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Rob Mcdougall started the discussion Huge render times, minimal CPU usage in the forum Adobe After Effects

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:32:05 +0000

Hi everyone. I’ve been working in AE for 10+ years but I’m having some trouble with render times on a comp I’ve inherited from someone else. It’s a series of pre-comps, lined up in Z-Space, with a lot of Depth Of Field on the camera. There’s a shot of talent, green screened, in the bg at the start which is 8K RED, but this only lasts for the first…

Rob Mcdougall replied to the discussion Tracing along Shape Path with Rounded Corners in the forum Adobe After Effects Expressions

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:30:13 +0000

Reply to Tracing along Shape Path with Rounded Corners

Working on this a little more, I figure out how to draw a path using expressions only, but I can’t figure out a way of rounding the corners. I can add a tangent but that’s not right… Does anyone know how to add rounded corners as an expression?

Rob Mcdougall started the discussion Tracing along Shape Path with Rounded Corners in the forum Adobe After Effects Expressions

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:49:33 +0000

Tracing along Shape Path with Rounded Corners

Hi there.

I’m prototyping some design stuff and have hit a bit of a wall. It’s necessary for me to have control of line width vs corner radius and a few other options. I’ve got a template working well, apart from one thing.

I have a line with an arrowhead, it’s being traced with the built-in Trace Path script. However, after adding Round Corners to…