Return-Path: Received: from asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net ([207.145.128.243] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4671015 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:59:02 +0200 Received: from mail8.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail8.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.53]) by asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21D23A70928 for ; Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:59:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 2935 invoked from network); 29 Mar 2012 16:59:19 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.4.0 ppid: 13865, pid: 18010, t: 0.2729s scanners: clamav: 0.88.2/m:52/d:13495 spam: 3.0.4 Received: from c-67-185-28-214.hsd1.wa.comcast.net (HELO [192.168.1.125]) (albion@[67.185.28.214]) (envelope-sender ) by mail8.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 29 Mar 2012 16:59:19 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [AE] blend dissolve transition and alignment From: James Culbertson In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:59:18 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <76E6E512-C4F4-47B2-9BA2-0F13547C1F11@speakeasy.net> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on mail8.sea5 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=8.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.4 I assumed I was just having a stupid moment, and that the solution was = obvious. Precompose each layer (moving all attributes into the new composition); = I forgot that all layers have to be the same size in order to keep = alignment. Blend effect applied to each layer. "Blend with layer" set to = other layer. Use CrossFade mode. Blend with Original mediates the = transition between the two layers. I'm doing some traditional animation, so in this particular case, one = layer is blending (dissolving) to the 2nd, then the second blends to a = third, etc. So I just split the 2nd layer halfway through, and changing = the blend with layer from the first to the third (and third set to 2nd). = Animate the blend with original parameter... James On Mar 28, 2012, at 9:59 PM, Enrique wrote: > Wow, all this set up .. and nothing? Crickets... What did you do? >=20 > -e >=20 > On Mar 28, 2012, at 8:24 PM, James Culbertson = wrote: >=20 >> Never mind. Figured it out... >>=20 >> James >>=20 >>=20 >> On Mar 28, 2012, at 3:43 PM, James Culbertson wrote: >>=20 >>> What is the right recipe for blending the dissolve of two layers = with transparency, while pre-comping the blend with layer to maintain = the position of both layers that was set prior to applying the blend = effect? >>>=20 >>> I have not needed to do this for a couple of years, and I cannot get = it to work right. Irritating because I remember it being so basic... >>>=20 >>> James >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20