exposure blur in AE 7.0 pro?

otbwavelength · Post by **otbwavelength** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:42 pm

I realize i'm asking a lot of questions, but trust me, this is going to good use

I looked all through the effects and asked a few other people, but I can't seem to find an effect that can replicate "exposure".

Basically, I have a circle (a note from a video game, think a spinoff of DDR) that's bright. The note is going up the screen, and as it goes up, I want it to leave a blurry after-trail of itself, similar to when you leave the exposure open on a camera and light trails are created.

I've tried a bunch of things, does anyone know if there's a technique or effect specific to doing this?

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:28 pm

directional blur may be good enough

otbwavelength · Post by **otbwavelength** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:01 am

Kariudo wrote:directional blur may be good enough

Nah, that blurs it on *both* sides; what i'm talking about is when the object leaves an afterimage of itself that's blurry.

aka not an echo, because that's a crisp afterimage of itself, i'm talking about an afterimage that's blurry, etc.

Up In Flamez · Post by **Up In Flamez** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:25 am

Hmmm, i think i can help you, but i have to ask, what version of after effects are you using?

otbwavelength · Post by **otbwavelength** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:35 am

Up In Flamez wrote:Hmmm, i think i can help you, but i have to ask, what version of after effects are you using?

it says it in the title of the post

AE 7.0 PRO

Up In Flamez · Post by **Up In Flamez** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:04 pm

After reading your post more i don't get what you mean. Do you have an example of what this looks like?

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:46 pm

Look at the filters categorized under "Time".

otbwavelength · Post by **otbwavelength** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:57 am

found it, time blend or something like that

works great, thanks again!