Ridley Walker
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You might try this preset which uses expressions and sliders to control the speed, decay etc. Though it initially applies position, scale and rotation animators, the preset can be modified to suit any text animator. Just delete position and scale in Animator 1 and tweak the controls to your satisfaction.
https://mattrunks.com/en/tutorials/after-effects/amortype
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[Todd Kopriva] “the future of rotoscoping:
“Wow!
How far in the future? In our lifetime? 😀
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[Joseph W. Bourke] ” Has time passed by the excitement about Thunderbolt, because of Apple’s propriety nature”
Actually this is Intel technology not Apple. Apple is just an early adopter.
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[Josh Bates] “Also if anyone is using the MacBook Pro Retina please let me know how its going!
“Its adequate, however the 8GB of RAM is the limiting factor, you can order it from Apple with 16GB of RAM but cannot install RAM after purchase.
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If you use this expression on the opacity of one layer in the pair, and use hold keyframes for opacity one the other layer in the pair it should work.
(thisComp.layer(“One”).transform.opacity*-1)+100
replace “One” with the name or index of the other layer.
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[Josh Bates] “i’m 16 so please don’t judge me to harshly)”
Very nice work Josh.
The Retina MBP is fine for much work. You’d need external storage, USB3 or Thunderbolt are the options.
I use benchmarks to help me determine whether one system is superior to another for the work I do.
The MBPr geekbench score is around 11,000, my desktop MacPro is over 22,000 so double the speed. There are many factors that contribute to performance and workflow in After Effects primary among them processor speed, disk speed, and RAM.
Check the geekbench results for the machine you want to buy and test your current machine as well. See: https://browser.primatelabs.com
If you familiarize yourself with how to get the most out of your computer, you’ll be better off.
Here is a link to After Effects and Premiere performance tips.
https://adobe.ly/pRYOukA nVidia video card that supports CUDA is indispensable for the new Ray Traced 3D engine.
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I think you’d be happier with something more like this. I’m not familiar with pricing in the UK, so the link is to Amazon US.
https://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-X875-Q7390-17-3-Inch-Diamond-Textured-Aluminum/dp/B009D1UWUA/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1363895550&sr=1-2&keywords=intel+core+i7I have a Retina Macbook Pro and love it, but it is not my production machine. The video card on the Toshiba is better than that on the Macbook Pro.
You can order the Mac with more RAM but cannot add more once you have it. I’m sure that others will recommend other options.
The Toshiba is a better value for $ and you’re currently using a PC, why switch?
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[Nicolai Hervik Olsen] “Wil this be enough to run heavy projects in After Effects properly?
“It all depends on what you mean by heavy projects. My main production machine is a 12 core Mac Pro with 32GB of RAM, a 2TB RAID, SSD Drive for Cache and 17TB of attached storage.
I also have the MacBook Pro Retina with 16GB of RAM, while it is a capable laptop, it is not a substitute for my desktop machine. You can add more storage via USB3 and Thunderbolt to the laptop and you’ll need to if you are working on large uncompressed HD video files.
The other MacBook Pro’s can have 16GB of RAM, Apple just doesn’t configure them that way, you have to get 3rd party RAM and install it yourself.
Also check this link regarding what affects performance in After Effects.