How do I Curve a Layer.

[familyman]

Ok so here is what I need to do.
I have a animation of a display, lights and scanners and stuff. Doesn't really matter exactly what it is off I guess, the thing is it is an animation.
I am importing the animation, ok great. Then I an drawing other layers.
I need the animated layer curved. Not up and down, I know how to do that. But I need it curving backwards.
Pic included.. Any help wuld be great.. Thanks..

[Víctor Paredes]

Technically you can't curve a layer this way, unless the layer be a 3d object and you bend it using bones.
Anyway, you can simulate a 3d curve in 2d putting the layer (can be video or anything) inside a bone layer

For example, put the layer inside a bone and construct a skeleton similar to this on frame zero


Then, in frame one rotate, scale and move the bones to obtain the desired curve (you can do something better than this example, for sure)


It could be a good solution, but it's not a 3d curve. The good thing is you can animate the bones to obtain different positions, so if you move the camera, you can adapt the shape of the layer to obtain how the layer would look if it were 3d. I mean, simulate that 3d.

[Mikdog]

Hmm...you wanna make it into a 3D-esque background?

You could try bones, what Selgin suggests is pretty good advice. Except you'd be turning the bones inwards to make it look like the background's curving backwards.

Or, if you have Photoshop, you can do this in Photoshop with the lattice transform, I'm pretty sure.

[Víctor Paredes]

You could try bones, what Selgin suggests is pretty good advice. Except you'd be turning the bones inwards to make it look like the background's curving backwards.

hahaha, you are right. But well, that's he idea.

[familyman]

Thanks that looks like it will give the visual effect I am looking for, I will tyr it. Thanks again.