Return-Path: Received: from p02c12o143.mxlogic.net ([208.65.145.76] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5228078 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:28:39 +0200 Received: from unknown [216.57.150.10] (EHLO exchangecashub.crameronline.com) by p02c12o143.mxlogic.net(mxl_mta-7.1.0-4) over TLS secured channel with ESMTP id 023f2425.0.5442.00-277.14202.p02c12o143.mxlogic.net (envelope-from ); Wed, 25 Sep 2013 08:28:51 -0600 (MDT) X-MXL-Hash: 5242f3232d4dcce5-5435adf188735731ff4ca1f01aaed9d36922e2cf Received: from EXCHANGEMBX.cramerdom.com ([172.16.1.55]) by EXCHANGECasHub.cramerdom.com ([172.16.1.25]) with mapi id 14.03.0158.001; Wed, 25 Sep 2013 10:28:34 -0400 From: Michael Powers To: After Effects Mail List Subject: RE: [AE] Using Particular to display a list of names Thread-Topic: [AE] Using Particular to display a list of names Thread-Index: AQHOuUOROHhLPlSoK0KmDtj8lLw3vpnWg7Kw Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:28:33 +0000 Message-ID: <8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A7CDE78C@EXCHANGEMBX.cramerdom.com> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.10.1.139] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A7CDE78CEXCHANGEMBXcram_" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AnalysisOut: [v=2.0 cv=FpayCRXq c=1 sm=1 a=92rrH11NjGMdhXfoADi2UA==:17 a] X-AnalysisOut: [=O91693uk2i0A:10 a=DomHqjb6UWYA:10 a=fvH1djJbZqEA:10 a=BLc] X-AnalysisOut: [eEmwcHowA:10 a=G7-xRGy1AAAA:8 a=ERUe88dTAAAA:8 a=5eR9Mpjbh] X-AnalysisOut: [ScA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=bWdBkzTTAAAA:8 a=6OI114_keS1dQUx] X-AnalysisOut: [hYQoA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=4e8gDhijQRkA:10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A] X-AnalysisOut: [:10 a=yMhMjlubAAAA:8 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=QwV0iDj0ZbHtG_Woll] X-AnalysisOut: [EA:9 a=gKO2Hq4RSVkA:10 a=UiCQ7L4-1S4A:10 a=hTZeC7Yk6K0A:10] X-AnalysisOut: [ a=frz4AuCg-hUA:10 a=tXsnliwV7b4A:10 a=ptO9PxIWG11WgoE1:21] X-Spam: [F=0.2000000000; CM=0.500; S=0.200(2010122901)] X-MAIL-FROM: X-SOURCE-IP: [216.57.150.10] --_000_8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A7CDE78CEXCHANGEMBXcram_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think if you set Particular>Particle>Texture>Time Sampling> to: Random -= Play Once - you will have no duplicates. Teddy: Yanobox nodes looks amazing! Is there a Windows version or equivalen= t? From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of= sean cusson Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 12:32 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] Using Particular to display a list of names Jim I tried that and it still generates duplicates. Teddy Nodes looks great. Downloading the demo now. On 2013-09-24, at 12:14 PM, Teddy Gage > wrote: If it was up to me I'd do this in yanobox nodes instead of particular. Much= better text options. Look it up. On Tuesday, September 24, 2013, sean cusson wrote: I have a list of 87 names that I need to shoot across the screen (actually = from behind the camera off in to the distance). I can't remember how to get= Particular to create only one particle per name. I actually don't even nee= d the particles animated. It can be a static "cloud" of names that the came= ra backs up through. Here's what I know: I have all of the names in a pre-comp. Each layer is set to one frame. That= precomp is dropped in to the main and used as the source layer for my text= ured polygons. The order of names is irrelevant so I was trying to use Rand= om Play once but I also though about using Split Clip. At frame 0 physics is set to 1, at frame 1 physics is set to 0 so that my p= articles freeze. What I can't figure out is how to get each name in to the cloud but only on= ce. Particular is still generating multiple copies of the same name (in som= e cases). I figure part of the trick lies within the particles per second value but I= can't quite wrap my head around it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to > -- Animator & Editor www.teddygage.com Brooklyn --_000_8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74A7CDE78CEXCHANGEMBXcram_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I think if you set Partic= ular>Particle>Texture>Time Sampling>  to: Random – P= lay Once  - you will have no duplicates.

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Teddy: Yanobox nodes look= s amazing! Is there a Windows version or equivalent?

 

From: After Ef= fects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of sean cusson
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 12:32 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] Using Particular to display a list of names

 

Jim I tried that and it still generates duplicates.<= o:p>

 

Teddy Nodes looks great. Downloading the demo now.

 

On 2013-09-24, at 12:14 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:



If it was up to me I'd do this in yanobox nodes inst= ead of particular. Much better text options. Look it up.

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013, sean cusson wrote:

I have a list of 87 names that I need to shoot acros= s the screen (actually from behind the camera off in to the distance). I ca= n't remember how to get Particular to create only one particle per name. I = actually don't even need the particles animated. It can be a static "cloud" of names that the camera ba= cks up through.

Here's what I know:

I have all of the names in a pre-comp. Each layer is set to one frame. That= precomp is dropped in to the main and used as the source layer for my text= ured polygons. The order of names is irrelevant so I was trying to use Rand= om Play once but I also though about using Split Clip.

At frame 0 physics is set to 1, at frame 1 physics is set to 0 so that my p= articles freeze.

What I can't figure out is how to get each name in to the cloud but only on= ce. Particular is still generating multiple copies of the same name (in som= e cases).

I figure part of the trick lies within the particles per second value but I= can't quite wrap my head around it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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