Interpolating between Shape/Mask Paths
Hi, At 1:48 in this video, http://vimeo.com/36068222, this animator has the character's face moving horizontally by animating a mask. Looks pretty easy to do. What I'm wondering, is whether it's...
View ArticleInverse Opacity
I have two layers. I want one to be on while the other is off. Neither one can be visible at the same time. But one of them always has to be visible. I came up with a pretty simple expression to make...
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 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 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 ArticleAfter Affects Expressions
Which expression can I use to randomize two different colors?
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 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...
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 ArticleCan't quite wrap my head around loopOut() ???
So at first I was confused and not sure if my next loop started immediatly upon the same frame as my last keyframe, or on the next frame after it? I've set up some simple expeiments and I'm pretty sure...
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 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 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 ArticleMath.round for Shape layers to land on whole pixels?
Trying to keep my shape layers on whole pixels to avoid subpixel blurring. For one-dimensional properties, this works fine: Math.round(value); But for two dimensional props, I'm running into errors...
View Articlemoving layer to another layer at intime
Hi, i don't know expression except wiggle and stuff like that but i need to do something with it for an animation. i have a layer "A" which is handly animated and i want all others layer start from a...
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 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 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 Articlealign layers along the x-axis
Hi how can i align the x axis of all layers along the blue line in this picture via expression?basically the x-axis points then towards to the middle of the Comp. <a...
View Articlelengthen or shorten vector
this may seem trivial, but vector mathematics is not my strong suit. if I have a vector between point A and point B, how do I shorten it (or lengthen it), but maintian a center point between A and B,...
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