Thanks for sharing the knowledge! At 10:00, instead of dropdown menu and complex codes in multiple layers, you could use blend effect. So if you have 2 layers Layer A and Layer B, make both 3d and apply BLEND effect on the Layer A. In the "Blend with Layer" dropdown, select Layer B and select "Effects and Masks". The in the "Blend with Original", apply the code toCompVec([0, 0, 1])[2] > 0 ? value : 0 You can now hide the Layer B. Get a camera, and whenever you move the camera you will see the other side of the layer as Layer B. Edited: I think Blend method will work only if we stay on the same comp. But because we are taking the whole comp into a new comp and make it continuous rasterized, blend effect may not work.
As a fellow Overlord user, I can attest to this man's dedication to his tutorials. Because once you taste the Overlord Ai to AE workflow, it's hard to go back to ye olde AI import.
Lol. This is too true. Just about every Ai to Ae task is made better with Overlord. I should say the one case where I still import the Ai layers in my regular workflow is in highly complex pieces that break into very few layers for animation (complex brushes, gradients, etc.). But if it needs to be discrete parts it has to be Overlord. The heart hero element here is the perfect use case where Overlord would have been the better move.
Yeah I still use AI way mostly as it’s easier to make changes with an Ai file which populates through entire project where it’s used. But overlord is brilliant for quickly creating simple shapes masks etc but defo not a replacement.
If you checked out the latest previews from AdobeMAX, we may have that real 3d in Ae pretty soon. I think there was a demo with a teapot or something rendering and turning in the viewport, responding to lights. The future will be here soon...
i'm new to your channel (found you from your intermediate text animation video) and just wanted to say your tutorials are incredible, you make it so easy to follow along and love that you explain what's going on and the reasoning for each thing rather than just saying "click this, then this etc), thank you!!
I'm happy to hear it. That is certainly the intention of the channel. It might be more successful if I put out quick recipes, but my hope is that this will have more utility for people.
Thanks for the techniques very clever ! 10:10 Instead of tricking with the "dropdown menu" effect opacity with back/front card, why not push the back by 1 pixel in Z axe then link it to the front ? ... 3d front will comes in front of the back ? 🤔 "Dropdown menu" effect seems to be effective when you have more than 2 layer to play with. When i have the recto/verso situation, i rather play with opacity expression : Pickwick 1 opacity to the other, then ad to the expression " *-1+100 ". Then you can play with keyframes 0-100 with one, the other will automatically go 100-0 😘👍🏻
As to the z depth offset, in this case, because we're using collapsed transformations, you may find that less than satisfactory. Pushing the back layer back and the front layer ahead will actually place the "card back" layer inside the space of the "card deep" layer as we've called them in this project. You when viewed from the back, or front, all elements will still be visible. This is why a solution needed to be explored. If this card was only two flat layers, that z-space offset does work perfectly well. That is a lovely alternative for opacity, and a great choice for crossfades. As you see later in the video, we extend the technique to accommodate 3 card states, which is one reason I did not opt for an opacity link between layers. A fuller version of this technique would even account for 4 states: flat front, flat back, deep front and deep back. And generally, unless I have a need for the in-between values, or I'm crossfading between the layers, I tend to use a checkbox or hold keyframes anyway to simplify inputs. So I wasn't gaining much with the interlink between the opacity of a pair of layers, and it fell short when extending the concept. If it works best for you, enjoy. But in this case, that method was explored and replaced with the dropdown menu.
if you wanted to automate the swapping from front to back you could make 2 planes a black and a white, track them to the card so they follow the flipping motion, then offset the to planes form each other by 1 so it has a black and white side, then use it as a luma mat for the front and back comps. That way they can swap automatically. I hadn't thought of using track mattes like this before thanks you for the inspiration, and also hadn't heard about the menu effect before very interesting. :)
That was great thanks. Out of interest, what spec is the Mac you are using, your rendering seems very fast without glitches! I need to upgrade soon and need something that runs a smooth as your Mac.
I run a maxed-out Mac Studio currently. I have no complaints about the render and preview times, but I should say that render or preview times in tutorials are usually sped up to make the tutorials more palatable. I leave some in to cover parts of the VO, but they likely aren't real-time.
