learn !!! so little time..

thanks again !!

Alex