Terry Coolidge
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After Effects Coin
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COW Coins
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Is the text you’re trying to change selected? A specific text string (characters) has to actually be selected, i.e. “highlighted.” Just selecting the text layer won’t do it. Otherwise you’re just setting the default text color for the next time you create text.
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Your response suggests that your layers don’t truly have to be that big. You’re just trying to avoid more work. Make a pre-comp as big as you can and put your nine layers in that. That should solve your visible separation issues during motion which is something that has to be fixed. Figuring out how to achieve the speed and blur you want is secondary. Ask 10 AE users how to pull that off and you may get 10 different answers, but none of the solutions should be difficult.
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So you have a reason why your layers have to be that big? Do you not have the option of working around the size limitation by making a single pre-comp the largest allowable size and then placing your nine-layer array in that?
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Have you tried nesting your nine layers in a pre-comp and then tie the pre-comp to your separate layer that uses the two expressions?
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You’ll have to render your animation out without motion blur and then bring the clip back into After Effects as a piece of footage. Apply the “CC Force Motion Blur” filter/effect to the footage. There are plenty of online tutorials and YouTube videos that go into more detail if you need it.
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I’m not seeing anything I would describe as a “glow.” Perhaps you are responding to the “popping” that occurs from the embossed edge (lit from above) contrasting with the black outline. Seems like a straightforward gradient fill combined with a simple bevel/emboss effect. Typically bevel/emboss is a layered effect utilizing a transfer mode like “overlay” or “hard light.”
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Do you have any 2D layers in between your 3D layers in your timeline? That can affect draw order. To be safe, have your layer order in the timeline be consistent with what you’re trying to achieve in 3D space, and don’t have any 2D layers mixed within your “stack” of 3D layers.
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No need to switch to the hand tool. You can hold the space bar no matter what tool is currently selected and drag in the composition window to “navigate.” You can also drag two fingers on a trackpad.
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You don’t need to select it in the “display” (composition) window if the layer is already selected in the timeline. Type “v” to make sure the transform tool is selected for moving a layer’s position with the mouse. Or move the layer a pixel at a time by tapping the arrow keys (hold SHIFT while tapping arrows to move 10 pixels per tap).
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Hi Dan,
I was just logging in to post a follow-up when I saw your reply. Thank you very much. This is exactly what I did. I placed a 3D null at the point of each 2D pin, and then parented the nulls to the 3D map layer. I then used “toComp” to have each pin refer to the position of its corresponding null. Works beautifully. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Nice to have confirmation that I didn’t come up with some screwy solution.
– Terry