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Amazing tutorial, I didn't know about the menu dropdown control, was looking for something like that. Thanks! Do you think it makes sense to make the change from back to front of the card automatically, using expressions tied to the rotation value of the card?
It could, but depending on the forms of rotation you use, your milage may vary. For example, if you're using xRotation to flip for a range facing away, but then yRotation brings the other face around like in a tumbling action. Or if Orientation gets in the mix. A more reliable solution might be to use the lookAt() or a vector between camera and card face to compare the angle across all axes at once? Short answer, it was too complex to explore for this tutorial.
This is an amazing tutorial and a fun exercise. Do you know what you did differently in the original example that causes the background rays to "shimmer" as the card moves? I have been trying to recreate that particular detail with little success.
In the intro to this video, you're seeing a few layers that are offset in 3d and set to add so that their streaks compound and shift. I think it's 3 layers with some fractal noise and a strong directional blur applied as the base. I hope that helps!
My man is back with them tutorials👊 I'm late to check out always unique stuff, I can't name know how many things have become possible for me through this Superb work! Been following you since 2018
@@ECAbrams Thanks for reply! Can you create a tutorial on it we can create it on blender but I hope it will easy for me on after effect. I'll wait for tutorial 😳
Have you ever had the card once precomposed change a bit their position and scale? So odd... it shifts everything just a few dozen pixels. Easy to fix but I wish I could understand what I'm doing wrong (it usually is me the problem lol). Also, for some reason, it changes the scale of the back version 🤷🏽♀️ It is bigger than the front and while it doesn't make a noticeable difference when I'm animating one card, if I add several side by side we can see it. I figured I ask in case it's an obvious solution (collapse transformations gives me more trouble than not). But it might just be a start over situation. Turn it off and turn it back on does magic sometimes ..
I'm not totally sure I'm following what you're describing. If the problem is solved by turning it off and on then in the moment you should purge the cache. Perhaps something is not refreshing the ram cache while you're working?
@@ECAbrams thank you for taking time to reply my late night ramblings on the comment section. Starting over did help, restarting the computer did not. I must have missed a simple toggle somewhere, but I'm fussing with a whole deck of cards, so it was impossible to trace back. Thanks again for putting out this awesome content and with so many variations so we can tailor the fixes to our needs! Truly appreciated!
I have a huge question that I cannot find a solid answer for. So, I create lyric videos and syncing is so tedious. So I'm curious. I created a JSON file that has text data of each line of text for the song and each line has a start and end time data. Example: {"line":"I WISH SOMETHING’S IN MY LIFE WOULD GO BACK","start":0.225058,"end":3.158623} I know AfterEffects can import JSON files and you link the data between the two. I'm trying to find a script or something that could make the syncing process faster. Maybe you know where I should look or maybe know an answer? If I cant find a solution I would love to talk about maybe writing a script for syncing lyrics to a song.
Another classic example of Multiple Discovery. We're all absorbing similar things from the zeitgeist at the same time. I'm surprised we don't see more of the same topics being covered by many channels in close succession more often actually.
I'm totally new to AE, but I have some basic knowledge of coding. Is it possible to make the menu option to somehow switch between back and deep depending on the angle of the 3d "Card Plura" rotation?
Sure, you can use expressions to use and if/else conditional. You would want to read the angle of the orientation or maybe use the lookAt to work out the angle to the camera. It's all Javascript and a more complete list of what is available within After Effects as hooks can be found at docsforadobe.dev
Hi, I'm having a problem at 6:00, when I hide 3D the white square also disappears from the page I'm working on, what's the solution? where did I go wrong?
If you're toggling a layer to be 3d, or back to 2d by checking that little box on the layer, you may notice it has moved away from where your composition view is looking or is no longer visible because 3d layers are rendered in world order and 2d layers are rendered in layer order. So a layer can suddenly be above or below another and hidden because it's 2d or 3d. Does that help?
The After Effects Sensai! Very cool technique. I'm surprised you didn't just flip card back in 3D space in main comp to create the back? But that drop down menu technique has a lot more control for complexity. Thank you for sharing.
