Return-Path: Received: from mail-wg0-f53.google.com ([74.125.82.53] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4955711 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:06:36 +0100 Received: by mail-wg0-f53.google.com with SMTP id fn15so183585wgb.20 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:12:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:mime-version:sender:from:date:x-google-sender-auth :message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=wYtn8/cpCjRE/YUfvga2QYfYDPYtG+3hQxtI0zv2ES4=; b=E8fjHKYbnqdGNkqkDPc4bfHJKApnUP6orK82xYBR4SwdbMgs1DlSDjrIgUk7LSde8i xnkjVydboMFGxTOO5dlqmrduXFBu26Oj8kNKmBRebiJuUo/4FU01t9Hf7/qlHrOhcigY kpN1LSCGJSb8eTIlMS8YA0vBq8n9tmC+Tldh28VENwHBujthcxCqLzxwsnfcjrX5OxyT fskuxBCN97La74N+Vq3C7xdwUbSbhkgjwdPlchYMxI3zzlmo3Orv2pL9+urN3mrQxqG4 gT6Bm4wzhFBNtvzA42omsylvngxWRvd6TjFXae39Jwr3wqD0zn1sHS37CTUwGnYf7Tte 0Exg== X-Received: by 10.180.86.36 with SMTP id m4mr17212285wiz.5.1358795521541; Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:12:01 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: hedczech@gmail.com Received: by 10.217.56.69 with HTTP; Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:11:21 -0800 (PST) From: "scott.aelist" Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:11:21 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: zCRSy9BL6MXyMfl1PbCHOFos6Qc Message-ID: Subject: creating a disco/mirror ball with trapcode form or other particle system? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0442859c62470e04d3d13cbe --f46d0442859c62470e04d3d13cbe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I need to animate a bunch of rectangular particles that converge to form a globe, sort of like a disco ball. I thought I might be able to use trapcode form or particular to do this. I've got something started with trapcode form, but currently all the particles (facets) are facing the camera, and I need them to lay flat against my sphere shape. I don't see much control over the rotation/orientation, nor do the layer maps seem to give any control over this. Is this possible? Perhaps with Plexus or another plugin? This is where i'm currently at: http://i.imgur.com/mWb0x2G.png --f46d0442859c62470e04d3d13cbe Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I need to animate a bunch of rectangular particles that converge to form a = globe, sort of like a disco ball. I thought I might be able to use trapcode= form or particular to do this. I've got something started with trapcod= e form, but currently all the particles (facets) are facing the camera, and= I need them to lay flat against my sphere shape. I don't see much cont= rol over the rotation/orientation, nor do the layer maps seem to give any c= ontrol over this. Is this possible? Perhaps with Plexus or another plugin?<= br> This is where i'm currently at: http://i.imgur.com/mWb0x2G.png
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