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these are just duplicated layers, offset along the z-axis, I also add a mask in which I adjust the expansion with a script, the coefficient is tied to the layer index, so the closer the layer, the more the mask cuts through it, this creates the effect of a convex surface

This is a png sequence. I made the effect in AE, then inserted it into Spine, a piece for one side and a reflected one for the other.

I prepared this effect in AE, exported as png. sequence. Then inserted it into Spine, used a duplicate of the shoulder pad mesh, and replaced its texture with my effect (using a linked mesh), so the already configured weights from the shoulder pad were saved for the sequence. With this method, the texture size is not important, it can be smaller, the main thing is that the proportions of the picture are preserved, then the texture is correctly stretched in the mesh area.

@@megacheak Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply. I noticed in the comments of your other videos that you use light sweep + Displacement map, thank you so much. From Korea

Good question. We try to do everything in Spine as much as possible, but sometimes we still use sequences for some elements of the game. In theory, you can make a complex rig, animate meshes (like morphing) and achieve a similar result (3D animation), but it will be very difficult to calculate (render) and time-consuming. Sequence, on the contrary, is very easy to render, the only downside is that it takes up a lot of space in the game's resources. For such purposes, we render a sequence at 30 frames per second, unfortunately this is not an ideal solution, since real-time animation will be played at 60 frames and look smoother...

@@megacheak tnx for the answer

Hmm... in my case it's the other way around. I started a long time ago with AE and Premier, then Flash (Anime) and only then Spine.

I'll add one more thing. As for character animation, after Spine I also don't want to do it in AE, making a 2.5D effect with morphing or other deformations is quite difficult and the project can slow down a lot, it's not pleasant to work after Spine. But as for creating various effects, I always do them in AE, and then use static fragments (or sequences) in Spine.

@@megacheak Thank for the reply! I'm really interested in learing making sequence effects in AE to enhance my Spine animations, but can't really find good tutorials, all stuff I see is related to video editing, not gamedev.

@@anded8798 Here is example - th-cam.com/video/nxQ06KnCXmo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=H8xZssxSjPwd2gnW There are more interesting examples on his channel

@@megacheak I've seen that video! Arman is a great teacher, I've learned a lot from him. Sorry, I didn't express myself clearly, I meant AE for gamedev tutorials. Perhaps you know about similar channel that does AE tutorials for gamedev?

там внизу ліворуч (де масштаб регулюється) має бути іконка у вигляді кутової лінійки, або натиснути Ctrl+Shift+R але користі від неї не багато, тому що малювати напрямні як у Photosop не можна, натомість я тимчасово створюю Bounding Box коли потрібно щось вирівняти.

@@megacheak дякую тобі велике, бо мені цього дуже не вистачало. А то програмісти у нас безрукі самі не можуть плейсхолдер посунути на пару пікселів, а мені на око доводилось увесь час підгоняти

Hi. These are just textures animated with offset by position, rotation and size. There is a fragment with a small sequence (frame by frame) at the 50th second - small stars on the right, but in the whole these are all separate images. Like one layer increases (moves or rotates) and goes into transparency, and the second (the same), starts from transparent and smaller and as it appears increases to the original size. Thus, we get a looped animation for one element. Then we tie it to one common bone (group) and duplicate and arrange these groups.

@@megacheak Thank you for your information. Awesome technique ^^

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Oh thanks. I forgot to mention that this works on the Local axis and on the World axis.

Yes, clipping slot could be attached to bones, and weights on it's vertices works like on regular mesh.

I would also recommend avoiding using the mask as much as possible, as it puts a lot of CPU load. And with a large number of animations (characters) with masks on the screen, there may be performance problems. That is, you always need to think about how you can create this or that effect without a mask and only use a clipping mask as a last resort. But if you have only one animation on the screen or are making animation for export to video, then there are no special restrictions.

You can enable subtitles and select the English subtitle language in the settings.

SPine its more for game, you can animate scenes on this. But If you need a Animation software like spine and plus vectors too, Moho Pro, have bone tools and mesh deform and its more suitable for animations or riggs 360.

Я не знаю работает это или нет, но можно попробовать привязать маску к плагину Joystick n slider, и задать 4 направляется движения головы. Чтобы по итогу создать это псевдо вращение. Если это сработает та это будет очень круто. Так как мне тоже не очень нравится работа папит тул

@@flowperekur Да, это работает, кроме того доработал эту идею с просто path не удобно манипулировать, поэтому использую не стандартный nulls to path, а super point nulls, бесплатная модификация нативного плагина, где есть ручки (handles) которые тоже привязываются к нулям. А тут большой простор открывается, можно добавлять эксрпешены и все остальные прелести нулей.

@@matroxy_ блин я только сегодня скачал и использовал в реальном проекте 😄 Да я протестил, с джойстиком отлично работает. Но минусы только то что обрабатывается медленно. Так как у папит тул там координаты позиции каждой точки, и они видимо легче в афтере просчитываются. Но все равно это просто волшебная тема, это должно было быть встроенной функцией в афтере.

@@matroxy_ Вот вы психи, но записал

I was often asked about this... I want to make a tutorial, but I don’t have time yet, I’m very busy at work. But essentially this is a sequence prepared in AE, light sweep fx + displacement map fx, and then you need to render this sequence in the dimensions (proportions) of the mesh in Spine 2D in order to duplicate the finished mesh with adjusted weights and replace it with the resulting sequence (using linked mesh). In this case, the weights for this sequence are inherited automatically, and if the proportions are different, for example the glow goes beyond the boundaries of the object, then you will have to adjust the weights manually.

@@megacheak thanks you so much, so the key is render frame by frame from AE to Spine and using linked mesh for using that right?

Yes. Here's some more information on setting up effects. It is advisable to make a composition for this effect with a large margin on the sides. Otherwise, there may be problems with the Displacement Map, also the layer (solid) with Light Sweep must be the same size (as the composition), and the effect must be in cut-out mode. Then we add the Displacement Map effect, and as a map we indicate the layer with the art, and for the distortion channels we use (light or saturation... try different ones), and we set the value itself to be significant (200-600 pixels, depends on the size of the composition), then, the excess can be cut off with the same layer with the art (assigning it as a mask) or throw the Set Mate effect. Additionally, you can decorate it with some kind of Glow or Star Glow (Trapcode) or Shine. It is advisable to trim the final composition for rendering to the size of the original art so that it matches the texture in Spine, this will make it easier to transfer existing weights.

@@megacheak thanks you so much

Regarding highlights on gold, I responded to your comment in another video. The dissolve of the background is fx in AE (dissolve luma or luma key), the shine (rays) behind the character is also done in AE (Trapcode Shine or Sapphire Edge Rays). In this case, in the final it was an export from AE (sequence), but you can also insert these effects directly into the spine, simply edit them into separate sequences, you can make them smaller (for optimization) and increase them in the spine. You can also use not all frames of the sequence, but for example every 5 (or other interval) and animate them overlapping through transparency in the spine (as in my example with the fireworks).

@@megacheak love that, thanks you so much about detail.

Unfortunately, I can’t share the project. Regarding the tutorial, search for - AE RE: FLEX warp (morph) tutorial. For example, there is a playlist from the official revisionfx channel - th-cam.com/video/CEOEdeSPLqQ/w-d-xo.html

Hmm... This is not the first time I have been asked about this. I'll try to make a tutorial soon. But essentially this is a light sweep fx + displacement map, and then you need to render this sequence in the dimensions (proportions) of the mesh in the spine in order to duplicate the finished mesh with configured weights and replace it with the resulting sequence (using a linked mesh).

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