The cards reflections or metal texture in the tutorial looks amazing, i am trying to understand what did you add to it, but i'm not able to wrap my head around it.
Hi Evan, really liking your content but it seems you have not done a tutorial for some time. Have you given up doing them? On another note, did you ever do a tutorial on how to put math equations into AE? If yes could you please direct me to the video?
I'm sure I'll return to making tutorials when I have the time and something worth saying. As it is, I have had to focus on activities that bring in revenue. When I'm able, I'm sure I'll get back to making tutorials. But, I can't say when that will be. I do a live show for Adobe that I think is pretty good if you're looking for more motion design instruction in your life. It's every Monday. Learn more about that at MotionDesignHotline.com As to your maths questions: do you mean math equations like writing text out? I have videos about the text animator in After Effects if that's what you're looking for. Let me know more details and I'll try to direct you better.
@@ECAbrams Thank you so much for your speedy reply. I understand the need for "revenue"! Animating the text is not a problem, it's putting the text in equation form, say, c = sqrt a^2 + b^2 and having the sqrt show over both terms, as well as other more involved equations. Trying to use the "symbol" text is just too painful, plus there is no sqrt in there anyway. So I was wondering if there was a way to use the math. ( ) thing to show the equation on screen, or something like it? Many thanks for you time even if it's not possible to do it. Thank you for the link.
@@Redserpent2000 Maybe I can shed some light on how that might work. For things like exponents, we would use superscript. But, yes, there isn't a great way to format text layers into the blend of glyphs and lines that make up the notation of maths. Most likely, a workflow would require creating the assets in Illustrator where numbers and symbols can be more easily worked into the right forms from their paths. Then it's a matter of breaking apart and animating that Ai file as we would any other vector assets. Which is sadly not much for time savings until we deploy some 3rd party plugins to automate large groups of layers. The Javascript math.method() in expressions wouldn't really be a great fit, unfortunately. They are math objects and methods that will compute results in expressions, but they won't display the form and structure of an equation for us. Hopefully, that helps get you on the right track to a worthwhile workflow!
Absolutely. I tend not to when teaching though. If folks are already at a point where they know they don't need me to tell them. But, if a viewer doesn't know what an if/else is to begin with, it's easier to do the long version because it describes itself in human language.
Hii Abramss. Amazing tutorial as always 💯💯. While watching, I was wondering if it was easier to make another 3d layer for the back, position it really close behind the front, and parent it to the front so they more together. Also would this be as easy with 2022's matte system, or will there be nuances? Love ur vids. Always inspire me to learn more. Thank you.
Update: I was able to set the frame at track matte for whats "inside it". The problem I'm facing now is that the fill of the rectangle (I used an after effect shape layer) has to be somewhat visible. If I pull the opacity of the fill down to 0, whats "inside" dissapears.
Update: I figured it out. I copied the frame layer. Now one of them is the matte and the other is the actual frame. Cranked the opacity of the fill of the matte up to 100%, hid it. then made the frame with just a stroke (no fill)
@@fortunation8487 Like you are tying to set keyframes on the dropdown menu property and that's not working? Or are you trying to animate what's happening inside the card back or card deep comps and those aren't animating?
@@fortunation8487 Make sure you have clicked on the stopwatch to enable keyframes on the layer. But also remember it can only accept hold keyframes. The only thing I can think of that would prevent keyframes from working are expressions. But, if you have no expressions on the property, and you have keyframes active, and you're seeing hold keyframes show up on the property, then maybe there is something more serious going wrong the app.
I'm sure I'll get around to it when I have time. But, making these videos takes time and doesn't really pay the bills. I have to spend my limited productive hours doing things that generate an income that I later exchange for food and shelter. Such is life I suppose.
ohh that's very understandable. i'll keep up with you on your other socials, i joined your live on behance like a minute before it ended haha. i wish you all the best in your endeavours @@ECAbrams
You state you have a file that we could use to follow along but you fail to state here on CZcams you want money for it. What's the use of suggesting a file we can use to follow along with. Not all of us can pay for something like this as we are students.😡
My hope is that people would want to support the channel in some small way. But, perhaps this hope is unfounded. My tutorial content remains free to enjoy for all. Perhaps that is not enough for some, but it is what I can offer the world.
