Return-Path: Received: from mail-ve0-f177.google.com ([209.85.128.177] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5186007 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:06:43 +0200 Received: by mail-ve0-f177.google.com with SMTP id cz11so413836veb.36 for ; Fri, 23 Aug 2013 06:18:56 -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=nbtRyXJAbDouOtmdShqijdjEkNa2qds6ssf2Hv76S0U=; b=BYCEXcrGKIX2etDsM5NUeRu7dMfoPGaXWw/0GQMOjD8hUQgNYuKY7KnSxDgNdFa3bJ UEg8shiX+ESPT20GdXgYlQuf9aYCFjFwWKg8hC4OlUD2YHVskdIbCTDTz8WnIGWroyYi LAi9etALxCdgbFVVWn8IpAxDkBDWNStznc/aOmEqV30ab2BrTPX0ZpisBj/hbqe4MuFJ c6tu9JR7xd09evoW1AwzvQz5ZpuX0HOAbjxv8vna41KB3MazqZc9WRRUcTgsHF8PiDpA TEveoCPDG/0Tuj4ni6EnhVxydHqpRkoN08CBIfjaj8jcf18bZHgd6yo/Z6Mfa1VCv8Ec 7rWw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.76.38 with SMTP id h6mr13456764vdw.10.1377263936039; Fri, 23 Aug 2013 06:18:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.52.49 with HTTP; Fri, 23 Aug 2013 06:18:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:18:55 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] animating a pulsing dot line From: Dean Forss To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3071cfd0aba7a404e49d3f6c --20cf3071cfd0aba7a404e49d3f6c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I am so thankful we have such a diverse group of artists here. Chris, your explanations in that video link on Red Giant made so much sense. Thank you for that. Thanks to Darby as well because that was an interesting approach too. Thanks folks, On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 7:22 PM, Chris Zwar wrote: > Hi, > > This is the sort of thing where you could get 10 people to do it and > they'd do it in 10 different ways. If you only have a few dots then it > will probably be faster just to pre-comp / pre-render one flashing dot and > then offset them by hand. > > If the dots don't need to fade up and fade down smoothly (ie just turn on > and off) then there's an old tutorial I did trying to explain expressions > that could be relevant: > > http://www.redgiant.com/videos/redgianttv/item/53/ > > -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Dean Forss [mailto:deanforss@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 01:12 AM > To: 'After Effects Mail List' > Subject: [AE] animating a pulsing dot line > > Aloha, > > I am looking for an expression that might help me animate a line of dots. I > have the dot going from zero transparency to 100% and back on an expression > that works fine. I'd like to create a left to right series of these dots > animating on and off left to right. Is there an expression that would help > here you are aware of? > > Gracias, > > -- > *Dean Forss > Technology Consultant, 3D Artist, Interactive Designer > Direct 904.557.4189* > * > * > Life is a wondrous adventure; embrace it, leave yesterday behind, take > risks - not to escape today's life, but to prevent it from escaping you! > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > -- *Dean Forss Technology Consultant, 3D Artist, Interactive Designer Direct 904.557.4189* * * Life is a wondrous adventure; embrace it, leave yesterday behind, take risks - not to escape today's life, but to prevent it from escaping you! --20cf3071cfd0aba7a404e49d3f6c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I a= m so thankful we have such a diverse group of artists here. Chris, your exp= lanations in that video link on Red Giant made so much sense. Thank you for= that. Thanks to Darby as well because that was an interesting approach too= .=A0

Thanks folks,

On Thu, Aug 22, 20= 13 at 7:22 PM, Chris Zwar <chris@chriszwar.com> wrote:

Hi,

This is the sort of thing where you could get 10 people to do it and they&#= 39;d do it in 10 different ways. =A0If you only have a few dots then it wil= l probably be faster just to pre-comp / pre-render one flashing dot and the= n offset them by hand.

If the dots don't need to fade up and fade down smoothly (ie just turn = on and off) then there's an old tutorial I did trying to explain expres= sions that could be relevant:

http://www.redgiant.com/videos/redgianttv/item/53/

-Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Dean Forss [mailto:deanforss@g= mail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 01:12 AM
To: 'After Effects Mail List'
Subject: [AE] animating a pulsing dot line

Aloha,

I am looking for an expression that might help me animate a line of dots. I=
have the dot going from zero transparency to 100% and back on an expression=
that works fine. I'd like to create a left to right series of these dot= s
animating on and off left to right. Is there an expression that would help<= br> here you are aware of?

Gracias,

--
*Dean Forss
Technology Consultant, 3D Artist, Interactive Designer
Direct 904.557.4189= *
*
*
Life is a wondrous adventure; embrace it, leave yesterday behind, take
risks - not to escape today's life, but to prevent it from escaping you= !

+---End of message---+
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Dean Forss
Technology Consultant, 3D Artist, Interactive De= signer
Direct 904.557.4189

Life is a wondrous adventure; embrace it= , leave yesterday behind, take risks - not to escape today's life, but = to prevent it from escaping you!

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