Kalleheikki Kannisto
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The “OSX dock scale” effect is a good starting point. I think this approach will get you there or close it if you change the mouse position to be the center of the comp coordinates.
https://forums.creativecow.net/docs/forums/post.php?forumid=227&postid=2830&univpostid=2830&pview=t
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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The built-in 3D camera tracker will allow you to do that. Since it is a multi-step procedure, I would suggest finding a tutorial on how to use it.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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So you’re NOT trying to reset the puppet pins to their original position, but reset the values without moving the (already moved) pins? That doesn’t sound very doable. Perhaps parenting them to nulls might do so, but I kinda doubt it. At least you will need additional expression code to get them back in the right place, I believe.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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Assign the expression result to a variable, then calculate — based on slider value, for instance — the percentage between original value and the expression value. Animate slider from 100 to 0.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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This is how I see it:
“Expand” flattens the illustration, or creates lower-level sub-objects from illustrator live effects. For example, it turns a path into outlines or any applied effects such as a 3D revolved object into a static object with individual paths that you can edit. The original effects are removed and cannot be edited in the way they were prior to expanding.
“Expand Appearance” does the same, but does it for those modifications that have been applied in the Appearance panel.
So it is basically the same command for effects created in two different ways, and the command affects only those effects that are either Appearance attributes or those that aren’t.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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If you’ve created a 3D camera from a 3D track and the barrel stays in place, all you need to do is place the Particular emitter where the barrel is and point it parallel to the gun. The 3D camera move will take care of the perspective change.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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When I do that on a keyframed puppet pin layer I get a new keyframe with the puppet pins in their original position, so it sounds like you’re pressing a different reset button than I. Also, are you in AE CC2018?
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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Answered here: https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/248/823
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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Reshooting is a much better idea than this, but here’s what I might do if there was no reshoot option.
If the camera move is such that you can resolve a 3D camera track, you will see the motion of the camera when you create one. Then, if you compare the position of the camera to a linear interpolation between the start and end point, you will get a representation of how the motion differs. As to exactly how to proceed from there will take some thought, but it will likely involve pixel motion frame blending to create the final frames, since they will not fall on footage frames.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
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Moving the anchor point to the left edge should do it.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
Senior Graphic Designer