Repeating a Layer in a Strip (Not a Shape Layer)

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March 24, 2023
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Hi everybody,

I have a situation where I need repeat a logo sideways like wallpaper, but I need them to stagger animate one by one. Not just be laid out all at once like Repetile.

What do people typically do in this sort of situation?

How to

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Correct answer Gotta Dance

I found the solution. Something on aescripts called "Layer Repeater". It can step animate numerous counts of a layer instance. Very cool. Going to save me a lot of copy/paste for sure.

Thanks you guys!

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Rick Gerard

Community Expert

Create a comp that is the size of your animated logo
Animate the logo
Create a comp with the dimensions of your final movie
Drop the Logo Comp in the main comp and duplicate it and arrange the duplicates to get the pattern you want
Enable Time remapping on all the layers and move the keyframes around to get the timing you want for each layer

If you want to get really efficient, add an expression that uses the Index of the layer to offset the time based on the layer number. You could use the Align panel to line up your logo comps and arrange them.

Gotta DanceAuthor

Inspiring

Hey Rick, I just posted as you did. I found a cheap plugin called Layer Repeater that will do the trick. Thanks!

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Byron Cortez

Community Expert

I'm not sure what you need to repeat or how, but you could check out the Echo effect in After Effects, it could be useful. However, this effect creates instances of the same element. If you need to animate multiple repeats separately you will have to duplicate and work them and work them separately.

Byron.

Gotta DanceAuthorCorrect answer

Inspiring

I found the solution. Something on aescripts called "Layer Repeater". It can step animate numerous counts of a layer instance. Very cool. Going to save me a lot of copy/paste for sure.

Thanks you guys!