opening a gate with png layer

Conner_36 · Post by **Conner_36** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:05 am

Any straight forward way to make an opening gate action? I have two pngs, one for left and right, and I thought that just moving forward in the timeline and flipping the layer would work... stupid me

Any tips on making an opening gate action with image layers?

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:47 am

1. Place the point of origin where the hinges are, on each image layer.
2. Don't use flipping - it has only left and right, but no inbetween, which is what you want.
3. Use Layer rotation XY. Click and drag horizontally, you should see an effect. See the X and Y values on top of the project window, set X to 0 to get a Y rotation only.

Conner_36 · Post by **Conner_36** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:04 am

you're a life saver... or time saver. Thanks

Conner_36 · Post by **Conner_36** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:16 am

quick question... I only have rotate z (I'm using anime 8 debut)
EDIT: RTFM and rotate x and y are reserved for 'pro'
EDIT2: and people wonder why people pirate... (full disclosure I legitimately bought 8 debut off of the mac app store and don't condone software piracy)

Conner_36 · Post by **Conner_36** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:20 am

any quick ways to get around that?
EDIT: I'm thinking of just having the gates slide open (not a major part of the animation any way...

Conner_36 · Post by **Conner_36** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:24 am

if I get more animation gigs I'll definitely be upgrading.

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:52 am

Oh. Sorry.

If you have Photoshop or Gimp, you can construct the opening gate in there as well, then use the images in AS in a switch layer.