From the course: After Effects CC 2021: Character Animation Essential Training
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Motion paths - After Effects Tutorial
From the course: After Effects CC 2021: Character Animation Essential Training
Motion paths
- [Instructor] When we set position key frames, we explicitly tell AfterEffects that a layer will be at a certain point in space at a certain time. However, a lot can happen in between the key frames with regards to position. It doesn't necessarily have to follow a straight line in between the key frames. In this movie, we'll see how we can adjust the motion path for a given layer. In this example, I have my ball, and we're going to animate this guy moving from right to left and falling off this cliff. So before we start, let's come over here to our preferences, and under general, we're going to look for this property right here. Default spatial interpolation to linear. Make sure this is unchecked. We'll say okay. And lastly, let's come over here to our composition window options, and under view options, we're going to make sure that all of these options are enabled. This will allow us to see our motion path once we…
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