From: "mike cardeiro" Received: from sonic304-21.consmr.mail.ne1.yahoo.com ([66.163.191.147] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7506193 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:37:46 +0100 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s2048; t=1581601061; bh=10BFyDqSanevB+A/kBvQDzgVFgKlHOyD8I4xpOOyQ2g=; h=Date:From:To:In-Reply-To:References:Subject:From:Subject; b=ojuUgLCFP0EdMF0fsZjcWzxHJBSzE/w0VixQx2QJL4LOMC4SMjrb/zU/7aVOAtMLEzWfvIEFYkUcSl2lHcGQ6fEVfZ8nMKkc7VKJpz3auyxB8D4rgGSGNbQ8Rql4m9WoZ2+CdhopViyLedj9xhkvcv8EThHr6nYmcFF/pGK1HPu9LSDdYDGk+J+8Mz/2rEL5N1wCj7fRsuTYGdj6mJXyCxSG/lfElSX2u0ycUqWXqrIAbDtxMIblYkh9SKvHzYLZHUatUk3smFaORhU+vHBWObOzG3uKTkp0EtXsVWYkIpyy2x2y1wIstgQiu9Z16443IdUaHRUEFV3a0/4pAG4UlQ== X-YMail-OSG: Us6jf.sVM1njf21rK0COZYRWbuJ6u66PlgzesuiCohtgRN5I_GrD2.dPmsrg12C vs_Da8rgYq62zykMJHzp4C17cc00dVvbIUSsr6yxSa1Zg4o7PelRZMsMqD7lr3cCFAhErkQ1DnuN 2ldl5gOHpzI3Bdjb22A8B2SPKKxvDVREMZpK_JZSknv41ahs4f2WUE8d7slEsvGf9WUndc_BSJ88 wmshlmPfhaxiAltMZ44Fx3k0VTy8xEfQD07TL0QCDA.VQJvrWrwLm.p_l6NdDdSBS.D5As8nTke7 rNZk5BRhfjl4u05XV4UBZpuXWecsyO3iP1Td9rArBkD3eXM.Ol5jnC3pukpU2UdXfAm_hZTRmWhS IIyrAQQlPqHRnxGugN7zAubU20yrIYabRg0lIJ9IdcJGMiG78EQmEhNdYbDn6mNAIyPpVSJM4W9b z95TId8mpA.rx1hvBwkiRQTd4s9jpFNypxgciFdoFgPakT9BaN6Xuzo8WQnQejB2qVetpJdGZEIc hUAb7aMd13iSIz_k77CpCqLOvAcv72R9r3_ZlM.L56ulaThR3muj3Sz921yohEC5GuG8uvyCEEDl 8hTmHMA1pa5N9G7Gl0TqXWoLD1mdrSCaTHUAVBQqAIfZib10OImBwIK4g1Xep97peV7X2nsOXgh4 9j472zg2vNlvHGsIgzODUIySrAle4Su6cZkE2.7w_MnJ5wenkUr1MQNxUjKvmPw1Hj5EO9rlSFiO IfrXo3qOw7h_kljVfRQwJEj9Y4AF7C33Mf79WtEGT5TEFkDO4dG8h2_v_jHxhCPGl5vG2XUVE8xj Js3l96mAe4UYmEa5KnOTvU59.bbRbxXGdrEt3qFxu0Zz3ueF960cSKPZntKAKrDn0fCUiEw4JCJw _w5PTEgPl0yHB1vudcoa40mkRboMTuZAFNsHxGujt56q78sAhEhDxCW0y9BPy5jNvEtuZwvFNfux 6jq.wEZfD4ydN8kiJ8BHSiM5TmWmqLwWAW3nPMGIOiCxw3EPtM1CU_Mo2khSBR5bESNINt0FrSyK l7haCJWhGkksmC2dR6gb5ySg5C1dHml6F7wGEr8Z14rGtufV6GRr7o4mnQlGZ9GaMBysMqlsitOj 9tXuvnHY1IKy3SyBPGdnXSTmnRN.aI14g74UMtv0Ad7dQiF_9VtM0jrhA9X6Ykd6vrlvEC10CWBK qJI3zuEcNG9LEs9AT.iIzDto_E32oo3o7XDQ6AUUVecgEQZMWQY5TFPVshIi51Cd_70xZFOIJRtP Xs2yPE4rMzp9q8MRyG_x5WYsoVrrTUCGXnk4Ina0upnfaxuOmX2VzKmEL5uyb3sP2JQm0eDbAvct Kwr4G3x_UI_Pwpnn7eTlBMKCeK_Hx7hs- Received: from sonic.gate.mail.ne1.yahoo.com by sonic304.consmr.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with HTTP; Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:37:41 +0000 Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:37:37 +0000 (UTC) To: After Effects Mail List Message-ID: <1835994330.2501654.1581601057122@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: [AE] Album covers from outer space MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_2501653_33209193.1581601057119" X-Mailer: WebService/1.1.15199 YMailNorrin Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_3) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/79.0.3945.130 Safari/537.36 Content-Length: 14490 ------=_Part_2501653_33209193.1581601057119 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Dale, You can definitely do this with particular (and that's how I would do it) to set up, you would=C2=A0 put all your album covers in a precomp.=C2=A0=C2=A0 Make them all 1 frame long.=C2=A0=C2=A0 Select them all, right click and choose keyframe assistant->sequence layers= (make sure overlap is NOT checked) make the precomp length so that it ends after the last frame of album cover= s (so there is never any blank in the precomp) put the precomp in your main comp and turn the eyeball off so you dont see = it) in particular for particle type choose sprite (stupid name)=C2=A0 just below particle type is texture.=C2=A0 twirl that down and for layer se= lect your precomp layer, and time sampling choose random still frame. That should do it (and way easier than doing it by hand), now you just need= to play with the emitter and particle systems to make them behave the way = you want. Good luck!Mike Cardeiro On Thursday, February 13, 2020, 03:36:37 AM EST, Dale Baglo wrote: =20 =20 Thanks! =C2=A0I've give that a try. I had a thought a minute ago. =C2=A0I have Trapcode Particular 2. =C2=A0Is = it possible to assign my own media (the hundred or so album covers) to beha= ve as if they were particles?=C2=A0 -dB From: "After Effects Mail List" To: "After Effects Mail List" Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:01:23 AM Subject: Re: [AE] Album covers from outer space Hi Dale, yes, moving the camera makes sense. To place the layers in space randomly, = the wiggle expression can be very helpful.=C2=A0If you set the frequency to= 0, they won=E2=80=99t move. wiggle(0,500) for example, will place all layers up to 500px away from their original pos= ition (in each dimension) and keep them on that random position. So if they= initially all have the same position, after applying the expression they f= orm a =E2=80=99swarm=E2=80=99 around that position after applying the expre= ssion. If you want to control their placement in X,Y, and Z independently, you cou= ld use the separate Wiggle 3D iExpression, for example.https://mamoworld.co= m/after-effects-expression/wiggle mamoworld.com simplify your cgi Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61 info@mamoworld.com Cheers,Mathias On 13. Feb 2020, at 07:45, Dale Baglo wrote: Hi all. =C2=A0I want to do an animation whereby the camera appears to fly i= nto a 'swarm' of record album covers =C2=A0(I have jpegs of them in a folde= r). =C2=A0I'm guessing that it would be more efficient to animate just the = camera and not the albums... correct? =C2=A0If anyone has any short cut sug= gestions... or know of a template or plug-in for 'camera flying through a s= warm of artwork' type effect, please let me know. Thanks, -dB =20 ------=_Part_2501653_33209193.1581601057119 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey Dale,