You are the best After Effects teacher on CZcams, hands down. Thanks for all your videos!!
Glad you like them!
Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
At 10:00, instead of dropdown menu and complex codes in multiple layers, you could use blend effect.
So if you have 2 layers Layer A and Layer B, make both 3d and apply BLEND effect on the Layer A. In the "Blend with Layer" dropdown, select Layer B and select "Effects and Masks". The in the "Blend with Original", apply the code
toCompVec([0, 0, 1])[2] > 0 ? value : 0
You can now hide the Layer B. Get a camera, and whenever you move the camera you will see the other side of the layer as Layer B.
Edited: I think Blend method will work only if we stay on the same comp. But because we are taking the whole comp into a new comp and make it continuous rasterized, blend effect may not work.
or you could make the expression onto the opacity, so you wouldn't need an extra effect
i love the idea :)
As a fellow Overlord user, I can attest to this man's dedication to his tutorials. Because once you taste the Overlord Ai to AE workflow, it's hard to go back to ye olde AI import.
Lol. This is too true. Just about every Ai to Ae task is made better with Overlord. I should say the one case where I still import the Ai layers in my regular workflow is in highly complex pieces that break into very few layers for animation (complex brushes, gradients, etc.). But if it needs to be discrete parts it has to be Overlord. The heart hero element here is the perfect use case where Overlord would have been the better move.
@@ECAbrams you guys just put me on!! Been dreaming of a plug-in like this lol in fact it would've helped me finish my last project a whole lot faster
@@ECAbrams Does Overlord work with the latest AE and AI versions? I use a mac book pro max, but can't seem to get it working
@@MotionbyMesh I believe the creators put out a necessary update very recently. I would check in with the Battleaxe team on those issues though.
Yeah I still use AI way mostly as it’s easier to make changes with an Ai file which populates through entire project where it’s used. But overlord is brilliant for quickly creating simple shapes masks etc but defo not a replacement.
Awesome tutorial, love the way you explain!
exactly what i needed
Great to hear it! I hope it helps!
I don't know what to say but yes you created well and i love it till 15 mins !
The AE master is back!
Watched all the way through good video man
Thanks! You’re in rare company. Less than 4% make it that far.
Thank you ❤️
You’re welcome 😊
Appreciate you and your content man!
And I appreciate you saying so :)
Amazing video, Thank you
Yeah baby...true 3D in after effects. It only took like 25 yeas! LOL. Good stuff, Evan!
If you checked out the latest previews from AdobeMAX, we may have that real 3d in Ae pretty soon. I think there was a demo with a teapot or something rendering and turning in the viewport, responding to lights. The future will be here soon...
Best quality all around!
This is genius
glorious
Rocking 🔥
thank you!
You are very welcome!
Thank you again for this tuto !
Always welcome
It's solved! "leave all arrtibutes in use" when creating a composition
I had to choose😆
Glad you got it sorted out.
i'm new to your channel (found you from your intermediate text animation video) and just wanted to say your tutorials are incredible, you make it so easy to follow along and love that you explain what's going on and the reasoning for each thing rather than just saying "click this, then this etc), thank you!!
I'm happy to hear it. That is certainly the intention of the channel. It might be more successful if I put out quick recipes, but my hope is that this will have more utility for people.
You have been my AE Sherpa for many years now and I owe the majority of my career to you. Thanks again!
Always happy to hear that my tutorials help people in meaningful ways. Keep on climbing!
Thanks for the techniques very clever !
10:10 Instead of tricking with the "dropdown menu" effect opacity with back/front card, why not push the back by 1 pixel in Z axe then link it to the front ?
... 3d front will comes in front of the back ? 🤔
"Dropdown menu" effect seems to be effective when you have more than 2 layer to play with.
When i have the recto/verso situation, i rather play with opacity expression : Pickwick 1 opacity to the other, then ad to the expression " *-1+100 ". Then you can play with keyframes 0-100 with one, the other will automatically go 100-0 😘👍🏻
As to the z depth offset, in this case, because we're using collapsed transformations, you may find that less than satisfactory. Pushing the back layer back and the front layer ahead will actually place the "card back" layer inside the space of the "card deep" layer as we've called them in this project. You when viewed from the back, or front, all elements will still be visible. This is why a solution needed to be explored. If this card was only two flat layers, that z-space offset does work perfectly well.
