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Mike_Abbott
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Mike_Abbott
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Jul 07, 2017
09:30 AM
Those black lines in your screenshot strongly suggest to me that this is related to graphic card / display settings in some way. I've seen similar 'black line echo's' when some form of display scaling is in use in windows. Check your system display settings for any display scaling settings - if you have any 'unusual' numbers - say 120% display scaling, try 100% and see if that helps.
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Jul 07, 2017
07:20 AM
Jul 07, 2017
03:18 AM
Yes - probably the most flexible way is to use a null as a parent. I'm assuming here that the triangle shown in the top image is NOT already rotated... but has been created 'as shown'. 1. Create yourself a null object, make it 3D and position the top left corner of the null over the edge you want to rotate. 2. set the orientation of the null to: 0.0, 0.0, 45 (45 degrees on the Z axis). 3. parent the shape to the null. 4. animate the X rotation value of the null
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Jul 06, 2017
08:19 AM
I've now got the soundtrack from Shrek stuck in my head... : )
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Jul 06, 2017
08:13 AM
Nothing immediately jumps out at me as being odd - anyone else have any ideas? A couple of further suggestions: 1. Just to try and eliminate the Ai file as an issue, save a copy of your Ai file as a much older version say 'Illustrator 8'. When the export dialog appears there's a menu to select the version at the top. Import that and see what happens. 2. If you still get the black screen twirl down the transform section for the shape layer and post an image of the Anchor Point, Position, Scale, Orientation, Rotation, and Opacity values.
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Jul 06, 2017
07:51 AM
1 Upvote
Mylenium is right about a gamma issue - my guess is that's it's caused by a color management settings mis-match between your copies of Ae and Premiere. Try unticking the 'composite in linear color' checkbox you see near the bottom of the image above.
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Jul 06, 2017
06:18 AM
Shape from vector is not a 'perfect' conversion. My guess is that the issue is with the original illustrator file. Look at the 'U' shapes in the illustrator file and check they are not compound shapes or other 'complex' objects. If they are, simplify them into standard shapes and try again. If that's not successful post another screen shot with one of the problem layers twirled down so we can see the contents of the shape layer 'contents' group and all it subgroups.
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Jul 06, 2017
06:09 AM
1 Upvote
In the light of no other suggestions I'd try resetting prefs: Hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS) immediately after you've clicked to launch the application. You'll see a dialog asking if you want to reset prefs. Click OK.
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Jul 05, 2017
10:48 AM
Roei - I'd feel more than a little embarrassed about that - particularly given the amount of work you put in. It was just one of those things - a fresh pairs of eyes I guess. Forum greatness? Umm.... I'm just the office junior hanging around the boardroom : )
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Jul 05, 2017
03:23 AM
1 Upvote
I think I can see what the problem is... OP - if you enable uniform scale (ie put the 'chain link' icon on for the scale property in the timeline) - things will work as you expect, and as Roei shows.
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Jul 04, 2017
03:08 PM
True - I interpreted the OP's comment in terms of a generalised 'shape', not a shape layer... but on second reading, maybe that's what the OP is working with...
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Jul 03, 2017
12:05 PM
Could it be a black fill illustration file and you have a composition with a black background? Drop a non-black solid underneath it to test.
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Jul 03, 2017
09:59 AM
Try: red = thisComp.layer("R").text.sourceText.value; green = thisComp.layer("G").text.sourceText.value; blue = thisComp.layer("B").text.sourceText.value; alpha = thisComp.layer("A").text.sourceText.value; [red, green, blue, alpha]
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Jul 02, 2017
01:28 PM
1 Upvote
Difficult to know what that issue is, but I would suggest you check the settings in your pant panel.
