[Roei Tzoref]

I see. same as Kalleheikki Kannisto smart advice to you, I would not use video for this, but export a jpg and make this movement in after effects. this requires compositing sometimes. the simple approach would be this:
1. download your high resolution map from google maps (about 4k is the maximum I believe)
2. import to Ae and place inside an HD composition
3. precomp the footage layer – leave all attributes – now you have your precomp at the size of your footage. make the path animation there.
4. in the master comp make the movement
5. you could scale your bus to match the zooming out so it will be large even if you zoom out. you do this by matching the keyframes. there is more complicate approach for doing this via expressions.

I usually make this kind of composite in Ae’s 3D which gives me more flexibility. I can also set my bus in 2D attached to a 3D null via toComp expression , and it will always be in the same size even if I zoom out, but this method is more complicated to explain or understand.

Here’s a thread showing advice on how to composite and create movement on even bigger maps. one of the GIF’s presented shows a similar path of a boat on a large scale animation. here it is:

https://forums.adobe.com/message/8988783#8988783

** this message was created using the NEW drag and drop feature in creative cow :). CreativeCow now supports copy pasting to the text field from your clipboard, and drag and drop. this feature is still in development but great news right???

[Roei Tzoref]

[Abraham Chaffin] “These developments have all come in the last week or so, since you made the feature requests. We’re still working to iron out these features and add more features as well.”

I find that remarkable 🙂 I am honored to be part of it. I believe that making a thread system that supports clear (and quite fun) communication and interaction could save users so much time here and engage better.

[Abraham Chaffin] “The text post box now supports drag and drop of files. Unlike the paste mechanism, this system seems to work with Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.”

testing…

gif1

gif2

large gif 11.5mb – failed – there’s a size limitation for gif which is good

it would be better to specify in MB (3?) and not bytes. and if possible, the warning should be before the upload process because it’s only appearing after the upload is done.

the ability to keep editing your post as your drag and drop file is uploaded is very nice 🙂

mp4
10558_icevideo20160912093005.mp4.zip

large mp4 – 9.8mb. uploading…
10562_icevideo20160911110145.mp4.zip

large mp4 23.7mb. uploading…
10564_icevideo20160823140945.mp4.zip
shouldn’t there be a size limitation for any file? do you have a lot of disk space over there? 🙂

exe
10559_test.exe.zip
there does not seem to be an extension limitation. enabling to drag and drop any kind of file could be a security issue don’t you think? usually there is a limitation to a specific extension jpg, gif, mp4 etc.

other than that what comes to mind is that it would be better to have an indication where the dropping occurs in the text field. for example I go to select my file to drag here and then the crosshair disappears – I am not sure where I am pasting… sometimes it’s pasting at the bottom of the thread (If I keep editing my thread as it uploads)

after you are satisfied with the results, maybe these new features should be known at the add a post page.

another question: as an option, an advanced text editor that shows only images and text and not html code would be nice. code scares me, maybe it scares others as well.

I got many more Ideas 🙂 thank you for the opportunity to help make this community communicate better and faster.

[Roei Tzoref]

Nice work! I would have to say a couple of hours.

[Roei Tzoref]

the recipe I gave you is for 2d movement. when in 3d it could be more complicated. there is additional complexity as you are trying to track in 3D what is a google map video. this could go wrong in so many ways because this not a real video but computer generated satellite imagery. I cannot be sure what is wrong before seeing the video itself. you can upload an H.264 version of this video and I could suggest a decent workflow for this. I work with google maps all the time: video and stills. many times you could be better off not making a video with google but making a large still and it would simplify things. let’s first see what goes on in this video.

[Roei Tzoref]

Glad to help 🙂 of course don’t jeopardize your creativity because of some technical difficulties. you can still use variable strokes when you make artwork in Ai, just know that if you want to reveal it, you can’t use shapes but other methods.

[Roei Tzoref]

it’s o.k we will figure it out don’t worry 🙂

we still need to figure out some things:

[andrej Setina] “I have made a footage of a map (map is moving) – and tracked it”
when you say “made a footage”. do you mean you filmed a map on video with a real camera and imported that video file to After effects?

[andrej Setina] “I would like that this vector car object is following the path on a moving map
“

if you want an object to follow a path you do this:
1. draw the path on a solid layer (you might want to reduce it’s opacity to see the actual path it’s supposed to be on)
2. copy the path: make sure you copy the mask path, not the mask
3. paste the path on the position keyframe of the vector object
4. set the object to orient along path (layer->transform->auto orient)

a screenshot would be helpful too. you can copy you screenshot to the clipboard and paste it here

[Roei Tzoref]

[andrej Setina] “I have created a masking path in a tracked null”

making masks on a null does not make too much sense. nulls are more for manipulating other layers for better control specifically for transform operations, not for masks since they do not render. the proper workflow for what you are looking for is probably to set a mask on a solid, then parent that solid to the null. now you have a mask following a null and this mask can be your track matte for any layer.

[Roei Tzoref]

what version of Ae are you using? the refine edge tool was introduced in Ae cc (2013) and you can select it by clicking and holding on the Roto Brush tool or alt clicking on it

here is an excellent free tutorial:
https://www.lynda.com/After-Effects-tutorials/Refine-Edge-tool/124400/129927-4.html

[Roei Tzoref]

Thank you Abraham.

[Abraham Chaffin] “The pre virus scanning was slowing down the system too much. The system now scans the files for viruses after the process is completed.”

so is this a development of the last few days? this is really amazing.

[Abraham Chaffin] “A cancel option is not really possible with our setup, but you can always use the back button, “
problem is I don’t want to lose what I have already written. does it save it when I come back?

[Abraham Chaffin] “The Chrome browser chooses PNG as the format for the paste data. “
so there is not actual way of pasting GIF files right?

[Abraham Chaffin] “The drag and drop image system, which you desire in addition to the image paste system, is a completely separate system. This may be something we implement in the future.”

this would be great.

got another question about the boards – any chance CreativeCow will be mobile friendly soon? it loads as a regular web page meaning the text is small and not wrapping and you have to zoom to every option etc.

[Roei Tzoref]

Thank you Steve. Glad this one actually helped anybody because it’s a pretty esoteric workflow. would be glad to see what you used Ps frame by frame for so feel free to post the results.