Return-Path: Received: from mail-ie0-f174.google.com ([209.85.223.174] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5334142 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:16:16 +0100 Received: by mail-ie0-f174.google.com with SMTP id at1so13229254iec.19 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:19:36 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:content-type:message-id:mime-version:subject:date:references :to:in-reply-to; bh=FxS6CAbWxVohhrnBVkkasFZ2IyqMGZU1U5z/lsMj7CU=; b=a02XcfmNtxZtvQuX5okppGsYVWUng61APQ7sQ8WotMcaKk5RzH1D+NXokj7QucNikk Qt+pX8tsbLkGEkBS6FJe18wjUNdqClyoTdgEgjbdbX0BaCB70EY1H/Umn1a9a+gnhxzv GoNOaBu34S+Rc7WlSN6mpPQ6PDpR+1jvPnpj4494l2iL81+mLNRdvR4GZ2jMo5hgbmyR EnC98GnEKAx9rdfG9HrsKuTiRuVAFE95Y9rLiOjjKkrXjBmkDqfD08qwpc5g4HOD6l+O 6gRjwmxZudFy6d/qZolj9l2fYAlqb/J/bFdIXA8ZI5koHWzaCl673Cp4upGhjqpwSqsS ar9w== X-Received: by 10.43.155.147 with SMTP id li19mr364320icc.94.1388506776690; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:19:36 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [10.0.1.8] (c-98-240-166-9.hsd1.mn.comcast.net. [98.240.166.9]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id kb10sm63488322igb.6.2013.12.31.08.19.34 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:19:34 -0800 (PST) From: Klein Brian Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_906B57C0-780D-406D-8F8B-4E2DAF3AA7CF" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.1 \(1827\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Tracking both ends of a shape path Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 10:19:35 -0600 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1827) --Apple-Mail=_906B57C0-780D-406D-8F8B-4E2DAF3AA7CF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 You might want to look at this tutorial=85 not sure if it=92s what you = are asking for? = On Dec 30, 2013, at 2:40 PM, Phil Spitler wrote: > You can also just use the beam effect which is built into AE. >=20 > Just pickwhip the start and end locations to your tracker attach = points and you are done. >=20 > Phil >=20 >=20 > Phil Spitler | Creative Technologist | Bonfire Labs | t : = 415.394.8200 m : 415.571.3139 >=20 > Website | Facebook | LinkedIn >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Dec 30, 2013, at 11:23 AM, adam mercado wrote: >=20 >> Wow, that looks perfect. Thanks for such a speedy response Todd. This = list is by far the best AE resource on the web. >>=20 >>=20 >> Adam Mercado >> Influxx Media Production >> Fullerton, CA >>=20 >> Moving Images. For Business >> 714=B0928=B09896 >> http://www.influxx.com >> http://www.twitter.com/influxx >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/influxx >> http://influxx.tumblr.com/archive >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/influxx >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On Dec 30, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Todd Kopriva wrote: >>=20 >>> This might be what you=92re looking for: >>> http://motionboutique.com/connect-layers-1388/ >>> =20 >>> From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On = Behalf Of adam mercado >>> =20 >>> I need to apply a motion track to both ends of a basic 2-point path = on a shape layer (or a mask would work too I guess) >>> =20 >>> I have a text layer motion tracked to one area of the BG plate and I = need to track one end of the path to the same area, and the other end of = the path to another area. So the path is locked to two separate points = of the footage and moving smoothly and fluidly. >>> =20 >>> I looked at Plexus but that seems like way more tool than I need. Is = there simpler (scripty/expressiony) way to achieve this? >>> =20 >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_906B57C0-780D-406D-8F8B-4E2DAF3AA7CF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 You = might want to look at this tutorial=85 not sure if it=92s what you are = asking for? <http://lesterban= ks.com/2013/12/after-effects-creating-line-tracers-between-two-nulls/?utm_= source=3Dfeedburner&utm_medium=3Dfeed&utm_campaign=3DFeed%3A+Leste= rbanks+%28LXB+%7C+LESTERBANKS%29>


= On Dec 30, 2013, at 2:40 PM, Phil Spitler <phil@bonfirelabs.com> = wrote:

You can also just use = the beam effect which is built into AE.

Just pickwhip = the start and end locations to your tracker attach points and you are = done.

Phil


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On Dec 30, 2013, at 11:23 AM, adam mercado wrote:

Wow, that looks perfect. Thanks for such a speedy response Todd. This = list is by far the best AE resource on the = web.



On Dec = 30, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Todd Kopriva wrote:

This might be what = you=92re looking for:
I need to apply a motion = track to both ends of a basic 2-point path on a shape layer (or a mask = would work too I guess)
 
I have a text = layer motion tracked to one area of the BG plate and I need to track one = end of the path to the same area, and the other end of the path to = another area. So the path is locked to two separate points of the = footage and moving smoothly and fluidly.
 
I looked at = Plexus but that seems like way more tool than I need. Is there simpler = (scripty/expressiony) way to achieve = this?