Creating a motion trail on your artwork or shape layers is made easy with the Echo Effect. To access the echo effect, click the Effect panel at the top of the program window, then Time – Echo Effect. The echo effect can create a very clean motion trail and respects shape layer styles like a gradient very nicely. The method we will consider today will enable us to make a motion trail with a fake 3D effect. And all this work without third-party plugins.Over 1500 most p. 'Mouse Trails' Sometimes there is a need to have a series of layers follow a 'lead' layer with a time delay. You've probably seen those web pages where the cursor leaves a 'mouse trail' - a string of copies of the cursor image that follow behind, each with less opacity than the copy before.
From the course: After Effects Guru: Time-Based Effects
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One of the ways to add drama to video and animation is the manipulation of time. In this course Eran Stern shows different ways to control time in After Effects, from basic linear changes through time remapping and time warp. He'll review all the effects in the Time category and explore real-life usages of each one. He also examines methods to add synthetic motion blur, and use time-related effects to achieve unique effects such as morph, echo, and strobe. At the end you'll be able to use these techniques to add magical visual effects to your videos, titles, and motion graphics.
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- Eran Stern is a teacher and motion designer with over two decades of experience in post-production.
Eran has established a track record of helping designers improve their skills with visual effects and motion graphics. As an Adobe Expert, he has spoken at international conferences such as Post|Production World at NAB Show, After Effects World, Keyframes, and Adobe MAX.
Eran has created a handful of resources and content that you can find on his site: SternFX.com. He practiced design for screen for more than two decades and served as the head of the motion graphics department at Shenkar. He is a collector of music, movies, books, and memories. You can find him right on the verge of both geekiness and coolness.
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“- Another popular look is the trail effect. It looks like a combination between the echo effect and some heavy motion blur. You can create this effect using combinations of several effects, or you can try to use the CC Wide Time Effect, which is a temporal blur that designed to enhance the motion appearance of any object that is shot against a stationary background. This is one of the easiest effect to use, but you need to prepare the layers and separate them prior to using it to really get the most out of it. So this time I'll start by showing you the final version first. You can find it under the final comps folder. So I've already opened up number 3.3 Wide Time Final. Let's just see what we are going to create. Okay, it looks quite cool and it is very easy to achieve. I'm going to close this final state, and let's just see what I've already prepared ahead of time. So we have this layer of the footage itself. This is how it was shot, apparently using a fast-motion camera and then…
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