[tom edwards]

Hi Filip,

So I’ve separated each character onto their own layer and aligned all characters on the same line.

In Ae I’ve run Trace Path on a square path – what do you recommend I do from here?

Thanks

[tom edwards]

Thank you both for your replies.

Unfortunately I don’t have access to the font file and it’s a bespoke typeface with a lot of the characters intersecting.

I did think Trace Path was the most viable option but I’m struggling to figure out how each character (which amounts to over 130) can remain in their formation when assigned to a null…

[tom edwards]

[tom edwards]

That worked a treat, thanks very much Dan!

[tom edwards]

Hi Dan,

 

I have a similar issue. I’m trying to create a delay of movement in z space with the following expression:

 

z = thisComp.layer(“cntrl”).effect(“start layer”)(1);

myOffset = effect(“myOffset”)(1).value * thisComp.frameDuration;

masterDelay = thisComp.layer(“cntrl”).effect(“Delay”)(1).value * thisComp.frameDuration;

sampleP = time – myOffset – masterDelay;

z.position.valueAtTime(sampleP)

 

how can i prevent the layers that are being delayed from reading the x+y position of the main layer? I tried using your expression above but had no luck.