= You can definitely do this with particular (and that's how I would do it)

to set up, you would 

put all your = album covers in a precomp.  

Make them all 1 fr= ame long.  

Select them all, right click and ch= oose keyframe assistant->sequence layers (make sure overlap is NOT check= ed)

make the precomp length so that it ends after the las= t frame of album covers (so there is never any blank in the precomp)
<= div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">
put the precomp in your main comp and turn the eyeball off so y= ou dont see it)

in particular for particle type choose sp= rite (stupid name) 

just below particle type is text= ure.  twirl that down and for layer select your precomp layer, and tim= e sampling choose random still frame.

That should do it (= and way easier than doing it by hand), now you just need to play with the e= mitter and particle systems to make them behave the way you want.

Good luck!
Mike Card= eiro



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On Thursday, February 13, 2020, 03:36:37 AM EST, Dale B= aglo <ae-list@media-motion.tv> wrote:


Thanks!  I've give that a try.

I had a thought a minute ago.  I have Trapcode Particular 2. &n= bsp;Is it possible to assign my own media (the hundred or so album covers) = to behave as if they were particles? 

-dB

From: "After Effects Mail List" = <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
To: "After Effects= Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: = Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:01:23 AM
Subject: R= e: [AE] Album covers from outer space

Hi Dale,

yes, movi= ng the camera makes sense. To place the layers in space randomly, the wiggl= e expression can be very helpful. If you set the frequency to 0, they = won=E2=80=99t move.

wiggle(0,500)
=
for example, will place all layers up to 500px awa= y from their original position (in each dimension) and keep them on that ra= ndom position. So if they initially all have the same position, after apply= ing the expression they form a =E2=80=99swarm=E2=80=99 around that position= after applying the expression.

If you want to control their placement in X,Y, a= nd Z independently, you could use the separate Wiggle 3D iExpression, for e= xample.
https://mamoworld.com= /after-effects-expression/wiggle

=
= mamoworld.com
simplify your cgi

Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl=
Marlow 52 , 18551 Sag= ard, Germany
Phone +49= (0)38302 - 88 75 61
<= a shape=3D"rect" class=3D"ydpdee205a4yiv3433212350" href=3D"mailto:info@mam= oworld.com" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">info@mamoworld.com


= Cheers,
Mathias

On 13. Feb 2020, at 07:45, Dale Baglo <= AE-List@media-motion.t= v> wrote:

Hi all.  I want to do an animation where= by the camera appears to fly into a 'swarm' of record album covers  (I= have jpegs of them in a folder).  I'm guessing that it would be more = efficient to animate just the camera and not the albums... correct?  I= f anyone has any short cut suggestions... or know of a template or plug-in = for 'camera flying through a swarm of artwork' type effect, please let me k= now.

Thanks,

-dB


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