Font 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 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 ArticleCheckbox Control using Expressions
Hi all, I'm trying to control the Mask Layer property in the Colorama plugin to always select the current layer. What I've done is created a Checkbox Control effect on the current layer to dictate that...
View ArticleHow to get the footage's current frame number in expression?
There are 2 layers.One is text layer,one is sequence layer.Footage has begun from the 20th frame.Therefore, the number of composition's current frame number and footage's frame number has shifted. I...
View ArticleHow to calculate the 4 corners of a text layer?
Hello I need to know how to translate the size of a text layer to get the coordinate of his corners. My need is to be able , in an automatic way, to give a solid the size of a text. For exemple if i...
View Article"No active camera" error
Ran into this problem tonight with a couple expressions I've used in the past in CS3+. My scene has 1 camera. It it's set to active and the eyeball is on and its in/out is the length of my comp. Is...
View ArticleChange opacity precomp layer expression
Hi, I want to control my precomp layers opacity within my maincomp by changing the layername. For example: If my layer name(in the maincomp) is "A" only the layer called "A" in the precomp will show. I...
View ArticleThe value of this expression
I was looking through some old tutorial projects and came across this expression [thisLayer.width/2, thisLayer.height/2] which was applied to the Wipe Center property of the Radial Wipe Effect....
View ArticleExpression at a specific time
Hi, when I apply an expression it starts from the beginning of the composition, but if I want to start it, for example, after 10 seconds, how can I? Sorry for my english.
View Article3D Corner Pin w/ Precomps
Hi everyone, I've been using Dan's expression for getting the corner pin in 3D. But it's getting tough with the following setup: Main CompCameraPrecompCamera (pick whipped position and POI with main...
View Articleexpression 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 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...
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 Articleglobal array variables? , transfer data from one layer expression to another
hi i have arrays in expression, but i have a problem, every time when i move effect point control(i need move it for my task) array update and erasing, but i need to save data from previous array...
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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 ArticleHave timecode reset at layer marker.
Hey guys. I've been fiddling around with expressions for a bit but I can't get past this one. Basically I need to create an expression which has a timecode counting up (minutes, seconds and frames)....
View ArticleHow to automate the length of a rectangle solid to a text layer ?!
How can I automate the length of a rectangle to be larger/smaller as a text layer is made longer or shorter. Example =...
View ArticleloopOut expression - bug - please confirm
Can somebody try this and confirm I'm not crazy. ******BUG******LoopOut and LoopIn do not cycle properly with Position property. Steps to reproduce bug:1. Create a composition at 960x5402. Create a...
View ArticleHow to start my bouncing effect at specific time?
I try to build an expression preset for bouncing effect. Here is my code: timeIn = effect("Start Time")("Slider");In = timeIn.value; timeOut = effect("End Time")("Slider");Out = timeOut.value freq =...
View ArticleHow to delay opacity following another layer
Hello All. I have 100+ layers that I would like to fade on in a delayed fashion following the manual opacity key frames set in a 'master' layer. Thus, each of the 100+ layers will incrementally fade on...
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