[Jim Jordan]

Wow,
Got it,
Thank you very much.
Now it is time to do lots of tweeking.

I’m on my way unless you would recommend another approach to have 5 to 10 spheres rotate in random space.

[Jim Jordan]

Great!

I got that set up to work as I requested in the post….
I set the shape to the null, moved the anchor point from 3D center and moved the shape around in a 3d sphere by changing the orientation.

Here is the next part of the trick. The shape is a sphere made by a video still with CC sphere, although it looks like a sphere to active camera when it moves in 3D space it is a flat plane.

Is there a way to have the face of the sphere element face active camera at all times?

Thank for the first answer to the project!

[Jim Jordan]

When editing in FCP have the sequence match the format of the original footage. This will allow for editing with no rendering. After your edit is complete make a quicktime and edit into a NTSC sequence then add your graphics in the letterbox area.

Remember you may want the camera shutter set to 180 degrees. This will give an exposure more like a cinema or video interlace camera. At 30fps you are more use to looking at a 60th of a second not a 30th of a second.