3D Corner Pin w/ Precomps
Hi everyone, I've been using Dan's expression for getting the corner pin in 3D. But it's getting tough with the following setup: Main CompCameraPrecompCamera (pick whipped position and POI with main...
View ArticleExpression at a specific time
Hi, when I apply an expression it starts from the beginning of the composition, but if I want to start it, for example, after 10 seconds, how can I? Sorry for my english.
View ArticleKeeping Exponential Scale "live" with expressions
Is there a way to replicate the Exponential Scale via expression? As you know, once you run the animation assistant, the keyframes are locked down and if I need to change the start or end values, I...
View Articlecontrolling Key-Value by Point Controller
Hey guys,I have multiple layers, each one has three position keyframes with keyA, keyB and keyC. Now I want to have a small "helper": the value of frame B should be changed by a "Point Control" (which...
View ArticleExpressions from AE CS6 not working in AE CC
We have used some expressions in an AE CS6 project to fill text from an external file. Here's an example: try{/* "mypath" must be absolute to data file */myPath =...
View ArticleHow to get relative position of layer in larger precomp.
The Setup: Comp 1 is 2000x3000 pixels. Comp 1 contains Layer X that is positioned at 1750,1250. (or whatever) I pull Comp 1 into Comp 2 which is 800x600. I scale and move Comp 1 inside Comp 2 by an...
View ArticleUnfolding Effect
I came across an animation that depicts a series of diagonal lines unfolding like a fan. The artwork is simple enough but I wasn't sure how to build this in after effects and I wondered if there might...
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Expression request
Hi Guys, I tried to stay away from After Effects and concentrate on sound - but I have failed! I am hopelessly addicted to AE - there is no turning back! I have a question about expressions. I have...
View ArticleHow do text layer expression selectors operate on character value?
I'm banging my head against my desk here. Every other attribute I try to animate using expressions selectors works by multiplying the value returned by the selector by the value of the property in...
View ArticleSway 3D object on Z-axis using slider?
Hi there,I have multiple objects (side by side) which I would like to sway on the z-axis as if the wind is blowing them. I already have their anchor points at the top of each object. I have a few...
View ArticleExpression at a specific time
Hi, when I apply an expression it starts from the beginning of the composition, but if I want to start it, for example, after 10 seconds, how can I? Sorry for my english.
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 ArticleReading thisComp FPS?
In this global expression: timeToTimecode(t = time + thisComp.displayStartTime, timecodeBase = 30, isDuration = false) Instead of being coded to 30, is it possible for timecodebase to read the...
View Articlecontrolling Key-Value by Point Controller
Hey guys,I have multiple layers, each one has three position keyframes with keyA, keyB and keyC. Now I want to have a small "helper": the value of frame B should be changed by a "Point Control" (which...
View ArticleKeeping Exponential Scale "live" with expressions
Is there a way to replicate the Exponential Scale via expression? As you know, once you run the animation assistant, the keyframes are locked down and if I need to change the start or end values, I...
View ArticleSettings that affect sampleImage()
I have a script that uses sampleImage to find whether there is any visible content within the composition (the script adds a layer and applys sampleImage to it). Somebody who is using the script is...
View Articledelay scale parameter from the shape layer repeater
Hi, I want to animate the scale parameter of the repeater effect and delay it on several shapes. I've tried with this expression using 2 expressions sliders but without success...
View ArticleThe value of this expression
I was looking through some old tutorial projects and came across this expression [thisLayer.width/2, thisLayer.height/2] which was applied to the Wipe Center property of the Radial Wipe Effect....
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Expressions
This is probably an incredibly silly question but I can't seem to find the right thing to search for in google or in my books to fix it!! I'm trying to add two expressions to the same layer on the same...
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Applying an expression
I have been having this error whilst trying to apply expressions both by typing in expressions and also by using iExpressions. AE CC After pressing OK it says contact support but I thought I would post...
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