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FocusLines is an effect plugin for Adobe After Effects that reproduces one of the typical effect lines used in comics and animation, the "focus lines".
You can control various parameters to draw and animate the "focus lines" to you liking.
Main Features of FocusLines
- Create focus lines with various shapes and animations using rich parameters.
- Reproduce the grouped shapes characteristic of focus lines using grouping parameters.
- Create more natural focus lines using random parameters.
- Animate without keyframes using the Auto Offset function.
- Add the appearance of pen pressure to the lines with the In/Out function.
- Add Wave and Twist effects to the lines. ver 1.5
- Create pseudo-lens effects that change the shapes of the lines based on the distance to the vanishing point. ver 1.5
- Randomize the line colors. ver 1.5
Main Functionality
Base Line Drawing
Grouping
Randomization and Repetition
New in Version 1.5 New
Sample Videos
FocusLines Demo Video
Sample video centered on the use of FocusLines.
The light flowing on the edges of the ComicStyle logo and the lightning visual effects use PathStroke.
Basic Focus Lines
A sample of basic focus lines seen in games and anime.
Random Interval is used to alternate lines instantly at specified frame intervals.
Ideal for comical videos.
New Focus Lines
A sample of focus lines where the lines move smoothly and naturally.
This is also effective for CG and live-action videos that move smoothly in the depth direction of the screen.
With the pseudo-lens effect(New!), you can add high-quality focus lines that match the video.
Twist & Wave version 1.5
A sample that uses Twist and Wave.
You can easily add complex focus lines as seen in comics and illustrations. With a set of functions specialized for video, you can express dynamic movement with complex lines. Unlike the standard distortion effects in After Effects, the pixels are not squashed or stretched, and you can draw sharp and smooth streamlines.
Focus Lines Special Effects
A sample inspired by special uses such as reproducing shock waves.
Symbolic Focus Lines version 1.5
A focus lines sample where FocusLines effects are overlapped to create symbolic representations.
Multiple effects are controlled using expressions.
Presets Gallery
Preset files can be downloaded from the Downloads page.
FCL_BasicTemplate01.ffx
Template preset with a sample of basic focus lines with frame animation.
FCL_BasicTemplate02.ffx
Template preset with a sample of basic frame animation where lines are grouped.
FCL_BasicTemplate03.ffx
Template preset with a sample of focus lines where the lines do not taper.
FCL_BasicTemplate04.ffx
Template preset with a sample of focus lines where small fluctuations were applied to the lines and their spacing to make them look more like scans of hand-drawn lines.
FCL_BeTaFlash.ffx
Animation sample of a "beta flash", a technique used in manga.
FCL_ZoomTemplate01.ffx
Template preset with a sample of basic animation in the depth direction.
FCL_ZoomTemplate02.ffx
Template preset with a sample of animation in the depth direction using flat lines and grouping.
FCL_ZoomTemplate03.ffx
Template preset with an animation sample where lines emerge from a wide area of the screen.
FCL_TwistSample01.ffx
Basic animation sample using the Twist function.
FCL_TwistSample02.ffx
Applied sample of the Twist function.
FCL_TwistSample03.ffx
Applied sample of the Twist function. The angle of each control point is automatically animated using expressions.
FCL_WaveSample01.ffx
Basic sample using the Wave function.
FCL_WaveSample02.ffx
Applied sample of Wave Phase animation. The Wave Phase parameter is automatically animated using expressions.
FCL_WaveSample03.ffx
Applied sample of basic parameters and the Wave function.
FCL_WaveSample04.ffx
Applied sample of basic parameters and the Wave function.
*For all presets, parameters affected by the resolution are automatically set by expressions.
