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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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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 Article"No active camera" error
Ran into this problem tonight with a couple expressions I've used in the past in CS3+. My scene has 1 camera. It it's set to active and the eyeball is on and its in/out is the length of my comp. Is...
View ArticleUsing clip markers to drive layer opacity
Hi folks, I need a little help with an expression. Your input would be most appreciated.I'd like to have a solid layer in my comp which has 0% opacity most of the time, but has 100% opacity only on...
View ArticleDepth of Field expression
Hi i've got a comp with 70 3d layers.They are all arranged in a grid in the x+z axes .Distance between each layer is 3600Px.The camera is parented to a null called"Cam_control".Basically,the camera...
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...
View ArticleOpacity 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 ArticleExpression with delay
Hi, I'm a nooby when it comes to expression, so can anyone please help me with how I can create a certain expression? I think it's quite simple. I've got 2 layers. One layer has an animation (leader)...
View ArticleControl Layer in point of expression % Number Count
I have an expression that Dan Ebberts created for number counting with a percentage sign beginCount = 0;stopCount = 100; beginTime = 0; // start counting at time = 0countDur = 4; // count for 4...
View ArticleHow to get the footage's current frame number in expression?
There are 2 layers.One is text layer,one is sequence layer.Footage has begun from the 20th frame.Therefore, the number of composition's current frame number and footage's frame number has shifted. 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...
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How to study expressions.
Hi, everyone.. I want to study the expression. Have to study what? Thanks..
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Keeping linked 3D null orientation straight
When using Cinema 4D, I routinely attach AE layers to exported 3D nulls. And everything works as expected. However, I have a project where camera and object are at angles and I need the AE layer to...
View ArticleIs it Possible to do Particle Morhping in AE CS4
I wanted to know if it is possible to take a particle effect and morph it into a 2d object imported from Adobe illustrator using expressions?
View ArticleCan't find the words to Express myself, Nestled parenthesis?
Hi, I have a project I am supposed to turn over to other people so they can "easily edit" and produce the same thing over and over. that would be too simple, so I decided to put as much of the stuff...
View ArticleHow to rotate a point around another one
I need to rotate a point reference in a effectaround another point (that is another effect point reference)keep the second one fixed and make a perfect cicle path. In other words:i have an effect...
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...
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 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%...
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