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Distort tool in AE or how to simulate a shadow for a filmed actor.
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John Locke
May 25, 2011
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Hi everybody:

I was looking for something in AE similar to the Photoshop's Distort tool. I would need to duplicate a layer, scale and rotate it (no problem so far), and then, I'd need to distort the layer in order to simulate the shadow of the original one (a filmed actor).

I don't know If there's such a tool in AE or if there would be another way to do what I want.

The only way I would know to do this, is to create an action in Photoshop and start aplying the Distort tool frame by frame; but I would prefer to learn to do it in AE and save some time.

Anyone can help me?
Thanks in advance

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John Locke
May 26, 2011
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Ok, I found out how to do it: in the effects menu, there's a group of deformation efects. I use teh bezier one and worked pretty well.

regards

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