[Bryan Duhnovsky]

Well you could just try a different approach. Put a null in the center of your circular path then rotate the null at the correct speed and parent the graphics to the null and then they will all be spinning the same speed without having to use a path. If your path is not a perfect circle then animate the null along the path and then duplicate the null as many times as you have graphics. Then offset the nulls so they trigger in succession. Parent the graphics to the nulls and you have several graphics animating at the same speed along the same path.
Hope this helps!
Bryan

[Bryan Duhnovsky]

By dissolve i mean to animate the opasity of one layer to the other. Animate the opasity of the left layer from 100% to 0% and animate the right layer from 0% to 100. Whent the left layer is keyframed at 100% the right layer should be keyframed at 0%.
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Bryan

[Bryan Duhnovsky]

Sorry about that. Once you split the layer in half it will create 2 layers. so take those layers and Swap them by takeing the one on the left and put on the right and the one on the right to the left. The point where you slpiced the fire layer in half will become your loop point.

I’m sorry, this is simple thing but it’s hard for me to explain it without showing you. I hope this explnation helps. If this still dosen’t make since let me know.

[Bryan Duhnovsky]

I don’t know how to solve your problem the correct way but I know another way that would probably work fine. lets say you precompose a 10 sec clip of fire. Then take that precomposed layer and in the middle of it hit shift command D(on mac) that will split the layer in half creating 2 layers. Now swap the first half with the second half. Then do a dissolve between the two where they meet. This will work particularly well with fire because of the nature of the flames.

Hope this helps.
God Bless
Bryan