[Mike Clasby]

1) for looping the comp:

This from Darby Edelen (wuzelwazel) works:

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=2&postid=906585

When you drop that layer into the longer main comp to loop it, and add time remapping, you can now pull that layer’s outpoint to the right, as far as you want it to keep looping.

Alternatively, you can always render out the comp, reimport and set the number of loops in the Interpret Dialogue box.

2) for looping “leg stepping” (loops keyframes):

Click on Dan’s had, main page (the one with the vibbing Expression Aura around it), and scroll down to:

Animating a Walk-Cycle Using Loop Expressions

All things loopy, all variations are demonstrated in the comp “Intro”.
The basic expression is:

loop_out (“cycle”, 0)

Just Copy the expression, alt-click the stopwatch that has the keyframes you want to loop, then Paste in the expression.

[Mike Clasby]

Pete’s, by far:

https://www.petewarden.com/

[Mike Clasby]

This from “Subject: COMMON AFTER EFFECTS QUESTIONS — PLEASE LOOK HERE FIRST” at the top of the page:

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=2&postid=881579

Also here’s a post of mine on how to do it (sort-of)in AE:

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=2&postid=906533

[Mike Clasby]

You might want to try this exponential scale expression from an earlier Dan post. Copy the expression, then Alt Click the Scale Stopwatch of that Layer 1/SanFran.psd, then Paste.

I plugged in Andrew’s 100% to .0005% over 6 seconds. This expression will override any keyframes, so you don’t need any on that top layer. I don’t have AE7, my bad, so I can’t download Andrew’s project file to test it, but it should be smooth.

Dan Ebberts earlier post, with your parameters:

Date: Apr 27, 2005 at 15:46 gmt

Subject: Re: is it possible to us expression for?
Try this:

v1 = 100;
v2 = .0005;
t1 = 0; //start time
t2 = 6; //end time

if (time <= t1){ s = v1; }else if (time > t1 && time < t2){ t = time - t1; T = t2 - t1; k = Math.log(v2/v1)/T; s = v1*Math.exp(k*t) }else{ s = v2; } [s,s]

[Mike Clasby]

Thanks for the explanation.

[Mike Clasby]

Why would an image sequence have more than one Alpha Channel? I can’t visuallize the need for this. I also eargerly await an answer to your question.

[Mike Clasby]

I don’t think AE is what you want, Flash can do this, even a few versions back. Goggling Flash and Panoramic will get you lots of hits.

[Mike Clasby]

THis script turns a panoramic image into AE #D layers arranged in a cylinder. Is that what you want?

https://www.aenhancers.com/viewtopic.php?t=435

[Mike Clasby]

Maybe try Distort>CC Bender or CC Bend It or Bezzier Warp.

[Mike Clasby]

Can you duplicate the fire layer (I’m assuming it has alpha), then Corner Pin in against the wall, and decrease Opacity and maybe saturation?