Animating material to look like FLAG!

	Animating material to look like FLAG! by Jamil Yamani on Jun 24, 2008 at 3:01:42 am Hi All I am desperate to animate a flag that looks a little like this: http://www.ayatoweb.com/ae_tips_e/ae02_mov05_e.html this link is from ayatao of http://www.ayatoweb.com/index_e.html but i can't understand his instructions does anyone know where else there maybe a similar tutorial? thanks jamil after effects 7.0, intel mac g5, The Electric Canvas Large Format Projection Specialists Sydney, Australia Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Animating material to look like FLAG! by Chris Wright on Jun 24, 2008 at 7:38:37 am tinderbox can do flags Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Animating material to look like FLAG! by Joseph W. Bourke on Jun 24, 2008 at 1:43:19 pm The tutorial looks pretty straightforward to me, but you do have to have the Forge Freeform plugin to achieve it Ayato's way. A simpler way, but not as good looking, is to simply use a Fractal Noise map in which the phase is moving from left to right (the way wind ripples do in a real flag). Play around with the settings, and then apply the rendered noise file as a bump map in AE. The best way to do it, in my opinion, is to do it in 3D Studio Max using a cloth modifier and wind. There's also a Zaxwerks plugin called 3D Flag for $129. that does the work for you: http://zaxwerks.com/3dflag/index.shtml Joe Bourke Art Director / WMUR-TV Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Animating material to look like FLAG! by jamil Yamani on Jun 24, 2008 at 11:44:48 pm Hi there thanks i had another look at it and your right, its fairly straightforward. cost wise i think its best to go with the zaxwerks plugin and the freeform guys have still got the intel version of their plugin in beta anyway. i couldn't see from all the tinderbox plugins which one might be suitable to achieve the effect i was looking for. thanks for your advice, its very much appreciated The Electric Canvas Large Format Projection Specialists Sydney, Australia Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index