Return-Path: Received: from mo4-p00-ob.smtp.rzone.de ([81.169.146.221] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5356194 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:04:57 +0100 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1390547345; l=11899; s=domk; d=mamoworld.com; h=In-Reply-To:To:References:Date:Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type: From:X-RZG-CLASS-ID:X-RZG-AUTH; bh=a6pQYtKHx19neJ5CeRj8Jr5kWw4=; b=pihF8px7ZRUbtv8GyEwkhCjbbrWLs0a+4tr3WxRCvVH/Cu8vNfMUGAdk9t6MhCjQ6pM YJAHDaZAWVGTQ5Ic/7Nqoj+F/zzM9Na/gUnv2lHklahiTzAg2ZWZrf394KPl7JXXWqk+X qeg9RhjHWH9qV+D1WrwhkJUH6AIk57L0KLE= X-RZG-AUTH: :JWICemClevKDgu8HjcNJMjRl593UXLPRxATGwvl0czvlKPvWKaNvvwT2g2NWTw== X-RZG-CLASS-ID: mo00 Received: from mathiasmac-2.fritz.box (p5DC65441.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [93.198.84.65]) by smtp.strato.de (RZmta 32.21 DYNA|AUTH) with ESMTPSA id 602385q0O7948dW (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:09:04 +0100 (CET) From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathias_M=F6hl?= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_4EDE72D0-F632-4197-9170-24E5BAE127C5" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.1 \(1827\)) Subject: Re: [AE] distribute layers in Z space - but keep "relative" positions Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:09:03 +0100 References: To: After List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1827) --Apple-Mail=_4EDE72D0-F632-4197-9170-24E5BAE127C5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Hi Rachel, This functionality is also included in iExpressions Camera Bundle. Compared to the expression from Nathan, the iExpression does not only = scale, but also knows the direction in which the layers need to be = moved. You just give an offset and the iExpression moves the layer away or = towards the camera by this amount and scales it accordingly. http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/auto-scale If you do it on a large amount of layers, you will like the random = variant which shifts a bunch of layers like this - all by a different, = random amount: http://mamoworld.com/after-effects-expression/auto-scale-random Cheers, Mathias On 24 Jan 2014, at 00:16, Rachel Max wrote: > Hi again, in the vein of the anamorphic illusions - is there a script = or trick to affect the Z of a layer, but have it appear as if it hasn=92t = moved by scaling it and changing it=92s position? >=20 > I=92ve been eyeballing it but that has to be an easier way or some = math I can do. >=20 > Thanks, > Rachel >=20 mamoworld.com simplify your cgi Dr. Mathias M=F6hl Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61 info@mamoworld.com --Apple-Mail=_4EDE72D0-F632-4197-9170-24E5BAE127C5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Hi = Rachel,

This functionality is also included in = iExpressions Camera Bundle.
Compared to the expression from = Nathan, the iExpression does not only scale, but also knows the = direction in which the layers need to be moved.
You just give = an offset and the iExpression moves the layer away or towards the camera = by this amount and scales it = accordingly.

http://m= amoworld.com/after-effects-expression/auto-scale

If you do it on a large amount of layers, you will = like the random variant which shifts a bunch of layers like this - all = by a different, random amount:


Cheers,
Mathias

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On 24 Jan 2014, at 00:16, Rachel Max <rachelmax@mac.com> = wrote:

Hi again, in the vein of the = anamorphic illusions - is there a script or trick to affect the Z of a = layer, but have it appear as if it hasn=92t moved by scaling it and = changing it=92s position?

I=92ve been eyeballing it but that has to be an easier way = or some math I can do.

Thanks,
Rachel


mamoworld.com
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Dr. Mathias M=F6hl
Marlow 52 , 18551 = Sagard, Germany
Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61
info@mamoworld.com

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