Answers.Body: <p>I think you could get 90% of the way towards the example shown in that video using the free <a href="https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/saber_plug-in/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Saber plugin from videocopilot</a>. It can't do 3D strokes (for that you would need to use <a href="https://www.maxon.net/en/red-giant/trapcode-suite/3d-stroke" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Red Giant's 3D stroke</a>, or some other elaborate method).</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I don't have Trapcode unfortunately, I was thinking of Saber but it only works on masks which are terrible in terms of control and animation.
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Body: <p>I'm trying to make this effect for a car video, you can imagine the camera movement for this kind of stuff.</p>
  <p>I was going to try <a href="https://youtu.be/S0mx2jI05y4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this technique</a> which is simply a 3D shape layer in After Effects with a taper.
  Right now, I'm doing this above with a 3D Camera Tracker effect which seems to do the job so far, but in the case that I need extra movements such as overtaking the car and going off-screen might be hard to do with a shape layer.</p>
  <p>I will be on a deadline and I would like to not follow the wrong strategy wasting time.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/putZP.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/putZP.jpg" alt="example" /></a></p>
  <p>Is there anyone who could help me understand the best thing to do?</p>
  <p>Thank you!</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Could you describe "this technique" in words so you're not forcing people to go off-site to watch up to 7 minutes of video to know what you mean.
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Comments.Text: Thanks @Tetsujin, I've just edited my post!
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Tags: <video><after-effects><special-effects><footage>
Title: Lightstreaks on Video Footage
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ThreadText: # Lightstreaks on Video Footage
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-05-15)
  
  I'm trying to make this effect for a car video, you can imagine the camera movement for this kind of stuff.
  
  I was going to try [this technique](https://youtu.be/S0mx2jI05y4) which is simply a 3D shape layer in After Effects with a taper.
  Right now, I'm doing this above with a 3D Camera Tracker effect which seems to do the job so far, but in the case that I need extra movements such as overtaking the car and going off-screen might be hard to do with a shape layer.
  
  I will be on a deadline and I would like to not follow the wrong strategy wasting time.
  
  [![example](https://i.sstatic.net/putZP.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/putZP.jpg)
  
  Is there anyone who could help me understand the best thing to do?
  
  Thank you!
  
  **Tags:** video, after-effects, special-effects, footage
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Could you describe "this technique" in words so you're not forcing people to go off-site to watch up to 7 minutes of video to know what you mean.  
  > **username_0**: Thanks @username_1, I've just edited my post!  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2023-05-16. Score: 0
  
  I think you could get 90% of the way towards the example shown in that video using the free [Saber plugin from videocopilot](https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/saber_plug-in/). It can't do 3D strokes (for that you would need to use [Red Giant's 3D stroke](https://www.maxon.net/en/red-giant/trapcode-suite/3d-stroke), or some other elaborate method).
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I don't have Trapcode unfortunately, I was thinking of Saber but it only works on masks which are terrible in terms of control and animation.  
  
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