Return-Path: Received: from mail-gg0-f169.google.com ([209.85.161.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4722571 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 23 May 2012 12:47:41 +0200 Received: by ggm4 with SMTP id 4so6539581ggm.28 for ; Wed, 23 May 2012 03:49:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=iOIqErlTQV6TTW45/PCZvFvIDqGydXRr6A2iGuLJ7zc=; b=WH30Lp3GnAeO74vzL0M7PlPL8x4iVynCEx4N9MC3AZDc5dHtBiMM4f+sQ/TBr+THFX 9PX4VUup1u4Rn/a7dJEb5qfZYwDe8oANC+lUBnGn0IpqOmMmmF0J0CHXw0B27KrBLDIH Dlq4JKF4niAoqPOpwUgCGsrComCzUMiuFQIlX+5KTuT/RL9pYTiy/VcsmdfFWCjZCr6J LNMzmDFY7/eGjKAhrp2SQ0uyIEfxKnV9hOFlGbFfJOfIJXNwuyyuMH9iKzpvdT43WOpg Z7hYGxC0O8Thz9Zxk4Ui6EFe7i2uHABPZ7HmIDwo1dj0SLokPS4RECNsCznjw73YColS yrXQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.236.193.1 with SMTP id j1mr31884459yhn.40.1337770182652; Wed, 23 May 2012 03:49:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.146.86.8 with HTTP; Wed, 23 May 2012 03:49:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 20:49:42 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Expression to maintain speed From: jarret langmeire To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3056397d8734a604c0b1e47d --20cf3056397d8734a604c0b1e47d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Chris Once again the problem is that I've got tonnes of these things going off and I'm trying to avoid having to tweak them all manually and then potentially have to re-tweak them if the client wants them going faster or slower. jarret On 23 May 2012 18:54, Chris Zwar wrote: > Can't you just use the graph editor, and view the speed? I don't really > see the need for expressions here... I would match the speed of the > different lights using the graph editor and stretching/ squeezing key > frames as required... Maybe I'm missing something. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 23/05/2012, at 6:47 PM, David Torno wrote: > > > Ok, maybe try this then... > > > > Create a text layer and add expression to the source text property. Pick > whip over to the first light layer, then add ".speed". (explained in my > tutorial here: > http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongraphicsvizfx/story/expression_shorts_-_trigger_event_based_on_layers_speed/ > ) > > > > This will give you a visual speedometer in a sense. Make note of the > speed, then switch expression to next light layer and adjust your keyframes > until the speed matches, continue for remaining lights. > > > > Not an elegant solution, but will get the job done. > > > > David Torno > > Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor > > http://www.ghosttownmedia.com > > O: 213.739.2290 > > C: 818.391.6060 > > --------------------- > > http://www.sydefxink.com > > http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com > > http://mactex.blogspot.com > > > > "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" > > -Charles Field > > > > On May 23, 2012, at 12:44 AM, jarret langmeire > wrote: > > > >> Hey guys, > >> > >> I've got a couple of lights acting as emitters travelling different > distances but need each of them to travel at the same speed. > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > -- -- Jarret --20cf3056397d8734a604c0b1e47d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Chris

Once again the problem is that I've got ton= nes of these things going off and I'm trying to avoid having to tweak t= hem all manually and then potentially have to re-tweak them if the client w= ants them going faster or slower.

jarret

On 23 May 2012= 18:54, Chris Zwar <chris@chriszwar.com> wrote:
Can't you just use the graph editor, and view the speed? I don't re= ally see the need for expressions here... I would match the speed of the di= fferent lights using the graph editor and stretching/ squeezing key frames = as required... Maybe I'm missing something.

Sent from my iPhone

On 23/05/2012, at 6:47 PM, David Torno <torno@sydefxink.com> wrote:

> Ok, maybe try this then...
>
> Create a text layer and add expression to the source text property. Pi= ck whip over to the first light layer, then add ".speed". (explai= ned in my tutorial here: http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/motiongra= phicsvizfx/story/expression_shorts_-_trigger_event_based_on_layers_speed/)
>
> This will give you a visual speedometer in a sense. Make note of the s= peed, then switch expression to next light layer and adjust your keyframes = until the speed matches, continue for remaining lights.
>
> Not an elegant solution, but will get the job done.
>
> David Torno
> Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor
> http://www= .ghosttownmedia.com
> O: 213.739.2290
> C: 818.391.6060
> ---------------------
> http://www.syde= fxink.com
> http://aei= oweyou.blogspot.com
> http://mactex= .blogspot.com
>
> "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh"
> -Charles Field
>
> On May 23, 2012, at 12:44 AM, jarret langmeire <langmeire@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> I've got a couple of lights acting as emitters travelling diff= erent distances but need each of them to travel at the same speed.
>
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