controlling nulls with expressions
I am having an issue with an expression I'm working with. I am trying to produce a dynamic graph (among other visualisers) that appears to be being controlled by a datastream - the artifical datastream...
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 ArticleHow do I find where a Pick Whip Link goes
I've long ago created a bunch of pick whip relationships in a project, and can no longer find where the links go. If I look at the code it says content("Ellipse 1").transform.scale But I have about...
View ArticleIncrement value with layer number
Hi, I need to increment a value in the layer, based on the number of layers in the comp. Something like layer 1 has a blur value of 10, layer 2 of 20 and if duplicate a layer it automatically has a...
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 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 ArticleAfter Affects Expressions
Which expression can I use to randomize two different colors?
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Smooth my wiggle!
Hey all!I am wiggling a Null position as an emitter for Particular. However, the resulting wiggle is pretty jaggy.I found Dan's smoothing function:temp = thisComp.layer("Null...
View ArticleConfused with array syntax
If I want to wiggle the X, Y and Z dimensions of a layer's position, I can do it with this expression:[wiggle(3,4)[0],wiggle(4,5)[1],wiggle(5,6)[2]] This addresses each dimension as an array member by...
View ArticleWiggle position in a certain angle
Hi is there a way to wiggle a layer's position in a certain angle?i'd like my layer's position to wiggle in 45° degrees for example.any ideas?
View ArticleTime Remap Expression
hi there I'm doing an Airport destination panel animation.I've got a Composition called 'Flip' with Time Remap enabled.Here takes place the whole 'fliping' animation. This comp has got a Text Layer...
View ArticleParenting expression needed
I want to create a handmade anamorphic lens flare and I wanted to have a basic control to animate its position.What Im after is an expression that will allow me to parent the lensflare 'artwork' to a...
View ArticletimeRemap 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...
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Move Layers starlike
Hey,I`ve 3 Layers with a ellipse maske in the middle (Frame 0).They are exactly on the same position. Now I want to animate them with a slider away from each other in opposite directions.One of them...
View ArticleExpression 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 ArticleAngle Expressions second time around
I have three seperate layered Illustrator image files that represents a head. The first image is the head in which the digieffects freeform has been applied.(extrusion) The other two image files are...
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 ArticleAccess property of a subcomp through expressions.
I got a main composition. It got a subcomposition and a null-object(with a control checkbox).How can I access a layers opacity in the subcomposition throught an expression in the main composition?The...
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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...
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