Time remmaping with random jitter / simulate drop frames
Hello experts!! I'm trying to simulate an old movie. The only thing I can not get is that every X amount of time skips Y amount of frames. Where X and Y can act randomly I have found on the web a code...
View Articlewiggler expression for position
I want to have a random movement on a layer using the a wiggle expression but I only want it on one axis.Using this:wiggle(1,50)makes it pop around on the screen, so what do I need to add to this to...
View ArticleLink checkboxes.
Hi, In the project I am currently working on, there are some trouble with the flickering of lights on the footage. Now, there is a plugin that helps to reduce that. In order to get the max result we...
View ArticleDan's Universal Counting Clock
Hey Dan! I was trying to get your Universal Counting Clock to stop when it hits 00:00:00, but this part threw me: if (clockTime < 0){ sign = "-"; clockTime = -clockTime;}else{ sign = "";} I...
View ArticleAdjust the amount of Mocha stabilize?
I have a couple shots that Mocha (and the awesome MochaImport script) has beautifully stabilized. However, it's a little too rock solid. Is there someway to craft an expression that can dial back the...
View ArticleMath.round for Shape layers to land on whole pixels?
Trying to keep my shape layers on whole pixels to avoid subpixel blurring. For one-dimensional properties, this works fine: Math.round(value); But for two dimensional props, I'm running into errors...
View Articlemask follows track point
I am trying to have an elliptical mask path follow a point that was motion tracked. how can i attach the center point of that mask (not the layer) to follow the tracked point? I've tried Nulls but...
View ArticleMath.pow(Math.E, time)
Hi folks! The expression "Math.pow( Math.E, time )" keeps giving me a "divide by zero" error. This seems to be similar to problems others have had, but the other solutions don't quite work in my case,...
View ArticleInverse Opacity
I have two layers. I want one to be on while the other is off. Neither one can be visible at the same time. But one of them always has to be visible. I came up with a pretty simple expression to make...
View Article"No active camera" error
Ran into this problem tonight with a couple expressions I've used in the past in CS3+. My scene has 1 camera. It it's set to active and the eyeball is on and its in/out is the length of my comp. Is...
View Articlecontrolling nulls with expressions
I am having an issue with an expression I'm working with. I am trying to produce a dynamic graph (among other visualisers) that appears to be being controlled by a datastream - the artifical datastream...
View Articleexpressions with different data types
hello I have an animated clock and a line on a chart that I want to animate together--hopefully all tied with expressions, to make easing across them very *easy* I've got the big hand and little hand...
View ArticleHow to wiggle a layer on odd frame numbers.
Hello. I am using AE CS6. Now I am trying to make an cartoon animation, and now I am trying to wiggle some layers' position.But I don't want to wiggle the layers on every frame. I want to wiggle them...
View ArticleWho else would find a global Expressions object useful?
I often find myself working with multiple layers which all have the same set of expressions applied - eg, one for position, one for rotation, etc. Sometimes there might be one expression that I have to...
View ArticleWiggle position in a certain angle
Hi is there a way to wiggle a layer's position in a certain angle?i'd like my layer's position to wiggle in 45° degrees for example.any ideas?
View ArticleExpression error using checkbox control
I'm trying, for the first time, to create an expression that controls a value depending on whether or not a keyed checkbox is on. This is my code. x = comp("overlay...
View ArticleHow to delay an animation
Sorry for my bad english: i'll try to be clear.Once a layer has some animation (position, scale etc),how can i link another layer to this first one (or the animated property of the first one to the...
View ArticleHelp with After Effects' expressions
Hi, I'm actually working on simulations of movements and I'd like to make an expression to set position and rotation in function of time . my functions are : position : X(t)= 15(cm/s)* t (s) rotation :...
View ArticleHow to get the footage's current frame number in expression?
There are 2 layers.One is text layer,one is sequence layer.Footage has begun from the 20th frame.Therefore, the number of composition's current frame number and footage's frame number has shifted. I...
View ArticleStoring a position value from the previous frame
Hey guys, So, I'm trying to assign the X value a null object had at the previous frame so I can continue to subtract a number from it cumulatively. I'm trying to assign it to a variable (prevframe)....
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