Opacity change every 5th frame
I want to create a jiggle animation. I have 3 layers that I want to swap between every 5 frames using an expression. How would I go about setting this up so it would cycle in order every 5th frame?
View Articlewiggle command ignores posterizeTime in AE CS4
Hi, for some reason the wiggle command is ignoring completely the posterizeTime command. For example, I'm trying to wiggle rotation using: posterizeTime(2);wiggle(1,45) but it still returns a wiggle...
View ArticleHaw to maintain adio layer linked to an effect property after replacing the...
Hy, i have an effect applied to a layer and a certain property of that effect (turbulent displace) is controlled by the "both channels" af my audio layer / audio amplitude generated layer. What i need...
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 ArticleStart and stop a wiggle at intervels on same layer
I have a dot that fly's around my comp. When it stops it wiggles and buzzes and then stops wiggling. I need it to move on to the next spot and then wiggle again. Then onto the next spot and repeat. I...
View ArticleKeeping Exponential Scale "live" with expressions
Is there a way to replicate the Exponential Scale via expression? As you know, once you run the animation assistant, the keyframes are locked down and if I need to change the start or end values, I...
View ArticleLinking a 2D layer to a 3D layer
Ok, i've come to my limitation of expression skills. I've setuped a 3D composition, with various elements at various depths. One of this element is a Sun. I setuped a camera to do a pan inside my 3D...
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 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 ArticleFade out on every keyframe
Another newbie question.Tried this expression on a layers opacity: d = Math.abs(time -transform.position.nearestKey(time).time);easeOut(d, 100, 0) The idea was to make the layers opacity go from 100%...
View ArticleAutomated carussel gallery
Hey guys! Because I'm not very familiar with all the possibilities of AE, i thought I'll find someone here who could give me guidelines/tips. Here we go: We will have approximately 80-100 pictures with...
View ArticleAE CS6: Render glitches with timeremap expressions
Version:11.0 OS:Mac 10.7.4 Source Footage:.ai files Problem: First of all, we've been using this method for character animation since AE 7.0. We have had minor glitches here and there, but nothing...
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 ArticleCreating an expression to drive a Gain Reduction Meter
Hi everyone, I am faced with a bit of a conundrum, and would appreciate some help from the collective wisdom here. Presently I am making an audio compressor animation for instructional...
View Articlecontrolling 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 ArticleIs it possible to link entire effects on multiple clips?
I have a music video that I edited in Premiere and brought into AE CS5, I have multiple clips that are the same shot, but in different places in the timeline, so some effects, like Colorista, and Looks...
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...
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Angle expressions
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...
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Linking position to mask path?
I know I can copy and paste a Mask Path to a layer's Position and vice versa. But is there a way to link them live with an expression? I think I'm running into a problem with too many dimensions in an...
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