Writing 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 Articlestroke width with expression
Hi, iam trying to set stroke width based on shape scale, (to maintain fixed stroke size) so ive used "(1/transform.scale[0])*500;" for stroke width expression, but this only works for either stroke...
View Article(Simple?) expression request
I think this is "simple" but I'm very new to expressions, and any help appreciated. I have a group of subcomps that have an adjustment layer with an effect applied (DigiEffect's Damage, but the...
View ArticleOne layer as track matte for multiple layers
I have some animated text. Im using a solid as a track matte mask out the text. Instead of precomping all of my text or making multiple copies of the solid acting as a track matte I wondering if its...
View ArticleWiggles at multiple scales
The wiggle expression seems to have me stumped, so I'm not exactly sure how to integrate it into larger expressions, namely wiggling a wiggle. Here's what I'd like to do: I have an object in 3D space,...
View ArticlePlacing Expressions and Errors !
Is there something wrong with expressions in After Effects CS3? if (time>4) { xposition=200;yposition=400;}else {xposition=600;yposition=800; }; When I type that expression for a...
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 Articlewiggler expression for position
I want to have a random movement on a layer using the a wiggle expression but I only want it on one axis.Using this:wiggle(1,50)makes it pop around on the screen, so what do I need to add to this 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 ArticleIntegral Calculus in AE
I'm wondering if there is a way to add the values of a property for every frame before the current time indicator? the relevance to calculus: I'm wondering if there is a procedural way in after effects...
View ArticleUnpause animation if key value equals X
tldr: I need an expression that plays a sequence of images on a layer (and leave it on the last image) when the value of a key (keyframe?) in another layer of the same comp equals a specific value. I...
View ArticleInverse Opacity
I have two layers. I want one to be on while the other is off. Neither one can be visible at the same time. But one of them always has to be visible. I came up with a pretty simple expression to make...
View ArticleRepeaters: a=1; a++; Only repeat a++; !!
I'm trying to make the repeater's distance increase by 1 each time. Therefore I need my declaration of 'a' to be outside the bit that gets repeated. How do I do this?
View ArticleOpacity random motion, ok! and loops?
Hi there!I'm using an expression by Dan Ebberts, thanks Dan!This expression works great, but the problem is that It's not a loop.I need to do a loop to 4500 f. I try to use time % loopTime, but it...
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 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...
View ArticleMy Expression Selector runs super slow.
So I have a text expression that adds spring and bounce to text characters via and Expression Selector Expression... My text however takes forever to render compared to a Range Selector animating the...
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 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...
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Can 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...
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