expression request
I've been askjing around to find out how a particular effect that I seen on numerous music video was created. No one could give me definitive answer, I even suggested maybe it was done by editing in...
View ArticleTriggering an opacity pulse from a marker on another layer
Layer 1 has several markers labeled "hit" as the marker comment. The name is important because I might add more markers to do other stuff. Layer 2 is at 0% opacity by default. Whenever the time...
View ArticleVarying Speed Of Fractal Noise Ocean Waves With Expressions
Hi, Possible Noob question: I've been following: http://allbetsareoff.com/2009/06/ocean-water-effect/ The video results are here: http://vimeo.com/5384704 He uses the Fractal Noise plug-in to make the...
View ArticleAccurate Timer For Sports
Hi all. I'm trying to make an expression you apply to a text layer to time sports videos accurately. So far, I have the minutes and seconds figured out, but can't seem to get the milliseconds to work....
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Attaching layers to edges of other layers
Here's a mockup of I'd like to do: (click to see animated GIF) The smaller square layer is "attached" to a corner of the larger solid. As the larger solid moves, the square maintains its relative...
View ArticleWhat's new with CC expressions?
Just curious if there's any new controls exposed to expressions in AE CC? Has there been any change in expression performance?
View Article"slider wiggle"=? in french ??
Hello, i'm novice. I'm working on a project, but there is not the same AE version. I'm french.I have a error message, because AE can't found the 'slider' effect. It's a language problem.I understand...
View ArticleNoob Question: Move a layer in the opposite direction of a different animated...
So say that I have an icon that I animate on the Y-axis +40px, but instead of trying to hand key the other layer each time, is there an expression I can write to have the other layer move in the...
View ArticlesampleImage() in 4-color gradient issue
hi there I am trying a technique for logo/element removal that I saw in a post from a couple years back, where a tracked, solid "patch" is placed over the unwanted element, and a 4 color gradient...
View ArticleAnimate a Blur Letter-by-Letter
So I've just learned about creating an expression selector, but I know absolutely nothing about writing code for expressions. What I want to achieve is this: I have a paragraph of text filling the...
View ArticleLimit value range with expression?
Hi there, Is there a way to put a limit on value range when linking it to key-framed audio? My situation is that I want to link the Glow Intensity of one of my objects to the key-framed audio. The...
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4 digit random number
Hi guys, i would like to have a text layer that changes it´s 4-digit number everytime it´s duplicated. I found an expression that basically does that, but it also includes other values like "@" and...
View Articledistribute layers on a ring
hi i've got an illustrator 2d ring file(1000*1000).i'd like to distibute a whole bunch of layers on this ring.important is now that all layers have the same distance(degrees) to each other.i tried it...
View ArticleFont Size Expression
I need an expression that would automatically change the font size based on how many characters are typed in. The goal is to fit multi-line text into a bounding box as it's read from the external text...
View Articlelinking precomped wheel rotation to position in another comp
Hey guys, I suck at expressions, but I think one would really help me here. I have a car driving, part of a complicated precomp, and i want the wheel rotaion in the precomp to rotate according to the...
View ArticleMultiple Expressions
Is there any way that I can patch the same expression in the same property layer multiple times? What if I would like my camera to execute the same expression at different points in the composition?
View ArticleWriting Expressions in Time remap
I want to write an expression in timeRemap that will change to a random frame every 30 seconds. any suggestions? If there are no suggestion in terms of what to write does anyone have any good beginner...
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seperate XYZ error / ae_force_english.txt
Hi together, would be nice if anybody can help out. I'm using AE CC with ae_force_english.txt and I'm recieving the error trying so seperate XYZ from an emitter. "Error at line 1 in property 'Position'...
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...
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Expressions and sliders
Hi all Having trouble trying to stop my wiggle expression so I thought I would use a slider to control it. The wiggle is applied to position but I haven't actually given it any key frames. Basically my...
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