Animating Shape Layers (Trim Paths) - After Effects Tutorial

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Today we take a look at how we can animate shape layers using trim paths!
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[@nathaliemcclune7619]

Exactly what I needed, thanks!

[@LukeGadeke]

Exactly what I was looking for, top job!

[@marcoellivera2948]

Thanks Man! Such a big help! Cheerio!

[@Toebiscuit]

Dewd!! The "Offset" trick is brilliant!!! I owe you a buritto.

[@AshleyReinhardt]

Thanks for the video! really helps.

[@zeeinfo1718]

Great work. I search many time " Like trim path" but cannot found. At last your video help me. Thanks.

[@valentinaramirezachinte5610]

Thanks Caleb!

[@HansMagnusNedreberg]

Thank you for the video :) Can you edit the path after the trim path is applied? Seems like I can't.

[@anas.g]

Finally omg Thank you

[@danmarcano5518]

I have a cuestion man! How could i do a rising straight line tracked to an object?

[@lijeshbabu6425]

hey could u tell me how to animate a straight line with a round head (round is in the second layer, means seperate layer) using trim path...? thankszzzzz in advance

[@tzippyrand4978]

Thanks a ton!!

[@HalfAndHalfHD]

hey would you be able to tell me the name of the Audio in the beginning? please and thanks

[@KathleenBurgess]

How could I do the last effect but not have a gap in between? I want to make a continuous wiggly line...

[@moumenabahaa5232]

thanks

[@midrisemedia1110]

Is there a way to speed ramp the animation?

[@gabehabe1]

I don’t know what’s wrong but for some reason when I try to do a line it come out really skinny?

[@jockes.9223]

I may not have watched the entire video, but I am sure that this is a very useful tutorial, thanks! :)

[@harmadikszem]

well the line is easy and straightforward. but when it comes to a rectangle ( what you sadly decided to not to show) AE start to do the trimpath from an angle. Like I made a rectangle shape trim path and it starts to do from the bottom right corner the top right corner remains there. i dont know what settings to change.

[@simonsotelo8349]

instead of using trim paths, search "Linear Wipe" in the Effects>Transition i learned that trim paths are made for...paths and aren't effective when trying to manipulate filled shapes.

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[@Shroog95]

love you

[@drumdrummer4685]

How could you make this line thicker?

[@steveloudon7491]

I was hoping for an explanation of "start" and "end." To what do these refer. A line has 2 starts and ends as does any path. Is the right side the end or the left side. A circle has no end. I have watched numerous tuts on trim path and no one has addressed this. Can you help me with this?

[@ectr93]

I like how enthusiastic you sound heheh

[@Purimta]

Big thanks sir. . Just sub. . 🙋

[@2HHB]

why didnt you include it going in both directions from a center??

[@blackswan6386]

this trim path makes me ill !!!!! when i make start/ end animation it's bugged - it starts but ends rewind...i cannot finish a simple stroke animaion...why is this so complicated ?!

[@abscondet]

Where I found the "Motion 2" tools?

[@bwolson]

www.mtmograph.com/motion/

[@KathleenBurgess]

@@bwolson Is there a similar plug in I can find that is free?

[@beesechurger7667]

how do i make a line with a rounded end

[@arneverlinde5910]

go to the shape layer of that line => click on contents => than click on shape => stroke => and put the line cap on round cap. :)

[@beesechurger7667]

@@arneverlinde5910 Thank you mate

[@wolfgangmerneg5277]

please helpü the world with expression commands how to loop trim paths....for a very clean loop animation, we dont want it to stop after 5 frames...thank youuuuu

[@quadtone]

i liked this at 1000, and i kept on liking and unliking

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