Tracer draws a ribbon behind each clone through where it was over the last few frames, narrowing and fading toward the end.
How to use it
- Animate the clones (with Orbit, Follow, keyframes, or the layer's own motion).
- Put Tracer below them: Geo Ops ▸ Effectors ▸ Tracer.
Parameters
| Name | What it does | Default/range |
|---|---|---|
| Length | How many samples the trail keeps. | 15 samples, 0–120 |
| Spacing | Frames between samples. | 1 fr, min 0.01 |
| Width | Trail width at the head. | 8 px, min 0 |
| Taper | How much the trail narrows toward its end. | 1, 0–1 |
| Fade | How much the trail fades toward its end. | 1, 0–1 |
| Opacity | Trail opacity. | 1×, 0–1 |
| Color | Trail colour. | white |
| Trail the layer's own motion | Keys on this layer's Position, Rotation and Scale (and its parents') leave a trail too. | On |
| Keep the clones | Off draws only the trails. | On |