Return-Path: Received: from st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com ([17.172.204.239] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5390373 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:50:17 +0100 Received: from [192.168.0.31] (mail.bsl.com [173.195.48.234]) by st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.08(7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) with ESMTPSA id <0N1L00G7WYK688A0@st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:50:31 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.11.87,1.0.14,0.0.0000 definitions=2014-02-26_03:2014-02-26,2014-02-26,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=8 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1401130000 definitions=main-1402260060 From: sean cusson Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_BBA5C9AC-0BC1-47FF-B9DB-BED6E92952B9" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Shape layer from object animation path Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:50:28 -0500 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-reply-to: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_BBA5C9AC-0BC1-47FF-B9DB-BED6E92952B9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Thanks guys. Benny, the one tricky thing that I forgot about is that I had also = separated X and Y on the ball so pick whipping wasn't an option. I know = I could create an expression that would find the global position of the = ball and use that as a value that I could pick whip something to but in = the end using the screen cap of the ball (selected) was the quickest way = for me to get the path. If I hadn't separated the XY values then I would = have definitely gone the route you had suggested. Andrew thanks for the tip about the motion path but I was actually = referring to having it on screen even when the object isn't selected. It = would obviously be messy if you had more than a few objects on screen = but it would be great for tracing out motion paths.=20 On 2014-02-26, at 8:30 AM, Andrew Embury wrote: > Hey Sean, >=20 > You can change your "Display" settings for showing it's keyframed path = here: >=20 > Edit -> Preferences -> Display >=20 > Once here, just click on the "All KeyFrames" radial button. >=20 > As Benny mentioned, I would simply just animate with 3D stroke to get = the path of the object in question. >=20 > If you need any other help free feel to contact me off list. :) >=20 > Cheers. >=20 > - Andrew >=20 >=20 > On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 1:12 PM, sean cusson wrote: > Just in case someone jumps in with this one solution I figured I would = go ahead and post that I just took a screen shot of my comp while the = ball was selected and am going to drop that in to my comp and trace the = shape path over it. >=20 > On 2014-02-26, at 8:06 AM, sean cusson wrote: >=20 > > I have a ball bouncing through my scene and would like to have a = line trail behind it. I was going to draw out a shape layer path and = then just use Trim Paths on it. What makes it a bit more challenging is = that I can only see the ball's animation path while it's selected which = brings me to two questions. > > > > A) Is it possible to force an object to always show it's path (like = a camera or light)? > > B) Is there a way to extrapolate an animation path from an object = and somehow apply that to a shape layer path? > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 --Apple-Mail=_BBA5C9AC-0BC1-47FF-B9DB-BED6E92952B9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 aembury@gmail.com> = wrote:
Hey Sean,

You can = change your "Display" settings for showing it's keyframed path = here:

Edit -> Preferences -> = Display

Once here, just click on the "All KeyFrames" radial = button.

As Benny mentioned, I would simply just = animate with 3D stroke to get the path of the object in = question.

If you need any other help free feel to contact me off list. = :)

Cheers.

- = Andrew


On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 1:12 PM, sean cusson <scusson@mac.com> wrote:
Just in case someone = jumps in with this one solution I figured I would go ahead and post that = I just took a screen shot of my comp while the ball was selected and am = going to drop that in to my comp and trace the shape path over it.

On 2014-02-26, at 8:06 AM, sean cusson <scusson@mac.com> wrote:

> I have a ball bouncing through my scene and would like to have a = line trail behind it. I was going to draw out a shape layer path and = then just use Trim Paths on it. What makes it a bit more challenging is = that I can only see the ball's animation path while it's selected which = brings me to two questions.
>
> A) Is it possible to force an object to always show it's path (like = a camera or light)?
> B) Is there a way to extrapolate an animation path from an object = and somehow apply that to a shape layer path?
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