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brookew90042814
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November 3, 2017
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Im trying to increase my comp size without effecting my duik rigged puppet and animation but it keeps breaking my rig? Is there away to only effect the size of the comp and not the stuff in it?

  • November 3, 2017
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I rigged my character in duik and started animating. At one point during the animation the character goes past the frame of the comp and when I leave that comp to go to the main comp (Which is bigger the part of the character cut off in the animating comp is still cut off) I tried increasing the comp size but it keeps breaking my puppet. It normally shouldn't effect the puppet I don't think so I'm not sure what to do? Do I have to rerig my entire puppet or is there an easier solution?

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Correct answer Mylenium

That's a limitation of DUIK's crappy expression code. It doesn't account for changes after the fact and applies hardwired values during setup. You will have to start over or work with what you have.

Mylenium

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Morgan Twiston Davies
Morgan Twiston Davies
Participant
February 1, 2023

None of the previous suggestions were working for me,tranformation/continually rasterize was messing up the 3D workspace, so here was my fix if anyone wants it:

 

1) Make sure tranformation/continually rasterize is turned off on the layer your puppet is on and pre-comp it.

2) Collapse tranformation/continually rasterize the puppet layer inside the pre-comp.

3) Resize the pre-comp and adjust accordingly in your main comp.

 

Hope that helps someone!

 

 

    Morgan Twiston Davies
    Morgan Twiston Davies
    Participant
    February 1, 2023

    *collapse transformation/continually rasterize

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      Gabo Merino
      Participant
      January 19, 2020

      I found  a really easy fix for this problem.

      step 1: open composition settings (ctrl+k), select the top left corner as anchor in the advanced tab and resize the comp to your needs

       

      step 2: create a new adjustment layer and place on top of everything

       

      step 3: add the "transform" effect to the adjustment layer. There you can change position, scale, etc and your rig stays intact.

       

      Hope this helps someone. Cheers!!

        Jantine_hm
        Jantine_hm
        Participant
        May 16, 2020

        Thanks, that was very helpful!

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        家輝徐22440007
        Participant
        September 21, 2018

        you'll need to go to the Advanced tab in the comp settings

        And check the upper left corner as the pivot for resizing

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          tomthurs
          Participant
          January 15, 2019

          You absolute legend! Thanks very much

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          yam.tal
          Participating Frequently
          April 22, 2019

          That solution works great!

          But -
          what if you want to change the entire resolution of the comp with the character,
          and have the character stay in the exact same position?


          If you try to simply use the "scale composition" script -

          your character goes bananas.

          Well, I found a way!
          Although It's a bit dirty
          It's a VERY EASY solution, trust me

          FIRST - SAVE THE PROJECT ON A DIFFERENT NAME!

          1. Search for the structure named "S | Spine 2" - this is the treacherous one
          2. Make the structure it visible.
          3. "Add zero" to it via duik.
          4. Make a new null, call it "SPINE 2 FORMER PLACE" or whatever
          5. Make the new null visible.
          6. Place the new null EXACTLY on the black circle with the dot of Spine 2.
          Make the black dot be the center of the null. Eyeball it!
          7. Use the "Scale Composition" script given by after effects.
          (Your character is still bananas)
          8. Now - Find the Null "Zero | S | Spine 2" in your composition.
          9. Unlock & Select it.
          10. Now, If you use the arrow keys (with shift if you want) to move "Zero | S | Spine 2",
          it actually moves "S | Spine 2"!
          11. Eyeball it so that the Spine2's black circle with the dot be exactly in the middle of the new null we created in step 4.

          Viola! The character will return to normal and all your animation will stay in tact.

            riay7994882
            riay7994882
            Participant
            September 11, 2018

            same problem. I use "file/ scripts/ scale composition.jsx". my comp size increase, but my rigged puppet remain at the corner, not middle...

              Mylenium
              MyleniumCorrect answer
              Legend
              November 3, 2017

              That's a limitation of DUIK's crappy expression code. It doesn't account for changes after the fact and applies hardwired values during setup. You will have to start over or work with what you have.

              Mylenium

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              yam.tal
              Participating Frequently
              April 22, 2019

              I've found an easy way that might work for you guys
              Posting it down here

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              Rick GerardCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              November 3, 2017

              Try simply collapsing transformations in your nested comp. Changing the comp size is going to foul up a bunch of stuff unless you use a script. Collapsing transformations is the right way to solve your problem.

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