Animate video around a path

Question

I want to animate 5 video clips moving around a path.   I have one of the videos tracing
a rounded rectangle, working fine.   Now I want to add the other 4 symetrically
around the same path. I know how to cut/paste the path but for the life of me I
can find no way to get them all equally spaced around the path following each
other.
Help?

Answer 1

Well when you have your first video going thru the path, time it.
If it takes 4 seconds to go from strat to finish, then you divide it by the number of videos. If you have 4 videos then, each video will be lagging 1 second behind the preivous one.
Put your first video on the first layer, the second on the second layer, the third and fourth on the third and fourth layers.
Now add an expression to the second layer position: thisComp.layer("First Video").transform.position.valueAtTime(time-(thisLayer.index+1));
You can copy this expression to all your other video position property.
Explanation of the expression:
thisComp.layer("your main layer").transform.position << This is the current position of your first video layer.
.valueAtTime(time) << this is where you specify, where in the time you want to take the position value. (time is in second)
Hope that helps