That is a lovely alternative for opacity, and a great choice for crossfades. As you see later in the video, we extend the technique to accommodate 3 card states, which is one reason I did not opt for an opacity link between layers. A fuller version of this technique would even account for 4 states: flat front, flat back, deep front and deep back. And generally, unless I have a need for the in-between values, or I'm crossfading between the layers, I tend to use a checkbox or hold keyframes anyway to simplify inputs. So I wasn't gaining much with the interlink between the opacity of a pair of layers, and it fell short when extending the concept. If it works best for you, enjoy. But in this case, that method was explored and replaced with the dropdown menu.
@@ECAbrams thank you very much for your answer 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@ECAbrams ah my question answered here too, thanks!
Love this Evan, very tasty, thanking you 😘👌
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if you wanted to automate the swapping from front to back you could make 2 planes a black and a white, track them to the card so they follow the flipping motion, then offset the to planes form each other by 1 so it has a black and white side, then use it as a luma mat for the front and back comps. That way they can swap automatically. I hadn't thought of using track mattes like this before thanks you for the inspiration, and also hadn't heard about the menu effect before very interesting. :)
*good job bro*
Thanks
My God, this Track Matte overhaul is such a game changer! Thanks for the video :)
It really is! True life hacks.
It's crazy how familiar you are with AE. It takes you like 2 seconds to do what takes me 5 mins.
It's all just practice. There is nothing more or less special than dedicated study over an extended period of time.
I miss your lives on CZcams….😢
Then you've got to come see what's going on over on Behance.net/ECAbrams. Every Friday at 9 I'm live on there doing stuff!
@@ECAbrams I am not sure they are recorded like CZcams. So, I cannot download to watch later
@@adebowaleselere4254 You can watch all the replays at behance.net/ecabrams/livestreams I don't know about downloading.
That was great thanks. Out of interest, what spec is the Mac you are using, your rendering seems very fast without glitches! I need to upgrade soon and need something that runs a smooth as your Mac.
I run a maxed-out Mac Studio currently. I have no complaints about the render and preview times, but I should say that render or preview times in tutorials are usually sped up to make the tutorials more palatable. I leave some in to cover parts of the VO, but they likely aren't real-time.
Amazing tutorial, I didn't know about the menu dropdown control, was looking for something like that. Thanks!
Do you think it makes sense to make the change from back to front of the card automatically, using expressions tied to the rotation value of the card?
It could, but depending on the forms of rotation you use, your milage may vary. For example, if you're using xRotation to flip for a range facing away, but then yRotation brings the other face around like in a tumbling action. Or if Orientation gets in the mix. A more reliable solution might be to use the lookAt() or a vector between camera and card face to compare the angle across all axes at once? Short answer, it was too complex to explore for this tutorial.
This is an amazing tutorial and a fun exercise. Do you know what you did differently in the original example that causes the background rays to "shimmer" as the card moves? I have been trying to recreate that particular detail with little success.
In the intro to this video, you're seeing a few layers that are offset in 3d and set to add so that their streaks compound and shift. I think it's 3 layers with some fractal noise and a strong directional blur applied as the base. I hope that helps!
@@ECAbrams Thank you for your reply!
My man is back with them tutorials👊 I'm late to check out
always unique stuff, I can't name know how many things have become possible for me through this
Superb work! Been following you since 2018
Thanks alot!! But can we do this type of holographic effect in element 3d?
Depends on the materials options. You would likely need a rainbow fresnel of some kind to make that happen.
@@ECAbrams Thanks for reply! Can you create a tutorial on it we can create it on blender but I hope it will easy for me on after effect. I'll wait for tutorial 😳
Epic! I had to make a similar effect for a project for work, and it took me roughly 2 months to figure out all you just shared in 15 mins! :D
They say timing is everything! Get at me any time you're stuck on something. It's where most of my tutorial ideas come from!
