AE & vectors
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- georgietexan0
I did this music video with just using photoshop and AE plus FCP. Is this what you mean by vector animations.
- CyBrainX0
The way I animate with vectors in AE is making a solid and pasting paths from Illustrator into a mask. Then you can "shape tween" the mask. It doesn't have to be a solid either. It could be a mask on any layer.
- JazX0
I would totally think that using Adobe Vector production tools would work easier with AE. Anyway that's just me. Seems that way with MX suite for Flash.
- Critical0
where is the best place for tutorials?
- unfittoprint0
brooke, then you should try to get your stuff in AE... it's really photoshop with a timeline [ok, maybe a little more complex].
Even playing with the basics, the results are quite impressive...
- brooke0
I would LOVE to animate my vectors...
- unfittoprint0
j_red, what kind of syntax AE uses? anything similar to javascript pr something completely different?
And it seems that i should get my hands on a good manual... So, what's the best one around?
- PuFFi0
if somebody could mail me good vector examples, thanks
- tara|gee0
hi pepe :)
hey 573 u did all yr stuff in flash right?
- j_red0
BTW unfit, you should also check out motionMath/expressions. It's so sweet. Especially because you have a solid handle on how to create visually with code. You can script objects to scale proportionally to other objects/cameras etc in 3d space, all within AE. you can do a ton with it. very cool.
i'll look and see what i can find as far as .aep files for you...
- pepe0
yeah cell shaded rendering out of 3d is a godsend
- quamb0
you can create complex vector anim in ae too, using expressions and what not.
3d progs are also aces for vector style anim.
- unfittoprint0
thx, j_red.
czrock, the thing is that you can create quite complex actionscript-driven vector animations in Flash, that would take ages doing frame by frame. I asked if while rendering those animations into a mov/png file I would mantain that dynamic animation or just be able to use motion and shapte tweens...
- czrock0
I'm confused as to why you would want to animate in flash in the first place rather than ae, if it's not for the web.
Aftereffects is great with vectors and is a much more powerful animation tool.
If I totally miss-read the topic I apoligize.
- j_red0
i'll look tonight at home and see what i have or maybe just create something simple for you
- 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.
- unknown0
would love to see those ae files you speak of Red
- j_red0
that post made me sound like english is my second language - sorry.
- 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....
- 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...