[Tylor Larson]

well the only way i can figure you could pull this off in illustrator is with 3d revolve object as a starting point. i did a quick test. here is what i found. if i made a half circle open path… then i used Object/Path/Add Anchor Points. then i used effect/3d/revolve. the number of anchor point along your path determines the number of paths created along the sphere. i then expanded this and started to rip into the parts. after that it would be a lot of manual labor of organizing stuff and getting the pieces you need.

the only thing i couldn’t figured out is how to adjust the number of spans along revolve. i would look at some tuts and see if you can adjust it…

Ty

[Tylor Larson]

I’m so glad i started this thread… i always thought it was the a pointless color mode. with that said i would love to challenge the AE pros on this forum to find a use for it… it might even lead to something really cool… who knows.

TY

[Tylor Larson]

this is how i would do it… once i was done making all the arrows i would then expand the path and make custom arrow heads.

the green circles show that the path is equidistant over the whole length.

[Tylor Larson]

you should use the blend shape tool. create a path, that is one end of the ribbon. Then create a second path that is the other end of the ribbon and then use the blend shape between the two paths.

https://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/illustrators-blend-tool-a-comprehensive-guide/

this is a great tut on how the tool works. if this response helps please check it as a solution.

Ty

[Tylor Larson]

well there are a few ways to pull this off.

1. I would draw a path the width I wanted… don’t try and make a shape by hand. after you finished drawing the path simple expand it. Object/ Expand. This should make both sides of the curve equidistant.

2. https://park12.wakwak.com/~shp/lc/et/en_aics_script.html#dash_offset
this is a link to some very nice illustrator scripts. one of these might really help you.

3.https://www.astutegraphics.com/products/subscribe/
this is a wonderful plug in that is free. it does some great stuff. check it out i think the Connect tool with subscribe will give you what you need…

Ty

[Tylor Larson]

thank you! that is what i figured but i just wanted to dig into the dng seq and see what kind of workflows will work here at our office. Thanks again.

TY

[Tylor Larson]

yes i know that in most cases DNG will work…. but there is some issues with cinemaDNG files… that come from the black magic camera.. and i simply just want to double check that there isn’t going to be any issues when importing a DNG from the Fastech camera. because the fastech camera can be set to 8 or 10 bit… and it doesnt state on the Adobe website under DNGs if there is a conflict between 8 or 10 bit…

[Tylor Larson]

yea,… but that doesn’t really anwser my question. I need to know if any one has imported the Fastech Highspeed camera footage into AE and what setting they were using.

[Tylor Larson]

Rowby Goren,
the best way to pull this off is with the blend tool.

1. use the star tool to create a star with the number of points you want. if you click and drag and hold… you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to adjust the number of points the star has. you can also access a dialog box but simply double clicking and empty space on the canvas with the star tool. to keep it from looking uniform i would then edit the path and create some different points. adjust this star color to dark blue and make it as large as the end of the light rays.

2. use the polygon tool and drag out a small shape… that will be the very center of the star. again use the up and down arrows on the keyboard to adjust the number of anchor points that make up the shape. you are roughly trying to get the number of anchor points the same.

3. once you have both shapes. select them and use the alignment panel to center them on each other.

4. make sure to turn off the stroke color for both shapes.

5. click on the blend tool. then click than anchor point of the center shape and then click the outer shape. this will create a blend from the inner color & shape to the outer color & shape.

P.S. if you run into any issues make sure that both shapes are in the same layer.

6. once you have this blend completed. simply make a new layer and make a large box with the same fill color as the outer star… this will hide the transition between the star and the background.

good luck.

TY

[Tylor Larson]

This looks like fun.. give me a little time, might not be until tonight when i get off work.. just give me your email address and i will get on it when i have a few mins.

Ty