How to Animate a Bird, each layer containing a different part.


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How to Animate a Bird, each layer containing a different part.
by Robert Pool on May 8, 2008 at 11:39:20 pm

I'm trying to animate a bird in 2d. i have for images, on four layers of the bird in a different wing position. Each layer exists for 3 frames. when it plays it kinda looks like a bird flying. the problem is the whole thing is only 12 frames long. i want this to loop. i don't think the loopout expression applies to this because there are no keyframes. i also wonder if there is a way to make the frames blend together so it doesn't look so rigid. thanks.

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Re: How to Animate a Bird, each layer containing a different part.
by Randy MCWilson on May 9, 2008 at 12:57:00 am

If you have CS3, dont use separate images, use the very cool and handy PUPPET tool, you can make the wings flap, head bob, etc...and all perfectly smoothly

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Re: How to Animate a Bird, each layer containing a different part.
by Robert Pool on May 9, 2008 at 1:24:56 am

i still have cs2 for the adobe suite. and after effects 7. the does sound pretty neat.

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Re: How to Animate a Bird, each layer containing a different part.
by Jakob Thommessen on May 9, 2008 at 9:37:25 am

if you make a filmclip, you can specify how many times you want it to loop. import the clip, ctrl click it in the project window-interpret footage-main

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Re: How to Animate a Bird, each layer containing a different part.
by Dave LaRonde on May 9, 2008 at 3:22:02 pm

[Robert Pool] "I'm trying to animate a bird in 2d."

To heck with 2D. Do it in 3D... you can always use the comp as a nested 2D layer in your 2D comp.

Aharon Rabinowitz has a very good multipart tutorial on making birds. Click on his handsome mug at the top of this forum's page and find it.

Dave LaRonde
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Re: How to Animate a Bird, each layer containing a different part.
by Mike Clasby on May 9, 2008 at 6:16:17 pm

Aharon's birds are the way to go, but you should be able to loop a comp, this way:

1) Select all the layers and Layer/Precompose (move all attributes.

2) Select the precomp, Layer/Apply Time Remapping to the precomp. This gives you two keyframe to loop.

3) Add your loop expression to the Time Remapping stopwatch.

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Re: How to Animate a Bird, each layer containing a different part.
by Robert Pool on May 10, 2008 at 10:46:41 pm

thanks, i got the time remap keyframes there.
and removed "timeRemap" and entere;
loopOut("cycle", 1)
loopOut("cycle", 0)
loopOut("cycle", 2)

and none of them made it loop in a ram preview. here is a picture.

what do you think i'm doing that is the problem?

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Re: How to Animate a Bird, each layer containing a different part.
by Robert Pool on May 10, 2008 at 10:15:40 pm

nice, i'm going to check out his tutorial on birds. my first bird attempt looked like duck hunt.

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Re: How to Animate a Bird, each layer containing a different part.
by Robert Pool on May 10, 2008 at 11:14:15 pm

i just watched the videos. VERY INFORMATIVE. thanks for the info, videos, and files.

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