OCTOBER 20, 2003
Light Sweep
Organic 3D strokes of light in Adobe After Effects
by Ko Maruyama and Mason Yi
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Step 4: Animating the parameters
The beauty of the plugin set is demonstrated when animating the 3D Stroke over time. Trapcode produces fluid movement that appears 3D within the 2D plane. You can't rotate the layer and see the depth of the stroke, so the attributes have to be animated through the plugin itself. In order to animate the look of the stroke, Mason sets keyframes throughout the timeline.[an error occurred while processing this directive]Here are the specific parameters Mason used in his project, but you can use any variables to produce the look you want. Animation of the 3D Stroke effect is the key to getting the fluid light look.

At Time 0:01



At Time 1:27



At Time 3:29



At Time 6:00



At Time (End)



This produces a simple animation for a green stroke:





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