Return-Path: Received: from gateway12.websitewelcome.com ([69.93.243.6] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5260406 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:23:30 +0200 Received: by gateway12.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id A51F06BAA129D; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:24:32 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gator3190.hostgator.com (gator3190.hostgator.com [198.57.247.154]) by gateway12.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8179C6BAA1279 for ; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:24:32 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [24.163.5.74] (port=52647 helo=jupiter) by gator3190.hostgator.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VYK9X-0006uQ-WF for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:24:32 -0500 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] Script that can distribute 60 layers in 3D? Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:24:28 -0400 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <003801cece8a$c7a96820$56fc3860$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0039_01CECE69.409900A0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQGTBt2iNaITlRtZliJFo/QwbwtOlpp3BWhQ Content-Language: en-us X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator3190.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - sv2studios.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: (jupiter) [24.163.5.74]:52647 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IzMTkwLmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01CECE69.409900A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Trapcode Echospace can do some cool stuff for a different type of look. =20 stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 =20 http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ =20 A film is =96 or should be =96 more like music than like fiction. It = should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what=92s behind the = emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. =96Stanley Kubrick =20 From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf = Of Robert Houghton Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 1:27 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] Script that can distribute 60 layers in 3D? =20 Heh, I knew I should have paid more attention in algebra classes instead = of drawing. Thanks! -Rob On 10/21/13 10:23 AM, Mathias M=F6hl wrote: If you need more specific placement (in a grid, sphere, cylinder, = spiral, line,...) you can also do it with layer placement iExpressions: http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expressions?filter=3Dtid-19 They make it also easy to transition from random positions into such = shapes or add some wiggle to the placement. For simple random placement in a specific range, there is the=20 http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/distribute-3d-random which should do something similar to the 3D Layer Distributor, just with = an expression instead of a script. Cheers, Mathias =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01CECE69.409900A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Trapcode Echospace can do some cool stuff for a different type of = look.

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

http://www.insaturnsrings.com/

http://www.sv2dcp.com/

http://www.sv2studios.com/<= /span>

A film is – or should be – more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes = later.

–Stanley Kubrick

From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On = Behalf Of Robert Houghton
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 = 1:27 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: = [AE] Script that can distribute 60 layers in = 3D?

Heh, I knew = I should have paid more attention in algebra classes instead of drawing. = Thanks!

-Rob

On 10/21/13 10:23 AM, Mathias M=F6hl = wrote:

If you need more specific placement (in a grid, = sphere, cylinder, spiral, line,...)
you can also do it with layer = placement iExpressions:
h= ttp://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expressions?filter=3Dtid-19

= They make it also easy to transition from random positions into such = shapes or add some wiggle to the placement.

For simple random = placement in a specific range, there is the
http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/distribute-3d-random=
which should do something similar to the 3D Layer Distributor, just = with an expression instead of a = script.

Cheers,
Mathias

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