Comp 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 ArticleAny way to get the area of a mask to use in an expression?
I'd like to find the area of a mask, or even just the bounding width or height to use as a variable in an expression.For example I'd like to have the brightness of a solid based on the area( or a...
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 Articleexpressions with different data types
hello I have an animated clock and a line on a chart that I want to animate together--hopefully all tied with expressions, to make easing across them very *easy* I've got the big hand and little hand...
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 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 ArticleHow do text layer expression selectors operate on character value?
I'm banging my head against my desk here. Every other attribute I try to animate using expressions selectors works by multiplying the value returned by the selector by the value of the property in...
View Articlelinking precomped wheel rotation to position in another comp
Hey guys, I suck at expressions, but I think one would really help me here. I have a car driving, part of a complicated precomp, and i want the wheel rotaion in the precomp to rotate according to the...
View ArticleCan I link a path vertex to a position property via an expression?
I want to have curves and lines draw across or between points in a video clip that has hand held camera moves in it. I've motion tracked the points I want to use and assigned the tracking data to a...
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Expression Query (adding an additional expression)
Hey there I shall try to explain this as best as possible and please refer to the images or links if the images fail to embed. the following code http://d.pr/i/keMI allows, on a certain dgree of...
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Always scale layer from comp center (not layer anchor point)
Usually if I want to scale a layer from any place other than it's center, there are two ways I do it: 1) Parent that layer to a null, then scale that null. (which is workable, but it adds another layer...
View Articledelay scale parameter from the shape layer repeater
Hi, I want to animate the scale parameter of the repeater effect and delay it on several shapes. I've tried with this expression using 2 expressions sliders but without success...
View Articlejava or operator statement and expressions
So I tried to simplify some code this morning using the java or operator and it doesn't seem to work. It went something like this:if ((time < 4) || (time > 10))}val = aVariable}else val=0;What I...
View ArticleAdding value to scale only affects X, not Y? Why?
So I I'm using Sound Keys to drive the scale of another layer. However, it's only modifying the X scale, not X & Y.What's wrong with this...
View ArticleChanging speed of a Quicktime layer based on speed of another layer
Hi everyone- I'm new to expressions.I'm trying to alter the speed of a layer of a quicktime movie. The speed at which it plays should reflect the velocity of another object. The faster that object...
View ArticleRandomly rotate layer in specific increments
The random(x) expression is simple enough to randomly rotate a layer to any angle, but what if I want that angle to be to the nearest 45 degrees? So my layer would randomly rotate to any of the...
View Articlecreate a DNA String/stair out of layers via expression
hi i've got a comp with 2x 25 3d layers.i'd like to create a spiral stair with this layers. let's say i'd like to have a ring of 5 layers and offset all 25 layers in the y axis (layer's height)...
View ArticleCustom 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 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 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...
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