Kalleheikki Kannisto
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COW Coin
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Transform is a linear effect while scaling is an exponential one, which creates a visual discrepancy between the two motions.
If you’re zooming in from the top or bottom, a rather dull but straightforward way to overcome this problem is to use scale only and make the text layer such that there is enough empty lines above or below it to offset the center of the layer (the point the scaling happens around) so that it the text comes in from one end or another. You will get an exponential zoom, the text will appear to accelerate the smaller (further away) it gets. Zooming in this can be just fine, because you’re getting an ease in of sorts.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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The problem with that idea is that you can’t go from 1 to 5 (for instance) with a slider without going through 2, 3 and 4 in between.
Perhaps hold keyframes would work. If the transitions between states are the same length in time (X frames), a loop backwards X frames to see if the value of the slider was different during that time and basing the position on the time progress from that point (current time minus X frames to current time, and where the change happened within that time frame) to interpolate between the two keyframe positions in question.
If the timing needs to vary, a second slider could conceivably be used to vary the transition time. Should work as long as the motions don’t overlap.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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As far as I can tell, you can just add “time*2+” to the beginning of the easeOut line.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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I’m not understanding your question. The final position is where you set it, which would be your “land line” and the position animator y offset amount is how far up it starts. What are you trying to do differently from that? Are you trying to limit how far up the letters can go?
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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Walter’s is by far the simplest solution. But if you need to do this with a shape layer, you can add the following expression to the Transform Position property of the rounded rectangle. Expression assumes this is is being applied to “Rectangle 1”.
content("Rectangle 1").transform.position+[0,content("Rectangle 1").content("Rectangle Path 1").size[1]/2]Kalleheikki Kannisto
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There are two different things that happen. For the first one you need to draw the (blue) lines and use a stroke with keyframed trim paths to draw the letters in and out. The scond partgoes very fast, but it looks like the shapes of the (white) letters have been expanded into shapes for the final results and then animated backwards from there to give them life and change shape along the “write-on”. About half-way through the letters are fatter so that they look like they settle in the final shapes.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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Would be much easier to help you if it is possible to upload the file. Otherwise I would have to rebuild the project without any knowledge of what other expressions are in play, and the likelihood is high that I would just give you an answer that is unsuitable for other mechanics you have in the project.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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What you could try is taking a snapshot from the beginning and end frame, put the end frame at the beginning and beginning frame at the end for reference. Then make a 2-3 second warp at the end toward the beginning frame and at the beginning toward the end frame (in reverse) and fade between the two mid-way through the warp. Kinda like morphing. No guarantee it will look natural, but it should at least smooth the cut.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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Since it is just three positions, the easiest solution would be to make one more keyframe 4 as a duplicate of keyframe 1. Then you can animate from keyframe 3 to 4 to get what you want.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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Those labels would definitely be 2D layers, not 3D layers. You can use one 3D null to 2D position with two 3D nulls, one for each end of the label line, and attach the round label to one end, and use the beam effect for the line. That way you can have some freedom to move the round labels around so they don’t end up overlapping.
2D tracking and 2D nulls can also work for this.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
Senior Graphic Designer