How to Create a Trail Effect?

[themonkeybars]

Im having difficulties creating an effect and am looking for some ideas.

I am trying to create an effect that creates a trail that follows a laser image around. Similar to the Path follow/Write out style animation cue except not controlled by a predefined path and rather is controlled by the movement of the image.

eg : Create a simple frame with a dot in the middle , when the dot frame is moved via the X and Y position live control, a trail follows behind the dot like a motion blur, when the dot stops moving the trail follows and then disappears.

hope that makes some sense..

thanks for any and all help.

 

[themonkeybars]

-SOLVED-

Thanks to Alexey for the tip.

Create a new Shape Cue:


Set the shape type to Live Channel Recording Mode:


Select the Input Recording Tab:


Select Channel 17 for the X and Channel 18 for the Y Inputs:


Use the Channel control tab Pad1 control to move the laser image around creating a real time tail effect following it.


Play with and adjust the Shape parameters and Input Recording parameters as needed to create different types of trailing effects.

 

[Martin Kapp]

Very cool!

 

[class4studio]

Nice, i will try