<p>Make a spiral like this:</p>
<p><div class="youtube-embed"><div>
                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/STjPyY2zolg?start=0"></iframe>
            </div></div></p>
<p>Keyframe it back to a straight line.</p>
<p>If you need more control, you could auto-trace it, and then manually reshape the traced path back to a straight line?</p>

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tomh
<p>I'm trying to make the next effect in AE:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/MPMzq.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/MPMzq.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>Take the 1st string of guitar and 'broke it', transforming line into a spiral, like this:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/NBSDR.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NBSDR.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>What is the fastest and optimal way to do this? Thanks!</p>

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Roll up line in After Effects?
Carlos Pérez
# Roll up line in After Effects?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-08-25)

I'm trying to make the next effect in AE:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/MPMzq.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/MPMzq.png)

Take the 1st string of guitar and 'broke it', transforming line into a spiral, like this:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/NBSDR.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/NBSDR.png)

What is the fastest and optimal way to do this? Thanks!

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-05. Score: 1

Make a spiral like this:

Keyframe it back to a straight line.

If you need more control, you could auto-trace it, and then manually reshape the traced path back to a straight line?


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