Create MOTION TRAIL in AFTER EFFECTS - QUICK TIP GUIDE

Creating a motion trail on your artwork or shape layers is made easy with the Echo Effect.
Found in Effects - Time - Echo.
The echo effect can create a very clean motion trail and respects shape layer styles like a gradient very nicely. So in this quick tip, I will show you what you need to know to control this effect and how to dial it in.
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[@Tine1713]

Thank you so much for this example. It was so very helpful.

[@capdponts8710]

Just what I was looking for!!! Thanks!!!!!

[@artbymirjamderuiter]

Great tip! Thanks so much for sharing :)

[@sebastianquintero842]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@MoGraphMentor]

Glad it was useful :)

[@Miguelstradamus]

I know it wasnt the focus of the video but it would have been nice to see the project from the start where you made the animation on the path. I'm curious how you were able to make that loop with only 3 points and how you were able to make it loop seamlessly with no stutter from end to beginning again.

[@LucasEduardoRibas]

awesome man!

[@MoGraphMentor]

Thanks Lucas :)

[@LucasEduardoRibas]

@@MoGraphMentor cheers!

[@jasperverboon]

first of all. thanks for the tip. It was helpfull.. i got a small question tho. Is it possible to scale the echo effect. What i am trying to do is to have the 'tail' smaller over time. so 1ste echo almost same size, 2nd echo a bit smaller, and so on. can't seem to find it

[@shoopdawhoop]

I wanna ask: is there any way to add a delay to the echo, so it gives like an infinite snake motion trail effect as seen in this demo at 18:55 - 22:48?
ua-cam.com/video/6rxm4psX_mQ/v-deo.html

[@JUANPABLOSANTAMARIA]

Hello... does anyone knows a way to do echo but with .png images ( like photos ) to repeat then like a infinite loop or create movement? I would like to do the echo creating a deep tunel loop with the images... but i can't find how... only echospace effect that is part of super expensive package... Please help!

[@martinpassavanti8979]

Hi it seems applying the default effect only manages to superimpose the echoes in the same place, without the time delay
I'm on mac os 10.14.5, using AE CC 2018 can anyone help me?

[@martinpassavanti8979]

Oh it's ok I just had to precompose the object and apply the motions inside of its precomp, then apply the echo on the precompostion

[@jaiminsharma]

Isn't there another way around? Without using Effects? Sometimes Echo slowdowns the system