From: "Jarret Langmeire" Received: from mail-wr0-f180.google.com ([209.85.128.180] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6459502 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 03 Jun 2018 09:58:20 +0200 Received: by mail-wr0-f180.google.com with SMTP id k16-v6so12796251wro.0 for ; Sun, 03 Jun 2018 01:05:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=IabiZQ6PVIZTxDnBsjI9X5hc0eVXNWczClraYJJHhyU=; b=HtCGGDCj15LUM4fhe1zf5Tb8eg5rPYa3RGMHxY80dOLx9Rb6/lS2tx9SQXixg7fl2z Q2bxgijk7JvxsV1v8wzsYtkQK+Wx7mIRiNenJNZk9ASzM4XtRc6yFXLDYe7v+IaD1key 7isyFMPwktxq2BtzaRc3EodMeELpI3+OhqOsOsit/rx2qUDObLeLatO1sHsU0nX+8KFJ EAO0nveCqsJoR/UEUPcfdEydE03KLfXW13KL+tEiDygBeUg59o8CO+McHaaSo+8maC88 gpnKFwK/kKTH19iAZvSB2Rr7IorEaP/t0mO/uOt5ZL5KMsMKGh1LGQ7YrHGx6E+NcIHd PeBA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=IabiZQ6PVIZTxDnBsjI9X5hc0eVXNWczClraYJJHhyU=; b=dNhzy2MJrZKxoqrEBt5kPsy2iGexvHKYo6YX4gjzKqba7+DeSwfutMT6L6en0mvhOI ceV+rTdQ/Jp0Z6UzcrNcF9qrK+JuhPWpExneOp3QKFbMRdi/7FsBjR+tbMF3E2t9ftp6 rqweP4ndLAXddXnCVmvkf9o5dSkWRv5VihkweuIMwZZG0c1aZyKHeUyrfzgK+oDJAjJR ykVjDlU1umEQp+lzVDc1cXUy4c4gImElSXnyRn24M/O67+nihxmHUaPSEo3f67TABhGH I7jkUDp0zc7HWCr2OpPm1+xePAz3ngKC/Q/5rvl71qTzZrojoTKhiRlNxcpPk5zJBHTU pUqA== X-Gm-Message-State: ALKqPwellkfgwgFSypaKTtz3PKFmOuHlLl4IunOv/1vgAazFnN0O0u3H bzuOMWstDWeCYgtLQ27NFNHayvkibBcFxM6d3/0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ADUXVKICPBDOPGSDGqeBbsBcK3KN76R5baTeP/7SXaGTLebfbz0f+AkGB4YXcPOam3JFVzd8IWe3deYaSFrdzAEc51E= X-Received: by 2002:adf:8ab9:: with SMTP id y54-v6mr12376261wry.98.1528013128482; Sun, 03 Jun 2018 01:05:28 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:adf:b2d5:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Sun, 3 Jun 2018 01:05:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2018 10:05:27 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] tricky figure animation To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000bc48da056db847f0" --000000000000bc48da056db847f0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Angie, Rubberhose looks like it might be the way to go. Thanks very much for the suggestion. On 1 June 2018 at 09:28, angie@angietaylor.co.uk wrote: > Hi Jarret, > > What are you using to do the animation. Have you tried Rubberhose? It=E2= =80=99s > ideal for this kind of stuff. If you use the Puppet pin option you can al= so > choose whether the arms go in front or behind the character: > http://www.battleaxe.co/rh2-build-rubberpin > > Angie > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 31 May 2018, at 15:18, Jarret Langmeire > wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I've got a really tricky (to me anyhow) situation where I have to animate > some figures which are in a style similar to the international symbols > figures. On the face of it, it sounds really simply but if you take a loo= k > at this short test you'll see what the problem is: > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/d2iet07vk0muozu/Figure.mp4?dl=3D0 > > The animated figure show's how I've solved it whilst the static figure on > the right is the character style I need to achieve and the frame in the > lower left is the overall style. > > Basically the figure consists of black outlines, not solid black fill. > It's all fine until the arms (for example) cross in front of the body. I'= ve > come up with a solution but once the whole thing gets rigged for characte= r > animation it's going to start turning into a bit of a pain, especially > given that there are different characters, different angles etc. > > I've uploaded a copy of the project if you're interested in taking a look > to see if you can come up with a more elegant and more streamlined > solution: > > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sl7cdssn2uu87n7/AAA_Xkib9VQhbc48kHlSU4yja?dl= =3D0 > > > As ever, any advice will be hugely appreciated and you'll be saving a > fellow animator from too many hours without sleep (and Westworld). > > Thanks very much > > Jarret > > --=20 -- Jarret --000000000000bc48da056db847f0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Angie, Rubberhose looks like it might be the way to go.= Thanks very much for the suggestion.

<= div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 1 June 2018 at 09:28, angie@angietaylor.co.uk <AE-List@media-motion= .tv> wrote:
Hi Jarret,

What are you using to do the a= nimation. Have you tried Rubberhose? It=E2=80=99s ideal for this kind of st= uff. If you use the Puppet pin option you can also choose whether the arms = go in front or behind the character:
http://www.battleaxe.co/rh2-<= wbr>build-rubberpin

Angie

Sent from my i= Phone

On 31 May 2018, at 1= 5:18, Jarret Langmeire <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Hi everyone,

I'= ;ve got a really tricky (to me anyhow) situation where I have to animate so= me figures which are in a style similar to the international symbols figure= s. On the face of it, it sounds really simply but if you take a look at thi= s short test you'll see what the problem is:
The animated figure show's how I've solved it= whilst the static figure on the right is the character style I need to ach= ieve and the frame in the lower left is the overall style.

Basically the figure consists of black outlines, not solid black f= ill. It's all fine until the arms (for example) cross in front of the b= ody. I've come up with a solution but once the whole thing gets rigged = for character animation it's going to start turning into a bit of a pai= n, especially given that there are different characters, different angles e= tc.=C2=A0

I've uploaded a copy of the project = if you're interested in taking a look to see if you can come up with a = more elegant and more streamlined solution:=C2=A0

As ever, a= ny advice will be hugely appreciated and you'll be saving a fellow anim= ator from too many hours without sleep (and Westworld).

Thanks very much

Jarret
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