Mike Clasby
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If you want to use AE’s Text Tool, a good thing, just type in any letter or number with it, twirl down the text layer, then add this expression to the Source Text (Copy the expression, Alt-Click the Source Text Stopwatch, Paste):
numRows = 1;
numChars = 6;
holdFrames = 1;seed = Math.floor(time/(holdFrames*thisComp.frameDuration));
seedRandom(seed,true);s = “”;
j = 0;
while(j < numRows){ k = 0; while (k < numChars){ c = Math.floor(random(48,58)); s += String.fromCharCode(c); k += 1; } s += "\r"; j += 1; } s It will make one line of numbers, six digits long, that change to a new random number at every frame. Change the first three parameters to get more rows (make a grid), make each row longer, or change how long it holds those numbers before it changes to a new random number. -
Showing my ignorance here, but what is FX Numbers? A plugin? Don’t now it.
You can generate random number pretty easily on text with expressions. Here is a taste:
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/ebberts_dan/ae6_exp.php
That sample is holding for five frames, so you could speed it up, slow it down, or even tie it to a slider to change rates over time. It’s also for numbers and letter, but that’s a quickfix, ask if your interested.
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I thought you didn’t want Card Wipe because of the 32bit thing?
Does the matrix dissolve line by line into a photo? Seems like people did that 2D. Seems like expressions and a grid might help. You can have letters change every frame with expressions if you want. For a visual, Click the “download movie” next to the random hex block about halfway down the page, here:
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/ebberts_dan/ae6_exp.php
That sample is holding for five frames, so you could speed it up, or even tie it to a slider to change rates over time.
Can you use Card Wipe on that random grid of letters?
I guess I can’t quite visualize what you want.
I’ll go look at the podcasts.
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Got link?
You’re making my membrane hurt trying to imagine an effect I can’t get a Google response on.
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Here is a post to an earlier link, it uses an expression to offset many AE 3D test layer by a small amount. AE text layers have no depth so the illusion breaks down if you linger end-on to the text, but having a contrasting Stroke on the Text and Bevel Alpha on the outside text layers also helps sell it. From angles other than side on it’s quite nice:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/2/918234
Aharon’s tut:
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/3D_Extruded_Text.php
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You can get that color bleed thing with Levels on a masked Duplicated Layer or on a masked adjustment Layer (probably best choice here). Set Levels keyframes then move the In Put White (Upper Right White Triangle).
Levels (Individual Controls) is probably best, as you can set keys (and also use expressions) on R G and B, like keyframe the Green Input White. Very Cool.
There are other ways but this is quick.
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Great!
I’m glad they weren’t parented to a Null, I still haven’t noodled that out.
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You can make a motion path from a mask, made in AE (Pen Tool) or imported from Illustrator, PhotoSop or Fireworks, see this:
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Oh, yes, F9 on select keyframes makes them Bezier, Right-Click >Hold Frames makes them Hold Frames. Otherwise use Animation>Keyframe Assisstant>Interpret Keyframes.
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To get the the graphs of the keyframes twirl down that property.
So if those graphs you’re showing are for Opacity, “T” reveal the opacity stopwatch and keyframes. Twirl down that little triangle next to the Opacity Stopwatch. If they’re Hold Keyframes there will be a Step pattern, if Bezier Keyframes they’ll have Bezier Handles to adjust the curves.
The newer versions of AE have an advanced Graph Editor, see this for a tut:https://library.creativecow.net/articles/mylenium/graph_editor.php
and these from Adobe Help:
I’m Graph-Editor-less back on AE6.5 BooHoo.