Transparent hypnotic spiral overlay effect???

BlondeBomb123

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Sep 23, 2014 14:56

Hi all. I have searched the internet, until I am frustrated beyond frustrated, for this effect after not finding anything close in Director Zone. I thought this would have been a standard effect, easily found, but no. So, I decided I will have to make it myself. Will this be more difficult than I am presuming if I use something like Photoshop? Or will I need more advanced programs?

This is what I am wanting...

Thanks for any input.

jcardana

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Sep 23, 2014 15:08

BlondeBomb123

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Sep 23, 2014 16:53

Thank you so much jcardana! I will let you know how it turns out. :) I really appreciate your taking the time to answer.

BlondeBomb123

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Sep 23, 2014 16:55

Is there something I should do to make it transparent though? I want the video to show through and be more prominent.

jcardana

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Sep 23, 2014 17:20

Selecte the image in the Timeline

Click Modify-Opacity
Set the slider to your liking

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BlondeBomb123

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Sep 23, 2014 19:19

Excellent! Thank you again.

BlondeBomb123

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Sep 23, 2014 20:20

It looks perfect! But my only problem is that even though I have set rotation it doesn't seem to be spinning. Do I need to copy the pic over and over to have constant rotation or am I missing one little thing? Thank you for being patient with my beginner FX skills. ;)

jcardana

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Sep 23, 2014 21:01

Set the duration to however long you want. Example 30sec.
Click Modify.
When the window comes up, zoom out a bit so you can see the green rotation dot at the top.
Add Rotation keyframes.
Select the last keyframe and drag that green dot in circles (around the center of the pic), the number of times you want it to rotate within the 30sec. If you rotate the pic 15 times, it will complete 1 revolution in 2 seconds.

BTW: The image from the link I sent isn't centered properly. You'll see the center of the swirl moving a bit.

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BlondeBomb123

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Sep 23, 2014 21:33

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!! :)