[Jj00820]

One last question, I’ve been practicing using this effect in a variety of compositions. In one composition I have a map graphic, and want the dashed line to move across the map, starting at one point on the map and ending at another.

For some reason my line starts off screen and then moves to the first point and then follows the path to the end, and then right off screen. I have tried keying and the various adjustments. How to I get the line to start at the first point and move from there, without following the path starting and ending off screen? I am using the text tool

thanks J

[Jj00820]

excellent! works like a charm
thanks again for the help

[Jj00820]

thanks for all the info

can you please provide details on the Text tool method?

fantastic help

[Jj00820]

Booyah–That worked great! Thanks so much

I have a few more questions, though. Is there a way to have the line move up and down (altitude-wise), like its following the contour of a series of hills? The camera would be following slightly overhead and to the side maybe. Following hills seems to be on another plane, and maybe this has to be done in a different method and them married to the first composition?

Is there a way to add effects to the dashes, like gradient, or a texture? maybe lighting? I tried to add some effects, but it didn’t seem to do anything or affect anything.

Lastly, I used ariel font, a yellow fill with a gray stroke around the dashes. When the line comes at or away from the camera, up close, it looks jaggy. Is there a way to make it sharper and remove the jaggies. I played around with colors, size, rendering quality and the works— nothing seems to solve the jaggies. How to make it a little crisper?

[Jj00820]

i saw this post and I am trying to do something similar. I’ve been reviewing many of the tutorials but I am hopeless beginner, and I dunno if I can get this AE. So bear with me and if you can be a little specific for me.

I want my line to be be dashed , to look similar to the yellow dashed line on a road. I want it to curve onto the screen, go away from the camera towards the horizon, then turn across the horizon, and then come back towards the camera making a couple of switchback turns. All on a simple black screen.

I’d like parts of the line to fade away to keep attention on the tip of the line racing here and there. The dashed line should also look little wider at the front, compared to the rest of the line.

can someone walk me through how to do this?