AE & vectors
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- unfittoprint
I'm really enjoying working with this software, but there's still a world of stuff to learn...
For example, what's your technique to incorporate vector-like animations in AE 6.0? Do you make it with software like Flash and then import the swf to AE? Any tutorials on this subject?
Please share your knowledge. thank you.
- tymeframe0
Most vector animations i'll do in Flash, then export my movie as a PNG sequence. AE can import the sequence as a clip.
- unfittoprint0
thanks. Is Flash the 'weapon of choice' for all the vector animations one sees nowadays in work done in AE?
I though one could import directly swf to AE...
- digitalswarm0
It would be nice if Adobe integrated Illustrator with AfterEffects.
- unfittoprint0
re________________ bump
any info?
- tymeframe0
AE CAN import swfs, but if you want your background to be transparent (vector on top of video) go with the PNG export.
- unfittoprint0
thanks everyone....
so Flash is the only/best choice to incorporate vector in AE, I presume?...
- tymeframe0
another note: Mr. Scripting Guru a.k.a. unfittoprint
Any action scripting you do will be rendered useless.
- unknown0
what kinda vectors are you talking about?
it all depends on what kind of animation you do
that bloke justin harder is drawing frame by frame in illustrator and then put it in after effects, so I've read.
- unfittoprint0
damn.... I thought one could use actionscript to create animation and render the final result......
IT HAS TO BE POSSIBLE. . . .
- tymeframe0
OK - i may have stuck my foot in my mouf. If you're wanting your bg's transparent from flash, then you'll need to export png....that for sure doesn't read scripting.
If you're importing a flatened swf into AE, i'm doubting that reads scripting as well.
Exporting your flash as a quicktime .mov might read scripting, but i'm doubting that as well - though i'm not sure.
- unfittoprint0
exporting to qucktime allows actionscript [v5.0 syntax], but no alpha channel [at least I think so...].
I don't want to bring actionscript to AE. I want to make animations in Flash using it, export the result, and use it in AE....
- j_red0
hey unfit, there are a bunch of ways to get 'vector animations' into ae - it all ends up being video so truly being vector doesn't matter - things like the vegas plugin and vectorpaint allow for linear art which would appear as 'vector animations' although not vector...you can also key out an actor shot on a solid background and then give hime a solid color; this will create a one-color dood running around looking vectorized.
you can also animate in 3d and export as polygon shapes(flashEX in c4d, etc) or give the object 100% luminanace and animate it...these are all very popular techniques.p.s. thanks for all you as help
- tymeframe0
damn good ideas...thanks
- unfittoprint0
nice. very nice.
any tutorials about those 'alternative' techniques?
- pepe0
there are several different ways, depending on the effect you want to get, most ae stuff you see though is either stills in ae 3d cell rendered or drawn frame by frame in illustrator then imported as a sequence...
- j_red0
seems like flash tricks always end up needing to be customized, so people feel free sharing them - ae tricks are solely visual so people always use an effect and it ends up looking similar to where they stole it from...i don't know if that make sense but there are very few solid places to get info on this kind of stuff aside from tweaking around and asking around. as far as i know....
i can send some .aep file if anyone wants....
- j_red0
that post made me sound like english is my second language - sorry.
- unknown0
would love to see those ae files you speak of Red
- unfittoprint0
thanks for the posts.
and for those who have emailed me, a reply will soon follow...
j_red, if not 2 big, email me that file.
thanks.
- j_red0
i'll look tonight at home and see what i have or maybe just create something simple for you