Have you ever had the card once precomposed change a bit their position and scale? So odd... it shifts everything just a few dozen pixels. Easy to fix but I wish I could understand what I'm doing wrong (it usually is me the problem lol).
Also, for some reason, it changes the scale of the back version 🤷🏽♀️
It is bigger than the front and while it doesn't make a noticeable difference when I'm animating one card, if I add several side by side we can see it.
I figured I ask in case it's an obvious solution (collapse transformations gives me more trouble than not). But it might just be a start over situation. Turn it off and turn it back on does magic sometimes
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I'm not totally sure I'm following what you're describing. If the problem is solved by turning it off and on then in the moment you should purge the cache. Perhaps something is not refreshing the ram cache while you're working?
@@ECAbrams thank you for taking time to reply my late night ramblings on the comment section. Starting over did help, restarting the computer did not. I must have missed a simple toggle somewhere, but I'm fussing with a whole deck of cards, so it was impossible to trace back.
Thanks again for putting out this awesome content and with so many variations so we can tailor the fixes to our needs! Truly appreciated!
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Damn! Premium Content this one
And at such low prices.
@@ECAbrams almost free
I have a huge question that I cannot find a solid answer for.
So, I create lyric videos and syncing is so tedious. So I'm curious.
I created a JSON file that has text data of each line of text for the song and each line has a start and end time data.
Example: {"line":"I WISH SOMETHING’S IN MY LIFE WOULD GO BACK","start":0.225058,"end":3.158623}
I know AfterEffects can import JSON files and you link the data between the two.
I'm trying to find a script or something that could make the syncing process faster.
Maybe you know where I should look or maybe know an answer?
If I cant find a solution I would love to talk about maybe writing a script for syncing lyrics to a song.
I was planning on doing a similar effect to this soon. Imagine my surprise to see this tutorial pop up today. 😆
Another classic example of Multiple Discovery. We're all absorbing similar things from the zeitgeist at the same time. I'm surprised we don't see more of the same topics being covered by many channels in close succession more often actually.
I'm totally new to AE, but I have some basic knowledge of coding. Is it possible to make the menu option to somehow switch between back and deep depending on the angle of the 3d "Card Plura" rotation?
Sure, you can use expressions to use and if/else conditional. You would want to read the angle of the orientation or maybe use the lookAt to work out the angle to the camera. It's all Javascript and a more complete list of what is available within After Effects as hooks can be found at docsforadobe.dev
I have a pm to your page sir thank you!
Hi, I'm having a problem at 6:00,
when I hide 3D the white square also disappears from the page I'm working on, what's the solution? where did I go wrong?
If you're toggling a layer to be 3d, or back to 2d by checking that little box on the layer, you may notice it has moved away from where your composition view is looking or is no longer visible because 3d layers are rendered in world order and 2d layers are rendered in layer order. So a layer can suddenly be above or below another and hidden because it's 2d or 3d. Does that help?
The After Effects Sensai! Very cool technique.
I'm surprised you didn't just flip card back in 3D space in main comp to create the back?
But that drop down menu technique has a lot more control for complexity.
Thank you for sharing.
Muy completo, gracias y excelente video!
did i miss something? it appears i miss creating the matte? the preliminary steps to create the card?
Did I not cover this in the first minutes of the tutorial?
@ECAbrams very quickly you verbalized but didn't go into details.
The cards reflections or metal texture in the tutorial looks amazing, i am trying to understand what did you add to it, but i'm not able to wrap my head around it.
Hi Evan, really liking your content but it seems you have not done a tutorial for some time. Have you given up doing them? On another note, did you ever do a tutorial on how to put math equations into AE? If yes could you please direct me to the video?
I'm sure I'll return to making tutorials when I have the time and something worth saying. As it is, I have had to focus on activities that bring in revenue. When I'm able, I'm sure I'll get back to making tutorials. But, I can't say when that will be. I do a live show for Adobe that I think is pretty good if you're looking for more motion design instruction in your life. It's every Monday. Learn more about that at MotionDesignHotline.com
As to your maths questions: do you mean math equations like writing text out? I have videos about the text animator in After Effects if that's what you're looking for. Let me know more details and I'll try to direct you better.