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Jul 02, 2017
12:40 PM
1 Upvote
1. Select the video layer in the timeline. Alt or Option drag the replacement layer from the project panel onto the selected timeline layer. 2. Nothing directly equivalent, but try: Effects > Distort > Corner pin
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Jul 02, 2017
12:28 PM
1 Upvote
I think the example you show above is just using a second variable to try and explain what is going on - but is confusing matters further. Here's Google's explanation, which I think is helpful: Increment (++) The increment operator increments (adds one to) its operand and returns a value. If used postfix, with operator after operand (for example, x++), then it returns the value before incrementing. If used prefix with operator before operand (for example, ++x), then it returns the value afterincrementing. In place of your code: myCounter = myCounter++; I think you could just use: ++myCounter
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Jul 01, 2017
04:59 PM
1 Upvote
What did I do wrong? Can I be brutally honest? You didn't learn the basics of Ae before tackling a moderately complex job. 4. Is there an easier way of doing this instead of moving the solid on each and every frame? Yes - much easier, but it requires some learning: Use the point tracker to track the 'tip end' of the toy saber. Use the point tracker to track the 'hand end' of the toy saber. Create a black solid above your footage and apply the beam effect to it. Adjust the beam effect to create a suitable light saber effect. Set the solid to 'add' blend mode. Create and expression linking the 'tip end' track point to one end of the beam. Create and expression linking the 'hand end' track point to the other end of the beam. They didn't make star wars in a day ; )
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Jul 01, 2017
04:45 PM
1 Upvote
I'm a scripting newby myself - so, don't bet the farm on this, but... I think this is a case of the increment operator being available for use as a ''prefix' or 'postfix' operation. Your original code: myValue = myValue++ is a postfix operation. MyValue is set to the value of myValue - then the value is incremented. See the entry on this page: Arithmetic operators - JavaScript | MDN I don't think this is an issue when using the plain addition operator - hence the infinite loop of the original code versus the success of the +1 version.
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Jun 28, 2017
02:39 PM
Maybe you've got some other effect that is causing the layer to be overly bright? Three things you could try: 1. Click the word Reset to the right of Fractal Noise in the Effects Control window. 2. Delete the Fractal Noise effect and reapply it. 3. Do a test: create a new comp, add a new solid, add Fractal Noise to that. Does that work?
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Jun 28, 2017
01:51 PM
Kulpreet - thanks for the reply, but unfortunately it's of little help. This is supposed to be a professional tool. Having to save a motion graphic template and then re-import it just to add a drop shadow to something would be laughable if it wasn't so frustrating. If Adobe wants to be seen as a company that provides professional level software it needs to deliver something an order of magnitude better than this mashup. If you really want to help - please make sure this thread is clearly entered as a bug fix request in the Adobe system. I guess it will be tagged on to the end of a very long list of to-do's. I've wasted enough of my own (unpaid) time doing so in the past.
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Jun 28, 2017
12:35 PM
Say I create a new title using the new Essential Graphics Panel (EGP) I create some text using the EGP. I use the new item icon in the EGP to import an external logo file (have tried both png and Ai files) into the same title. Say I want to apply a drop shadow to the logo (imported graphic file) so I apply the standard drop shadow effect by drag and drop it to the new title clip in the sequence. The effect appears in the Effects Control Panel and I can drag it underneath the text to get a shadow - but, no matter how I try and re-arrange the layers, I cannot place it in the correct order to get a shadow effect on the imported logo file. The same is true for other effects I've tried..
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Jun 28, 2017
10:42 AM
Can anyone confirm? It seems to me to be impossible to apply a standard effect onto an imported file graphic inside the 2017 titler? On text generated with the new 2017 titler - yes, but on graphics - no? I can't drag any standard effects into an appropriate order in the ECP. Old titler... you're looking more attractive than you have for a long time...
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Jun 28, 2017
02:27 AM
Try this: 1. Make sure your Ai document size matches your Ae frame size - eg: 1920x1080. 2. Import as Composition (NOT composition - retain layer sizes). when you want to make a modification in Ai... 3. find the modified layer in the project panel folder. Right click > Reload footage.
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Jun 25, 2017
01:03 PM
Kyle is suggesting exactly what I was thinking of - easy to set up and everything is ready to go in one comp.
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Jun 25, 2017
01:00 PM
1 Upvote
anjalis62096963 The video is about 16 seconds, while the animation is only 3. Perhaps I followed your instructions incorrectly? It ended up looping the entire 16 second composition instead of the 3 second overlay animation on top of the video. 1. Sounds like it worked perfectly. 2. Might have been helpful to have stated the above in your original question. Follow the procedure again - but don't include your video layer in your precomposition or looping procedure. Then, when you have set up your paint animation loop add your video layer underneath it.
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Jun 24, 2017
12:06 PM
Are you importing your media through the media browser? If you look in the media browser - do you see your footage as two items or as 11?
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Jun 24, 2017
10:23 AM
Window menu > Workspace > Default. then: Window menu > Workspace > Reset Default to saved layout. then: Help menu > After Effects Help.... Beginners guide. Enjoy the ride
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Jun 24, 2017
08:59 AM
Precompose the layer. Then Google: "How to loop a comp in After Effects".
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Jun 24, 2017
08:44 AM
Follow up: How many paths will you have? There might be another option with shape layers if you've only got a simple set up like you show above.
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