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Tripp Woelfel · June 29th, 2008, 08:16 PM

Not sure whether this can be done in PP or AE in CS3, so I'll start in this forum.

I want to float a balloon above a race car on track with the pointy part aiming at the car. The pointy part needs to track the car movements as I pan the camera to keep up but the balloon itself should not move. If you're familiar with NASCAR broadcasts, you've probably seen this type of graphic.

Is there a simple way to do this in either PP or AE? It's gotta be fairly simple to repeat the function as I will probably want to use this effect 6-8 times or more in a 40 lap race.

June 29th, 2008, 08:16 PM	#1
Tripp Woelfel Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 905	Making a balloon point at a moving race car Not sure whether this can be done in PP or AE in CS3, so I'll start in this forum. I want to float a balloon above a race car on track with the pointy part aiming at the car. The pointy part needs to track the car movements as I pan the camera to keep up but the balloon itself should not move. If you're familiar with NASCAR broadcasts, you've probably seen this type of graphic. Is there a simple way to do this in either PP or AE? It's gotta be fairly simple to repeat the function as I will probably want to use this effect 6-8 times or more in a 40 lap race. __________________ Tripp Woelfel