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Thanks RJ, love to hear that you made it through even though it was tough. Glad you found the series, and appreciate your feedback and sharing what you learned along the way. Would love to see what you were able to make from it!

Glad to hear you're sticking with it and learning a ton!

Yes I do, feel free to email me: justin@ballerfx.com

Thanks Ben! Headshots were built once and rendered from a spreadsheet using Dataclay's Templater for all 27 players. Name + Number is rigged up based on the length of the last name so that the number sticks to the bottom right, and the name is on the upper left. Had to make sure they didn't go off screen. Player headshots are sized and positioned inside their own comp so their eyes are in the same line and roughly the same spot...obviously with the video, they're moving around, so it's a rough positioning based on their landing spot.

Even better, I walk you through how to create it all from scratch, step-by-step!

Thanks, glad to hear you found it helpful!

You could use the PS files if you want, but it limits your flexibility and what you can do with the animation. I create the PS assets from scratch in the first 4 videos so you can follow along through the full process.

I have just the playlist for you! Check out this intro series I created: th-cam.com/play/PLmIbhyfhb0tAQWtF6EGvRq07lovz9uE4z.html

Awesome, glad to hear it Clinton...thanks! Any upcoming projects you plan to leverage it for?

Thanks Lorcan!

Unfortunately, I can't sell any of these works...but if you're officially affiliated with the Firebirds, happy to get this to the Kraken team who can share it with you. If this is the case, feel free to email me: justin@ballerfx.com

Thanks Kyle!

Thanks Dozy, appreciate it!

Thanks Wayne, appreciate it!

Hi Romeo, ya...since all MOGRTs are created with different specs, it depends on how it's created. Here's the best way to make sure you get the settings correct: Start a new sequence and make sure the sequence is empty. Drop the MOGRT onto the timeline. It'll prompt you if the MOGRT settings differ from the sequence settings, and you can then choose to use the MOGRT settings for the sequence.

Thanks, glad to hear you're finding it helpful!

Thanks!

Do you have the Javascript engine on? In your AE Project, go to file>Project Settings, and the farthest tab on the right, make sure your engine dropdown is on Javascript.

Thanks Joshua...those were provided to me by the USF team as part of their look.

Thanks Joseph!

Yes, you can use an excel file with one caviat...you must first export the Excel data to a tab-delimited file in order to link it in Templater.

Glad to hear you're finding it helpful!

Awesome, glad to hear it Cody, happy that you're finding it helpful! Feel free to drop me any requests for future tutorial consideration.

Thanks for sharing Guy, definitely works if you only use the expression once. The slider is helpful if you tie multiple text layers to it and have one source of truth!

Thanks, glad you're finding the series helpful!

@@digitalmedia425 thanks, glad you're finding it valuable!

Thanks Ugo, glad you found it...if you're finding it helpful would you mind sharing with others too?

Update to this, have just had a play around in AE and this method is incredibly useful!

Awesome, glad to hear it Matt...definitely a bit more advanced. Once you get past the tough part, it begins to make sense!

Looks like you're missing some syntax between Controller and dropMenu...give this a shot! thisComp.layer("CONTROLLER").effect("Replace with Effect Name")(dropMenu + " - Primary");

@@BallerFX since im not using pseudo effects and theres only color controls, im confused at to what effect name I should plug :/

@@GoodTimesHD do you have the effect named 1-Primary, 2-Primary, etc? If that's the case, use everything up to .effect, and then use (dropDown + "-Primary) after .effect. I needed an extra (" ") in there to call out the name of the effect, but if you're just using color controls, you can call it directly.

@@BallerFX Thank you for the quick response - I'm used to using the hextoRBG expression and conditional statment to control color based on dropdown menu so making this work would absolutely change my workflow for the best. (expressions I tried below applied to the fill effect on a shape layer) I tried using the index # to call out the effect and that doesnt work. I also tried using .effect(''1 - Primary'') and that didnt work either. I tried connecting the dropdown menu instead but no avail on that one.... dropMenu = thisComp.layer("CONTROLLER").effect("SELECT BRAND")("Menu").value; thisComp.layer("CONTROLLER").effect(1)(dropMenu + " - Primary"); thisComp.layer("CONTROLLER").effect(''1 - Primary'')(dropMenu + " - Primary"); thisComp.layer("CONTROLLER").effect("1 - Primary")("Color")(dropMenu + " - Primary"); I have no clue what im missing, I know this is simple stuff haha but i'm sure the solution is right in front of me....going crazy right now hahaha

@@GoodTimesHD Ok, keep that dropMenu line...for the next line, pick whip up to your top color effect, and that will give you the base to work off of. Then you can go through and change out the number for the dropdown. You'll need to remove it from the quotes and add a + before the quotes start. Should look something like this: dropMenu = thisComp.layer("CONTROLLER").effect("SELECT BRAND")("Menu").value; thisComp.layer("CONTROLLER").effect(dropMenu + " - Primary'')("Color"); Pick whipping will be the key to get the right syntax to start with, and you'll have minimal edits to make from that.

Ya, for sure...Pseudo is great because it works like a single effect, and doesn't require anyone else to have it installed. Once you add it to a layer, it acts like a native effect. Expressions can definitely slow down renders...these one's writing to dropdowns as opacity on/off switches are pretty light. If AE starts to chug, I turn on the render time column and see if there's a specific layer that's causing issues with timing. For this NLL project, I had a few challenges because I had a background borealis type effect for the background that was heavy on the CPU and slowed things down, but the changing of the colors, text, and logos was super fast if that was off.

@@BallerFX awesome! I always forget to look at that column! Thanks for the tip!

Thanks Ryan, this tutorial should be what you're looking for: th-cam.com/video/FrPtiIspWLw/w-d-xo.html

Ya, this one I sent over as a MOGRT, so the dropdowns are loaded in the EGP so they can quickly edit and update. If I'm doing all the rigging and rendering, I'll set it up with a spreadsheet to limit my time.

Hi DJ, that's awesome...definitely jealous of the kinds of resources you have access to at your age. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. Make sure to tag me with what you create from this!

Thanks dozy, appreciate your kind words, and glad to hear that you're finding my channel helpful!

Thanks Justin, appreciate it!

Thanks Matt, appreciate it!

Thanks Brad!

Thank you!

Thanks Mike, appreciate your support!

Awesome, glad to hear it, thanks Rush!

Thanks Ryan, took many years...started playing around and tinkering adding some graphics here and there when I was shooting + editing. Did a lot of Andrew Kramer tutorials, and eventually School of Motion courses. There are so many parts to motion design, I'd pick what interests you and focus on that area for 4-6 months and work on building up specific skills that way. Taking courses that are targeted will help you focus and get the most out of them.

Hi Greg, it gives you more capabilities if you need to art direct it. For some executions, range will work just fine. I find when I work with some effectors like opacity or fill, I don't like the results I get, and need to work with index. For instance, range wouldn't be able to do what I did with the colors near the end when the color slowly fades from red to blue. By having it on index and adding the Math.round() function, we can ensure that it goes from red to blue without the fade through purple. These can often be preferences based on the work being created. I typically default to using index so I can be specific about the art direction.