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Trailing Taillights
Wow, I am so happy with this trick. The Trailing Taillights at last. For ages I have been looking for a solution for animating this trailing lights effect and now I found it. This solution is 100% automatic and stretches according to the speed of the object.
Aaargh it is sooooo simple!!
Just had to think of it.
I used MoGraph's fantastic "Tracer" one of the most useful and fun parts of Mograph.
OK lets get started, make an animated object (like a car or anything with taillights)
Put a Null object in the centre of the taillights.
Add a Tracer object to the scene and put the Null object as its reference.
Set the tracer to: Limit -From End- with a suitable amount like 7, this depends on the speed of your object.
Put the Tracer in a SweepNurb and use a spline as a profile.
I used a simple circle as my 'light' is just a sphere.
For more complex shapes you need the rear view profile of the taillight.
Boom there it is, just animate and enjoy.
Now for a better effect I made a transparent texture with a gradient in the alpha channel to fade the trail away.
Jeee I am happy with this one. If you don't understand the tutorial I'll be happy to do your setup as soon as you have clicked the "donate" button on the top right of the front page 
Here is one for the road;
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11 response(s) to Trailing Taillights
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shtl [Visitor] says:
2007-10-31 @ 23:53:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
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Navarro [Visitor] says:
2007-11-01 @ 17:53Terrific!! Thanks so much.
Would it be possible for you to post an project file for these tutes? -
base80 [Member] says:
2007-11-01 @ 18:02Thanks for your generous donation! I've sent you the file by mail.
If anybody else wants a file... make a donation :) -
ZeGolem [Visitor] says:
2007-11-05 @ 00:54That one remember me something... that's a nice and clear presentation for that trick, it could help lots of people i think.
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Justin [Visitor] @ http://maysgrafx.com says:
2007-11-16 @ 17:12FREAKI'N AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for this!
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Ron [Visitor] @ http://tonare.deviantart.com says:
2007-12-07 @ 04:56Awesome!
It doesn't work on stills though. Motion blur? -
držturti [Visitor] says:
2008-01-01 @ 21:43ste buzeranti zasrany
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xxx [Visitor] says:
2008-01-04 @ 18:09a donation for this?
you must be joking!! -
base80 [Member] says:
2008-01-04 @ 20:23don't be a coward and put your name on the comment.
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oli [Visitor] says:
2008-01-17 @ 12:44xxx: Why do you think, that you get everything as a gift? If you're interested in this, rebuild it or make a donation.
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mcteapot [Visitor] says:
2008-03-07 @ 06:14base 80 u rock! great tutorial so simple and pretty!
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