[Ben_in_minneapolis]

Oops!

To avoid confusion, when I said eye layer in my previous post, I really meant your flame layer. That is, whatever layer you’re trying to attach to that eye should be parented to the null.

[Ben_in_minneapolis]

Hey!

What I would do is make a new null object first. (Layer>New>Null Object) Then you can apply the results of your motion tracking to the null object instead of the eye layer. (In the Tracker Controls panel, click the button for “Edit Target” and change the target layer to the new null you created.) Position your eye layer to be where it’s supposed to be on the first frame, and then parent your eye layer to the null object.

That should about do it! (Thanks Andrew Kramer!)

[Ben_in_minneapolis]

Hey!

Alt-click on the stopwatch for POSITION for the layer you want to shake. type the following in the text box that pops up next to it:

wiggle(10,20)

The first number is the times to wiggle each second, and the second is how many pixels maximum (I think it’s maximum?) to wiggle. So the above says to wiggle 10 times each second, in a range of 20 pixels. You can change the numbers to whatever you want.

Turn on motion blur for the layer and for the comp, and that should about do it.

Ben in Minneapolis

[Ben_in_minneapolis]

Maybe try something with Echo? I know there’s a tutorial on the Cow about creating ribbons and confetti using Echo.

Best of luck!