motion trails
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- flippers
hi kids. im a newbie to motion graphics. I'm trying to create a clip of motion trailed lights. a bit like this image:
Any ideas? I'm mucking around in after effects like a child playing with a shotgun. somebody stop me before i hurt somebody.
thanks kids
- tymeframe0
that's a digital photograph
- flippers0
yeah.
i noticed.
that's just the look im after in an animation. lights tearing across the screen leaving perfect strong trails. like the bike trails in Akira. Know what i mean?
- pepe0
hey man there are a few ways to do it, you can mess around with 3d and play with exposure there, or and this wont give you the exact effect but if played with pretty close, there is a filter in aftereffects/filters/time/echo this wil basically repeat the object you are moving but offset the time it appears if you add like 150 repeats you can prob. get something close to what you are looking for. hows that for a runon sentence!
- jevad0
lsd man
- ********0
If I was doing this I would use the filter called "Write-on".
This is a good tutorial on how to use this filter.http://www.creativecow.net/artic…
In addition I would use some type of blur and flicker effect, also use some dodge effects to get that glowing effect of the lines.
Of Course all this requires you to understand the basics of aftereffects like setting keyframes across a timeline,
and working with the comp window.This might sounds cheesy but it's so true: Aftereffects is easy to learn but hard to master.
- Exalted0
Play with the Vegas Effect and apply and turn on the Layer's motion blur. Just off the top of my head.
- flippers0
pepe, i totally was doig that echo idea just now. it's close, but note great. thanks for adive. I'll look into that Write-on plug in now. Thanks S79 (yeah, i know the basics of after effects, but thanks)
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