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...
View Articlezoomable map like Google maps
Hi everybody, I started a discussion a few weeks days about the zoom of vector based elements – some things worked but there's one main problem left.In my current project I need to find out how create...
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 Articlehow do you vibrate a layer while moving it on a mask path????
I want to vibrate a picture while moving it. Im using a mask path to move it. But i dont know how i can vibrate it while moving. Can some one help me please???
View ArticleExpression assistance.
Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me out with an expression (I am thinking an expression would be the easiest). What I am trying to achieve is the following: I have a HUD with 6 circles in it....
View Articlequestion for expression "work area duration"
i'm trying to get duration of workarea from expression on CS6. thisComp.duration*23.976 this gives me the duration for the comp length.i'd like to get duration of work area instead. please let me know...
View ArticleWriting expressions for child layer
AE Production Suite CS6, HP z820, Win 7 I used the puppet mesh to create 4 points on a mermaid tail and then two more at either fin tip. each pin is tied to a null layer n=thisComp.layer("Fin L...
View ArticleDelaying 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 ArticleExpression 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 ArticleExpression Selector - Get range from Range Selector
What I'm trying to achieve should be pretty simple but I get my head spinning on Expression Selector and for some reasons I cannot understand it, so I’m here hoping for a pro help In a first animator...
View ArticleSmooth Rotation Expression
I will admit expressions are my downfall when it comes to After Effects. It doesn't help that anything dealing with numbers/math are a foreign language to me. Anyway I need to make a still image of a...
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 ArticleAeRender does not recognize expressions in .txt files. How to solve this issue?
Hello. We're experiencing some problems with AE render engine. I searched this across the web but found no solution. We're a large video publishing company and we publish same videos with changed...
View ArticleSubtitle Expression
Hi First post! I have created subtitles on a corporate video using the Metadata created from premiere. Its working well with the expression: L = thisComp.layer("Thatcham_Corporate_Video WITH...
View ArticleComp Markers to Time Remap?
Hello, I'm in need of an expression whereby a marker value in one comp will drive/equal the time remap value of another comp. as an example: Within a comp (MarkerComp1), I have a layer (MarkerLayer1)...
View ArticleExpression 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 ArticleBlinking Cursor
I have been using an expression for blinking cursor text but wanted to see if it can be enhanced. Here is the expression that I used Apply to the Text Source of a text layeradd a slider controls to...
View ArticleGPS data in Position Expressions?
I have GPS tracks of ocean drifters that I would like to animate with georegistered satellite images at specific time intervals. The objective is to show people how NOAA combines satellite observations...
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 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...
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