[Mike Clasby]

I heard “like trying to draw with a potatoe in your hand” about 4 years ago from Miss Julie that runs:

https://themave.com/

She teaches Flash at a local JC.

Did she seal the line, I’m shocked.

[Mike Clasby]

Java maybe the answer. Too much java, too much caffeine = sleepless nights and voices from the shadows.

Lay off the java.

[Mike Clasby]

Java maybe the answer. Too much java, too much caffeine = sleepless nights and voices from the shadows.

Lay off the java.

[Mike Clasby]

From out of the Shadows to a computer near you…

Here’s a basic expression tut from Abobe:

“Using music to animate layers”

https://studio.adobe.com/us/tips/tip.jsp?p=1&id=396&xml=aft6audio

If the link is no good for you go here and Search:

https://www.adobe.com/studio/main.html

Click tutorials and troubleshooting info, and use these search terms:

After effects music text

The voices from the shadows will undoubtedly move onto a new subject, it’s not easy to lose Dummy-status, but at least you’ll know some basic expression stuff and maybe you can get some sleep.

[Mike Clasby]

From out of the Shadows to a computer near you…

Here’s a basic expression tut from Abobe:

“Using music to animate layers”

https://studio.adobe.com/us/tips/tip.jsp?p=1&id=396&xml=aft6audio

If the link is no good for you go here and Search:

https://www.adobe.com/studio/main.html

Click tutorials and troubleshooting info, and use these search terms:

After effects music text

The voices from the shadows will undoubtedly move onto a new subject, it’s not easy to lose Dummy-status, but at least you’ll know some basic expression stuff and maybe you can get some sleep.

[Mike Clasby]

Have you got the “+” ?

When you render, in the Render Queue, click on the blue
“codec” next to “Output Module” (Lossless is the default on my machine).

This opens the “Output Module Settings” dialogue box.

Now next to the Format Options button a quarter way down the page, there is:

Channels:
Depth:
Color:

To get Transparency (Alpha) you need to select:

Channels: RGB + Alpha
and the Depth changes to:
Depth: Millions of Colors+

Without the “+” there is no Alpha, no transparency, some codecs don’t support Alpha, some do. That’s why some folks suggested QuickTime Animation, (select – QuickTime Movie from that top dropdown… Format.
then click on “Format Options” opening the “Compression Settings” dialogue box, and select “Animation”.

Some like PNG, targa, and others for transparency, but no +, no transparency.

[Mike Clasby]

I knew there was a better way. Do the expression you mentioned, pickwhipping the flame position to the candle position:

thisComp.layer(“flame”).position

then add “+ value”:

thisComp.layer(“flame”).position + value

Now adjust the position of the flame to be where you want relative to the candle, you can even change that relative position over time with keyframes.

[Mike Clasby]

I knew there was a better way. Do the expression you mentioned, pickwhipping the flame position to the candle position:

thisComp.layer(“flame”).position

then add “+ value”:

thisComp.layer(“flame”).position + value

Now adjust the position of the flame to be where you want relative to the candle, you can even change that relative position over time with keyframes.

[Mike Clasby]

I really like Pete’s “Kaleidascope”, it can’t do stuff the AE one can’t, very nice.

[Mike Clasby]

OK, here’s one way, probably not the cleanest, but it works.

If you want the “flame” layer to keeps it’s position relative, and that’s all:

Apply the Effect > Distort > Transform to the flame layer.

Alt + Click the Position Stopwatch in the Transform Effect to the “candel” layer’s postion. Now with the Anchor Point in the Transform Effect (Flame again) position it relative to the candle.