@@ECAbrams Thank you so much for your speedy reply. I understand the need for "revenue"!
Animating the text is not a problem, it's putting the text in equation form, say, c = sqrt a^2 + b^2 and having the sqrt show over both terms, as well as other more involved equations. Trying to use the "symbol" text is just too painful, plus there is no sqrt in there anyway.
So I was wondering if there was a way to use the math. ( ) thing to show the equation on screen, or something like it? Many thanks for you time even if it's not possible to do it.
Thank you for the link.
@@Redserpent2000 Maybe I can shed some light on how that might work.
For things like exponents, we would use superscript. But, yes, there isn't a great way to format text layers into the blend of glyphs and lines that make up the notation of maths. Most likely, a workflow would require creating the assets in Illustrator where numbers and symbols can be more easily worked into the right forms from their paths. Then it's a matter of breaking apart and animating that Ai file as we would any other vector assets. Which is sadly not much for time savings until we deploy some 3rd party plugins to automate large groups of layers.
The Javascript math.method() in expressions wouldn't really be a great fit, unfortunately. They are math objects and methods that will compute results in expressions, but they won't display the form and structure of an equation for us.
Hopefully, that helps get you on the right track to a worthwhile workflow!
We all gotta retrain bro 😎 AI IS HERE
11:30 u can type this instead of a long if else statement..... m==index ? 100 : 0 ;
Absolutely. I tend not to when teaching though. If folks are already at a point where they know they don't need me to tell them. But, if a viewer doesn't know what an if/else is to begin with, it's easier to do the long version because it describes itself in human language.
Hii Abramss. Amazing tutorial as always 💯💯. While watching, I was wondering if it was easier to make another 3d layer for the back, position it really close behind the front, and parent it to the front so they more together. Also would this be as easy with 2022's matte system, or will there be nuances? Love ur vids. Always inspire me to learn more. Thank you.
Update: I was able to set the frame at track matte for whats "inside it". The problem I'm facing now is that the fill of the rectangle (I used an after effect shape layer) has to be somewhat visible. If I pull the opacity of the fill down to 0, whats "inside" dissapears.
Update: I figured it out. I copied the frame layer. Now one of them is the matte and the other is the actual frame. Cranked the opacity of the fill of the matte up to 100%, hid it. then made the frame with just a stroke (no fill)
@@chad-leeb Glad it worked out!
Help me.. The two compositions change well, but if you add animation, it's fixed to one side and doesn't change
I'm not sure I follow. What is being animated?
@@ECAbrams If add an animation where "back" and "depp" change from 12:03, it will be fixed to one side.
@@fortunation8487 Like you are tying to set keyframes on the dropdown menu property and that's not working? Or are you trying to animate what's happening inside the card back or card deep comps and those aren't animating?
@@ECAbrams when tying to set keyframes on the dropdown menu property, it dosent work. ㅜㅜ..
@@fortunation8487 Make sure you have clicked on the stopwatch to enable keyframes on the layer. But also remember it can only accept hold keyframes. The only thing I can think of that would prevent keyframes from working are expressions. But, if you have no expressions on the property, and you have keyframes active, and you're seeing hold keyframes show up on the property, then maybe there is something more serious going wrong the app.
omg why arent you posting here anymore mr abrams
I'm sure I'll get around to it when I have time. But, making these videos takes time and doesn't really pay the bills. I have to spend my limited productive hours doing things that generate an income that I later exchange for food and shelter. Such is life I suppose.
ohh that's very understandable. i'll keep up with you on your other socials, i joined your live on behance like a minute before it ended haha. i wish you all the best in your endeavours @@ECAbrams
You state you have a file that we could use to follow along but you fail to state here on CZcams you want money for it. What's the use of suggesting a file we can use to follow along with. Not all of us can pay for something like this as we are students.😡
My hope is that people would want to support the channel in some small way. But, perhaps this hope is unfounded. My tutorial content remains free to enjoy for all. Perhaps that is not enough for some, but it is what I can offer the world.
you cant afford to spend 1$? man grow up.
drop ur paypal and ill send u 1$ to get the file for your learning.
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