Return-Path: Received: from mail-ia0-f175.google.com ([209.85.210.175] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4955987 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:10:10 +0100 Received: by mail-ia0-f175.google.com with SMTP id r4so2985645iaj.20 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:15:34 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=COQECN/NnLCPRPGByXcjUoMMpVKvdiL9MLudKelJkDk=; b=ckna3TOPlSYOF2s4bc2PHem5gIZGlUQxrRQHNFB/bTCqW2VUAoE9UPk0zdTJglVI4E +zbB8lH+4gOoMM1LxhX/XDCBhF5JYXfT+5suycBtCqciQ+l2GvpAMOLvExGJoVMN3XKo DCvCzN9fYbtKVwbByp2q6pEChUcWZ1OwS2K8kkp8w9r0WBhSZaa8dlgGsEjrbyJv1ufd ZNh6rSnlpVqr2uok3dWt2w47S/Y2RHeil2OS1UqOz5FnnB+Tc4RAsf/wKuTwxcgjgfoF b2GM0WjHmAZ2DXmP05w3uizUHJ2BysXgGbil9U4cncCSPF+Td/8tg/H8sXcjmlMMaQ+n 383A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.170.36 with SMTP id aj4mr10570633igc.92.1358831734851; Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:15:34 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.33.207 with HTTP; Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:15:34 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:15:34 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] creating a disco/mirror ball with trapcode form or other particle system? From: Darby Edelen To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8f234a51dd88eb04d3d9aa53 --e89a8f234a51dd88eb04d3d9aa53 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Rotation controls for particles in Form are only available with the Textured particle types. Sprites always face the camera. You should be able to orient the textured particles toward the center of a spherical Form using two gradients, one to drive Y-rotation and one to drive X-rotation. With the strength set to 360 you should get the proper orientation with a black to white ramp from left to right for the y-rotation and a 25% gray to 75% gray vertical ramp for x-rotation. On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 11:37 AM, scott.aelist wrote: > I don't see any control for rotation in Form. Am i missing something? > http://i.imgur.com/5uwgi3A.png > > I think I may have to try plexus or element 3d. > > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 11:24 AM, mylenium@mylenium.de < > mylenium@mylenium.de> wrote: > >> ** >> It's perfectly possible to use layer maps, it's just one helluva bitch >> to get them to align properly. Doing it in plexus would indeed be a lot >> quicker and more painless. Also of course consider Element 3D. Would be >> easy enough to blend between two groups there or animating a few parameters >> for offset and randomization... >> > --e89a8f234a51dd88eb04d3d9aa53 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Rotation controls for particles in Form are only avai= lable with the Textured particle types.=A0 Sprites always face the camera.<= br>

You should be able to orient the textured particles toward the= center of a spherical Form using two gradients, one to drive Y-rotation an= d one to drive X-rotation.=A0 With the strength set to 360 you should get t= he proper orientation with a black to white ramp from left to right for the= y-rotation and a 25% gray to 75% gray vertical ramp for x-rotation.

On Mon, = Jan 21, 2013 at 11:37 AM, scott.aelist <scott.aelist@gmail.com>= ; wrote:

I don't see any control for rotation in = Form. Am i missing something?
http://i.imgur.com/5uwgi3A.png

I think I may have to try plexus or element 3d.

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 11:24 AM, mylenium@mylenium.de <mylenium@mylenium.de>= wrote:

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It's perfectly possible to use layer maps, it's just one helluva= bitch to get them to align properly. Doing it in plexus would indeed be a = lot quicker and more painless. Also of course consider Element 3D. Would be= easy enough to blend between two groups there or animating a few parameter= s for offset and randomization...

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