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opening a gate with png layer
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:05 am
by Conner_36
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?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:47 am
by slowtiger
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.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:04 am
by Conner_36
you're a life saver... or time saver. Thanks
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:16 am
by Conner_36
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)
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:20 am
by Conner_36
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...
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:24 am
by Conner_36
if I get more animation gigs I'll definitely be upgrading.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:52 am
by slowtiger
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.