Expression Issue - Photo Slideshow
Dear forum, I need some advice on expression settings in After Effects. The project I am working on is a slideshow with 300 photographs. They move from left to right (panning horizontal while...
View ArticleHow to wiggle a layer on odd frame numbers.
Hello. I am using AE CS6. Now I am trying to make an cartoon animation, and now I am trying to wiggle some layers' position.But I don't want to wiggle the layers on every frame. I want to wiggle them...
View ArticleTracking puppet pin tool with null object track(HELP)
I'm trying to track my puppet pin tool to a null object. I am using the code n=thisComp.layer("NullObject_Name"); nullpos=n.toComp(anchorPoint); fromComp(nullpos); But ever time I assign the name of...
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 ArticleDetermining the apparent scale of a 3D layer
I was reading an entry on Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_resolution ) the section on "distinguishable squares" caught my eye. Is there some fancy expression math trick in determining if...
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 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 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 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...
View Articlemask follows track point
I am trying to have an elliptical mask path follow a point that was motion tracked. how can i attach the center point of that mask (not the layer) to follow the tracked point? I've tried Nulls but...
View ArticleSettings that affect sampleImage()
I have a script that uses sampleImage to find whether there is any visible content within the composition (the script adds a layer and applys sampleImage to it). Somebody who is using the script is...
View ArticlePaths, Keyframes, and Expressions
Hi, Is it possible to change the shape layer path keyframes via expressions? For example:key(1).value = thisComp.layer("Reference").content("Smile").path;key(2).value =...
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,...
View ArticleHow to create a simple bobbing up and down motion expression?
Hi, I have a 3D object that I want to continuously bob up and down but I'm having trouble finding an expression to do this. I would use wiggle on the Z except wiggle creates random motion and I need...
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"slider wiggle"=? in french
Hello, i'm novice. I'm working on a project, but there is not the same AE version. I'm french.I have a error message, because AE can't found the 'slider' effect. It's a language problem.I understand...
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 ArticleDisplaying system time (not timecode)
For the life of me, I can't find any Expressions that deal with displaying the current system time using the source text property. What's a good way to get "04:53 PM"? (assuming the time is really...
View ArticleHelp with 3D Layer Position Expression
Hi All, I do hope some one can help me – I have been looking and trying to solve this expression problem I have run in to - I only have limited expression knowledge. I need to move a layer in 3D space,...
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...
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