Thicc Stroke
  • kazuyoshi kusukazuyoshi kusu
    How do I use the Force Path Open parameter?
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    kazuyoshi kusu said:
    How do I use the Force Path Open parameter?
    Hi Kazuyoshi

    The path needs to be closed, and then it can be used. It's shown at 4:14 of the tutorial video:

  • Chrisa HecoxChrisa Hecox
    I hear you Audio Jungle!
  • Ekaterina DanilovaEkaterina Danilova
    Hey guys,

    I can't figure it out how to reveal letters using this. Masks works, but it reveals only stroke, what about fill color?
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Ekaterina Danilova said:
    Hey guys,

    I can't figure it out how to reveal letters using this. Masks works, but it reveals only stroke, what about fill color?
    Hi Ekaterina

    Sorry, what do you mean by revealing fill color?
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Chrisa Hecox said:
    I hear you Audio Jungle!
    Hehehe you got me!
  • Lars NordbeckLars Nordbeck
    Hey there,Great Plugn!

    Just a question / request. Today the setting to have square or round butts affects both start and end. Any way to make the start butt round and the end butt square? I tried making two effects on the same path and offset them, but the top one apparently covers the bottom one (no alpha).

    Thanks!
  • Amanda MeentAmanda Meent
    Hi! Love the plug-in, but I'm having some trouble using "force path open". It keeps seeing a different part of the path as the place it should force open, but it's never the part i need it to be open. I keep looking for a way to tell ae which part should be open. My current solution is trying to make the shape over- and over again, but this is becoming VERY time consuming. Is there a way for me to fix this problem? Thanks!
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Amanda Meent said:
    Hi! Love the plug-in, but I'm having some trouble using "force path open". It keeps seeing a different part of the path as the place it should force open, but it's never the part i need it to be open. I keep looking for a way to tell ae which part should be open. My current solution is trying to make the shape over- and over again, but this is becoming VERY time consuming. Is there a way for me to fix this problem? Thanks!
    Hi Amanda

    Glad you like it! You can tell AE which part of the path to open by right clicking on a vertex -> Mask & Shape Path -> Set first vertex.
  • Anand AkshayAnand Akshay
    When will this be updated to AE 2021?
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Anand Akshay said:
    When will this be updated to AE 2021?
    Hi Anand

    Are you having issues getting it to work on AE 2021? It's working on my end, perhaps there could be a hardware or software compatibility. Could you please let me know your OS, AE build version and your GPU model?
  • Sean CussonSean Cusson
    This is pretty amazing considering it's free. Is there any way to determine where the gradient happens along the path? I'm working on something and have a specific point where I need the gradient to transition from color 1 to 2. Right now I'm using Stardust with a light emitter for the path and am able to control the gradients "blend" location using the handles in the gradient tab.
  • Mélina PoiréMélina Poiré
    Hey there. I really enjoy the plugin! Would looooove to be able to add more than 4 colors. Is this a thing that could be add?
    Thanks a lot.

    Mel
  • Shakran shakranShakran shakran
    This is exactly what I needed!
    Not running on AE beta for M1 Macs yet, fingers crossed :)
  • Dave LoGiudiceDave LoGiudice
    Great plugin :) Love the feather width option. I'd def pay money to keep it supported/developed.
  • Alberto RondoniAlberto Rondoni
    Just installed the latest AE version. Thicc Stroke still not working on M1 Mac. Really hoping for an update soon
  • Matthew HoganMatthew Hogan
    Not working on M1 mac
  • Chris FloresChris Flores
    Getting a message that says "This effect may slow down Preview and Export as it is not optimized for Multi-Frame Rendering" on AE 2022. Great tool but hope this could get updated soon!
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Alberto Rondoni said:
    Just installed the latest AE version. Thicc Stroke still not working on M1 Mac. Really hoping for an update soon
    Hi Alberto
    We've just released the M1 update :)
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Matthew Hogan said:
    Not working on M1 mac
    Hi Matthew
    We've just released the M1 update :)
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Shakran shakran said:
    This is exactly what I needed!
    Not running on AE beta for M1 Macs yet, fingers crossed :)
    Hi Shakran
    We've just released the M1 update :)
  • Eric RosnerEric Rosner
    Doesnt work with m1. :(
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Eric Rosner said:
    Doesnt work with m1. :(
    Hi Eric

