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One node vs two node cameras

One node vs two node cameras - After Effects Tutorial

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One node vs two node cameras

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- If you've ever added an After Effects camera to your scene, by default, you're using a two-node camera. Depending on what you are animating, you may be better off using a one-node camera for ease of use and movement. This movie is going to show you the difference and when you might want to consider using one over the other. So we're here in our chapter one underscore four composition and you can find that in your chapter one folder. And let me just play back the composition that we have right now. We've got a few text layers that are swinging in space, all made possible because they were made 3D and I added a handy expression on each of these layers which allows for this unique swing and bounce. It was a script that I got from a site called motionscripts that's run by Dan Ebberts. So you can check that out and you can also click on one of these layers and just press E + E to reveal the expression that allows for the bounce on both the position and rotation values. So, let's just see…

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