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Chris Voelz
February 25, 2026 at 5:45 pm in reply to: Isometric similar 3D environment?

There are ways you can simulate an isometric camera in AE. If you google that many videos will come up.

Sorry…didn’t quite get what you were asking until I re-read it. Not sure specifically how to get the angle you are looking for.
Chris Voelz
February 5, 2026 at 5:40 pm in reply to: Java actionscript Desktop v laptop general question

I’ve only done stuff in Windows, but my first thought would be that the paths are different for where you are storing/recalling information. Could be the difference on where the script is launching from too.
Chris Voelz
January 31, 2026 at 1:05 am in reply to: Layer not keeping it’s quality and sample setting upon export

Any chance the character is an AI file?
Chris Voelz
August 1, 2025 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Render is at a tiny size in the corner of the frame

What happens when you render straight from AE? I’ve had way too many issues trying to make a master out through Media Encoder. I always do a lossless or ProRes out of AE and then recompress in ME. I’ve also occasionally had hiccups and switching the render engine in ME helps.
Chris Voelz
May 15, 2025 at 4:54 pm in reply to: AEP Benchmark file – Nightflight?

2nd Walter, this is what I was going to recommend.
Chris Voelz
May 1, 2025 at 12:58 pm in reply to: Issues with text box alignment using sourceRectAtTime

Ah yes descenders…they are a pain when building templates. You need to use the x-height of each line rather than calculating based on the bounding box height. I have found this site helpful when battling descenders. It requires more expressions but it’s they best way to handle everything.

https://motiondeveloper.com/blog/dealing-with-descenders

Alternatively, lock off your y position and just use the width of your text to figure out where to place your title box.

motiondeveloper.com
Dealing with text descenders in After Effects templates | Motion Developer
How get the height of a text layer without descenders in your After Effects templates, using expressions.
Chris Voelz
March 8, 2025 at 4:52 am in reply to: Sound that gets quieter / more echo / muffled as camera moves away from it

Is the camera in after effects? Or are you referring to an actual camera that filmed the scene?

If after effects, you could make a separate audio track with your effects and link the distance to dB levels. So as the camera gets further away increase the levels of the sound effects, but that might cause other issues. It would be better to finish the video portion, export it, and do your audio mixing in a separate program like Audition or Audacity. You will get better results there and have more control.
Chris Voelz
January 31, 2025 at 3:22 pm in reply to: marking time (segments) in a video during playback.

You can use numpad *
That will leave a marker either in the comp if no layer is selected or on a layer that is selected.
Chris Voelz
November 29, 2024 at 4:03 pm in reply to: Trying to recreate “Golden Outer Bevel” for Red text

Try using layer styles. They work similar to Photoshop.
Chris Voelz
November 25, 2024 at 6:44 pm in reply to: Maintaining stroke width for dashed strokes when scaling with parent

How complex are your dashed paths? Are they simple shapes or complex?

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