timeRemap Scripting problems???? Help
I created a timeRemap script for a characters head (face4) so that it would show suttle shadows on a characters face when the yRotation axes is rotated using a null object named "Face Center". When...
View Article3D WARP/3DBEND: geometry expression no show?
"3D warp" as seen on tv.adobe "What's New", does not seem to be available on my version of CS6 AE (from disk). I'm not getting the geometry option even though,I have the 3D box checked and it is a...
View ArticleAccurate Timer For Sports
Hi all. I'm trying to make an expression you apply to a text layer to time sports videos accurately. So far, I have the minutes and seconds figured out, but can't seem to get the milliseconds to work....
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 ArticleWiggle intervals?
Is it possible to set up intervals with expressions? Such as "use expression for 1 second, then turn it off for 2 seconds, then use it again for 1 second, etc"
View ArticleAuto Fade In/Out audio based on layer in/out points?
Is it possible to automatically fade a layer's audio in and out based on its in and out points?
View ArticleAfter Affects Expressions
Which expression can I use to randomize two different colors?
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...
View Articlecontrolling Key-Value by Point Controller
Hey guys,I have multiple layers, each one has three position keyframes with keyA, keyB and keyC. Now I want to have a small "helper": the value of frame B should be changed by a "Point Control" (which...
View ArticleParsing number text string to numeric value
If I have the number "5" as a text layer, how can I get another text layer to read that number, and then add another number to it? This gives me "56". I want "11". temp =...
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 ArticleList of all expression keyword not included in official documentation
Hi everyone, I came accross a tutorial by Harry Frank of Gray Machine. In this old post he give a tutorial on having dynamic text with an external text file... He is using a keyword wich is often use...
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Animation from random position to specific
Hi all,I want to distribute multiple layers in Z axis and on specific time to animate them at '0' point. I've managed to distribute them randomly and place them at '0' point in a given time, but with...
View ArticleFont 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 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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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 ArticleLayer Space Transforms and Size
Hi, I have a 2D layer following a 3D layer using toComp in an expression, and its working really well. However, when the 3D layer gets closer to the camera, it appears as if its bigger, and I'd like...
View ArticleUnfolding Effect
I came across an animation that depicts a series of diagonal lines unfolding like a fan. The artwork is simple enough but I wasn't sure how to build this in after effects and I wondered if there might...
View ArticleSmoothing values of another layer
I have Layer A which has a standard wiggle on it. I pickwhip the position of Layer B to copy Layer A's. But now I want Layer B's motion to be a damped — as if Layer B is copying Layer A's movement, but...
View ArticleMath.pow(Math.E, time)
Hi folks! The expression "Math.pow( Math.E, time )" keeps giving me a "divide by zero" error. This seems to be similar to problems others have had, but the other solutions don't quite work in my case,...
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