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drstir
drstir
Inspiring
December 28, 2017
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Can I have more than one anchor point in a layer?

  • December 28, 2017
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I'm panning across a wide panorama image from left to right.

When I get to the end of the pan I want to zoom into the centre of that right hand section of the image.

What I'm struggling to figure is how to use the anchor point to do this - so it zooms in directly.

The problem is that the anchor point of the image is out of screen to the left.

But if I move the anchor point to the centre of the right hand section it also effects the original pan.

So can I add more than one anchor point to a layer?

The first so that it pans across smoothly. The second from the end of the pan that allows me to zoom in to the right hand section.

I've tried searching for the info but I've drawn a complete blank.

So if anyone can help I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks

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Correct answer Mylenium

That's what pre-composing is for to isolate different operations into multiple steps - pan in the pre-comp, zoom/ scale the resulting layer in the parent comp.

Mylenium

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drstir
drstirAuthor
Inspiring
January 3, 2018

Thanks Myleneum (and to others who responded).

Mike_Abbott
Mike_Abbott
Legend
January 3, 2018

There's actually a far easier way to do this pan and zoom type operation that totally avoids the anchor point issue - use a 3D camera.

Set up your comp with the image - which, as Dave suggests,  should be much higher res than your comp (eg: say a 4k image in a 1080 comp for example).

Make the layer 3D (cube checkbox)

Layer > New Camera : create a ONE NODE camera.

Twirl down the camera layer and animate the Camera > Transform Position property.

X / Y to move you around the image

Z to 'zoom' in and out.

Job done.

Dave_LaRonde
Dave_LaRonde
Inspiring
December 28, 2017

drstir wrote

I'm panning across a wide panorama image from left to right.

When I get to the end of the pan I want to zoom into the centre of that right hand section of the image.

I hope you have enough horizontal & vertical resolution in that still -- it'll end up looking crummy if you don't.

P.M.B
P.M.B
Legend
December 28, 2017

You can also make use of nulls

~Gutterfish
    Mylenium
    MyleniumCorrect answer
    Legend
    December 28, 2017

    That's what pre-composing is for to isolate different operations into multiple steps - pan in the pre-comp, zoom/ scale the resulting layer in the parent comp.

    Mylenium

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