Custom Lensflare Expression
Hi i'm creating an own lensfare.I have created all elements and i'm struggling with the position expression of the iris elements.Can anyone point me in the right direction how to create the following...
View ArticleFill Color Controller to change between colors overtime
Hi All, I'm using CS6 AE.. I have created a clapometer style animation that uses a colour controller and value/numbers controller to animate the hand from left to right of a semi circle. As the hand...
View ArticleMaking the wheels of a car roll right
I have a photo of a car with the wheels separated, and I want to find an expression or something that will help make the wheels look like they are rotating at the right speed. Any suggestions? I have...
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 ArticleCan I have a slider impact a timeline just at one point?
I am using AE CS6, on an HP 820z, Win 7. I would like to have a series of layer objects follow different paths to an end point where they line up horizontally curving back in space on the sides.Here is...
View ArticleCan't find the words to Express myself, Nestled parenthesis?
Hi, I have a project I am supposed to turn over to other people so they can "easily edit" and produce the same thing over and over. that would be too simple, so I decided to put as much of the stuff...
View Articlelengthen or shorten vector
this may seem trivial, but vector mathematics is not my strong suit. if I have a vector between point A and point B, how do I shorten it (or lengthen it), but maintian a center point between A and B,...
View ArticleExpression help with time remapping
Hi I have a 25fps Precomp with an animation that changes on every frame. In the master comp I want to apply an expression to its time remap property so that it holds on each consecutive frame for a...
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 ArticleHow to rotate a point around another one
I need to rotate a point reference in a effectaround another point (that is another effect point reference)keep the second one fixed and make a perfect cicle path. In other words:i have an effect...
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 ArticleParenting expression needed
I want to create a handmade anamorphic lens flare and I wanted to have a basic control to animate its position.What Im after is an expression that will allow me to parent the lensflare 'artwork' to a...
View ArticleDan's Audio Beat Counter
I've been trying to figure out how to modify Dan Ebbert's AudioBeat Counter so that it starts counting beats based on the layer's in point rather than on the start time of the comp. IOW, I'm trying to...
View Articlechanging a keyframe's position in time?
Hopefully this is clear. I want to send a person a project. It has a simple 2 keyframe animation. One is a mask property, the other a slider property on the Stroke Effect. I want a way to have the...
View ArticleExpression on curve effect property
Hi, I'd like in my script to add an expression on a curve effect and it seems not supported. Here is a snippet to demonstrate my problem :...
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 ArticleTime remap multiple keyframe between markers
Hello to all!First of all, just want to apologize for my basic English. I will try to explain as clearly as I can. I have a complex animation layer, which is precompose in another comp which I want to...
View Articlewiggle expression with stepped (not smooth) interpolation?
hi not sure if it's even a wiggle expression I'm after, but I'm wondering how to go about getting a series of random values that an object or parameter will jump to (rather than smoothly transition...
View ArticleIncrease and decrease a numerical text layer over time
I need to create a text layer with a numerical value that will range from 0% to 100% over time using key frames. I need the value to change over time, increasing or decreasing the percentage based on...
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...
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