Motion on a curved path

I've been using the motion attribute found in the edit effects window. I've noticed from time to time that I've created a curved path that the image will follow. Up until now I've deleted the anchor points and started over.
Now, however, I'd like to have an image move in a less linear fashion, but have no idea how I stumbled into what I'd previously thought of as a problem.
Any ideas how to do this on purpose?

Andy,
For me, the easiest way to do this is to choose the main points (hence the name Keyframes) of the motion path (note: this is not like Text on a Path, drawn with the Pen Tool in many programs), and then use Continuous Bezier for those Keyframes This "smooths" everything out. I personally use the X-Y coordinate numbers, rather than drag the Bounding Box, but that is just me. If you need to map things out visually, I'd go to PS/PSE and do a "guide" for that motion path, with the Pen Tool and Stroke that Path. Save_As a PSD and Import that guide. Now, you still have to set your Keyframes, as you cannot tell the program to "follow the Path," but you have the guide to go by. I did similar, when a client's log had to follow a sine wave on an O-scope, as though it was the trace beam.
Good luck, and hope that this helps.
Hunt

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