Aescripts trajectory v2.51 Free Download
Getting Started
Install the script in the scripts folder. To run the script, simply select the layers you would like to be linked in the trajectory and select the script from the File->Scripts menu. When the script is run, it will take all layers in the selected composition and make them 3d. It then creates 3 nulls, 2 of these nulls are used to create the trajectory along which all layers lie and the third null is a control layer which will be discussed in a moment. The 3 nulls must be the last 3 layers in the comp, and the control layer must be the last layer in the comp. You can move the 2 nulls named “startPosition” and “endPosition” and all the layers in your comp will disperse evenly on a line between the 2 nulls. Add keyframes to the nulls position and the layers will follow.
Control Layer
The “controlLayer” null controls the rotation and opacity of the layers. The “Transform Delay” slider allows you to offset each layers reaction to changes in the control layer…so if you have xRotation on the controlLayer keyframed from frame 1 to 10 and offset set to 5, layer 1 will do the xRotation from frame 1 to 10; layer 2 will transform from 6 to 15; and layer 3 will transform from frame 11 to 20. The reverse delay checkbox will cause the delay to go from last layer to first layer instead of first to last. Check the “Disable Control” checkbox if you would like to individually control these parameters from each layer insted of the control layer.
Compress Expand
The compress expand slider allows you to dynamically lengthen or shorten the length of your trajectory. A positive number will lengthen your line, a negative number will shorten it. a value of zero will give you a normal trajectory where the first layer will have the same position as the startPosition null and your last layer will have the same position as the endPosition null.
| After Effects | CS6, CS5.5, CS5, CS4, CS3 |
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Current version: 2.51
- 2.51 Added new slider on the control null that allows you to lengthen and shorten (compress-expand) the length of the line. Thanks to Dan Ebberts for help with the code – 10/2010
- 2.01 Blessed for CS5 and updated to run in any language not just english. Thanks to: François Cora for the French translation and Jakob Behrends for the German translation – 06/2010
- 2.0 Initial release on aescripts.com – 01/2010
