Return-Path: Received: from qmta14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.212] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5325830 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:49:53 +0100 Received: from omta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.11]) by qmta14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 4GHo1n0020EPchoAEGsuCm; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:52:54 +0000 Received: from HPZ200 ([24.10.59.135]) by omta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 4Gst1n00c2v3gNo8MGsttF; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:52:53 +0000 Message-ID: <3F8C2960A3B04755B46732692ADFC7EE@HPZ200> From: "Dan Ebberts" To: "After Effects Mail List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [AE] Expressions: Somewhere between Auto Orient and Auto Orient Y only Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 08:52:59 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006D_01CEFE2A.0CE57950" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20121106; t=1387644774; bh=9NPlV0OW6FMk+OCimIYc9kQ65Qb/4aDotv6ZcSIxdsw=; h=Received:Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version: Content-Type; b=MTpUK0aVEboKtiMR5PJ4SLX/CIQMyTCN6UeV2NDkQya+TCLro2RBj4tXqOUuiN6VF EjyQ3OXAH9enSEUGpRH9HERoHn8YsCsTtlQvja5u822zzWFI2ER7Flp4BqrdxXD+YZ TD9k8B6/g/VASXakG+fTO/yM+Eqg7HBNiKSrg0h0cLqbKi2+Kyl0HasLeYCMtANGhV g+09tE1On2v9Cxfq9zd3chEr4F73vEoRY3DCLiQvkXflrQA1UwwI+BD1tOV0QVRXab r7Hqx55dagwvIE6SWGLnryHfffFUciZ1dQNGFbmQL+Vio33qlSozIiKy3P/fR+qMxb MmOlwiWHa6y7w== This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006D_01CEFE2A.0CE57950 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No, it=E2=80=99s an expression for Orientation. From: D=20 Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 4:11 AM To: After Effects Mail List=20 Subject: Re: [AE] Expressions: Somewhere between Auto Orient and Auto = Orient Y only So Dan, I take it this expression gets pasted into the layer's Y = rotation?=20 Cheers.=20 On Friday, December 20, 2013, Dan Ebberts wrote: Try turning off auto orient and use this for orientation: v =3D thisComp.layer("Camera 1").toWorldVec([0,0,1]); lookAt(position,position+v) Dan From: Byron Nash=20 Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 1:23 PM To: After Effects Mail List=20 Subject: Re: [AE] Expressions: Somewhere between Auto Orient and Auto = Orient Y only Probably so, I just need to find that math! :-) On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Lloyd Alvarez wrote: Do mean like a multi-plane? http://aescripts.com/pt_multiplane/ Cheers,=20 Lloyd On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Byron Nash wrote: I need to keep some 3D layers flat in screen space. One = immediately reaches for the Auto Orient switch. It seems to get weird on = the screen edges as a layer approaches the camera. I tried Dan Ebberts = go to expression for Y only = orientation(http://motionscript.com/design-guide/auto-orient-y-only.html)= but that doesn't do the trick either. I bascially want the layers to be = rotated so they have no perspective but still stick to the 3D position. = I'm sure this has been done before... ------=_NextPart_000_006D_01CEFE2A.0CE57950 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
No, it=E2=80=99s an expression for Orientation.
 
From: D
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 4:11 AM
Subject: Re: [AE] Expressions: Somewhere between Auto Orient = and=20 Auto Orient Y only
 
So=20 Dan, I take it this expression gets pasted into the layer's = Y=20 rotation?=20
 
Cheers.

On Friday, December 20, 2013, Dan Ebberts wrote:
Try turning off auto orient and use this for orientation:
 
v =3D thisComp.layer("Camera 1").toWorldVec([0,0,1]);
lookAt(position,position+v)
 
 
Dan
 
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] Expressions: Somewhere between Auto = Orient and=20 Auto Orient Y only
 
Probably so, I just need to find that math! :-)


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Lloyd = Alvarez <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', = 'lists@aescripts.com');>=20 wrote:
Do mean like a multi-plane? http://aescripts.com/pt_multiplane/
 
Cheers,=20
Lloyd


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Byron Nash = <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',=20 'byronnash@gmail.com');> wrote:
I need to keep some 3D layers flat in screen space. = One=20 immediately reaches for the Auto Orient switch. It seems to get = weird on=20 the screen edges as a layer approaches the camera. I tried Dan = Ebberts go=20 to expression for Y only orientation(http://motionscript.com/design-guide/auto-orient-y-only.h= tml)=20 but that doesn't do the trick either. I bascially want the layers = to be=20 rotated so they have no perspective but still stick to the 3D=20 position. =20
 
I'm sure this has been done = before...
 
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