Limit 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...
View ArticleStart or Stop expression at a given frame?
hello to everyone on the support forum.I searched the forum but wasn't able to find anything quite good for resolving the matter.This is something that my IT group Charles Stinson, Nick Carangi, and...
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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...
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Trying to automatically place and fill lower thirds triggered by comment markers
Hi, I'm currently trying to solve a workflow idea based on the idea of script Guru Dan Ebberts of creating automatic subtitles from speech transcription markers (here is his script which works great...
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Delaying Expression
Hi,I wanted to delay the scaling that is driven by an expression over a control slider. As in a tutorial video i put -10 at the end of the expression, but i don’t yet get the wanted timing delay of 10...
View ArticleAE expression for "length of text layer" for lower thirds nameplate
Hello everyone,Is there a way to measure the total width (and height) of a text layer, to automatically update the length (and height) of a shape layer? I produce web news segments with 7-15 lower...
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 ArticleNeed help with an expression for unit conversion
Hello, I'm using an expression to have different counters for a display, and two of those numbers are a length measurement, one in feet and another in meters. I want to make it so that when I move the...
View ArticleSnappier Wiggle?
How would you make a wiggle expression that radically reduced the time between values? Like Wiggle that uses Exponential interpolation as inbetween values? So even though the pace would be something...
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Expression to create even distances
Hi,i want to add a control value (220) to the x-pos of my layer. i want to define the x-positions of my layers automatically.My master layer, containing the initioal x-pos, has its x-pos at 320.Now for...
View ArticleLoop Composition creates flicker effect
I try to loop a composition within an other and used "Zeitverzerrung" (Time Warp) on this Composition. I added the Expression loopOut(type="cylce"). The Loop works fine but at the time of the second...
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Is there a way of grabbing the name of a shape layer without referring to it...
similar to 'thisLayer.name', is there a way of being able to grab the name of a shape layer without referring to it specifically? I'm wanting something like 'thisShape.name' rather than having to...
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toComp is not working correctly for Particular and Element 3d (pics included...
So, Im using AE CS6. The two plugins concerned are Element 3d and Trapcode Particular.Im going to include alot of information since I'm not sure what would come in handy to know to solve this. 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 ArticleExpression help
Hello, I got a issue with using expressions. I've been following this book http://www.amazon.com/After-Effects-Expressions-Marcus-Geduld/dp/02408 0936X and I got to this particular expression: var...
View ArticleExpression that changes y-position continuously?
How do I write an expression that moves my layer continuously in the y-axis 10 pixels each frame?
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Synchronize native Text between several Comps
Hi, thirst thread here for me I would like to do this: In comp 1 I have a native AE text layer (one or more words).In comp 2 I also have a native text layer. And this text here should "follow" all...
View ArticleSource Text slider apparition
Hi, I would like to use a slider to display a text (when the slider value is 0, the source text display nothing, when it is 10, the source text display the 10 first letters etc...). Like the...
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 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...
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