    Just wondering if you were running the latest version as it was only recently updated to work with M1
  • Frans BaudFrans Baud
    Hi,

    I've created a beautiful animation using the Plugin. But when I want to render it I get a video with the solid fill color and not the animation of Thicc! I've got a
    Apple M1 Pro that I use. What am I doing wrong here??
  • Alice WalshAlice Walsh
    I'm also getting a render issue - only seeing the fill colour.
    (Not on M1)
  • Alice WalshAlice Walsh
    Alice Walsh said:
    I'm also getting a render issue - only seeing the fill colour.
    (Not on M1)
    Successful render using Anubis so maybe an issue with Me
  • adam benamiadam benami
    there is an issue when using straight lines and a butt cap , the line breaks up
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  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    adam benami said:
    there is an issue when using straight lines and a butt cap , the line breaks up
    image
    Hi Adam

    Yes this is a limitation of the butt cap mode as thicc stroke is cheating the geometry :')
  • Steve KellenerSteve Kellener
    I love this plugin!  I have a question. In the description, it says "Works on masks and shapes" does that mean "Shape Layers"? I can't seem to get it to work on a shape layer. It only seems to work with paths on a solid. I just want to clarify what it works with. You guys make some awesome software! Thank you very much!
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Steve Kellener said:
    I love this plugin!  I have a question. In the description, it says "Works on masks and shapes" does that mean "Shape Layers"? I can't seem to get it to work on a shape layer. It only seems to work with paths on a solid. I just want to clarify what it works with. You guys make some awesome software! Thank you very much!
    Hi Steve

    The plugin is compatible with shape layers (except for preset shapes, such as rounded rectangle, polystar, etc) in a roundabout way. You must create an empty mask path, set that as the path in the plugin effect controls, and then using an expression (or pick-whip) link the shape you create to the dummy mask path.

    Unfortunately this is a limitation of the c++ AE SDK and there's no way around it. Let me know how you go and if something I've written wasn't explained clearly as it can be a bit confusing. 
  • Ant LsaAnt Lsa
    At 4:20 on your youtube video, it shows feathering as im trying to make a specific portion of the stroke thinner, when i close the mask as you have shown us, it opens the wrong side of the mask, 
  • Ian DaviesIan Davies
    Any chance this will be updated to work with multi-frame rendering? Would pay for such an update. Please!

    Also, the gradient isn't the only reason to use this rather than the native 'taper' stroke attribute. The shape your effect produces is much nicer, much smoother, and has more control than Adobe's effort. You're selling yourself short! :)
  • Matthew WoodsMatthew Woods
    I like this plug in.  Thank you. I too would like multi frame rendering.  I would also love composite options (over/under original).  I am using Thicc Stroke in combination with text on a path (something that I couldn't do easily with AE's built in shape based tapered stroke).  Applying Thick Stroke to the path on a text layer hides the text so I need to duplicate the layer and link the paths.  
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Ian Davies said:
    Any chance this will be updated to work with multi-frame rendering? Would pay for such an update. Please!

    Also, the gradient isn't the only reason to use this rather than the native 'taper' stroke attribute. The shape your effect produces is much nicer, much smoother, and has more control than Adobe's effort. You're selling yourself short! :)
    Hi Ian

    Thanks for your feedback! I'll get to making it thread safe and MFR compatible eventually :')
  • James WhiffinJames Whiffin
    Matthew Woods said:
    I like this plug in.  Thank you. I too would like multi frame rendering.  I would also love composite options (over/under original).  I am using Thicc Stroke in combination with text on a path (something that I couldn't do easily with AE's built in shape based tapered stroke).  Applying Thick Stroke to the path on a text layer hides the text so I need to duplicate the layer and link the paths.  
    Hi Matthew

    Thank you for your feedback, both are good suggestions for a future version. 
  • Liviu IspasoiuLiviu Ispasoiu
    Hi, I'm having issues when rendering on M1. I get a solid shape instead of the gradients. What should be done? I use the latest version.
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  • Niels DielenNiels Dielen
    First off, I really like this plugin. It enables me to make the right gradient strokes for my motion graphics project. Kudos

    Lately howerver, After Effects has been crashing consistently whenever I click on a layer with Thicc Stroke effect added.
    Is there anything I could do to fix this? (Already tried reinstalling, resetting preferences and cleaning the caches etc.)

    Hope to hear from you, thanks in advance!
    Niels
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